diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index bb8c458..ecfebb1 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -101,15 +101,6 @@ contains all managed Markdown reports from that batch.
   Default: `weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}`.
 - `idempotency_key_template`: template for single-report distributor
   idempotency keys. Default: `{bundle_id}.{run_id}`.
-- `report_path_templates`: ordered list of templates for Markdown report paths
-  inside distributor bundles. For `generate <report>`, each rendered path maps
-  to the generated report's managed Markdown source. For `run morning` and
-  `run evening`, the templates are rendered once per included report and each
-  rendered path maps that report's managed Markdown source into the one batch
-  bundle. Default:
-  ```yaml
-  - "{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md"
-  ```
 - `batch.enabled`: whether batch distributor notification config is active
   when distributor notification is enabled. Default: `true`.
 - `batch.pipeline_id_template`: template for batch distributor pipeline IDs.
diff --git a/docs/internal/app-orchestration.md b/docs/internal/app-orchestration.md
index b163f61..0f436db 100644
--- a/docs/internal/app-orchestration.md
+++ b/docs/internal/app-orchestration.md
@@ -163,10 +163,11 @@ all planned reports finish, app orchestration evaluates batch notification:
 3. If any planned report failed, the batch notification result is `skipped`
    with reason `one or more reports failed`, and distributor is not called.
 4. If every report succeeded, app orchestration renders batch pipeline, bundle
-   ID, and idempotency key templates, renders `report_path_templates` for each
-   included report, validates every managed source path and bundle path, checks
-   duplicate bundle paths across the batch, calls the notifier once with a
-   multi-file request, and saves a batch notification debug artifact.
+   ID, and idempotency key templates, renders report-specific distributor
+   paths for each included report, validates every managed source path and
+   bundle path, checks duplicate bundle paths across the batch, calls the
+   notifier once with a multi-file request, and saves a batch notification
+   debug artifact.
 
 Batch notification failure records a top-level failed notification, increments
 the aggregate batch failure count, and returns an aggregate batch error without
diff --git a/docs/internal/distributor-adapter.md b/docs/internal/distributor-adapter.md
index 31169a7..edb8c6b 100644
--- a/docs/internal/distributor-adapter.md
+++ b/docs/internal/distributor-adapter.md
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ and bundle paths from:
 - `pipeline_id_template`
 - `bundle_id_template`
 - `idempotency_key_template`
-- `report_path_templates`
+- report-specific path templates
 
 For batch uploads, the app layer renders pipeline ID, bundle ID, and
-idempotency key from `notify.distributor.batch.*`, renders
-`report_path_templates` once per included report, and passes the resulting
-multi-file request to this adapter.
+idempotency key from `notify.distributor.batch.*`, resolves report-specific
+path templates once per included report, and passes the resulting multi-file
+request to this adapter.
 
 The token value is read from the environment variable named by `token_env`
 after config loading and `secrets.directory` processing.
diff --git a/docs/operations.md b/docs/operations.md
index 9968df9..c5b92df 100644
--- a/docs/operations.md
+++ b/docs/operations.md
@@ -256,17 +256,16 @@ top-level `notification` object with fields such as `status`, `reason`,
 Distributor notification is configured with `notify.distributor` and is
 disabled by default. For `generate <report>`, weatherreporter uploads the
 managed Markdown report path recorded in the report result and metadata. That
-single source file can be mapped to one or more configured bundle paths. By
-default, it is mapped to one dated report path. Extra copies written by `--out`
-or `--out-dir` are operator conveniences only.
+single source file is mapped to report-specific bundle paths. Extra copies
+written by `--out` or `--out-dir` are operator conveniences only.
 
 For `run morning` and `run evening`, per-report notification is suppressed. If
 `notify.distributor.enabled` and `notify.distributor.batch.enabled` are both
 true, the batch uploads once after all reports finish successfully. The upload
 contains one file mapping set per included report. Each mapping uses the
-managed Markdown report as the source and renders `report_path_templates` using
-that report's normal template values. All rendered bundle paths across the
-batch must be unique. If any report fails, weatherreporter records a top-level
+managed Markdown report as the source and report-specific path templates for
+that report. All rendered bundle paths across the batch must be unique. If any
+report fails, weatherreporter records a top-level
 notification status of `skipped` with reason `one or more reports failed` and
 does not call distributor. If batch notification is disabled, run commands do
 not fall back to per-report uploads.
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.md b/docs/troubleshooting.md
index 262215f..73657a4 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.md
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.md
@@ -300,15 +300,15 @@ Relevant docs: [Configuration reference](config.md),
 Symptom: a batch returns nonzero with duplicate bundle path context before a
 distributor run ID is accepted.
 
-Likely cause: `notify.distributor.report_path_templates` rendered the same
+Likely cause: report-specific distributor path templates rendered the same
 bundle-relative path for two included reports in the same batch.
 
 Diagnostic: inspect the error in stdout or stderr. The validation error
 includes the duplicate bundle path plus the report IDs, RunIDs, and managed
 source paths involved.
 
-Safe fix: change `notify.distributor.report_path_templates` so every report in
-a batch renders a unique path. Include values such as `{artifact_group}`,
+Safe fix: configure a per-report distributor path override so every report in a
+batch renders a unique path. Include values such as `{artifact_group}`,
 `{valid_start_date}`, `{batch_output_name}`, or `{run_id}` when needed.
 
 Relevant docs: [Configuration reference](config.md),
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Diagnostic: inspect stdout JSON or stderr status lines for
 `notificationError` or the top-level batch notification `error`. Confirm
 `notify.distributor.endpoint`,
 `notify.distributor.pipeline_id_template`,
-`notify.distributor.report_path_templates`, and token configuration. Token
+report-specific distributor paths, and token configuration. Token
 values are redacted from weatherreporter errors.
 
 If the upload was accepted but destination output did not change, inspect the
diff --git a/examples/config.yml b/examples/config.yml
index 9cf2438..ec61a10 100644
--- a/examples/config.yml
+++ b/examples/config.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ notify:
     pipeline_id_template: "weatherreporter.{report_id}"
     bundle_id_template: "weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}"
     idempotency_key_template: "{bundle_id}.{run_id}"
-    report_path_templates:
-      - "{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md"
     batch:
       enabled: true
       pipeline_id_template: "weatherreporter"
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 405fec5..117524b 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ func distributorTemplateValuesForReport(cfg config.Config, resolved report.Resol
 }
 
 func renderDistributorReportBundlePaths(cfg config.Config, resolved report.Resolved, runID string, sourcePath string, values config.DistributorTemplateValues) ([]string, error) {
-	templates, name, err := distributorReportPathTemplates(cfg, resolved.Definition)
+	templates, name, err := distributorPathTemplatesForReport(cfg, resolved.Definition)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, distributorReportPathError(resolved.Definition.ID, runID, sourcePath, err)
 	}
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ func renderDistributorReportBundlePaths(cfg config.Config, resolved report.Resol
 	return paths, nil
 }
 
-func distributorReportPathTemplates(cfg config.Config, definition report.Definition) ([]string, string, error) {
+func distributorPathTemplatesForReport(cfg config.Config, definition report.Definition) ([]string, string, error) {
 	overrides, err := cfg.ReportDistributorPathOverrides()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index be5177b..9f60bd5 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ type DistributorNotifyConfig struct {
 	PipelineIDTemplate     string                       `yaml:"pipeline_id_template"`
 	BundleIDTemplate       string                       `yaml:"bundle_id_template"`
 	IdempotencyKeyTemplate string                       `yaml:"idempotency_key_template"`
-	ReportPathTemplates    []string                     `yaml:"report_path_templates"`
 	Batch                  DistributorBatchNotifyConfig `yaml:"batch"`
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +151,57 @@ func (c *ReportConfig) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *DistributorNotifyConfig) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
+	if value.Kind != yaml.MappingNode {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notify distributor entry must be a mapping")
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(value.Content); i += 2 {
+		key := value.Content[i].Value
+		node := value.Content[i+1]
+		switch key {
+		case "enabled":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.Enabled); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "endpoint":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.Endpoint); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "token_env":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.TokenEnv); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "timeout":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.Timeout); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "failure_policy":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.FailurePolicy); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "pipeline_id_template":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.PipelineIDTemplate); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "bundle_id_template":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.BundleIDTemplate); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "idempotency_key_template":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.IdempotencyKeyTemplate); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case "batch":
+			if err := node.Decode(&c.Batch); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown notify distributor field %q", key)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *ReportDistributorConfig) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 	if value.Kind != yaml.MappingNode {
 		return fmt.Errorf("report distributor entry must be a mapping")
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 631c84e..8892746 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate != "{bundle_id}.{run_id}" {
 		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate = %q, want default", cfg.Notify.Distributor.IdempotencyKeyTemplate)
 	}
-	wantReportPaths := []string{
-		"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md",
-	}
-	if strings.Join(cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates, "\n") != strings.Join(wantReportPaths, "\n") {
-		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = %#v, want %#v", cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates, wantReportPaths)
-	}
 	if !cfg.Notify.Distributor.Batch.Enabled {
 		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Batch.Enabled = false, want true")
 	}
@@ -102,9 +96,6 @@ func TestLoadExampleConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate != "weatherreporter.{report_id}" {
 		t.Fatalf("PipelineIDTemplate = %q, want example pipeline template", cfg.Notify.Distributor.PipelineIDTemplate)
 	}
-	if len(cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("ReportPathTemplates = %#v, want example archive path", cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates)
-	}
 	if !cfg.Notify.Distributor.Batch.Enabled {
 		t.Fatalf("Notify.Distributor.Batch.Enabled = false, want true")
 	}
@@ -1065,6 +1056,37 @@ func TestDisabledDistributorNotifyAcceptsOmittedFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDistributorNotifyRejectsRemovedGlobalReportPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	removedField := "report_path" + "_templates"
+	_, err := LoadFile(writeConfig(t, `
+notify:
+  distributor:
+    `+removedField+`:
+      - index.md
+`))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadFile() error = nil, want removed global path field error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `unknown notify distributor field "`+removedField+`"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want removed global path field rejection", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDistributorNotifyRejectsUnknownFields(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := LoadFile(writeConfig(t, `
+notify:
+  distributor:
+    paths:
+      - index.md
+`))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LoadFile() error = nil, want unknown distributor field error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `unknown notify distributor field "paths"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want unknown field rejection", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDisabledDistributorNotifyAcceptsMalformedBatchTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := Defaults()
 	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = false
@@ -1154,32 +1176,11 @@ func TestEnabledDistributorNotifyValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: "notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "ReportPathTemplatesEmpty",
+			name: "BatchTemplate",
 			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
-				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = nil
+				cfg.Notify.Distributor.Batch.BundleIDTemplate = "{run_id}"
 			},
-			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "ReportPathTemplateUnknown",
-			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
-				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"{unknown}"}
-			},
-			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "ReportPathTemplateInvalidPath",
-			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
-				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"/{batch_output_name}"}
-			},
-			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "ReportPathTemplateDuplicatePath",
-			mutate: func(cfg *Config) {
-				cfg.Notify.Distributor.ReportPathTemplates = []string{"latest.md", "latest.md"}
-			},
-			wantErr: "notify.distributor.report_path_templates",
+			wantErr: "notify.distributor.batch.bundle_id_template",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/defaults.go b/internal/config/defaults.go
index 418b3fc..df68a9e 100644
--- a/internal/config/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/config/defaults.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ func Defaults() Config {
 				PipelineIDTemplate:     "",
 				BundleIDTemplate:       "weatherreporter.{location_id}.{report_id}",
 				IdempotencyKeyTemplate: "{bundle_id}.{run_id}",
-				ReportPathTemplates: []string{
-					"{valid_start_date}/{artifact_group}/{valid_start_date}-{artifact_group}-{run_id}.md",
-				},
 				Batch: DistributorBatchNotifyConfig{
 					Enabled:                true,
 					PipelineIDTemplate:     "weatherreporter",
diff --git a/internal/config/validate.go b/internal/config/validate.go
index de80589..a880a91 100644
--- a/internal/config/validate.go
+++ b/internal/config/validate.go
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ func validateDistributorNotify(cfg DistributorNotifyConfig) error {
 	if err := validateDistributorTemplate("notify.distributor.idempotency_key_template", cfg.IdempotencyKeyTemplate, distributorIdempotencyTemplateVariables); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(cfg.ReportPathTemplates) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("notify.distributor.report_path_templates must contain at least one entry when enabled")
-	}
 	values := sampleDistributorTemplateValues()
 	bundleID, err := RenderDistributorBundleID(cfg.BundleIDTemplate, values)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -136,9 +133,6 @@ func validateDistributorNotify(cfg DistributorNotifyConfig) error {
 	if _, err := RenderDistributorPipelineID(cfg.PipelineIDTemplate, values); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := RenderDistributorReportPaths("notify.distributor.report_path_templates", cfg.ReportPathTemplates, values); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := validateDistributorBatchNotify(cfg.Batch); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}