diff --git a/docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md b/docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md
index 6f0c1163..7f4350fa 100644
--- a/docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md
+++ b/docs/research/pre_work_error_ledger.md
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ For large architecture or release work, also read:
 ## ERR-080 | Issue link was mistaken for benchmark provenance | mitigated 2026-07-18
 PyJHora issue #17 is a UI/encoding issue with a general mismatch report, not VP Jain calibration. The benchmark now pins `V4.8.7` / `ca22995709bd60e371e7820a1a5efc80ce4cf821` and the exact test function URL. Treat its AGPL numeric expectations as a candidate replay, never independent formula arbitration.
 
+## ERR-081 | Fixture attribution was overstated as publication | mitigated 2026-07-18
+`shadbala_VPJainBook_tests` supplies no independently citable book edition, page, or numerical table. The product therefore calls it a VP Jain-attributed fixture, not a published worked example; it remains candidate replay data and cannot close a formula branch.
+
 ## Fragment Sweep Command Set
 
 Use split scans, not one unbounded full-home command:
diff --git a/references/oracle/vp_jain_shadbala_component_benchmark_2026_07_17.json b/references/oracle/vp_jain_shadbala_component_benchmark_2026_07_17.json
index d1d771df..676f2576 100644
--- a/references/oracle/vp_jain_shadbala_component_benchmark_2026_07_17.json
+++ b/references/oracle/vp_jain_shadbala_component_benchmark_2026_07_17.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "case": {
-    "name": "VP Jain published Shadbala example",
+    "name": "VP Jain-attributed Shadbala fixture",
     "birth": "1981-09-13T01:30:00+05:30",
     "latitude": 28.65,
     "longitude": 77.2166666667,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "upstream_url": "https://github.com/naturalstupid/PyJHora/blob/ca22995709bd60e371e7820a1a5efc80ce4cf821/src/jhora/tests/pvr_tests.py#L6853",
     "upstream_issue": null,
     "license_boundary": "AGPL-3.0 process-isolated numeric expectations only; no implementation copied.",
-    "truth_status": "candidate_published_example_replay_not_independent_arbitration"
+    "truth_status": "candidate_attributed_fixture_replay_not_independent_arbitration"
   },
   "summary": {
     "row_count": 42,
diff --git a/scripts/vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py b/scripts/vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
index d27914ab..a51209e7 100644
--- a/scripts/vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
+++ b/scripts/vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Compare the native Shadbala chain with VP Jain's published worked example."""
+"""Compare the native Shadbala chain with PyJHora's VP Jain-attributed fixture."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def build_report() -> dict:
     matched = sum(row["status"] == "within_tolerance" for row in rows)
     return {
         "case": {
-            "name": "VP Jain published Shadbala example",
+            "name": "VP Jain-attributed Shadbala fixture",
             "birth": "1981-09-13T01:30:00+05:30",
             "latitude": 28.65,
             "longitude": 77.2166666667,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def build_report() -> dict:
             "upstream_url": "https://github.com/naturalstupid/PyJHora/blob/ca22995709bd60e371e7820a1a5efc80ce4cf821/src/jhora/tests/pvr_tests.py#L6853",
             "upstream_issue": None,
             "license_boundary": "AGPL-3.0 process-isolated numeric expectations only; no implementation copied.",
-            "truth_status": "candidate_published_example_replay_not_independent_arbitration",
+            "truth_status": "candidate_attributed_fixture_replay_not_independent_arbitration",
         },
         "summary": {
             "row_count": len(rows),
diff --git a/tests/test_vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py b/tests/test_vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
index 424bcd21..6b7f90c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
+++ b/tests/test_vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark.py
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ from scripts.vp_jain_shadbala_benchmark import build_report
 def test_vp_jain_published_component_benchmark_is_fully_classified() -> None:
     report = build_report()
 
-    assert report["case"]["name"] == "VP Jain published Shadbala example"
+    assert report["case"]["name"] == "VP Jain-attributed Shadbala fixture"
     assert report["source"] == {
         "upstream": "PyJHora V4.8.7 pvr_tests.py::shadbala_VPJainBook_tests",
         "upstream_commit": "ca22995709bd60e371e7820a1a5efc80ce4cf821",
         "upstream_url": "https://github.com/naturalstupid/PyJHora/blob/ca22995709bd60e371e7820a1a5efc80ce4cf821/src/jhora/tests/pvr_tests.py#L6853",
         "upstream_issue": None,
         "license_boundary": "AGPL-3.0 process-isolated numeric expectations only; no implementation copied.",
-        "truth_status": "candidate_published_example_replay_not_independent_arbitration",
+        "truth_status": "candidate_attributed_fixture_replay_not_independent_arbitration",
     }
     assert report["summary"]["row_count"] == 42
     assert report["summary"]["classified_count"] == 42