diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
index 1681e0a846..3f2d420f1f 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_code(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 	let ctx_ident_for_flip = context_param(parsed).map(|ctx| ctx.ident.clone());
 	let carries_generic = |ident: &Ident| {
 		regular_fields.iter().enumerate().any(|(index, field)| match &field.ty {
-			ParsedFieldType::Regular(RegularParsedField { ty, list_levels, .. }) => (*list_levels > 0 || (record_io && index > 0)) && type_contains_ident(ty, ident),
+			// A reading carrier spelling its rows out reaches the kernel concrete, so the struct carries its element generic like a ranked or secondary one.
+			ParsedFieldType::Regular(RegularParsedField { ty, list_levels, implementations, .. }) => {
+				(*list_levels > 0 || (record_io && (index > 0 || !implementations.is_empty()))) && type_contains_ident(ty, ident)
+			}
 			_ => false,
 		})
 	};
@@ -804,10 +807,14 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 	// A gather carrier copies the returned lane's frame, so it needs the plan
 	// without a carrier layout of its own.
 	let gather_carrier = record_io && node.output.gathers;
+	// A carrier spelling its rows out is concrete in each row and the struct carries its element
+	// generic, so it reads like a concrete element; a passthrough carrier keeps its opaque token.
+	let carrier_rows = matches!(parsed.fields.first().map(|field| &field.ty), Some(ParsedFieldType::Regular(RegularParsedField { implementations, .. })) if !implementations.is_empty());
 	// A gathered element is carried by the copy plan, not as a lazy token, so
 	// its generic stays a struct parameter.
 	let record_token = match (kind, &node.output.shape.element) {
-		(crate::codegen::ir::NodeKind::RecordIo, crate::codegen::ir::Element::Generic(ident)) if !gather_carrier => Some(ident.clone()),
+		// A carrier spelling its rows out monomorphizes the element per row, so it stays a real struct parameter rather than an erased token.
+		(crate::codegen::ir::NodeKind::RecordIo, crate::codegen::ir::Element::Generic(ident)) if !gather_carrier && !carrier_rows => Some(ident.clone()),
 		// An opaque reading input's element is byte-carried the same way, even
 		// though the output replaces it rather than carrying it through.
 		_ => crate::codegen::classify::opaque_reading_carrier(parsed),
@@ -820,8 +827,9 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 		crate::codegen::ir::Element::Concrete(ty) if !gather_carrier => Some(ty),
 		_ => None,
 	};
-	let carrier_read_ty: Option<&Type> = node.inputs.first().filter(|input| input.subject).and_then(|input| match &input.shape.element {
-		crate::codegen::ir::Element::Concrete(ty) => Some(ty),
+	let carrier_read_ty: Option<Type> = node.inputs.first().filter(|input| input.subject).and_then(|input| match &input.shape.element {
+		crate::codegen::ir::Element::Concrete(ty) => Some(ty.clone()),
+		crate::codegen::ir::Element::Generic(ident) if carrier_rows => Some(syn::parse_quote!(#ident)),
 		_ => None,
 	});
 	let subject_depth = node.inputs.iter().find(|input| input.subject).map_or(0, |input| input.shape.depth);
@@ -1890,7 +1898,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 		(record_io && async_source && !skips_carrier).then(|| {
 			let field = regular_fields[0];
 			let name = &field.pat_ident.ident;
-			let ty = carrier_read_ty.expect("a carrying record source reads a concrete element");
+			let ty = carrier_read_ty.as_ref().expect("a carrying record source reads a concrete element");
 			quote! {
 				let __src = match __cell.eval_input(0, &self.#name, __input, __frame.frames()) {
 					Ok(value) => value,
@@ -2033,7 +2041,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 			// The kernel drives the derived carrier itself through its handle.
 			let name = &regular_fields[0].pat_ident.ident;
 			Some(quote!(#name))
-		} else if let Some(ty) = carrier_read_ty {
+		} else if let Some(ty) = carrier_read_ty.as_ref() {
 			Some(tuple_arg(regular_fields[0], quote!(unsafe { #core_types::record::read_element::<#ty>(__src_rec) })))
 		} else {
 			Some(tuple_arg(regular_fields[0], quote!(#core_types::record::ElToken)))
@@ -2464,7 +2472,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 						_ => None,
 					}),
 			);
-			if let Some(ty) = carrier_read_ty {
+			if let Some(ty) = carrier_read_ty.as_ref() {
 				bounds.push({
 					let ty = &crate::codegen::classify::substitute_lifetimes(ty, "'static");
 					quote!(#ty: ::core::clone::Clone)
diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/classify.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/classify.rs
index 1683ed8a6d..bd09a009ec 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/classify.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/classify.rs
@@ -370,12 +370,14 @@ pub(crate) fn record_shape(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn) -> Option<RecordShape> {
 	};
 	// A gathered subject is never read as an element, so its generic stays open.
 	let gathers = crate::codegen::ir::gathers_lane(parsed);
+	// A carrier spelling its rows out is concrete in each of them, so its element generic monomorphizes with the row rather than staying open.
+	let carrier_rows = !implementations.is_empty();
 	let token = match ty {
 		Type::Tuple(tuple) if tuple.elems.is_empty() => None,
 		ty => match implementations.is_empty().then(|| unbounded_generic(parsed, ty)).flatten() {
 			Some(token) => Some(token),
 			None => {
-				if !gathers && contains_open_generic(parsed, ty) {
+				if !gathers && !carrier_rows && contains_open_generic(parsed, ty) {
 					return None;
 				}
 				None
@@ -405,7 +407,7 @@ pub(crate) fn record_shape(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn) -> Option<RecordShape> {
 			}
 		}
 		None => {
-			if !gathers && contains_open_generic(parsed, &element) {
+			if !gathers && !carrier_rows && contains_open_generic(parsed, &element) {
 				return None;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
index 2338e13054..2d1f84cd86 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ fn single_row_entries(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn, struct_name: &Ident, regular_fields
 	// A record-io node's plain secondary reaches the constructor concrete, so its generic monomorphizes the row like a ranked element does.
 	let record_secondary =
 		|index: usize| matches!(ir::node_kind(&node), ir::NodeKind::RecordIo) && index > 0 && !node.inputs[index].subject && matches!(&regular_fields[index].ty, ParsedFieldType::Regular(_));
+	// A reading carrier that spells its rows out is concrete in each of them, so its element generic monomorphizes the row
+	// (and with it the row's reads) rather than erasing. A passthrough carrier names no implementations and stays erased.
+	let record_carrier = |index: usize| matches!(ir::node_kind(&node), ir::NodeKind::RecordIo) && node.inputs[index].subject && matches!(&regular_fields[index].ty, ParsedFieldType::Regular(_));
 	let names_generic = |index: usize, generic: &Ident| match &regular_fields[index].ty {
 		ParsedFieldType::Regular(RegularParsedField { ty, .. }) => crate::codegen::type_contains_ident(ty, generic),
 		_ => false,
@@ -292,13 +295,14 @@ fn single_row_entries(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn, struct_name: &Ident, regular_fields
 			GenericParam::Type(type_param) if Some(&type_param.ident) != ctx_ident.as_ref() => Some(type_param.ident.clone()),
 			_ => None,
 		})
-		.filter(|ident| (0..regular_fields.len()).any(|index| (ranked(index) || record_secondary(index)) && names_generic(index, ident)))
+		.filter(|ident| (0..regular_fields.len()).any(|index| ((ranked(index) || record_secondary(index)) && names_generic(index, ident)) || (record_carrier(index) && solves_generic(index, ident))))
 		.collect();
 	// Ranked sources come first, so a generic a ranked input already carries keeps sourcing its rows from that input.
 	let carried_source = |generic: &Ident| {
 		(0..regular_fields.len())
 			.find(|&index| ranked(index) && solves_generic(index, generic))
 			.or_else(|| (0..regular_fields.len()).find(|&index| record_secondary(index) && solves_generic(index, generic)))
+			.or_else(|| (0..regular_fields.len()).find(|&index| record_carrier(index) && solves_generic(index, generic)))
 	};
 	let carried: Option<Vec<(Ident, usize)>> = carried_generic_idents.iter().map(|ident| carried_source(ident).map(|index| (ident.clone(), index))).collect();
 	let Some(carried) = carried else {
@@ -340,7 +344,11 @@ fn single_row_entries(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn, struct_name: &Ident, regular_fields
 			let slots: Vec<SlotKind> = slots
 				.iter()
 				.map(|slot| match slot {
-					SlotKind::BaseGeneric(name) => SlotKind::BaseGeneric(name.clone()),
+					// A generic subject the row assigns is that row's concrete carrier.
+					SlotKind::BaseGeneric(name) => match assignments.iter().find(|(generic, _)| generic == name) {
+						Some((_, ty)) => SlotKind::BaseConcrete(substitute_lifetimes(ty, "'static")),
+						None => SlotKind::BaseGeneric(name.clone()),
+					},
 					SlotKind::BaseConcrete(ty) => SlotKind::BaseConcrete(substitute_lifetimes(&substitute_ident_types(ty, assignments), "'static")),
 					SlotKind::Value(ty) => SlotKind::Value(substitute_lifetimes(&substitute_ident_types(ty, assignments), "'static")),
 					SlotKind::Extracted(ty) => SlotKind::Extracted(substitute_lifetimes(&substitute_ident_types(ty, assignments), "'static")),
@@ -665,4 +673,26 @@ mod tests {
 			assert!(generated.contains(&row), "the row carries the leveled element {element}: {generated}");
 		}
 	}
+
+	/// A reading carrier that spells its rows out monomorphizes per row, so its
+	/// element generic reaches the registry concrete instead of erasing to a
+	/// token. Without this the node compiles but registers nothing.
+	#[test]
+	fn a_reading_carrier_rows_its_element_generic() {
+		let entries = entries_of(
+			quote!(category("")),
+			quote!(
+				fn round<V: Clone + Send + Sync>(_: impl Ctx, #[implementations(Graphic, Vector)] (content, transform): (V, Attr<Transform>), radius: f64) -> (V, Attr<Transform>) {
+					todo!()
+				}
+			),
+		);
+		assert!(entries.contains("fn round_entries"), "a reading carrier with implementations must emit its entries fn: {entries}");
+		assert_eq!(entries.matches("constructor :").count(), 2, "one row per implementation: {entries}");
+		for element in ["Graphic", "Vector"] {
+			let row = format!("record_source_type :: < {element} > ()");
+			assert!(entries.contains(&row), "the implementations row {element} is missing: {entries}");
+		}
+		assert!(!entries.contains("< V >"), "every row instantiates the carried element generic: {entries}");
+	}
 }
diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/validation.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/validation.rs
index db469efefc..de872ec69e 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/validation.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/validation.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ fn validate_record_io(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn) {
 					emit_error!(field.pat_ident.span(), "attribute-only inputs are not supported yet; the value component cannot be `()`");
 				}
 				let is_token_carrier = index == 0 && implementations.is_empty() && crate::codegen::unbounded_generic(parsed, ty).is_some();
-				if !is_token_carrier && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, ty) {
+				// An input spelling its rows out is concrete in each of them, so its reads monomorphize with the row.
+				if !is_token_carrier && implementations.is_empty() && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, ty) {
 					emit_error!(
 						field.pat_ident.span(),
 						"a reading input's value is monomorphic for now; use a concrete type or an unbounded passthrough generic in the primary input"
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ fn validate_record_io(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn) {
 		);
 		return;
 	};
+	// A carrier spelling its rows out is concrete in each of them, so its element generic is not an open one.
+	let carrier_rows = matches!(&carrier.ty, ParsedFieldType::Regular(RegularParsedField { implementations, .. }) if !implementations.is_empty());
+
 	let node = crate::codegen::ir::build(parsed);
 	if lazy_carrier && !node.derives {
 		emit_error!(parsed.input.pat_ident.span(), "a lazy record carrier evaluates at derived contexts; spell `impl Ctx + DeriveCtx`");
@@ -149,12 +153,12 @@ fn validate_record_io(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn) {
 		None => {
 			if let Some(ident) = crate::codegen::unbounded_generic(parsed, element) {
 				emit_error!(parsed.output_type.span(), "the returned generic element `{}` has no matching input", ident);
-			} else if !no_carrier && !node.output.gathers && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, carrier_ty) {
+			} else if !no_carrier && !node.output.gathers && !carrier_rows && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, carrier_ty) {
 				emit_error!(
 					carrier.pat_ident.span(),
 					"record element reads are monomorphic for now; use a concrete element type or an unbounded passthrough generic"
 				);
-			} else if !node.output.gathers && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, element) {
+			} else if !node.output.gathers && !carrier_rows && crate::codegen::contains_open_generic(parsed, element) {
 				emit_error!(parsed.output_type.span(), "a written element must be a concrete type");
 			}
 		}