diff --git a/src/CommercePlugin.php b/src/CommercePlugin.php
index 239281f..427301c 100644
--- a/src/CommercePlugin.php
+++ b/src/CommercePlugin.php
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public function register(PluginContext $context): void
         $cart    = new Cart($storage, $catalog, $orders);
         $context->services()->provide(CartPort::class, new CartAdapter($cart));
 
+        // A public-safe order read (ADR 0026), so a storefront can render an
+        // itemised confirmation without touching Commerce's tables or its PII.
+        $context->services()->provide(OrderReadPort::class, new OrderReadAdapter($orders));
+
         // Sweep abandoned carts (a client row per anonymous visitor) on the
         // maintenance schedule, so the table can't grow without bound.
         $context->maintenance()->register('commerce-cart-gc', static fn (): int => $cart->gc(date('Y-m-d H:i:s')));
diff --git a/src/OrderReadAdapter.php b/src/OrderReadAdapter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..124a7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OrderReadAdapter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace NimbusCMS\Commerce;
+
+/**
+ * Commerce's implementation of {@see OrderReadPort} — projects {@see OrderBook}'s
+ * full order row (a `SELECT *` that includes the customer email and internal ids)
+ * down to the public-safe allow-list. It builds a NEW array field by field and
+ * never spreads the raw row, so a future `commerce_order` column can't silently
+ * leak onto a public confirmation page.
+ */
+final class OrderReadAdapter implements OrderReadPort
+{
+    public function __construct(private OrderBook $orders)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function get(string $ref): ?array
+    {
+        $order = $this->orders->get($ref);
+        if ($order === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $lines = [];
+        foreach (is_array($order['lines'] ?? null) ? $order['lines'] : [] as $line) {
+            if (!is_array($line)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $qty        = (int) ($line['qty'] ?? 0);
+            $unitPrice  = (string) ($line['unit_price'] ?? '0.00');
+            $lines[] = [
+                'sku_code'   => (string) ($line['sku_code'] ?? ''),
+                'qty'        => $qty,
+                'unit_price' => $unitPrice,
+                // Same decimal discipline the cart uses (number_format, 2dp).
+                'line_total' => number_format((float) $unitPrice * $qty, 2, '.', ''),
+            ];
+        }
+
+        // Explicit allow-list — NEVER spread $order (drops customer_email, id, …).
+        return [
+            'reference' => (string) ($order['reference'] ?? ''),
+            'status'    => (string) ($order['status'] ?? ''),
+            'total'     => (string) ($order['total'] ?? '0.00'),
+            'placed_at' => isset($order['placed_at']) ? (string) $order['placed_at'] : null,
+            'lines'     => $lines,
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OrderReadPort.php b/src/OrderReadPort.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a83230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OrderReadPort.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace NimbusCMS\Commerce;
+
+/**
+ * The read contract Commerce publishes so a storefront can render a public **order
+ * confirmation** — the read counterpart to {@see CartPort} (ADR 0019 service ports;
+ * ADR 0026 public checkout). A presentation plugin (the Storefront) depends on this
+ * **interface**, obtains the live one via `$ctx->services()->get(OrderReadPort::class)`
+ * — `null` when Commerce is absent — and never touches Commerce's tables.
+ *
+ * **Public-safe by construction.** It returns ONLY an allow-listed projection of an
+ * order: its reference, coarse status, total, timestamp, and line items (sku, qty,
+ * unit price, line total). It deliberately withholds the customer email, internal
+ * ids, and stock location — nothing the confirmation page shouldn't show. The
+ * caller is responsible for authorising *which* order the visitor may read (the
+ * storefront gates `/order/{ref}` on the one-time order cookie, ADR 0026); this port
+ * only shapes a safe view, it grants no access decision.
+ */
+interface OrderReadPort
+{
+    /**
+     * One order by reference, projected to public-safe fields, or null when absent.
+     *
+     * @return array{
+     *     reference:string,
+     *     status:string,
+     *     total:string,
+     *     placed_at:?string,
+     *     lines:list<array{sku_code:string,qty:int,unit_price:string,line_total:string}>
+     * }|null
+     */
+    public function get(string $ref): ?array;
+}
diff --git a/tests/OrderReadAdapterTest.php b/tests/OrderReadAdapterTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84bbd42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/OrderReadAdapterTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace NimbusCMS\Commerce\Tests;
+
+use Nimbus\Database\Connection;
+use Nimbus\Plugin\PluginStorage;
+use NimbusCMS\Commerce\OrderBook;
+use NimbusCMS\Commerce\OrderReadAdapter;
+use NimbusCMS\Commerce\Schema as CommerceSchema;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * The public order-read projection (ADR 0026 / OrderReadPort). The one control
+ * that matters: the adapter emits ONLY an allow-listed, public-safe view of an
+ * order — it must never leak the customer email or internal ids/location onto the
+ * confirmation page, even though OrderBook::get returns the whole row.
+ */
+final class OrderReadAdapterTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private Connection $db;
+    private OrderReadAdapter $adapter;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->db = new Connection([
+            'host' => getenv('TEST_DB_HOST') ?: 'db',
+            'port' => (int) (getenv('TEST_DB_PORT') ?: 3306),
+            'name' => getenv('TEST_DB_NAME') ?: 'nimbus_test',
+            'user' => getenv('TEST_DB_USER') ?: 'root',
+            'pass' => ($p = getenv('TEST_DB_PASS')) !== false ? $p : 'root',
+        ]);
+        foreach (CommerceSchema::all() as $sql) {
+            $this->db->execute($sql);
+        }
+        $this->db->execute('TRUNCATE ' . CommerceSchema::ORDER);
+        $this->db->execute('TRUNCATE ' . CommerceSchema::LINE);
+
+        $storage       = fn (): PluginStorage => new PluginStorage($this->db);
+        $this->adapter = new OrderReadAdapter(new OrderBook($storage, static fn () => null, null));
+    }
+
+    private function seedOrder(): void
+    {
+        $this->db->execute(
+            'INSERT INTO ' . CommerceSchema::ORDER . ' (reference, status, customer_email, currency, total, placed_at, updated_at)
+             VALUES (:ref, :st, :em, :cur, :tot, :placed, :updated)',
+            ['ref' => 'ORD-1', 'st' => 'placed', 'em' => 'secret@example.test', 'cur' => 'USD', 'tot' => '5.40', 'placed' => '2026-01-01 09:00:00', 'updated' => '2026-01-01 09:00:00'],
+        );
+        $id = (int) $this->db->selectOne('SELECT id FROM ' . CommerceSchema::ORDER . ' WHERE reference = :r', ['r' => 'ORD-1'])['id'];
+        foreach ([['avocado', '2', '0.90'], ['bananas', '3', '1.20']] as [$sku, $qty, $price]) {
+            $this->db->execute(
+                'INSERT INTO ' . CommerceSchema::LINE . ' (order_id, sku_code, location, qty, unit_price) VALUES (:oid, :sku, :loc, :qty, :price)',
+                ['oid' => $id, 'sku' => $sku, 'loc' => 'main', 'qty' => $qty, 'price' => $price],
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function test_projects_only_public_safe_fields(): void
+    {
+        $this->seedOrder();
+        $order = $this->adapter->get('ORD-1');
+
+        self::assertNotNull($order);
+        self::assertSame('ORD-1', $order['reference']);
+        self::assertSame('placed', $order['status']);
+        self::assertSame('5.40', $order['total']);
+        self::assertSame('2026-01-01 09:00:00', $order['placed_at']);
+        self::assertCount(2, $order['lines']);
+        self::assertSame(['sku_code' => 'avocado', 'qty' => 2, 'unit_price' => '0.90', 'line_total' => '1.80'], $order['lines'][0]);
+        self::assertSame(['sku_code' => 'bananas', 'qty' => 3, 'unit_price' => '1.20', 'line_total' => '3.60'], $order['lines'][1]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_never_leaks_pii_or_internal_ids(): void
+    {
+        $this->seedOrder();
+        $order = $this->adapter->get('ORD-1');
+        self::assertNotNull($order);
+
+        // The whole projected payload — the confirmation page renders from this.
+        $flat = (string) json_encode($order);
+        self::assertStringNotContainsString('secret@example.test', $flat, 'the customer email must never reach the public page');
+
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('customer_email', $order);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('id', $order);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('currency', $order);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('updated_at', $order);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('id', $order['lines'][0]);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('location', $order['lines'][0]);
+        self::assertArrayNotHasKey('order_id', $order['lines'][0]);
+    }
+
+    public function test_a_missing_order_is_null(): void
+    {
+        self::assertNull($this->adapter->get('NOPE'));
+    }
+}