diff --git a/config/portfolio-catalog.yaml b/config/portfolio-catalog.yaml
index 5fe19a4..be253a5 100644
--- a/config/portfolio-catalog.yaml
+++ b/config/portfolio-catalog.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ repos:
     lifecycle_state: active
     review_cadence: weekly
     intended_disposition: experiment
+  engraph:
+    owner: d
+    lifecycle_state: archived
+    review_cadence: quarterly
+    intended_disposition: archive
+    category: vanity
+    tool_provenance: claude-code
+    maturity_program: archive
+    target_maturity: operating
+    automation_eligible: false
+    notes: Settled portfolio-recovery exclusion; keep manual-only unless the operator explicitly reactivates it.
   EvolutionSandbox:
     owner: d
     lifecycle_state: active
@@ -183,6 +194,17 @@ repos:
     intended_disposition: maintain
     category: vanity
     tool_provenance: claude-code
+  reliability-vault:
+    owner: d
+    lifecycle_state: archived
+    review_cadence: quarterly
+    intended_disposition: archive
+    category: vanity
+    tool_provenance: unknown
+    maturity_program: archive
+    target_maturity: operating
+    automation_eligible: false
+    notes: Settled portfolio-recovery exclusion; keep manual-only unless the operator explicitly reactivates it.
   JSMTicketAnalyticsExport:
     owner: d
     lifecycle_state: active
diff --git a/src/portfolio_decision_queue.py b/src/portfolio_decision_queue.py
index 3691ffe..9c859d2 100644
--- a/src/portfolio_decision_queue.py
+++ b/src/portfolio_decision_queue.py
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import argparse
+import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 CONTRACT_VERSION = "decision_queue_v1"
+DIGEST_CONTRACT_VERSION = "portfolio_decision_digest_v1"
 MAX_DECISION_QUEUE_ITEMS = 5
 
 NON_DEFAULT_STATES = frozenset(
@@ -145,3 +149,94 @@ def summarize_decision_queue(items: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "decision_queue_count": len(items),
         "decision_queue_type_counts": type_counts,
     }
+
+
+def build_decision_digest(portfolio_truth: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Build a deterministic, truth-native operator digest.
+
+    The digest deliberately contains only the decision queue. It does not
+    reintroduce stale-repo, weak-context, or prose-based "unshipped" watch
+    lists that the portfolio attention contract excludes from decisions.
+    """
+    decision_queue = build_decision_queue(portfolio_truth)
+    summary = summarize_decision_queue(decision_queue)
+    return {
+        "contract_version": DIGEST_CONTRACT_VERSION,
+        "source": {
+            "schema_version": _text(portfolio_truth.get("schema_version")) or "unknown",
+            "generated_at": _text(portfolio_truth.get("generated_at")) or "unknown",
+        },
+        "decision_queue": decision_queue,
+        "summary": summary,
+    }
+
+
+def render_decision_digest_markdown(digest: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Render the compact nightly decision digest as deterministic Markdown."""
+    source = _mapping(digest.get("source"))
+    generated_at = _text(source.get("generated_at")) or "unknown"
+    schema_version = _text(source.get("schema_version")) or "unknown"
+    date_label = generated_at[:10] if generated_at != "unknown" else "unknown"
+    decision_queue = [
+        item for item in digest.get("decision_queue") or [] if isinstance(item, dict)
+    ]
+    summary = _mapping(digest.get("summary"))
+    count = int(summary.get("decision_queue_count") or len(decision_queue))
+
+    lines = [
+        f"## Portfolio Decision Digest — {date_label}",
+        "",
+        "### Decision Queue",
+    ]
+    if not decision_queue:
+        lines.append("- No portfolio decisions clear the current evidence bar.")
+    else:
+        for item in decision_queue:
+            project = _text(item.get("project")) or "Unknown project"
+            decision_type = _text(item.get("decision_type")) or "unknown"
+            why_now = _text(item.get("why_now")) or "No current rationale recorded."
+            next_action = (
+                _text(item.get("recommended_action")) or "Resolve the current decision."
+            )
+            lines.append(
+                f"- **{project}** [{decision_type}]: {why_now} Next: {next_action}"
+            )
+
+    lines.extend(
+        [
+            "",
+            "### Source Freshness",
+            f"- PortfolioTruthV1 schema `{schema_version}`, generated `{generated_at}`.",
+            "",
+            "### Summary",
+            f"{count} decision{'s' if count != 1 else ''} | contract `{CONTRACT_VERSION}`",
+        ]
+    )
+    return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
+
+
+def _load_portfolio_truth(path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    raw = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    if not isinstance(raw, dict):
+        raise ValueError("portfolio truth root must be an object")
+    return raw
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Render the DecisionQueueV1 digest from PortfolioTruthV1."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--truth", type=Path, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--format", choices=("json", "markdown"), default="markdown")
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
+    digest = build_decision_digest(_load_portfolio_truth(args.truth))
+    if args.format == "json":
+        print(json.dumps(digest, indent=2, sort_keys=True))
+    else:
+        print(render_decision_digest_markdown(digest), end="")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_portfolio_catalog.py b/tests/test_portfolio_catalog.py
index 376f9e6..622f8b2 100644
--- a/tests/test_portfolio_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/test_portfolio_catalog.py
@@ -148,6 +148,18 @@ def test_catalog_entry_for_repo_defaults_automation_eligible_false():
     assert entry["automation_eligible"] is False
 
 
+def test_live_catalog_keeps_settled_recovery_exclusions_archived() -> None:
+    catalog_path = Path(__file__).parents[1] / "config" / "portfolio-catalog.yaml"
+    catalog = load_portfolio_catalog(catalog_path)
+
+    for repo_name in ("engraph", "reliability-vault"):
+        entry = catalog["repos"][repo_name]
+        assert entry["lifecycle_state"] == "archived"
+        assert entry["intended_disposition"] == "archive"
+        assert entry["maturity_program"] == "archive"
+        assert entry["automation_eligible"] is False
+
+
 def test_catalog_entry_matches_full_name_then_bare_name():
     catalog = {
         "repos": {
@@ -388,4 +400,4 @@ def test_catalog_line_and_summaries_cover_missing_contracts():
     assert catalog_summary["cataloged_repo_count"] == 1
     assert catalog_summary["missing_contract_count"] == 1
     assert alignment_summary["counts"]["aligned"] == 1
-    assert alignment_summary["counts"]["missing-contract"] == 1
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert alignment_summary["counts"]["missing-contract"] == 1
diff --git a/tests/test_portfolio_decision_queue.py b/tests/test_portfolio_decision_queue.py
index 67aac0f..11463c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_portfolio_decision_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_portfolio_decision_queue.py
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from src.portfolio_decision_queue import build_decision_queue, summarize_decision_queue
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.portfolio_decision_queue import (
+    build_decision_digest,
+    build_decision_queue,
+    main,
+    render_decision_digest_markdown,
+    summarize_decision_queue,
+)
 
 
 def _project(
@@ -94,3 +105,70 @@ def test_archived_security_risk_stays_out_of_queue() -> None:
     }
 
     assert build_decision_queue(truth) == []
+
+
+def test_decision_digest_zero_state_is_truth_native() -> None:
+    truth = {
+        "schema_version": "0.8.0",
+        "generated_at": "2026-07-11T09:00:10+00:00",
+        "projects": [_project("Infra", attention_state="active-infra")],
+    }
+
+    digest = build_decision_digest(truth)
+    rendered = render_decision_digest_markdown(digest)
+
+    assert digest["contract_version"] == "portfolio_decision_digest_v1"
+    assert digest["decision_queue"] == []
+    assert digest["summary"]["decision_queue_count"] == 0
+    assert "No portfolio decisions clear the current evidence bar." in rendered
+    assert "PortfolioTruthV1 schema `0.8.0`" in rendered
+    assert "stale" not in rendered.lower()
+    assert "weak context" not in rendered.lower()
+    assert "unshipped" not in rendered.lower()
+
+
+def test_decision_digest_renders_ranked_decisions_and_caps_at_five() -> None:
+    truth = {
+        "schema_version": "0.8.0",
+        "generated_at": "2026-07-11T09:00:10+00:00",
+        "projects": [
+            _project(f"Decision-{index}", attention_state="decision-needed")
+            for index in range(7)
+        ],
+    }
+
+    digest = build_decision_digest(truth)
+    rendered = render_decision_digest_markdown(digest)
+
+    assert len(digest["decision_queue"]) == 5
+    assert digest["summary"]["decision_queue_count"] == 5
+    assert rendered.count("[owner or human decision]") == 5
+    assert "Decision-0" in rendered
+    assert "Decision-5" not in rendered
+
+
+def test_cli_json_and_markdown_are_deterministic(
+    tmp_path: Path, capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str]
+) -> None:
+    truth_path = tmp_path / "portfolio-truth.json"
+    truth_path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "schema_version": "0.8.0",
+                "generated_at": "2026-07-11T09:00:10+00:00",
+                "projects": [_project("NeedsDecision", attention_state="decision-needed")],
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    assert main(["--truth", str(truth_path), "--format", "json"]) == 0
+    json_first = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert main(["--truth", str(truth_path), "--format", "json"]) == 0
+    json_second = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert json_first == json_second
+
+    assert main(["--truth", str(truth_path), "--format", "markdown"]) == 0
+    markdown = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert "## Portfolio Decision Digest — 2026-07-11" in markdown
+    assert "**NeedsDecision** [owner or human decision]" in markdown