diff --git a/src/features/structure.ts b/src/features/structure.ts
index b361fb04..36910641 100644
--- a/src/features/structure.ts
+++ b/src/features/structure.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,15 @@ function classifyNodeRolesFull(db: BetterSqlite3Database, emptySummary: RoleSumm
     prodFanInMap.set(r.target_id, r.cnt);
   }
 
+  // Files with at least one callable (non-constant) connected to the graph.
+  // Constants in these files are likely consumed locally via identifier reference.
+  const activeFiles = new Set<string>();
+  for (const r of rows) {
+    if ((r.fan_in > 0 || r.fan_out > 0) && r.kind !== 'constant') {
+      activeFiles.add(r.file);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Delegate classification to the pure-logic classifier
   const classifierInput = rows.map((r) => ({
     id: String(r.id),
@@ -592,6 +601,7 @@ function classifyNodeRolesFull(db: BetterSqlite3Database, emptySummary: RoleSumm
     fanOut: r.fan_out,
     isExported: exportedIds.has(r.id),
     productionFanIn: prodFanInMap.get(r.id) || 0,
+    hasActiveFileSiblings: r.kind === 'constant' ? activeFiles.has(r.file) : undefined,
   }));
 
   const roleMap = classifyRoles(classifierInput);
@@ -720,6 +730,13 @@ function classifyNodeRolesIncremental(
   }
 
   // 5. Classify affected nodes using global medians
+  const activeFiles = new Set<string>();
+  for (const r of rows) {
+    if ((r.fan_in > 0 || r.fan_out > 0) && r.kind !== 'constant') {
+      activeFiles.add(r.file);
+    }
+  }
+
   const classifierInput = rows.map((r) => ({
     id: String(r.id),
     name: r.name,
@@ -729,6 +746,7 @@ function classifyNodeRolesIncremental(
     fanOut: r.fan_out,
     isExported: exportedIds.has(r.id),
     productionFanIn: prodFanInMap.get(r.id) || 0,
+    hasActiveFileSiblings: r.kind === 'constant' ? activeFiles.has(r.file) : undefined,
   }));
 
   const roleMap = classifyRoles(classifierInput, globalMedians);
diff --git a/src/graph/classifiers/roles.ts b/src/graph/classifiers/roles.ts
index 7c5517b6..7fe56618 100644
--- a/src/graph/classifiers/roles.ts
+++ b/src/graph/classifiers/roles.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export interface RoleClassificationNode {
   isExported: boolean;
   testOnlyFanIn?: number;
   productionFanIn?: number;
+  /** True when the same file contains at least one non-constant callable connected to the graph (fanIn > 0 or fanOut > 0). */
+  hasActiveFileSiblings?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -115,10 +117,17 @@ export function classifyRoles(
     if (isFrameworkEntry) {
       role = 'entry';
     } else if (node.fanIn === 0 && !node.isExported) {
-      role =
-        node.testOnlyFanIn != null && node.testOnlyFanIn > 0
-          ? 'test-only'
-          : classifyDeadSubRole(node);
+      if (node.kind === 'constant' && node.hasActiveFileSiblings) {
+        // Constants consumed via identifier reference (not calls) have no
+        // inbound call edges. If the same file has active callables, the
+        // constant is almost certainly used locally — classify as leaf.
+        role = 'leaf';
+      } else {
+        role =
+          node.testOnlyFanIn != null && node.testOnlyFanIn > 0
+            ? 'test-only'
+            : classifyDeadSubRole(node);
+      }
     } else if (node.fanIn === 0 && node.isExported) {
       role = 'entry';
     } else if (hasProdFanIn && node.fanIn > 0 && node.productionFanIn === 0) {
diff --git a/tests/graph/classifiers/roles.test.ts b/tests/graph/classifiers/roles.test.ts
index bca99625..5de923d4 100644
--- a/tests/graph/classifiers/roles.test.ts
+++ b/tests/graph/classifiers/roles.test.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('classifyRoles', () => {
     expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('dead-leaf');
   });
 
-  it('classifies dead-leaf for constants', () => {
+  it('classifies dead-leaf for constants without active siblings', () => {
     const nodes = [
       {
         id: '1',
@@ -137,6 +137,32 @@ describe('classifyRoles', () => {
     expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('dead-leaf');
   });
 
+  it('classifies constant as leaf when same file has active callables', () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      {
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'DEFAULT_WEIGHTS',
+        kind: 'constant',
+        file: 'src/risk.ts',
+        fanIn: 0,
+        fanOut: 0,
+        isExported: false,
+        hasActiveFileSiblings: true,
+      },
+      {
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'scoreRisk',
+        kind: 'function',
+        file: 'src/risk.ts',
+        fanIn: 3,
+        fanOut: 2,
+        isExported: true,
+      },
+    ];
+    const roles = classifyRoles(nodes);
+    expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('leaf');
+  });
+
   it('classifies dead-ffi for Rust files', () => {
     const nodes = [
       {
@@ -265,6 +291,58 @@ describe('classifyRoles', () => {
     expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('dead-leaf');
   });
 
+  it('classifies constant as leaf when sibling is a pure-sink function (fan_in > 0, fan_out === 0)', () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      {
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'MAX_LENGTH',
+        kind: 'constant',
+        file: 'src/validators.ts',
+        fanIn: 0,
+        fanOut: 0,
+        isExported: false,
+        hasActiveFileSiblings: true,
+      },
+      {
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'validate',
+        kind: 'function',
+        file: 'src/validators.ts',
+        fanIn: 10,
+        fanOut: 0,
+        isExported: true,
+      },
+    ];
+    const roles = classifyRoles(nodes);
+    expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('leaf');
+  });
+
+  it('classifies constant as leaf even in CLI command file when active siblings exist', () => {
+    const nodes = [
+      {
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'MAX',
+        kind: 'constant',
+        file: 'src/cli/commands/build.js',
+        fanIn: 0,
+        fanOut: 0,
+        isExported: false,
+        hasActiveFileSiblings: true,
+      },
+      {
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'execute',
+        kind: 'function',
+        file: 'src/cli/commands/build.js',
+        fanIn: 0,
+        fanOut: 3,
+        isExported: false,
+      },
+    ];
+    const roles = classifyRoles(nodes);
+    expect(roles.get('1')).toBe('leaf');
+  });
+
   it('falls back to dead-unresolved when no kind/file info', () => {
     const nodes = [{ id: '1', name: 'mystery', fanIn: 0, fanOut: 0, isExported: false }];
     const roles = classifyRoles(nodes);