diff --git a/lib/org-governance-stack.ts b/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
index c897b1b..2c201cc 100644
--- a/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
+++ b/lib/org-governance-stack.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class OrgGovernanceStack extends cdk.Stack {
       name: "protect-privileged-roles",
       type: "SERVICE_CONTROL_POLICY",
       description:
-        "prod/nonprod: protect break-glass, CDK exec, githubdeploy, and hcptf-bootstrap roles",
+        "prod/nonprod: protect break-glass, CDK exec, githubdeploy, hcptf-bootstrap, and /platform/ roles",
       targetIds: [prodOu.attrId, nonprodOu.attrId],
       content: scpContent("protect-privileged-roles"),
     });
@@ -338,6 +338,33 @@ export class OrgGovernanceStack extends cdk.Stack {
               },
             },
           },
+          {
+            Sid: "ProtectPlatformPath",
+            Effect: "Deny",
+            Action: [
+              "iam:CreateRole",
+              "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy",
+              "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
+              "iam:PutRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
+              "iam:DeleteRole",
+              "iam:UpdateRole",
+              "iam:PutRolePermissionsBoundary",
+              "iam:DeleteRolePermissionsBoundary",
+              "iam:TagRole",
+              "iam:UntagRole",
+            ],
+            Resource: "arn:aws:iam::*:role/platform/*",
+            Condition: {
+              ArnNotLike: {
+                "aws:PrincipalArn": [
+                  "arn:aws:iam::*:role/OrganizationAccountAccessRole",
+                  "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-reserved/sso.amazonaws.com/*AWSReservedSSO_Platform_*",
+                ],
+              },
+            },
+          },
           {
             Sid: "ProtectDelegatedAdminMembership",
             Effect: "Deny",
diff --git a/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json b/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
index 202ec22..1d8777b 100644
--- a/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
+++ b/lib/scp/protect-privileged-roles.json
@@ -31,6 +31,33 @@
           ]
         }
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "Sid": "ProtectPlatformPath",
+      "Effect": "Deny",
+      "Action": [
+        "iam:CreateRole",
+        "iam:UpdateAssumeRolePolicy",
+        "iam:AttachRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DetachRolePolicy",
+        "iam:PutRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DeleteRolePolicy",
+        "iam:DeleteRole",
+        "iam:UpdateRole",
+        "iam:PutRolePermissionsBoundary",
+        "iam:DeleteRolePermissionsBoundary",
+        "iam:TagRole",
+        "iam:UntagRole"
+      ],
+      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/platform/*",
+      "Condition": {
+        "ArnNotLike": {
+          "aws:PrincipalArn": [
+            "arn:aws:iam::*:role/OrganizationAccountAccessRole",
+            "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-reserved/sso.amazonaws.com/*AWSReservedSSO_Platform_*"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh b/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
index 72ed30a..75e143c 100755
--- a/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 #   scripts/create-hcptf-bootstrap-roles.sh --account prod --allow-workspace STACK-prod
 #
 # --simulate runs iam:SimulatePrincipalPolicy against the apply role. Requires
-# the role to already exist.
+# the role to already exist. The policy source is the live Role.Arn from
+# iam:GetRole, so an existing unpathed role and a /platform/ create both match.
 #
 # Default trust is exact StringEquals for workspace iam-bootstrap-<env> only.
 # HCP workspace names are org-unique, so prod and dev cannot both be
@@ -145,8 +146,41 @@ AWS_SESSION_TOKEN="$(python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["Se
 echo "account: ${ACCOUNT_ID} (${ACCOUNT_KEY})"
 echo "caller:  $(aws sts get-caller-identity --query Arn --output text)"
 
+# Live ARN, checked against the role path. IAM role names are unique per
+# account, so GetRole finds either /hcptf-bootstrap or /platform/hcptf-bootstrap.
+role_arn() {
+  local name="$1"
+  local line arn path
+  # Command substitution so set -e stops when GetRole fails. A missing role
+  # must not fall through to a printed ARN.
+  line="$(aws iam get-role --role-name "$name" \
+    --query 'Role.[Arn,Path]' --output text)"
+  arn="${line%%$'\t'*}"
+  path="${line#*$'\t'}"
+  path="${path%$'\r'}"
+  case "$path" in
+    /)
+      [[ "$arn" == "arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/${name}" ]] || {
+        echo "${name}: ARN ${arn} does not match path ${path}" >&2
+        exit 1
+      }
+      ;;
+    /platform/)
+      [[ "$arn" == "arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/platform/${name}" ]] || {
+        echo "${name}: ARN ${arn} does not match path ${path}" >&2
+        exit 1
+      }
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "${name}: unexpected path ${path} (ARN ${arn})" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  printf '%s\n' "$arn"
+}
+
 if [[ "$SIMULATE" -eq 1 ]]; then
-  APPLY_ARN="arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/hcptf-bootstrap"
+  APPLY_ARN="$(role_arn hcptf-bootstrap)"
   echo "== simulate ${APPLY_ARN} =="
   echo "-- CreateRole with tf-managed boundary (expect allowed) --"
   aws iam simulate-principal-policy \
@@ -239,10 +273,14 @@ create_or_update_role() {
       aws iam update-assume-role-policy --role-name "$name" --policy-document "file://${trust_file}"
     fi
   else
-    echo "  $name: create"
+    echo "  $name: create on /platform/"
+    # Path is create-only. IAM cannot move an existing role onto /platform/.
+    # Prod and dev already have hcptf-bootstrap and hcptf-bootstrap-plan, so
+    # this branch does not run for them. Do not delete and recreate to set a path.
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" -eq 0 ]]; then
       aws iam create-role \
         --role-name "$name" \
+        --path /platform/ \
         --assume-role-policy-document "file://${trust_file}" \
         --description "HCP Terraform ${name} (PLAT-145). Console/CLI owned. Manual apply only." \
         --tags Key=Project,Value=hcp-bootstrap Key=Owner,Value=adam@seahavenind.com Key=ManagedBy,Value=cli
@@ -277,9 +315,11 @@ aws iam attach-role-policy \
   2>/dev/null || true
 echo "  hcptf-bootstrap-plan: attached ViewOnlyAccess"
 
+APPLY_ARN="$(role_arn hcptf-bootstrap)"
+PLAN_ARN="$(role_arn hcptf-bootstrap-plan)"
 echo "done. Next: HCP workspace ${BOOTSTRAP_WORKSPACE} in ${HCP_PROJECT}, Manual apply,"
-echo "  TFC_AWS_APPLY_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/hcptf-bootstrap"
-echo "  TFC_AWS_PLAN_ROLE_ARN=arn:aws:iam::${ACCOUNT_ID}:role/hcptf-bootstrap-plan"
+echo "  TFC_AWS_APPLY_ROLE_ARN=${APPLY_ARN}"
+echo "  TFC_AWS_PLAN_ROLE_ARN=${PLAN_ARN}"
 if [[ -n "$ALLOW_WORKSPACE" ]]; then
   echo "First-apply/import window: point workspace ${ALLOW_WORKSPACE} TFC_AWS_* at the pair above,"
   echo "  apply, retarget scoped ARNs, then re-run this script with no --allow-workspace."