diff --git a/docs/v0.2-alpha-release-notes.md b/docs/v0.2-alpha-release-notes.md
index 0aae8d2..51c01bd 100644
--- a/docs/v0.2-alpha-release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/v0.2-alpha-release-notes.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ filesystem-shaped workflows.
   roles, identity mapping coverage, reviewer-scoped reads, authorized approval
   recording, fail-closed unauthorized reviewer rejection, and local non-hosted
   scope. The Claude/Codex/Cursor objective checks packaged client snippets,
+  including the actual Claude MCP JSON and Codex/Cursor command file, plus
   stdio/TCP/HTTP launchers, Streamable HTTP handoff evidence, and local
   non-hosted scope. The safe-agent demo objective checks GitHub/Postgres/Slack/
   filesystem evidence, including local Slack/GitHub/Postgres bridge dry-runs,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 58e0ffe..6c7e392 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13826,7 +13826,7 @@ fn alpha_release_verification_gates(root: &Path) -> Vec<AlphaReleaseStatusItem>
                 ),
                 (
                     "src/main.rs",
-                    "Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar evidence proves packaged Claude JSON",
+                    "Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar evidence proves packaged Claude MCP JSON",
                 ),
                 (
                     "src/main.rs",
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 633c2b6..56b4af2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13889,7 +13889,7 @@ fn release_ticket_claude_codex_cursor_sidecar_check(
         Ok(()) => release_ticket_check_item(
             "objective: Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar",
             ReadinessStatus::Pass,
-            "Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar evidence proves packaged Claude JSON, Codex/Cursor command, stdio/TCP/HTTP launchers, Streamable HTTP handoff, client artifact inventory, and local non-hosted scope",
+            "Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar evidence proves packaged Claude MCP JSON, Codex/Cursor command file, stdio/TCP/HTTP launchers, Streamable HTTP handoff, client artifact inventory, and local non-hosted scope",
         ),
         Err(detail) => release_ticket_check_item(
             "objective: Claude/Codex/Cursor sidecar",