diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 5eec59ca..1f7a48aa 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ preferred-citation:
   year: 2026
   doi: "10.5281/zenodo.21882158"
   url: "https://zenodo.org/records/21882158"
-# Historical concept DOI retained for repository boundary checks:
+# Historical version DOI retained for repository boundary checks:
 # doi: "10.5281/zenodo.21728432"
 # url: "https://zenodo.org/records/21728432"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 103d3fa9..aea2acb1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ Local Intrinsic ODE on a Quantum-Control Response Fibre*. It establishes the
 Level-I local theorem. Later repository artifacts are continuing work and are
 outside the theorem boundary of the
 published Zenodo version; see
-[published paper boundary](docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md). The concept DOI
-[10.5281/zenodo.21728432](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21728432) is retained
-for the broader version chain and historical public boundary; it is not the
-preferred v1.2.9 citation.
+[published paper boundary](docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md). The historical
+version DOI
+[10.5281/zenodo.21728432](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21728432)
+identifies the earlier public manuscript boundary; it is not the preferred
+v1.2.9 citation.
 The historical raw record URL `https://zenodo.org/records/21728432` is not the
 current paper record.
 
@@ -236,9 +237,10 @@ For the frozen v1.2.9 manuscript, cite:
 - DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.21882158](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21882158)
 - Record: [https://zenodo.org/records/21882158](https://zenodo.org/records/21882158)
 
-The concept DOI [10.5281/zenodo.21728432](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21728432)
-is retained for the broader version chain and historical public boundary; it
-is not the preferred v1.2.9 citation.
+The historical version DOI
+[10.5281/zenodo.21728432](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21728432)
+identifies the earlier public manuscript boundary; it is not the preferred
+v1.2.9 citation.
 
 Suggested citation for the local theorem and published paper boundary: cite
 the v1.2.9 Zenodo version DOI above and identify the theorem-bearing software
diff --git a/SHA256SUMS.txt b/SHA256SUMS.txt
index 14d141ad..d39ab265 100644
--- a/SHA256SUMS.txt
+++ b/SHA256SUMS.txt
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-a249330bc8c083e3ffafb368b273f2fe57f29046d46a9f7aa8c84f4a8194ac2e  CITATION.cff
+51588137343e718b6cb916c5c1bbe1a7f16b8ab994364c19b33ec952bdc3ad0b  CITATION.cff
 648bfd6ec2edd62a06f951444efe44a05dbfb17565ca0194e0de7be8ca05a00e  CONTROL_EXTENSION_SHA256SUMS.txt
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-73d967a90c9277245d2158af8bb8453b9ca3934740ba0aef9bce3bf6a88321ed  README.md
+245901c7ca572dbf93fc06c8bfb82a0b68389d20f47cd346296aa24c60f6724c  README.md
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-da51e90a5933277dbacf34ef64060013c17e86d062877ce807687321eb26125f  docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md
+1c0f2b77fcb2d3a678042fb6a654fc570daa6746123d13046bcc9c7d8e141485  docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md
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 146d0227e86e5a9f47dc125402dcc5b9e5cd1d8bb3e14523bf589021939de841  docs/NEURAL_NETWORK_RESPONSE_FIBRES.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ a7f9a38634896ec96d816479ba8bc4ccbc117b933621cf15dc3dbc2aaf09835b  docs/PAPER_WOR
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-9ffd5330d12821f645de1648fb02a30744a393afa481daf85cd67ba6b171998d  docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md
+60a9c168b977a1b55e66f828e7fc2a5d5aac64e360eb2551945763a65c8a8118  docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md
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diff --git a/docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md b/docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md
index a31898e8..d0ffe24b 100644
--- a/docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md
+++ b/docs/MANUSCRIPT_PROVENANCE.md
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ frozen PDF above remains the archival manuscript.
 
 ## Public archive and repository binding
 
-- Zenodo concept DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.21728432`
+- Historical Zenodo version DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.21728432`
 - Zenodo version DOI: `10.5281/zenodo.21882158`
 - Zenodo DOI URL: `https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21882158`
 - GitHub release URL:
@@ -128,11 +128,12 @@ frozen PDF above remains the archival manuscript.
 - repository commit:
   `8742913c3ba992db98b90bc79cd691a31199d1e7`
 
-The Zenodo version DOI above identifies the archived v1.2.9 manuscript files.
-The earlier public record `https://zenodo.org/records/21728432` is retained as
-the concept DOI and historical public boundary for prior manuscript packaging.
-The frozen v1.2.9 manuscript is archived under version DOI
-`10.5281/zenodo.21882158`.
+The Zenodo version DOI `10.5281/zenodo.21882158` identifies the frozen v1.2.9
+manuscript. The historical Zenodo version DOI `10.5281/zenodo.21728432` and
+the public record `https://zenodo.org/records/21728432` identify an earlier
+public manuscript version and boundary. The actual all-versions Concept DOI is
+not recorded here because it has not been independently verified from the
+authoritative Zenodo metadata.
 
 Observed GitHub tags during this update: `paper-local-ode-v1.0`,
 `paper-local-ode-v1.1`, `paper-local-ode-v1.2`, `paper-local-ode-v1.3`, and
diff --git a/docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md b/docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md
index f70bf7e3..03cbe4aa 100644
--- a/docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md
+++ b/docs/PUBLISHED_PAPER_BOUNDARY.md
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ local-paper title, the v0.7.4 + v0.9.3 theorem-bearing software boundary, the
 SHA-256 manifest, and the explicit exclusion of v0.10.x continuation work from
 the published-paper theorem claim. It must not be moved or reused.
 
-Historical note: `paper-local-ode-v1.0`, `10.5281/zenodo.21728432`, and
-`https://zenodo.org/records/21728432` belong to an earlier public boundary and
-are not the current v1.2.9 manuscript/release boundary.
+Historical note: `paper-local-ode-v1.0`, the historical version DOI
+`10.5281/zenodo.21728432`, and `https://zenodo.org/records/21728432` belong to
+an earlier public manuscript boundary and are not the current v1.2.9
+manuscript/release boundary. The actual all-versions Concept DOI is not
+recorded here because it has not been independently verified from the
+authoritative Zenodo metadata.