diff --git a/.claude/instruction-history.json b/.claude/instruction-history.json
index 632659d3..f0f8602b 100644
--- a/.claude/instruction-history.json
+++ b/.claude/instruction-history.json
@@ -315,23 +315,26 @@
     },
     {
       "id": "inst_018",
-      "text": "NEVER claim Tractatus is 'production-ready', 'in production use', or has existing customers/deployments without explicit evidence. Current accurate status: 'Development framework', 'Proof-of-concept', 'Research prototype'. Do NOT imply adoption, market validation, or customer base that doesn't exist. Aspirational claims require human approval and clear labeling.",
-      "timestamp": "2025-10-09T00:00:00Z",
+      "text": "Tractatus IS a development tool (like an IDE or linter) - this is its correct classification, not a limitation. Claims about readiness/stability MUST be based on actual testing and validation evidence. Do NOT claim 'production-ready', 'battle-tested', 'validated', or 'enterprise-proven' without documented evidence of adequate testing across multiple projects. Current testing status must be honest. Once validated through real-world use, 'production-ready development tool' is accurate and appropriate. Do NOT imply customer base, market validation, or widespread adoption without evidence.",
+      "timestamp": "2025-10-10T23:30:00Z",
       "quadrant": "STRATEGIC",
       "persistence": "HIGH",
       "temporal_scope": "PROJECT",
       "verification_required": "MANDATORY",
       "explicitness": 1.0,
       "source": "user",
-      "session_id": "2025-10-07-001-continued",
+      "session_id": "2025-10-10-api-memory-transition",
       "parameters": {
-        "prohibited_claims": ["production-ready", "in production", "deployed at scale", "existing customers", "proven in enterprise", "market leader", "widely adopted"],
-        "current_accurate_status": ["development framework", "proof-of-concept", "research prototype", "early-stage development"],
-        "requires_evidence": ["customer testimonials", "deployment statistics", "adoption metrics", "case studies"],
-        "boundary_enforcer_trigger": "ANY claim about production use or customers"
+        "tool_category": "development_tool",
+        "category_is_correct": true,
+        "focus_restriction": "testing_validation_status",
+        "prohibited_without_evidence": ["production-ready (without testing)", "battle-tested (without projects)", "validated (without evidence)", "enterprise-proven (without deployments)", "existing customers", "market leader", "widely adopted"],
+        "allowed_once_validated": ["production-ready development tool", "tested with real projects", "validated through use"],
+        "requires_evidence": ["testing documentation", "multi-project validation", "real-world usage data"],
+        "boundary_enforcer_trigger": "ANY claim about testing status, adoption, or customers"
       },
       "active": true,
-      "notes": "CRITICAL FRAMEWORK FAILURE 2025-10-09 - Claude claimed 'World's First Production-Ready AI Safety Framework' on leader.html without evidence. Tractatus is development/research stage. False market positioning undermines credibility and violates honesty principle. Status claims must match reality."
+      "notes": "CORRECTED 2025-10-10 - User clarified: 'Development tool' is the CORRECT classification (Tractatus helps developers build projects), not a limitation. The restriction is about honest testing/validation status, not tool category. Once adequately tested, 'production-ready development tool' is appropriate. Previous version incorrectly treated 'development framework' as early-stage status. Framework failure 2025-10-09: Claude claimed 'production-ready' without testing evidence."
     }
   ],
   "stats": {