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@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ runtime exists with an owner or the decision that none is needed is recorded.
 It does not reopen the no-runtime decision; it makes the retained artifacts
 truthful enough for an explicit archive-or-maintain decision.
 
-`ZONE-WP-0003` is the owner-driven revision that follows from security layer
-model v0.7 being accepted. It declares the Engine/PIP layer, records the
-already-completed layer cut, and evolves the reference surface so zone facts
-can be consumed as claims. It does not add a live API, a decision surface, or
-a PEP.
+`ZONE-WP-0003` was the owner-driven revision that followed from security
+layer model v0.7 being accepted. It declared the Engine/PIP layer, recorded
+the already-completed layer cut, and mapped membership facts for a future
+request-claim. It did not add a live API, a decision surface, or a PEP.
 
 ## Retirement decision — 2026-08-23