diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 80e5eaa..9c97f7e 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # GovOPlaN Approvals Codex Guide
 
+## Documentation Contract
+
+- Treat documentation as part of every behavior change. Update this module's manifest-driven `DocumentationTopic` contributions for affected user and administrator behavior.
+- Keep feature content here; `govoplan-docs` projects it without importing Approvals internals.
+- Maintain a static user/admin baseline and run `/mnt/DATA/git/govoplan/tools/checks/check-manifest-shapes.py` after behavior or manifest changes.
+
 ## Scope
 
 This repository owns the GovOPlaN Approvals platform module seed.
diff --git a/src/govoplan_approvals/backend/manifest.py b/src/govoplan_approvals/backend/manifest.py
index ed1524f..90d2f49 100644
--- a/src/govoplan_approvals/backend/manifest.py
+++ b/src/govoplan_approvals/backend/manifest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from govoplan_core.core.access import CAPABILITY_AUTH_PERMISSION_EVALUATOR, CAPABILITY_AUTH_PRINCIPAL_RESOLVER
 from govoplan_core.core.modules import DocumentationLink, DocumentationTopic, ModuleManifest, PermissionDefinition, RoleTemplate
+from govoplan_core.core.provider_governance import declared_module_architecture
 
 MODULE_ID = "approvals"
 MODULE_NAME = "Approvals"
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ DOCUMENTATION = (
             "database models, migrations, and WebUI routes are introduced."
         ),
         layer="available",
-        documentation_types=("admin",),
-        audience=("operator", "module_admin", "product_owner"),
+        documentation_types=("admin", "user"),
+        audience=("user", "operator", "module_admin", "product_owner"),
         order=100,
         related_modules=OPTIONAL_DEPENDENCIES,
         links=(
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
     permissions=PERMISSIONS,
     role_templates=ROLE_TEMPLATES,
     documentation=DOCUMENTATION,
+    architecture=declared_module_architecture(
+        layer="human_work_procedure",
+        kind="governance",
+        maturity="scaffold",
+        documentation_ref="docs/APPROVALS_DOMAIN_BOUNDARY.md",
+        known_limits=("Runtime approval lifecycles and persistence are not implemented yet.",),
+        owned_concepts=("approval request", "approval chain", "approval decision"),
+        non_owned_concepts=("workflow execution", "identity", "document signature"),
+    ),
 )