diff --git a/src/govoplan_ops/backend/manifest.py b/src/govoplan_ops/backend/manifest.py
index c4c0c6c..071ac0a 100644
--- a/src/govoplan_ops/backend/manifest.py
+++ b/src/govoplan_ops/backend/manifest.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ manifest = ModuleManifest(
             id="ops.runtime-coordination-and-recovery",
             title="Drain runtime nodes and inspect recovery evidence",
             summary="Ops projects shared runtime heartbeats, replica gaps, drain controls, and recovery states that require operator attention.",
-            body="Use the runtime table to identify stale or composition-skewed API and worker replicas. Drain before replacement so API readiness closes and workers stop taking new queue work; cancellation is available while the node is still draining. The recovery table reports durable Core recovery operations. Backup status separately projects only the sanitized deployment verification receipt: a verified status identifies a coordinated recovery point and isolated restore drill, while absent, expired, or invalid evidence blocks a release-changing migration.",
+            body="Use the runtime table to identify stale or composition-skewed API and worker replicas. Drain before replacement so API readiness closes and workers stop taking new queue work; cancellation is available while the node is still draining. The recovery table reports durable Core recovery operations. A rejected operation is a verified provider rejection and needs no recovery; outcome-unknown and recovery-required operations still require reconciliation. Backup status separately projects only the sanitized deployment verification receipt: a verified status identifies a coordinated recovery point and isolated restore drill, while absent, expired, or invalid evidence blocks a release-changing migration.",
             documentation_types=("admin", "user"),
             audience=("operator", "system_admin"),
             conditions=(
diff --git a/webui/src/features/ops/OpsPage.tsx b/webui/src/features/ops/OpsPage.tsx
index 53fc087..7cb0b46 100644
--- a/webui/src/features/ops/OpsPage.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/features/ops/OpsPage.tsx
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ function stateTone(state: string): string {
 
 function recoveryTone(state: string): string {
   if (["succeeded", "recovered"].includes(state)) return "success";
+  if (state === "rejected") return "warning";
   if (["failed", "recovery_required"].includes(state)) return "error";
   if (["running", "recovering", "prepared"].includes(state)) return "warning";
   return "inactive";