diff --git a/research/evaluations/language-replication-03/README.md b/research/evaluations/language-replication-03/README.md
index f2acedd..0d2d360 100644
--- a/research/evaluations/language-replication-03/README.md
+++ b/research/evaluations/language-replication-03/README.md
@@ -78,3 +78,9 @@ After answers exist, build the reviewer worksheet from `masked/` plus each scena
 `scripts/language_replication_03.py scores-check|summarize --scores <file>` validate
 and summarise a sheet. Replication-02 stays frozen and verifiable with
 `make replication-check`.
+
+## Execution authorization — 2026-10-20
+
+The owner explicitly authorized the kubectl port-forward to `activity-core/llm-connect`
+and execution with up to 12 capped calls, no retries ("Allow the port-forward and run
+with 12 calls"). This authorizes replication-03 only.