diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65223a6..29e6f4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 /build/
 /brick.json
 /brick.html
-
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3745b54..f87b095 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ location so consumers can distinguish it from imported symbolic evidence.
 
     cargo run -- build ../fold --json fold.brick.json --html fold.brick.html
 
+Exclude generated or checked-in output by exact directory component (repeatable):
+
+    cargo run -- build ../yams --exclude site --exclude build \
+      --json yams.brick.json --html yams.brick.html
+
 Layer Fold findings onto the building:
 
     cargo run -- build ../fold \
@@ -22,6 +27,11 @@ Layer Fold findings onto the building:
       --json fold.brick.json \
       --html fold.brick.html
 
+Fold artifact paths are normalized lexically across `/`, `\\`, `.`, and `..`
+components before repository-relative matching. Findings for excluded,
+generated, or genuinely missing files remain diagnostics instead of being
+attached to a neighboring source file.
+
 Render an existing model or enforce an explicit experimental gate:
 
     cargo run -- render fold.brick.json --html fold.brick.html
@@ -53,6 +63,13 @@ multiline signatures. Its score is not proof of correctness, maintainability,
 or security. Use the component metrics and evidence records; do not rank teams
 or repositories by the composite alone.
 
+Unqualified calls such as `lock`, `size`, and `empty` may merge unrelated C++
+targets or remain external; recursion and overloads may also appear as lexical
+self-cycles. File fan-out is therefore a decomposition signal, not proof of
+semantic coupling. Scope architecture gates to production paths and verify each
+candidate against source and tests. Cross-translation-unit and namespaced C++
+resolution remain priority adapter work.
+
 The next serious analyzer milestone should consume compiler/YAMS/Fold graph
 facts through adapters while retaining the standalone lexical lane as a fast
 preview. See docs/architecture/graph-model.md and docs/ROADMAP.md.
diff --git a/skills/brick-sast/scripts/__pycache__/architecture_summary.cpython-314.pyc b/skills/brick-sast/scripts/__pycache__/architecture_summary.cpython-314.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4043705..0000000
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diff --git a/src/fold.rs b/src/fold.rs
index a925752..a6afd96 100644
--- a/src/fold.rs
+++ b/src/fold.rs
@@ -207,19 +207,45 @@ fn native_backend(value: &Value) -> String {
 }
 
 fn find_file(building: &Building, path: &str) -> Option<String> {
-    let normalized = path.replace('\\', "/");
+    let normalized = normalize_lexical_path(path);
     building
         .nodes
         .iter()
         .filter(|node| node.kind == NodeKind::File)
         .find(|node| {
             node.path.as_deref().is_some_and(|candidate| {
+                let candidate = normalize_lexical_path(candidate);
                 normalized == candidate || normalized.ends_with(&format!("/{candidate}"))
             })
         })
         .map(|node| node.id.clone())
 }
 
+fn normalize_lexical_path(path: &str) -> String {
+    let portable = path.replace('\\', "/");
+    let absolute = portable.starts_with('/');
+    let mut components = Vec::new();
+    for component in portable.split('/') {
+        match component {
+            "" | "." => {}
+            ".." => {
+                if components.last().is_some_and(|previous| *previous != "..") {
+                    components.pop();
+                } else if !absolute {
+                    components.push(component);
+                }
+            }
+            _ => components.push(component),
+        }
+    }
+    let normalized = components.join("/");
+    if absolute {
+        format!("/{normalized}")
+    } else {
+        normalized
+    }
+}
+
 fn confidence_value(confidence: &str) -> f64 {
     match confidence {
         "concrete-witness" => 1.0,
@@ -258,4 +284,52 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(finding.attributes["confidence"], "proved");
         assert_eq!(finding.attributes["backend"], "source");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn normalizes_fold_paths_without_matching_a_missing_neighbor() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let header = dir.path().join("include/yams/core/types.h");
+        fs::create_dir_all(header.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+        fs::write(&header, "struct Type {};\n").unwrap();
+        let report = dir.path().join("fold.sarif");
+        fs::write(
+            &report,
+            r#"{
+              "runs": [{
+                "results": [
+                  {
+                    "ruleId": "fold.valid",
+                    "message": {"text": "valid"},
+                    "locations": [{"physicalLocation": {
+                      "artifactLocation": {"uri": "../../include/yams/daemon/components/../../core/types.h"},
+                      "region": {"startLine": 1}
+                    }}]
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "ruleId": "fold.missing",
+                    "message": {"text": "missing"},
+                    "locations": [{"physicalLocation": {
+                      "artifactLocation": {"uri": "../../include/yams/daemon/components/../../core/missing.h"},
+                      "region": {"startLine": 1}
+                    }}]
+                  }
+                ]
+              }]
+            }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let mut building = scan(dir.path()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(import_findings(&mut building, &report).unwrap(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(
+            building
+                .nodes
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|node| node.kind == NodeKind::Finding)
+                .count(),
+            1
+        );
+        assert_eq!(building.diagnostics.len(), 1);
+        assert!(building.diagnostics[0].message.contains("missing.h"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/README.md b/tests/benchmarks/README.md
index e28ba38..fa4087f 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/README.md
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Brick's explicit `--exclude` option. Validate each resulting graph with YAMS's
 `tests/benchmarks/brick/contract.py`; the plan's broad count bounds are coverage
 guards, not precision or architecture grades.
 
+`run_manifest.json` records Git provenance for both Brick and the corpus. Dirty
+trees include a SHA-256 fingerprint over status, tracked diffs, and untracked
+file contents so retained results identify the exact measured working state.
+
 Before changing an extractor or score, add the expected positive and
 clean-negative cases, name one owner, and state the expected metric/identity
 delta. Use at least three repeats for performance claims.
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/__pycache__/runner.cpython-314.pyc b/tests/benchmarks/__pycache__/runner.cpython-314.pyc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e11254..0000000
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diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/runner.py b/tests/benchmarks/runner.py
index ae97da2..44f6ba9 100755
--- a/tests/benchmarks/runner.py
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/runner.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
 import datetime as dt
+import hashlib
 import json
+import os
 import pathlib
 import platform
 import statistics
@@ -17,6 +19,89 @@ ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
 PLANS = ROOT / "tests" / "benchmarks" / "plans"
 
 
+def git_provenance(path: pathlib.Path) -> dict:
+    """Describe a Git worktree and fingerprint all tracked and untracked changes."""
+
+    discovered = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"],
+        cwd=path,
+        text=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if discovered.returncode != 0:
+        return {
+            "root": str(path.resolve()),
+            "revision": None,
+            "dirty": None,
+            "working_tree_fingerprint": None,
+        }
+
+    repository = pathlib.Path(discovered.stdout.strip()).resolve()
+    revision = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
+        cwd=repository,
+        text=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    status = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "status", "--porcelain=v1", "--untracked-files=all", "-z"],
+        cwd=repository,
+        capture_output=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if revision.returncode != 0 or status.returncode != 0:
+        return {
+            "root": str(repository),
+            "revision": None,
+            "dirty": None,
+            "working_tree_fingerprint": None,
+        }
+
+    dirty = bool(status.stdout)
+    fingerprint = None
+    if dirty:
+        diff = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "diff", "--binary", "HEAD"],
+            cwd=repository,
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        untracked = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "ls-files", "--others", "--exclude-standard", "-z"],
+            cwd=repository,
+            capture_output=True,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        if diff.returncode == 0 and untracked.returncode == 0:
+            digest = hashlib.sha256()
+            digest.update(b"status\0")
+            digest.update(status.stdout)
+            digest.update(b"diff\0")
+            digest.update(diff.stdout)
+            for encoded_path in filter(None, untracked.stdout.split(b"\0")):
+                entry = repository / os.fsdecode(encoded_path)
+                if entry.is_symlink():
+                    contents = os.fsencode(os.readlink(entry))
+                elif entry.is_file():
+                    contents = entry.read_bytes()
+                else:
+                    contents = b""
+                digest.update(b"untracked\0")
+                digest.update(encoded_path)
+                digest.update(b"\0")
+                digest.update(contents)
+            fingerprint = digest.hexdigest()
+
+    return {
+        "root": str(repository),
+        "revision": revision.stdout.strip(),
+        "dirty": dirty,
+        "working_tree_fingerprint": fingerprint,
+    }
+
+
 def load_plan(name: str) -> dict:
     path = PLANS / f"{name}.json"
     with path.open(encoding="utf-8") as handle:
@@ -71,20 +156,19 @@ def run_plan(
     stamp = dt.datetime.now(dt.UTC).strftime("%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")
     artifact = out_dir or ROOT / "build" / "benchmarks" / name / stamp
     artifact.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
-    revision = subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"],
-        cwd=ROOT,
-        text=True,
-        capture_output=True,
-        check=False,
-    )
+    brick_provenance = git_provenance(ROOT)
+    corpus_provenance = git_provenance(corpus)
     manifest = {
         "schema_version": 1,
         "started_at": stamp,
         "plan": name,
         "corpus": str(corpus),
         "root": str(ROOT),
-        "revision": revision.stdout.strip() if revision.returncode == 0 else None,
+        "revision": brick_provenance["revision"],
+        "provenance": {
+            "brick": brick_provenance,
+            "corpus": corpus_provenance,
+        },
         "host": {
             "platform": platform.platform(),
             "python": platform.python_version(),
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/test_runner.py b/tests/benchmarks/test_runner.py
index 94a6532..843d5a4 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/test_runner.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib.util
 import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
 import unittest
 
 HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parent
@@ -15,6 +17,45 @@ SPEC.loader.exec_module(runner)
 
 
 class RunnerTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_git_provenance_fingerprints_dirty_corpus_state(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            repository = pathlib.Path(directory)
+            subprocess.run(["git", "init", "--quiet"], cwd=repository, check=True)
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "config", "user.email", "brick-tests@example.invalid"],
+                cwd=repository,
+                check=True,
+            )
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "config", "user.name", "Brick Tests"], cwd=repository, check=True
+            )
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "config", "commit.gpgsign", "false"], cwd=repository, check=True
+            )
+            tracked = repository / "tracked.cpp"
+            tracked.write_text("int value = 1;\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            subprocess.run(["git", "add", "tracked.cpp"], cwd=repository, check=True)
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "commit", "--quiet", "-m", "fixture"], cwd=repository, check=True
+            )
+
+            clean = runner.git_provenance(repository)
+            self.assertFalse(clean["dirty"])
+            self.assertIsNone(clean["working_tree_fingerprint"])
+
+            tracked.write_text("int value = 2;\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            (repository / "untracked.dart").write_text("void main() {}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            dirty = runner.git_provenance(repository)
+            self.assertTrue(dirty["dirty"])
+            self.assertEqual(dirty["revision"], clean["revision"])
+            self.assertRegex(dirty["working_tree_fingerprint"], r"^[0-9a-f]{64}$")
+
+            (repository / "untracked.dart").write_text("void changed() {}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            changed = runner.git_provenance(repository)
+            self.assertNotEqual(
+                changed["working_tree_fingerprint"], dirty["working_tree_fingerprint"]
+            )
+
     def test_external_corpus_and_build_arguments_are_explicit(self) -> None:
         corpus = pathlib.Path("/tmp/yams")
         plan = {"corpus": "tests/fixtures/mixed", "build_args": ["--exclude", "site"]}