diff --git a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
index 07c5df4..204182d 100644
--- a/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
+++ b/.ciagent/PROJECT.md
@@ -58,6 +58,103 @@ traceable to a human attestation and an immutable evidence stream.
   boundary. The platform validates, enriches with operational standards,
   and reconciles the target state.
 
+## Scope: Nova is Downstream of PDLC
+
+> **Promoted from Core Tenet #2 + Anti-Goal #1 (v1.18, REQ-216).** This
+> is the unmissable scope statement — the PDLC is upstream, Nova is
+> downstream.
+
+The **Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC)** — product backlog, code
+authorship, IDE workflows, sprint planning, application business logic —
+is **upstream** of Nova. Nova never penetrates the PDLC. Nova's domain is
+**infrastructure + delivery only**: environment progression, cloud
+resource lifecycle, operational security/observability NFRs, policy
+enforcement, immutable audit lineage, and the two consumer surfaces
+(technical developer + agentic).
+
+Integration between the PDLC and Nova is **only** through the validated,
+published contract boundary (`schemas/contract.schema.json` +
+`schemas/submission-readiness.schema.json`). The citizen developer's AI
+coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC platform, or any upstream
+development platform may all produce submissions — the source does not
+matter because all are subject to the same compliance standards (the
+submission-readiness gate, D-133). Nova validates, enriches with
+operational standards, and reconciles the target state. Nova never
+authors application code, manages product backlogs, or provides IDE
+workflows.
+
+```
+PDLC (upstream)                         Nova (downstream)
+─────────────────                       ─────────────────
+product backlog                         contract ingestion
+code authorship (AI agent / IDE / SDLC) → submission-readiness gate
+sprint planning                         → policy enforcement
+application business logic              → cloud resource lifecycle
+                                        → environment progression (dev→qa→prod→dr)
+                                        → immutable audit + attestation
+```
+
+## RACI Matrix
+
+> **Source of truth (v1.18, REQ-215, D-139).** Three roles clarify who
+> owns what across the Nova delivery lifecycle. The matrix is the
+> authoritative version; `docs/raci.md` is the citizen-developer-facing
+> copy.
+
+### Roles
+
+- **Citizen Developer (CD)** — the consumer (technical developer L3A or
+  non-technical L3B). Responsible for all **Functional Requirements (FRs)**
+  and **User Acceptance Testing (UAT)**. The FRs + UAT are produced via
+  the citizen developer's AI coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC, or
+  an upstream development platform — **the source does not matter as all
+  are subject to the same compliance standards** (the submission-readiness
+  gate, D-133).
+- **Platform** — Nova. Responsible for all **Non-Functional Requirements
+  (NFRs)**, **Infrastructure** (cloud resource lifecycle, state, IAM),
+  **QA** (the platform-side quality checks: policy, confidence, schema),
+  and **Production deployments to cloud** (the apply path, the pipeline,
+  the release).
+- **Release Management (RM)** — **co-owned**. QA + SRE attestations are
+  required by the actual release. The attestations are performed
+  agentically (the platform runs the checks), but the release is
+  **overseen and triggered by the Citizen Developer** — the human
+  attestation at the stage gate (D-042, hitl_gates.py). The platform
+  performs; the citizen developer authorizes.
+
+### Matrix
+
+| Work Category | Citizen Developer | Platform | Release Management |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| **Functional Requirements (FRs)** | **R/A** | C | I |
+| **User Acceptance Testing (UAT)** | **R/A** | C | I |
+| **Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs)** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **Infrastructure (cloud, state, IAM)** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **QA (policy, confidence, schema checks)** | C | **R/A** | I |
+| **Production deployment to cloud** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **Release attestation (QA + SRE sign-off)** | **A** | R | **R** |
+
+**Key: R** = Responsible (does the work) · **A** = Accountable (owns the
+outcome, sign-off) · **C** = Consulted · **I** = Informed.
+
+**Compliance-standard equivalence note:** the citizen developer's FRs +
+UAT may originate from any upstream source — an AI coding agent, an
+agentic SDLC platform, or a traditional development platform. All are
+subject to the same compliance standards: the submission-readiness gate
+(`schemas/submission-readiness.schema.json`), the contract schema, the
+policy envelope, and the immutable audit stream. The platform does not
+differentiate by upstream source; it validates the submission, not the
+author.
+
+**Co-ownership of Release Management:** the release is co-owned. The
+platform performs the QA + SRE attestations agentically (confidence signal,
+policy checks, separation-of-duties). The citizen developer oversees and
+triggers the actual release — the human attestation at the stage gate is
+the citizen developer's authorization, recorded with approver identity
+(D-042). The platform runs the checks; the citizen developer authorizes
+the promotion. This is the "autonomy in operations, human at stage gates"
+model from the NORTH_STAR.
+
 ## Capability Status (Re-Verified 2026-07-27)
 
 > Source of truth: `.ciagent/CAPABILITY_INVENTORY.md` (Phase 54, D-093).
diff --git a/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-marp.md b/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-marp.md
index 458d540..f43994f 100644
--- a/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-marp.md
+++ b/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-marp.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ style: |
 
 **Shifting from Operational Overhead to Strategic Value**
 
-v1.17 — Strategic Direction, Leadership Metrics & Unified Story
+v1.18 — Citizen Developer & Production-Grade Guidance
 
 ---
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ v1.17 — Strategic Direction, Leadership Metrics & Unified Story
 2. **Vision** — Nova's strategic direction (NORTH_STAR)
 3. **How** — the pipeline, Decision Ledger, attestation gates
 4. **Proof** — grounded metrics that make the claim defensible
-5. **Roadmap** — deferred metrics with unblock paths + the ask
+5. **Roadmap** — deferred metrics with unblock paths + the ask + scope + RACI
 
 **Benefit:** you leave knowing which claims are proven today, which are pipeline-ready, and which are deferred with a documented unblock path — no marketing, just grounded evidence.
 
@@ -301,6 +301,42 @@ From `docs/METRICS_DEFERRED_ROADMAP.md`.
 
 ---
 
+## Slide 17 — Scope: Downstream of PDLC
+
+**Nova governs infrastructure + delivery. The PDLC (product backlog, code authorship, IDE) is upstream — Nova never penetrates it.**
+
+- **The PDLC is upstream:** product backlog, code authorship (AI agent / IDE / agentic SDLC), sprint planning, application business logic
+- **Nova is downstream:** contract ingestion → submission-readiness gate → policy → cloud lifecycle → environment progression → audit + attestation
+- **Integration is only through the contract boundary:** the citizen developer's AI coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC, or any dev platform may all produce submissions — the source does not matter as all are subject to the same compliance standards
+- Nova validates the submission, not the author
+- Cites `docs/scope.md` + `PROJECT.md` § Scope
+
+**Benefit:** you now know the scope boundary — Nova is purpose-built for infrastructure operations, not product development; integration is through one validated contract.
+
+---
+
+## Slide 18 — RACI: Who Owns What
+
+**Three roles, one matrix — the citizen developer owns FRs + UAT, the platform owns NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy, release management is co-owned.**
+
+| Work Category | Citizen Dev | Platform | Release Mgmt |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Functional Requirements (FRs) | **R/A** | C | I |
+| User Acceptance Testing (UAT) | **R/A** | C | I |
+| Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) | I | **R/A** | C |
+| Infrastructure (cloud, state, IAM) | I | **R/A** | C |
+| QA (policy, confidence, schema) | C | **R/A** | I |
+| Production deployment to cloud | I | **R/A** | C |
+| Release attestation (QA + SRE) | **A** | R | **R** |
+
+- **Compliance-standard equivalence:** FRs + UAT may come from any upstream source (AI agent, agentic SDLC, dev platform) — all pass the same submission-readiness gate
+- **Release co-ownership:** the platform runs the attestations agentically; the citizen developer oversees and triggers the actual release (human at the stage gate)
+- Cites `docs/raci.md` + `PROJECT.md` § RACI Matrix
+
+**Benefit:** you now know exactly what you bring (FRs + UAT), what Nova provides (NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy), and what you co-own (the release attestation).
+
+---
+
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diff --git a/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-talking-points.md b/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-talking-points.md
index 6c35dbd..b273d10 100644
--- a/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-talking-points.md
+++ b/docs/presentations/nova-no-humans-platform-talking-points.md
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@
 - "Pipeline-ready" → "production-proven" is the value proposition
 - **Key takeaway:** approve a pilot + the ledger build-out to move from pipeline-ready to production-proven
 
+### Slide 17 — Scope: Downstream of PDLC
+- Nova governs infra + delivery only; the PDLC (product backlog, code authorship, IDE) is upstream
+- Integration is only through the validated contract boundary
+- Any upstream source (AI agent, agentic SDLC, dev platform) may produce submissions — all subject to the same compliance standards
+- Nova validates the submission, not the author
+- **Key takeaway:** Nova is purpose-built for infrastructure operations, not product development; the scope boundary is clean
+
+### Slide 18 — RACI: Who Owns What
+- Citizen Developer owns FRs + UAT (via any upstream source — AI agent, SDLC, dev platform — all pass the same gate)
+- Platform owns NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy
+- Release Management is co-owned: platform runs attestations agentically, citizen developer oversees + triggers the release (human at stage gate)
+- The compliance-standard equivalence is the key: the source does not matter; the submission does
+- **Key takeaway:** you bring FRs + UAT; Nova provides NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy; the release is co-owned with you at the stage gate
+
 ### Appendix A1 — Metrics Glossary
 - Reference for every metric mentioned in the deck
 - Use if the audience asks "what does X mean?"
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-<p>v1.17 — Strategic Direction, Leadership Metrics &amp; Unified Story</p>
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+<li><strong>Roadmap</strong> — deferred metrics with unblock paths + the ask + scope + RACI</li>
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+<p><strong>Nova governs infrastructure + delivery. The PDLC (product backlog, code authorship, IDE) is upstream — Nova never penetrates it.</strong></p>
+<ul>
+<li><strong>The PDLC is upstream:</strong> product backlog, code authorship (AI agent / IDE / agentic SDLC), sprint planning, application business logic</li>
+<li><strong>Nova is downstream:</strong> contract ingestion → submission-readiness gate → policy → cloud lifecycle → environment progression → audit + attestation</li>
+<li><strong>Integration is only through the contract boundary:</strong> the citizen developer's AI coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC, or any dev platform may all produce submissions — the source does not matter as all are subject to the same compliance standards</li>
+<li>Nova validates the submission, not the author</li>
+<li>Cites <code>docs/scope.md</code> + <code>PROJECT.md</code> § Scope</li>
+</ul>
+<p><strong>Benefit:</strong> you now know the scope boundary — Nova is purpose-built for infrastructure operations, not product development; integration is through one validated contract.</p>
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+<header>Nova — The No-Humans Infrastructure Platform</header>
+<h2 id="slide-18--raci-who-owns-what">Slide 18 — RACI: Who Owns What</h2>
+<p><strong>Three roles, one matrix — the citizen developer owns FRs + UAT, the platform owns NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy, release management is co-owned.</strong></p>
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>Work Category</th>
+<th>Citizen Dev</th>
+<th>Platform</th>
+<th>Release Mgmt</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td>Functional Requirements (FRs)</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>C</td>
+<td>I</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>User Acceptance Testing (UAT)</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>C</td>
+<td>I</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs)</td>
+<td>I</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>C</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Infrastructure (cloud, state, IAM)</td>
+<td>I</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>C</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>QA (policy, confidence, schema)</td>
+<td>C</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>I</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Production deployment to cloud</td>
+<td>I</td>
+<td><strong>R/A</strong></td>
+<td>C</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td>Release attestation (QA + SRE)</td>
+<td><strong>A</strong></td>
+<td>R</td>
+<td><strong>R</strong></td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+<ul>
+<li><strong>Compliance-standard equivalence:</strong> FRs + UAT may come from any upstream source (AI agent, agentic SDLC, dev platform) — all pass the same submission-readiness gate</li>
+<li><strong>Release co-ownership:</strong> the platform runs the attestations agentically; the citizen developer oversees and triggers the actual release (human at the stage gate)</li>
+<li>Cites <code>docs/raci.md</code> + <code>PROJECT.md</code> § RACI Matrix</li>
+</ul>
+<p><strong>Benefit:</strong> you now know exactly what you bring (FRs + UAT), what Nova provides (NFRs + infra + QA + prod deploy), and what you co-own (the release attestation).</p>
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+# RACI — Who Owns What
+
+> **Source of truth:** `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` § RACI Matrix (v1.18, REQ-215,
+> D-139). This page is the citizen-developer-facing copy.
+
+Nova's delivery lifecycle has three roles. This page clarifies who owns
+what — so the citizen developer knows what they bring, what the platform
+provides, and what is co-owned.
+
+## The Three Roles
+
+### Citizen Developer (CD)
+
+That's you — the consumer (technical developer L3A or non-technical L3B).
+You are **Responsible** for all **Functional Requirements (FRs)** and
+**User Acceptance Testing (UAT)**. You produce the FRs + UAT via your AI
+coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC platform, or any upstream
+development platform. **The source does not matter** — all are subject
+to the same compliance standards (the submission-readiness gate, the
+contract schema, the policy envelope, the immutable audit stream). Nova
+validates the submission, not the author.
+
+### Platform (Nova)
+
+Nova is **Responsible** for all **Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs)**,
+**Infrastructure** (cloud resource lifecycle, state, IAM), **QA** (the
+platform-side quality checks: policy enforcement, confidence scoring,
+schema validation), and **Production deployments to cloud** (the apply
+path, the pipeline, the release mechanics).
+
+### Release Management (RM) — co-owned
+
+The release is **co-owned**. The platform performs the QA + SRE
+attestations agentically (it runs the confidence signal, the policy
+checks, the separation-of-duties). The citizen developer **oversees and
+triggers** the actual release — the human attestation at the stage gate
+is your authorization. The platform runs the checks; you authorize the
+promotion. This is the "autonomy in operations, human at stage gates"
+model.
+
+## The Matrix
+
+| Work Category | Citizen Developer | Platform | Release Management |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| **Functional Requirements (FRs)** | **R/A** | C | I |
+| **User Acceptance Testing (UAT)** | **R/A** | C | I |
+| **Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs)** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **Infrastructure (cloud, state, IAM)** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **QA (policy, confidence, schema checks)** | C | **R/A** | I |
+| **Production deployment to cloud** | I | **R/A** | C |
+| **Release attestation (QA + SRE sign-off)** | **A** | R | **R** |
+
+**Key:** **R** = Responsible (does the work) · **A** = Accountable (owns
+the outcome, sign-off) · **C** = Consulted · **I** = Informed.
+
+## What This Means in Practice
+
+**You (Citizen Developer) bring:**
+- Your application code + a contract that declares intent.
+- Your FRs (what the application does).
+- Your UAT (you accept the deployment when it meets your FRs).
+
+**Nova (Platform) provides:**
+- The NFRs (security, observability, compliance — baked into the
+  pipeline, not your concern).
+- The infrastructure (cloud resources, state management, IAM scoping).
+- The QA (policy enforcement, confidence scoring, schema validation).
+- The production deployment (the apply path, the pipeline, the release).
+
+**You co-own the release:**
+- Nova runs the attestations (QA confidence, SRE operational readiness).
+- You authorize the promotion at the stage gate. No promotion happens
+  without your recorded attestation.
+
+## Compliance Standards Apply Equally
+
+Your FRs + UAT may come from any source — an AI coding agent, an
+agentic SDLC platform, or a traditional IDE. Nova does not
+differentiate. All submissions pass through the same gate
+(`schemas/submission-readiness.schema.json`): tags, environment
+metadata, policy preconditions, profile markers. The compliance
+standards are the same regardless of how the code was authored. This
+is by design: the audit trail is the same, the policy envelope is the
+same, the evidence stream is the same. The source does not matter; the
+submission does.
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+# Scope — Nova is Downstream of PDLC
+
+> **Source of truth:** `.ciagent/PROJECT.md` § Scope (v1.18, REQ-216).
+> This page is the citizen-developer-facing copy.
+
+## The Boundary
+
+The **Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC)** is **upstream** of Nova. The
+PDLC includes:
+
+- Product backlog / roadmap planning
+- Code authorship (via AI coding agent, IDE, or agentic SDLC platform)
+- Sprint planning / issue tracking
+- Application business logic
+- IDE workflows / developer experience
+
+Nova never penetrates the PDLC. Nova's domain is **infrastructure +
+delivery only**.
+
+## What Nova Does
+
+Nova governs the downstream half:
+
+- **Contract ingestion** — the validated entry point
+- **Submission-readiness gate** — what is acceptable to start
+  (`schemas/submission-readiness.schema.json`)
+- **Policy enforcement** — the confidence signal, Checkov, tagging
+- **Cloud resource lifecycle** — Terraform plan/apply, state, IAM
+- **Environment progression** — dev (autonomous) → qa (QA attestation) →
+  prod (SRE attestation) → dr (SRE attestation)
+- **Immutable audit + attestation** — the Decision Ledger, the evidence
+  stream, the HITL gates
+
+## The Integration Point
+
+Integration between the PDLC and Nova is **only** through the validated,
+published contract boundary:
+
+```
+PDLC (upstream)                         Nova (downstream)
+─────────────────                       ─────────────────
+product backlog                         contract ingestion
+code authorship (AI agent / IDE / SDLC) → submission-readiness gate
+sprint planning                         → policy enforcement
+application business logic              → cloud resource lifecycle
+                                        → environment progression (dev→qa→prod→dr)
+                                        → immutable audit + attestation
+```
+
+The citizen developer's AI coding agent, an upstream agentic SDLC
+platform, or any upstream development platform may all produce
+submissions. **The source does not matter** — all are subject to the
+same compliance standards. Nova validates the submission, not the
+author.
+
+## What Nova is Not
+
+- Not an upstream development platform (no product backlogs, IDE, code
+  authorship).
+- Not a general-purpose AI agent platform (autonomy is narrow, bounded
+  by policy envelopes).
+- Not a legacy infrastructure bridge (no VMs/bare metal/OS).
+- Not a permissive delivery highway (no escape hatches past confidence
+  or HITL).
+- Not a mutable audit log (VCS history ≠ regulatory evidence).
+
+These anti-goals (from `docs/vision.md` §7 and Core Tenet #2) are
+promoted here from buried tenets to an unmissable scope statement.
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