diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba2c34da..773b7aba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ the frozen-backend fallback mirror it for their toolchains.
 - Onboarding recognizes locally saved Hugging Face tokens without contacting Hugging Face, and replacing one requires an explicit click (#1852) — thanks @psiberfunk!
 - The logs panel no longer reports “All clear” before log retrieval succeeds or while logs contain warnings or errors (#1870) — thanks @motodriver!
 - MOSS accelerator routing now matches runtime device selection, including native XPU and registered NPU detection (#1830) — thanks @li-lizhe!
+- Confucius accelerator routing matches device selection, and dots.tts keeps safe CPU precision on non-CUDA accelerators (#1831) — thanks @li-lizhe!
 
 
 ## [0.5.2] — 2026-09-02
diff --git a/backend/engines/confucius4/__init__.py b/backend/engines/confucius4/__init__.py
index 3e2a1815..81c7b3e3 100644
--- a/backend/engines/confucius4/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/engines/confucius4/__init__.py
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class Confucius4Backend(SubprocessBackend):
     # Upstream vocoder rate (config target_sample_rate) — confirmed 22 050 Hz by
     # a live run (2026-07-02); still re-read from the sidecar's ready/audio frames.
     _DEFAULT_SAMPLE_RATE = 22050
-    # CUDA fast path + CPU fallback, both exercised (CPU end-to-end validated).
-    # No MPS claim — upstream has no Metal path.
-    gpu_compat = ("cuda", "cpu")
+    # Match device propagation into upstream .to(device). XPU/NPU routing is
+    # contract-tested, not a claim of physical-hardware synthesis validation.
+    gpu_compat = ("cuda", "rocm", "xpu", "npu", "cpu")
 
     @classmethod
     def is_available(cls) -> tuple[bool, str]:
diff --git a/backend/engines/confucius4/main.py b/backend/engines/confucius4/main.py
index 2b188f9b..d98d34db 100644
--- a/backend/engines/confucius4/main.py
+++ b/backend/engines/confucius4/main.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def _ensure_clone_on_sys_path() -> None:
 
 
 def _load_model(stdout):
-    """Cold-construct the Confucius4 model (CUDA, else CPU — both validated)."""
+    """Cold-construct using an available torch accelerator, with CPU fallback."""
     global _model
     if _model is not None:
         return _model
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ def _load_model(stdout):
     import torch
     from confuciustts.cli.inference import ConfuciusTTS  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 
-    device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+    device = torch.accelerator.current_accelerator(check_available=True)
+    device = device.type if device is not None else "cpu"  # 'cuda', 'npu', 'mps', 'xpu', 'cpu'
+    if device == "mps":
+        device = "cpu"  # MPS was slower than CPU in the existing validation run
     _send(stdout, {"op": "progress", "stage": "loading_model", "percent": 50})
 
     _model = ConfuciusTTS(config_path=_config_path(), device=device)
diff --git a/backend/engines/dots_tts/main.py b/backend/engines/dots_tts/main.py
index 36a490b1..597923de 100644
--- a/backend/engines/dots_tts/main.py
+++ b/backend/engines/dots_tts/main.py
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ def _load_runtime(stdout):
     from dots_tts.runtime import DotsTtsRuntime  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 
     repo = os.environ.get("OMNIVOICE_DOTS_TTS_MODEL", _DEFAULT_REPO)
+    # Match DotsTtsRuntime's own CUDA/CPU selection. Its _check_torch_env
+    # rejects half precision without CUDA, even when an XPU/NPU is available.
     default_precision = "bfloat16" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "float32"
     precision = os.environ.get("OMNIVOICE_DOTS_TTS_PRECISION", default_precision)
     optimize = os.environ.get("OMNIVOICE_DOTS_TTS_OPTIMIZE", "0") == "1"
diff --git a/docs/engines/confucius4-tts.md b/docs/engines/confucius4-tts.md
index 7a32f58c..94dcb238 100644
--- a/docs/engines/confucius4-tts.md
+++ b/docs/engines/confucius4-tts.md
@@ -88,3 +88,11 @@ sr = model.sample_rate  # 22050
 - ✅ **Sidecar logic unit-tested** (`tests/test_confucius4_sidecar.py`):
   language normalization, tensor→PCM (mono/stereo/clip), config-path
   resolution, clone sys.path injection, wire framing, synthesize dispatch.
+
+## Accelerator routing
+
+The sidecar passes a runtime-available CUDA/ROCm, XPU, or registered NPU
+through upstream's device-aware model loading. The engine venv needs a matching
+PyTorch/vendor runtime. XPU/NPU selection is covered by mocked loader and routing
+tests; this change does not certify synthesis on physical XPU/NPU hardware.
+MPS keeps the existing CPU fallback described in the validation record above.
diff --git a/docs/engines/dots-tts.md b/docs/engines/dots-tts.md
index c21f5f03..a24d80f1 100644
--- a/docs/engines/dots-tts.md
+++ b/docs/engines/dots-tts.md
@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@ dots.tts runs in a dedicated sidecar venv (it pins `transformers==4.57`,
 which conflicts with the parent's `transformers>=5.3`). For why that adds
 disk and how uv keeps the cost down, see
 [Engine venvs & disk usage](disk-usage.md).
+
+The upstream runtime selects CUDA or CPU internally. Automatic precision follows
+that selection: bfloat16 on CUDA, float32 otherwise, including XPU/NPU/MPS hosts
+where this runtime executes on CPU. `OMNIVOICE_DOTS_TTS_PRECISION` remains an
+explicit override.
diff --git a/tests/test_confucius4_scaffold.py b/tests/test_confucius4_scaffold.py
index 38784822..08144707 100644
--- a/tests/test_confucius4_scaffold.py
+++ b/tests/test_confucius4_scaffold.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_registered_in_lazy_registry():
 def test_backend_class_metadata():
     from engines.confucius4 import Confucius4Backend
     assert Confucius4Backend.id == "confucius4-tts"
-    assert Confucius4Backend.gpu_compat == ("cuda", "cpu")    # CPU validated E2E; no MPS claim
+    assert Confucius4Backend.gpu_compat == ("cuda", "rocm", "xpu", "npu", "cpu")
     assert Confucius4Backend.supports_voice_design is False
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_confucius4_sidecar.py b/tests/test_confucius4_sidecar.py
index a7385837..9328a963 100644
--- a/tests/test_confucius4_sidecar.py
+++ b/tests/test_confucius4_sidecar.py
@@ -181,3 +181,29 @@ def test_synthesize_calls_generate_and_emits_audio(sc, monkeypatch):
 def test_synthesize_rejects_empty_text(sc):
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="text"):
         sc._handle_synthesize({"text": ""}, io.BytesIO())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('family', [None, 'cuda', 'xpu', 'npu', 'mps'])
+def test_load_model_matches_routing(sc, monkeypatch, family):
+    import sys
+    from types import SimpleNamespace
+    from unittest.mock import Mock
+    from core.device_caps import HostCaps
+    from services.engine_routing import resolve_routing
+    from engines.confucius4 import Confucius4Backend
+
+    accelerator = Mock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(type=family) if family else None)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'torch', SimpleNamespace(
+        accelerator=SimpleNamespace(current_accelerator=accelerator),
+    ))
+    constructor = Mock()
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'confuciustts.cli.inference', SimpleNamespace(ConfuciusTTS=constructor))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sc, '_model', None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sc, '_config_path', lambda: 'fixture.yaml')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(sc, '_ensure_clone_on_sys_path', lambda: None)
+    sc._load_model(io.BytesIO())
+    expected = family if family not in (None, 'mps') else 'cpu'
+    constructor.assert_called_once_with(config_path='fixture.yaml', device=expected)
+    accelerator.assert_called_once_with(check_available=True)
+    caps = HostCaps(family=family or 'cpu', available_families=(family, 'cpu') if family else ('cpu',))
+    assert resolve_routing(Confucius4Backend.gpu_compat, caps)['effective_device'] == expected
diff --git a/tests/test_dots_tts_accelerator_precision.py b/tests/test_dots_tts_accelerator_precision.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cc0452c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_dots_tts_accelerator_precision.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""DOTS picks CUDA/CPU internally; another accelerator must not imply bf16."""
+import io
+import sys
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('family', [None, 'cuda', 'xpu', 'npu', 'mps'])
+def test_precision_matches_runtime_device(monkeypatch, family):
+    from engines.dots_tts import main
+
+    accelerator = Mock(return_value=SimpleNamespace(type=family) if family else None)
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'torch', SimpleNamespace(
+        accelerator=SimpleNamespace(current_accelerator=accelerator),
+        cuda=SimpleNamespace(is_available=lambda: family == 'cuda'),
+    ))
+    loader = Mock()
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, 'dots_tts.runtime', SimpleNamespace(DotsTtsRuntime=loader))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, '_runtime', None)
+    monkeypatch.delenv('OMNIVOICE_DOTS_TTS_PRECISION', raising=False)
+    main._load_runtime(io.BytesIO())
+    assert loader.from_pretrained.call_args.kwargs['precision'] == ('bfloat16' if family == 'cuda' else 'float32')