diff --git a/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/ReadModelCapability.java b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/ReadModelCapability.java
index 43b25b6..3f928f1 100644
--- a/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/ReadModelCapability.java
+++ b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/ReadModelCapability.java
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ public interface ReadModelCapability<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE> {
 
 	<T> T read ( Class<? extends ReadModelWithMetaData<? extends DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>> readModelClass,  Object... params );
 
-	// TODO how to hide these from other clients than the Dashboard?
-	
-	<T> T readUnbounded ( Class<? extends ReadModelWithMetaData<? extends DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>> readModelClass, Tracing tracing, Object... params );
-
-	<T> T readUnbounded ( Class<? extends ReadModelWithMetaData<? extends DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>> readModelClass,  Object... params );
-
 }
diff --git a/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/UnboundedReadModelCapability.java b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/UnboundedReadModelCapability.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdb2bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-api/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/readmodels/UnboundedReadModelCapability.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Sliceworkz Event Modeling - an opinionated Event Modeling framework in Java
+ * Copyright © 2025 Sliceworkz / XTi (info@sliceworkz.org)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.readmodels;
+
+import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.events.Tracing;
+
+/**
+ * Capability for reading models across all event streams, regardless of bounded context boundaries.
+ * <p>
+ * This is intended for internal dashboard and monitoring use only.
+ * Application developers should use {@link ReadModelCapability#read} instead,
+ * which scopes queries to the bounded context's own domain event stream.
+ * <p>
+ * To use this capability, define a custom bounded context interface that explicitly
+ * extends this interface:
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * interface DashboardContext extends CQRSCapabilities<MyEvent>, UnboundedReadModelCapability<MyEvent> {}
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+public interface UnboundedReadModelCapability<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE> {
+
+	<T> T readUnbounded ( Class<? extends ReadModelWithMetaData<? extends DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>> readModelClass, Tracing tracing, Object... params );
+
+	<T> T readUnbounded ( Class<? extends ReadModelWithMetaData<? extends DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>> readModelClass,  Object... params );
+
+}
diff --git a/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-impl/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/module/boundedcontext/BoundedContextImpl.java b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-impl/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/module/boundedcontext/BoundedContextImpl.java
index dd890d6..fd2047a 100644
--- a/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-impl/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/module/boundedcontext/BoundedContextImpl.java
+++ b/sliceworkz-eventmodeling-impl/src/main/java/org/sliceworkz/eventmodeling/module/boundedcontext/BoundedContextImpl.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.module.outbound.OutboundModule;
 import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.module.readmodels.ReadModelModule;
 import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.readmodels.ReadModelWithMetaData;
+import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.readmodels.UnboundedReadModelCapability;
 import org.sliceworkz.eventmodeling.slices.FeatureSliceConfiguration;
 import org.sliceworkz.eventstore.events.EphemeralEvent;
 import org.sliceworkz.eventstore.events.Event;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Counter;
 import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
 
-public class BoundedContextImpl<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE,INBOUND_EVENT_TYPE,OUTBOUND_EVENT_TYPE> implements AllCapabilities<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE, INBOUND_EVENT_TYPE, OUTBOUND_EVENT_TYPE>, ConsistentEventProcessor<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE> {
+public class BoundedContextImpl<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE,INBOUND_EVENT_TYPE,OUTBOUND_EVENT_TYPE> implements AllCapabilities<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE, INBOUND_EVENT_TYPE, OUTBOUND_EVENT_TYPE>, UnboundedReadModelCapability<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE>, ConsistentEventProcessor<DOMAIN_EVENT_TYPE> {
 
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BoundedContextImpl.class);