diff --git a/catalog/surfaces.json b/catalog/surfaces.json
index 898531e..59ff1c0 100644
--- a/catalog/surfaces.json
+++ b/catalog/surfaces.json
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@
             "enable": {
               "risk": "write",
               "required_selectors": ["zone", "name"],
+              "allowed_lanes": ["global"],
               "public_example": "cfctl apply sender_domain enable --zone example.com --name example.com --plan"
             }
           }
diff --git a/commands/cfctl.sh b/commands/cfctl.sh
index 25f9de8..809ea18 100644
--- a/commands/cfctl.sh
+++ b/commands/cfctl.sh
@@ -706,6 +706,26 @@ cfctl_recommended_lane_from_comparison() {
   jq -r '.summary.allowed_lanes[0] // empty' <<< "${comparison_json}"
 }
 
+cfctl_recommended_lane_from_policy_or_comparison() {
+  local comparison_json="$1"
+  local policy_json="$2"
+  local recommended_lane
+
+  recommended_lane="$(cfctl_recommended_lane_from_comparison "${comparison_json}")"
+  if [[ -n "${recommended_lane}" ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "${recommended_lane}"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  jq -r '
+    if ((.allowed_lanes // []) | length) == 1 then
+      .allowed_lanes[0]
+    else
+      ""
+    end
+  ' <<< "${policy_json}"
+}
+
 cfctl_select_requested_lane_if_available() {
   local requested_lane="${CF_TOKEN_LANE:-${CF_TOKEN_LANE_DEFAULT}}"
 
@@ -2070,7 +2090,7 @@ cfctl_handle_classify() {
   selector_requirements_json="$(cfctl_requirement_check_json "${surface}" "${target_action}" "${operation}")"
   comparison_json="$(cfctl_compare_permission_all_lanes "${surface}" "${target_action}" "${operation}")"
   permission_json="$(jq -c --arg lane "${CF_ACTIVE_TOKEN_LANE:-}" '(.lanes | map(select(.lane == $lane)) | .[0].permission) // {state:"unknown", basis:"lane_unavailable", errors: [], request: null, status_code: null, permission_family: "Cloudflare API"}' <<< "${comparison_json}")"
-  recommended_lane="$(cfctl_recommended_lane_from_comparison "${comparison_json}")"
+  recommended_lane="$(cfctl_recommended_lane_from_policy_or_comparison "${comparison_json}" "${policy_json}")"
   public_example="$(jq -r '.public_example // empty' <<< "${policy_json}")"
   if [[ -z "${public_example}" || "${public_example}" == "null" ]]; then
     if [[ "${target_action}" == "apply" ]]; then
@@ -2146,7 +2166,7 @@ cfctl_handle_classify() {
     "true" \
     "${permission_json}" \
     '{"state":"not_applicable"}' \
-    "$(jq '{risk: .policy.risk, preview_required: .policy.preview_required, confirmation: .policy.confirmation, lock_strategy: .policy.lock_strategy, secret_policy: .policy.secret_policy, allowed_lanes: (.lane_comparison.summary.allowed_lanes // []), selector_ready: .selector_readiness.ready, recommended_lane: .lane_hint.recommended_lane, likely_failure_class: .likely_failure_class}' <<< "${result_json}")" \
+    "$(jq '{risk: .policy.risk, preview_required: .policy.preview_required, confirmation: .policy.confirmation, lock_strategy: .policy.lock_strategy, secret_policy: .policy.secret_policy, allowed_lanes: (if ((.lane_comparison.summary.allowed_lanes // []) | length) > 0 then (.lane_comparison.summary.allowed_lanes // []) else (.policy.allowed_lanes // []) end), selector_ready: .selector_readiness.ready, recommended_lane: .lane_hint.recommended_lane, likely_failure_class: .likely_failure_class}' <<< "${result_json}")" \
     "${result_json}" \
     "" \
     "" \
@@ -2361,11 +2381,11 @@ cfctl_handle_guide() {
   fi
   lane_comparison="$(cfctl_compare_permission_all_lanes "${surface}" "apply" "${requested_operation}")"
   current_lane="${CF_ACTIVE_TOKEN_LANE:-}"
-  recommended_lane="$(jq -r '.summary.allowed_lanes[0] // empty' <<< "${lane_comparison}")"
+  policy_json="$(cfctl_operation_policy_json "${surface}" "apply" "${requested_operation}")"
+  recommended_lane="$(cfctl_recommended_lane_from_policy_or_comparison "${lane_comparison}" "${policy_json}")"
   if [[ -n "${recommended_lane}" && "${recommended_lane}" != "${current_lane}" ]]; then
     command_prefix="CF_TOKEN_LANE=${recommended_lane} "
   fi
-  policy_json="$(cfctl_operation_policy_json "${surface}" "apply" "${requested_operation}")"
 
   preview_command="${command_prefix}$(cfctl_build_apply_command "${surface}" "${requested_operation}" " --plan")"
   apply_command="${command_prefix}$(cfctl_build_apply_command "${surface}" "${requested_operation}" " --ack-plan <operation-id>")"
diff --git a/docs/capabilities.md b/docs/capabilities.md
index 7ce9f1d..c038bf3 100644
--- a/docs/capabilities.md
+++ b/docs/capabilities.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ This matrix is derived from the same catalogs used by `cfctl explain`, `cfctl cl
 | `security.txt` | `delete` | `destructive` | yes | `lease` | yes | `delete` | `dev`, `global` | required: zone |
 | `security.txt` | `upsert` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `dev`, `global` | required: zone |
 | `security.txt` | `sync` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `dev`, `global` | state match: zone |
-| `sender_domain` | `enable` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `dev`, `global` | required: zone, name |
+| `sender_domain` | `enable` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `global` | required: zone, name |
 | `tunnel` | `cleanup-connections` | `destructive` | yes | `lease` | yes | `delete` | `dev`, `global` | required: id |
 | `tunnel` | `configure` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `dev`, `global` | required: id |
 | `tunnel` | `create` | `write` | yes | `apply` | yes | `-` | `dev`, `global` | - |
diff --git a/scripts/verify_static_contract.sh b/scripts/verify_static_contract.sh
index 84ac6d3..08d035f 100755
--- a/scripts/verify_static_contract.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify_static_contract.sh
@@ -290,6 +290,26 @@ jq -e '
   and (.recommended_command | contains("--plan"))
 ' <<< "${email_routing_zone_guidance_json}" >/dev/null || die "email routing zone resolution lane guidance assertion failed"
 
+sender_domain_guide_json="$(
+  env \
+    -u CF_DEV_TOKEN \
+    -u CF_GLOBAL_TOKEN \
+    -u CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN \
+    -u CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID \
+    CF_SHARED_ENV_FILE="/nonexistent/cfctl-empty-env" \
+    CF_REPO_ENV_FILE="/nonexistent/cfctl-empty-env" \
+    "${ROOT_DIR}/cfctl" guide sender_domain enable --zone example.com --name example.com
+)"
+jq -e '
+  .ok == true
+  and .surface == "sender_domain"
+  and .operation == "enable"
+  and .result.lane_hint.recommended_lane == "global"
+  and (.result.commands.preview | startswith("CF_TOKEN_LANE=global cfctl apply sender_domain enable "))
+  and (.result.commands.apply | startswith("CF_TOKEN_LANE=global cfctl apply sender_domain enable "))
+  and (.result.commands.verify | startswith("CF_TOKEN_LANE=global cfctl verify sender_domain "))
+' <<< "${sender_domain_guide_json}" >/dev/null || die "sender-domain guide global lane assertion failed"
+
 assert_jq_file "permission profile minimality policy" '
   .profiles.read.allowed_surfaces != null
   and (.profiles.read.allowed_surfaces | index("audit.log")) != null
@@ -731,6 +751,7 @@ assert_jq_file "surface module bindings" '
   and .surfaces["sender_domain"].actions.apply.preview_required == true
   and .surfaces["sender_domain"].actions.apply.verification_required == true
   and .surfaces["sender_domain"].actions.apply.operations.enable.required_selectors == ["zone", "name"]
+  and .surfaces["sender_domain"].actions.apply.operations.enable.allowed_lanes == ["global"]
   and .surfaces["worker.route"].module == "worker_route"
   and .surfaces["worker.route"].standards_ref == "worker.route"
   and (.surfaces["worker.route"].docs_topics | index("workers-routes")) != null