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+# Task: Align Frond function/closure globals to Node (ADR-0085)
+
+Outcome: a bare zero-argument callable global registered via add_global/addGlobal
+is invoked and its return value is used for both `{{ g }}` output and `{% if g %}`
+conditions, matching Node. `g()` still works and calls once. Scope is globals only.
+
+## Scope
+- [x] Read the Node reference (engine.ts resolvePathPart auto-calls a function member)
+- [x] Node: add guard test only (behaviour already correct); mutation-proved
+- [x] Python: wrap zero-param callable globals; auto-call at end of _resolve
+- [x] PHP: wrap zero-param Closure globals; auto-call at end of resolveVariable
+- [x] Ruby: wrap zero-arity Proc/Method globals; auto-call at end of resolve
+- [x] Shared fixture frond_globals_contract.json + runner test in all four
+- [x] ADR-0085 + DECISIONS.md + CONTRACT-MAP.md
+
+## Parity
+| Feature | Python | PHP | Ruby | Node |
+|---------|--------|-----|------|------|
+| bare zero-arg global auto-calls | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (reference) |
+
+## Tests (written first, real — no mocks, positive + negative)
+- [x] zero arg global closure returning false is falsy in if
+- [x] zero arg global closure returning true is truthy in if
+- [x] zero arg global closure prints its return value
+- [x] explicit call syntax still works
+- [x] non callable global is unchanged
+- [x] global returning a callable is not double called
+- [x] unregistered function call is falsy
+
+## Bugs
+- [x] tina4-documentation#90 — `{% if admin_only %}` always truthy in Python/PHP/Ruby
+
+## Commits
+- (see git log; signed-off, Tina4 + Claude co-authors)
+
+## Status: In Progress
diff --git a/tests/test_frond_globals_contract.py b/tests/test_frond_globals_contract.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Frond globals contract — ADR-0085.
+
+A bare zero-argument callable global is invoked and its RETURN VALUE is used for
+both ``{{ g }}`` output and ``{% if g %}`` conditions. Explicit ``g()`` still
+works and never double-calls. A non-callable global is unchanged, a global that
+returns a callable is called once (not twice), and an unregistered ``nope()`` is
+falsy rather than an error.
+
+Node is the reference implementation; these cases mirror
+tina4-nodejs/test/frondGlobalsContract.test.ts against the shared fixture
+tina4-documentation/plan/v3/fixtures/frond_globals_contract.json.
+
+No mocks: the closures are real and Frond renders real template source in memory.
+"""
+from tina4_python.frond import Frond
+
+
+def _frond():
+    Frond.clear_registry()
+    return Frond()
+
+
+def test_zero_arg_global_closure_returning_false_is_falsy_in_if():
+    """zero arg global closure returning false is falsy in if"""
+    f = _frond()
+    f.add_global("admin_only", lambda: False)
+    assert f.render_string("{% if admin_only %}Y{% else %}N{% endif %}") == "N"
+
+
+def test_zero_arg_global_closure_returning_true_is_truthy_in_if():
+    """zero arg global closure returning true is truthy in if"""
+    f = _frond()
+    f.add_global("admin_only", lambda: True)
+    assert f.render_string("{% if admin_only %}Y{% else %}N{% endif %}") == "Y"
+
+
+def test_zero_arg_global_closure_prints_its_return_value():
+    """zero arg global closure prints its return value"""
+    f = _frond()
+    f.add_global("greeting", lambda: "hello")
+    assert f.render_string("{{ greeting }}") == "hello"
+
+
+def test_explicit_call_syntax_still_works():
+    """explicit call syntax still works"""
+    f = _frond()
+    f.add_global("admin_only", lambda: False)
+    assert f.render_string("{% if admin_only() %}Y{% else %}N{% endif %}") == "N"
+
+
+def test_non_callable_global_is_unchanged():
+    """non callable global is unchanged"""
+    f = _frond()
+    f.add_global("site_name", "Tina4")
+    assert f.render_string("{{ site_name }}") == "Tina4"
+
+
+def test_global_returning_a_callable_is_not_double_called():
+    """global returning a callable is not double called"""
+    f = _frond()
+    calls = {"outer": 0, "inner": 0}
+
+    def outer():
+        calls["outer"] += 1
+
+        def inner():
+            calls["inner"] += 1
+            return "inner"
+
+        return inner
+
+    f.add_global("outer", outer)
+    # A bare reference calls the global ONCE and yields the inner function; the
+    # inner function must NOT be invoked (no double-call).
+    f.render_string("{% if outer %}Y{% endif %}")
+    assert calls["outer"] == 1
+    assert calls["inner"] == 0
+
+
+def test_unregistered_function_call_is_falsy():
+    """unregistered function call is falsy"""
+    f = _frond()
+    assert f.render_string("{% if nope() %}Y{% else %}N{% endif %}") == "N"
+    assert f.render_string("{{ nope() }}") == ""
diff --git a/tina4_python/frond/engine.py b/tina4_python/frond/engine.py
index fd52929b..1f0f16af 100644
--- a/tina4_python/frond/engine.py
+++ b/tina4_python/frond/engine.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import contextvars
 import os
 import re
+import inspect
 import html
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -477,6 +478,42 @@ def _resolve_member(value, part: str, context: dict):
     return None
 
 
+class _CallableGlobal:
+    """A zero-argument callable registered through ``add_global`` (ADR-0085).
+
+    Node's Frond auto-calls any function reached by a bare reference and uses
+    the return value. Python, PHP and Ruby stored the callable instead, so
+    ``{% if admin_only %}`` with ``add_global("admin_only", lambda: ...)`` was
+    always truthy. Wrapping a zero-parameter closure/lambda/function in this
+    marker at registration lets ``_resolve`` invoke it once for a bare
+    reference, while ``admin_only()`` still calls it through the ordinary
+    function-call path (the wrapper forwards). A global that needs arguments is
+    left unwrapped and behaves exactly as before.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ("fn",)
+
+    def __init__(self, fn):
+        self.fn = fn
+
+    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.fn(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def _wrap_global(value):
+    """Wrap a bare zero-parameter closure/lambda/function so a bare reference
+    to it auto-calls (ADR-0085). Anything else — a value, or a callable that
+    declares parameters, or an arbitrary object with ``__call__`` — is returned
+    unchanged, matching Node, which only auto-calls plain functions."""
+    if inspect.isfunction(value) or inspect.ismethod(value):
+        try:
+            if len(inspect.signature(value).parameters) == 0:
+                return _CallableGlobal(value)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            pass
+    return value
+
+
 def _resolve(expr: str, context: dict):
     """Resolve a dotted expression against the context.
 
@@ -498,6 +535,11 @@ def _resolve(expr: str, context: dict):
         if value is None:
             return None
 
+    # ADR-0085: a bare reference to a zero-argument callable global uses its
+    # return value. ``g()`` never reaches here as a wrapper — the function-call
+    # path invokes the wrapper directly — so this calls each global at most once.
+    if isinstance(value, _CallableGlobal):
+        return value()
     return value
 
 
@@ -2069,6 +2111,7 @@ def add_global(cls, instance, name: str, value):
         Callable as classmethod or instance method. See ``add_filter`` for the
         dual-call semantics.
         """
+        value = _wrap_global(value)  # ADR-0085
         if instance is None:
             cls._class_globals[name] = value
         else: