diff --git a/racket/prologos/parse-reader.rkt b/racket/prologos/parse-reader.rkt
index 8b6a94288..f67416fcc 100644
--- a/racket/prologos/parse-reader.rkt
+++ b/racket/prologos/parse-reader.rkt
@@ -1844,6 +1844,18 @@
      (make-stx (list (make-stx '$nat-literal source line col pos1 0)
                      (make-stx value source line col pos1 span))
                source line col pos1 span)]
+    ;; Slash-containing number lexeme (e.g. 0/1, 1/2, -3/7) → ($rat-literal n).
+    ;; A user-written `0/1` IS a Rat literal even when string->number simplifies
+    ;; the value to the integer 0; the `/` is a load-bearing source token. The
+    ;; sentinel preserves Rat-ness through the parse pipeline so downstream
+    ;; typing sees `0/1` as Rat, not as Int.
+    [(number)
+     (cond
+       [(string-contains? lexeme "/")
+        (make-stx (list (make-stx '$rat-literal source line col pos1 0)
+                        (make-stx value source line col pos1 span))
+                  source line col pos1 span)]
+       [else (make-stx value source line col pos1 span)])]
     [(rest-param)
      (if (string=? lexeme "...")
          ;; standalone ... → $rest symbol
diff --git a/racket/prologos/parser.rkt b/racket/prologos/parser.rkt
index a9cfc5914..3120c8207 100644
--- a/racket/prologos/parser.rkt
+++ b/racket/prologos/parser.rkt
@@ -623,6 +623,18 @@
                (parse-error loc (format "N suffix requires a non-negative integer, got: ~a" v) #f)))
          (parse-error loc "N suffix requires exactly one argument" #f))]
 
+    ;; $rat-literal sentinel: a number lexeme containing `/` (e.g. 0/1, 1/2,
+    ;; -3/7) is a Rat literal even when string->number simplifies it (e.g.
+    ;; `0/1` → 0). The WS reader emits this sentinel for any slash-containing
+    ;; number token to preserve Rat-ness through the parse pipeline.
+    [(and (symbol? head) (eq? head '$rat-literal))
+     (if (= (length args) 1)
+         (let ([v (stx->datum (car args))])
+           (if (and (number? v) (exact? v) (rational? v))
+               (surf-rat-lit v loc)
+               (parse-error loc (format "rat literal requires an exact rational, got: ~a" v) #f)))
+         (parse-error loc "rat literal requires exactly one argument" #f))]
+
     ;; $approx-literal sentinel: ~N → surf-approx-literal
     [(and (symbol? head) (eq? head '$approx-literal))
      (if (= (length args) 1)
diff --git a/racket/prologos/tests/test-negative-literals.rkt b/racket/prologos/tests/test-negative-literals.rkt
index 77e86d7c0..6a486ef44 100644
--- a/racket/prologos/tests/test-negative-literals.rkt
+++ b/racket/prologos/tests/test-negative-literals.rkt
@@ -117,8 +117,12 @@
                 '((eval -42))))
 
 (test-case "neg-lit/roundtrip: eval -3/7"
+  ;; Slash-containing number lexemes are wrapped in a $rat-literal sentinel
+  ;; by the WS reader so that `0/1`, `1/1`, etc. retain Rat-ness even when
+  ;; string->number would simplify them to integers. (See eigentrust pitfalls
+  ;; doc #3 and tests/test-rat-literal-in-list.rkt.)
   (check-equal? (read-all-forms-string "eval -3/7")
-                '((eval -3/7))))
+                '((eval ($rat-literal -3/7)))))
 
 (test-case "neg-lit/roundtrip: def x -5"
   (check-equal? (read-all-forms-string "def x -5")
diff --git a/racket/prologos/tests/test-rat-literal-in-list.rkt b/racket/prologos/tests/test-rat-literal-in-list.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..026acc00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/racket/prologos/tests/test-rat-literal-in-list.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+;;;
+;;; Tests for eigentrust pitfalls doc #3:
+;;;   `0/1` and `1/1` inside nested list literals silently became Int.
+;;;
+;;; Root cause: the WS reader called `string->number "0/1"` which Racket
+;;; simplifies to the integer 0, losing the user's `Rat`-literal intent.
+;;; Downstream typing then saw a mix of Int and Rat in `'[0/1 1/2 ...]`
+;;; and either picked Int or rejected the outer `[List Rat]` annotation.
+;;;
+;;; Fix shape (a — preserve at parse time): a number-token lexeme that
+;;; contains `/` is wrapped in a `($rat-literal val)` sentinel by the
+;;; WS reader, mirroring `($nat-literal val)` for `42N`. Both surface
+;;; parsers (parser.rkt for the preparse path, tree-parser.rkt for the
+;;; cell pipeline path) then route the sentinel / slash-lexeme to
+;;; `surf-rat-lit`, preserving Rat-ness even when the simplified value
+;;; is an integer.
+;;;
+;;; Files touched:
+;;;   - racket/prologos/parse-reader.rkt   (emit $rat-literal sentinel)
+;;;   - racket/prologos/parser.rkt         (handle $rat-literal sentinel)
+;;;   - racket/prologos/tree-parser.rkt    (slash-lexeme → surf-rat-lit;
+;;;                                         flatten-ws-datum exemption)
+;;;
+
+(require rackunit
+         racket/string
+         "test-support.rkt")
+
+;; ========================================
+;; A. The eigentrust reproducer
+;; ========================================
+;; The original failing form, scaled to 2x2 to keep the test small.
+;; Before the fix this raised "Type mismatch [List [List Rat]] ...
+;; '['[0 1/2] '[1/2 0]]" because `0/1` had been collapsed to Int 0.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/eigentrust-reproducer-2x2"
+  ;; Before the fix this raised "Type mismatch [List [List Rat]] ...".
+  ;; After: elaborates and evaluates cleanly, and the inferred type is
+  ;; the annotated `[List [List Rat]]`. (Pretty-print collapses 0/1 → 0
+  ;; in the value display, but the surrounding type is what matters.)
+  (define out
+    (run-ns-ws-last
+     "ns rl1\ndef C : [List [List Rat]] := \x27[\x27[0/1 1/2] \x27[1/2 0/1]]\neval C"))
+  (check-true (string-contains? out "List [prologos::data::list::List Rat]"))
+  (check-false (string-contains? out "Type mismatch")))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/eigentrust-reproducer-3x3"
+  ;; The exact 3x3 form from the eigentrust pitfalls doc.
+  (check-equal?
+   (run-ns-ws-last
+    "ns rl2\ndef C : [List [List Rat]]\n  := \x27[\x27[0/1 1/2 1/2] \x27[1/2 0/1 1/2] \x27[1/2 1/2 0/1]]\ninfer C")
+   "[prologos::data::list::List [prologos::data::list::List Rat]]"))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; B. Top-level Rat literal regressions
+;; ========================================
+;; Bare `0/1` and `1/1` outside a list must still be Rat (not Int).
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-zero-over-one-is-rat"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl3\ninfer 0/1") "Rat"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-one-over-one-is-rat"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl4\ninfer 1/1") "Rat"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-half-is-rat"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl5\ninfer 1/2") "Rat"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-negative-rat"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl6\ninfer -3/7") "Rat"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-negative-zero-over-one"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl7\ninfer -0/1") "Rat"))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; C. Bare integer regression: `0` and `42` are still Int
+;; ========================================
+;; The fix MUST NOT promote bare integers to Rat — only slash-containing
+;; lexemes are Rat literals.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-zero-is-int"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns ri1\ninfer 0") "Int"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-42-is-int"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns ri2\ninfer 42") "Int"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/bare-negative-int"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-ws-last "ns ri3\ninfer -7") "Int"))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; D. Single-level list literals
+;; ========================================
+;; The simplest list-literal case: `'[0/1 1/2]` should be `List Rat`,
+;; not `List Int`.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/single-list-zero-and-half"
+  (check-equal?
+   (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl8\ninfer \x27[0/1 1/2]")
+   "[prologos::data::list::List Rat]"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/single-list-with-one-over-one"
+  (check-equal?
+   (run-ns-ws-last "ns rl9\ninfer \x27[1/1 1/2 0/1]")
+   "[prologos::data::list::List Rat]"))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; E. PVec literals — companion path
+;; ========================================
+;; Per the eigentrust pitfalls doc #10, `@[0/1 1/2]` already worked for PVec.
+;; Confirm it continues to work and that this fix doesn't regress the PVec path.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/pvec-zero-and-half"
+  (check-equal?
+   (run-ns-ws-last "ns rp1\ninfer @[0/1 1/2]")
+   "(PVec Rat)"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/pvec-with-one-over-one"
+  (check-equal?
+   (run-ns-ws-last "ns rp2\ninfer @[1/1 1/2 0/1]")
+   "(PVec Rat)"))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; F. Annotated def with mixed simplifying / non-simplifying rationals
+;; ========================================
+;; The annotation `[List Rat]` declares the target type. Before the fix,
+;; `0/1` collapsed to Int and the annotation check failed. After the fix,
+;; the slash sentinel preserves Rat-ness and the def elaborates cleanly.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/annotated-list-with-zero-over-one"
+  (check-true
+   (string-contains?
+    (run-ns-ws-last
+     "ns rl10\ndef xs : [List Rat] := \x27[0/1 1/2 1/1]\neval xs")
+    "List Rat")))
+
+;; ========================================
+;; G. Sexp-mode (rat ...) constructor still works
+;; ========================================
+;; Defensive: the explicit `(rat 0/1)` constructor was never affected,
+;; but confirm the explicit-constructor path remains intact.
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/explicit-rat-zero-over-one"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-last "(ns rs1)\n(infer (rat 0/1))") "Rat"))
+
+(test-case "rat-literal-in-list/explicit-rat-one-over-one"
+  (check-equal? (run-ns-last "(ns rs2)\n(infer (rat 1/1))") "Rat"))
diff --git a/racket/prologos/tree-parser.rkt b/racket/prologos/tree-parser.rkt
index e386fe11f..d555cd6b1 100644
--- a/racket/prologos/tree-parser.rkt
+++ b/racket/prologos/tree-parser.rkt
@@ -226,10 +226,14 @@
     [(and (> (string-length lex) 1) (char=? (string-ref lex 0) #\:))
      (surf-keyword (string->symbol (substring lex 1)) loc)]
 
-    ;; Number — integer
+    ;; Number — integer or rational.
+    ;; A slash-containing lexeme (e.g. 0/1, 1/2, -3/7) is a Rat literal even
+    ;; when string->number simplifies the value to an integer (e.g. `0/1` → 0).
+    ;; The `/` is a load-bearing source token that survives simplification.
     [(string->number lex)
      => (lambda (n)
           (cond
+            [(and (exact-integer? n) (string-contains? lex "/")) (surf-rat-lit n loc)]
             [(and (exact-integer? n) (>= n 0)) (surf-int-lit n loc)]
             [(exact-integer? n) (surf-int-lit n loc)]
             [(rational? n) (surf-rat-lit n loc)]
@@ -613,7 +617,7 @@
                    item]
                   [(and (pair? item)
                         (not (memq (car item) '($brace-params $angle-type $list-literal
-                                                $nat-literal $approx-literal $decimal-literal
+                                                $nat-literal $rat-literal $approx-literal $decimal-literal
                                                 $set-literal $vec-literal $foreign-block
                                                 $typed-hole $solver-config quote $quote)))
                         (>= (length item) 2)