diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 42d8fcc..556d3a2 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ fable-agent plinius godmode "improve explanation quality"
   - `--output <path>`
 - `fable5 falsification`
   - `--output <path>`
+- `fable5 external-rsi-evidence`
+  - `--output <path>`
 - `fable5 receipt-health`
   - `--root <path>`
   - `--window-minutes <n>`
diff --git a/src/fable5/external-evidence.test.ts b/src/fable5/external-evidence.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1f29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fable5/external-evidence.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as os from "node:os";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt, writeExternalEvidenceReceipt } from "./external-evidence.js";
+
+describe("external evidence receipts", () => {
+  it("records external RSI proof as advisory, not local deploy authority", () => {
+    const receipt = createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt(new Date("2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z"));
+
+    expect(receipt).toMatchObject({
+      schema: "fable.external_evidence.receipt.v1",
+      source: "conversation memory citing pi-real-engineering RSI proof",
+      decision: "advisory",
+      deployAttempted: false,
+    });
+    expect(receipt.evidence.every((entry) => entry.scope === "external")).toBe(true);
+    expect(receipt.notUsableFor).toContain("local fable-agent deploy authority");
+    expect(receipt.notUsableFor).toContain("auto_patch_proven=true without fresh local degraded-skill recovery receipt");
+    expect(receipt.notUsableFor).toContain("8098/deploy-webhook trust");
+  });
+
+  it("writes external evidence receipts", () => {
+    const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "external-evidence-"));
+    const file = path.join(dir, "receipt.json");
+
+    writeExternalEvidenceReceipt(file, createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt());
+
+    expect(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, "utf-8"))).toMatchObject({ schema: "fable.external_evidence.receipt.v1", decision: "advisory" });
+    fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/fable5/external-evidence.ts b/src/fable5/external-evidence.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba403f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fable5/external-evidence.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
+import * as path from "node:path";
+
+export interface ExternalEvidenceReceipt {
+  schema: "fable.external_evidence.receipt.v1";
+  createdAt: string;
+  source: string;
+  evidence: Array<{ claim: string; reference: string; scope: "external" | "local" }>;
+  usableFor: string[];
+  notUsableFor: string[];
+  decision: "advisory" | "local-authority";
+  deployAttempted: false;
+}
+
+export function createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt(now = new Date()): ExternalEvidenceReceipt {
+  return {
+    schema: "fable.external_evidence.receipt.v1",
+    createdAt: now.toISOString(),
+    source: "conversation memory citing pi-real-engineering RSI proof",
+    evidence: [
+      {
+        claim: "hermes rsi_canary recovered after repair",
+        reference: "pi-real-engineering:/tmp/rsi-proof-20260619T093724Z.md",
+        scope: "external",
+      },
+      {
+        claim: "worker_skill_repair.sh copied skill_health.py and verified rsi_canary",
+        reference: "pi-real-engineering:/tmp/rsi-proof-20260619T093724Z.md",
+        scope: "external",
+      },
+    ],
+    usableFor: ["advisory RSI recovery history", "future local proof import checklist", "red-team/safety context"],
+    notUsableFor: [
+      "local fable-agent deploy authority",
+      "auto_patch_proven=true without fresh local degraded-skill recovery receipt",
+      "8098/deploy-webhook trust",
+      "container count truth without live reconciliation",
+    ],
+    decision: "advisory",
+    deployAttempted: false,
+  };
+}
+
+export function writeExternalEvidenceReceipt(file: string, receipt: ExternalEvidenceReceipt): string {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(file, `${JSON.stringify(receipt, null, 2)}\n`);
+  return file;
+}
diff --git a/src/fable5/index.ts b/src/fable5/index.ts
index 6efc393..ecdbc1f 100644
--- a/src/fable5/index.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/index.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export type { StaleMemoryClaim, StaleMemoryQuarantineReceipt, StaleMemorySeverit
 export { createFactoryMemoryFalsificationReceipt, createFalsificationReceipt, writeFalsificationReceipt } from "./falsification-receipt.js";
 export type { FalsificationCase, FalsificationReceipt } from "./falsification-receipt.js";
 
+export { createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt, writeExternalEvidenceReceipt } from "./external-evidence.js";
+export type { ExternalEvidenceReceipt } from "./external-evidence.js";
+
 export { channelPath, emitChannelEvent, readChannelEvents } from "./channel.js";
 export type { ChannelEvent, ChannelEventSource, ChannelEventType, NewChannelEvent } from "./channel.js";
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b60d9d8..1e57c36 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2335,6 +2335,21 @@ fable
     if (receipt.decision === "failed") process.exit(1);
   });
 
+fable
+  .command("external-rsi-evidence")
+  .description("Write advisory external RSI evidence receipt without local deploy authority")
+  .option("--output <path>", "Receipt output path", path.join(".fable", "evidence", "external-rsi-evidence-live.json"))
+  .action(async (opts: { output?: string }) => {
+    const { createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt, writeExternalEvidenceReceipt } = await import("./fable5/external-evidence.js");
+    const receipt = createExternalRsiEvidenceReceipt();
+    const out = opts.output ?? path.join(".fable", "evidence", "external-rsi-evidence-live.json");
+    writeExternalEvidenceReceipt(out, receipt);
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(receipt, null, 2));
+    console.log(`
+  Receipt: ${out}
+`);
+  });
+
 fable
   .command("receipt-health")
   .description("Check receipt consumer health over a recent time window")