diff --git a/docs/CapabilityCatalog.md b/docs/CapabilityCatalog.md
index 0927d54..504b0b2 100644
--- a/docs/CapabilityCatalog.md
+++ b/docs/CapabilityCatalog.md
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ Generated by `reuse-surface catalog`. Do not edit manually.
 - **Vector:** D3 / A2 / C2 / R2
 - **Owner:** reuse-surface
 - **Path:** `registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md`
-- **Summary:** Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.
+- **Summary:** Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations. A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly (announced 2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified available).
 
 **Known limitations:**
 - This is a dated source inspection; run the target-repo trial before claiming adoption success.
 - Firefox is evidenced in frontend-patterns; WebKit is supported upstream but unverified in this inspection.
 - Selenium is an optional testdrive-jsui dependency, not verified execution; Puppeteer has no verified example here.
+- The forthcoming rapp-playwright service has no verified endpoint or launch receipt in this record yet.
diff --git a/docs/catalog/index.html b/docs/catalog/index.html
index 1e87c05..386e802 100644
--- a/docs/catalog/index.html
+++ b/docs/catalog/index.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 <article class="card">
   <h3>Headless Browser Automation</h3>
   <p class="meta"><code>capability.infotech.headless-browser</code> · D3 / A2 / C2 / R2</p>
-  <p>Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.</p>
+  <p>Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations. A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly (announced 2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified available).</p>
   <p class="path">registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md</p>
 </article></section>
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/catalog/registry.json b/docs/catalog/registry.json
index 457e86d..895f28f 100644
--- a/docs/catalog/registry.json
+++ b/docs/catalog/registry.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     {
       "id": "capability.infotech.headless-browser",
       "name": "Headless Browser Automation",
-      "summary": "Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.",
+      "summary": "Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing, screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations. A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly (announced 2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified available).",
       "vector": "D3 / A2 / C2 / R2",
       "domain": "infotech",
       "status": "reviewed",
diff --git a/intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md b/intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md
index 3150925..15cd89f 100644
--- a/intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md
+++ b/intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md
@@ -63,5 +63,21 @@ description: >
   version, plus a query result that names that helper or names the
   availability gap. This intake does not ask reuse-surface to mark
   CONTENT-WP-0000-T04 done or to import OnCo.
+
+
+  Owner response, 2026-10-13, following founder direction: browser service
+  implementation, operation and consumer workstation setup are not reuse-surface
+  responsibilities. A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly.
+  Record this as announced/planned, not verified availability; no endpoint,
+  consumption contract or launch receipt has been verified here. Existing A2
+  source reuse remains available and the current maturity vector is unchanged.
+
+
+  reuse-surface retains responsibility for discovery, accurate availability
+  guidance, consumption references and the reported false-new/relevance defects.
+  This intake remains open for those registry concerns; its browser-delivery
+  request belongs to rapp-playwright. A2 means source/library reuse, not
+  discovery-only or already installed for a caller. CONTENT-WP-0000-T04 remains
+  the consumer's task and is not completed by this announcement.
 state_hub_intake_id: "01a13530-89a8-77b0-bb95-ef16d74bb29b"
 ```
diff --git a/registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md b/registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md
index 4ae030a..f13af73 100644
--- a/registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md
+++ b/registry/capabilities/capability.infotech.headless-browser.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ summary: >-
   Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing,
   screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing
   whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.
+  A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly (announced
+  2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified available).
 owner: reuse-surface
 status: reviewed
 domain: infotech
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ maturity:
     rationale: >
       Existing JavaScript and Python source examples can be adapted in a consumer
       repo. This entry does not deliver a shared wrapper or hosted browser service.
+      The founder announced a forthcoming rapp-playwright service on 2026-10-13;
+      that planned delivery does not change the evidenced current A2 level.
 external_evidence:
   completeness:
     level: C2
@@ -36,7 +40,8 @@ external_evidence:
       - No shared package, standard configuration or consumer-independent trial receipt.
     out_of_scope_expectations:
       - Exhaustive estate dependency inventory or comparative browser benchmark.
-      - Managed browser service or mandatory estate-wide technology policy.
+      - Browser service implementation or operation by reuse-surface.
+      - Mandatory estate-wide technology policy.
   reliability:
     level: R2
     confidence: medium
@@ -57,7 +62,8 @@ discovery:
     - JavaScript UI tests, screenshots and page extraction examples.
     - Python visual-check example and Firefox experiment evidence.
   excludes:
-    - Browser hosting, credential provisioning and permission to automate external targets.
+    - Browser hosting or workstation provisioning by reuse-surface.
+    - Credential provisioning and permission to automate external targets.
     - Claims that a dependency declaration or a workplan proves executed browser usage.
   assumptions:
     - The consumer chooses a version compatible with its runtime and installs matching browsers.
@@ -73,6 +79,11 @@ availability:
     - ../coulomb-social/scripts/test-usecase-browser.mjs
     - ../core-hub/scripts/check_console_visual.py
     - ../frontend-patterns/research/experiments/navigation-history/experiment.mjs
+  target_artifacts:
+    - >-
+      Planned rapp-playwright-provided service, announced by the founder on
+      2026-10-13 as available shortly; endpoint, consumption contract and readiness
+      evidence have not yet been verified by reuse-surface.
   consumption_modes: [informational, source adaptation, JavaScript library, Python library]
 relations:
   depends_on: []
@@ -84,17 +95,28 @@ evidence:
     - ../frontend-patterns/research/experiments/navigation-history/README.md
     - ../test-driver/SCOPE.md
     - ../testdrive-jsui/pyproject.toml
+    - ../rapp-playwright/README.md
+    - intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md
   tests:
     - ../whynot-design/tests/visual/ui-kit.spec.mjs
     - ../coulomb-social/scripts/test-usecase-browser.mjs
     - ../core-hub/scripts/check_console_visual.py
     - ../frontend-patterns/research/experiments/navigation-history/result.json
-  consumer_feedback: []
+  consumer_feedback:
+    - >-
+      2026-10-13 content-explorer, REUSE-IN-0001: published source examples did not
+      provide a verified runnable path for screenshots and keyboard interaction.
+      The false-new plan-check verdict is a registry discovery issue, not evidence
+      that a new browser stack is needed. Browser delivery belongs to the provider.
 consumer_guidance:
   recommended_for:
     - Use Playwright with headless Chromium for a new repo's general UI automation trial.
     - Reuse whynot-design for JavaScript visual tests and core-hub for Python visual checks.
     - Reuse coulomb-social for JavaScript browser scripts and frontend-patterns for multi-engine experiments.
+    - >-
+      For service consumption, rapp-playwright is the announced provider and its
+      service will be available shortly. Use its published contract and readiness
+      evidence when delivered; current availability remains source reuse only.
   not_recommended_for:
     - Treating this recommendation as an approved mandatory estate standard.
     - Selecting test-driver as an implemented JavaScript-capable browser engine.
@@ -103,6 +125,7 @@ consumer_guidance:
     - This is a dated source inspection; run the target-repo trial before claiming adoption success.
     - Firefox is evidenced in frontend-patterns; WebKit is supported upstream but unverified in this inspection.
     - Selenium is an optional testdrive-jsui dependency, not verified execution; Puppeteer has no verified example here.
+    - The forthcoming rapp-playwright service has no verified endpoint or launch receipt in this record yet.
 promotion_history: []
 ---
 
@@ -122,6 +145,27 @@ mandatory estate standard or a benchmark verdict against Selenium/Puppeteer.
 reuse-surface maintains this discovery record; the example repos maintain their
 implementations and the upstream Playwright project maintains the library.
 
+## Service provider and delivery status
+
+**A `rapp-playwright`-provided service will be available shortly**, as announced by
+the founder on 2026-10-13. Its [repository description](../../../rapp-playwright/README.md)
+identifies a Railiance wrapper for a Playwright and headless Chromium environment
+supporting use-case testing. Service availability is **planned**, not verified:
+this record has no confirmed endpoint, consumption contract or launch receipt yet.
+The current **D3 / A2 / C2 / R2** vector continues to describe evidenced source reuse.
+
+`rapp-playwright` owns the forthcoming browser service. `reuse-surface` owns
+discovery, consumption guidance, maturity assessment and evidence references; it
+does not implement or operate the browser service or install browsers on behalf
+of consumers. Its `owner` field here denotes the maintainer of this registry record.
+
+The [content-explorer feedback](../../intakes/REUSE-IN-0001-headless-browser-runnable-answer.md)
+is retained as consumer evidence. Browser delivery is assigned to the provider;
+the reported relevance, false-`new` verdict and availability-clarity issues remain
+reuse-surface concerns. A2 means source/library reuse, not proof of a locally
+installed browser. The service announcement does not complete the consumer's
+screenshot and keyboard-walkthrough task.
+
 ## Existing implementations
 
 Paths in frontmatter are relative to the reuse-surface repository root. The links
diff --git a/registry/indexes/capabilities.yaml b/registry/indexes/capabilities.yaml
index e793299..23698cb 100644
--- a/registry/indexes/capabilities.yaml
+++ b/registry/indexes/capabilities.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ capabilities:
       Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing,
       screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing
       whynot-design, coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.
+      A rapp-playwright-provided service will be available shortly (announced
+      2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified available).
     vector: D3 / A2 / C2 / R2
     domain: infotech
     status: reviewed
diff --git a/registry/indexes/federated.yaml b/registry/indexes/federated.yaml
index ffa4d49..8672c50 100644
--- a/registry/indexes/federated.yaml
+++ b/registry/indexes/federated.yaml
@@ -945,7 +945,9 @@ capabilities:
   name: Headless Browser Automation
   summary: Headless browser automation with Playwright and Chromium for UI testing,
     screenshots and page extraction; recommended default based on existing whynot-design,
-    coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations.
+    coulomb-social, core-hub and frontend-patterns implementations. A rapp-playwright-provided
+    service will be available shortly (announced 2026-10-13; planned, not yet verified
+    available).
   vector: D3 / A2 / C2 / R2
   domain: infotech
   status: reviewed