diff --git a/docker/runner/entrypoint-runner.sh b/docker/runner/entrypoint-runner.sh
index 48e7258..f13d9f5 100644
--- a/docker/runner/entrypoint-runner.sh
+++ b/docker/runner/entrypoint-runner.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ context=$(grep -E '^context\s*=' "$action_toml" \
 
 log "Action: ${action_id}, formula: ${formula}, context: ${context:-<none>}"
 
+# Export action TOML path so formula scripts can use it directly
+export VAULT_ACTION_TOML="$action_toml"
+
 # ── Dispatch: .sh (mechanical) vs .toml (Claude reasoning) ──────────────
 
 formula_sh="${FACTORY_ROOT}/formulas/${formula}.sh"
diff --git a/formulas/release.sh b/formulas/release.sh
index 73c3213..cc46950 100644
--- a/formulas/release.sh
+++ b/formulas/release.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ log() {
 }
 
 # ── Argument parsing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# VAULT_ACTION_TOML is exported by the runner entrypoint (entrypoint-runner.sh)
 
 action_id="${1:-}"
 if [ -z "$action_id" ]; then
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ if [ -z "$action_id" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-action_toml="${OPS_REPO_ROOT}/vault/actions/${action_id}.toml"
+action_toml="${VAULT_ACTION_TOML:-${OPS_REPO_ROOT}/vault/actions/${action_id}.toml}"
 if [ ! -f "$action_toml" ]; then
   log "ERROR: vault action TOML not found: ${action_toml}"
   exit 1