diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 8d927b4e7..8a25aa9a8 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ExcludeEngines         []string
 	ExcludeSPTypes         []string
 	IncludeSPTypes         []string
+	SPAccountScope         string
 	MaxBreakEvenMonths     int
 	TargetCoverage         float64
 	Coverage               float64
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&toolCfg.IncludeSPTypes, "include-sp-types", []string{}, "Only include these Savings Plan types (comma-separated: Compute, EC2Instance, SageMaker, Database)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&toolCfg.ExcludeSPTypes, "exclude-sp-types", []string{}, "Exclude these Savings Plan types (comma-separated: Compute, EC2Instance, SageMaker, Database)")
 
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&toolCfg.SPAccountScope, "sp-account-scope", "linked", "Cost Explorer account scope for Savings Plan recommendations: linked or payer (payer applies to a management account)")
+
 	// Purchase pipeline flags
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&toolCfg.AuditLog, "audit-log", "./cudly-audit.jsonl", "Path to JSONL audit log file")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&toolCfg.IdempotencyWindow, "idempotency-window", "24h", "Lookback window for duplicate purchase detection")
diff --git a/cmd/multi_service_helpers.go b/cmd/multi_service_helpers.go
index b76e4fcd4..112d94d98 100644
--- a/cmd/multi_service_helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/multi_service_helpers.go
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ func fetchRecommendationsForRegion(
 		// Savings Plans specific filters
 		IncludeSPTypes: cfg.IncludeSPTypes,
 		ExcludeSPTypes: cfg.ExcludeSPTypes,
+		SPAccountScope: cfg.SPAccountScope,
 	}
 	// For Savings Plans, region is only the endpoint the account-level call is
 	// signed in (spAPIRegion), not a filter. The provider folds params.Region
diff --git a/cmd/sp_account_scope_test.go b/cmd/sp_account_scope_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..667b514af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/sp_account_scope_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestValidateSPAccountScope(t *testing.T) {
+	orig := toolCfg.SPAccountScope
+	t.Cleanup(func() { toolCfg.SPAccountScope = orig })
+	for scope, wantErr := range map[string]bool{"": false, "linked": false, "payer": false, "PAYER": false, "org": true} {
+		toolCfg.SPAccountScope = scope
+		err := validateSPAccountScope()
+		if wantErr {
+			require.Error(t, err, scope)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "invalid sp-account-scope")
+		} else {
+			require.NoError(t, err, scope)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchRecommendationsForRegion_PassesSPAccountScope(t *testing.T) {
+	captureAppLog(t)
+	client := &MockRecommendationsClient{}
+	var got *common.RecommendationParams
+	client.On("GetRecommendations", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+		Run(func(args mock.Arguments) { got = args.Get(1).(*common.RecommendationParams) }).
+		Return([]common.Recommendation{}, nil)
+
+	fetchRecommendationsForRegion(context.Background(), client, common.ServiceSavingsPlansCompute, spAPIRegion,
+		Config{TermYears: 1, SPAccountScope: "payer"})
+
+	require.NotNil(t, got)
+	assert.Equal(t, "payer", got.SPAccountScope)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/validators.go b/cmd/validators.go
index f49d44f35..24ba719c3 100644
--- a/cmd/validators.go
+++ b/cmd/validators.go
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ func validateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return validateSPAccountScope()
+}
+
+// validateSPAccountScope validates --sp-account-scope. Empty means linked.
+func validateSPAccountScope() error {
+	switch strings.ToLower(toolCfg.SPAccountScope) {
+	case "", "linked", "payer":
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("invalid sp-account-scope %q: must be linked or payer", toolCfg.SPAccountScope)
 }
 
 func validateServices(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
diff --git a/docs/cli/README.md b/docs/cli/README.md
index fb92213d1..17f69e539 100644
--- a/docs/cli/README.md
+++ b/docs/cli/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ All flags belong to the root command unless noted otherwise.
 | `--exclude-accounts` | (none) | Exclude recommendations for these account names. |
 | `--include-sp-types` | (all) | Only include these Savings Plan types: `Compute`, `EC2Instance`, `SageMaker`, `Database`. |
 | `--exclude-sp-types` | (none) | Exclude these Savings Plan types. |
+| `--sp-account-scope` | `linked` | Cost Explorer account scope for Savings Plan recommendations: `linked` or `payer`. A management account may only get recommendations at `payer` scope. |
 | `--include-extended-support` | `false` | By default, instances running engine versions in AWS Extended Support are excluded because Extended Support surcharges can erase RI savings. Pass this flag to include them. |
 
 ### Target-coverage helpers
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8389b9b41..fc9b593be 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/authorization/armauthorization/v2 v2.2.0
-	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9
-	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9
+	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69
+	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69
 	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/azure v0.0.0-20261007133317-58c25f04c49b
 	github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/gcp v0.0.0-20261006205158-7ff8c1aee1bb
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/organizations v1.45.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f857c05f1..a695a6583 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/internal/cloudmock v0
 github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/internal/cloudmock v0.54.0/go.mod h1:vB2GH9GAYYJTO3mEn8oYwzEdhlayZIdQz6zdzgUIRvA=
 github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/internal/resourcemapping v0.54.0 h1:s0WlVbf9qpvkh1c/uDAPElam0WrL7fHRIidgZJ7UqZI=
 github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/opentelemetry-operations-go/internal/resourcemapping v0.54.0/go.mod h1:Mf6O40IAyB9zR/1J8nGDDPirZQQPbYJni8Yisy7NTMc=
-github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9 h1:b1AVTF1yVwPgWo9/6SlNVO460EMqWTsLZ2BSKcrwfjA=
-github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9/go.mod h1:8RTmzPazA8IeVZfn7wNaU7ILx0VK5eHZQozO21Mvtq8=
-github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9 h1:We82Ai0sL37/PTC14qIJub8B+d06qWHFnIco5XhVX2U=
-github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261012195142-218912bb8cb9/go.mod h1:fiu6WQmUGRdViiOf45QV235Cowq8j0yn8ahGWCGEFn8=
+github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69 h1:MHTNQEtRh+K6OcCJlETArAB8G/RWRC4eGqcWlhMZplk=
+github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/pkg v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69/go.mod h1:8RTmzPazA8IeVZfn7wNaU7ILx0VK5eHZQozO21Mvtq8=
+github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69 h1:Ra+eyZPRa/R1YcTPVnPR3o/ywDs8TO+UuPJ8W+tck7A=
+github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/aws v0.0.0-20261013183209-f794d75afb69/go.mod h1:no7i/7i+W37+qhEOVU8F/0dP5FhO3wtzvKIN0+tvL3A=
 github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/azure v0.0.0-20261007133317-58c25f04c49b h1:yurugmfdZjf+dqjfqfDyfoBR3IAiFUpMKQ8URnZnJzQ=
 github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/azure v0.0.0-20261007133317-58c25f04c49b/go.mod h1:iIvPuWLWd+SXqLHAQNdodYMUAAcq7PnwfScXWgARt5A=
 github.com/LeanerCloud/cloud-commitments-go/providers/gcp v0.0.0-20261006205158-7ff8c1aee1bb h1:AJ4nKDtttjiTDemo9PDp2esoc35ymVaiCSr0zIewwpY=