diff --git a/governance/AUTHORITY_CURRENT.txt b/governance/AUTHORITY_CURRENT.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379a5a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/governance/AUTHORITY_CURRENT.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+STATUS: REGISTERED
+CURRENT_AUTHORITY_ID: AUTHORITY-0001-VERIFRAX
+CURRENT_AUTHORITY_DIGEST: 91e02d4e6bb73aa8f434b8baa072bac15ae31447d9e06a526ecb0e2a42315808
+ISSUANCE_DATE: 1700000000000
+
+RULES:
+- This file is the organization governance pointer to the current externally bound authority object.
+- The authority object is published at Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL public/authority/AUTHORITY-0001.json.
+- The digest above must match Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL public/authority/AUTHORITY-0001.digest.txt exactly.
+- No seal claim may be made from this repository unless this pointer matches the published authority object used by the governed boundary.
diff --git a/governance/AUTHORITY_DIGEST.txt b/governance/AUTHORITY_DIGEST.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a3c2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/governance/AUTHORITY_DIGEST.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+91e02d4e6bb73aa8f434b8baa072bac15ae31447d9e06a526ecb0e2a42315808
diff --git a/governance/AUTHORITY_VERSION.txt b/governance/AUTHORITY_VERSION.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8f4387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/governance/AUTHORITY_VERSION.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+STATUS: REGISTERED
+AUTHORITY_SCHEMA_VERSION: 1
+AUTHORITY_TOOL_VERSION: AUCTORISEAL-public-object-v1
+
+RULE:
+- These values must match the published canonical authority object used by the governed boundary.
diff --git a/governance/GOVERNED_REPOS.txt b/governance/GOVERNED_REPOS.txt
index 6c55aef..e0cabf6 100644
--- a/governance/GOVERNED_REPOS.txt
+++ b/governance/GOVERNED_REPOS.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
-.github
-ARCHITECTURE
-AUCTORISEAL
-CORPIFORM
-MAILSIEVE
-SPEEDKIT
-VERIFRAX
-VERIFRAX-DOCS
-VERIFRAX-PROFILES
-VERIFRAX-SAMPLES
-VERIFRAX-SPEC
-VERIFRAX-verify
-SIGILLARIUM
-archicustos
-attestorium
-cicullis
-guillotine
-irrevocull
-kairoclasp
-limenward
-originseal
-validexor
-verifrax-marketplace-smoke
+Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL
+Verifrax/CORPIFORM
+Verifrax/cicullis
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX-DOCS
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX-PROFILES
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SAMPLES
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SPEC
+Verifrax/VERIFRAX-verify
diff --git a/governance/SEAL_SCOPE.txt b/governance/SEAL_SCOPE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0b1231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/governance/SEAL_SCOPE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+STATUS: AUTHORITY REGISTERED / SEAL NOT REGISTERED
+
+SEAL_SCOPE_RULES:
+- Artifact-0005 is the first public canonical authority-governed seal boundary.
+- Governance authority is externally bound through AUCTORISEAL plus this governed repo set.
+- Governed repository membership is defined by GOVERNED_REPOS.txt.
+- Governed membership is not the same as sealed execution inclusion.
+- No repository may be described as sealed before artifact-0005 is fully registered.
+
+CURRENT_AUTHORITY_ID: AUTHORITY-0001-VERIFRAX
+CURRENT_AUTHORITY_DIGEST: 91e02d4e6bb73aa8f434b8baa072bac15ae31447d9e06a526ecb0e2a42315808
+
+CURRENT_SCOPE:
+- Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL
+- Verifrax/CORPIFORM
+- Verifrax/cicullis
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX-DOCS
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX-PROFILES
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SAMPLES
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SPEC
+- Verifrax/VERIFRAX-verify
+
+ARTIFACT_0005_SCOPE:
+- UNREGISTERED
+
+RULE:
+- Replace UNREGISTERED only when artifact-0005 authority object, execution receipt, and re-verification boundary are all recorded.
diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md
index 73cd49e..f217a14 100644
--- a/profile/README.md
+++ b/profile/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ VERIFRAX is a protocol stack for binding authority, execution, and verification
 
 ## Core public surfaces
 
-- **[VERIFRAX](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX)** — canonical protocol, evidence index, and verification boundary
+- **[VERIFRAX](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX)** — authoring protocol surface, evidence index, and verification boundary
 - **[AUCTORISEAL](https://github.com/Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL)** — authority sealing and issuance boundary
 - **[CORPIFORM](https://github.com/Verifrax/CORPIFORM)** — authority-governed execution and receipt boundary
 
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ VERIFRAX is a protocol stack for binding authority, execution, and verification
 - **Execution** → CORPIFORM executes or refuses under that authority
 - **Verification** → VERIFRAX records evidence, evaluates claims, and preserves finality boundaries
 
+## Authority model
+
+- **VERIFRAX** authors normative source material for the active repository interpretation boundary.
+- **VERIFRAX-SPEC** publishes derived specification artifacts from VERIFRAX.
+- Derived specification artifacts are not upstream repository authority.
+- Governance authority is external and binds through AUCTORISEAL plus the governed repository set declared in **[Verifrax/.github](https://github.com/Verifrax/.github)**.
+
 ## Current public boundary
 
 The currently established public boundary includes:
@@ -33,14 +40,9 @@ The currently established public boundary includes:
 - no unsigned consequence, no acceptance
 - no hidden mutation, no trust
 
-## Public links
-
-- Website: **https://www.verifrax.net/**
-- Protocol contact: **protocol@verifrax.net**
-
 ## Orientation
 
-Start with the canonical protocol repository:
+Start with the authoring and verification surface:
 
 - **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX)**
 
@@ -49,4 +51,10 @@ Then inspect the authority and execution layers:
 - **[github.com/Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL](https://github.com/Verifrax/AUCTORISEAL)**
 - **[github.com/Verifrax/CORPIFORM](https://github.com/Verifrax/CORPIFORM)**
 
-Deterministic verification. One execution. Final evidence.
+Then inspect the derived publication and support surfaces:
+
+- **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SPEC](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SPEC)**
+- **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-PROFILES](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-PROFILES)**
+- **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SAMPLES](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-SAMPLES)**
+- **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-DOCS](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-DOCS)**
+- **[github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-verify](https://github.com/Verifrax/VERIFRAX-verify)**