diff --git a/src/detect.ts b/src/detect.ts
index 54e1882..5f377b7 100644
--- a/src/detect.ts
+++ b/src/detect.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,15 @@ export function matchReadPathToSkill(
 	}
 	return null;
 }
+
+/** Read-path detection only when trackReadPaths is enabled (SPEC §6.2, §3). */
+export function matchReadPathToSkillWhenEnabled(
+	path: string,
+	skills: readonly SkillPathMeta[],
+	trackReadPaths: boolean,
+): SkillPathMeta | null {
+	if (!trackReadPaths) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return matchReadPathToSkill(path, skills);
+}