diff --git a/Aetheria.State/README.md b/Aetheria.State/README.md
index 7a71be2de..63ce731da 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State/README.md
+++ b/Aetheria.State/README.md
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ The old generic `RuntimeCatalogLink<T>` abstraction, `ItemManager.GetData`
 hydration path, vague `ItemInstance.Data` identity field, and old
 `RuntimeItemReference.Projection` cache have been deleted; runtime item facts
 come from typed catalog rows.
-ItemManager's behavior payload bridge no longer exposes a generic GUID reader
-or item GUID projection helper. Migrated legacy-id behavior payload fields carry
-`LegacyIdValue` as provenance/backfill only; gameplay item behavior config reads
-the typed `ItemKeyValue` emitted by import/runtime projection.
+ItemManager's behavior construction no longer exposes a generic GUID reader or
+item GUID projection helper. Migrated legacy-id behavior payload fields carry
+`LegacyIdValue` as provenance/backfill only; gameplay item behavior reads the
+typed `ItemKeyValue` emitted by import/runtime projection.
 Loadout generation now applies typed catalog prefilters for item category,
 hardpoint type, shape fit, hull type, and behavior kind, then instantiates
 generated equipment directly from typed runtime rows.
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ base names no longer appear in live source.
 The dead `InspectableRuntimeCatalogLinkAttribute` inspector metadata is gone;
 live Unity source no longer carries `LegacyPayloadKeyAttribute` either.
 Catalog import and migration readers own deterministic legacy field layout
-through explicit key maps, while runtime behavior config construction uses an
-explicit typed behavior-kind mapper.
+through explicit key maps, while runtime behavior construction uses an explicit
+typed behavior-kind mapper.
 Agent task DTOs no longer inherit the item projection base; they are local
 runtime AI work orders until a typed Verse task document exists.
 
diff --git a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
index e77903ac7..4881e261b 100644
--- a/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
+++ b/docs/aetheria-perfect-machine-map.md
@@ -749,9 +749,11 @@ legacy catalog cache, and legacy UI paths should be migration-only or deleted.
   and any compatibility reader.
 - Shared paths: gameplay input, editor edits, import/deep-load, replication,
   simulation ticks, and tests all call the same typed state service.
-- Deletion line: continue collapsing the temporary typed behavior-config bridge
-  into native typed behavior factories, then remove old MessagePack catalog
-  metadata from live Unity source once import-only migration no longer needs it.
+- Deletion line: keep old MessagePack/catalog metadata quarantined at import or
+  typed CultCache transport boundaries only. Delete or quarantine any remaining
+  live Unity predicates that still need legacy DTO vocabulary, and replace
+  operator/runtime UI truth with Eve surfaces rather than parallel status
+  widgets.
 
 ## Intended Change
 
@@ -1627,9 +1629,11 @@ First Aetheria surfaces to publish:
 
 ## Immediate Cut Line
 
-Do not add behavior to `ItemData` or resurrect `RuntimeItemProjectionEntry`. The typed
-state spine and migration quarantine exist; the next cuts should replace the
-surviving behavior DTO projection bridge with typed behavior factories and Eve
-surfaces. Any predicate that still needs legacy DTO objects must earn that
-dependency by using behavior objects or simulation-only methods that typed
-facets do not yet expose.
+Do not add behavior to `ItemData` or resurrect `RuntimeItemProjectionEntry`.
+The typed state spine, direct behavior factories, and migration quarantine
+exist; the next cuts should remove remaining live predicates that still need
+legacy DTO vocabulary, keep package-level MessagePack/JSON at explicit
+boundaries, and replace runtime/operator UI truth with Eve surfaces. Any
+predicate that still needs legacy DTO objects must earn that dependency by
+using behavior objects or simulation-only methods that typed facets do not yet
+expose.