diff --git a/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0014-checkpoint-operations-2027.md b/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0014-checkpoint-operations-2027.md
index 8e41e4f..5d2e1a1 100644
--- a/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0014-checkpoint-operations-2027.md
+++ b/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0014-checkpoint-operations-2027.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: "Checkpoint operations: governed execution and 2027 transition"
 domain: communication
 repo: assembly-economics
 status: proposed
-flavor: operations
+flavor: residual
 depends_on: [ASSEMBLY-WP-0010]
 owner: claude-code
 topic_slug: coulomb-social
diff --git a/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0015-first-checkpoint-review.md b/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0015-first-checkpoint-review.md
index c028608..696dbd2 100644
--- a/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0015-first-checkpoint-review.md
+++ b/workplans/ASSEMBLY-WP-0015-first-checkpoint-review.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: "First checkpoint review: measured targets, manual indicators, re-calibra
 domain: communication
 repo: assembly-economics
 status: proposed
-flavor: research
+flavor: residual
 depends_on: [ASSEMBLY-WP-0013, ASSEMBLY-WP-0009]
 owner: claude-code
 topic_slug: coulomb-social