diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md b/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
index 0521abf97ac..854b0abc563 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Phase 6 Thin Paperclip Adapter Boundary
 
-Status: design approved; remediation 4 implemented; CTO conformance re-review pending
+Status: design approved; remediation 8 documentation reconciliation complete; final CTO gate pending
 Date: 2026-08-09
 Decision scope: the first feature-flagged Paperclip native run, including the
 normative native finalizer and server-owned Section 18 status arbitration
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ additional resolver kinds remain deferred.
 
 The provisional list and seam amendments above remain the decision history.
 For final diff auditing, their authoritative union is the following exact
-93-file allowlist. It matches the Phase 6 branch diff from the parent of the
+89-file allowlist. It matches the Phase 6 branch diff from the parent of the
 authorization commit through this remediation, including the package README,
 the Section 18.13 checker, package/runtime tests, `canonical.ts`, and
 `runtime-mode.test.ts`. No file outside this list is authorized as Phase 6 work.
@@ -954,21 +954,17 @@ packages/db/src/schema/status_decision_effects.ts
 packages/db/src/schema/status_decisions.ts
 packages/db/src/schema/work_assessments.ts
 packages/paperclip-runner/README.md
-packages/paperclip-runner/docs/architecture.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/docs/index.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/docs/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/docs/tutorials/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/2026-08-09-phase-06-verification.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/index.md
-packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-design.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-implementation.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/index.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/log.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/package.json
 packages/paperclip-runner/spec/fixtures/status-authority-phase5.json
-packages/paperclip-runner/spec/paperclip-native-runner-implementation-plan.md
-packages/paperclip-runner/spec/paperclip-native-runner-spike-spec.md
 packages/paperclip-runner/src/backends/codex-native-backend.ts
 packages/paperclip-runner/src/backends/harness-driver-backend.test.ts
 packages/paperclip-runner/src/backends/harness-driver-backend.ts
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/tutorials/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md b/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/tutorials/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
index f7bfecfb672..0a8f394635c 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/tutorials/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/docs/tutorials/phase-06-thin-paperclip-adapter.md
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ pnpm --filter @paperclipai/paperclip-runner trace:phase6 -- \
   --target mock --scenario happy-path
 ```
 
-Expected: six targeted tests pass and the trace reports `resolvedMode` as
-`native`, three replay-stable events, a successful workspace barrier, and one
-mock server-owned `done` decision. This tracer does not connect to Paperclip.
+Expected: four targeted files and seven tests pass, and the trace reports
+`resolvedMode` as `native`, three replay-stable events, a successful workspace
+barrier, and one mock server-owned `done` decision. This tracer does not connect
+to Paperclip.
 
 ## 2. Prove the database-backed Paperclip port
 
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/2026-08-09-phase-06-verification.md b/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/2026-08-09-phase-06-verification.md
index ac4ac74aef4..b8afb062cc4 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/2026-08-09-phase-06-verification.md
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/evidence/2026-08-09-phase-06-verification.md
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ This record verifies the default-off Phase 6 tracer at the approved
 `ControlPlanePort`/`NativeSessionBackend` boundary. No browser surface changed,
 so Phase 6 has command/database evidence rather than screenshots.
 
-The counts below are the PAP-16880 remediation rerun. “Internal canary” means
-the selected-task database test through the public package session contract;
-it does not mean that a new live Codex provider task was dispatched.
+The counts below are from the remediation-7 final rerun on 2026-08-09.
+“Internal canary” means the selected-task database test through the public
+package session contract; it does not mean that a new live Codex provider task
+was dispatched.
 
 # Package contract and mock tracer
 
@@ -150,9 +151,35 @@ The final rerun on 2026-08-09 produced:
 - runner documentation validation: 58 links and the 25-concept/four-index OKF
   bundle passed;
 - server TypeScript and runner TypeScript/protocol typechecks passed;
-- the design's authoritative 93-file allowlist matched the Phase 6 diff exactly;
+- the design's authoritative 89-file allowlist matched the Phase 6 diff exactly;
 - `git diff --check` passed.
 
+The exact-file claim is mechanically fail-closed. This comparison extracts the
+authoritative fenced block, asserts its count, and then compares it with the
+committed Phase 6 diff. Any missing or extra path makes `diff` return non-zero:
+
+```sh
+PHASE6_SCRATCH="${PAPERCLIP_RUN_SCRATCH_DIR:-$(mktemp -d)}"
+PHASE6_ALLOWLIST="$PHASE6_SCRATCH/phase6-allowlist.txt"
+PHASE6_ACTUAL="$PHASE6_SCRATCH/phase6-actual.txt"
+
+awk '
+  /^### Remediation 7 authoritative exact-file reconciliation / { section = 1; next }
+  section && /^```text$/ { block = 1; next }
+  block && /^```$/ { exit }
+  block { print }
+' packages/paperclip-runner/docs/design/phase-6-thin-paperclip-adapter.md \
+  | LC_ALL=C sort > "$PHASE6_ALLOWLIST"
+git diff --name-only 3a38c8f931..HEAD \
+  | LC_ALL=C sort > "$PHASE6_ACTUAL"
+test "$(wc -l < "$PHASE6_ALLOWLIST")" -eq 89
+test "$(wc -l < "$PHASE6_ACTUAL")" -eq 89
+diff -u "$PHASE6_ALLOWLIST" "$PHASE6_ACTUAL"
+```
+
+Result: exit 0 with no diff output; 89 documented paths, 89 committed paths,
+zero missing, and zero extra.
+
 The final owner review traced the successful audit-only path as
 `PaperclipControlPlanePort.completeRun -> native_run_results ->
 finalizeNativeRun -> routePersistedNativeResultAttention ->
@@ -168,6 +195,14 @@ create another assessment or mutate the interaction timestamp. Missing or
 cross-company targets throw before the coordinator commits and enter named
 retryable recovery with the issue status/version unchanged.
 
+# Remediation 8 documentation self-review
+
+The final documentation review confirmed that the exact allowlist is the same
+89-path set as `git diff --name-only 3a38c8f931..HEAD`, the status header records
+the remediation-8/final-gate state, this evidence identifies the remediation-7
+final rerun, and the tutorial expects four package files and seven tests. The
+reconciliation changes documentation only and does not alter runtime behavior.
+
 # Compile and migration checks
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-implementation.md b/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-implementation.md
index bdf064a3077..2543e1e84ba 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-implementation.md
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/knowledge/journal/2026-08-09-phase-06-implementation.md
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ existing server authority and keep legacy execution as the default.
   result persistence, the finalizer alone commits the zero-decision outcome,
   the internal router binds the exact same-company interaction, and committed
   replay short-circuits without another assessment or target mutation.
-- The design's authoritative 93-file allowlist was mechanically compared with
-  the Phase 6 branch diff and had no missing or extra path, including the README,
+- The remediation-8 documentation reconciliation corrected the design's
+  authoritative allowlist to 89 files and mechanically compared it with the
+  Phase 6 branch diff with no missing or extra path, including the README,
   spec checker, canonical helper, runtime-mode test, and database-backed port
   test paths.