diff --git a/cmd/compiler/compile.go b/cmd/compiler/compile.go
index de5cb96..1df5968 100644
--- a/cmd/compiler/compile.go
+++ b/cmd/compiler/compile.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	dispatcherv1alpha1 "github.com/ontai-dev/dispatcher/api/seam/v1alpha1"
 
 	platformv1alpha1 "github.com/ontai-dev/platform/api/v1alpha1"
+	seamv1alpha1 "github.com/ontai-dev/seam/api/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 // RegistryMirror configures one registry mirror entry in Talos machine config
@@ -1021,10 +1022,44 @@ func compileBootstrap(input, output, kubeconfigPath, talosconfigPath string) err
 		return fmt.Errorf("write TalosCluster CR: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Produce OperatorContext CR in ont-system on the management cluster.
+	// Scoped to this cluster. Default autonomyLevel=observe-only so the admin
+	// must explicitly promote autonomy after validating the cluster. GAP-B1.
+	ocName := "ctx-" + in.Name
+	oc := buildOperatorContextCR(in.Name, ocName)
+	if err := writeCRYAML(output, ocName, oc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write OperatorContext CR: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Produce bootstrap-sequence.yaml documenting the apply order.
 	return writeBootstrapSequence(output, in.Name, allResources, tcMode)
 }
 
+// buildOperatorContextCR builds an OperatorContext CR scoped to clusterName with
+// observe-only autonomy. Applied to ont-system on the management cluster alongside
+// the TalosCluster CR. Admin must promote autonomyLevel after cluster validation.
+// GAP-B1: compiler must emit OperatorContext so conductor has governance input on
+// first boot instead of defaulting to full-delegation. conductor-schema.md §7.
+func buildOperatorContextCR(clusterName, crName string) seamv1alpha1.OperatorContext {
+	return seamv1alpha1.OperatorContext{
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			APIVersion: "seam.ontai.dev/v1alpha1",
+			Kind:       "OperatorContext",
+		},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      crName,
+			Namespace: "ont-system",
+		},
+		Spec: seamv1alpha1.OperatorContextSpec{
+			Scope: seamv1alpha1.OperatorContextScope{
+				ClusterRefs: []string{clusterName},
+			},
+			Mode:          seamv1alpha1.OperatorContextModeNormal,
+			AutonomyLevel: seamv1alpha1.AutonomyLevelObserveOnly,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // buildMachineConfigCR converts a generated Talos machine config YAML into a
 // MachineConfig CR. The machine and cluster top-level sections are stored as
 // unstructured JSON in spec.machine and spec.cluster respectively so the CR
diff --git a/cmd/compiler/compile_bootstrap_test.go b/cmd/compiler/compile_bootstrap_test.go
index 618fd2c..c7a984a 100644
--- a/cmd/compiler/compile_bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/cmd/compiler/compile_bootstrap_test.go
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ func TestBootstrap_ProducesExpectedOutputFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("compileBootstrap error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Expect: namespace manifest + 3 MachineConfig CRs + TalosCluster CR + bootstrap-sequence.
+	// Expect: namespace manifest + 3 MachineConfig CRs + TalosCluster CR + OperatorContext CR + bootstrap-sequence.
 	expectedFiles := []string{
 		"seam-tenant-namespace.yaml",
 		"seam-mc-ccs-mgmt-node1.yaml",
 		"seam-mc-ccs-mgmt-node2.yaml",
 		"seam-mc-ccs-mgmt-node3.yaml",
 		"ccs-mgmt.yaml",
+		"ctx-ccs-mgmt.yaml",
 		"bootstrap-sequence.yaml",
 	}
 	for _, name := range expectedFiles {
@@ -378,6 +379,51 @@ func TestBootstrap_CAPIDisabled_NoCapiBlockInCR(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestBootstrap_EmitsOperatorContextCR verifies that compileBootstrap emits an
+// OperatorContext CR (ctx-{cluster}.yaml) in ont-system with autonomyLevel=observe-only
+// and scope.clusterRefs targeting the cluster. GAP-B1.
+func TestBootstrap_EmitsOperatorContextCR(t *testing.T) {
+	outDir := t.TempDir()
+	inputPath := writeInputFile(t, bootstrapInputYAML)
+
+	if err := compileBootstrap(inputPath, outDir, "", ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compileBootstrap error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "ctx-ccs-mgmt.yaml"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OperatorContext CR ctx-ccs-mgmt.yaml not found: %v", err)
+	}
+	content := string(data)
+
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "apiVersion: seam.ontai.dev/v1alpha1")
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "kind: OperatorContext")
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "name: ctx-ccs-mgmt")
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "namespace: ont-system")
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "autonomyLevel: observe-only")
+	assertContainsStr(t, content, "ccs-mgmt") // clusterRefs entry
+
+	var oc map[string]interface{}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &oc); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse OperatorContext YAML: %v", err)
+	}
+	spec, _ := oc["spec"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if spec == nil {
+		t.Fatal("OperatorContext missing spec")
+	}
+	if got, _ := spec["autonomyLevel"].(string); got != "observe-only" {
+		t.Errorf("autonomyLevel = %q, want observe-only", got)
+	}
+	scope, _ := spec["scope"].(map[string]interface{})
+	if scope == nil {
+		t.Fatal("OperatorContext missing spec.scope")
+	}
+	refs, _ := scope["clusterRefs"].([]interface{})
+	if len(refs) != 1 || refs[0] != "ccs-mgmt" {
+		t.Errorf("spec.scope.clusterRefs = %v, want [ccs-mgmt]", refs)
+	}
+}
+
 // writeInputFile writes YAML content to a temp file and returns its path.
 func writeInputFile(t *testing.T, content string) string {
 	t.Helper()