diff --git a/INTENT.md b/INTENT.md
index 0d852d8..68c4579 100644
--- a/INTENT.md
+++ b/INTENT.md
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 >
 > This repository is superseded by **`railiance-infra`**, which is the canonical
 > S1 Infrastructure Substrate home. Verified 2026-08-11: the two are distinct
-> remotes with **unrelated git histories** but byte-identical `INTENT.md` and
-> near-identical content, and `railiance-hosts` has **zero files that are not
+> remotes with **unrelated git histories**, and at that date the `INTENT.md`
+> files were byte-identical. `railiance-hosts` had **zero files that are not
 > also in `railiance-infra`**. This repo has been quiet since 2026-07-30 while
-> `railiance-infra` continued.
+> `railiance-infra` continued. The ownership claim now lives only in
+> `railiance-infra`.
 >
 > It was one of four repos (`bootstrap`, `cluster`, `hosts`, `infra`) created by
 > copying working trees as the S1/S2 layering idea emerged — the INTENT was
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@
 >
 > Context: `railiance-platform/ArchitectureBlueprint.md` section 4.
 
+**Boundary in force.** `railiance-infra` is the only S1 substrate owner.
+This repository owns no provisioning, hardening, inventory, or baseline
+responsibility. The sections below are the copied text that caused the
+overlap. They are not a second claim.
+
 ---
 
 ## One-liner