diff --git a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
index a4f0165..03e6803 100644
--- a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
@@ -280,6 +280,13 @@ Exit criteria:
 
 Recently cut:
 
+- Runtime-owner conformance consumption now asserts EveUnity lifecycle stage
+  evidence directly. The generic consumer supports
+  `--expect-runtime-lifecycle-status` and
+  `--expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending`; the runtime-owner smoke verifies the
+  Unity UI Toolkit release/test/capture statuses plus the tagged UPM release,
+  batchmode runner, and capture artifact pending proofs from the exported
+  runtime record.
 - Plugin manifests and advertisements now carry a runtime-independent sidecar
   ABI boundary. Sai, Norn, and TeX declare `invocationModel:
   executable-sidecar`, `gamecult.eve.plugin_abi.v1`, CultMesh/stdio transports,
diff --git a/docs/parity-testing-harness.md b/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
index 37fab6d..3654f1f 100644
--- a/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
+++ b/docs/parity-testing-harness.md
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ The runtime conformance pack is evidence-shaped, not fixture-shaped. Its
 `packs/runtime.json` document includes `runtimeTargets` so runtime repos can
 consume status, supported features, plugin support, command schema, lifecycle,
 capture status, and missing evidence without reading Eve's local parity
-manifest.
+manifest. The runtime-owner consumer smoke asserts EveUnity lifecycle stage
+status and pending release/test/capture proofs from the exported runtime record,
+so split blockers stay machine-readable instead of hiding in handoff prose.
 
 After generating the parity report, `run-parity-harness.ps1` copies
 `artifacts/conformance/latest` into
diff --git a/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1 b/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
index a548c72..a38cdc3 100644
--- a/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-runtime-owner-conformance-consumer-smoke.ps1
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ node $consumerScript $consumerExport `
   --expect-runtime-capture-status linux-flutter:ssh-golden `
   --expect-runtime-capture-status android-flutter:adb-png `
   --expect-runtime-capture-status unity-uitoolkit:semantic `
-  --expect-runtime-capture-status direct2d:missing
+  --expect-runtime-capture-status direct2d:missing `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-status unity-uitoolkit:release:incubating-upm-package `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-status unity-uitoolkit:test:batchmode-editmode-tests-and-consumer-build-smoke `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-status unity-uitoolkit:capture:pending-editor-capture `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending "unity-uitoolkit:release:Tagged UPM release" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending "unity-uitoolkit:test:Unity batchmode EditMode runner" `
+  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending "unity-uitoolkit:capture:Unity batchmode or editor capture artifact"
 
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
   throw "Runtime owner conformance consumer smoke failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
diff --git a/tools/conformance/consume-export.mjs b/tools/conformance/consume-export.mjs
index 3383318..1144e75 100644
--- a/tools/conformance/consume-export.mjs
+++ b/tools/conformance/consume-export.mjs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ if (!exportDirectory) {
     "  --expect-runtime-handoff <runtimeId>",
     "  --expect-runtime-command-schema <runtimeId:schema>",
     "  --expect-runtime-capture-status <runtimeId:status>",
+    "  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-status <runtimeId:stage:status>",
+    "  --expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending <runtimeId:stage:pending-proof-substring>",
     "  --expect-split-target-status <targetId:status>",
     "  --expect-split-target-blocker <targetId:blocker-substring>",
     "  --expect-split-target-proof <targetId:proof-substring>",
@@ -298,6 +300,31 @@ function validateIndex(index, directory, expectations, errors) {
       errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:captureStatus:expected ${expectation.status} got ${runtime.captureStatus || ""}`);
     }
   }
+  for (const expectation of expectations.runtimeLifecycleStatuses) {
+    const runtime = runtimes.find(candidate => candidate.runtimeId === expectation.runtimeId);
+    if (!runtime) {
+      errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:missing`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    const stage = runtime.lifecycle?.[expectation.stage];
+    if (!stage) {
+      errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:lifecycle.${expectation.stage}:missing`);
+    } else if (stage.status !== expectation.status) {
+      errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:lifecycle.${expectation.stage}.status:expected ${expectation.status} got ${stage.status || ""}`);
+    }
+  }
+  for (const expectation of expectations.runtimeLifecyclePendingProofs) {
+    const runtime = runtimes.find(candidate => candidate.runtimeId === expectation.runtimeId);
+    if (!runtime) {
+      errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:missing`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    const stage = runtime.lifecycle?.[expectation.stage];
+    const pendingProofs = Array.isArray(stage?.pendingProofs) ? stage.pendingProofs : [];
+    if (!pendingProofs.some(proof => proof.includes(expectation.pendingProof))) {
+      errors.push(`runtimes:${expectation.runtimeId}:lifecycle.${expectation.stage}.pendingProof:${expectation.pendingProof}:missing`);
+    }
+  }
   for (const expectedRuntime of expectations.runtimeHandoffs) {
     const runtime = runtimes.find(candidate => candidate.runtimeId === expectedRuntime);
     if (!runtime) {
@@ -471,6 +498,8 @@ function parseArguments(args) {
     runtimeHandoffs: [],
     runtimeCommandSchemas: [],
     runtimeCaptureStatuses: [],
+    runtimeLifecycleStatuses: [],
+    runtimeLifecyclePendingProofs: [],
     scenarios: [],
     splitTargets: [],
     splitTargetStatuses: [],
@@ -504,6 +533,8 @@ function parseArguments(args) {
     ["--expect-runtime-handoff", expectations.runtimeHandoffs],
     ["--expect-runtime-command-schema", expectations.runtimeCommandSchemas],
     ["--expect-runtime-capture-status", expectations.runtimeCaptureStatuses],
+    ["--expect-runtime-lifecycle-status", expectations.runtimeLifecycleStatuses],
+    ["--expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending", expectations.runtimeLifecyclePendingProofs],
     ["--expect-split-target-status", expectations.splitTargetStatuses],
     ["--expect-split-target-blocker", expectations.splitTargetBlockers],
     ["--expect-split-target-proof", expectations.splitTargetProofs],
@@ -562,6 +593,10 @@ function parseArguments(args) {
       target.push(parseRuntimeExpectation(value, "schema"));
     } else if (option === "--expect-runtime-capture-status") {
       target.push(parseRuntimeExpectation(value, "status"));
+    } else if (option === "--expect-runtime-lifecycle-status") {
+      target.push(parseRuntimeLifecycleExpectation(value, "status"));
+    } else if (option === "--expect-runtime-lifecycle-pending") {
+      target.push(parseRuntimeLifecycleExpectation(value, "pendingProof"));
     } else if (option === "--expect-split-target-status") {
       target.push(parseSplitTargetExpectation(value, "status"));
     } else if (option === "--expect-split-target-blocker") {
@@ -626,6 +661,19 @@ function parseRuntimeExpectation(value, field) {
   };
 }
 
+function parseRuntimeLifecycleExpectation(value, field) {
+  const parts = value.split(":");
+  if (parts.length < 3 || !parts[0] || !parts[1] || !parts.slice(2).join(":")) {
+    console.error(`Expected runtime lifecycle ${field} in <runtimeId:stage:${field}> form, got: ${value}`);
+    process.exit(2);
+  }
+  return {
+    runtimeId: parts[0],
+    stage: parts[1],
+    [field]: parts.slice(2).join(":"),
+  };
+}
+
 function parseSplitTargetExpectation(value, field) {
   const separator = value.indexOf(":");
   if (separator <= 0 || separator === value.length - 1) {