diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATUS.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATUS.md
index 607c4bf..7918995 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATUS.md
@@ -163,3 +163,21 @@ policy are unchanged. The independently verified repository-patch run
 [39121692291](https://github.com/AyobamiH/agentproof/actions/runs/39121692291)
 remains evidence for `d89f6d54709830ff49373ab7c2797c927ced8ac9`.
 RC6 npm publication is unchanged; independent-installation credit remains zero.
+
+
+## Published consequence; independent receipt pending — 18 October 2026
+
+The current-main repository-patch canary [39124046639](https://github.com/AyobamiH/agentproof/actions/runs/39124046639)
+passed all 17 checks at `74c12b4e42c8109d34e4764fa0e4864513cab4a9`.
+Protected release run [39124373253](https://github.com/AyobamiH/agentproof-release-canary/actions/runs/39124373253)
+then published the existing disposable release `416342082` once at `2026-10-18T11:43:37Z`.
+The exact successful GitHub response and signed execution completion are retained.
+Attempts 2 and 3 made zero publication requests and returned the identical completion.
+
+The separate receipt signer refused its public GitHub readback on all three attempts.
+No AgentProof receipt, independent OpsTruth verdict, or DoneState VERIFIED outcome is
+claimed. This change adds only bounded endpoint/status/rate-limit metadata to that
+refusal. Upstream bodies, URLs, arbitrary headers and credentials are never returned.
+The permanent fence, keys, original workflow identity and historical evidence remain
+unchanged. Further recovery must diagnose the upstream refusal and may only observe
+and sign the existing consequence; it must never publish again.
diff --git a/services/release-provider/src/identity.mjs b/services/release-provider/src/identity.mjs
index 2e86e81..c1e688d 100644
--- a/services/release-provider/src/identity.mjs
+++ b/services/release-provider/src/identity.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,21 @@ import { createRemoteJWKSet, jwtVerify } from "jose";
 export class ReleaseRefusal extends Error {
   constructor(code, status = 403) { super(code); this.code = code; this.status = status; }
 }
+// Bounded public transport metadata; never include upstream bodies or credentials.
+export class PublicReadbackRefusal extends ReleaseRefusal {
+  constructor(endpoint, response) {
+    super("public_readback_unavailable", 503);
+    const numberHeader = name => {
+      const value = response.headers.get(name);
+      return typeof value === "string" && /^\d{1,10}$/.test(value) ? Number(value) : null;
+    };
+    if (!["repository", "tag", "release"].includes(endpoint)) throw new Error("readback_endpoint_invalid");
+    this.readback = Object.freeze({ endpoint, upstreamStatus: response.status,
+      rateLimitRemaining: numberHeader("x-ratelimit-remaining"),
+      rateLimitReset: numberHeader("x-ratelimit-reset"),
+      retryAfterSeconds: numberHeader("retry-after") });
+  }
+}
 export function demand(condition, code, status = 403) {
   if (!condition) throw new ReleaseRefusal(code, status);
 }
diff --git a/services/release-provider/src/policy.mjs b/services/release-provider/src/policy.mjs
index ed6a557..127155a 100644
--- a/services/release-provider/src/policy.mjs
+++ b/services/release-provider/src/policy.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { GitHubReleaseV1Provider, canonicalGitHubPublishedAt } from "../../../di
 import { validateReleaseSubject, validateReleaseObservation, validateReleaseRequest,
   validateReleaseApproval, exactKeys, releaseAssert } from "../../../dist/release-v1-contract.js";
 import { releasePayload, signReleaseReceiptV2 } from "../../../dist/release-v1-receipt.js";
-import { demand, ReleaseRefusal } from "./identity.mjs";
+import { demand, ReleaseRefusal, PublicReadbackRefusal } from "./identity.mjs";
 import { recoveryPolicy } from "./recovery.mjs";
 
 export const AUTHORITY_ISSUER = "agentproof.release-canary.authority.v1";
@@ -165,26 +165,29 @@ export function releaseSigner(env) {
     signCanonical: async input => sign(null, Buffer.from(input), key),
   };
 }
-async function anonymousGitHubJson(path) {
+async function anonymousGitHubJson(path, endpoint) {
   const response = await fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/AyobamiH/agentproof-release-canary" + path, {
     method: "GET", redirect: "manual", cache: "no-store",
     headers: { accept: "application/vnd.github+json", "user-agent": "agentproof-separate-release-signer/1.0" },
     signal: AbortSignal.timeout(12_000),
   });
-  demand(response.ok && response.status === 200, "public_readback_unavailable", 503);
+  if (!response.ok || response.status !== 200) {
+    await response.body?.cancel().catch(() => {});
+    throw new PublicReadbackRefusal(endpoint, response);
+  }
   const raw = await response.text();
   demand(Buffer.byteLength(raw) <= 64 * 1024, "public_readback_oversized", 503);
   return strictBody(raw);
 }
 export async function publicReleaseReadback(subject) {
-  const repo = await anonymousGitHubJson("");
+  const repo = await anonymousGitHubJson("", "repository");
   demand(repo.id === subject.repositoryId && repo.owner?.id === subject.ownerId &&
     repo.name === subject.repository && repo.owner.login === subject.owner &&
     repo.private === false, "public_repo_identity_mismatch", 403);
-  const tag = await anonymousGitHubJson("/git/ref/tags/" + subject.tagName);
+  const tag = await anonymousGitHubJson("/git/ref/tags/" + subject.tagName, "tag");
   demand(tag.ref === "refs/tags/" + subject.tagName && tag.object?.type === "commit" &&
     tag.object.sha === subject.tagCommit, "public_tag_identity_mismatch", 403);
-  const release = await anonymousGitHubJson("/releases/" + subject.releaseId);
+  const release = await anonymousGitHubJson("/releases/" + subject.releaseId, "release");
   demand(release.id === subject.releaseId && release.tag_name === subject.tagName &&
     Array.isArray(release.assets) && release.assets.length === 2, "public_release_identity_mismatch", 403);
   const pkg = release.assets.find(a => a.id === subject.packageAssetId),
diff --git a/services/release-provider/src/worker.mjs b/services/release-provider/src/worker.mjs
index 71cfd93..2310869 100644
--- a/services/release-provider/src/worker.mjs
+++ b/services/release-provider/src/worker.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { recoveryPolicy, validateRecoveryGrant, validateRecordedRecoveryGrant } from "./recovery.mjs";
 import { digest, stableJson } from "../../../dist/hash.js";
 import { validateReleaseObservation } from "../../../dist/release-v1-contract.js";
-import { authenticate, githubToken, demand, ReleaseRefusal } from "./identity.mjs";
+import { authenticate, githubToken, demand, ReleaseRefusal, PublicReadbackRefusal } from "./identity.mjs";
 import { strictBody, readTarget, privateKey, provider, validateSeed,
   decision, validateSignedRequest, signCompletion, validateCompletion,
   verifiedReceipt, targetScope, policy, reservationEvidence } from "./policy.mjs";
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function reply(payload, status = 200) {
   });
 }
 function failure(error) {
+  if (error instanceof PublicReadbackRefusal)
+    return reply({ error: error.code, readback: error.readback }, error.status);
   if (error instanceof ReleaseRefusal) return reply({ error: error.code }, error.status);
   if (error instanceof Error && error.message.startsWith("release_v1:")) {
     return reply({ error: "release_policy_rejected" }, 403);
diff --git a/services/release-provider/test/provider.test.mjs b/services/release-provider/test/provider.test.mjs
index b905fea..ae42849 100644
--- a/services/release-provider/test/provider.test.mjs
+++ b/services/release-provider/test/provider.test.mjs
@@ -332,3 +332,36 @@ test("GitHub redirects cannot reserve a release or satisfy independent signer re
     assert.equal(calls.length,1);
   }
 });
+
+
+test("signer readback refusal reports bounded upstream status without signing or disclosing bodies",async t=>{
+  const api=githubFixture(t),authority=env("approval");
+  const prepared=await call("approval",authority,"/v1/prepare",{seed:seed()});
+  const executed=await call("approval",authority,"/v1/execute",{request:prepared.json.request});
+  const normalFetch=globalThis.fetch;
+  let endpoint="repository",status=403,calls=0;
+  const paths={repository:"/repos/AyobamiH/agentproof-release-canary",tag:"/git/ref/tags/",release:"/releases/"};
+  t.mock.method(globalThis,"fetch",async(input,init)=>{
+    calls++;assert.equal(init.method,"GET");assert.equal(init.redirect,"manual");
+    assert.equal(init.headers.authorization,undefined);
+    const path=new URL(String(input)).pathname;
+    if(endpoint==="repository"?path===paths.repository:path.includes(paths[endpoint]))
+      return new Response("private-upstream-body-must-not-escape",{status,headers:{
+        "content-type":"text/plain",location:"https://untrusted.invalid/secret",
+        "x-ratelimit-remaining":"0","x-ratelimit-reset":"1792328000",
+        "retry-after":"secret-header-value"}});
+    return normalFetch(input,init);
+  });
+  for(endpoint of ["repository","tag","release"]) for(status of [301,403,429,503]) {
+    const signer=env("signing");calls=0;
+    const rejected=await call("signing",signer,"/v1/sign",{
+      request:prepared.json.request,completion:executed.json.completion});
+    assert.equal(rejected.status,503);
+    assert.deepEqual(rejected.json,{error:"public_readback_unavailable",readback:{
+      endpoint,upstreamStatus:status,rateLimitRemaining:0,rateLimitReset:1792328000,retryAfterSeconds:null}});
+    assert.equal(calls,["repository","tag","release"].indexOf(endpoint)+1);
+    assert.equal(signer.ledger.size,0);assert.equal(api.mutationCount,1);
+    assert(!JSON.stringify(rejected.json).includes("secret"));
+    assert(!JSON.stringify(rejected.json).includes("private-upstream"));
+  }
+});