diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c b/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
index 619757b..261067b 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_parallel.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,9 @@ static void resolve_def_decorators(resolve_ctx_t *rc, resolve_worker_state_t *ws
             char dp[CBM_SZ_256];
             snprintf(dp, sizeof(dp), "{\"decorator\":\"%s\"}", def->decorators[dc]);
             cbm_gbuf_insert_edge(ws->local_edge_buf, node->id, dn->id, "DECORATES", dp);
+            /* Ensure a reference-style edge exists so the decorator appears in queries
+             * without being misclassified as a real call by downstream passes. */
+            cbm_gbuf_insert_edge(ws->local_edge_buf, node->id, dn->id, "USAGE", "{}");
             ws->semantic_resolved++;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/pipeline/pass_semantic.c b/src/pipeline/pass_semantic.c
index ef32780..423375c 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/pass_semantic.c
+++ b/src/pipeline/pass_semantic.c
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ static void resolve_decorator(cbm_pipeline_ctx_t *ctx, const cbm_gbuf_node_t *no
         char props[CBM_SZ_256];
         snprintf(props, sizeof(props), "{\"decorator\":\"%s\"}", decorator);
         cbm_gbuf_insert_edge(ctx->gbuf, node->id, dec->id, "DECORATES", props);
+        /* Ensure a reference edge exists so the decorator appears in usage queries
+         * without being misclassified as a real call by downstream passes. */
+        cbm_gbuf_insert_edge(ctx->gbuf, node->id, dec->id, "USAGE", "{}");
         (*count)++;
     }
 }