diff --git a/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-18.md b/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-18.md
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--- a/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-18.md
+++ b/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-18.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 This dashboard is generated by `npm run operator:dashboard`. It is an operator snapshot, not release approval.
 
-Generated: 2026-05-18T03:24:54.869Z
-Commit: 81fca2cea6f1399c52c8faa70f9a17e42f0bd447
+Generated: 2026-05-18T04:00:45.592Z
+Commit: 34cc0c185600cb088a9caa4e5e102207294af6cc
 Status: work remaining
 
 ## Current Status
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Status: work remaining
 | Prepare name-change, Claude plugin, and Codex plugin paths | naming-and-publication-matrix plus publication-readiness | in_progress | naming matrix and plugin readiness gates exist | real tag/push, marketplace submission, and final channel choice remain approval-gated |
 | Prepare release notes, articles, tweets, and push notifications | docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1 social and release-copy files | in_progress | release notes, X thread, LinkedIn draft, and URL ledger are present | final live release/npm/plugin/billing URLs and publish approval still pending |
 | Advance AgentShield enterprise iteration | AgentShield PR evidence plus enterprise roadmap | in_progress | AgentShield policy promotion `reviewItems` landed in `87aec47`; package-manager hardening drift detection landed in `28d08c7`; workflow action runtime pins were refreshed in `659f569`; npm age-gate guidance was corrected in `ee585cd`; package-manager hardening Action outputs landed in `1124535`; policy-promotion Action outputs and runtime-smoke job-summary evidence landed in `1593925`; ECC-Tools consumes those outputs in `8658951`, surfaces operator-readable status/pack/count/digest telemetry in `16c537f`, and renders hosted promotion judge audit traces in `05d4e82`; all are mirrored in the GA roadmap | deepen live operator approval/readback after Marketplace/payment gates |
-| Advance ECC Tools native payments and AI-native harness-agnostic app | ECC Tools PR evidence, billing gate, hosted analysis lanes | in_progress | billing announcement gate, hosted analysis lanes, AgentShield fleet-summary consumption, hosted finding evidence paths, harness-route policy linking, policy-promotion Action-output telemetry, operator-visible promotion output details, hosted promotion judge audit traces, billing announcement preflight, and production KV readback state are mirrored in the GA roadmap | complete Marketplace purchase/webhook readback, then run the live announcement gate |
+| Advance ECC Tools native payments and AI-native harness-agnostic app | ECC Tools PR evidence, billing gate, hosted analysis lanes | in_progress | billing announcement gate, hosted analysis lanes, AgentShield fleet-summary consumption, hosted finding evidence paths, harness-route policy linking, policy-promotion Action-output telemetry, operator-visible promotion output details, hosted promotion judge audit traces, billing announcement preflight, and aggregate production billing KV readback are mirrored in the GA roadmap | create or verify a Marketplace-managed Pro billing-state, then run the official live announcement gate |
 | Audit, prune, or attach legacy work | docs/stale-pr-salvage-ledger.md and legacy inventory | current | legacy salvage ledger and inventory are current; all localization tails are attached to Linear ITO-55 for manual language-owner review | repeat legacy scan before release |
 | Keep Linear roadmap detailed and progress tracking synchronized | Linear project mirror plus progress-sync contract | current | Linear live sync and project progress surface are current; progress-sync contract defines the file-backed work-items/status path | repeat Linear/project status update and local work-items sync after each significant merge batch |
 | Provide ECC 2.0 observability for self-use | observability readiness gate | complete | observability:ready command and readiness doc exist | runtime/dashboard implementation can continue after release gates |
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ Status: work remaining
 - `naming-and-plugin-publication`: real tag/push, marketplace submission, and final channel choice remain approval-gated
 - `release-notes-and-notifications`: final live release/npm/plugin/billing URLs and publish approval still pending
 - `agentshield-enterprise-iteration`: deepen live operator approval/readback after Marketplace/payment gates
-- `ecc-tools-next-level`: complete Marketplace purchase/webhook readback, then run the live announcement gate
+- `ecc-tools-next-level`: create or verify a Marketplace-managed Pro billing-state, then run the official live announcement gate
 
 ## Next Work Order
 
 1. Regenerate this dashboard from the final release commit before publication evidence is recorded.
 2. Repeat ITO-57 Linear/project status sync after the next significant merge batch or advisory-source refresh.
-3. Complete ECC Tools Marketplace purchase/webhook readback, then run preflight and the live announcement gate before publishing native-payments copy.
+3. Create or verify a Marketplace-managed Pro billing-state, then run the official live announcement gate before publishing native-payments copy.
 4. Resume ITO-45, ITO-46, and ITO-56 only after the generated dashboard and final release gates are refreshed.