diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 238dcb1..24014d4 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,35 @@ func TestCollectTargetsSkipsCoreWhenIncludeCoreTargetsFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResolveScanRootsDetectsConsolidatedBackendDir(t *testing.T) {
+	repoRoot := t.TempDir()
+	backendDir := filepath.Join(repoRoot, "backend")
+	protoDir := filepath.Join(repoRoot, "proto")
+
+	for _, dir := range []string{backendDir, protoDir} {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("mkdir %s: %v", dir, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(backendDir, "go.mod"), []byte("module example.com/cms/backend\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write go.mod: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoRoot, "buf.yaml"), []byte("version: v2\n"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write buf.yaml: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	gotBackend, gotRepo, err := resolveScanRoots(backendDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resolveScanRoots() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotBackend != backendDir {
+		t.Fatalf("backendDir = %q, want %q", gotBackend, backendDir)
+	}
+	if gotRepo != repoRoot {
+		t.Fatalf("repoRoot = %q, want %q", gotRepo, repoRoot)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDiscoverOrchestratorTestTargetsRequiresCoreScan(t *testing.T) {
 	repoRoot := blockNinjaRepoRoot()
 	backendDir := filepath.Join(repoRoot, "backend")
@@ -189,3 +218,39 @@ var MethodRoles = map[string]Role{
 		t.Fatalf("admin role = %q, want admin", methods["/example.v1.Service/Admin"])
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExtractRBACMethodRolesParsesSeedTable(t *testing.T) {
+	// The CMS renamed the static RBAC table to methodRolesSeed, kept behind an
+	// atomic-pointer copy-on-write live table for thread safety. The extractor must
+	// recognise methodRolesSeed as well as MethodRoles, or every CMS RPC reads as
+	// "missing RBAC entry".
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	file := filepath.Join(dir, "interceptor.go")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(file, []byte(`package rbac
+
+type Role string
+
+const (
+	RoleAdmin Role = "admin"
+)
+
+var methodRolesSeed = map[string]Role{
+	"/example.v1.Service/Public": "",
+	"/example.v1.Service/Admin":  RoleAdmin,
+}
+`), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write interceptor.go: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	methods, err := extractRBACMethodRoles(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("extractRBACMethodRoles() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if methods["/example.v1.Service/Public"] != "public" {
+		t.Fatalf("public role = %q, want public", methods["/example.v1.Service/Public"])
+	}
+	if methods["/example.v1.Service/Admin"] != "admin" {
+		t.Fatalf("admin role = %q, want admin", methods["/example.v1.Service/Admin"])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/proto_rbac.go b/proto_rbac.go
index e86aef9..5480b18 100644
--- a/proto_rbac.go
+++ b/proto_rbac.go
@@ -630,7 +630,9 @@ func extractConnectProceduresRecursive(root string, allowedPackagePrefixes ...st
 	return procedures, nil
 }
 
-// extractRBACMethodRoles parses interceptor.go and extracts all keys and role values from the MethodRoles map.
+// extractRBACMethodRoles parses interceptor.go and extracts all keys and role values from the
+// MethodRoles map (orchestrator/helpdesk) or the methodRolesSeed map (CMS — the static seed
+// table behind the atomic-pointer copy-on-write live table; see interceptor.go).
 func extractRBACMethodRoles(file string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	fset := token.NewFileSet()
 	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, file, nil, 0)
@@ -641,9 +643,13 @@ func extractRBACMethodRoles(file string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	methods := make(map[string]string)
 
 	ast.Inspect(f, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		// Find: var MethodRoles = map[string]Role{ ... }
+		// Find: var MethodRoles = map[string]Role{ ... }       (orchestrator/helpdesk)
+		// or:   var methodRolesSeed = map[string]Role{ ... }   (CMS copy-on-write seed)
 		vs, ok := n.(*ast.ValueSpec)
-		if !ok || len(vs.Names) == 0 || vs.Names[0].Name != "MethodRoles" {
+		if !ok || len(vs.Names) == 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		if name := vs.Names[0].Name; name != "MethodRoles" && name != "methodRolesSeed" {
 			return true
 		}
 		if len(vs.Values) == 0 {
diff --git a/targets.go b/targets.go
index f055c76..4bbb2a2 100644
--- a/targets.go
+++ b/targets.go
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ func resolveScanRoots(target string) (backendDir string, repoRoot string, err er
 		return filepath.Join(absTarget, "backend"), absTarget, nil
 	}
 
+	if filepath.Base(absTarget) == "backend" && fileExists(filepath.Join(absTarget, "go.mod")) {
+		parent := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(absTarget, ".."))
+		if fileExists(filepath.Join(parent, "buf.yaml")) || dirExists(filepath.Join(parent, "proto")) {
+			return absTarget, parent, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	if dirExists(filepath.Join(absTarget, "cmd", "check-safety")) {
 		parent := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(absTarget, ".."))
 		if fileExists(filepath.Join(parent, "buf.yaml")) {