diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index cf55c43..2c1a80d 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 1. Create a feature branch from `main`.
 2. Keep one logical topic per pull request.
 3. Do not push directly to `main`.
+4. Sync your local checkout before preparing an export branch so dedupe/conflict checks run against the latest `main`.
 
 ## What to Contribute
 
@@ -45,4 +46,3 @@ If you modify record schema:
 1. Update `schemas/memory-record.schema.json`.
 2. Explain migration impact in the PR description.
 3. Keep backward compatibility when possible.
-
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e116583..acd7ec5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Open Research Memory is a shared repository for reusable AI R&D experience recor
 
 The goal is to accumulate evidence-backed memory that other contributors can apply safely across projects.
 
+This repository is intended to be used as a read-only shared retrieval source during active runs and as a reviewed export target after task completion.
+
 ## Scope
 
 This repository accepts:
@@ -110,4 +112,3 @@ A record is mergeable only when it is:
 ## Schema
 
 See [`schemas/memory-record.schema.json`](schemas/memory-record.schema.json) for the machine-readable schema.
-
diff --git a/schemas/memory-record.schema.json b/schemas/memory-record.schema.json
index 9f87785..7aac316 100644
--- a/schemas/memory-record.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/memory-record.schema.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://recursive-forge.github.io/open-research-memory/schemas/memory-record.schema.json",
+  "$id": "https://tenureai.github.io/open-research-memory/schemas/memory-record.schema.json",
   "title": "Open Research Memory Record Metadata",
   "type": "object",
   "additionalProperties": true,
@@ -68,4 +68,3 @@
     "schema_version"
   ]
 }
-