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 # Riverbraid-Action-Gold
-This repository is part of the Riverbraid 30 repository AI governance verification registry.
-## Role
-Riverbraid-Action-Gold provides action boundary review and execution gating support.
+
+**Lifecycle category:** canonical
+**Normative source:** Riverbraid-Core
+**Claim boundary:** Declared Conditions Only
+
+## Role in Riverbraid
+
+Riverbraid-Action-Gold is a canonical Gold module surface within Riverbraid.
+
+This repository represents the Action domain inside the current Evaluation Kit registry. It supports action boundary review and execution gating material as part of the public Riverbraid verification constellation while Riverbraid-Core remains the normative source for protocol semantics.
+
+## Public verification boundary
+
+This repository is part of the current Evaluation Kit canonical verification registry.
+
+Primary public entry point:
+https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Evaluation-Kit
+
+Documentation hub:
+https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Documentation
+
+## Evidence boundary
+
+This repository provides inspectable verification logic. It does not claim certification, legal approval, production readiness, absolute security, external audit, complete AI safety, adoption, or absence of defects.
+
+## Authority boundary
+
+Riverbraid-Core remains the normative source for protocol semantics. This repository does not redefine canonical Riverbraid protocol rules.
+
 ## Verification
-Run:
-    node verify.mjs
-For full cluster verification, see Riverbraid Core:
-    https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Core
-## Evidence Boundary
-This repository participates in Riverbraid's functional starting point for AI governance. It provides inspectable verification logic. It does not claim third party certification, absolute security, or absence of defects.
+
+```bash
+node verify.mjs
+```
+
 ## License
+
 MIT.
+
+---
+
+**Navigation:** [Evaluation Kit](https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Evaluation-Kit) | [Documentation](https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Documentation) | [System Map](https://github.com/Riverbraid/Riverbraid-Documentation)