diff --git a/graphify/__main__.py b/graphify/__main__.py
index e0b1cca..2b25d7c 100644
--- a/graphify/__main__.py
+++ b/graphify/__main__.py
@@ -367,6 +367,35 @@ _SETTINGS_HOOK = {
     ],
 }
 
+_READ_SETTINGS_HOOK = {
+    # The Bash hook above never sees a file read through the native Read tool or a
+    # Glob, which is the most common way an agent skips the graph: answering a
+    # codebase question by Read-ing many source files one by one (issue #1114).
+    # Match Read|Glob, inspect the target path, and nudge (never block) only for a
+    # source/doc file outside graphify-out/ when a graph exists. The parser is
+    # python3 (already a graphify dependency), the shell is POSIX, and every branch
+    # fails open, so a legitimate read always goes through. Reading the graph's own
+    # report under graphify-out/ is suppressed so it never starts a feedback loop.
+    "matcher": "Read|Glob",
+    "hooks": [
+        {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": (
+                "HIT=$(python3 -c \""
+                "import json,sys;"
+                "d=json.load(sys.stdin);"
+                "t=d.get('tool_input',d);"
+                "s=(str(t.get('file_path') or '')+' '+str(t.get('pattern') or '')+' '+str(t.get('path') or '')).lower().replace(chr(92),'/');"
+                "exts=('.py','.js','.ts','.tsx','.jsx','.go','.rs','.java','.rb','.c','.h','.cpp','.hpp','.cc','.cs','.kt','.swift','.php','.scala','.lua','.sh','.md','.rst','.txt','.mdx');"
+                "sys.stdout.write('1' if 'graphify-out/' not in s and any(e in s for e in exts) else '')\" 2>/dev/null || true); "
+                "if [ \"$HIT\" = 1 ] && [ -f graphify-out/graph.json ]; then "
+                r"""echo '{"hookSpecificOutput":{"hookEventName":"PreToolUse","additionalContext":"graphify: knowledge graph at graphify-out/. For codebase questions, run `graphify query \"<question>\"` (scoped subgraph, usually much smaller than reading files one by one), `graphify explain \"<concept>\"`, or `graphify path \"<A>\" \"<B>\"`, instead of reading source files to answer. Read raw files to modify or debug specific code, or when the graph lacks the detail."}}'; """
+                "fi || true"
+            ),
+        }
+    ],
+}
+
 def _skill_registration(skill_path: str = "~/.claude/skills/graphify/SKILL.md") -> str:
     return (
         "\n# graphify\n"
@@ -1724,10 +1753,11 @@ def _install_claude_hook(project_dir: Path) -> None:
     hooks = settings.setdefault("hooks", {})
     pre_tool = hooks.setdefault("PreToolUse", [])
 
-    hooks["PreToolUse"] = [h for h in pre_tool if not (h.get("matcher") in ("Glob|Grep", "Bash") and "graphify" in str(h))]
+    hooks["PreToolUse"] = [h for h in pre_tool if not (h.get("matcher") in ("Glob|Grep", "Bash", "Read|Glob") and "graphify" in str(h))]
     hooks["PreToolUse"].append(_SETTINGS_HOOK)
+    hooks["PreToolUse"].append(_READ_SETTINGS_HOOK)
     settings_path.write_text(json.dumps(settings, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
-    print(f"  .claude/settings.json  ->  PreToolUse hook registered")
+    print(f"  .claude/settings.json  ->  PreToolUse hooks registered (Bash search + Read/Glob)")
 
 
 def _uninstall_claude_hook(project_dir: Path) -> None:
@@ -1740,7 +1770,7 @@ def _uninstall_claude_hook(project_dir: Path) -> None:
     except json.JSONDecodeError:
         return
     pre_tool = settings.get("hooks", {}).get("PreToolUse", [])
-    filtered = [h for h in pre_tool if not (h.get("matcher") in ("Glob|Grep", "Bash") and "graphify" in str(h))]
+    filtered = [h for h in pre_tool if not (h.get("matcher") in ("Glob|Grep", "Bash", "Read|Glob") and "graphify" in str(h))]
     if len(filtered) == len(pre_tool):
         return
     settings["hooks"]["PreToolUse"] = filtered
diff --git a/tests/test_install_strings.py b/tests/test_install_strings.py
index 5e00370..fb8fd0d 100644
--- a/tests/test_install_strings.py
+++ b/tests/test_install_strings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import json
 
 from graphify.__main__ import (
     _SETTINGS_HOOK,
+    _READ_SETTINGS_HOOK,
     _CLAUDE_MD_SECTION,
     _AGENTS_MD_SECTION,
     _GEMINI_MD_SECTION,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ from graphify.__main__ import (
 # against the actual payload text the assistant will receive.
 _INSTALL_TEXTS: dict[str, str] = {
     "_SETTINGS_HOOK": json.dumps(_SETTINGS_HOOK),
+    "_READ_SETTINGS_HOOK": json.dumps(_READ_SETTINGS_HOOK),
     "_CLAUDE_MD_SECTION": _CLAUDE_MD_SECTION,
     "_AGENTS_MD_SECTION": _AGENTS_MD_SECTION,
     "_GEMINI_MD_SECTION": _GEMINI_MD_SECTION,
diff --git a/tests/test_read_hook.py b/tests/test_read_hook.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c901b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_read_hook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+"""The Read|Glob PreToolUse hook nudges toward the graph instead of raw reads.
+
+Closes the issue #1114 gap: the Bash search hook never sees a file read through
+the native Read tool or a Glob. These tests run the hook command the way Claude
+Code does - via `sh -c` with crafted stdin JSON - and assert it nudges only for
+a source/doc file outside graphify-out/ when a graph exists, and otherwise stays
+silent and fails open.
+"""
+import json
+import subprocess
+
+from graphify.__main__ import _READ_SETTINGS_HOOK
+
+CMD = _READ_SETTINGS_HOOK["hooks"][0]["command"]
+
+
+def _run(tool_input, cwd, *, graph: bool):
+    if graph:
+        (cwd / "graphify-out").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        (cwd / "graphify-out" / "graph.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+    stdin = json.dumps({"tool_input": tool_input})
+    return subprocess.run(
+        ["sh", "-c", CMD], input=stdin, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=cwd
+    )
+
+
+def test_matcher_targets_read_and_glob():
+    assert _READ_SETTINGS_HOOK["matcher"] == "Read|Glob"
+
+
+def test_silent_without_graph(tmp_path):
+    out = _run({"file_path": "src/app.py"}, tmp_path, graph=False).stdout
+    assert out.strip() == ""
+
+
+def test_nudges_on_source_read_with_graph(tmp_path):
+    out = _run({"file_path": "src/app.py"}, tmp_path, graph=True).stdout
+    assert "graphify query" in out
+
+
+def test_nudge_payload_is_valid_pretooluse_json(tmp_path):
+    out = _run({"file_path": "pkg/mod.ts"}, tmp_path, graph=True).stdout
+    payload = json.loads(out)
+    assert payload["hookSpecificOutput"]["hookEventName"] == "PreToolUse"
+    assert "graphify query" in payload["hookSpecificOutput"]["additionalContext"]
+
+
+def test_silent_on_graphify_out_targets(tmp_path):
+    """Reading the graph's own report must not start a go-read-the-graph loop."""
+    out = _run({"file_path": "graphify-out/GRAPH_REPORT.md"}, tmp_path, graph=True).stdout
+    assert out.strip() == ""
+
+
+def test_silent_on_non_source_files(tmp_path):
+    for path in ("uv.lock", "logo.png", "data.bin", ".gitignore"):
+        out = _run({"file_path": path}, tmp_path, graph=True).stdout
+        assert out.strip() == "", f"{path} should not nudge"
+
+
+def test_glob_pattern_nudges(tmp_path):
+    out = _run({"pattern": "**/*.py", "path": "src"}, tmp_path, graph=True).stdout
+    assert "graphify query" in out
+
+
+def test_fails_open_on_malformed_stdin(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "graphify-out").mkdir()
+    (tmp_path / "graphify-out" / "graph.json").write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+    r = subprocess.run(
+        ["sh", "-c", CMD], input="this is not json", capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=tmp_path
+    )
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    assert r.stdout.strip() == ""
+
+
+def test_never_blocks(tmp_path):
+    """A nudge is additionalContext only - the hook must exit 0, never deny."""
+    r = _run({"file_path": "src/app.py"}, tmp_path, graph=True)
+    assert r.returncode == 0
+    assert '"permissionDecision"' not in r.stdout
+    assert '"deny"' not in r.stdout