diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdba43f..544e1ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ Lint success is `validated`, not an eval pass. A fully evidenced empty run with
 exit zero warns and reports `not-run`: nonblocking but **not a pass**. Ambiguous
 empty discovery with nonzero exit or missing JSONL remains an error. Ungraded
 trials and weighted thresholds retain Vally's native semantics.
+A passing check doesn't guarantee the AI will get it right every time.
 
 | Output | Meaning |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -437,9 +438,6 @@ Bundled dependencies are listed in
 [`dist/bundled-dependencies.json`](dist/bundled-dependencies.json), with available
 full terms in [`dist/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt`](dist/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt) and
 retained inline notices in [`dist/index.cjs.LEGAL.txt`](dist/index.cjs.LEGAL.txt).
-Entries marked `missing-license-text` still need authoritative terms and
-release-owner clearance before public distribution; packaging checks do not
-grant that clearance.
 
 Use Node 24 and the pinned pnpm version. Run `pnpm check`, rebuild and commit
 `dist/index.cjs`, and follow [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Security reports
diff --git a/tests/example.test.ts b/tests/example.test.ts
index 2aa32ed..5301f3c 100644
--- a/tests/example.test.ts
+++ b/tests/example.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ describe('telemetry workflow contracts', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('documentation content contracts', () => {
+  it('states in Outcomes and evidence that passing checks do not guarantee AI correctness and omits the internal license-clearance note', async () => {
+    const readme = await readFile('README.md', 'utf8');
+    const outcomesMatch = /\n## Outcomes and evidence\n([\s\S]*?)(?=\n## |$)/.exec(readme);
+    expect(outcomesMatch?.[1]).toContain("A passing check doesn't guarantee the AI will get it right every time.");
+    expect(readme).not.toContain('Entries marked `missing-license-text` still need authoritative terms');
+    expect(readme).not.toContain('release-owner clearance before public distribution');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('real Copilot example contract', () => {
   it('documents separate jobs with one automatic reporter and no artifact wiring', async () => {
     const readme = await readFile('README.md', 'utf8');