Align companion rules guidance with normal Skills defaults

docs/BUREAUCRAT_PAYMENTS.md

@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ rounds the whole remaining eligible invoice once. Both5+3 and3+5 are admitted.
 The internal diversion payer is the first individually eligible contribution:
 declared payer first, ally second, never pooled. Final Bank parts of that same
 payer/invoice combine for Banker; no funding or eligibility identity is disclosed.
-The separate fresh `banker-income --homeworlds` entry retains these original
-receipts and automatically collects earned Bank income at native Mentat. See
-[current accounting and proof](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#classic-homeworld-final-bank-income--14-october-2026).
+Fresh classic `homeworld-occupation --leader-skills` retains these original
+receipts and now includes mandatory normal Banker income automatically.
+See [current activation, accounting and proof](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#mandatory-ordinary-skills-default--17-october-2026).
 
 The new consumers are `tests/bureaucrat-occupied-guild.test.ts` and
 `tests/bureaucrat-occupied-emperor.test.ts`, with original-army fixtures of the

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ final25/25 in affected3 files; the other157 passed initially. Actual CLI1/1 and
 final types/lint/build pass with existing build warnings. Scratch proof host/files
 are removed; no live room, database or deployment changed. See
 [current contract and evidence](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#mandatory-ordinary-skills-default--17-october-2026).
+Companion payment/Nexus/Stronghold and global Skills guidance now reflects this
+default. The older Bureaucrat and normal-Mentat absence claims were stale, not
+new implementation gaps; current source contracts supersede them. Follow-up
+reference loading and current link/command checks pass without gameplay changes.
 
 **Diplomat used-defense contexts — 17 October.** Fresh capability3 copies the
 canonical role actually used, including late Portable Snooper after a prior

docs/HOMEWORLD_PAYMENT_INCOME_RUNTIME.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Homeworld payment income runtime
 
-The 14 October 2026 user ruling resolves allied rounding: low native income is `ceil(total eligible invoice / 2)` once, not a sum of rounded contributor legs. Original payer costs and eligibility stay unchanged. Fresh classic `banker-income --homeworlds` additionally connects actual final Bank portions to original Mentat; occupation receipts remain authoritative. See [the current Banker contract](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#classic-homeworld-final-bank-income--14-october-2026). This is not complete Homeworld or deployed acceptance.
+The 14 October 2026 user ruling resolves allied rounding: low native income is `ceil(total eligible invoice / 2)` once, not a sum of rounded contributor legs. Original payer costs and eligibility stay unchanged. Fresh classic `homeworld-occupation --leader-skills` now includes mandatory normal Banker income automatically; actual occupation receipts remain authoritative through original Mentat. See [the current Banker contract](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#mandatory-ordinary-skills-default--17-october-2026). This is not complete Homeworld or deployed acceptance.
 
 ## Calculation and settlement
 

docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md

@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ and host are removed. No live room/database/service or deployment is changed.
 Comprehensive assurance, full modes and deployed acceptance remain open.
 See [current source/runtime contract](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#mandatory-ordinary-skills-default--17-october-2026).
 
+Companion Bureaucrat, Homeworld payment, Nexus, Richese, Stronghold and global
+Skills guidance now uses the ordinary default rather than the retired income
+entry. The Bureaucrat family's old missing-work sentence was stale: its current
+contract already records the qualifying allied, occupied and Betrayal paths.
+Normal Mentat's approved ordinary activation is also reflected in those older
+composition notes. No additional economic mechanism or admission is added.
+The updated reference module loads; current CLI profiles and the linked default
+section pass a throwaway link/command check. Runtime evidence above belongs to
+checkpoint `3ed9856`; this follow-up changes guidance only.
+
 ## 17 October 2026 — Diplomat used-defense contexts
 
 An actual capability2 late Portable after Emperor's false traitor vote recorded

docs/LEADER_SKILLS_RUNTIME.md

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ are removed; rooms/store, private metadata and original captures remain.
 
 ## Advanced Stronghold composition — 4 October 2026
 
-Fresh Advanced `leader-skills` and separate `banker-income` entries preserve
+Fresh Advanced `leader-skills`, including mandatory normal Banker income, preserves
 canonical unused Stronghold Cards with all fourteen skills in classic or
 already-supported E1/E2 native two-through-six-seat lobbies. Optional original
 Tech Tokens requires three-through-six seats. Original deck/roster restrictions,
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ removed; rooms/store, private metadata and original captures remain.
 
 ## Native E1/E2 Tech Tokens composition — 4 October 2026
 
-Fresh three-through-six-seat Basic/Advanced `leader-skills` and separate
-`banker-income` entries now preserve canonical unused Tech Tokens for the
+Fresh three-through-six-seat Basic/Advanced `leader-skills` setups, including
+mandatory normal Banker income, preserve canonical unused Tech Tokens for the
 already-supported native Ixian, Tleilaxu, CHOAM and Richese skill rosters.
 Original family/deck restrictions remain: Basic uses its single supported
 family; Advanced admits distinct selected E1/E2 decks and their eligible native
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ seats. All fourteen skills, ordinary33/35/47 cards, Richese's original ten-card
 cache, native setup, wallets and printed Tech owners remain genuine.
 An extra selected Ix deck never implies a native Ixian seat.
 E3, other overlays, public starts and played-game conversion remain excluded.
-Existing Banker and private Mentat opt-ins do not become ordinary activation.
+Normal Banker and the user-approved normal Mentat step now activate in fresh supported Skills setups.
 
 The authorized supplied Advanced PDF, physical page21 (printed19), permits
 variants together irrespective of factions and gives native Tech assignment,
@@ -609,13 +609,13 @@ metadata and original game captures remain.
 
 ## Classic Tech Tokens composition — 4 October 2026
 
-Fresh `leader-skills` and separate `banker-income` preserve canonical unused
+Fresh `leader-skills`, including mandatory normal Banker income, preserves canonical unused
 Tech Tokens selected in a three-through-six-seat classic Basic/Advanced lobby.
 Original base33/all14 setup, first-Storm token assignment and native wallets
 remain; no token owner, income, phase or battle receipt is fabricated.
-Native E1/E2 rosters now compose Tech in the section above; other overlays remain separate. The existing
-private Mentat opt-in retains its UX/empty-hand boundary; normal Banker retains
-its original earned-custody and separate-payer policies.
+Native E1/E2 rosters compose Tech in the section above; other overlays retain
+their own admission. The user-approved normal Mentat step and mandatory normal
+Banker income preserve their existing disclosure, custody and payment policies.
 
 Tech piles collect at their original phase end; Banker front-shield grants wait
 for actual Mentat. A Tech credit is not another player's bank-payment producer.
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ Ordinary native role scores, physical Suk rescue and trained-disc death compose
 with original handlers. Eligible own normal-disc revival through paid first
 cohort or a physical Ghola retains optional decline/draw/assignment. Native
 Ambassador placement, bank grants and original entrant continuation preserve
-training. Explicit Mentat and separate Banker opt-ins retain current questions;
+training. Normal Mentat and mandatory normal Banker retain their source boundaries;
 an Ambassador bank grant is not another player's bank payment.
 
 Real Ecaz Ambassador acquisition gives one temporary Duke6. A separate living
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ Winner Suk rescue and Rihani choice finish before post-loss assassination.
 A saved unspent receipt advances only after those skills, preserving the actual
 winner, original excluded battle disc, printed bounty, card return and one
 private native Mentat replacement without repeating casualties.
-Explicit Mentat/Banker opt-ins remain separate; shared-Duke assignment, further
+Normal Mentat and mandatory normal Banker retain their source boundaries; shared-Duke assignment, further
 native rosters, public activation and unrelated optional modules stay guarded.
 
 ## Advanced Tleilaxu foreign-ghola composition — 4 October 2026
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ Sandmaster, Mentat, Bureaucrat and Banker helpers share this admitted native
 profile rather than independently accepting a different roster.
 The 11 October user-approved normal Mentat question now shares this admitted
 skill envelope; the obsolete timing opt-in is removed. Empty-hand
-interpretation remains separate. The `banker-income` profile retains its
-existing deferred front-shield custody and actual-Mentat spendability.
+interpretation remains separate. Mandatory normal Banker income retains its
+deferred front-shield custody and actual-Mentat spendability in fresh ordinary setups.
 
 Bounded Development Verified: affected122/122, types/lint/build, ten actual
 controlled native programs (five Ixian rescue/policy cases, one CHOAM collection,
@@ -879,13 +879,13 @@ publisher instruction to announce a name.
 ## Missing and guarded work
 
 [Battle-effects follow-up](LEADER_BATTLE_EFFECTS.md) connects both Rihani bands
-and the lower Mentat, Bureaucrat and Sandmaster effects. A separate
-[Mentat question preview](MENTAT_QUESTION.md) connects private naming/disclosure,
-posture and saved history under an explicit private opt-in. The uniform mandatory
-response step awaits the user's UX decision; ordinary activation remains disabled.
-[Bureaucrat payment redirection](BUREAUCRAT_PAYMENTS.md) connects the ordinary
-auction, shipment, Richese sale and paid-bribe families within its recorded
-boundary. Other Bureaucrat payments and split funding remain incomplete.
+and the lower Mentat, Bureaucrat and Sandmaster effects.
+[Normal Mentat questions](MENTAT_QUESTION.md) use the 11 October user-approved
+uniform private card-show step in new supported battles; already-opened older
+battles retain their original continuation.
+[Bureaucrat payment redirection](BUREAUCRAT_PAYMENTS.md) connects auction,
+shipment, revival, Richese sale, paid bribes, individual allied payer legs and
+ruled gross-first World/Betrayal receipts within their existing profile bounds.
 [Banker normal income](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#normal-income-local-contract--2-october-2026)
 is automatic in fresh supported ordinary all-fourteen Skills setups, without
 a separate profile or toggle. Existing games and public start gates stay unchanged.

docs/NEXUS_CARD_RULES.md

@@ -224,14 +224,14 @@ No publisher ruling, new cancellation window or complete-mode gate is claimed.
 
 ## Classic Nexus with normal Banker income — 13 October 2026
 
-Fresh `banker-income --nexus-cards` now composes the existing deferred normal
-Skill band with classic Basic/Advanced all14/all12 setup, optionally original
-Tech3+ and Advanced Strongholds2+. Actual bank payer legs still qualify once
-per phase; player income and phase-end Tech payouts do not qualify, and the
-original Mentat opening collects automatically. No Nexus hand is dealt at
-setup, no new collect action is added, and no played game is converted.
-Homeworlds, Discovery, native-family Nexus and Betrayal previews remain
-outside this entry. [Source, original costs and runtime proof](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#classic-nexus-income-composition--13-october-2026).
+Fresh `leader-skills --nexus-cards` now includes mandatory normal Banker income
+automatically. The 13 October classic Basic/Advanced all14/all12 checkpoint
+covered optional original Tech3+ and Advanced Strongholds2+. Actual Bank payer
+legs still qualify once per phase; player income and phase-end Tech payouts do
+not qualify, and original Mentat collects automatically. No starting Nexus hand,
+new collect action or played-game conversion is added. Existing supported
+ordinary module/native envelopes now inherit the same normal band; no new
+combination is admitted. [Current activation and limits](SPICE_BANKER_RUNTIME.md#mandatory-ordinary-skills-default--17-october-2026).
 
 ## Semuta with original native Nexus — 11 October 2026
 

docs/RICHESE_AUCTION_RULES.md

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ already-debited donor escrow again. Emperor cancellation sends only its4 to
 the Bank, not the unrelated buyer-to-Richese share, and does not replay credit
 or physical card transfer. The existing whole-bank recipient override remains.
 
-The separate native `banker-income` opt-in counts only actual bank-routed
-original payer legs. It never treats allowed Emperor income or ordinary seller
+Mandatory normal Banker income in fresh supported ordinary Skills setups
+counts only actual Bank-routed original payer legs. It never treats allowed Emperor income or ordinary seller
 credit as a bank payment, aggregates separate payers to four, or spends its
 new front-shield grant before actual Mentat. Original Bureaucrat split-funding,
 positive Black Market self-bidding, exhausted-cache counts and special-lot

docs/STRONGHOLD_CARDS.md

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Full-module/public/deployed acceptance remains open.
 
 ## Advanced Leader Skills composition — 4 October 2026
 
-Fresh local `leader-skills` and separate `banker-income` preserve unused six
+Fresh local `leader-skills`, now including mandatory normal Banker income, preserves unused six
 Stronghold Cards with all14 skills in Advanced classic or supported E1/E2
 native2..6-seat rosters. Optional original Tech requires3..6; native wallets,
 decks/cache, setup and actual end-Mentat claims remain. The supplied authorized