diff --git a/.woodpecker/verify.yml b/.woodpecker/verify.yml
index 92b0ed4..3a8439a 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/verify.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/verify.yml
@@ -25,16 +25,9 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - go build ./...
 
-  documentation-and-examples:
-    image: golang:1.26
-    depends_on: tests
-    commands:
-      - go test ./internal/doccheck
-      - go test ./internal/config -run '^TestExamplesLoadAndValidate$'
-
   cross-build:
     image: golang:1.26
-    depends_on: [race-tests, static-analysis, build, documentation-and-examples]
+    depends_on: [race-tests, static-analysis, build]
     commands:
       - |
         set -eu
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 1f56da3..e4bc410 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Maintained development and verification require Go 1.26. Use the official Go
 | Adapters or external tool contracts | [Adapter Internals](internal/adapters.md) and [Integration Contracts](integrations/README.md) | The internal guide owns adapter composition and mechanics; integration documents own external formats and protocols. |
 | Manifests, artifacts, workspace paths, or publish behavior | [Manifest Internals](internal/manifest.md), [Artifact Internals](internal/artifacts.md), [Workspace Internals](internal/workspace.md), [Publish Internals](internal/stage-publish.md), and [Operations](operations.md) | These separate implementation state and resolution from operator-visible layout and lifecycle. |
 | Maintained configuration or input examples | [Configuration](config.md) and [Examples](../examples/README.md) | The reference owns field meanings; the examples directory owns complete copyable files. |
-| Preparing, validating, or publishing a release | [Release Policy](policy/release.md) and [Release Procedure](release.md) | Policy owns requirements and exceptions; the procedure owns concrete validation, guarded publication, and optional later inspection. |
+| Preparing, validating, or publishing a release | [Release Policy](policy/release.md) and [Release Procedure](release.md) | Policy owns requirements; the procedure owns concrete validation, guarded publication, and optional later inspection. |
 | Proposed or unimplemented behavior | `docs/roadmap/` | Future work belongs only in roadmap documentation until implemented. |
 
 For an existing subsystem, also inspect its focused tests and package-level
@@ -64,24 +64,25 @@ contracts before changing behavior.
 
 ## Validation
 
-Use focused package tests while iterating. Every pull request and push runs the
-following repository-wide checks before it can be accepted:
+Use focused package tests while iterating. Push and pull-request CI runs these
+repository-wide checks and cross-builds the declared targets:
 
 ```sh
 go test ./...
 go test -race ./...
 go vet ./...
 go build ./...
-go test ./internal/doccheck
-go test ./internal/config -run '^TestExamplesLoadAndValidate$'
 ```
 
-The documentation check verifies local Markdown links and the dependency graph
-of the Woodpecker workflows. The configuration check loads every maintained
-pipeline and session example. Tag CI independently revalidates the tagged source
-before asynchronous asset delivery; it is not a second synchronous release
-prerequisite. The normal maintainer entry point is the single publication command
-in the [Release Procedure](release.md).
+The full suite includes documentation-link and Woodpecker dependency checks
+and loads maintained pipeline and session examples. For focused diagnosis,
+run `go test ./internal/doccheck` or
+`go test ./internal/config -run '^TestExamplesLoadAndValidate$'` directly;
+these are available developer tools, not additional CI steps. Tag CI
+independently revalidates the tagged source before asynchronous asset delivery;
+it is not a second synchronous release prerequisite. The normal maintainer
+entry point is the single publication command in the
+[Release Procedure](release.md).
 
 Woodpecker also runs `go test -race -shuffle=on -count=3 ./...` on its scheduled
 job to expose ordering and repeatability defects. Current runners cross-compile
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index b6701a3..c918b48 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -310,7 +310,15 @@ unchanged. Adopt metadata only for the actual document revision incorporated.
 
 ## Stage 6: Align CI and contributor validation references
 
-Status: Pending.
+Status: Complete (2026-09-28).
+
+Verification: Removed only the redundant push/PR documentation-and-examples
+job, with cross-build dependencies repaired. The full suite still exercises
+both checks, while focused commands remain documented for developer diagnosis.
+Tag CI, scheduled shuffle/race testing, runner images, build targets, and
+non-overwrite publication settings remain unchanged. `go test
+./internal/doccheck ./internal/releasecheck` and `git diff --check` passed;
+manual review found no CI wait or broad-ref publication path.
 
 Read .woodpecker/verify.yml, .woodpecker/release.yml, .woodpecker/shuffle.yml,
 the doccheck workflow graph tests, and docs/development.md.
diff --git a/internal/doccheck/doccheck_test.go b/internal/doccheck/doccheck_test.go
index 017ecc5..5913762 100644
--- a/internal/doccheck/doccheck_test.go
+++ b/internal/doccheck/doccheck_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,33 @@ func TestWoodpeckerWorkflowDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVerifyWorkflowUsesFullSuiteWithoutFocusedDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
+	path := filepath.Join(repositoryRoot(t), ".woodpecker", "verify.yml")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	var workflow woodpeckerWorkflow
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &workflow); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tests, ok := workflow.Steps["tests"]
+	if !ok || !containsWorkflowCommand(tests.Commands, "go test ./...") {
+		t.Fatalf("verify workflow lacks the full default suite: %#v", tests)
+	}
+	for name, step := range workflow.Steps {
+		commands := strings.Join(step.Commands, "\n")
+		if strings.Contains(commands, "go test ./internal/doccheck") || strings.Contains(commands, "go test ./internal/config -run") {
+			t.Errorf("verify step %q repeats tests covered by the full suite", name)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, dependency := range []string{"race-tests", "static-analysis", "build"} {
+		if !workflowDependsOn(workflow.Steps, "cross-build", dependency, map[string]bool{}) {
+			t.Errorf("cross-build does not depend on %q", dependency)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReleaseWorkflowRequiresValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	root := repositoryRoot(t)
 	path := filepath.Join(root, ".woodpecker", "release.yml")