diff --git a/tests/tools/test_video_selector_routing.py b/tests/tools/test_video_selector_routing.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/tools/test_video_selector_routing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+"""Provider-routing regression coverage for VideoSelector (REVIEW §8 #3, #5, #7, #10).
+
+The selector had NO routing tests (``ls tests | grep video`` turned up only
+provider-specific suites), so several routing defects shipped:
+
+- #3 Seedance dedup race: two tools sharing provider="seedance" (the fal and
+  Replicate backends) were keyed by provider string in tool_by_provider, so
+  only the first-registered was ever selectable. The other was invisible.
+- #5 preferred_provider had no score-gap gate: it returned the preferred
+  provider on the first ranking match regardless of how far below the top it
+  scored (the comment claimed "unless drastically worse" but nothing enforced it).
+- #7 fallback_tools appended image_selector unconditionally — a motion-required
+  brief could fall back to an image-only tool.
+
+These tests exercise _select_best_tool / estimate_cost / estimate_runtime /
+fallback_tools_for directly with stub providers, patching lib.scoring.rank_providers
+for deterministic rankings so we test ROUTING logic, not the scorer.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from tools.base_tool import ToolStatus
+from tools.video.video_selector import VideoSelector
+
+
+class _StubTool:
+    """Minimal stand-in satisfying what _select_best_tool / _filter_candidates touch."""
+
+    capability = "video_generation"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        provider: str,
+        *,
+        supports_image_to_video: bool = True,
+        status: ToolStatus = ToolStatus.AVAILABLE,
+        cost: float = 0.10,
+        runtime: float = 60.0,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.name = name
+        self.provider = provider
+        self.quality_score: float | None = None
+        self.best_for = [name]
+        self.supports = {
+            "text_to_video": True,
+            "image_to_video": supports_image_to_video,
+        }
+        self.input_schema = {"properties": {"prompt": {}}}
+        self._status = status
+        self._cost = cost
+        self._runtime = runtime
+
+    # --- BaseTool surface used by the selector -------------------------------
+    def get_status(self) -> ToolStatus:
+        return self._status
+
+    def is_operation_available(self, operation: str) -> bool:
+        return self.supports.get(operation, False)
+
+    def get_info(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "provider": self.provider,
+            "agent_skills": [],
+            "best_for": self.best_for,
+            "supports": self.supports,
+            "quality_score": self.quality_score,
+        }
+
+    def estimate_cost(self, inputs: dict[str, Any]) -> float:
+        return self._cost
+
+    def estimate_runtime(self, inputs: dict[str, Any]) -> float:
+        return self._runtime
+
+
+# ProviderScore.weighted_score is a read-only computed property, so we can't
+# override it per-instance. Instead _ScoreStub exposes the same attribute surface
+# (provider / tool_name / weighted_score) the selector reads via getattr.
+class _ScoreStub:
+    def __init__(self, tool_name: str, provider: str, weighted: float) -> None:
+        self.tool_name = tool_name
+        self.provider = provider
+        self.weighted_score = weighted
+
+    def explain(self) -> str:  # noqa: D401 - selector may call this
+        return f"{self.tool_name} ({self.provider}): {self.weighted_score:.2f}"
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {"tool_name": self.tool_name, "provider": self.provider, "weighted_score": self.weighted_score}
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def rankings(monkeypatch):
+    """Set the ranking table the patched rank_providers returns."""
+    table: list[_ScoreStub] = []
+
+    def fake_rank(candidates, task_context):  # noqa: ANN001
+        return list(table)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr("lib.scoring.rank_providers", fake_rank)
+    return table
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# #3 — Seedance dedup race: two tools, same provider, must both be selectable
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_two_tools_sharing_provider_are_both_selectable(rankings):
+    """The higher-RANKED of two same-provider tools wins; the other isn't shadowed.
+
+    Pre-fix, tool_by_provider keyed by provider string, so whichever of
+    seedance_video / seedance_replicate registered second was unreachable
+    even if it ranked higher.
+    """
+    fal = _StubTool("seedance_video", "seedance")
+    rep = _StubTool("seedance_replicate", "seedance")
+    rankings.extend([
+        _ScoreStub("seedance_replicate", "seedance", 0.90),  # ranked higher
+        _ScoreStub("seedance_video", "seedance", 0.80),
+    ])
+
+    tool, score = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "auto"}, [fal, rep], {}
+    )
+    assert tool is not None
+    assert tool.name == "seedance_replicate", "higher-ranked same-provider tool must win"
+
+
+def test_lower_ranked_same_provider_still_reachable_when_higher_unavailable(rankings):
+    """If the top-ranked same-provider tool is unavailable, the other is selected.
+
+    Pre-fix the unavailable one could shadow the available one in tool_by_provider
+    depending on registration order.
+    """
+    fal = _StubTool("seedance_video", "seedance", status=ToolStatus.UNAVAILABLE)
+    rep = _StubTool("seedance_replicate", "seedance")
+    rankings.extend([
+        _ScoreStub("seedance_video", "seedance", 0.95),     # ranked higher but unavailable
+        _ScoreStub("seedance_replicate", "seedance", 0.80),
+    ])
+
+    tool, score = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "auto"}, [fal, rep], {}
+    )
+    assert tool is not None
+    assert tool.name == "seedance_replicate"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# #5 — preferred_provider score-gap gate
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_preferred_provider_honored_when_within_gap(rankings):
+    """Preferred provider ranked #2 but within the gap → selected."""
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo")
+    kling = _StubTool("kling_video", "kling")
+    rankings.extend([
+        _ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.90),
+        _ScoreStub("kling_video", "kling", 0.80),  # 0.10 below top, within default 0.15 gap
+    ])
+
+    tool, score = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "kling"}, [veo, kling], {}
+    )
+    assert tool.name == "kling_video"
+
+
+def test_preferred_provider_ignored_when_drastically_worse(rankings):
+    """Preferred provider far below top → top-ranked provider wins instead.
+
+    Pre-fix the preferred provider was returned on the first ranking match
+    regardless of the gap (no gate), silently dragging selection to a worse tool.
+    """
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo")
+    kling = _StubTool("kling_video", "kling")
+    rankings.extend([
+        _ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.95),
+        _ScoreStub("kling_video", "kling", 0.50),  # 0.45 below top, outside 0.15 gap
+    ])
+
+    tool, score = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "kling"}, [veo, kling], {}
+    )
+    assert tool.name == "veo_video", "preference must yield to a drastically better top"
+
+
+def test_preferred_provider_gap_is_configurable(rankings):
+    """A wider gap lets an otherwise-too-low preferred provider win."""
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo")
+    kling = _StubTool("kling_video", "kling")
+    rankings.extend([
+        _ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.95),
+        _ScoreStub("kling_video", "kling", 0.70),  # 0.25 below top
+    ])
+
+    # default gap (0.15) → veo wins
+    tool_default, _ = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "kling"}, [veo, kling], {}
+    )
+    assert tool_default.name == "veo_video"
+
+    # widened gap (0.30) → kling wins
+    tool_wide, _ = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "kling", "preferred_provider_gap": 0.30}, [veo, kling], {}
+    )
+    assert tool_wide.name == "kling_video"
+
+
+def test_preferred_provider_not_in_rankings_falls_through(rankings):
+    """An unknown/preferred provider that doesn't rank yields the top provider."""
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo")
+    rankings.append(_ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.90))
+
+    tool, _ = VideoSelector()._select_best_tool(
+        {"preferred_provider": "nonexistent"}, [veo], {}
+    )
+    assert tool.name == "veo_video"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# #7 — fallback_tools gate for motion-required briefs
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_fallback_excludes_image_selector_for_image_to_video():
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    fallback = sel.fallback_tools_for({"operation": "image_to_video"})
+    assert "image_selector" not in fallback
+
+
+def test_fallback_excludes_image_selector_for_reference_to_video():
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    fallback = sel.fallback_tools_for({"operation": "reference_to_video"})
+    assert "image_selector" not in fallback
+
+
+def test_fallback_keeps_image_selector_for_text_to_video():
+    """A still-image degraded fallback is acceptable for a non-motion brief."""
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    fallback = sel.fallback_tools_for({"operation": "text_to_video"})
+    assert "image_selector" in fallback
+
+
+def test_static_fallback_tools_property_still_lists_image_selector():
+    """The input-agnostic property preserves the old shape for external consumers."""
+    assert "image_selector" in VideoSelector().fallback_tools
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# #10 — estimate_cost / estimate_runtime delegate to the selected provider
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def test_estimate_cost_uses_selected_provider(rankings):
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo", cost=0.42)
+    kling = _StubTool("kling_video", "kling", cost=0.99)
+    rankings.append(_ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.90))
+    rankings.append(_ScoreStub("kling_video", "kling", 0.50))
+
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    sel._providers = lambda: [veo, kling]  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    assert sel.estimate_cost({"prompt": "x"}) == pytest.approx(0.42)
+
+
+def test_estimate_runtime_uses_selected_provider(rankings):
+    veo = _StubTool("veo_video", "veo", runtime=123.0)
+    rankings.append(_ScoreStub("veo_video", "veo", 0.90))
+
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    sel._providers = lambda: [veo]  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    assert sel.estimate_runtime({"prompt": "x"}) == pytest.approx(123.0)
+
+
+def test_estimate_cost_zero_when_no_providers():
+    sel = VideoSelector()
+    sel._providers = lambda: []  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    assert sel.estimate_cost({"prompt": "x"}) == 0.0
diff --git a/tools/video/video_selector.py b/tools/video/video_selector.py
index 8e9a9412..a651cd82 100644
--- a/tools/video/video_selector.py
+++ b/tools/video/video_selector.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from tools.base_tool import BaseTool, ToolResult, ToolRuntime, ToolStability, To
 
 class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
     name = "video_selector"
-    version = "0.3.0"
+    version = "0.3.1"
     tier = ToolTier.GENERATE
     capability = "video_generation"
     provider = "selector"
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
     runtime = ToolRuntime.HYBRID
     agent_skills = ["ai-video-gen", "create-video", "ltx2"]
 
+    # Operations that REQUIRE motion: an image-only tool (image_selector) is not
+    # an acceptable last-resort fallback for these, so fallback_tools_for() drops it.
+    MOTION_REQUIRED_OPERATIONS = frozenset({"image_to_video", "reference_to_video"})
+    # Default score gap for the preferred_provider override (see input_schema).
+    PREFERRED_PROVIDER_GAP = 0.15
+
     capabilities = [
         "text_to_video", "image_to_video", "stock_video",
         "provider_selection", "search_video", "download_video",
@@ -48,6 +54,19 @@ class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
                 "description": "Provider name or 'auto'. Valid values are discovered at runtime from the registry.",
                 "default": "auto",
             },
+            "preferred_provider_gap": {
+                "type": "number",
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "maximum": 1,
+                "default": 0.15,
+                "description": (
+                    "Max weighted-score gap (0-1) within which an explicit preferred_provider "
+                    "overrides the top-ranked provider. If the preferred provider's best score "
+                    "falls more than this far below the overall top, the preference is ignored "
+                    "and the top-ranked provider wins. Default 0.15 — honors a preference unless "
+                    "it would drag selection to a drastically worse provider."
+                ),
+            },
             "allowed_providers": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
             "operation": {
                 "type": "string",
@@ -141,9 +160,29 @@ class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
 
     @property
     def fallback_tools(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Dynamically built from discovered providers + image_selector as last resort."""
+        """Static (input-agnostic) fallback list for external consumers / contracts.
+
+        See :meth:`fallback_tools_for` for the input-aware form used during
+        routing, which drops ``image_selector`` for motion-required briefs.
+        """
         return [t.name for t in self._providers()] + ["image_selector"]
 
+    def fallback_tools_for(self, inputs: dict[str, object]) -> list[str]:
+        """Input-aware fallback list used during routing.
+
+        ``image_selector`` is a legitimate degraded last-resort for a still-image
+        brief (text_to_video with no motion requirement), but for motion-required
+        operations (image_to_video / reference_to_video) an image-only fallback
+        silently defeats the brief. Gate it here at the selector layer so a direct
+        caller — with no director skill enforcing the prohibition — still cannot
+        fall back to an image tool when motion was requested.
+        """
+        tools = [t.name for t in self._providers()]
+        operation = inputs.get("operation", "text_to_video")
+        if operation in self.MOTION_REQUIRED_OPERATIONS:
+            return tools
+        return tools + ["image_selector"]
+
     @property
     def provider_matrix(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, str]]:
         """Built at runtime from each provider's best_for field."""
@@ -228,6 +267,8 @@ class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
                 t.name for t in candidates
                 if t.name != tool.name and t.get_status().value == "available"
             ]
+            # Input-aware fallback list (drops image_selector for motion-required briefs).
+            result.data.setdefault("fallback_tools", self.fallback_tools_for(inputs))
         return result
 
     def _select_best_tool(
@@ -263,23 +304,41 @@ class VideoSelector(BaseTool):
 
         rankings = rank_providers(candidates, task_context)
 
-        # Build tool lookup: provider → tool (first selectable per provider)
-        tool_by_provider: dict[str, BaseTool] = {}
-        for tool in candidates:
-            if tool.provider not in tool_by_provider and self._tool_selectable(tool, inputs):
-                tool_by_provider[tool.provider] = tool
+        # Selectable tools, keyed by NAME (not provider). Keying by provider
+        # string shadowed one of two tools that legitimately share a provider —
+        # e.g. seedance_video (fal) and seedance_replicate both have
+        # provider="seedance", so only the first-registered was ever reachable.
+        # Keying by name keeps every backend selectable; ranking picks the best.
+        selectable_by_name: dict[str, BaseTool] = {
+            tool.name: tool for tool in candidates if self._tool_selectable(tool, inputs)
+        }
 
-        # If a preferred provider is explicitly requested and available,
-        # boost it to the top unless its score is drastically worse.
-        if preferred != "auto":
-            for score in rankings:
-                if score.provider == preferred and score.provider in tool_by_provider:
-                    return tool_by_provider[score.provider], score
+        def _tool_for(score: object) -> BaseTool | None:
+            return selectable_by_name.get(getattr(score, "tool_name", None))
 
-        # Return the highest-scored available provider
+        # If a preferred provider is explicitly requested, honor it ONLY when its
+        # best ranked tool is within a configurable score gap of the overall top.
+        # The prior code returned the preferred provider on the first ranking
+        # match regardless of how far below the top it scored (the comment
+        # claimed "unless drastically worse" but no gate enforced it).
+        if preferred != "auto" and rankings:
+            try:
+                gap = float(inputs.get("preferred_provider_gap", self.PREFERRED_PROVIDER_GAP))
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                gap = self.PREFERRED_PROVIDER_GAP
+            top_score = rankings[0].weighted_score
+            preferred_score = next(
+                (s for s in rankings if s.provider == preferred and _tool_for(s) is not None),
+                None,
+            )
+            if preferred_score is not None and preferred_score.weighted_score >= top_score - gap:
+                return _tool_for(preferred_score), preferred_score
+
+        # Return the highest-scored selectable provider
         for score in rankings:
-            if score.provider in tool_by_provider:
-                return tool_by_provider[score.provider], score
+            tool = _tool_for(score)
+            if tool is not None:
+                return tool, score
 
         return None, None