diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-view/cmd/mesh-delivery-view-tools/main.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-view/cmd/mesh-delivery-view-tools/main.go
index d002dfb..84f83c0 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-view/cmd/mesh-delivery-view-tools/main.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-view/cmd/mesh-delivery-view-tools/main.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func read(state stdio.KeptState) view.StateRead {
 func main() {
 	r := view.Reader{State: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-indexer.modules")), Builds: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-builder.builds")), CandidatesState: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-indexer.candidates")),
 		WantsState: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-assigner.wants")), DifferencesState: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-assigner.differences")), HavesState: read(stdio.State("node-engine.have")),
-		ReachState: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-view.reach")),
+		ReachState:     read(stdio.State("reach")),
 		PlacementState: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-indexer.placement"))}
 	u := view.UsageReader{Haves: r.HavesState, Resolved: read(stdio.State("mesh-config.resolved")), Tries: read(stdio.State("mesh-delivery-checker.tries")),
 		Steps: map[string]view.StateRead{}, Pauses: map[string]view.StateRead{}, Backlog: backlogOf(socket())}
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-view/manifest_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-view/manifest_test.go
index 1758584..ba1fa65 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-view/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-view/manifest_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package manifest
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -281,3 +284,42 @@ func TestNoDirectoryBelowRootsTrees(t *testing.T) { // 1134/AC10
 		t.Error("the socket's directory is /var/lib/mesh-delivery-view-cli, 0755, owned by mesh-delivery-view")
 	}
 }
+
+// TestEveryStateTheCommandsReadIsIssued holds every literal stdio.State name in cmd/ to what the mesh issues this
+// module: a state of its own by its bare name, another module's by <module>.<name> as `reads` lists it. The tools read
+// their own reach as "mesh-delivery-view.reach", which the mesh never issued, and view_reach failed on the machines
+// (issue 1280, note 13).
+func TestEveryStateTheCommandsReadIsIssued(t *testing.T) {
+	m, _ := load(t)
+	issued := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, s := range m.State {
+		issued[s.Name] = true
+	}
+	for _, r := range m.Reads {
+		issued[r] = true
+	}
+	literal := regexp.MustCompile(`stdio\.State\("([^"]+)"\)`)
+	seen := 0
+	err := filepath.WalkDir("cmd", func(path string, d fs.DirEntry, err error) error {
+		if err != nil || d.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(path, ".go") {
+			return err
+		}
+		src, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, match := range literal.FindAllSubmatch(src, -1) {
+			seen++
+			if name := string(match[1]); !issued[name] {
+				t.Errorf("%s reads the state %q, which the mesh does not issue this module (its own by bare name, another's as `reads` lists it)", path, name)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if seen == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("no stdio.State literal found under cmd/: the scan reads nothing")
+	}
+}