diff --git a/scripts/add-blog-categories.js b/scripts/add-blog-categories.js
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+/**
+ * Add Category Field to Blog Posts
+ * Maps tags/content to standardized categories for filtering
+ */
+
+const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
+
+const DEV_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
+const DEV_DB = process.env.MONGODB_DB || 'tractatus_dev';
+
+// Category assignments based on blog content and tags
+const CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENTS = [
+  {
+    slug: 'why-ai-safety-requires-architectural-boundaries-not-just-training',
+    category: 'Implementation',
+    reason: 'Technical implementation guide with actionable takeaways'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'scaling-tractatus-roadmap',
+    category: 'Framework Updates',
+    reason: 'Roadmap and strategic plan for framework scaling'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'introducing-tractatus-framework',
+    category: 'Framework Updates',
+    reason: 'Framework introduction and overview'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'when-frameworks-fail-case-study',
+    category: 'Case Studies',
+    reason: 'Case study on framework failures'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'five-component-tractatus-architecture',
+    category: 'Framework Updates',
+    reason: 'Framework architecture explanation'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'tractatus-blog-system-launch',
+    category: 'Framework Updates',
+    reason: 'Framework feature announcement'
+  }
+];
+
+async function addCategories() {
+  const client = new MongoClient(DEV_URI);
+
+  try {
+    console.log('\n📁 Adding Category Field to Blog Posts\n');
+    console.log('═'.repeat(70));
+
+    await client.connect();
+    const db = client.db(DEV_DB);
+    const collection = db.collection('blog_posts');
+
+    let updated = 0;
+    let notFound = 0;
+
+    for (const assignment of CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENTS) {
+      const blog = await collection.findOne({ slug: assignment.slug });
+
+      if (!blog) {
+        console.log(`\n❌ Blog not found: ${assignment.slug}`);
+        notFound++;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      console.log(`\n📄 ${blog.title}`);
+      console.log(`   Slug: ${assignment.slug}`);
+      console.log(`   Category: ${assignment.category}`);
+      console.log(`   Reason: ${assignment.reason}`);
+
+      const result = await collection.updateOne(
+        { slug: assignment.slug },
+        { $set: { category: assignment.category } }
+      );
+
+      if (result.modifiedCount === 1) {
+        console.log(`   ✅ Category added`);
+        updated++;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`   ⚠️  No change (may already have category)`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    console.log('\n' + '═'.repeat(70));
+    console.log(`\n✨ Complete: ${updated} categories added, ${notFound} not found\n`);
+
+    // Show category distribution
+    console.log('Category Distribution:');
+    const categories = await collection.aggregate([
+      { $match: { status: 'published' } },
+      { $group: { _id: '$category', count: { $sum: 1 } } },
+      { $sort: { count: -1 } }
+    ]).toArray();
+
+    for (const cat of categories) {
+      console.log(`   ${cat._id || '(no category)'}: ${cat.count}`);
+    }
+    console.log('');
+
+    return updated > 0;
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Error:', error.message);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    await client.close();
+  }
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  addCategories()
+    .then((success) => {
+      process.exit(success ? 0 : 1);
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('\n💥 Failed:', error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = { addCategories, CATEGORY_ASSIGNMENTS };
diff --git a/scripts/add-vetting-notice-to-architectural-boundaries.js b/scripts/add-vetting-notice-to-architectural-boundaries.js
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+/**
+ * Add Human Vetting Notice to Architectural Boundaries Banner
+ * Demonstrates AI-curated content requires extra scrutiny
+ */
+
+const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
+
+const DEV_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
+const DEV_DB = process.env.MONGODB_DB || 'tractatus_dev';
+
+const SLUG = 'why-ai-safety-requires-architectural-boundaries-not-just-training';
+
+const ENHANCED_BANNER = `
+<div class="bg-green-50 border-l-4 border-green-500 p-4 mb-6">
+  <div class="flex">
+    <div class="flex-shrink-0">
+      <svg class="h-5 w-5 text-green-400" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor">
+        <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M10 18a8 8 0 100-16 8 8 0 000 16zm3.707-9.293a1 1 0 00-1.414-1.414L9 10.586 7.707 9.293a1 1 0 00-1.414 1.414l2 2a1 1 0 001.414 0l4-4z"/>
+      </svg>
+    </div>
+    <div class="ml-3">
+      <h3 class="text-sm font-medium text-green-800">Content Revised - inst_017 Compliance</h3>
+      <div class="mt-2 text-sm text-green-700">
+        <p><strong>Human Vetting Process:</strong> This AI-curated blog was initially withheld from production deployment pending human review. After revision to meet inst_017 compliance, it was approved for publication.</p>
+        <p class="mt-2">The original content contained absolute assurance language ("guarantees") that violated inst_017. The content has been revised to use evidence-based language:</p>
+        <ul class="list-disc ml-5 mt-2 space-y-1">
+          <li>"guarantees needed" → "level of assurance needed"</li>
+          <li>"logical guarantees" → "deterministic constraints"</li>
+          <li>"verifiable guarantees" → "verifiable enforcement"</li>
+        </ul>
+        <p class="mt-2"><strong>This demonstrates governance working end-to-end.</strong> AI-curated content triggers additional scrutiny. When violations are detected, content is withheld, revised, and approved by human reviewers before publication. Rather than silent editing, we document the entire process transparently.</p>
+        <p class="mt-2 text-xs italic">Note: The revised language is more precise and accurate. "Deterministic constraints" better describes what architecture provides than "guarantees," which implies perfection.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>`;
+
+async function updateBanner() {
+  const client = new MongoClient(DEV_URI);
+
+  try {
+    console.log('🔧 Adding Human Vetting Notice to Architectural Boundaries\n');
+    console.log('═'.repeat(70));
+
+    await client.connect();
+    const db = client.db(DEV_DB);
+    const collection = db.collection('blog_posts');
+
+    const blog = await collection.findOne({ slug: SLUG });
+
+    if (!blog) {
+      console.log(`\n❌ Blog not found: ${SLUG}`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`\n✅ Found blog: "${blog.title}"`);
+
+    // Replace existing green banner
+    const bannerRegex = /<div class="bg-green-50 border-l-4 border-green-500[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/div>\s*<\/div>\s*<\/div>/;
+
+    if (!bannerRegex.test(blog.content)) {
+      console.log('⚠️  No green banner found to replace');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const updatedContent = blog.content.replace(bannerRegex, ENHANCED_BANNER);
+
+    const result = await collection.updateOne(
+      { slug: SLUG },
+      { $set: { content: updatedContent } }
+    );
+
+    if (result.modifiedCount === 1) {
+      console.log('\n═'.repeat(70));
+      console.log(`\n✨ Banner enhanced successfully!`);
+      console.log(`\nAdded:`);
+      console.log(`   • Human vetting process explanation`);
+      console.log(`   • End-to-end governance demonstration`);
+      console.log(`   • AI-curated content scrutiny notice`);
+      console.log(`\nNext: Deploy to production with date fixes\n`);
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      console.log('❌ Failed to update blog');
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Error:', error.message);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    await client.close();
+  }
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  updateBanner()
+    .then((success) => {
+      process.exit(success ? 0 : 1);
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('\n💥 Failed:', error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = { updateBanner };
diff --git a/scripts/fix-blog-dates.js b/scripts/fix-blog-dates.js
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+/**
+ * Fix Blog Published Dates
+ * Replace empty {} objects with proper ISO date strings
+ */
+
+const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
+
+const DEV_URI = process.env.MONGODB_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
+const DEV_DB = process.env.MONGODB_DB || 'tractatus_dev';
+
+// Date assignments based on blog content context
+const DATE_FIXES = [
+  {
+    slug: 'scaling-tractatus-roadmap',
+    date: new Date('2025-10-15T10:00:00Z'),  // Mid-October (roadmap blog)
+    title: 'How to Scale Tractatus: Breaking the Chicken-and-Egg Problem'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'introducing-tractatus-framework',
+    date: new Date('2025-10-05T09:00:00Z'),  // Early October (inaugural post)
+    title: 'Introducing the Tractatus Framework'
+  },
+  {
+    slug: 'why-ai-safety-requires-architectural-boundaries-not-just-training',
+    date: new Date('2025-10-22T20:00:00Z'),  // Just fixed and deployed today
+    title: 'Why AI Safety Requires Architectural Boundaries'
+  }
+];
+
+async function fixDates() {
+  const client = new MongoClient(DEV_URI);
+
+  try {
+    console.log('📅 Fixing Blog Published Dates\n');
+    console.log('═'.repeat(70));
+
+    await client.connect();
+    const db = client.db(DEV_DB);
+    const collection = db.collection('blog_posts');
+
+    let fixedCount = 0;
+
+    for (const fix of DATE_FIXES) {
+      console.log(`\n📄 ${fix.title}`);
+      console.log(`   Slug: ${fix.slug}`);
+
+      const blog = await collection.findOne({ slug: fix.slug });
+
+      if (!blog) {
+        console.log(`   ❌ Blog not found`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Check if published_at is empty object or invalid
+      const currentDate = blog.published_at;
+      const needsFix = !currentDate ||
+                       (typeof currentDate === 'object' && Object.keys(currentDate).length === 0) ||
+                       currentDate.toString() === '[object Object]';
+
+      if (needsFix) {
+        const result = await collection.updateOne(
+          { slug: fix.slug },
+          {
+            $set: {
+              published_at: fix.date,
+              'moderation.approved_at': fix.date  // Also update approval date for consistency
+            }
+          }
+        );
+
+        if (result.modifiedCount === 1) {
+          console.log(`   ✅ Fixed: ${fix.date.toISOString()}`);
+          fixedCount++;
+        } else {
+          console.log(`   ❌ Update failed`);
+        }
+      } else {
+        console.log(`   ⚠️  Already has valid date: ${currentDate}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    console.log('\n' + '═'.repeat(70));
+    console.log(`\n✨ Complete: ${fixedCount}/${DATE_FIXES.length} dates fixed\n`);
+
+    return fixedCount > 0;
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ Error:', error.message);
+    throw error;
+  } finally {
+    await client.close();
+  }
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  fixDates()
+    .then((success) => {
+      process.exit(success ? 0 : 1);
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      console.error('\n💥 Failed:', error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = { fixDates, DATE_FIXES };