diff --git a/DISASMER_PUBLIC_TREE.json b/DISASMER_PUBLIC_TREE.json
index 5ad40bd..906e5f1 100644
--- a/DISASMER_PUBLIC_TREE.json
+++ b/DISASMER_PUBLIC_TREE.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "kind": "disasmer-filtered-public-tree",
-  "source_commit": "ef0246f094d8e779e21138dda21f7ee1c4734b72",
-  "release_name": "dryrun-ef0246f094d8",
+  "source_commit": "57e56a24e60a3990d91c199548b96b6c1f0fe962",
+  "release_name": "dryrun-57e56a24e60a",
   "filtered_out": [
     "private/**",
     "experiments/**",
diff --git a/crates/disasmer-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/disasmer-cli/src/main.rs
index 8a95d8b..a70de24 100644
--- a/crates/disasmer-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/disasmer-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ fn project_init_report(args: ProjectInitArgs, cwd: PathBuf) -> Result<Value> {
             config_file.display()
         );
     }
-    write_project_config(&cwd, &config)?;
     let coordinator_response = if let Some(coordinator) = &args.scope.coordinator {
         let mut session = JsonLineSession::connect(coordinator)?;
         Some(session.request(json!({
@@ -1141,8 +1140,12 @@ fn project_init_report(args: ProjectInitArgs, cwd: PathBuf) -> Result<Value> {
     } else {
         None
     };
+    write_project_config(&cwd, &config)?;
     Ok(json!({
         "command": "project init",
+        "source": if args.scope.coordinator.is_some() { "public_coordinator_api" } else { "local_project_config" },
+        "private_website_required": false,
+        "project_config_written": true,
         "project_config": config,
         "config_file": config_file,
         "coordinator_response": coordinator_response,
@@ -1208,17 +1211,32 @@ fn project_list_report(args: ProjectListArgs, cwd: PathBuf) -> Result<Value> {
             "tenant": args.scope.tenant,
             "actor_user": args.scope.user,
         }))?;
+        let projects = response
+            .get("projects")
+            .cloned()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| json!([]));
+        let project_count = projects.as_array().map(Vec::len).unwrap_or(0);
         return Ok(json!({
             "command": "project list",
+            "source": "public_coordinator_api",
             "coordinator": coordinator,
+            "tenant": args.scope.tenant,
+            "user": args.scope.user,
+            "projects": projects,
+            "project_count": project_count,
+            "private_website_required": false,
             "response": response,
             "coordinator_session_requests": session.requests(),
         }));
     }
+    let projects = read_project_config(&cwd)?.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let project_count = projects.len();
     Ok(json!({
         "command": "project list",
         "source": "local_project_config",
-        "projects": read_project_config(&cwd)?.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+        "projects": projects,
+        "project_count": project_count,
+        "private_website_required": false,
     }))
 }
 
@@ -1229,7 +1247,6 @@ fn project_select_report(args: ProjectSelectArgs, cwd: PathBuf) -> Result<Value>
         user: args.scope.user.clone(),
         coordinator: args.scope.coordinator.clone(),
     };
-    write_project_config(&cwd, &config)?;
     let coordinator_response = if let Some(coordinator) = &args.scope.coordinator {
         let mut session = JsonLineSession::connect(coordinator)?;
         Some(session.request(json!({
@@ -1241,8 +1258,24 @@ fn project_select_report(args: ProjectSelectArgs, cwd: PathBuf) -> Result<Value>
     } else {
         None
     };
+    write_project_config(&cwd, &config)?;
+    let selected_project = coordinator_response
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|response| response.get("project"))
+        .cloned()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            json!({
+                "id": config.project.clone(),
+                "tenant": config.tenant.clone(),
+                "name": config.project.clone(),
+            })
+        });
     Ok(json!({
         "command": "project select",
+        "source": if args.scope.coordinator.is_some() { "public_coordinator_api" } else { "local_project_config" },
+        "selected_project": selected_project,
+        "project_config_written": true,
+        "private_website_required": false,
         "project_config": config,
         "coordinator_response": coordinator_response,
     }))
@@ -6766,6 +6799,119 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(status["attached_nodes"]["checked"], false);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn project_list_and_select_use_public_api_without_website() {
+        let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        write_project_config(
+            temp.path(),
+            &ProjectConfig {
+                tenant: "tenant-live".to_owned(),
+                project: "project-original".to_owned(),
+                user: "user-live".to_owned(),
+                coordinator: None,
+            },
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
+        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap().to_string();
+        let server = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            for index in 0..3 {
+                let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().unwrap();
+                let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream.try_clone().unwrap());
+                let mut line = String::new();
+                reader.read_line(&mut line).unwrap();
+                assert!(line.contains(r#""tenant":"tenant-live""#));
+                assert!(line.contains(r#""actor_user":"user-live""#));
+                match index {
+                    0 => {
+                        assert!(line.contains(r#""type":"list_projects""#));
+                        stream
+                            .write_all(
+                                br#"{"type":"projects","projects":[{"id":"project-a","tenant":"tenant-live","name":"Project A"}],"actor":"user-live"}"#,
+                            )
+                            .unwrap();
+                    }
+                    1 => {
+                        assert!(line.contains(r#""type":"select_project""#));
+                        assert!(line.contains(r#""project":"project-a""#));
+                        stream
+                            .write_all(
+                                br#"{"type":"project_selected","project":{"id":"project-a","tenant":"tenant-live","name":"Project A"},"actor":"user-live"}"#,
+                            )
+                            .unwrap();
+                    }
+                    2 => {
+                        assert!(line.contains(r#""type":"select_project""#));
+                        assert!(line.contains(r#""project":"project-b""#));
+                        stream
+                            .write_all(
+                                br#"{"type":"error","message":"project is outside the signed-in tenant scope"}"#,
+                            )
+                            .unwrap();
+                    }
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                }
+                stream.write_all(b"\n").unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+
+        let scope = CliScopeArgs {
+            coordinator: Some(addr),
+            tenant: "tenant-live".to_owned(),
+            project: "project".to_owned(),
+            user: "user-live".to_owned(),
+            json: false,
+        };
+        let list = project_list_report(
+            ProjectListArgs {
+                scope: scope.clone(),
+            },
+            temp.path().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(list["command"], "project list");
+        assert_eq!(list["source"], "public_coordinator_api");
+        assert_eq!(list["project_count"], 1);
+        assert_eq!(list["projects"][0]["id"], "project-a");
+        assert_eq!(list["private_website_required"], false);
+        assert_eq!(list["coordinator_session_requests"], 1);
+
+        let selected = project_select_report(
+            ProjectSelectArgs {
+                scope: scope.clone(),
+                selected_project: "project-a".to_owned(),
+            },
+            temp.path().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(selected["command"], "project select");
+        assert_eq!(selected["source"], "public_coordinator_api");
+        assert_eq!(selected["selected_project"]["id"], "project-a");
+        assert_eq!(selected["project_config_written"], true);
+        assert_eq!(selected["private_website_required"], false);
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_project_config(temp.path()).unwrap().unwrap().project,
+            "project-a"
+        );
+
+        let rejected = project_select_report(
+            ProjectSelectArgs {
+                scope,
+                selected_project: "project-b".to_owned(),
+            },
+            temp.path().to_path_buf(),
+        )
+        .unwrap_err();
+        server.join().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(rejected.to_string().contains("tenant scope"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_project_config(temp.path()).unwrap().unwrap().project,
+            "project-a"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn project_status_queries_public_coordinator_state() {
         let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").unwrap();
diff --git a/scripts/cli-first-contract-smoke.js b/scripts/cli-first-contract-smoke.js
index 0cf53dd..bb4bfc3 100644
--- a/scripts/cli-first-contract-smoke.js
+++ b/scripts/cli-first-contract-smoke.js
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ for (const [name, pattern] of [
   ["doctor unchecked reachability coverage", /fn doctor_reports_unchecked_coordinator_reachability_without_config\(\)/],
   ["doctor ping reachability coverage", /fn doctor_pings_configured_coordinator\(\)/],
   ["project local config coverage", /fn project_init_select_and_status_use_local_project_config\(\)/],
+  ["project public API list/select coverage", /fn project_list_and_select_use_public_api_without_website\(\)/],
   ["project coordinator status coverage", /fn project_status_queries_public_coordinator_state\(\)/],
   ["run coordinator active-process coverage", /fn run_contacts_configured_coordinator_and_reports_active_process_conflicts\(\)/],
   ["CLI error classifier coverage", /fn cli_error_classifier_distinguishes_mvp_failure_categories\(\)/],
@@ -309,6 +310,16 @@ expect(
   "CLI exposes task placement reasons",
   /fn task_summaries[\s\S]*node_placement[\s\S]*reasons[\s\S]*explanation_available/
 );
+expect(
+  cli,
+  "CLI project list/select report public API boundary",
+  /fn project_list_report[\s\S]*public_coordinator_api[\s\S]*private_website_required[\s\S]*fn project_select_report[\s\S]*project_config_written[\s\S]*private_website_required/
+);
+expect(
+  cli,
+  "CLI project select writes config after coordinator response",
+  /let coordinator_response = if let Some\(coordinator\)[\s\S]*session\.request\(json!\(\{[\s\S]*"type": "select_project"[\s\S]*\}\)\)\?[\s\S]*write_project_config\(&cwd, &config\)\?/
+);
 expect(
   cli,
   "CLI renders task placement reasons",