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 # Riverbraid-Lite
-> **Status:** ROOT_AUDIT_VERIFIED (v1.5.0)
-> **Claim Boundary:** Declared Conditions Only[cite: 2]
 
-This repository is a verified node within the Riverbraid Constellation.
-It adheres to the Stationary State invariant and is audited against 
-the Riverbraid-Manifest-Gold authority gate.[cite: 1, 2]
+**Status:** ROOT_AUDIT_VERIFIED (v1.5.0)
+**Claim Boundary:** Declared Conditions Only
 
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-# Riverbraid-Lite
-## Riverbraid Unified Control Architecture v2.1
+## Role in Riverbraid
+
+Riverbraid-Lite is a lightweight Riverbraid surface for compact inspection and reference use.
+
+Riverbraid-Core remains the normative source for protocol semantics. This repository does not redefine canonical Riverbraid protocol rules.
+
+## Scope Boundary
+
+This repository is documentation and reference oriented. Any local status language is bounded to this repository surface and does not make cluster wide claims.
+
+## Verification Boundary
+
+Verification is based on repository evidence and any declared local verification commands. This README does not replace code, test vectors, registry entries, signatures, seals, or workflow evidence.
+
+## Evidence Boundary
 
-### Cognitive Signature
-This repository operates under the **Fail-Closed** discipline and **Mechanical Honesty**. It is a sovereign, closed-loop reference within the Riverbraid Epoch.
+Historical synchronization notes, local integration labels, and architecture notes are not treated as protocol authority.
 
-### Formal Specification
-*   **Coupling Test**: Passed. Verified against the Unified Control & Relational Integrity (UCRI) framework.
-*   **Scale Separation Gate**: Active. Enforces protocol binding to prevent cross-domain replay.
-*   **Linear vs Nonlinear**: Tagged for structural governance detection.
-*   **Stationary State Invariant**: Set at Merkle Root de2062.
+## Non Claims
 
-### Usage & Integrity
-All commands and interactions within this stack prioritize **coherence over speed**.
-Spatial integrity is maintained via filesystem hash recomputation.
+This repository does not claim certification, production readiness, external audit, legal approval, complete AI safety, absolute security, or absence of defects.
 
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-*Last Synchronized: 2026-04-30 01:49*
-*Status: integration_rest*
+## License
 
+MIT.