diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 9b767c3..41bd71a 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This document mirrors `src/index.ts` command registration and is the canonical C
 
 Trust boundary: live receipt > committed receipt > memory summary. Memory is advisory only; `8099/deploy` via git-proxy is the guarded deploy route, and `8098/deploy-webhook` is legacy/stale for fable-agent deploy trust.
 
+Agent-run traces follow system-card discipline: `fable.agent_run.trace.v1` records budget, environment, safety posture, receipts, latency, and `deployAttempted: false`; capability evidence is not deploy authority.
+
 Last sync: 2026-06-14.
 
 ## Quick examples
diff --git a/src/fable5/eval-trace.test.ts b/src/fable5/eval-trace.test.ts
index c69caa3..a490d32 100644
--- a/src/fable5/eval-trace.test.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/eval-trace.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ describe("eval trace receipt", () => {
       receiptsWritten: ["fable.agent_run.trace.v1"],
       tokensIn: 100,
       tokensOut: 20,
+      budget: { tokens: 500, wallClockMs: 10_000, toolCalls: 8 },
+      environment: { internet: false, repoAccess: true, deployAuthority: "gated" },
+      safetyPosture: { cyber: "read-only", securityScan: "passed", approval: "required" },
       decision: "ok",
     });
 
@@ -52,6 +55,22 @@ describe("eval trace receipt", () => {
       schema: "fable.agent_run.trace.v1",
       runId: "run-1",
       latencyMs: 2500,
+      budget: { tokens: 500, wallClockMs: 10000, toolCalls: 8 },
+      environment: { internet: false, repoAccess: true, secretsAccess: false, deployAuthority: "gated" },
+      safetyPosture: { cyber: "read-only", securityScan: "passed", approval: "required" },
+      deployAttempted: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("defaults agent run traces to no internet, no secrets, and no deploy authority", () => {
+    expect(createAgentRunTraceReceipt({
+      runId: "run-2",
+      task: "inspect",
+      startedAt: new Date("2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z"),
+      endedAt: new Date("2026-06-29T00:00:00.001Z"),
+    })).toMatchObject({
+      environment: { internet: false, repoAccess: true, secretsAccess: false, deployAuthority: "none" },
+      safetyPosture: { cyber: "not-run", securityScan: "not-run", approval: "not-required" },
       deployAttempted: false,
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/fable5/eval-trace.ts b/src/fable5/eval-trace.ts
index 26726ed..1400f95 100644
--- a/src/fable5/eval-trace.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/eval-trace.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,25 @@ export interface EvalTraceReceipt {
   createdAt: string;
 }
 
+export interface AgentRunTraceBudget {
+  tokens?: number;
+  wallClockMs?: number;
+  toolCalls?: number;
+}
+
+export interface AgentRunTraceEnvironment {
+  internet: boolean;
+  repoAccess: boolean;
+  secretsAccess: false;
+  deployAuthority: "none" | "gated";
+}
+
+export interface AgentRunTraceSafetyPosture {
+  cyber: "not-run" | "read-only" | "approved-active";
+  securityScan?: "not-run" | "passed" | "failed";
+  approval?: "not-required" | "required" | "granted";
+}
+
 export interface AgentRunTraceReceipt {
   schema: "fable.agent_run.trace.v1";
   runId: string;
@@ -27,6 +46,9 @@ export interface AgentRunTraceReceipt {
   tokensIn?: number;
   tokensOut?: number;
   latencyMs: number;
+  budget: AgentRunTraceBudget;
+  environment: AgentRunTraceEnvironment;
+  safetyPosture: AgentRunTraceSafetyPosture;
   decision: "ok" | "needs-human" | "blocked" | "failed";
   reasons: string[];
   deployAttempted: false;
@@ -42,6 +64,9 @@ export interface AgentRunTraceOptions {
   receiptsWritten?: string[];
   tokensIn?: number;
   tokensOut?: number;
+  budget?: Partial<AgentRunTraceBudget>;
+  environment?: Partial<AgentRunTraceEnvironment>;
+  safetyPosture?: Partial<AgentRunTraceSafetyPosture>;
   decision?: AgentRunTraceReceipt["decision"];
   reasons?: string[];
 }
@@ -109,6 +134,22 @@ export function createAgentRunTraceReceipt(opts: AgentRunTraceOptions): AgentRun
     tokensIn: opts.tokensIn,
     tokensOut: opts.tokensOut,
     latencyMs,
+    budget: {
+      tokens: opts.budget?.tokens,
+      wallClockMs: opts.budget?.wallClockMs,
+      toolCalls: opts.budget?.toolCalls,
+    },
+    environment: {
+      internet: opts.environment?.internet ?? false,
+      repoAccess: opts.environment?.repoAccess ?? true,
+      secretsAccess: false,
+      deployAuthority: opts.environment?.deployAuthority ?? "none",
+    },
+    safetyPosture: {
+      cyber: opts.safetyPosture?.cyber ?? "not-run",
+      securityScan: opts.safetyPosture?.securityScan ?? "not-run",
+      approval: opts.safetyPosture?.approval ?? "not-required",
+    },
     decision: opts.decision ?? "ok",
     reasons: opts.reasons ?? [],
     deployAttempted: false,
diff --git a/src/fable5/index.ts b/src/fable5/index.ts
index f9ceb00..ce1df0a 100644
--- a/src/fable5/index.ts
+++ b/src/fable5/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export { checkReceiptHealth } from "./receipt-consumer.js";
 export type { ReceiptHealth } from "./receipt-consumer.js";
 
 export { createAgentRunTraceReceipt, createDuelEvalReceipt, createEvalTraceReceipt, gradeSetRecovery, gradeVerifiableReward, tallyDuelReceipts, writeAgentRunTraceReceipt, writeDuelEvalReceipt, writeEvalTraceReceipt } from "./eval-trace.js";
-export type { AgentRunTraceOptions, AgentRunTraceReceipt, DuelEvalReceipt, DuelTally, EvalTraceCommand, EvalTraceReceipt, SetGradeReceipt, VerifiableRewardReceipt } from "./eval-trace.js";
+export type { AgentRunTraceBudget, AgentRunTraceEnvironment, AgentRunTraceOptions, AgentRunTraceReceipt, AgentRunTraceSafetyPosture, DuelEvalReceipt, DuelTally, EvalTraceCommand, EvalTraceReceipt, SetGradeReceipt, VerifiableRewardReceipt } from "./eval-trace.js";
 
 export { loadBenchHarnesses, runAgentBench, writeAgentBenchReceipt } from "./agent-bench.js";
 export type { AgentBenchOptions, AgentBenchReceipt, BenchContenderId, BenchContenderResult, BenchHarnessConfig, BenchmarkHygiene } from "./agent-bench.js";