diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6760acc..0f3bcb6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Contributing
 
-Boatstack is a generated content distribution. Propose changes to workflow semantics, templates, evidence rules, or generated presentation in [Intelligence Flow](https://github.com/operatorstack/intelligence-flow/tree/cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e/labs/12-product-engineering-loop).
+Boatstack is a generated content distribution. Propose changes to workflow semantics, templates, evidence rules, or generated presentation in [Intelligence Flow](https://github.com/operatorstack/intelligence-flow/tree/b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10/labs/12-product-engineering-loop).
 
 The Boatstack repository receives product/runtime changes through a generated pull request. Review the PR's `UPSTREAM.json`, tests, adapter diff, and context-size change; do not hand-edit generated output on `main`. `.github/workflows` is the exception: it is Boatstack's executable control plane, excluded from scheduled projection and changed only through a separate manually reviewed Boatstack PR.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a70e76..2984d01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ Boatstack does not preserve an agent's private reasoning or replay old chats. It
 
 That means the next feature starts from recorded project knowledge instead of reconstructing intent from another agent session.
 
+## Prevent systemic failure instead of patching symptoms
+
+When coding agents or developers encounter a bug, they instinctively patch the local symptom. The underlying architectural flaw—like a leaky database edge that blindly accepts bad data—remains open, guaranteeing the exact same failure will happen again elsewhere.
+
+When you ask for a fix during `/auto-plan`, Boatstack actively scans your codebase to determine if the bug is a symptom of a missing systemic boundary. Instead of silently patching the symptom, it pauses and asks if you want to establish a programmatic lock (like a database trigger or strict validator).
+
+By turning one-off bug fixes into systemic constraints, your codebase gets safer with every agent run. Boatstack requires a negative test to prove the new lock is impenetrable. Upon publication, it extracts that verified boundary into the repository's global memory, ensuring all future agent runs are strictly bound by the new law of physics.
+
 ## Install with your coding agent
 
 Copy this into Cursor, Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI while the repository is open:
diff --git a/UPSTREAM.json b/UPSTREAM.json
index 6c9072f..fecc099 100644
--- a/UPSTREAM.json
+++ b/UPSTREAM.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
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+    "CONTRIBUTING.md": "927f0a25406086d3d014e024b6754f9a64fc792edcaced2fbf58e2671a034bbf",
+    "README.md": "2a8ed9e1b3305d68d6a6aba68b78a6301daa29acc15a53f805ac94551326cce8",
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-    "docs/evidence-engineered-coding.md": "c683d2f42e690f5854522c14839dbf0af5a3ea05f807e1c560454dc6ce15054e",
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-    "docs/public-claims.json": "7575107fd494e57112ff4eac3075476dcd74bc47b5f68f8e1501042b2ba913b8",
+    "docs/public-claims.json": "2528752e111bf8c626435356fdc62535c23e3f1c8512639ef23f74b0cc87fe1a",
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
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-    "labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json": "d386ffdd63bdeda36f36ad342a01424d8b69c71317f4766e29f43fede85089ef",
+    "labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json": "7c07e8bd6c6c69bc1955e0621895e23274af54d483e650964ab93e3aa39ca9d6",
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@@ -157,12 +157,13 @@
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-    "release-notes/2026-07-22-boundary-oracle-loop.md": "698c2ed7dd0a000e6e210f521989992b8fa476376987819ba92c12feb3528f7c"
+    "release-notes/2026-07-22-boundary-oracle-loop.md": "698c2ed7dd0a000e6e210f521989992b8fa476376987819ba92c12feb3528f7c",
+    "release-notes/2026-07-22-value-translation-boundary.md": "9cf168ff7caaf3906b78533935bdfb2c86e753984ed1e5ec8204cb373d083390"
   },
   "generator": "operatorstack/intelligence-flow:boatstack-distribution",
   "schema_version": 1,
   "source": {
-    "commit": "cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e",
+    "commit": "b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10",
     "path": "labs/12-product-engineering-loop",
     "repository": "operatorstack/intelligence-flow"
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diff --git a/docs/evidence-engineered-coding.md b/docs/evidence-engineered-coding.md
index a5d4941..eb76eec 100644
--- a/docs/evidence-engineered-coding.md
+++ b/docs/evidence-engineered-coding.md
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ Delivery and system improvement also remain separate. A failed task may suggest
 
 ## What is evidence-backed
 
-The current moves were derived from the Intelligence Flow benchmark corpus and product-repository studies. The generated source commit is [`cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e`](https://github.com/operatorstack/intelligence-flow/tree/cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e/labs/12-product-engineering-loop).
+The current moves were derived from the Intelligence Flow benchmark corpus and product-repository studies. The generated source commit is [`b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10`](https://github.com/operatorstack/intelligence-flow/tree/b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10/labs/12-product-engineering-loop).
 
 The evidence supports specific failure mechanisms and guardrails. It does not establish that Boatstack is optimal, that control-theory notation proves software quality, or that one workflow dominates every team. Those are evaluation questions, so the distribution preserves measurements, provenance, gaps, and negative results.
diff --git a/docs/public-claims.json b/docs/public-claims.json
index 99ce110..fe5806c 100644
--- a/docs/public-claims.json
+++ b/docs/public-claims.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "schema_version": 1,
-  "source_commit": "cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e",
+  "source_commit": "b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10",
   "statuses": ["verified", "observed", "still_being_evaluated"],
   "claims": [
     {
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#portable-workflow-and-state",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/export.go", "../boatstack/references/artifacts.md", "../boatstack/references/workflow.md"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/export_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "human-decisions",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#human-decisions",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/references/workflow.md", "../boatstack/plan.go"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/plan_test.go", "../boatstack/planning_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "validation-provenance",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#validation-provenance",
       "implementation": ["validation-and-evidence.md", "../boatstack/plan.go"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/plan_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "irreversible-operations",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#irreversible-operations",
       "implementation": ["safety.md", "../boatstack/safety.go", "../boatstack/hooks.go"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/safety_test.go", "../boatstack/hooks_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "reviewer-ready-pr",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#reviewer-ready-pr",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/pr.go", "getting-started.md"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/pr_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "phase-scoped-delivery",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#phase-scoped-delivery",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/delivery.go", "../boatstack/safety.go", "../boatstack/hooks.go", "../boatstack/references/workflow.md"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/delivery_test.go", "../boatstack/pr_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "model-neutral-contract",
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#model-choice-and-budget",
       "implementation": ["research-and-design.md", "../boatstack/references/workflow.md"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/export_test.go", "../boatstack/planning_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
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       "id": "cross-model-failures",
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#model-choice-and-budget",
       "implementation": ["research-and-design.md"],
       "verification": ["benchmark-corpus-audit.md", "benchmark-submission-audit.md"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
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       "id": "lower-cost-outcomes",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#model-choice-and-budget",
       "implementation": ["research-and-design.md"],
       "verification": ["benchmark-corpus-audit.md", "benchmark-submission-audit.md"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "git-worktree-activation",
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#git-worktree-activation",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/runtime_cache.go", "../boatstack/hooks.go"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/runtime_cache_test.go", "../boatstack/hooks_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     },
     {
       "id": "visible-updates",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       "readable_evidence": "why-these-steps.md#visible-updates",
       "implementation": ["../boatstack/update.go", "../boatstack/init.go"],
       "verification": ["../boatstack/update_test.go", "../boatstack/init_test.go", "../boatstack/export_test.go"],
-      "last_verified_version": "source:cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e"
+      "last_verified_version": "source:b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json b/labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json
index 8891c8b..09d7abc 100644
--- a/labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json
+++ b/labs/diagram-json/plan.lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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   "schema_version": 1,
-  "source_commit": "cb079d704e3b0d82fa88b4318d3fb89fbd96723e",
+  "source_commit": "b0d1c2855e04be6f85e16b8e8d5bdd3cbd74fd10",
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diff --git a/release-notes/2026-07-22-value-translation-boundary.md b/release-notes/2026-07-22-value-translation-boundary.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27f258d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes/2026-07-22-value-translation-boundary.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Value translation for Boundary Analysis
+
+Added a "Value Translation" section to the Boatstack README explaining the practical value of the Boundary-Oracle Loop. It explains how Boatstack protects against recurring failures by replacing local symptom-patching with systemic locks (e.g., database triggers or strict validators) that compile into compounding repository safety rules.