diff --git a/build/CMakeLists.txt b/build/CMakeLists.txt
index 66b9160..30f5389 100644
--- a/build/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ target_sources(cargoxx
         ../src/manifest/writer.cpp
         ../src/resolver/conan_probe.cpp
         ../src/resolver/discover.cpp
+        ../src/resolver/findmodule_scan.cpp
         ../src/resolver/nix_cmake_scan.cpp
         ../src/resolver/nixpkgs_git.cpp
         ../src/resolver/nixpkgs_probe.cpp
diff --git a/src/resolver/discover.cpp b/src/resolver/discover.cpp
index b5ddd17..fcd563b 100644
--- a/src/resolver/discover.cpp
+++ b/src/resolver/discover.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ auto recipe_from_pc(const PcCandidate& p, const std::string& nixpkgs_attr,
     };
 }
 
+auto recipe_from_findmodule(const FindModuleCandidate& fm,
+                            const std::string& nixpkgs_attr,
+                            const std::string& source) -> linkdb::Recipe {
+    return linkdb::Recipe{
+        .nixpkgs_attr = nixpkgs_attr,
+        .find_package = fm.find_package,
+        .targets = fm.targets,
+        .source = source,
+    };
+}
+
 struct Candidate {
     std::string source;
     linkdb::Recipe recipe;
@@ -159,6 +170,10 @@ auto discover(const std::string& name, const std::string& version_spec,
         candidates.push_back(
             {"nix-probe", recipe_from_nix_scan(*scan_hit, name, "nix-probe")});
     }
+    if (auto fm = findmodule_scan(name); fm) {
+        candidates.push_back(
+            {"cmake-findmodule", recipe_from_findmodule(*fm, name, "cmake-findmodule")});
+    }
     if (!realized_dev_path.empty()) {
         if (auto p = pc_scan(fs::path{realized_dev_path}, name); p) {
             pc_hit = std::move(*p);
diff --git a/src/resolver/findmodule_scan.cpp b/src/resolver/findmodule_scan.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..842c87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resolver/findmodule_scan.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+module cargoxx.resolver;
+
+import std;
+import cargoxx.exec;
+import cargoxx.util;
+
+namespace cargoxx::resolver {
+
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
+
+namespace {
+
+// Mirrors nix_cmake_scan / pc_scan. Kept local; Phase A refactor will
+// extract this to a shared `name_match` module.
+auto normalize(std::string_view s) -> std::string {
+    std::string out;
+    out.reserve(s.size());
+    for (char c : s) {
+        out += static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)));
+    }
+    if (out.size() > 3 && out.starts_with("lib")) {
+        out.erase(0, 3);
+    }
+    auto is_vchar = [](char c) {
+        return std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '.'
+               || c == '-' || c == '_';
+    };
+    std::size_t end = out.size();
+    while (end > 0 && is_vchar(out[end - 1])) {
+        --end;
+    }
+    bool has_digit = false;
+    for (auto i = end; i < out.size(); ++i) {
+        if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(out[i]))) {
+            has_digit = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (has_digit) {
+        out.erase(end);
+        if (!out.empty() && (out.back() == '-' || out.back() == '_')) {
+            out.pop_back();
+        }
+    }
+    std::string compact;
+    compact.reserve(out.size());
+    for (char c : out) {
+        if (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+            compact += c;
+        }
+    }
+    return compact;
+}
+
+auto match_score(std::string_view stem, std::string_view pkg) -> int {
+    auto s = normalize(stem);
+    auto q = normalize(pkg);
+    if (q.empty()) {
+        return 2;
+    }
+    if (s == q) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (!s.empty() && (s.starts_with(q) || q.starts_with(s))) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return 2;
+}
+
+// Find CMake's bundled Modules dir. `cmake -E capabilities` emits JSON
+// with a `cmakeRoot` field; modules live at `${cmakeRoot}/Modules/`.
+// We parse the value with a tiny string search rather than dragging
+// nlohmann::json through this module — the field's value is always a
+// quoted string immediately after the literal `"cmakeRoot":`.
+auto find_modules_dir() -> std::optional<fs::path> {
+    auto r = exec::run("cmake",
+                       {"-E", "capabilities"},
+                       exec::ExecOptions{
+                           .cwd = fs::current_path(),
+                           .env_overrides = {},
+                           .timeout = std::chrono::seconds{5},
+                           .inherit_stdio = false,
+                       });
+    if (!r || r->exit_code != 0) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    std::string_view body = r->stdout_text;
+    constexpr std::string_view key = "\"cmakeRoot\":\"";
+    auto pos = body.find(key);
+    if (pos == std::string_view::npos) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    pos += key.size();
+    auto end = body.find('"', pos);
+    if (end == std::string_view::npos) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    fs::path modules = fs::path{std::string{body.substr(pos, end - pos)}} / "Modules";
+    std::error_code ec;
+    if (!fs::exists(modules, ec) || ec) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    return modules;
+}
+
+// Strip a leading "Find" and trailing ".cmake" from a filename to get
+// the find_package stem.
+auto module_stem(const fs::path& path) -> std::string {
+    auto s = path.stem().string();           // e.g. "FindSQLite3"
+    if (s.starts_with("Find")) {
+        s.erase(0, 4);
+    }
+    return s;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+auto findmodule_scan(const std::string& package_name)
+    -> util::Result<FindModuleCandidate> {
+    auto modules_dir = find_modules_dir();
+    if (!modules_dir) {
+        return std::unexpected(util::Error{
+            util::ErrorCode::ResolutionUnknownPackage,
+            "cannot locate CMake's bundled Modules directory",
+            "", std::nullopt, std::nullopt,
+        });
+    }
+
+    struct Match {
+        int score;
+        std::string stem;
+        fs::path path;
+    };
+    std::vector<Match> matches;
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator{
+             *modules_dir, fs::directory_options::skip_permission_denied, ec}) {
+        if (!entry.is_regular_file()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto name = entry.path().filename().string();
+        if (!name.starts_with("Find") || !name.ends_with(".cmake")) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        auto stem = module_stem(entry.path());
+        matches.push_back(Match{
+            .score = match_score(stem, package_name),
+            .stem = std::move(stem),
+            .path = entry.path(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (matches.empty()) {
+        return std::unexpected(util::Error{
+            util::ErrorCode::ResolutionUnknownPackage,
+            std::format("no Find*.cmake under '{}'", modules_dir->string()),
+            "", std::nullopt, std::nullopt,
+        });
+    }
+
+    std::ranges::stable_sort(matches, [](const Match& a, const Match& b) {
+        if (a.score != b.score) {
+            return a.score < b.score;
+        }
+        if (a.stem.size() != b.stem.size()) {
+            return a.stem.size() < b.stem.size();
+        }
+        return a.stem < b.stem;
+    });
+
+    if (matches.front().score >= 2) {
+        return std::unexpected(util::Error{
+            util::ErrorCode::ResolutionUnknownPackage,
+            std::format("no Find*.cmake matches package name '{}'", package_name),
+            "", std::nullopt, std::nullopt,
+        });
+    }
+
+    const auto& winner = matches.front();
+
+    // FindModules rarely declare IMPORTED targets the same way Config
+    // files do, so scan_imported_targets often comes back empty.
+    // Default to CMake's modern convention `<X>::<X>` and let the
+    // namespaced-from-the-module-body pick override when present.
+    std::vector<std::string> targets;
+    std::ifstream in{winner.path};
+    if (in) {
+        std::string text{std::istreambuf_iterator<char>{in}, {}};
+        targets = scan_imported_targets(text);
+    }
+    if (targets.empty()) {
+        targets.push_back(std::format("{}::{}", winner.stem, winner.stem));
+    } else {
+        targets = filter_public_targets(std::move(targets), winner.stem);
+    }
+
+    return FindModuleCandidate{
+        .find_package = std::format("{} REQUIRED", winner.stem),
+        .targets = std::move(targets),
+        .module_file = winner.path,
+    };
+}
+
+} // namespace cargoxx::resolver
diff --git a/src/resolver/resolver.cppm b/src/resolver/resolver.cppm
index f6b5a2c..12bc8ba 100644
--- a/src/resolver/resolver.cppm
+++ b/src/resolver/resolver.cppm
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ auto nix_cmake_scan(const std::filesystem::path& store_path,
                     const std::string& package_name)
     -> util::Result<NixCmakeCandidate>;
 
+// A CMake builtin FindModule-shaped recipe. CMake ships ~160 `Find*.cmake`
+// modules with the installation; for libraries that have no `Config.cmake`
+// but a corresponding builtin (sqlite has `FindSQLite3.cmake`, openssl has
+// `FindOpenSSL.cmake`, threads has `FindThreads.cmake`, …) the recipe
+// emits `find_package(<X> REQUIRED)` without the CONFIG keyword.
+struct FindModuleCandidate {
+    std::string find_package;          // e.g. "SQLite3 REQUIRED"
+    std::vector<std::string> targets;  // e.g. ["SQLite::SQLite3"]
+    std::filesystem::path module_file; // the FindX.cmake we matched
+};
+
+// Walks CMake's bundled `Modules/Find*.cmake` and picks the best match
+// for `package_name`. Returns ResolutionUnknownPackage when no module
+// scores acceptably.
+auto findmodule_scan(const std::string& package_name)
+    -> util::Result<FindModuleCandidate>;
+
 // A pkg-config-shaped recipe: the package ships a `.pc` file rather
 // than a CMake config. Consumed via `find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)`
 // + `pkg_check_modules(<NAME> REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET <pc_module>)`,