diff --git a/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/CWM.RoslynNavigator.csproj b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/CWM.RoslynNavigator.csproj
index 68f5663..80c8834 100644
--- a/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/CWM.RoslynNavigator.csproj
+++ b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/CWM.RoslynNavigator.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     <!-- NuGet package metadata -->
     <PackageId>CWM.RoslynNavigator</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.7.2</Version>
+    <Version>0.7.3</Version>
     <Authors>Mukesh Murugan</Authors>
     <Company>codewithmukesh</Company>
     <Product>CWM.RoslynNavigator</Product>
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
     <None Include="..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="CWM.RoslynNavigator.Tests" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.2.0-preview.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.0" />
diff --git a/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/Tools/GetProjectGraphTool.cs b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/Tools/GetProjectGraphTool.cs
index 45ec3ba..d298cd3 100644
--- a/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/Tools/GetProjectGraphTool.cs
+++ b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/src/Tools/GetProjectGraphTool.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Xml.Linq;
 using CWM.RoslynNavigator.Responses;
 using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
@@ -67,18 +68,48 @@ private static string DetectTargetFramework(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Project proje
         }
 
         // Strategy 2: Check preprocessor symbols (e.g., NET10_0, NET8_0)
-        var preprocessorSymbol = project.ParseOptions?.PreprocessorSymbolNames
-            .Where(s => s.StartsWith("NET"))
-            .OrderByDescending(s => s.Length)
-            .FirstOrDefault();
-
-        if (preprocessorSymbol is not null)
+        if (project.ParseOptions?.PreprocessorSymbolNames is { } symbols)
         {
-            // Convert "NET10_0" to "net10.0", "NET8_0_OR_GREATER" stays as-is but we prefer exact match
-            var exact = preprocessorSymbol.Replace("_OR_GREATER", "");
-            return exact.ToLowerInvariant().Replace('_', '.');
+            var detected = DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols);
+            if (detected is not null)
+                return detected;
         }
 
         return "unknown";
     }
+
+    // Exact TFM symbols: NET10_0, NETSTANDARD2_0, NETCOREAPP3_1. Anchored so compat
+    // symbols like NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER (issue #19) never match.
+    private static readonly Regex ExactTfmSymbol =
+        new(@"^(NETSTANDARD|NETCOREAPP|NET)(\d+)_(\d+)$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    // .NET Framework symbols have no underscore: NET48, NET472
+    private static readonly Regex FrameworkTfmSymbol = new(@"^NET(\d{2,3})$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    internal static string? DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(IEnumerable<string> symbols)
+    {
+        var symbolList = symbols.ToList();
+
+        // A compilation defines exactly one exact TFM symbol alongside many *_OR_GREATER
+        // compat symbols. Only the exact one names the real target framework.
+        var exact = symbolList
+            .Select(s => ExactTfmSymbol.Match(s))
+            .Where(m => m.Success)
+            .Select(m => (Prefix: m.Groups[1].Value, Major: int.Parse(m.Groups[2].Value), Minor: int.Parse(m.Groups[3].Value)))
+            .OrderByDescending(t => t.Major)
+            .ThenByDescending(t => t.Minor)
+            .Select(t => (string?)$"{t.Prefix.ToLowerInvariant()}{t.Major}.{t.Minor}")
+            .FirstOrDefault();
+
+        if (exact is not null)
+            return exact;
+
+        return symbolList
+            .Select(s => FrameworkTfmSymbol.Match(s))
+            .Where(m => m.Success)
+            .Select(m => m.Groups[1].Value)
+            .OrderByDescending(v => int.Parse(v.PadRight(3, '0')))
+            .Select(v => (string?)$"net{v}")
+            .FirstOrDefault();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/tests/Tools/DetectTargetFrameworkTests.cs b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/tests/Tools/DetectTargetFrameworkTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..061db5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/CWM.RoslynNavigator/tests/Tools/DetectTargetFrameworkTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using CWM.RoslynNavigator.Tools;
+
+namespace CWM.RoslynNavigator.Tests.Tools;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Regression tests for issue #19: net10.0 projects were reported as "netcoreapp1.0"
+/// because the longest NET-prefixed preprocessor symbol (NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER)
+/// won over the exact TFM symbol (NET10_0).
+/// </summary>
+public class DetectTargetFrameworkTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_Net10_ReturnsNet10()
+    {
+        // Real symbol set the SDK defines for a net10.0 compilation
+        string[] symbols =
+        [
+            "TRACE", "DEBUG", "NET", "NET10_0", "NETCOREAPP",
+            "NET5_0_OR_GREATER", "NET6_0_OR_GREATER", "NET7_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NET8_0_OR_GREATER", "NET9_0_OR_GREATER", "NET10_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP1_1_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP2_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP2_1_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP2_2_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP3_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP3_1_OR_GREATER",
+        ];
+
+        Assert.Equal("net10.0", GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_Net8_ReturnsNet8()
+    {
+        string[] symbols =
+        [
+            "TRACE", "NET", "NET8_0", "NETCOREAPP",
+            "NET5_0_OR_GREATER", "NET6_0_OR_GREATER", "NET7_0_OR_GREATER", "NET8_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP2_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP3_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP3_1_OR_GREATER",
+        ];
+
+        Assert.Equal("net8.0", GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_NetStandard20_ReturnsNetStandard20()
+    {
+        string[] symbols =
+        [
+            "TRACE", "NETSTANDARD", "NETSTANDARD2_0",
+            "NETSTANDARD1_0_OR_GREATER", "NETSTANDARD1_1_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETSTANDARD1_6_OR_GREATER", "NETSTANDARD2_0_OR_GREATER",
+        ];
+
+        Assert.Equal("netstandard2.0", GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_NetCoreApp31_ReturnsNetCoreApp31()
+    {
+        string[] symbols =
+        [
+            "TRACE", "NETCOREAPP", "NETCOREAPP3_1",
+            "NETCOREAPP1_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP2_0_OR_GREATER",
+            "NETCOREAPP3_0_OR_GREATER", "NETCOREAPP3_1_OR_GREATER",
+        ];
+
+        Assert.Equal("netcoreapp3.1", GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_NetFramework48_ReturnsNet48()
+    {
+        string[] symbols =
+        [
+            "TRACE", "NETFRAMEWORK", "NET48",
+            "NET20_OR_GREATER", "NET35_OR_GREATER", "NET40_OR_GREATER",
+            "NET45_OR_GREATER", "NET472_OR_GREATER", "NET48_OR_GREATER",
+        ];
+
+        Assert.Equal("net48", GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols_NoTfmSymbols_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        string[] symbols = ["TRACE", "DEBUG", "MY_CUSTOM_FLAG"];
+
+        Assert.Null(GetProjectGraphTool.DetectFromPreprocessorSymbols(symbols));
+    }
+}