diff --git a/BACKLOG.md b/BACKLOG.md
index bafcb1b..42dd362 100644
--- a/BACKLOG.md
+++ b/BACKLOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Bugs first — the cost-guard and answer-loss class this tool exists to prevent,
 then security, then features/optimisation, then tests. Each has a GitHub issue
 and vice versa.
 
-### Epic: encrypted SQLite is the authoritative store for lanes, secrets and (next) metrics — YAML retired ([#105](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/105))
+### Epic: encrypted SQLite is the authoritative store for lanes, secrets and (next) metrics — YAML retired ([#105](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/105)) — DONE 2026-10-06
 
 - [x] Split config validation from YAML parsing; route scripts through
       `rt.fetch_keys` ([#106](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/106)) — shipped in PR #113
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ and vice versa.
 - [x] Run from the store: `load_config` reads the DB, `fetch_keys` reads secrets,
       YAML retired ([#109](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/109)) — shipped in PR #124
 - [x] `db backup|restore` and the telesto restic job ([#110](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/110)) — shipped in PR #125
-- [ ] Fleet rollout notes and the Python 3.11 floor ([#111](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/111)) — on docs/sqlite-store-fleet-rollout
+- [x] Fleet rollout notes and the Python 3.11 floor ([#111](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/111)) — shipped in PR #126
 
 ### Epic: run the roundtable from inside Orca — local web UI, no fork ([#115](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/115)) — DONE 2026-10-03
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1323245..78484c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ Optionally `./install.sh` to expose it as a Claude Code skill.
 - Keys never reach the transcript or `--json` output.
 - A missing secret fails the run loudly and names the fix. It never silently
   falls back to an unauthenticated call.
+- A store failure never fails a paid run. The roster and secrets are read
+  before any lane is dispatched, so a broken store stops a run before it
+  spends; anything a run writes to the store later is best-effort, and an
+  answer already paid for is delivered regardless.
 
 **The store ([#105](https://github.com/CryptoJones/FlatlineRoundtable/issues/105)) is the only configuration.**
 `roundtable db init` creates `~/.local/share/flatline-roundtable/roundtable.db`
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7663873..0251bd7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ command -v "${PYTHON}" >/dev/null || die "${PYTHON} not found"
 "${PYTHON}" -c 'import cryptography' 2>/dev/null || \
     die "\`cryptography\` not installed — ${PYTHON} -m pip install --user cryptography (the store needs it)"
 
+# The store (~/.local/share/flatline-roundtable/roundtable.db) is the only
+# configuration: lanes, and lane secrets encrypted under a DB key kept in pass.
+# It is read before any lane runs, so a broken store stops a run before it
+# spends -- a store failure never fails a paid run.
+#
 # `pass` holds the store's DB key, which unlocks every lane secret. This is a
 # warning rather than a hard failure because a roster of only `cli` / `acp`
 # lanes rides subscriptions and needs no secret at all. But a lane with any
diff --git a/skill/SKILL.md b/skill/SKILL.md
index 997db9d..071aafe 100644
--- a/skill/SKILL.md
+++ b/skill/SKILL.md
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@ Rules:
 
 ### Lane settings (CJ, 2026-09-27)
 
-The settings live in the store, `~/.local/share/flatline-roundtable/roundtable.db`
-(`roundtable lanes show NAME`). Each lane's `notes` carry the reason, and `roundtable lanes
+The settings live in the store, `~/.local/share/flatline-roundtable/roundtable.db`.
+Secrets are encrypted in it; the DB key is the `pass` entry `flatline-roundtable/db-key`.
+A store failure never fails a paid run: lanes and secrets are read before anything is
+dispatched, so a broken store stops the run before it spends.
+One lane's settings: `roundtable lanes show NAME`. Each lane's `notes` carry the reason, and `roundtable lanes
 history NAME` shows every change since the YAML import.
 
 | Lane | Model / route | Setting | Why | Status |