diff --git a/examples/community-space-brand/constitution.json b/examples/community-space-brand/constitution.json
index b58d6a9..b337091 100644
--- a/examples/community-space-brand/constitution.json
+++ b/examples/community-space-brand/constitution.json
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
       "principle": "principle_habitability",
       "severity_on_violation": "high",
       "action_on_violation": "revise_response"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "constraint_continuity_over_one_off_activation",
+      "constraint_type": "soft",
+      "rule": "Activation should support return, trust, and relationship depth rather than isolated consumption.",
+      "principle": "principle_living_community",
+      "severity_on_violation": "medium",
+      "action_on_violation": "escalate_to_community_guardian"
     }
   ],
   "stakeholders": [
@@ -151,7 +159,12 @@
     "example_purpose": "Real community space brand governance derived from co-design and Specula Method Brand Archeology",
     "fictional_example": false,
     "client": "Il posto delle fragole — Via Ponchielli 81, Pesaro",
-    "method_phases_applied": ["1.5", "2", "3_partial", "4"],
+    "method_phases_applied": [
+      "1.5",
+      "2",
+      "3_partial",
+      "4"
+    ],
     "attribution": "Specula Future Crafting"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json b/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
index ab835ba..e590394 100644
--- a/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
+++ b/examples/community-space-brand/state-machine.json
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@
       "applies_at_state": "generate_response",
       "condition": "response_supports_continuity_or_relationship_depth",
       "principle": "principle_living_community",
-      "constraint_ids": [],
+      "constraint_ids": [
+        "constraint_continuity_over_one_off_activation"
+      ],
       "action_on_violation": "escalate",
       "severity": "medium",
       "error_message": "The response must support continuity, trust, or relationship depth rather than one-off consumption."
@@ -279,9 +281,9 @@
       "color_weight": {
         "sand": 0.5,
         "white": 0.15,
-        "green": 0.15,
+        "green": 0.2,
         "black": 0.1,
-        "red": 0.1
+        "red": 0.05
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/tests/test_semantic_coverage.py b/tests/test_semantic_coverage.py
index 0f469d8..c6934f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_semantic_coverage.py
+++ b/tests/test_semantic_coverage.py
@@ -86,3 +86,25 @@ def test_habitability_guards_are_attached_to_runtime_flow():
 def test_real_examples_exist():
     # Guard against silently testing nothing if the metadata flag changes.
     assert REAL_EXAMPLES, "no real (non-fictional) examples found to test"
+
+
+# Hard constraint (constraint_activation_color_ratio): red activation <= 5%.
+MAX_RED_ACTIVATION_RATIO = 0.05
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("example_dir", REAL_EXAMPLES, ids=lambda p: p.name)
+def test_activation_color_ratio_respected_in_space_states(example_dir):
+    """Every real example must obey the hard constraint that
+    guard_activation_color_ratio enforces: red (activation) never exceeds 5%
+    in any declared space state. Generic across real examples so a future
+    over-threshold configuration fails CI, not just the current one."""
+    sm = json.loads((example_dir / "state-machine.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    space_states = sm.get("space_states", {})
+    if not space_states:
+        pytest.skip(f"{example_dir.name} declares no space_states")
+    offenders = {
+        name: cfg.get("color_weight", {}).get("red", 0.0)
+        for name, cfg in space_states.items()
+        if cfg.get("color_weight", {}).get("red", 0.0) > MAX_RED_ACTIVATION_RATIO
+    }
+    assert not offenders, f"{example_dir.name} space states exceeding 5% red: {offenders}"