diff --git a/src/everos/component/rerank/dashscope_provider.py b/src/everos/component/rerank/dashscope_provider.py
index 498f26d77..23d0ad7fa 100644
--- a/src/everos/component/rerank/dashscope_provider.py
+++ b/src/everos/component/rerank/dashscope_provider.py
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 returned list is sorted score-descending defensively regardless of server
 ordering. ``api_key`` is required — DashScope has no anonymous tier.
 
-Only ``gte-rerank-v2`` is supported by this provider for now.
-``qwen3-rerank`` uses a different endpoint / request shape and should be
-added as a separate branch if EverOS decides to support it later.
+``gte-rerank-v2`` and ``qwen3-rerank`` are supported. Both use the same native
+endpoint and body; ``qwen3-rerank`` additionally takes the task instruction as
+``parameters.instruct`` (local patch 2026-10-02: the intl region has no
+``gte-rerank-v2``).
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ class DashScopeRerankProvider:
     """
 
     _SERVICE_PATH = "/api/v1/services/rerank/text-rerank/text-rerank"
-    _SUPPORTED_MODELS = frozenset({"gte-rerank-v2"})
+    _SUPPORTED_MODELS = frozenset({"gte-rerank-v2", "qwen3-rerank"})
+    _INSTRUCT_MODELS = frozenset({"qwen3-rerank"})
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         if model not in self._SUPPORTED_MODELS:
             raise ValueError(
-                f"DashScope rerank currently supports gte-rerank-v2 only; got {model!r}"
+                f"DashScope rerank supports {sorted(self._SUPPORTED_MODELS)}; "
+                f"got {model!r}"
             )
         self._model = model
         self._api_key = api_key
@@ -103,9 +106,8 @@ async def rerank(
     ) -> list[RerankResult]:
         """Score every document against ``query``; return sorted desc.
 
-        ``instruction`` is accepted for protocol parity but not transmitted:
-        DashScope applies the reranker template server-side, so there is no
-        client-side prompt to fill.
+        ``instruction`` is sent as ``parameters.instruct`` for ``qwen3-rerank``;
+        ``gte-rerank-v2`` takes no instruction, so it is dropped there.
         """
         if not documents:
             return []
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ async def rerank(
             for offset in range(0, len(documents), self._batch_size)
         ]
         chunk_results = await asyncio.gather(
-            *(self._score_chunk(query, docs) for _, docs in chunks)
+            *(self._score_chunk(query, docs, instruction) for _, docs in chunks)
         )
         scored: list[RerankResult] = []
         for (offset, _), partial in zip(chunks, chunk_results, strict=True):
@@ -126,12 +128,18 @@ async def rerank(
         return scored
 
     async def _score_chunk(
-        self, query: str, documents: list[str]
+        self, query: str, documents: list[str], instruction: str | None = None
     ) -> list[RerankResult]:
+        parameters: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "return_documents": False,
+            "top_n": len(documents),
+        }
+        if instruction and self._model in self._INSTRUCT_MODELS:
+            parameters["instruct"] = instruction
         payload: dict[str, Any] = {
             "model": self._model,
             "input": {"query": query, "documents": documents},
-            "parameters": {"return_documents": False, "top_n": len(documents)},
+            "parameters": parameters,
         }
         headers = {
             "Authorization": f"Bearer {self._api_key}",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_component/test_rerank/test_dashscope_provider.py b/tests/unit/test_component/test_rerank/test_dashscope_provider.py
index 3fce9afad..17fbb076f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_component/test_rerank/test_dashscope_provider.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_component/test_rerank/test_dashscope_provider.py
@@ -31,15 +31,54 @@ def _ok_response(items: list[dict[str, float | int]]) -> httpx.Response:
     return httpx.Response(200, json={"output": {"results": items}})
 
 
-def test_only_gte_rerank_v2_is_supported() -> None:
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="gte-rerank-v2 only"):
+def test_unsupported_model_rejected() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="supports"):
         DashScopeRerankProvider(
-            model="qwen3-rerank",
+            model="gte-rerank",
             api_key="k",
             base_url="https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com",
         )
 
 
+async def test_qwen3_rerank_forwards_instruction(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    seen_bodies: list[dict[str, object]] = []
+
+    def handler(req: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        seen_bodies.append(json.loads(req.content))
+        return _ok_response([{"index": 0, "relevance_score": 0.5}])
+
+    _patch_httpx(monkeypatch, handler)
+    p = DashScopeRerankProvider(
+        model="qwen3-rerank",
+        api_key="k",
+        base_url="https://dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com",
+    )
+    await p.rerank("q", ["a"], instruction="judge it")
+    await p.rerank("q", ["a"])
+    assert seen_bodies[0]["model"] == "qwen3-rerank"
+    assert seen_bodies[0]["parameters"]["instruct"] == "judge it"
+    assert "instruct" not in seen_bodies[1]["parameters"]
+
+
+async def test_gte_rerank_v2_never_sends_instruction(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    seen_bodies: list[dict[str, object]] = []
+
+    def handler(req: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Response:
+        seen_bodies.append(json.loads(req.content))
+        return _ok_response([{"index": 0, "relevance_score": 0.5}])
+
+    _patch_httpx(monkeypatch, handler)
+    p = DashScopeRerankProvider(
+        model="gte-rerank-v2", api_key="k", base_url="https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com"
+    )
+    await p.rerank("q", ["a"], instruction="judge it")
+    assert "instruct" not in seen_bodies[0]["parameters"]
+
+
 async def test_empty_documents_short_circuits(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     calls = 0