diff --git a/src/openhuman/config/schema/autonomy.rs b/src/openhuman/config/schema/autonomy.rs
index 732ec32d1..49c08093c 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/config/schema/autonomy.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/config/schema/autonomy.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ fn default_allowed_commands() -> Vec<String> {
         "wc".into(),
         "head".into(),
         "tail".into(),
+        "dir".into(),
+        "type".into(),
+        "where".into(),
+        "findstr".into(),
+        "more".into(),
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs b/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
index 31b8c3895..3431a548e 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/security/policy.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ impl Default for SecurityPolicy {
                 "head".into(),
                 "tail".into(),
                 "date".into(),
+                // Windows read-only equivalents for the same basic
+                // inspection workflows as ls/cat/grep/which.
+                "dir".into(),
+                "type".into(),
+                "where".into(),
+                "findstr".into(),
+                "more".into(),
             ],
             forbidden_paths: vec![
                 // System directories (blocked even when workspace_only=false)
diff --git a/src/openhuman/security/policy_tests.rs b/src/openhuman/security/policy_tests.rs
index a8d890931..690338287 100644
--- a/src/openhuman/security/policy_tests.rs
+++ b/src/openhuman/security/policy_tests.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,42 @@ fn allowed_commands_basic() {
     assert!(p.is_command_allowed("date"));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn allowed_commands_include_windows_read_equivalents() {
+    let p = default_policy();
+    for command in [
+        "dir",
+        "type README.md",
+        "where node",
+        "findstr pattern file.txt",
+        "more README.md",
+    ] {
+        assert!(
+            p.is_command_allowed(command),
+            "default policy should allow Windows read-only command: {command}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn config_default_policy_includes_windows_read_equivalents() {
+    let cfg = crate::openhuman::config::AutonomyConfig::default();
+    let p = SecurityPolicy::from_config(&cfg, std::path::Path::new("."));
+    for command in [
+        "dir",
+        "type README.md",
+        "where node",
+        "findstr pattern file.txt",
+        "more README.md",
+    ] {
+        assert!(
+            p.is_command_allowed(command),
+            "config-derived policy should allow Windows read-only command: {command}"
+        );
+    }
+    assert!(!p.is_command_allowed("date 2026-05-21"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn blocked_commands_basic() {
     let p = default_policy();