diff --git a/crates/fff-c/include/fff.h b/crates/fff-c/include/fff.h
index 1a60fbcd5..2574cfb45 100644
--- a/crates/fff-c/include/fff.h
+++ b/crates/fff-c/include/fff.h
@@ -1238,6 +1238,94 @@ bool fff_grep_match_get_is_definition(const struct FffGrepMatch *m);
  */
 bool fff_grep_match_get_is_binary(const struct FffGrepMatch *m);
 
+/**
+ * Final combined score used for ranking. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_total(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Raw fuzzy match score before bonuses and penalties. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_base_score(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Bonus for matching the file name rather than only the path. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_filename_bonus(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Bonus for special file names (e.g. `README`, `main.rs`). Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_special_filename_bonus(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Boost from the frecency database. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_frecency_boost(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Penalty based on directory distance from the current file. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_distance_penalty(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Penalty applied to the currently open file. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_current_file_penalty(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Boost when several scoring signals agree. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_combo_match_boost(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Bonus for query segments aligning with path segments. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+int32_t fff_score_get_path_alignment_bonus(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * `true` if the query matched the file name or directory exactly; `false` if `s` is null.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+bool fff_score_get_exact_match(const struct FffScore *s);
+
+/**
+ * Match type label (e.g. `"exact_filename"`, `"fuzzy_path"`); null if `s` is null. Do not free.
+ *
+ * ## Safety
+ * `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+ */
+const char *fff_score_get_match_type(const struct FffScore *s);
+
 /**
  * Number of items in the result; `0` if `r` is null.
  *
diff --git a/crates/fff-c/src/accessors.rs b/crates/fff-c/src/accessors.rs
index 84da47873..150806f46 100644
--- a/crates/fff-c/src/accessors.rs
+++ b/crates/fff-c/src/accessors.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::ffi::c_char;
 use std::ptr;
 
 use crate::ffi_types::{
-    FffFileItem, FffGrepMatch, FffGrepResult, FffMatchRange, FffResult, FffSearchResult,
+    FffFileItem, FffGrepMatch, FffGrepResult, FffMatchRange, FffResult, FffScore, FffSearchResult,
 };
 
 // ── FffResult ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -474,6 +474,140 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_grep_match_get_is_binary(m: *const FffGrepMatch) ->
     unsafe { (*m).is_binary }
 }
 
+// ── FffScore ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/// Final combined score used for ranking. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_total(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).total }
+}
+
+/// Raw fuzzy match score before bonuses and penalties. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_base_score(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).base_score }
+}
+
+/// Bonus for matching the file name rather than only the path. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_filename_bonus(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).filename_bonus }
+}
+
+/// Bonus for special file names (e.g. `README`, `main.rs`). Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_special_filename_bonus(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).special_filename_bonus }
+}
+
+/// Boost from the frecency database. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_frecency_boost(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).frecency_boost }
+}
+
+/// Penalty based on directory distance from the current file. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_distance_penalty(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).distance_penalty }
+}
+
+/// Penalty applied to the currently open file. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_current_file_penalty(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).current_file_penalty }
+}
+
+/// Boost when several scoring signals agree. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_combo_match_boost(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).combo_match_boost }
+}
+
+/// Bonus for query segments aligning with path segments. Returns `0` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_path_alignment_bonus(s: *const FffScore) -> i32 {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).path_alignment_bonus }
+}
+
+/// `true` if the query matched the file name or directory exactly; `false` if `s` is null.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_exact_match(s: *const FffScore) -> bool {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).exact_match }
+}
+
+/// Match type label (e.g. `"exact_filename"`, `"fuzzy_path"`); null if `s` is null. Do not free.
+///
+/// ## Safety
+/// `s` must be a valid `FffScore` pointer or null.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn fff_score_get_match_type(s: *const FffScore) -> *const c_char {
+    if s.is_null() {
+        return ptr::null();
+    }
+    unsafe { (*s).match_type }
+}
+
 // ── FffSearchResult ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /// Number of items in the result; `0` if `r` is null.
diff --git a/packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts b/packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts
index f0e23dd6e..50c42c26a 100644
--- a/packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts
+++ b/packages/fff-bun/src/fff-api.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ export interface Score {
   currentFilePenalty: number;
   /** Boost from query history combo matching */
   comboMatchBoost: number;
+  /** Bonus for query segments aligning with path segments */
+  pathAlignmentBonus: number;
   /** Whether this was an exact match */
   exactMatch: boolean;
   /** Type of match: 'fuzzy', 'exact', 'prefix', etc. */
diff --git a/packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts b/packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts
index 32cc44413..f37b01105 100644
--- a/packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts
+++ b/packages/fff-bun/src/ffi.ts
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ const SC_FREC = 16; // i32         (4)
 const SC_DIST = 20; // i32         (4)
 const SC_CURFILE = 24; // i32         (4)
 const SC_COMBO = 28; // i32         (4)
-const SC_EXACT = 32; // bool        (1 + 7 pad)
+const SC_PATH_ALIGN = 32; // i32         (4)
+const SC_EXACT = 36; // bool        (1 + 3 pad)
 const SC_MTYPE = 40; // *mut c_char (8)
 const SC_SIZE_OF = 48;
 
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ function readScoreStruct(p: number): Score {
     distancePenalty: read.i32(pp, SC_DIST),
     currentFilePenalty: read.i32(pp, SC_CURFILE),
     comboMatchBoost: read.i32(pp, SC_COMBO),
+    pathAlignmentBonus: read.i32(pp, SC_PATH_ALIGN),
     exactMatch: read.u8(pp, SC_EXACT) !== 0,
     matchType: readCString(read.ptr(pp, SC_MTYPE)) ?? "",
   };
diff --git a/packages/fff-bun/test/index.test.ts b/packages/fff-bun/test/index.test.ts
index 4459187f8..fab188b86 100644
--- a/packages/fff-bun/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fff-bun/test/index.test.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ describe("FileFinder - Full Lifecycle", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  test("exact filename query decodes exactMatch=true (#888)", () => {
+    const result = finder.fileSearch("package.json", { pageSize: 5 });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (result.ok) {
+      const idx = result.value.items.findIndex((i) => i.relativePath === "package.json");
+      expect(idx).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+      const score = result.value.scores[idx];
+      expect(score.matchType).toBe("exact_filename");
+      expect(score.exactMatch).toBe(true);
+      expect(typeof score.pathAlignmentBonus).toBe("number");
+    }
+  });
+
   test("search returns empty for non-matching query", () => {
     const result = finder.fileSearch("xyznonexistentfilenamexyz123456");
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
diff --git a/packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts b/packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts
index f0e23dd6e..50c42c26a 100644
--- a/packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts
+++ b/packages/fff-node/src/fff-api.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ export interface Score {
   currentFilePenalty: number;
   /** Boost from query history combo matching */
   comboMatchBoost: number;
+  /** Bonus for query segments aligning with path segments */
+  pathAlignmentBonus: number;
   /** Whether this was an exact match */
   exactMatch: boolean;
   /** Type of match: 'fuzzy', 'exact', 'prefix', etc. */
diff --git a/packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts b/packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
index fcd86f97d..5bf060d3c 100644
--- a/packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
+++ b/packages/fff-node/src/ffi.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ const FFF_SCORE_STRUCT = {
   distance_penalty: DataType.I32,
   current_file_penalty: DataType.I32,
   combo_match_boost: DataType.I32,
+  path_alignment_bonus: DataType.I32,
   exact_match: DataType.U8,
   match_type: DataType.External,
 };
@@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ interface FffScoreRaw {
   distance_penalty: number;
   current_file_penalty: number;
   combo_match_boost: number;
+  path_alignment_bonus: number;
   exact_match: number;
   match_type: JsExternal;
 }
@@ -623,7 +625,7 @@ const FFF_GREP_MATCH_STRUCT = {
   match_ranges_count: DataType.U32,
   context_before_count: DataType.U32,
   context_after_count: DataType.U32,
-  fuzzy_score: DataType.U32, // actually u16 in C, but ffi-rs doesn't so we read it as u32 with padding
+  fuzzy_score: DataType.I16, // u16 in C; ffi-rs has no U16, so read I16 and mask (#888)
   has_fuzzy_score: DataType.U8,
   is_binary: DataType.U8,
   is_definition: DataType.U8,
@@ -713,6 +715,7 @@ function readScoreFromRaw(raw: FffScoreRaw): Score {
     distancePenalty: raw.distance_penalty,
     currentFilePenalty: raw.current_file_penalty,
     comboMatchBoost: raw.combo_match_boost,
+    pathAlignmentBonus: raw.path_alignment_bonus,
     exactMatch: raw.exact_match !== 0,
     matchType: readCString(raw.match_type) ?? "",
   };
@@ -841,7 +844,7 @@ function readGrepMatchFromRaw(raw: FffGrepMatchRaw): GrepMatch {
   };
 
   if (raw.has_fuzzy_score !== 0) {
-    match.fuzzyScore = raw.fuzzy_score;
+    match.fuzzyScore = raw.fuzzy_score & 0xffff;
   }
   if (raw.context_before_count > 0) {
     match.contextBefore = readCStringArray(raw.context_before, raw.context_before_count);
diff --git a/packages/fff-node/test/e2e.mjs b/packages/fff-node/test/e2e.mjs
index 86db7b7b3..7850375e0 100644
--- a/packages/fff-node/test/e2e.mjs
+++ b/packages/fff-node/test/e2e.mjs
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ describe("fff-node", { concurrency: 1 }, () => {
       assert.equal(typeof s.matchType, "string");
     });
 
+    it("exact filename query decodes exactMatch=true (#888)", () => {
+      const r = finder.fileSearch("Cargo.toml", { pageSize: 5 });
+      assert.ok(r.ok);
+      const idx = r.value.items.findIndex((i) => i.relativePath === "Cargo.toml");
+      assert.ok(idx >= 0, "root Cargo.toml should be in results");
+      const s = r.value.scores[idx];
+      assert.equal(s.matchType, "exact_filename");
+      assert.equal(s.exactMatch, true);
+      assert.equal(typeof s.pathAlignmentBonus, "number");
+    });
+
     it("totalMatched <= totalFiles", () => {
       const r = finder.fileSearch("rs", { pageSize: 1 });
       assert.ok(r.ok);
@@ -194,6 +205,27 @@ describe("fff-node", { concurrency: 1 }, () => {
       console.log(m.matchRanges);
     });
 
+    it("plain grep on text files never reports binary/definition/fuzzy flags (#888)", () => {
+      const r = finder.grep("FffResult", { mode: "plain", pageSize: 100 });
+      assert.ok(r.ok);
+      assert.ok(r.value.items.length > 1);
+      for (const m of r.value.items) {
+        assert.equal(m.isBinary, false, `${m.relativePath}:${m.lineNumber} flagged binary`);
+        assert.equal(m.isDefinition, undefined, `${m.relativePath}:${m.lineNumber} flagged definition`);
+        assert.equal(m.fuzzyScore, undefined, `${m.relativePath}:${m.lineNumber} has fuzzyScore in plain mode`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("fuzzy grep decodes fuzzyScore as u16", () => {
+      const r = finder.grep("FfRslt", { mode: "fuzzy", pageSize: 20 });
+      assert.ok(r.ok);
+      assert.ok(r.value.items.length > 0);
+      for (const m of r.value.items) {
+        assert.equal(typeof m.fuzzyScore, "number");
+        assert.ok(m.fuzzyScore >= 0 && m.fuzzyScore <= 0xffff, `fuzzyScore out of u16 range: ${m.fuzzyScore}`);
+      }
+    });
+
     it("pagination returns a second page", () => {
       const r = finder.grep("fn", { mode: "plain" });
       assert.ok(r.ok);
diff --git a/packages/shared/fff-api.ts b/packages/shared/fff-api.ts
index 26cc03ab4..cc53a3aa8 100644
--- a/packages/shared/fff-api.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/fff-api.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ export interface Score {
   currentFilePenalty: number;
   /** Boost from query history combo matching */
   comboMatchBoost: number;
+  /** Bonus for query segments aligning with path segments */
+  pathAlignmentBonus: number;
   /** Whether this was an exact match */
   exactMatch: boolean;
   /** Type of match: 'fuzzy', 'exact', 'prefix', etc. */