diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 821fdc2..5bdfdf5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,6 +217,42 @@ start times, not source-sample timestamps. Schema application is manual.
 Bento 1 bentonite source and gate selection remain intentionally undefined pending
 process validation; the generic integration core is unchanged and reusable.
 
+## ERP current workplace status
+
+The read-only ERP adapter reads production-order/article context from MSSQL
+`NV_DWH.dbo.GRAFANA_WORKPLACE_STATUS`, for later live material KPIs. Credentials
+belong in ignored `secrets/erp.env`, using `ERP_DB_HOST`, `ERP_DB_PORT`,
+`ERP_DB_NAME`, `ERP_DB_USER`, and `ERP_DB_PASSWORD`. The verified endpoint is
+`192.168.111.24:49601`, database `NV_DWH`, using SQL Server authentication and
+a read-only account. All settings are required; ports must be integers 1–65535.
+
+```python
+from production_analytics.erp import ErpSettings, ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway
+
+settings = ErpSettings.from_secret_file()  # File values override environment values.
+status = ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway(settings).get_current_workplace_status("K7")
+```
+
+Alternatively, use `ErpSettings.from_environment(mapping)`. The existing simple
+dotenv loader is reused; no shell content is executed. Each call opens and closes
+one connection, with 10-second login/query timeouts, and performs a parameterized
+SELECT filtered by workplace. Zero rows returns `None`, one row returns an
+immutable `CurrentWorkplaceStatus`, and multiple rows raise `ErpReadError`.
+Driver failures and malformed rows also raise `ErpReadError` with safe messages.
+
+Only trailing whitespace is removed from workplace, production order, article
+number, and description; identifiers otherwise remain unchanged. Nullable fields
+stay `None`. Decimal/integer quantities are explicitly converted to finite floats
+(with normal floating-point precision); non-finite/overflowing values are rejected.
+Quantity fields use m² and remaining time uses hours, following the supplied source
+semantics. `feedback_timestamp` is preserved exactly, including a naive timezone.
+It represents the latest ERP feedback, and the ERP export is delayed relative to
+live process data; the adapter makes no freshness inference.
+
+This milestone adds no kg/m² or material-efficiency calculation, ERP-to-ENLYZE
+order mapping, persistence, polling, CLI, or Grafana integration. Automated ERP
+tests use mocks and require no live connectivity.
+
 ## Peak-cycle detection
 
 `PeakCycleDetector` is a pure calculation-domain component for roll length,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 17ca6a9..b81cd83 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = { text = "Proprietary" }
 authors = [{ name = "Production Analytics Team" }]
-dependencies = ["PyYAML>=6.0", "psycopg[binary]>=3.2,<4"]
+dependencies = ["PyYAML>=6.0", "psycopg[binary]>=3.2,<4", "pymssql>=2.4.0,<3"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
diff --git a/src/production_analytics/erp/__init__.py b/src/production_analytics/erp/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01d508c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/production_analytics/erp/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+"""Read-only ERP current workplace context."""
+
+from production_analytics.erp.gateway import (
+    CurrentWorkplaceStatus,
+    ErpReadError,
+    ErpSettings,
+    ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway,
+)
+
+__all__ = ["CurrentWorkplaceStatus", "ErpReadError", "ErpSettings", "ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway"]
diff --git a/src/production_analytics/erp/gateway.py b/src/production_analytics/erp/gateway.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c87e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/production_analytics/erp/gateway.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+"""Focused MSSQL boundary for dbo.GRAFANA_WORKPLACE_STATUS."""
+
+import os
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
+from math import isfinite
+
+import pymssql
+
+from production_analytics.enlyze.exploration import ConfigurationError, load_secret_file
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class ErpSettings:
+    host: str
+    port: int
+    database: str
+    user: str = field(repr=False)
+    password: str = field(repr=False)
+
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+        for attribute, suffix in (
+            ("host", "HOST"), ("database", "NAME"), ("user", "USER"), ("password", "PASSWORD"),
+        ):
+            value = getattr(self, attribute)
+            if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip() or "\x00" in value:
+                raise ConfigurationError(f"ERP_DB_{suffix} must be non-empty without NUL bytes")
+        if type(self.port) is not int or not 1 <= self.port <= 65535:
+            raise ConfigurationError("ERP_DB_PORT must be an integer from 1 to 65535")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_environment(cls, environment: Mapping[str, str]) -> "ErpSettings":
+        raw_port = environment.get("ERP_DB_PORT", "")
+        try:
+            if not isinstance(raw_port, str):
+                raise ValueError
+            port = int(raw_port)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ConfigurationError("ERP_DB_PORT must be an integer from 1 to 65535") from None
+        return cls(
+            host=environment.get("ERP_DB_HOST", ""), port=port,
+            database=environment.get("ERP_DB_NAME", ""),
+            user=environment.get("ERP_DB_USER", ""),
+            password=environment.get("ERP_DB_PASSWORD", ""),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_secret_file(
+        cls, path: str | os.PathLike[str] = "secrets/erp.env",
+        *, environment: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> "ErpSettings":
+        """Load dotenv values over the environment, following the existing convention."""
+        try:
+            values = load_secret_file(path)
+        except Exception:
+            raise ConfigurationError("ERP secret file could not be loaded") from None
+        base = os.environ if environment is None else environment
+        return cls.from_environment({**base, **values})
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class CurrentWorkplaceStatus:
+    """Latest ERP feedback; timestamp and timezone are preserved, with no freshness claim."""
+
+    workplace: str
+    production_order: str
+    article_number: str | None
+    article_description: str | None
+    feedback_timestamp: datetime
+    order_quantity_m2: float | None
+    good_quantity_m2: float | None
+    remaining_quantity_m2: float | None
+    remaining_time_hours: float | None
+    remaining_rolls: float | None
+
+
+class ErpReadError(RuntimeError):
+    """Safe operator-facing ERP read or result error."""
+
+
+_CURRENT_STATUS_SQL = """SELECT
+    [Arbeitsplatz], [Fertigungsauftragsnummer], [Artikelnummer], [Artikelbezeichnung],
+    [Zeitstempel], [Auftragsmenge], [Gutmenge], [Restmenge],
+    [Verbleibende Zeit], [Verbleibende Rollen]
+FROM [dbo].[GRAFANA_WORKPLACE_STATUS]
+WHERE [Arbeitsplatz] = %s"""
+
+
+class ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway:
+    def __init__(self, settings: ErpSettings) -> None:
+        self._settings = settings
+
+    def get_current_workplace_status(self, workplace: str) -> CurrentWorkplaceStatus | None:
+        if not isinstance(workplace, str) or not workplace.strip() or "\x00" in workplace:
+            raise ValueError("workplace must be a non-empty string without NUL bytes")
+        try:
+            with pymssql.connect(
+                server=self._settings.host, port=self._settings.port,
+                database=self._settings.database, user=self._settings.user,
+                password=self._settings.password, login_timeout=10, timeout=10,
+            ) as connection:
+                with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                    cursor.execute(_CURRENT_STATUS_SQL, (workplace,))
+                    # Two rows suffice to detect a violation without selecting an arbitrary row.
+                    rows = cursor.fetchmany(2)
+        except Exception:
+            # Driver messages may include credentials; suppress their traceback chain too.
+            raise ErpReadError("ERP current workplace status read failed") from None
+        if not rows:
+            return None
+        if len(rows) > 1:
+            raise ErpReadError("ERP current workplace status returned multiple rows")
+        try:
+            row = rows[0]
+            if len(row) != 10 or not isinstance(row[4], datetime):
+                raise ValueError
+            return CurrentWorkplaceStatus(
+                workplace=_text(row[0]), production_order=_text(row[1]),
+                article_number=_text(row[2], nullable=True),
+                article_description=_text(row[3], nullable=True),
+                feedback_timestamp=row[4],
+                order_quantity_m2=_number(row[5]), good_quantity_m2=_number(row[6]),
+                remaining_quantity_m2=_number(row[7]), remaining_time_hours=_number(row[8]),
+                remaining_rolls=_number(row[9]),
+            )
+        except Exception:
+            raise ErpReadError("ERP current workplace status returned an invalid row") from None
+
+
+def _text(value: object, *, nullable: bool = False) -> str | None:
+    if value is None and nullable:
+        return None
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError
+    return value.rstrip()
+
+
+def _number(value: object) -> float | None:
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, (Decimal, int, float)):
+        raise ValueError
+    result = float(value)
+    if not isfinite(result):
+        raise ValueError
+    return result
diff --git a/tests/test_erp_gateway.py b/tests/test_erp_gateway.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e6ad4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_erp_gateway.py
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+import re
+import traceback
+from dataclasses import FrozenInstanceError, replace
+from datetime import UTC, datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+from production_analytics.enlyze.exploration import ConfigurationError
+from production_analytics.erp import ErpReadError, ErpSettings, ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway
+
+ENV = dict(ERP_DB_HOST='localhost', ERP_DB_PORT='49601', ERP_DB_NAME='NV_DWH',
+           ERP_DB_USER='private-user', ERP_DB_PASSWORD='private-password')
+NOW = datetime(2026, 9, 4, 21, 20, 50)
+ROW = ('K7       ', '12026000815  ', '212520                ',
+       'Stex R 1501  C (PR)   5,80 x  50 m   ', NOW,
+       Decimal('80040.000'), Decimal('69281.000'), Decimal('10759.000'), 17, 38)
+
+
+def test_valid_settings():
+    settings = ErpSettings.from_environment(ENV)
+    assert (settings.host, settings.port, settings.database) == ('localhost', 49601, 'NV_DWH')
+    assert settings.user == ENV['ERP_DB_USER']
+    assert settings.password == ENV['ERP_DB_PASSWORD']
+    assert settings.user not in repr(settings)
+    assert settings.password not in repr(settings)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('key', ENV)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [None, '', '  ', '\x00'])
+def test_required_settings(key, value):
+    environment = dict(ENV)
+    if value is None:
+        del environment[key]
+    else:
+        environment[key] = value
+    with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError, match=key):
+        ErpSettings.from_environment(environment)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('port', ['0', '-1', '65536', '1.5', 'private-password'])
+def test_invalid_port(port):
+    with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError, match='ERP_DB_PORT') as error:
+        ErpSettings.from_environment(dict(ENV, ERP_DB_PORT=port))
+    assert 'private-password' not in ''.join(traceback.format_exception(error.value))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('port', [1, 65535])
+def test_port_boundaries(port):
+    assert ErpSettings.from_environment(dict(ENV, ERP_DB_PORT=str(port))).port == port
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('changes', [{'port': True}, {'port': 1.5}, {'host': ''},
+                                     {'database': ''}, {'user': ''}, {'password': ''}])
+def test_direct_settings_validation(changes):
+    with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
+        replace(ErpSettings.from_environment(ENV), **changes)
+
+
+def test_secret_file(tmp_path):
+    path = tmp_path / 'erp.env'
+    path.write_text("ERP_DB_PASSWORD='file password'\n")
+    assert ErpSettings.from_secret_file(path, environment=ENV).password == 'file password'
+    assert ErpSettings.from_secret_file(tmp_path / 'missing', environment=ENV).port == 49601
+    path.write_text("ERP_DB_PASSWORD='private-password\n")
+    with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError) as error:
+        ErpSettings.from_secret_file(path, environment=ENV)
+    assert 'private-password' not in ''.join(traceback.format_exception(error.value))
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def db(monkeypatch):
+    connect = MagicMock()
+    monkeypatch.setattr('production_analytics.erp.gateway.pymssql.connect', connect)
+    connection = connect.return_value.__enter__.return_value
+    cursor = connection.cursor.return_value.__enter__.return_value
+    cursor.fetchmany.return_value = [ROW]
+    return connect, connection, cursor
+
+
+def read():
+    return ErpWorkplaceStatusGateway(ErpSettings.from_environment(ENV))
+
+
+def test_valid_row_and_resource_lifecycle(db):
+    connect, connection, cursor = db
+    status = read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+    assert status.workplace == 'K7'
+    assert status.production_order == '12026000815'
+    assert status.article_number == '212520'
+    assert status.article_description == 'Stex R 1501  C (PR)   5,80 x  50 m'
+    assert status.feedback_timestamp is NOW
+    assert status.feedback_timestamp.tzinfo is None
+    assert (status.order_quantity_m2, status.good_quantity_m2, status.remaining_quantity_m2,
+            status.remaining_time_hours, status.remaining_rolls) == (
+                80040., 69281., 10759., 17., 38.,
+            )
+    assert type(status.order_quantity_m2) is float
+    with pytest.raises(FrozenInstanceError):
+        status.workplace = 'other'
+    cursor.fetchmany.assert_called_once_with(2)
+    connection.cursor.return_value.__exit__.assert_called_once()
+    connect.return_value.__exit__.assert_called_once()
+    connect.assert_called_once_with(server='localhost', port=49601, database='NV_DWH',
+                                    user='private-user', password='private-password',
+                                    login_timeout=10, timeout=10)
+    connection.commit.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_leading_whitespace_and_timezone_preserved(db):
+    row = list(ROW)
+    row[:4] = [' K7 ', ' K 7-001 ', ' 001 ', ' description  ']
+    row[4] = NOW.replace(tzinfo=UTC)
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = [row]
+    status = read().get_current_workplace_status(' K7')
+    assert (status.workplace, status.production_order, status.article_number,
+            status.article_description) == (' K7', ' K 7-001', ' 001', ' description')
+    assert status.feedback_timestamp is row[4]
+
+
+def test_nullable_fields(db):
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = [('K7', '001', None, None, NOW, *([None] * 5))]
+    status = read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+    assert all(getattr(status, key) is None for key in (
+        'article_number', 'article_description', 'order_quantity_m2', 'good_quantity_m2',
+        'remaining_quantity_m2', 'remaining_time_hours', 'remaining_rolls',
+    ))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [Decimal('NaN'), Decimal('Infinity'), Decimal('1e999'),
+                                   float('nan'), True, 'private-password'])
+def test_invalid_numbers(db, value):
+    row = list(ROW)
+    row[5] = value
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = [row]
+    with pytest.raises(ErpReadError, match='invalid row') as error:
+        read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+    assert 'private-password' not in ''.join(traceback.format_exception(error.value))
+
+
+def test_fractional_decimal(db):
+    row = list(ROW)
+    row[5:] = [Decimal('12.125')] * 5
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = [row]
+    status = read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+    assert status.order_quantity_m2 == status.remaining_rolls == 12.125
+
+
+def test_zero_rows(db):
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = []
+    assert read().get_current_workplace_status('K7') is None
+
+
+def test_multiple_rows(db):
+    db[2].fetchmany.return_value = [ROW, ROW]
+    with pytest.raises(ErpReadError, match='multiple rows'):
+        read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+
+
+def test_parameterized_read_only_query(db):
+    workplace = "K7'; DELETE FROM anything; --"
+    read().get_current_workplace_status(workplace)
+    db[2].execute.assert_called_once()
+    sql, params = db[2].execute.call_args.args
+    assert params == (workplace,)
+    assert workplace not in sql
+    assert 'WHERE [Arbeitsplatz] = %s' in sql
+    assert re.findall(r'FROM\s+(\S+)', sql) == ['[dbo].[GRAFANA_WORKPLACE_STATUS]']
+    assert not re.search(r'\b(INSERT|UPDATE|DELETE|MERGE|EXEC|TOP|ORDER BY)\b', sql, re.I)
+    assert sql.lstrip().startswith('SELECT')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('stage', ['connect', 'execute', 'fetch', 'cursor_close', 'close'])
+def test_driver_errors_are_safe(db, stage):
+    connect, connection, cursor = db
+    target = {'connect': connect, 'execute': cursor.execute, 'fetch': cursor.fetchmany,
+              'cursor_close': connection.cursor.return_value.__exit__,
+              'close': connect.return_value.__exit__}[stage]
+    target.side_effect = RuntimeError('private-user private-password')
+    with pytest.raises(ErpReadError, match='read failed') as error:
+        read().get_current_workplace_status('K7')
+    rendered = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(error.value))
+    assert 'private-user' not in rendered
+    assert 'private-password' not in rendered
+    if stage != 'connect':
+        connect.return_value.__exit__.assert_called_once()