diff --git a/docs/operator_runbook.md b/docs/operator_runbook.md
index 5606a4c..d7e9ad9 100644
--- a/docs/operator_runbook.md
+++ b/docs/operator_runbook.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Rules:
 
 ## Upstream Reporting Responsibilities
 
-This repository owns the monthly reporting and publish-status summary layer for the upstream release.
+This repository owns the monthly reporting and publish-status summary layer for the upstream release. These summaries are background evidence for artifact or content health, not a proxy for any AiGateway online service health, and they do not authorize automated trading or unconditional publish decisions.
 
 Operator-facing summary entrypoints:
 
diff --git a/docs/validation_status.md b/docs/validation_status.md
index 45c26ac..94ee656 100644
--- a/docs/validation_status.md
+++ b/docs/validation_status.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Validation Status
 
-This document tracks the current frozen production decision and what still remains experimental.
+This document tracks the current frozen production decision and what still remains experimental. Its validation snapshots are evidence about artifact or content health, not a live service health check for AiGateway, and they must not be used as automatic trading or auto-release approval.
 
 ## Frozen Default