diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d1d92fb..ee5c16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run test suite with coverage thresholds (flaky tests block merge; no quarantine)
         run: bun test
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
       - name: Run drift detection
         run: bun run scripts/drift-detect.ts .
diff --git a/scripts/docs-reality-contract.test.ts b/scripts/docs-reality-contract.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..853b8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/docs-reality-contract.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { findDocsRealityDriftFailures } from "./docs-reality-contract.ts";
+
+const REPO_ROOT = resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
+
+test("shipped drift phases are not described as planned in current docs", () => {
+  expect(findDocsRealityDriftFailures(REPO_ROOT)).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+test("reports the exact stale claim and source line", () => {
+  const fixtureRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "anvil-doc-reality-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(fixtureRoot, "docs"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(fixtureRoot, "README.md"),
+    "Drift detection: command drift detection is planned.\n",
+  );
+
+  try {
+    expect(findDocsRealityDriftFailures(fixtureRoot)).toEqual([
+      {
+        file: "README.md",
+        line: 1,
+        claim: "Drift detection: command drift detection is planned.",
+      },
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+test("does not mistake a planned future phase for a stale shipped claim", () => {
+  const fixtureRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "anvil-doc-reality-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(fixtureRoot, "docs"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(fixtureRoot, "README.md"),
+    "Drift detection ships path, glob, date, and command checks; coverage gap analysis is planned.\n",
+  );
+
+  try {
+    expect(findDocsRealityDriftFailures(fixtureRoot)).toEqual([]);
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+test("catches a stale shipped phase table entry", () => {
+  const fixtureRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "anvil-doc-reality-"));
+  mkdirSync(join(fixtureRoot, "docs"), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(fixtureRoot, "docs/drift-detection-design.md"),
+    "| Phase 1c | Command drift | Planned |\n",
+  );
+
+  try {
+    expect(findDocsRealityDriftFailures(fixtureRoot)).toEqual([
+      {
+        file: "docs/drift-detection-design.md",
+        line: 1,
+        claim: "| Phase 1c | Command drift | Planned |",
+      },
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(fixtureRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/scripts/docs-reality-contract.ts b/scripts/docs-reality-contract.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..429b83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/docs-reality-contract.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { relative, resolve } from "node:path";
+
+export type DocsRealityDriftFailure = {
+  file: string;
+  line: number;
+  claim: string;
+};
+
+type ClaimPattern = {
+  file: string;
+  pattern: RegExp;
+};
+
+// These patterns are deliberately narrow: they guard the shipped Phase 1
+// drift checks without attempting general semantic documentation inference.
+const STALE_SHIPPED_CLAIM_PATTERNS: ClaimPattern[] = [
+  {
+    file: "README.md",
+    pattern:
+      /\b(?:path|glob|command|date) drift(?: detection)?\b[^;|.\n]{0,40}\b(?:planned|not yet implemented)\b/i,
+  },
+  {
+    file: "README.md",
+    pattern:
+      /\bfull drift detection\b[^;|.\n]{0,40}\b(?:planned|not yet implemented)\b/i,
+  },
+  {
+    file: "docs/drift-detection-design.md",
+    pattern:
+      /\b(?:path|glob|command|date) drift\b\s*[-:|]\s*(?:planned|not yet implemented)\b/i,
+  },
+  {
+    file: "docs/drift-detection-design.md",
+    pattern: /\bStatus:\s*Design only\s*[—-]\s*not yet implemented\b/i,
+  },
+];
+
+function lineNumberAt(lines: string[], index: number): number {
+  return index + 1;
+}
+
+export function findDocsRealityDriftFailures(
+  projectRoot: string,
+): DocsRealityDriftFailure[] {
+  const failures: DocsRealityDriftFailure[] = [];
+
+  for (const { file, pattern } of STALE_SHIPPED_CLAIM_PATTERNS) {
+    const absolutePath = resolve(projectRoot, file);
+    if (!existsSync(absolutePath)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const lines = readFileSync(absolutePath, "utf8").split("\n");
+    lines.forEach((claim, index) => {
+      if (!pattern.test(claim)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      failures.push({
+        file: relative(projectRoot, absolutePath),
+        line: lineNumberAt(lines, index),
+        claim: claim.trim(),
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return failures;
+}