diff --git a/.machine_readable/self-validating/methodology-guard.k9.ncl b/.machine_readable/self-validating/methodology-guard.k9.ncl
index afd294a..6212efb 100644
--- a/.machine_readable/self-validating/methodology-guard.k9.ncl
+++ b/.machine_readable/self-validating/methodology-guard.k9.ncl
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ K9!
 let methodology_guard = {
   pedigree = {
     schema_version = "1.0.0",
+    component_type = "validated-config",
     security = {
       leash = 'Yard,
-      trust_level = "read-only validation",
+      trust_level = "validated-config",
       allow_network = false,
       allow_filesystem_write = false,
       allow_subprocess = false,
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ let methodology_guard = {
     metadata = {
       name = "methodology-guard",
       version = "1.0.0",
+      description = "Validates that agent work respects declared methodology constraints",
+      author = "{{AUTHOR}} <{{AUTHOR_EMAIL}}>",
     },
   },