diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-inspect.js b/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-inspect.js
index 400107f98..81a37dd8b 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-inspect.js
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/commands-inspect.js
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
  *
  * Contains: InspectData type, formatInspectOutput, handleInspect
  */
-import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { ensureDbOpen } from "./bootstrap/dynamic-tools.js";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "./error-utils.js";
-import { sfRoot } from "./paths.js";
 import { logWarning } from "./workflow-logger.js";
 export function formatInspectOutput(data) {
 	const lines = [];
@@ -34,19 +32,13 @@ export function formatInspectOutput(data) {
 }
 export async function handleInspect(ctx) {
 	try {
-		const { isDbAvailable, _getAdapter, openDatabase } = await import(
-			"./sf-db.js"
-		);
-		if (!isDbAvailable()) {
-			const sfDir = sfRoot(process.cwd());
-			const dbPath = join(sfDir, "sf.db");
-			if (!existsSync(sfDir) || !existsSync(dbPath) || !openDatabase(dbPath)) {
-				ctx.ui.notify(
-					"No SF database available. Run /sf autonomous to create one.",
-					"info",
-				);
-				return;
-			}
+		const { isDbAvailable, _getAdapter } = await import("./sf-db.js");
+		if (!(await ensureDbOpen(process.cwd())) || !isDbAvailable()) {
+			ctx.ui.notify(
+				"No SF database available. Run /sf autonomous to create one.",
+				"info",
+			);
+			return;
 		}
 		const adapter = _getAdapter();
 		if (!adapter) {
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-inspect-db.test.mjs b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-inspect-db.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a73fd371d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/commands-inspect-db.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * commands-inspect-db.test.mjs — `/sf inspect` database binding coverage.
+ *
+ * Purpose: prove inspect diagnostics read the current project SQLite DB instead
+ * of reusing a previously-open DB from another project.
+ */
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, test } from "vitest";
+import { handleInspect } from "../commands-inspect.js";
+import { closeDatabase, insertDecision, openDatabase } from "../sf-db.js";
+
+const tmpRoots = [];
+const originalCwd = process.cwd();
+
+afterEach(() => {
+	process.chdir(originalCwd);
+	closeDatabase();
+	for (const root of tmpRoots.splice(0)) {
+		rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	}
+});
+
+function makeProject() {
+	const root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "sf-inspect-db-"));
+	mkdirSync(join(root, ".sf"), { recursive: true });
+	tmpRoots.push(root);
+	return root;
+}
+
+function makeCtx() {
+	const notifications = [];
+	return {
+		ctx: {
+			ui: {
+				notify(message, level = "info") {
+					notifications.push({ message, level });
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		notifications,
+	};
+}
+
+test("handleInspect_when_process_switches_projects_opens_current_project_db", async () => {
+	const first = makeProject();
+	const second = makeProject();
+	openDatabase(join(first, ".sf", "sf.db"));
+	insertDecision({
+		id: "D-FIRST",
+		when_context: "test",
+		scope: "project",
+		decision: "First project decision",
+		choice: "first",
+		rationale: "seed wrong db",
+		revisable: 1,
+		superseded_by: null,
+	});
+	process.chdir(second);
+
+	const { ctx, notifications } = makeCtx();
+	await handleInspect(ctx);
+
+	assert.equal(notifications.length, 1);
+	assert.equal(notifications[0].level, "info");
+	assert.match(notifications[0].message, /Decisions:\s+0/);
+	assert.doesNotMatch(notifications[0].message, /First project decision/);
+});