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 # Riverbraid-Audio-Gold
-This repository is part of the Riverbraid 30 repository AI governance verification registry.
-## Role
-Riverbraid-Audio-Gold provides audio surface verification support.
+
+**Lifecycle category:** canonical
+**Normative source:** Riverbraid-Core
+**Claim boundary:** Declared Conditions Only
+
+## Role in Riverbraid
+
+Riverbraid-Audio-Gold is a canonical Gold module surface within Riverbraid.
+
+This repository represents the Audio domain inside the current Evaluation Kit registry. It supports audio surface verification 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)