diff --git a/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc b/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc
index fe58beeda..fc4964d6f 100644
Binary files a/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc and b/.voidbot/state/aetheria.cc differ
diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index 3bee98f0e..9f837560f 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RequireHullConductivityCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireInventoryEntityRenameCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireWeaponGroupCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireInventoryDoubleClickTransferCommitAuthority(root);
+RequireLootPickupCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireTradePurchaseCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireInventoryLoadoutRestoreCommitAuthority(root);
 RequireDockedCurrentShipCommitAuthority(root);
@@ -1106,6 +1107,61 @@ static void RequireTradePurchaseCommitAuthority(string root)
     }
 }
 
+static void RequireLootPickupCommitAuthority(string root)
+{
+    var actionGameManagerPath = Path.Combine(root, "Assets", "Scripts", "Gameplay", "ActionGameManager.cs");
+    var actionGameManager = File.Exists(actionGameManagerPath)
+        ? File.ReadAllText(actionGameManagerPath)
+        : throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot verify loot pickup authority; ActionGameManager.cs is missing.");
+
+    var requiredSymbols = new[]
+    {
+        "CommitLootPickup",
+        "QueueRunCheckpoint(\"loot-pickup\")",
+        ".TryStore(item)"
+    };
+
+    var missingSymbols = requiredSymbols
+        .Where(symbol => !actionGameManager.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+
+    if (missingSymbols.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "Loot pickup no longer has a gameplay-owned checkpoint commit primitive: " +
+            string.Join(", ", missingSymbols));
+    }
+
+    var shieldManagerPath = Path.Combine(root, "Assets", "Scripts", "Gameplay", "ShieldManager.cs");
+    var shieldManager = File.Exists(shieldManagerPath)
+        ? File.ReadAllText(shieldManagerPath)
+        : throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot verify loot pickup authority; ShieldManager.cs is missing.");
+
+    var forbiddenSymbols = new[]
+    {
+        ".TryStore(",
+        ".CargoBays.Any("
+    };
+
+    var hits = File.ReadLines(shieldManagerPath)
+        .Select((line, index) => new { LineNumber = index + 1, Line = line })
+        .Where(line => forbiddenSymbols.Any(symbol => line.Line.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+        .Select(line => $"{Path.GetRelativePath(root, shieldManagerPath)}:{line.LineNumber}: {line.Line.Trim()}")
+        .ToArray();
+
+    if (hits.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "ShieldManager still owns direct loot cargo mutation: " +
+            string.Join("; ", hits));
+    }
+
+    if (!shieldManager.Contains("ActionGameManager.Instance.CommitLootPickup", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("ShieldManager no longer routes loot pickup through ActionGameManager.");
+    }
+}
+
 static void RequireInventoryLoadoutRestoreCommitAuthority(string root)
 {
     var actionGameManagerPath = Path.Combine(root, "Assets", "Scripts", "Gameplay", "ActionGameManager.cs");
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
index c065e065f..7acac87c9 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ActionGameManager.cs
@@ -1570,6 +1570,23 @@ public class ActionGameManager : MonoBehaviour
         return true;
     }
 
+    public bool CommitLootPickup(Entity entity, ItemInstance item)
+    {
+        if (entity == null || item == null)
+            return false;
+
+        foreach (var cargoBay in entity.CargoBays)
+        {
+            if (!cargoBay.TryStore(item))
+                continue;
+
+            QueueRunCheckpoint("loot-pickup");
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public bool CommitCargoItemTransfer(
         EquippedCargoBay origin,
         EquippedCargoBay destination,
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ShieldManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ShieldManager.cs
index fc24c8b12..447b4b5b5 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ShieldManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/ShieldManager.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class ShieldManager : MonoBehaviour
                 var mine = other.collider.GetComponent<Mine>();
                 if (itemPickup)
                 {
-                    if (Entity.CargoBays.Any(c => c.TryStore(itemPickup.Item)))
+                    if (ActionGameManager.Instance != null &&
+                        ActionGameManager.Instance.CommitLootPickup(Entity, itemPickup.Item))
                     {
                         // TODO: Pickup notification!
                         Destroy(itemPickup.gameObject);
diff --git a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
index 551c58a34..3be2d7a57 100644
--- a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
+++ b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
@@ -1409,6 +1409,11 @@ First Aetheria surfaces to publish:
      `ActionGameManager.CommitDockedCurrentShip`. `InventoryPanel` may request
      a selected docked player ship and update the button color, but gameplay
      owns `CurrentEntity`, `DockingBay.DockedShip`, and the typed checkpoint.
+   - Done: route loot pickup through `ActionGameManager.CommitLootPickup`.
+     `ShieldManager` may detect the collision and destroy the world pickup
+     after a successful commit, but it no longer stores items into cargo bays
+     directly; gameplay owns the cargo mutation and queues the typed run
+     checkpoint.
    - Replace the next concrete uGUI screen with an Eve-owned surface.
    - Move the staged packages into the Eve repo once its worktree is clean, then
      import them back into Aetheria from Eve instead of carrying a local copy.
@@ -1742,7 +1747,9 @@ credit changes, cargo transfer, ship creation, and checkpoint. Runtime loadout
 restore follows the same rule: UI requests restoration, gameplay owns
 instantiation, credits, dock assignment, current entity, and checkpoint. Docked
 current-ship selection follows the same rule: UI requests selection, gameplay
-owns `CurrentEntity`, `DockingBay.DockedShip`, and checkpoint. Any
+owns `CurrentEntity`, `DockingBay.DockedShip`, and checkpoint. Loot pickup
+follows the same rule: collision code reports the pickup opportunity, gameplay
+owns cargo storage and checkpoint. Any
 predicate that still needs legacy DTO objects must earn that dependency by
 using behavior objects or simulation-only methods that typed facets do not yet
 expose.