diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 8c1d00f..7d9d632 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Implemented today:
 - Transcript and glossary parsing/validation.
 - Deterministic transcript normalization.
 - Deterministic token estimation and transcript chunking.
-- Per-run diagnostics directory creation plus basic artifacts.
-- Minimal process report JSON output.
+- Per-run diagnostics directory creation plus Phase 6 process-level artifacts.
+- Process report JSON output with diagnostics artifact references.
 - Framework foundation packages for contracts and proposal application.
 
 Not implemented in CLI runtime path today:
@@ -196,16 +196,35 @@ Current per-run artifacts include:
 - `normalized-transcript.json`
 - `normalization-summary.json`
 - `chunking-summary.json`
+- `invocation.json`
+- `effective-config.json` (redacted credentials)
 - `report.json`
 - `error.log` on failure
 
 `--report-json` writes a separate report file when requested.
 
+Current process reports include diagnostics metadata references for:
+- diagnostics directory path;
+- source transcript artifact path;
+- parsed source transcript artifact path;
+- normalized transcript artifact path;
+- normalization summary artifact path;
+- chunking summary artifact path;
+- invocation metadata artifact path;
+- redacted effective-config artifact path;
+- error-log artifact path on failure.
+
 Retention modes implemented in `ApplyRetention`:
-- `always`: keep successful runs
-- `never`: remove successful runs
-- `auto`: currently same as `never` for successful runs
-- failed runs are always retained
+- `always`: keep all run directories.
+- `never`: keep successful run directories.
+- `auto`: keep failed runs and successful runs with skipped corrections.
+- failed runs are always retained.
+
+Current runtime note:
+- module execution is not implemented yet, so successful runs generally have no skipped corrections and `auto` typically removes clean successful run directories.
+
+Intentionally deferred to module/LLM phases:
+- module prompt/response diagnostics artifacts are not produced yet because module execution and LLM calls are not in the runtime path.
 
 ## Current tests and quality posture
 Implemented tests currently cover:
diff --git a/docs/rewrite-notes.md b/docs/rewrite-notes.md
index f3acdcb..4992eaa 100644
--- a/docs/rewrite-notes.md
+++ b/docs/rewrite-notes.md
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Implemented:
 - Transcript/glossary schema parsing and validation.
 - Deterministic normalization with summary stats.
 - Deterministic chunking with summary stats.
-- Per-run diagnostics directory plus normalization/chunking artifacts.
-- Minimal process report output (`--report-json` and run-dir `report.json`).
+- Per-run diagnostics directory plus source/normalization/chunking artifacts.
+- Redacted invocation/effective-config diagnostics metadata artifacts.
+- Process report output (`--report-json` and run-dir `report.json`) with diagnostics artifact references.
 - Framework foundation packages for contracts and proposal preview/apply semantics.
 - Broad deterministic and CLI/subprocess test coverage for the implemented phases (`go test ./...`).
 
@@ -30,29 +31,37 @@ Not yet implemented in runtime pipeline:
 - Phase 4: Chunking and token estimation (deterministic implementation present).
 - Phase 5: Proposal model and application semantics (foundation package implemented and tested).
 
-### Partial
-- Phase 6: Reports and diagnostics.
+### Newly completed
+- Phase 6: Reports and diagnostics (deterministic runtime scope).
 
-What is complete:
-- run directory creation
-- source/normalized/chunking artifacts
-- report writing
+Implemented Phase 6 behavior in current runtime:
+- run directory creation and process-level diagnostics artifact writing
+- source transcript artifacts
+- normalized transcript artifact
+- normalization summary artifact
+- chunking summary artifact
+- invocation metadata artifact
+- redacted effective-config artifact
+- run-dir `report.json` plus optional external `--report-json`
 - failure `error.log`
-- retention mode parsing/validation
+- report-level diagnostics artifact path references
+- retention decision model with skip-aware hook:
+  - `always` keeps all runs
+  - `never` keeps successful runs
+  - `auto` keeps failed runs and successful runs with skipped corrections
+  - failed runs are always retained
 
-What is still incomplete vs original plan:
-- redacted invocation/config metadata artifacts are not written yet
-- module prompt/response diagnostics are not present (no module execution yet)
-- `auto` retention semantics currently behave like `never` for successful runs
+Current runtime note:
+- successful runs generally have no skipped corrections because module execution is not implemented yet, so `auto` usually removes clean successful run directories.
 
 ### Pending
 - Phase 7+: runner orchestration, validators in runtime path, LLM client, bounded concurrency, real modules, full compatibility and side-by-side rollout phases.
 
-## Deviations from original phase plan
+## Scope notes for later phases
 1. Proposal foundation (`internal/framework/proposals`) and framework contracts (`internal/framework/contracts`) were implemented before full runner orchestration.
 2. Chunking was integrated directly into the current CLI runtime path before module execution exists.
 3. Reporting currently uses a process-level status report with `phase: "phase3-chunking"`, rather than module-level pipeline reports.
-4. Work-dir retention `auto` is intentionally deferred and currently simplified.
+4. Module prompt/response diagnostics are intentionally deferred until module execution and LLM call phases.
 
 ## Next recommended implementation phase
 Implement **Phase 7 (pipeline runner with fake modules)** next.