diff --git a/.github/workflows/dispatch_shadow_signal.yml b/.github/workflows/dispatch_shadow_signal.yml
index 52b8f1b..3c1bb63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dispatch_shadow_signal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dispatch_shadow_signal.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Long Horizon Shadow Signal
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    # Weekly after Friday US market close. This remains shadow-only and does not
-    # place trades.
-    - cron: "30 2 * * 6"
+    # Monthly shadow research run. This remains shadow-only and does not place
+    # trades.
+    - cron: "30 2 1 * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       provider:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97d5108..84819de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ point-in-time artifact is `data/output/signal_history/2026-05-28.json`.
 
 Near-term work should focus on:
 
-- keeping the weekly workflow healthy
+- keeping the monthly workflow healthy
 - accumulating saved `signal_history/*.json` artifacts
 - replaying only saved artifacts, not regenerated historical AI judgments
 - improving context quality before any downstream plugin integration
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ plugin contract.
 
 ## Operating Model
 
-1. A weekly workflow builds a point-in-time context bundle from current market
+1. A monthly workflow builds a point-in-time context bundle from current market
    prices.
 2. The workflow creates or updates a dated long-horizon shadow-signal issue and
    embeds the context bundle as review evidence.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ python scripts/build_context_bundle.py \
 
 Without `--prices`, the script downloads recent daily prices for the default
 universe through Yahoo's chart endpoint and writes a point-in-time context bundle
-for the weekly shadow issue. The scheduled workflow uses
+for the monthly shadow issue. The scheduled workflow uses
 `--allow-download-errors`, so external data-source failures still create an
 operator issue with the failure recorded instead of silently skipping the run.
 
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 13b1f95..fe935ad 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ order routing.
 - `AiLongHorizonSignalPipelines` stores context examples, schema, validation,
   replay tooling, and shadow artifacts.
 - `CodexAuditBridge` owns provider routing and API keys.
-- GitHub Issues are the first operator notification layer for scheduled shadow
+- GitHub Issues are the first operator notification layer for monthly shadow
   signal runs.
 - The scheduled workflow builds the market context bundle before dispatching the
   bridge and embeds that bundle into the issue, because the bridge reads the