diff --git a/packages/cultmesh-ts/src/index.ts b/packages/cultmesh-ts/src/index.ts
index 6481bcbb..d2d46991 100644
--- a/packages/cultmesh-ts/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cultmesh-ts/src/index.ts
@@ -5640,11 +5640,13 @@ function cultMeshSchemaFromDefinition(
 function normalizeCultMeshDocumentSchema(
   schema: CultMeshDocumentSchemaDescriptor,
 ): CultMeshDocumentSchemaDescriptor {
+  const schemaId = schema.schemaId?.trim() || undefined;
+  const inferredSchemaName = schema.schemaName?.trim() || inferCultMeshSchemaName(schemaId);
   const normalized = {
     type: schema.type?.trim() || undefined,
-    schemaId: schema.schemaId?.trim() || undefined,
-    schemaName: schema.schemaName?.trim() || undefined,
-    schemaVersion: schema.schemaVersion?.trim() || undefined,
+    schemaId,
+    schemaName: inferredSchemaName,
+    schemaVersion: schema.schemaVersion?.trim() || (inferredSchemaName ? schemaId : undefined),
   };
 
   if (!normalized.type && !normalized.schemaId && !normalized.schemaName) {
@@ -5682,6 +5684,18 @@ function cultMeshSchemasAreCompatible(
   return Boolean(left.type && right.type && left.type === right.type);
 }
 
+function inferCultMeshSchemaName(schemaId: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  if (!schemaId) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const marker = schemaId.lastIndexOf(".v");
+  if (marker <= 0 || marker + 2 >= schemaId.length) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  const version = schemaId.slice(marker + 2);
+  return /^\d+$/.test(version) ? schemaId.slice(0, marker) : undefined;
+}
+
 function resolveCultMeshStoreDocumentRecord(
   records: readonly CultCacheEnvelope[],
   schema: CultMeshDocumentSchemaDescriptor,
diff --git a/packages/cultmesh-ts/test/cultmesh.test.ts b/packages/cultmesh-ts/test/cultmesh.test.ts
index 86f58b77..91c346f0 100644
--- a/packages/cultmesh-ts/test/cultmesh.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cultmesh-ts/test/cultmesh.test.ts
@@ -679,6 +679,34 @@ test("CultMesh TS binds publication document catalogs from source resolvers", as
   assert.equal(catalog.document(noteDocument).routeHint.description, "publication catalog");
 });
 
+test("CultMesh TS document catalogs resolve semantic schema versions passed as schema ids", async () => {
+  const current = {
+    noteId: "note:semantic",
+    body: "semantic alias",
+  };
+  const document = CultMesh.document(
+    "daemon:semantic-note",
+    {
+      schemaId: "sha256:runtime-generated-note",
+      schemaName: "cultmesh.note",
+      schemaVersion: "cultmesh.note.v1",
+    },
+    async () => current,
+    {
+      routeHint: CultMesh.routeHint("shared-memory", "semantic alias catalog"),
+    },
+  );
+  const catalog = CultMesh.documents(document);
+
+  const alias = catalog.document({
+    schemaId: "cultmesh.note.v1",
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(alias.documentId, "daemon:semantic-note");
+  assert.equal(alias.routeHint.description, "semantic alias catalog");
+  assert.deepEqual(await alias.latest(), current);
+});
+
 test("CultMesh TS collection handles expose typed snapshots and reset watches", async () => {
   const filePath = join(await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cultmesh-ts-coll-")), "node.ccmp");
   const node = await CultMesh.startNode(filePath, {