diff --git a/Launcher.Next.Core/NextPilot.cs b/Launcher.Next.Core/NextPilot.cs
index de8cf76..c5bb9b2 100644
--- a/Launcher.Next.Core/NextPilot.cs
+++ b/Launcher.Next.Core/NextPilot.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public interface INextPilotSafetyGate { PilotSafetyDecision Evaluate(PilotSafety
 public sealed class NextPilotSafetyGate : INextPilotSafetyGate
 {
     public PilotSafetyDecision Evaluate(PilotSafetyContext c, bool forExecution)
-    { var v = new List<string>(); if (c.Configuration.LauncherMode != LauncherMode.NextPilot) v.Add("WRONG_LAUNCHER_MODE"); if (!c.Configuration.PilotEnabled) v.Add("PILOT_DISABLED"); if (!c.Configuration.RequireExplicitExecute) v.Add("EXPLICIT_EXECUTE_REQUIRED"); if (c.Configuration.PluginExecutionMode != PluginExecutionMode.Smoke) v.Add("NON_SMOKE_PLUGIN_MODE"); if (c.Product is null) v.Add("PRODUCT_NOT_FOUND"); else if (c.Product.ProductVersion != "2026" || c.Product.Architecture != "x64") v.Add("PRODUCT_NOT_PLANT3D_2026"); if (c.Profile is null) v.Add("PROFILE_NOT_RESOLVED"); if (!c.Root.IsValid) v.Add("PILOT_ROOT_UNTRUSTED"); if (!c.Manifest.IsValid) v.Add("MANIFEST_INVALID"); if (!c.HashesValid) v.Add("HASH_VALIDATION_FAILED"); if (c.AutodeskDllPresent) v.Add("AUTODESK_DLL_PRESENT"); if (c.AcadRunning) v.Add("ACAD_ALREADY_RUNNING"); if (forExecution && !c.Configuration.AllowProcessStart) v.Add("PROCESS_START_DISABLED"); return new(v.Count == 0, v); }
+    { var v = new List<string>(); if (c.Configuration.LauncherMode != LauncherMode.NextPilot) v.Add("WRONG_LAUNCHER_MODE"); if (!c.Configuration.PilotEnabled) v.Add("PILOT_DISABLED"); if (!c.Configuration.RequireExplicitExecute) v.Add("EXPLICIT_EXECUTE_REQUIRED"); if (c.Configuration.PluginExecutionMode is not (PluginExecutionMode.Smoke or PluginExecutionMode.DryRun)) v.Add("PLUGIN_EXECUTION_MODE_NOT_ALLOWED"); if (c.Product is null) v.Add("PRODUCT_NOT_FOUND"); else if (c.Product.ProductVersion != "2026" || c.Product.Architecture != "x64") v.Add("PRODUCT_NOT_PLANT3D_2026"); if (c.Profile is null) v.Add("PROFILE_NOT_RESOLVED"); if (!c.Root.IsValid) v.Add("PILOT_ROOT_UNTRUSTED"); if (!c.Manifest.IsValid) v.Add("MANIFEST_INVALID"); if (!c.HashesValid) v.Add("HASH_VALIDATION_FAILED"); if (c.AutodeskDllPresent) v.Add("AUTODESK_DLL_PRESENT"); if (c.AcadRunning) v.Add("ACAD_ALREADY_RUNNING"); if (forExecution && !c.Configuration.AllowProcessStart) v.Add("PROCESS_START_DISABLED"); return new(v.Count == 0, v); }
 }
 public sealed record ProcessLaunchSpecification(string ExecutablePath, IReadOnlyList<string> Arguments, string WorkingDirectory, IReadOnlyDictionary<string,string> EnvironmentVariables);
 public sealed record PilotLaunchPlan(string PlanId, ProductInstallation Product, AutoCadProfileCandidate Profile, string PackageId, string PackageVersion, string ManifestSha256, string PilotRoot, string VersionDirectory, string EntryAssemblyPath, string StartupScriptPath, string StartupScriptSha256, ProcessLaunchSpecification Process, PilotSafetyDecision SafetyDecision);
diff --git a/Launcher.Next.Infrastructure/PilotExecutionService.cs b/Launcher.Next.Infrastructure/PilotExecutionService.cs
index ca2cd3b..2c41ee6 100644
--- a/Launcher.Next.Infrastructure/PilotExecutionService.cs
+++ b/Launcher.Next.Infrastructure/PilotExecutionService.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public sealed class PilotExecutionService(
         var futureEntry = Path.Combine(request.PilotRoot, "packages", request.Manifest.PackageId, "versions", request.Manifest.Version, request.Manifest.EntryAssembly);
         var content = $"_.NETLOAD\n\"{futureEntry.Replace("\"", "\\\"")}\"\n";
         var scriptHash = Convert.ToHexString(SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(content)));
-        return new(PilotPlanFactory.Create(request.Product, profile, request.Manifest, request.ManifestHash, request.PilotRoot, request.StartupScriptPath, scriptHash, safety), safety);
+        var plan = PilotPlanFactory.Create(request.Product, profile, request.Manifest, request.ManifestHash, request.PilotRoot, request.StartupScriptPath, scriptHash, safety);
+        return new(plan with { Process = plan.Process with { EnvironmentVariables = new Dictionary<string, string> { ["P_REC_ANNOT_RUNTIME_MODE"] = request.Configuration.PluginExecutionMode.ToString() } } }, safety);
     }
 
     public async Task<PilotExecutionResult> ExecuteAsync(PilotExecutionRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)