diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0e9c39..94784a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ jobs:
           )"
           test "${actual}" = "18d7218047bd77b599c0639b69c4fead31149beccbc13156fd387512bc818b91"
 
+      - name: Public documentation language
+        run: |
+          if rg -n -i '\b(boundary|path|surface|authority|projection|lowering|flow|layer)\b' \
+            README.md relay \
+            --glob '*.md' --glob '*.mdx'; then
+            echo "Public documentation must name the API, queue, process, service, or request directly."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Format
         run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
 
diff --git a/relay/README.md b/relay/README.md
index 7a06837..e4dbee0 100644
--- a/relay/README.md
+++ b/relay/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ publisher group, ICE configuration, and startup deadline. They therefore
 prepare and run as one publisher while retaining distinct source, stem, route,
 and bus identities.
 
-## Configure the network path
+## Configure the Relay connection
 
 ```rust,no_run
 # use std::time::Duration;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ All validation happens before media publication:
 | Errors | stable connector code, provider stage, diagnostic, retryability |
 | Outcomes | per-route receipt correlated to source, stem, route, and bus |
 
-Core remains the lifecycle authority:
+Core controls the Connector lifecycle:
 
 ```text
 Session prepare
diff --git a/relay/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/relay/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index e00b824..d07ea3d 100644
--- a/relay/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/relay/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This release requires `pocketstation 1.1.3`, which introduced output generation
 ownership for application-provided audio.
 
 Cancellation cannot recall RTP packets already sent to Relay or audio already
-buffered by a receiver. A complete interruption path must also clear receiver
+buffered by a receiver. Complete interruption handling must also clear receiver
 playout when that receiver provides the capability.
 
 ### Upgrade
diff --git a/relay/tests/fixtures/README.md b/relay/tests/fixtures/README.md
index c78078f..771e496 100644
--- a/relay/tests/fixtures/README.md
+++ b/relay/tests/fixtures/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Connector conformance data
 
 `connector-v1-vectors.json` is the packaged copy of
-`protocol/conformance/connector/v1/vectors.json`. The source file remains the
-protocol authority. Connector CI verifies this copy against the canonical
+`protocol/conformance/connector/v1/vectors.json`. That source file defines the
+protocol. Connector CI verifies this copy against the recorded
 SHA-256 value before running the portable semantics test.
 
 When the protocol corpus changes, update the packaged file and its CI hash in