diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed9c31e..deeb0ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ application state.
 ## Variables
 
 ```yaml
-narratio_version: v2.2.0
+narratio_version: v3.0.0
 narratio_repository_url: https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio.git
 narratio_source_dir: /usr/local/src/narratio
 narratio_binary_path: /usr/local/bin/narratio
@@ -64,19 +64,14 @@ narratio_seriatim_env_backchannel_max_duration: null
 narratio_seriatim_env_filler_max_duration: null
 narratio_audita_binary: null
 narratio_audita_timeout: null
-narratio_audita_llm_api_key: null
+narratio_audita_credentials: null
 narratio_audita_modules: null
-narratio_audita_base_url: null
-narratio_audita_model: null
-narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency: null
-narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency: null
-narratio_audita_validation_model: null
-narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency: null
+narratio_audita_overlay: null
+narratio_audita_proposal_profile: null
+narratio_audita_validation_profile: null
 narratio_audita_transcript_description: null
 narratio_audita_config_path: null
 narratio_audita_output_schema: null
-narratio_audita_work_dir_retention: null
-narratio_audita_report: null
 narratio_normalize_output_path: null
 narratio_normalize_output_schema: null
 narratio_normalize_report: null
@@ -105,11 +100,11 @@ narratio_scriptorium_artifact_families: null
 narratio_notarius_enabled: null
 narratio_notarius_binary: null
 narratio_notarius_config_path: null
-narratio_notarius_config_profile: null
+narratio_notarius_config_overlay: null
 narratio_notarius_pipeline_id: null
 narratio_notarius_timeout: null
 narratio_notarius_working_directory: null
-narratio_notarius_llm_api_key: null
+narratio_notarius_credentials: null
 narratio_notarius_resume: null
 narratio_notarius_chunk_cache: null
 narratio_notarius_references: null
@@ -136,18 +131,24 @@ falsey values are preserved. `narratio_publish_outputs`,
 `narratio_notarius_references`, `narratio_notarius_outputs`,
 `narratio_scriptorium_artifacts`, and `narratio_scriptorium_artifact_families`
 are complete native caller values, so callers may compose them before assigning
-them and the role does not merge or rewrite them. Credential fields name
-environment variables only; credential values remain outside this role and are
-the caller's responsibility. `narratio_notarius_llm_api_key` names the
-environment variable that Narratio forwards to Notarius. The optional
-`narratio_notarius_config_profile` selects a Notarius ConfigKit overlay without
-coupling it to Narratio's own profile name. The optional `narratio_notarius_resume`
+them and the role does not merge or rewrite them. Credential lists contain
+environment-variable names only; credential values remain outside this role
+and are the caller's responsibility. The optional
+`narratio_notarius_config_overlay` selects a Notarius ConfigKit overlay without
+coupling it to Narratio's own overlay name. The optional `narratio_notarius_resume`
 and `narratio_notarius_chunk_cache` settings expose Narratio's native extraction
 and chunk-plan choices; this generic role assigns no D&D-specific credential or
 cache policy.
-ConfigKit imports and profile overlays are externally managed, and this role
+ConfigKit imports and selected overlays are externally managed, and this role
 does not install the downstream applications, campaign content, or suite policy.
 
+Narratio v3 removes the old Audita tuning, report, retention, and singular-key
+role variables. It also replaces `narratio_notarius_llm_api_key` with
+`narratio_notarius_credentials` and renames
+`narratio_notarius_config_profile` to `narratio_notarius_config_overlay`.
+Existing deployments that cannot migrate these inputs should retain their
+previous Narratio role pin.
+
 ## Example
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 750102c..eb5d50f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-narratio_version: v2.2.0
+narratio_version: v3.0.0
 narratio_repository_url: https://gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/narratio.git
 narratio_source_dir: /usr/local/src/narratio
 narratio_binary_path: /usr/local/bin/narratio
@@ -49,19 +49,14 @@ narratio_seriatim_env_backchannel_max_duration: null
 narratio_seriatim_env_filler_max_duration: null
 narratio_audita_binary: null
 narratio_audita_timeout: null
-narratio_audita_llm_api_key: null
+narratio_audita_credentials: null
 narratio_audita_modules: null
-narratio_audita_base_url: null
-narratio_audita_model: null
-narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency: null
-narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency: null
-narratio_audita_validation_model: null
-narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency: null
+narratio_audita_overlay: null
+narratio_audita_proposal_profile: null
+narratio_audita_validation_profile: null
 narratio_audita_transcript_description: null
 narratio_audita_config_path: null
 narratio_audita_output_schema: null
-narratio_audita_work_dir_retention: null
-narratio_audita_report: null
 narratio_normalize_output_path: null
 narratio_normalize_output_schema: null
 narratio_normalize_report: null
@@ -90,11 +85,11 @@ narratio_scriptorium_artifact_families: null
 narratio_notarius_enabled: null
 narratio_notarius_binary: null
 narratio_notarius_config_path: null
-narratio_notarius_config_profile: null
+narratio_notarius_config_overlay: null
 narratio_notarius_pipeline_id: null
 narratio_notarius_timeout: null
 narratio_notarius_working_directory: null
-narratio_notarius_llm_api_key: null
+narratio_notarius_credentials: null
 narratio_notarius_resume: null
 narratio_notarius_chunk_cache: null
 narratio_notarius_references: null
diff --git a/meta/argument_specs.yml b/meta/argument_specs.yml
index b96e7fd..ffe5f0d 100644
--- a/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -54,19 +54,14 @@ argument_specs:
       narratio_seriatim_env_filler_max_duration: {type: float, required: false}
       narratio_audita_binary: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_audita_timeout: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_llm_api_key: {type: str, required: false}
+      narratio_audita_credentials: {type: list, elements: str, required: false}
       narratio_audita_modules: {type: list, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_base_url: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_model: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency: {type: int, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency: {type: int, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_validation_model: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency: {type: int, required: false}
+      narratio_audita_overlay: {type: str, required: false}
+      narratio_audita_proposal_profile: {type: str, required: false}
+      narratio_audita_validation_profile: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_audita_transcript_description: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_audita_config_path: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_audita_output_schema: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_work_dir_retention: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_audita_report: {type: bool, required: false}
       narratio_normalize_output_path: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_normalize_output_schema: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_normalize_report: {type: bool, required: false}
@@ -95,11 +90,11 @@ argument_specs:
       narratio_notarius_enabled: {type: bool, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_binary: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_config_path: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_notarius_config_profile: {type: str, required: false}
+      narratio_notarius_config_overlay: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_pipeline_id: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_timeout: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_working_directory: {type: str, required: false}
-      narratio_notarius_llm_api_key: {type: str, required: false}
+      narratio_notarius_credentials: {type: list, elements: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_resume: {type: bool, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_chunk_cache: {type: str, required: false}
       narratio_notarius_references: {type: dict, required: false}
diff --git a/templates/pipeline.yml.j2 b/templates/pipeline.yml.j2
index a4e964e..b25f18d 100644
--- a/templates/pipeline.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/pipeline.yml.j2
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ seriatim:
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_binary is not none or narratio_audita_timeout is not none or narratio_audita_llm_api_key is not none or narratio_audita_modules is not none or narratio_audita_base_url is not none or narratio_audita_model is not none or narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency is not none or narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency is not none or narratio_audita_validation_model is not none or narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency is not none or narratio_audita_transcript_description is not none or narratio_audita_config_path is not none or narratio_audita_output_schema is not none or narratio_audita_work_dir_retention is not none or narratio_audita_report is not none %}
+{% if narratio_audita_binary is not none or narratio_audita_timeout is not none or narratio_audita_credentials is not none or narratio_audita_modules is not none or narratio_audita_overlay is not none or narratio_audita_proposal_profile is not none or narratio_audita_validation_profile is not none or narratio_audita_transcript_description is not none or narratio_audita_config_path is not none or narratio_audita_output_schema is not none %}
 audita:
 {% if narratio_audita_binary is not none %}
   binary: {{ narratio_audita_binary | to_json }}
@@ -122,29 +122,20 @@ audita:
 {% if narratio_audita_timeout is not none %}
   timeout: {{ narratio_audita_timeout | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_llm_api_key is not none %}
-  llm_api_key: {{ narratio_audita_llm_api_key | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_audita_credentials is not none %}
+  credentials: {{ narratio_audita_credentials | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if narratio_audita_modules is not none %}
   modules: {{ narratio_audita_modules | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_base_url is not none %}
-  base_url: {{ narratio_audita_base_url | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_audita_overlay is not none %}
+  overlay: {{ narratio_audita_overlay | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_model is not none %}
-  model: {{ narratio_audita_model | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_audita_proposal_profile is not none %}
+  proposal_profile: {{ narratio_audita_proposal_profile | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency is not none %}
-  total_llm_concurrency: {{ narratio_audita_total_llm_concurrency | to_json }}
-{% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency is not none %}
-  proposal_llm_concurrency: {{ narratio_audita_proposal_llm_concurrency | to_json }}
-{% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_validation_model is not none %}
-  validation_model: {{ narratio_audita_validation_model | to_json }}
-{% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency is not none %}
-  validation_llm_concurrency: {{ narratio_audita_validation_llm_concurrency | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_audita_validation_profile is not none %}
+  validation_profile: {{ narratio_audita_validation_profile | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if narratio_audita_transcript_description is not none %}
   transcript_description: {{ narratio_audita_transcript_description | to_json }}
@@ -155,12 +146,6 @@ audita:
 {% if narratio_audita_output_schema is not none %}
   output_schema: {{ narratio_audita_output_schema | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_work_dir_retention is not none %}
-  work_dir_retention: {{ narratio_audita_work_dir_retention | to_json }}
-{% endif %}
-{% if narratio_audita_report is not none %}
-  report: {{ narratio_audita_report | to_json }}
-{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if narratio_normalize_output_path is not none or narratio_normalize_output_schema is not none or narratio_normalize_report is not none %}
 normalize:
@@ -253,7 +238,7 @@ scriptorium:
   artifact_families: {{ narratio_scriptorium_artifact_families | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_notarius_enabled is not none or narratio_notarius_binary is not none or narratio_notarius_config_path is not none or narratio_notarius_config_profile is not none or narratio_notarius_pipeline_id is not none or narratio_notarius_timeout is not none or narratio_notarius_working_directory is not none or narratio_notarius_llm_api_key is not none or narratio_notarius_resume is not none or narratio_notarius_chunk_cache is not none or narratio_notarius_references is not none or narratio_notarius_outputs is not none %}
+{% if narratio_notarius_enabled is not none or narratio_notarius_binary is not none or narratio_notarius_config_path is not none or narratio_notarius_config_overlay is not none or narratio_notarius_pipeline_id is not none or narratio_notarius_timeout is not none or narratio_notarius_working_directory is not none or narratio_notarius_credentials is not none or narratio_notarius_resume is not none or narratio_notarius_chunk_cache is not none or narratio_notarius_references is not none or narratio_notarius_outputs is not none %}
 notarius:
 {% if narratio_notarius_enabled is not none %}
   enabled: {{ narratio_notarius_enabled | to_json }}
@@ -264,8 +249,8 @@ notarius:
 {% if narratio_notarius_config_path is not none %}
   config_path: {{ narratio_notarius_config_path | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_notarius_config_profile is not none %}
-  config_profile: {{ narratio_notarius_config_profile | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_notarius_config_overlay is not none %}
+  config_overlay: {{ narratio_notarius_config_overlay | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if narratio_notarius_pipeline_id is not none %}
   pipeline_id: {{ narratio_notarius_pipeline_id | to_json }}
@@ -276,8 +261,8 @@ notarius:
 {% if narratio_notarius_working_directory is not none %}
   working_directory: {{ narratio_notarius_working_directory | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
-{% if narratio_notarius_llm_api_key is not none %}
-  llm_api_key: {{ narratio_notarius_llm_api_key | to_json }}
+{% if narratio_notarius_credentials is not none %}
+  credentials: {{ narratio_notarius_credentials | to_json }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if narratio_notarius_resume is not none %}
   resume: {{ narratio_notarius_resume | to_json }}
diff --git a/tests/integration b/tests/integration
index 47c58b7..f95b9cb 100755
--- a/tests/integration
+++ b/tests/integration
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ representative_repeat_log="$test_tmp/representative-repeat.log"
 "$ansible_playbook" -i "$inventory" "$representative" | tee "$representative_repeat_log"
 require_clean_recap "$representative_repeat_log"
 
-empty_profile_log="$test_tmp/empty-profile.log"
+empty_overlay_log="$test_tmp/empty-overlay.log"
 "$ansible_playbook" -i "$inventory" \
-  -e '{"narratio_notarius_config_profile": ""}' \
-  "$representative" | tee "$empty_profile_log"
+  -e '{"narratio_notarius_config_overlay": ""}' \
+  "$representative" | tee "$empty_overlay_log"
 NARRATIO_TEST_NOTARIUS_API_KEY="$synthetic_notarius_api_key" \
   "$ansible_playbook" -i "$inventory" \
-  -e '{"narratio_test_notarius_config_profile": ""}' \
+  -e '{"narratio_test_notarius_config_overlay": ""}' \
   "$verify_config"
diff --git a/tests/representative.yml b/tests/representative.yml
index 1dbeb9f..1eba6cb 100644
--- a/tests/representative.yml
+++ b/tests/representative.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
     narratio_seriatim_coalesce_gap: 0.0
     narratio_seriatim_report: false
     narratio_audita_modules: []
-    narratio_audita_report: false
-    narratio_notarius_llm_api_key: NARRATIO_TEST_NOTARIUS_API_KEY
-    narratio_notarius_config_profile: representative-profile
+    narratio_notarius_credentials:
+      - NARRATIO_TEST_NOTARIUS_API_KEY
+    narratio_notarius_config_overlay: representative-overlay
     narratio_notarius_resume: false
     narratio_notarius_chunk_cache: auto
     narratio_normalize_output_path: null
diff --git a/tests/verify-config.yml b/tests/verify-config.yml
index b109a01..d4c340c 100644
--- a/tests/verify-config.yml
+++ b/tests/verify-config.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@
           - narratio_pipeline.seriatim.coalesce_gap == 0.0
           - narratio_pipeline.seriatim.report == false
           - narratio_pipeline.audita.modules == []
-          - narratio_pipeline.audita.report == false
-          - narratio_pipeline.notarius.llm_api_key == 'NARRATIO_TEST_NOTARIUS_API_KEY'
-          - narratio_pipeline.notarius.config_profile == narratio_expected_notarius_config_profile
+          - narratio_pipeline.notarius.credentials == ['NARRATIO_TEST_NOTARIUS_API_KEY']
+          - narratio_pipeline.notarius.config_overlay == narratio_expected_notarius_config_overlay
           - narratio_pipeline.notarius.resume == false
           - narratio_pipeline.notarius.chunk_cache == 'auto'
           - narratio_pipeline.trim.enabled == false
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
           - "'normalize' not in narratio_pipeline"
       vars:
         narratio_pipeline: "{{ narratio_managed_pipeline.content | b64decode | from_yaml }}"
-        narratio_expected_notarius_config_profile: "{{ narratio_test_notarius_config_profile | default('representative-profile') }}"
+        narratio_expected_notarius_config_overlay: "{{ narratio_test_notarius_config_overlay | default('representative-overlay') }}"
 
     - name: Validate the representative pipeline as the Narratio account
       become: true