diff --git a/docs/concurrency.md b/docs/concurrency.md
index e28da426..04147d27 100644
--- a/docs/concurrency.md
+++ b/docs/concurrency.md
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ Shell and kernel subprocesses run in managed process groups. This is
 operational containment, not a security sandbox against another hostile
 process already running as the same OS user.
 
+Managed host processes inherit the Go build settings `GOCACHE`, `GOMODCACHE`,
+`GOPATH`, `GOROOT`, `GOTOOLCHAIN`, and `GOFLAGS` captured when the process manager
+starts. This preserves preloaded modules and toolchains in offline environments.
+Explicit child-process settings take precedence over that snapshot. Other Go
+variables, including credential-bearing proxy/auth settings, are not implicitly
+inherited; the allowlist is in `internal/capability/process.go`.
+
 ## Gateway process ownership
 
 The socket-only daemon owns execution; `internal/webgateway` owns HTTP/WS
diff --git a/internal/capability/process.go b/internal/capability/process.go
index 7820d806..7736964a 100644
--- a/internal/capability/process.go
+++ b/internal/capability/process.go
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ func allowedBaseEnvironment(name string) bool {
 		"TMPDIR", "TMP", "TEMP", "LANG", "LANGUAGE",
 		"TERM", "COLORTERM", "NO_COLOR":
 		return true
+	case "GOCACHE", "GOMODCACHE", "GOPATH", "GOROOT", "GOTOOLCHAIN", "GOFLAGS":
+		// Keep the host's Go toolchain and preloaded caches usable offline.
+		// Do not allow GO* wholesale: proxy/auth settings can carry credentials.
+		return true
 	}
 	return name == buildinfo.Env("HOME") || strings.HasPrefix(name, "LC_")
 }
diff --git a/internal/capability/process_go_test.go b/internal/capability/process_go_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56490631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/capability/process_go_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//go:build darwin || linux
+
+package capability
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestProcessGoUsesPreloadedModuleCacheOffline(t *testing.T) {
+	goBin, err := exec.LookPath("go")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skip("Go executable is not on PATH")
+	}
+	work := t.TempDir()
+	cache := t.TempDir()
+	const dependency = "example.com/whip-cache-test"
+	// Listing the module graph needs cached metadata, so this fixture exercises
+	// a real Go command without downloads or toolchain compilation.
+	mod := filepath.Join(cache, "cache", "download", dependency, "@v", "v1.0.0.mod")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(mod), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(mod, []byte("module "+dependency+"\n\ngo 1.20\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	info := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(mod), "v1.0.0.info")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(info, []byte(`{"Version":"v1.0.0","Time":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"}`), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(work, "go.mod"), []byte("module example.com/app\n\ngo 1.20\n\nrequire "+dependency+" v1.0.0\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GOMODCACHE", cache)
+	t.Setenv("GOCACHE", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("GOPATH", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("GOTOOLCHAIN", "local")
+	t.Setenv("GOFLAGS", "-mod=mod")
+	m := NewProcessManager()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = m.Close() })
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	p, err := m.Start(ctx, "root", goBin, []string{"list", "-m", "all"}, ProcessOptions{
+		Cwd: work,
+		// Explicitly prohibit downloads and ignore host-specific Go settings.
+		Env:   map[string]string{"GOPROXY": "off", "GOSUMDB": "off", "GOENV": "off", "GOWORK": "off"},
+		Stdin: strings.NewReader(""), Stdout: &stdout, Stderr: &stderr,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := p.Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("offline module lookup failed: %v\n%s", err, stderr.String())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), dependency+" v1.0.0\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("cached dependency missing from module graph: %s", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/capability/process_test.go b/internal/capability/process_test.go
index 7ff08c9a..1bfede6a 100644
--- a/internal/capability/process_test.go
+++ b/internal/capability/process_test.go
@@ -61,8 +61,23 @@ func TestProcessEnvironmentCwdAndDescriptors(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("SSH_AUTH_SOCK", "/daemon-agent")
 	t.Setenv("RANDOM_DAEMON_SECRET", "daemon-random")
 	t.Setenv("WHIPCODE_HOME", "/snapshot-whip-home")
+	goEnvironment := map[string]string{
+		"GOCACHE":     "/snapshot-go-build-cache",
+		"GOMODCACHE":  "/snapshot-go-module-cache",
+		"GOPATH":      "/snapshot-gopath",
+		"GOROOT":      "/snapshot-goroot",
+		"GOTOOLCHAIN": "local",
+		"GOFLAGS":     "-mod=mod",
+	}
+	for name, value := range goEnvironment {
+		t.Setenv(name, value)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("GOPROXY", "https://user:secret@proxy.invalid")
+	t.Setenv("GOAUTH", "daemon-auth-command")
+	t.Setenv("GO_PRIVATE_TOKEN", "daemon-go-secret")
 	m := NewProcessManager()
 	t.Setenv("HOME", "/changed-after-snapshot")
+	t.Setenv("GOMODCACHE", "/changed-after-snapshot")
 
 	f, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "descriptor")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -112,7 +127,12 @@ func TestProcessEnvironmentCwdAndDescriptors(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("%s = %q, want %q", name, env[name], want)
 		}
 	}
-	for _, name := range []string{"PROVIDER_API_KEY", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK", "RANDOM_DAEMON_SECRET"} {
+	for name, want := range goEnvironment {
+		if env[name] != want {
+			t.Errorf("%s = %q, want %q", name, env[name], want)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, name := range []string{"PROVIDER_API_KEY", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK", "RANDOM_DAEMON_SECRET", "GOPROXY", "GOAUTH", "GO_PRIVATE_TOKEN"} {
 		if _, ok := env[name]; ok {
 			t.Errorf("daemon environment leaked %s", name)
 		}
@@ -130,6 +150,21 @@ func TestProcessEnvironmentCwdAndDescriptors(t *testing.T) {
 	if built, err := m.environment(nil); err != nil || !slices.IsSorted(built) {
 		t.Errorf("environment not deterministically sorted: %v, %v", built, err)
 	}
+	// Launchers that own exec.Cmd receive the captured build settings too;
+	// explicit per-process values still take precedence.
+	child, err := m.ChildEnvironment(map[string]string{"GOFLAGS": "-mod=readonly"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	childEnv := envMap(child)
+	for name, want := range goEnvironment {
+		if name == "GOFLAGS" {
+			want = "-mod=readonly"
+		}
+		if childEnv[name] != want {
+			t.Errorf("ChildEnvironment %s = %q, want %q", name, childEnv[name], want)
+		}
+	}
 	if err := m.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}