diff --git a/docs/release.md b/docs/release.md
index b730815..4fe11e9 100644
--- a/docs/release.md
+++ b/docs/release.md
@@ -178,14 +178,21 @@ bounded authoritative reconciliation after a failed tag push. Exit status 3
 means the tag outcome remains unknown; do not blindly retry or move a tag.
 
 For an uncertain result, use the exact endpoint, candidate commit, version, and
-tag-object ID from the report. Query the authoritative refs once:
+tag-object ID from the report. Copy the captured endpoint into the variable
+below using normal shell quoting. Check that Git still resolves it to itself,
+then query the authoritative refs once:
 
 ```sh
-authoritative=https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ConfigKit.git
-release_version=vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
-git ls-remote --refs "$authoritative" refs/heads/main "refs/tags/$release_version"
+authoritative='COPY_CAPTURED_ENDPOINT'
+release_version='vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH'
+test "$(git ls-remote --get-url -- "$authoritative")" = "$authoritative" &&
+  git ls-remote --refs -- "$authoritative" refs/heads/main "refs/tags/$release_version"
 ```
 
+A failed URL-equality check or remote query leaves the outcome unresolved.
+Correct transport configuration before continuing; a rewritten destination
+cannot establish absence at the captured endpoint.
+
 Compare the `main` object ID with the reported candidate commit and the tag
 object ID with the reported tag-object ID. `--refs` returns the annotated tag
 object itself, not merely its peeled commit. If the tag object matches, the
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
index d5bfc6f..748e659 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ match the intended architecture. Address the following documentation findings.
 
 ## 1. Preserve the captured endpoint during manual recovery (P2)
 
+Status: Complete. The runbook uses the captured endpoint and checks Git's URL
+resolution before querying refs. Its documented command returned the exact tag
+in a temporary fixture and rejected a rewritten endpoint before querying refs.
+
 Affected: [release procedure](../release.md#5-recover-from-a-failed-or-uncertain-tag-push),
 lines 180–199.