diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf1fa5c..9184c3d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -576,10 +576,25 @@ Single artifact:
     timeout: 8m
 ```
 
+Command mode — run your project's own loader on every matrix kernel (the
+per-kernel verdict is the loader's exit code), against the built-in
+[library of known-tricky vendor kernels](docs/kernel-quirk-library.md):
+
+```yaml
+- uses: Kernel-Guard/bpfcompat@v0.2.0
+  with:
+    command: $BPFCOMPAT_BIN --self-test
+    command-binary: build/myloader   # static or fully self-contained binary
+    matrix: quirk-library            # bare name -> matrices/ shipped with the action
+    out: reports/bpfcompat.json
+```
+
 Marketplace quick start:
 
-1. Add a self-hosted Linux runner with KVM enabled.
-2. Commit compiled `.bpf.o` artifacts, manifests, and a matrix YAML.
+1. Use a stock `ubuntu-latest` runner (it exposes `/dev/kvm`); a self-hosted
+   KVM runner is only needed for wide matrices or ARM64.
+2. Commit compiled `.bpf.o` artifacts (or point `command` at your loader),
+   plus a matrix YAML — or use a built-in matrix name like `quirk-library`.
 3. Use the action in CI to produce JSON, Markdown, and job-summary evidence.
 4. Treat exit code `2` as a compatibility gate failure.
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7d4e741..abe136b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,20 @@ inputs:
     description: Path to compiled .bpf.o artifact.
     required: false
     default: ""
+  command:
+    description: "Command-mode validation: shell command run as root inside each kernel VM; the per-kernel verdict is its exit code. Use instead of (or alongside) artifact to validate via your project's own loader binary. Exposes $BPFCOMPAT_BIN, $BPFCOMPAT_ARTIFACT, and $BPFCOMPAT_REMOTE_ROOT."
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  command-binary:
+    description: Local loader executable shipped into each guest and exposed to command as $BPFCOMPAT_BIN.
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  command-expect-exit:
+    description: Exit code that counts as a pass in command mode.
+    required: false
+    default: "0"
   matrix:
-    description: Path to matrix YAML.
+    description: "Path to matrix YAML. A bare name (for example quirk-library) that does not exist in the caller repository resolves to the matching matrices/<name>.yaml shipped with the action."
     required: false
     default: ""
   out:
@@ -125,6 +137,12 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Run bpfcompat
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        # Free-text inputs go through the environment, never inline
+        # interpolation, so they cannot inject host-side shell syntax.
+        INPUT_COMMAND: ${{ inputs.command }}
+        INPUT_COMMAND_BINARY: ${{ inputs.command-binary }}
+        INPUT_COMMAND_EXPECT_EXIT: ${{ inputs.command-expect-exit }}
       run: |
         set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -146,6 +164,19 @@ runs:
 
         artifact_path="$(resolve_path "${{ inputs.artifact }}")"
         matrix_path="$(resolve_path "${{ inputs.matrix }}")"
+        command_binary_path="$(resolve_path "$INPUT_COMMAND_BINARY")"
+
+        # Built-in matrix convenience: a bare name (e.g. quirk-library) that
+        # does not exist in the caller repo resolves to the matrices/ directory
+        # shipped with the action.
+        if [[ -n "$matrix_path" && ! -f "$matrix_path" ]]; then
+          matrix_input="${{ inputs.matrix }}"
+          if [[ "$matrix_input" != /* && -f "$action_root/matrices/${matrix_input}.yaml" ]]; then
+            matrix_path="$action_root/matrices/${matrix_input}.yaml"
+          elif [[ "$matrix_input" != /* && -f "$action_root/$matrix_input" ]]; then
+            matrix_path="$action_root/$matrix_input"
+          fi
+        fi
         out_path="$(resolve_path "${{ inputs.out }}")"
         manifest_path="$(resolve_path "${{ inputs.manifest }}")"
         markdown_path="$(resolve_path "${{ inputs.markdown }}")"
@@ -218,8 +249,8 @@ runs:
           exit "$status"
         fi
 
-        if [[ -z "$artifact_path" ]]; then
-          echo "::error::artifact is required unless suite is set"
+        if [[ -z "$artifact_path" && -z "$INPUT_COMMAND" ]]; then
+          echo "::error::artifact or command is required unless suite is set"
           exit 1
         fi
         if [[ -z "$matrix_path" ]]; then
@@ -231,10 +262,18 @@ runs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        if [[ ! -f "$artifact_path" ]]; then
+        if [[ -n "$artifact_path" && ! -f "$artifact_path" ]]; then
           echo "::error::artifact not found: $artifact_path"
           exit 1
         fi
+        if [[ -n "$command_binary_path" && ! -f "$command_binary_path" ]]; then
+          echo "::error::command-binary not found: $command_binary_path"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if [[ -n "$command_binary_path" && -z "$INPUT_COMMAND" ]]; then
+          echo "::error::command-binary requires command"
+          exit 1
+        fi
         if [[ ! -f "$matrix_path" ]]; then
           echo "::error::matrix not found: $matrix_path"
           exit 1
@@ -249,7 +288,6 @@ runs:
         cmd=(
           "$binary_path"
           test
-          --artifact "$artifact_path"
           --matrix "$matrix_path"
           --out "$out_path"
           --timeout "${{ inputs.timeout }}"
@@ -257,6 +295,18 @@ runs:
           --concurrency "${{ inputs.concurrency }}"
         )
 
+        if [[ -n "$artifact_path" ]]; then
+          cmd+=(--artifact "$artifact_path")
+        fi
+        if [[ -n "$INPUT_COMMAND" ]]; then
+          cmd+=(--command "$INPUT_COMMAND")
+          if [[ -n "$command_binary_path" ]]; then
+            cmd+=(--command-binary "$command_binary_path")
+          fi
+          if [[ -n "$INPUT_COMMAND_EXPECT_EXIT" && "$INPUT_COMMAND_EXPECT_EXIT" != "0" ]]; then
+            cmd+=(--command-expect-exit "$INPUT_COMMAND_EXPECT_EXIT")
+          fi
+        fi
         if [[ -n "$manifest_path" ]]; then
           cmd+=(--manifest "$manifest_path")
         fi
diff --git a/docs/command-validation.md b/docs/command-validation.md
index 1f4723c..4864afc 100644
--- a/docs/command-validation.md
+++ b/docs/command-validation.md
@@ -100,6 +100,28 @@ inside it freely: pipes, `&&`, redirects.
   artifact identity is content-addressed from the command string
   (`command://<name>`), so `compare`/history still work.
 
+## GitHub Action
+
+The composite action supports command mode directly, so a project can gate CI
+on its own loader with one step. A bare `matrix` name resolves to the
+`matrices/` directory shipped with the action — `quirk-library` gives you the
+[library of known-tricky vendor kernels](kernel-quirk-library.md) with no file
+to copy:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: Kernel-Guard/bpfcompat@v0.2.0
+  with:
+    command: $BPFCOMPAT_BIN --self-test
+    command-binary: build/myloader
+    command-expect-exit: "0"   # optional, default 0
+    matrix: quirk-library
+    out: reports/bpfcompat.json
+```
+
+The `command` string is passed to the runner through the environment (never
+interpolated into the action's shell), and inside the guest it is executed as a
+single quoted `bash -lc` operand, exactly as in the CLI flow.
+
 ## Scope / limitations (first cut)
 
 - Command mode currently supports the **`vm`** runner only (the default). It is