diff --git a/src/orc/cli_commands/verify.py b/src/orc/cli_commands/verify.py
index 270838f..17be062 100644
--- a/src/orc/cli_commands/verify.py
+++ b/src/orc/cli_commands/verify.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
     default=None,
     help="Route mode by domain hint (e.g. 'financial', 'clinical', 'legal')",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--mode",
+    default=None,
+    type=click.Choice(["evidence", "judgment", "binary", "decomposed", "arithmetic", "tiered"]),
+    help="Verify mode (overrides --domain routing)",
+)
 @click.option("--yes", "-y", is_flag=True, help="Skip the confirmation prompt for batch verify")
 @click.option("--json", "as_json", is_flag=True, help="Emit raw JSON instead of formatted output")
 def verify_command(
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ def verify_command(
     from_file: str | None,
     from_url: str | None,
     domain: str | None,
+    mode: str | None,
     yes: bool,
     as_json: bool,
 ) -> None:
@@ -75,12 +82,13 @@ def verify_command(
             model=model,
             k=k,
             domain=domain,
+            mode=mode,
             yes=yes,
             as_json=as_json,
         )
         return
 
-    _verify_one(ws, claim=claim, model=model, k=k, domain=domain, as_json=as_json)
+    _verify_one(ws, claim=claim, model=model, k=k, domain=domain, mode=mode, as_json=as_json)
 
 
 def _verify_one(
@@ -90,6 +98,7 @@ def _verify_one(
     model: str | None,
     k: int | None,
     domain: str | None,
+    mode: str | None,
     as_json: bool,
 ) -> None:
     spec = directives.get("research")
@@ -101,6 +110,8 @@ def _verify_one(
         kwargs["k"] = k
     if domain is not None:
         kwargs["domain"] = domain
+    if mode is not None:
+        kwargs["mode"] = mode
 
     with open_run(ws, directive="research", skill="verify_claim", inputs=dict(kwargs)) as run:
         run.record_effective_kwargs(kwargs)
@@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ def _verify_from_document(
     model: str | None,
     k: int | None,
     domain: str | None,
+    mode: str | None,
     yes: bool,
     as_json: bool,
 ) -> None:
@@ -176,6 +188,8 @@ def _verify_from_document(
             kwargs["k"] = k
         if domain is not None:
             kwargs["domain"] = domain
+        if mode is not None:
+            kwargs["mode"] = mode
         with open_run(ws, directive="research", skill="verify_claim", inputs=dict(kwargs)) as run:
             run.record_effective_kwargs(kwargs)
             try:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_verify_cli.py b/tests/unit/test_verify_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d552a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_verify_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""`orc verify` CLI: the --mode flag routes to the verify mode."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+from orc.cli import main
+from orc.ingest.pipeline import ingest as do_ingest
+from orc.llm import client as client_module
+from orc.storage import workspace as ws_module
+from tests._fake_llm import FakeAnthropic, FakeContentBlock, FakeResponse
+
+
+def _binary(*, faithful: bool, confidence: float) -> FakeResponse:
+    return FakeResponse(content=[FakeContentBlock(
+        type="tool_use", name="record_binary_verdict",
+        input={"faithful": faithful, "confidence": confidence, "reasoning": "r"})])
+
+
+def test_verify_mode_flag_routes_to_binary(orc_home, tmp_path, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    ws = ws_module.create("demo")
+    corpus = tmp_path / "corpus"
+    corpus.mkdir()
+    (corpus / "doc.md").write_text("# Doc\n\nThe sky is blue on a clear day.\n")
+    do_ingest(ws, str(corpus))
+    fake = FakeAnthropic(responses=[_binary(faithful=True, confidence=0.9)])
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client_module, "_client", fake)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(client_module, "_factory", None)
+
+    res = CliRunner().invoke(
+        main, ["verify", "The sky is blue", "-w", "demo", "--mode", "binary", "--json"]
+    )
+    assert res.exit_code == 0, res.output
+    assert "No such option" not in res.output
+    import json
+    assert json.loads(res.output)["label"] in {"supported", "not_found"}