diff --git a/.changeset/connector-jsdoc-retirement-drift.md b/.changeset/connector-jsdoc-retirement-drift.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4506e88942
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+++ b/.changeset/connector-jsdoc-retirement-drift.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@objectstack/spec': patch
+---
+
+connector.zod.ts 的模块 JSDoc 不再宣传已退役的出站限流与字段映射转换
+
+`packages/spec/src/integration/connector.zod.ts` 的模块级 JSDoc 有四处措辞比它描述的 schema 晚了两次退役,而这段 JSDoc 被 `gen:docs` 逐字生成进 `content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx`——同一页的属性表已经写着「已移除」,散文却还在承诺「comprehensive rate limiting」。读者相信哪一个,取决于他先读到哪一段。
+
+收敛的四处:
+
+- 「Includes authentication, webhooks, **rate limiting**, field mapping, …」
+- 「… and comprehensive **rate limiting**.」
+- 「- Bidirectional sync with field mapping **and transformations**」
+- 「- Webhook management **and rate limiting** required」
+
+出站限流从来没有引擎:平台唯一的令牌桶(`packages/runtime/src/security/rate-limit.ts`)是**入站**的,`connector.rateLimitConfig` 连同 `ConnectorRateLimitConfig` / `RateLimitStrategy` 整个形状已在 `@objectstack/spec` 17.0.0 移除(#4911, ADR-0049 D2)。字段映射同理:`FieldMapping.transform` 与整个 `FieldMappingTransform` 联合已在 17.0.0 移除(#5552, ADR-0049),没有任何 runtime 执行过其中五个成员。
+
+JSDoc 因此新增一节「What this layer does NOT provide」,把两条否定连同处方写明——出站限流请在 connector provider 或上游网关做;取值转换请用会真正执行它的面(import mapping 的 `mapping.fieldMapping[].transform`,或 L2 的 ETL 转换步骤)。措辞直接复用 #4911 / #5552 墓碑与 `SYNC_ARCHITECTURE.md`(#5554)的现成句,一次退役只保留一种说法。
+
+参考文档 `content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx` 由 `gen:docs` 随动重生成(未手改)。仅注释与生成文档变化,schema 形状与运行时行为不变。
diff --git a/content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx b/content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx
index 665856b7f7..23f28ce36b 100644
--- a/content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/references/integration/connector.mdx
@@ -18,11 +18,43 @@ retired in #4738 — narrative-only, zero consumers; see
 - **Enterprise Connector** (THIS FILE) - System integrators - Full SAP integration; connector-attached sync via `syncConfig`
 
 **SCOPE: Most comprehensive integration layer.**
-Includes authentication, webhooks, rate limiting, field mapping, bidirectional sync,
+Includes authentication, webhooks, field mapping, bidirectional sync,
 retry policies, and complete lifecycle management.
 
 This protocol supports multiple authentication strategies, bidirectional sync,
-field mapping, webhooks, and comprehensive rate limiting.
+field mapping, webhooks, and comprehensive retry and resilience policies.
+
+## What this layer does NOT provide
+
+**There is no outbound rate limiting.** This header used to advertise "rate
+limiting" twice — once in the SCOPE line, once as "comprehensive rate limiting" —
+and no engine ever backed either. `connector.rateLimitConfig`, and the entire
+`ConnectorRateLimitConfig` / `RateLimitStrategy` shape behind it, was removed in
+`@objectstack/spec` 17.0.0 (#4911, ADR-0049 D2), because **no outbound
+rate-limiting engine ever existed**. The platform's only token bucket (runtime
+`security/rate-limit.ts`) throttles **INBOUND** requests *to* us; nothing throttles
+the calls a connector makes *out*. Do **not** substitute `shared`'s
+`RateLimitConfig` — that is the inbound limiter and would cap the wrong direction.
+**Until an outbound throttle exists, rate-limit at the connector provider or
+upstream gateway.** What L3 does declare for a rate-limited upstream is
+`retryConfig` — whose `retryableStatusCodes` default `[408, 429, 500, 502, 503,
+504]` includes `429` — and `health.circuitBreaker`. The full removal reasoning is
+recorded at the removal site: the "REMOVED: outbound rate limiting" block in
+`integration/connector.zod.ts`, and `packages/spec/docs/SYNC_ARCHITECTURE.md`.
+
+**Field mapping does not transform values.** This header used to offer "field
+mapping and transformations"; only the first half was ever true.
+`ConnectorFieldMappingSchema` extends the base mapping with exactly three keys —
+`dataType`, `required` and `syncMode`. `FieldMapping.transform` was removed in
+`@objectstack/spec` 17.0.0 (#5552, ADR-0049), and the whole `FieldMappingTransform`
+union went with it (`constant` / `cast` / `lookup` / `javascript` / `map`) — **no
+runtime ever executed any of the five**. An L3 connector mapping moves a value from
+`source` to `target`; it does not compute one. **Value conversion belongs on a
+surface that runs it:** the import mapping's own `mapping.fieldMapping[].transform`
+(`data/mapping.zod.ts` — a string enum,
+`none`/`constant`/`map`/`split`/`join`/`lookup`, with its settings in `params`),
+applied row by row by the REST import path — or an ETL transformation step
+(L2 above). Already authored the retired key? `os migrate meta --from 16` rewrites it.
 
 ## Runtime contract — descriptor vs. registered connector (#2612)
 
@@ -52,8 +84,8 @@ Authentication is now imported from the canonical `auth/config.zod.ts`.
 **Use Enterprise Connector when:**
 - Building enterprise-grade connectors (e.g., Salesforce, SAP, Oracle)
 - Complex OAuth2/SAML authentication required
-- Bidirectional sync with field mapping and transformations
-- Webhook management and rate limiting required
+- Bidirectional sync with field mapping (`dataType` / `syncMode` per field — it moves values, it does not transform them)
+- Webhook management required
 - Full CRUD operations and data synchronization
 - Need comprehensive retry strategies and error handling
 
diff --git a/packages/spec/src/integration/connector.zod.ts b/packages/spec/src/integration/connector.zod.ts
index 449abf8743..9c3f7a49e6 100644
--- a/packages/spec/src/integration/connector.zod.ts
+++ b/packages/spec/src/integration/connector.zod.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,43 @@ import { retiredKey } from '../shared/retired-key';
  * - **Enterprise Connector** (THIS FILE) - System integrators - Full SAP integration; connector-attached sync via `syncConfig`
  * 
  * **SCOPE: Most comprehensive integration layer.**
- * Includes authentication, webhooks, rate limiting, field mapping, bidirectional sync,
+ * Includes authentication, webhooks, field mapping, bidirectional sync,
  * retry policies, and complete lifecycle management.
- * 
+ *
  * This protocol supports multiple authentication strategies, bidirectional sync,
- * field mapping, webhooks, and comprehensive rate limiting.
+ * field mapping, webhooks, and comprehensive retry and resilience policies.
+ *
+ * ## What this layer does NOT provide
+ *
+ * **There is no outbound rate limiting.** This header used to advertise "rate
+ * limiting" twice — once in the SCOPE line, once as "comprehensive rate limiting" —
+ * and no engine ever backed either. `connector.rateLimitConfig`, and the entire
+ * `ConnectorRateLimitConfig` / `RateLimitStrategy` shape behind it, was removed in
+ * `@objectstack/spec` 17.0.0 (#4911, ADR-0049 D2), because **no outbound
+ * rate-limiting engine ever existed**. The platform's only token bucket (runtime
+ * `security/rate-limit.ts`) throttles **INBOUND** requests *to* us; nothing throttles
+ * the calls a connector makes *out*. Do **not** substitute `shared`'s
+ * `RateLimitConfig` — that is the inbound limiter and would cap the wrong direction.
+ * **Until an outbound throttle exists, rate-limit at the connector provider or
+ * upstream gateway.** What L3 does declare for a rate-limited upstream is
+ * `retryConfig` — whose `retryableStatusCodes` default `[408, 429, 500, 502, 503,
+ * 504]` includes `429` — and `health.circuitBreaker`. The full removal reasoning is
+ * recorded at the removal site: the "REMOVED: outbound rate limiting" block in
+ * `integration/connector.zod.ts`, and `packages/spec/docs/SYNC_ARCHITECTURE.md`.
+ *
+ * **Field mapping does not transform values.** This header used to offer "field
+ * mapping and transformations"; only the first half was ever true.
+ * `ConnectorFieldMappingSchema` extends the base mapping with exactly three keys —
+ * `dataType`, `required` and `syncMode`. `FieldMapping.transform` was removed in
+ * `@objectstack/spec` 17.0.0 (#5552, ADR-0049), and the whole `FieldMappingTransform`
+ * union went with it (`constant` / `cast` / `lookup` / `javascript` / `map`) — **no
+ * runtime ever executed any of the five**. An L3 connector mapping moves a value from
+ * `source` to `target`; it does not compute one. **Value conversion belongs on a
+ * surface that runs it:** the import mapping's own `mapping.fieldMapping[].transform`
+ * (`data/mapping.zod.ts` — a string enum,
+ * `none`/`constant`/`map`/`split`/`join`/`lookup`, with its settings in `params`),
+ * applied row by row by the REST import path — or an ETL transformation step
+ * (L2 above). Already authored the retired key? `os migrate meta --from 16` rewrites it.
  *
  * ## Runtime contract — descriptor vs. registered connector (#2612)
  *
@@ -55,8 +87,8 @@ import { retiredKey } from '../shared/retired-key';
  * **Use Enterprise Connector when:**
  * - Building enterprise-grade connectors (e.g., Salesforce, SAP, Oracle)
  * - Complex OAuth2/SAML authentication required
- * - Bidirectional sync with field mapping and transformations
- * - Webhook management and rate limiting required
+ * - Bidirectional sync with field mapping (`dataType` / `syncMode` per field — it moves values, it does not transform them)
+ * - Webhook management required
  * - Full CRUD operations and data synchronization
  * - Need comprehensive retry strategies and error handling
  *