diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/PRE_RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/PRE_RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
index b75fc1583..c034f8510 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/PRE_RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/PRE_RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Use this as the final gate before cutting a Pulse v6 pre-release.
   `rc_ready` is intentionally held false in `status.json` by the open decision
   `rc-publication-judgment` until the current candidate is explicitly judged
   ready for a real governed RC.
+- The latest RC publication judgment packet is
+  `docs/release-control/v6/internal/records/rc-publication-judgment-packet-2026-04-09.md`.
+  It does not clear the open decision: the active-target proof currently blocks
+  on the parallel `pulse-enterprise` approval-handler slice requiring
+  `go mod tidy`.
 - The active target is back on `v6-rc-cut`, so GA rehearsal remains
   intentionally out of scope until a real RC has actually shipped and
   promotion is resumed explicitly.
diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/records/rc-publication-judgment-packet-2026-04-09.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/records/rc-publication-judgment-packet-2026-04-09.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15fb2dda2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/records/rc-publication-judgment-packet-2026-04-09.md
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+# RC Publication Judgment Packet
+
+- Date: `2026-04-09`
+- Decision: `rc-publication-judgment`
+- Active target: `v6-rc-cut`
+- Active branch: `pulse/v6-release`
+- Result: `blocked`
+
+## Scope
+
+This packet prepares the explicit owner judgment for publishing a governed Pulse
+v6 RC. It does not make the product approval decision.
+
+The current release-control target still uses the `rc_ready` completion rule.
+GA or stable promotion remains out of scope until a real prerelease has shipped
+and `rc-to-ga-promotion-readiness` is cleared under the later release-ready
+phase.
+
+## Governance Snapshot
+
+Commands run from `/Volumes/Development/pulse/repos/pulse`:
+
+1. `python3 scripts/release_control/agent_preflight.py --pretty`
+   - Result: pass.
+   - Branch matched `pulse/v6-release`.
+   - Active target was `v6-rc-cut`.
+2. `python3 scripts/release_control/status_audit.py --pretty`
+   - Result: pass.
+   - `repo_ready=True`.
+   - `rc_ready=False`.
+   - `release_ready=False`.
+   - All 16 lanes were at the target floor.
+   - All rc-ready release gates were recorded as passed.
+   - The only governed rc-ready blocker remained this open decision:
+     `rc-publication-judgment`.
+3. `python3 scripts/release_control/release_promotion_policy_test.py`
+   - Result: pass.
+   - This only proves the GA promotion policy guardrails; it does not clear
+     stable or GA promotion.
+
+## Active-Target Proof Run
+
+Command:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/release_control/readiness_assertion_guard.py --active-target
+```
+
+The first active-target run found a stale `RA16` proof expectation:
+
+1. `pulse-api-cancellation-boundary`: pass.
+2. `pulse-v5-recurring-upgrade-migration`: pass.
+3. `frontend-grandfathered-license-presentation`: fail.
+4. `pulse-pro-public-checkout-reentry-guard`: pass.
+
+The failure was an exact presentation snapshot that had not been extended after
+the self-hosted Pulse Pro billing presentation gained canonical demo-hidden and
+policy-loading copy. Runtime behavior did not need to change.
+
+The snapshot was updated in
+`frontend-modern/src/utils/__tests__/licensePresentation.test.ts`, then the
+direct proof was rerun:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/release_control/internal/commercial_cancellation_reactivation_proof.py
+```
+
+Result:
+
+1. `pulse-api-cancellation-boundary`: pass.
+2. `pulse-v5-recurring-upgrade-migration`: pass.
+3. `frontend-grandfathered-license-presentation`: pass.
+4. `pulse-pro-public-checkout-reentry-guard`: pass.
+
+## Current Blocker
+
+After the `RA16` proof repair, the full active-target guard was rerun. It
+progressed through the earlier RC proof slices and then blocked at `RA17`:
+
+```text
+BLOCKED: readiness assertion proof failed for RA17:mobile-relay-auth-approvals-proof (exit 1)
+```
+
+The isolated `RA17` proof showed this failing subcheck:
+
+```text
+enterprise-approval-handlers
+cwd: /Volumes/Development/pulse/repos/pulse-enterprise
+command: go test ./internal/aiautofix -run 'TestHandleListApprovals|TestHandleApproveAndExecuteInvestigationFix|TestHandleApprove' -count=1
+detail: go mod tidy
+```
+
+The same command run directly in `pulse-enterprise` returned:
+
+```text
+go: updates to go.mod needed; to update it:
+	go mod tidy
+```
+
+The `pulse-enterprise` repo already had unrelated dirty files in
+`cmd/pulse-enterprise/main.go` and `cmd/pulse-enterprise/main_test.go` before
+this packet was written. Those changes appear to belong to another parallel
+slice, so this packet does not run `go mod tidy` or edit `pulse-enterprise`.
+
+The mobile portions of the `RA17` proof passed:
+
+1. `mobile-api-client`: pass.
+2. `mobile-relay-runtime`: pass.
+3. `mobile-secure-persistence-and-approvals`: pass.
+4. `mobile-wire-protocol`: pass.
+
+The relay reconnect/drain proof was run separately:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/release_control/readiness_assertion_guard.py --assertion RA18
+```
+
+Result: pass.
+
+## Judgment Outcome
+
+Do not clear `rc-publication-judgment` from this packet.
+
+The release-control metadata is close to the RC floor, but the current
+workspace cannot complete the active-target proof while the enterprise approval
+handler slice requires `go mod tidy`. Publishing an RC from this state would
+turn a parallel worktree hygiene problem into an ambiguous release decision.
+
+## Required Unblock Steps
+
+1. Resolve the `pulse-enterprise` mod-tidy requirement in the owning
+   enterprise slice.
+2. Return all active repos needed for the RC proof to a clean, intentional
+   state.
+3. Rerun:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/release_control/readiness_assertion_guard.py --active-target
+python3 scripts/release_control/status_audit.py --pretty
+```
+
+4. If both commands pass, ask the owner to make the explicit product judgment
+   on `rc-publication-judgment`.
+5. Keep `rc-to-ga-promotion-readiness` blocked until a real prerelease has
+   shipped and the later GA promotion rehearsal exists.
diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/status.json b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/status.json
index fa20491cd..733cd1c73 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/status.json
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/status.json
@@ -4225,10 +4225,10 @@
   "open_decisions": [
     {
       "id": "rc-publication-judgment",
-      "summary": "Pulse v6 prerelease publication remains an explicit product judgment: even if the machine-derived RC floor looks close, `rc_ready` stays blocked until the current candidate is explicitly judged ready for a real governed RC and not inferred from accidental `6.0.0-rc.1` lineage or checklist completion.",
+      "summary": "Pulse v6 prerelease publication remains an explicit product judgment: the 2026-04-09 packet records that the current active-target proof is blocked by the parallel pulse-enterprise approval-handler mod-tidy state, so `rc_ready` stays blocked until that proof passes and the owner explicitly approves a real governed RC.",
       "owner": "project-owner",
       "blocking_level": "rc-ready",
-      "status": "open",
+      "status": "blocked",
       "opened_at": "2026-04-04",
       "lane_ids": [
         "L1",
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/utils/__tests__/licensePresentation.test.ts b/frontend-modern/src/utils/__tests__/licensePresentation.test.ts
index c5208d0e2..3d9801f7c 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/utils/__tests__/licensePresentation.test.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/utils/__tests__/licensePresentation.test.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ describe('licensePresentation', () => {
       planSectionDescription:
         'Review your active plan, expiry, included limits, and paid capabilities.',
       usageSectionTitle: 'Usage',
+      hiddenShellTitle: 'Demo mode',
+      hiddenShellDescription: 'Commercial settings are hidden for this session.',
+      hiddenStateTitle: 'License and billing details are hidden',
+      hiddenStateBody:
+        'This public demo uses sample infrastructure data, so Pulse hides license identity, billing state, monitored-system usage, and upgrade actions instead of creating a demo license.',
+      policyLoadingTitle: 'Loading settings access',
+      policyLoadingBody:
+        'Pulse waits for the session presentation policy before showing license, billing, or usage details.',
       monitoredSystemUpgradeArrivalTitle: 'Need a higher monitored-system cap?',
       monitoredSystemUpgradeArrivalBody:
         'Open Pulse Account to compare self-hosted plans, complete checkout, and return here with Pulse Pro activated automatically.',