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+# RetrieX Patch 13 – Agent/Commerce Pattern Externalization
+
+## Ziel
+
+Patch 13 setzt die Developer Policies aus v1.5.1 weiter um und entfernt weitere fachliche Patterns,
+Signal-Listen und Produkt-/Fokuslisten aus PHP-Core-Klassen.
+
+Die Änderung ist bewusst klein gehalten und soll das Laufzeitverhalten nicht fachlich verändern:
+Die bisherigen Werte wurden 1:1 nach YAML verschoben und die PHP-Klassen lesen sie nur noch aus der Konfiguration.
+
+## Geänderte Bereiche
+
+### AgentRunner
+
+Dateien:
+
+- `src/Agent/AgentRunner.php`
+- `src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php`
+- `config/retriex/agent.yaml`
+
+Externalisiert wurden:
+
+- starke Follow-up-Referenzpatterns, z. B. „der Wert“, „womit“, „welcher Indikator“
+- explizite Commerce-Follow-up-Signale, z. B. „shop“, „preis“, „kostet“, „sku“
+- History-/Follow-up-Strukturpatterns für `Question:`-Parsing
+- Referenzanker-Patterns für Testomat-Modellanker und Härtewerte in °dH
+
+### CommerceQueryParser
+
+Dateien:
+
+- `src/Commerce/CommerceQueryParser.php`
+- `src/Config/CommerceQueryParserConfig.php`
+- `config/retriex/commerce.yaml`
+
+Externalisiert wurden:
+
+- Search-Control-Tokens wie `shop`, `store`, `produkt`, `artikel`, `kaufen`, `bestellen`, `online`
+
+### CommerceReferenceResolver
+
+Dateien:
+
+- `src/Commerce/CommerceReferenceResolver.php`
+- `src/Config/CommerceReferenceResolverConfig.php`
+- `config/services.yaml`
+- `config/retriex/commerce.yaml`
+
+Externalisiert wurden:
+
+- Conversation-Produktpatterns für Testomat-Modelle
+- Fokus-Term-Patterns für Zubehör-/Reagenz-/Ersatzteilbegriffe
+
+## Bewusst nicht geändert
+
+Nicht alle technischen Normalisierungsregexe im `AgentRunner` wurden in diesem Patch angefasst.
+Bewusst unverändert bleiben zunächst rein technische Parser-/Sanitizer-Patterns wie Whitespace-Normalisierung,
+Tokenisierung oder HTML-/Output-Formatierung.
+
+Diese können später in einem separaten, kleineren Follow-up-Patch geprüft werden, falls der Audit weiterhin zu viel
+Pattern-Logik im Core meldet.
+
+## Prüfungen
+
+In der Patch-Arbeitsumgebung wurde geprüft:
+
+```bash
+php -l src/Config/AgentRunnerConfig.php
+php -l src/Agent/AgentRunner.php
+php -l src/Config/CommerceQueryParserConfig.php
+php -l src/Commerce/CommerceQueryParser.php
+php -l src/Config/CommerceReferenceResolverConfig.php
+php -l src/Commerce/CommerceReferenceResolver.php
+```
+
+Alle geprüften PHP-Dateien waren syntaktisch valide.
+
+Zusätzlich wurden die geänderten YAML-Dateien parserseitig geprüft:
+
+- `config/retriex/agent.yaml`
+- `config/retriex/commerce.yaml`
+- `config/services.yaml`
+
+## Nach dem Einspielen lokal ausführen
+
+```bash
+bin/console mto:agent:config:validate
+bin/console mto:agent:regression:test
+bin/console mto:agent:config:audit-source --details
+```
+
+Falls die Umgebung `vendor/` nicht enthält, vorher wie üblich Abhängigkeiten installieren.
+
+## Erwartetes Ergebnis
+
+- Keine fachliche Verhaltensänderung.
+- Keine neue Strict-Validation.
+- Weniger fachliche Pattern-/Keyword-Logik im PHP-Core.
+- Weitere Annäherung an die Developer Policies aus v1.5.1.
diff --git a/RETRIEX_PATCH_14_REMAINING_CORE_PATTERN_EXTERNALIZATION_README.md b/RETRIEX_PATCH_14_REMAINING_CORE_PATTERN_EXTERNALIZATION_README.md
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+# RetrieX Patch 14 - Remaining Runtime Core Pattern Externalization
+
+## Goal
+
+Patch 14 continues the YAML-only governance work after v1.5.1 and p13b. It externalizes remaining runtime-relevant domain patterns from PHP core code into YAML without changing scoring semantics or enabling strict validation.
+
+## Scope
+
+Changed runtime areas:
+
+- `src/Knowledge/Retrieval/NdjsonHybridRetriever.php`
+  - Catalog-list shortcut patterns moved to `config/retriex/retrieval.yaml`.
+  - Exact-document token variant prefixes moved to YAML.
+  - Indicator/detail follow-up tokens, phrases and table-detection patterns moved to YAML.
+  - Exact detail and generic exact-selection token lists moved to YAML.
+
+- `src/Agent/PromptBuilder.php`
+  - Direct main-device request patterns moved to `config/retriex/prompt.yaml`.
+
+- `src/Intent/CommerceIntentLite.php`
+  - Non-product commerce signals moved to `config/retriex/intent.yaml`.
+  - Technical factual knowledge guard label and patterns moved to YAML.
+
+## Intentionally not changed
+
+- No strict YAML validation is enabled.
+- No governance/regression hardening terms from `RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider` are moved in this patch. That should remain a separate follow-up patch.
+- No scoring weights, top-k limits, retrieval thresholds or prompt rules are changed.
+- Technical regex such as number detection, whitespace handling, job id validation and markdown parsing is intentionally left in PHP.
+
+## Required checks after applying
+
+Run locally in the full project with dependencies installed:
+
+```bash
+bin/console mto:agent:config:validate
+bin/console mto:agent:regression:test
+bin/console mto:agent:config:audit-source --details
+```
+
+Recommended smoke checks:
+
+- Lowest hardness threshold question still resolves to `0,02 °dH / Testomat 808`.
+- Follow-up indicator question still resolves to `Indikatortyp 300`.
+- Accessory price follow-up still resolves to the indicator product, not the device.
+- Product-selection shop fallback still works.
+
+## Next step
+
+The next isolated patch should externalize governance/regression guardrails from `RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider` into YAML, likely as p15.
diff --git a/RETRIEX_PATCH_15B_GOVERNANCE_VALIDATION_WARNING_FIX_README.md b/RETRIEX_PATCH_15B_GOVERNANCE_VALIDATION_WARNING_FIX_README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# RetrieX Patch 15b - Governance Validation Warning Fix
+
+## Ziel
+
+Patch 15b behebt einen Folgefehler aus Patch 15: Die Regression-Baseline konnte durch eine falsch-positive Config-Validation-Warnung scheitern.
+
+## Ursache
+
+`retriex.retrieval.inventory` ist ein backwards-kompatibler Diagnoseparameter. Einige Retrieval-Listen sind inzwischen vocabulary-backed und werden ueber die aktive Config-Fassade aufgeloest. Der direkte Vergleich des rohen Inventory-Parameters mit der aktiven Retriever-Config kann deshalb bei vocabulary-backed Keys abweichen, ohne dass eine echte Fehlkonfiguration vorliegt.
+
+Zusätzlich wird die Governance-Validation nicht mehr mit der generischen String-List-Map-Validierung geprueft, weil `governance.yaml` absichtlich auch strukturierte Guardrail-Gruppen enthaelt. Die eigentliche Validierung erfolgt ueber die typisierten Getter von `GovernanceConfig`.
+
+## Geaendert
+
+- `src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php`
+  - ueberspringt den Inventory-Direktvergleich fuer vocabulary-backed Retrieval-Keys
+  - validiert Governance-Konfiguration ueber `GovernanceConfig` statt generischer String-List-Map-Pruefung
+
+## Erwartete Checks
+
+```bash
+bin/console mto:agent:config:validate
+bin/console mto:agent:regression:test
+bin/console mto:agent:config:audit-source --details
+```
+
+Alle drei Checks muessen gruen sein.
diff --git a/RETRIEX_PATCH_15C_GOVERNANCE_SHAPE_AND_INVENTORY_FIX_README.md b/RETRIEX_PATCH_15C_GOVERNANCE_SHAPE_AND_INVENTORY_FIX_README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# RetrieX Patch 15c - Governance Shape and Inventory Fix
+
+## Ziel
+
+Patch 15c behebt zwei Restprobleme aus Patch 15/15b.
+
+## Ursache
+
+1. `governance.regression_baseline.protected_retrieval_device_word_groups` war temporaer als Liste strukturierter Objekte modelliert. Bestehende generische Config-Validierungen erwarten bei Listen jedoch skalare Werte.
+2. Der Retrieval-Inventory-Vergleich konnte fuer vocabulary-backed Retrieval-Keys weiterhin eine falsch-positive Warnung ausgeben, wenn der rohe Inventory-Parameter von der aktiven Retriever-Config abweicht.
+
+## Geaendert
+
+- `config/retriex/governance.yaml`
+  - `protected_retrieval_device_word_groups` ist jetzt eine Map von Gruppenname zu Stringliste.
+- `src/Config/GovernanceConfig.php`
+  - liest die neue Map-Struktur und toleriert die temporaere p15/p15b-Listenstruktur defensiv.
+- `src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php`
+  - ueberspringt den Inventory-Direktvergleich fuer alle bekannten vocabulary-backed Retrieval-Keys explizit.
+
+## Erwartete Checks
+
+```bash
+bin/console mto:agent:config:validate
+bin/console mto:agent:regression:test
+bin/console mto:agent:config:audit-source --details
+```
+
+Alle drei Checks muessen gruen sein.
diff --git a/RETRIEX_PATCH_15_GOVERNANCE_GUARDRAIL_CONFIG_EXTERNALIZATION_README.md b/RETRIEX_PATCH_15_GOVERNANCE_GUARDRAIL_CONFIG_EXTERNALIZATION_README.md
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/RETRIEX_PATCH_15_GOVERNANCE_GUARDRAIL_CONFIG_EXTERNALIZATION_README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# RetrieX Patch 15 - Governance Guardrail Config Externalization
+
+## Ziel
+
+Patch 15 verschiebt die verbliebenen fachlichen Regression-/Governance-Guardrail-Werte aus `RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php` in YAML. Damit bleiben die Checks aus `mto:agent:config:validate` und `mto:agent:regression:test` erhalten, ohne neue PHP-only Defaults oder harte fachliche Listen im Core zu pflegen.
+
+## Geaenderte Bereiche
+
+- Neue Datei: `config/retriex/governance.yaml`
+  - enthaelt Regression-Baseline-Guardrails
+  - enthaelt Vocabulary-Guardrails
+  - enthaelt Language-/Stopword-Guardrails
+- Neue Config-Fassade: `src/Config/GovernanceConfig.php`
+- `src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php`
+  - nutzt `GovernanceConfig` fuer Regression-Baseline-Checks
+  - nutzt `GovernanceConfig` fuer Commerce-Query-Messwertvalidierung
+  - nutzt `GovernanceConfig` fuer Vocabulary-/Stopword-Guardrails
+  - dump-effective enthaelt nun den Abschnitt `governance`
+- `config/services.yaml`
+  - importiert `config/retriex/governance.yaml`
+  - registriert `GovernanceConfig`
+- `src/Config/ConfigSourceAuditProvider.php`
+  - kennt `GovernanceConfig` als YAML-backed Config-Klasse
+
+## Bewusst nicht enthalten
+
+- keine Strict YAML Validation
+- kein neuer Pattern-Audit-Command
+- keine Runtime-Verhaltensaenderung
+- keine Aenderung an Retrieval-, Commerce- oder Prompt-Scoring
+
+## Erwartete Checks nach dem Einspielen
+
+```bash
+bin/console mto:agent:config:validate
+bin/console mto:agent:regression:test
+bin/console mto:agent:config:audit-source --details
+```
+
+Alle drei Checks muessen weiterhin gruen sein.
+
+## Hinweis
+
+Die fachlichen Guardrail-Werte bleiben bewusst erhalten. Der Patch aendert nur den Ort der Pflege: YAML ist ab jetzt Source of Truth, PHP liest diese Werte nur noch aus der Config-Fassade.
diff --git a/config/retriex/governance.yaml b/config/retriex/governance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95c4cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/retriex/governance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Governance and regression guardrail configuration.
+# These values are intentionally YAML-owned so developer-policy checks do not
+# reintroduce domain-specific guardrail terms as PHP-only defaults.
+parameters:
+  retriex.governance.config:
+    regression_baseline:
+      protected_short_model_tokens:
+        - th
+        - tc
+        - tp
+        - tm
+        - ph
+        - rx
+      protected_measurement_values:
+        - '0,02'
+      protected_technical_prompt_keywords:
+        - testomat
+        - indikator
+        - grenzwert
+        - messbereich
+        - gemessen
+      technical_priority_required_markers:
+        - runner-up
+        - second-lowest
+        - comparison
+      protected_accessory_prompt_keywords:
+        - indikator
+        - reagenz
+      protected_search_repair_specificity_terms:
+        - indikator
+        - testomat
+        - reagenz
+      protected_retrieval_reagent_words:
+        - indikator
+      protected_retrieval_device_word_groups:
+        geraet:
+          - geraet
+          - gerät
+      shop_prompt_regression_original_query: 'testomat 808 0,02'
+      shop_prompt_required_output_instruction_markers:
+        - 'Output only the final search query.'
+        - 'Output format:'
+      shop_query_meta_guard_terms:
+        - shop
+        - suche
+      shop_query_context_fallback_filter_terms:
+        - welchem
+        - kann
+        - messen
+    vocabulary:
+      protected_short_model_tokens:
+        - th
+        - tc
+        - tp
+        - tm
+        - ph
+        - rx
+    language:
+      protected_stopword_terms:
+        - nicht
+        - kein
+        - welche
+        - testomat
+        - indikator
+        - '0,02'
diff --git a/config/retriex/intent.yaml b/config/retriex/intent.yaml
index 3ac1c1b..8dd210c 100644
--- a/config/retriex/intent.yaml
+++ b/config/retriex/intent.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ parameters:
       - zubehör
       - zubehoer
       - ersatzteil
+    non_product_commerce_signals:
+      - shop
+      - alle
+      - kunde
+      - online
+      - kaufen
+      - kostet
+      - suche
+      - such
+      - finde
+      - finden
     advisory_signals:
       - passt
       - eignet
@@ -132,6 +143,32 @@ parameters:
       - '/\bzubehör\b/u'
       - '/\bzubehoer\b/u'
       - '/\bersatzteil(?:e)?\b/u'
+    technical_factual_knowledge:
+      signal_label: technical_factual_knowledge_query
+      question_marker_patterns:
+        - '/\bwas\s+ist\b/u'
+        - '/\bwelche?r?s?\b/u'
+        - '/\bwie\s+(hoch|niedrig|klein|gross|groß)\b/u'
+        - '/\bniedrigste[rsn]?\b/u'
+        - '/\bkleinste[rsn]?\b/u'
+        - '/\bhöchste[rsn]?\b/u'
+        - '/\bhoechste[rsn]?\b/u'
+      fact_patterns:
+        - '/\bgrenzwert(?:e|en|es)?\b/u'
+        - '/\bmessbereich(?:e|en|s)?\b/u'
+        - '/\bwasserhärte\b/u'
+        - '/\bwasserhaerte\b/u'
+        - '/\bresthärte\b/u'
+        - '/\bresthaerte\b/u'
+        - '/\bgesamthärte\b/u'
+        - '/\bgesamthaerte\b/u'
+        - '/\bauflösung\b/u'
+        - '/\baufloesung\b/u'
+        - '/\bindikator(?:en|s)?\b/u'
+        - '/\btestomat(?:en|s)?\b/u'
+        - '/\büberwach(?:t|en|ung)\b/u'
+        - '/\bueberwach(?:t|en|ung)\b/u'
+        - '/\bmess(?:en|ung|bar|wert)\b/u'
     patterns:
       sku_like: '/\b\d{4,10}\b/u'
       price_value_template: '/\b\d+(?:[.,]\d+)?\s*(?:{price_pattern})\b/u'
diff --git a/config/retriex/prompt.yaml b/config/retriex/prompt.yaml
index 1c96a57..c17d024 100644
--- a/config/retriex/prompt.yaml
+++ b/config/retriex/prompt.yaml
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ parameters:
         - ph-indikatoren
         - ph indikatoren
 
+      direct_main_device_request_patterns:
+        - '/\b(welcher|welches|welche)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\b/u'
+        - '/\b(suche|finde|empfiehl|empfehle)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\b/u'
+        - '/\b(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(messen|misst|überwachen|ueberwachen|kann|für|fuer)\b/u'
+
     measurement_evidence_guard:
       intro_rules:
       - '- This block is generated from the current user question and is stricter than broad product-selection wording.'
diff --git a/config/retriex/retrieval.yaml b/config/retriex/retrieval.yaml
index f397240..ce6394f 100644
--- a/config/retriex/retrieval.yaml
+++ b/config/retriex/retrieval.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,120 @@ parameters:
     focused_product_min_score: 10.0
     focused_product_min_gap: 4.0
     focused_product_max_chunks: 4
+    catalog_list_shortcut_patterns:
+      - '/\balle\b/u'
+      - '/\bliste\b/u'
+      - '/\bauflistung\b/u'
+      - '/\buebersicht\b/u'
+      - '/\bübersicht\b/u'
+      - '/\bsortiment\b/u'
+      - '/\bwelche\b.*\b(gibt|verfügbar|verfuegbar|existieren)\b/u'
+      - '/\bzeige\b.*\b(produkte|geraete|geräte|modelle|artikel)\b/u'
+      - '/\bwas\b.*\b(gibt es|verfügbar|verfuegbar)\b/u'
+    exact_selection_token_variant_prefixes:
+      indikator:
+        - indikator
+        - indikatortyp
+      grenzwert:
+        - grenzwert
+      messbereich:
+        - messbereich
+      testomat:
+        - testomat
+    exact_selection_indicator_question_tokens:
+      - indikator
+      - indikatortyp
+      - reagenz
+      - reagens
+    exact_selection_indicator_question_phrases:
+      - mit welchem
+      - womit
+    exact_selection_indicator_table_heading_patterns:
+      - '/verf(?:ü|ue)gbare\s+indikatortypen|indikatortypen|indikatorvarianten/iu'
+    exact_selection_indicator_table_header_patterns:
+      - '/\|\s*(?:typ|indikator)\s*\|\s*(?:grenzwert|messbereich|bereich)/iu'
+    exact_selection_indicator_table_row_patterns:
+      - '/\|\s*[A-Z]{0,4}\s*\d{2,4}\s*[A-Z]?\s*\|\s*\d/iu'
+    exact_selection_indicator_table_required_primary_terms:
+      - indikator
+    exact_selection_indicator_table_required_context_terms:
+      - grenzwert
+      - messbereich
+      - bereich
+    exact_detail_tokens:
+      - indikator
+      - indikatoren
+      - indikatortyp
+      - indikatortypen
+      - reagenz
+      - reagens
+      - grenzwert
+      - messbereich
+      - bereich
+      - wasserhaerte
+      - wasserhärte
+      - resthaerte
+      - resthärte
+      - haerte
+      - härte
+      - aufloesung
+      - auflösung
+      - schnittstelle
+      - relais
+      - fehlercode
+      - code
+      - wert
+      - werte
+    generic_exact_selection_tokens:
+      - vorherige
+      - vorheriger
+      - nutzerfrage
+      - aktuelle
+      - folgefrage
+      - frage
+      - antwort
+      - technische
+      - referenzanker
+      - referenzaufloesung
+      - referenzauflösung
+      - faktenquelle
+      - keine
+      - welche
+      - welcher
+      - welches
+      - welchem
+      - welchen
+      - wird
+      - werden
+      - wurde
+      - kann
+      - koennen
+      - können
+      - mit
+      - der
+      - die
+      - das
+      - den
+      - dem
+      - ein
+      - eine
+      - einer
+      - eines
+      - ist
+      - sind
+      - was
+      - wie
+      - wo
+      - zum
+      - zur
+      - fuer
+      - für
+      - durch
+      - von
+      - vom
+      - und
+      - oder
+      - auch
     generic_product_tokens:
       - produkt
       - produkte
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index ef8fc4e..2b8c7d9 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ imports:
   - { resource: 'retriex/search_repair.yaml' }
   - { resource: 'retriex/vocabulary.yaml' }
   - { resource: 'retriex/intent.yaml' }
+  - { resource: 'retriex/governance.yaml' }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Parameters
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ services:
     arguments:
       $config: '%retriex.query_enrichment.config%'
 
+  App\Config\GovernanceConfig:
+    arguments:
+      $config: '%retriex.governance.config%'
+
   App\Config\ShopServiceConfig:
     arguments:
       $config: '%retriex.shop_matching.config%'
diff --git a/src/Agent/PromptBuilder.php b/src/Agent/PromptBuilder.php
index 5550084..5768172 100644
--- a/src/Agent/PromptBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Agent/PromptBuilder.php
@@ -960,13 +960,7 @@ final readonly class PromptBuilder
 
     private function hasDirectMainDeviceRequest(string $normalizedPrompt): bool
     {
-        $patterns = [
-            '/\b(welcher|welches|welche)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\b/u',
-            '/\b(suche|finde|empfiehl|empfehle)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\b/u',
-            '/\b(testomat|messgerät|messgeraet|analysegerät|analysegeraet|gerät|geraet|analysator)\s+[^?.!,;]{0,40}(messen|misst|überwachen|ueberwachen|kann|für|fuer)\b/u',
-        ];
-
-        foreach ($patterns as $pattern) {
+        foreach ($this->config->getDirectMainDeviceRequestPatterns() as $pattern) {
             if (preg_match($pattern, $normalizedPrompt) === 1) {
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/src/Config/CommerceIntentConfig.php b/src/Config/CommerceIntentConfig.php
index a222fd6..54a7d23 100644
--- a/src/Config/CommerceIntentConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/CommerceIntentConfig.php
@@ -31,6 +31,29 @@ final class CommerceIntentConfig
         return $this->requiredStringList('advisory_product_selection_patterns');
     }
 
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getNonProductCommerceSignals(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('non_product_commerce_signals');
+    }
+
+    public function getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeSignalLabel(): string
+    {
+        return $this->requiredString('technical_factual_knowledge.signal_label');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeQuestionMarkerPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('technical_factual_knowledge.question_marker_patterns');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeFactPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('technical_factual_knowledge.fact_patterns');
+    }
+
     /** @return string[] */
     public function getPriceTerms(): array
     {
diff --git a/src/Config/ConfigSourceAuditProvider.php b/src/Config/ConfigSourceAuditProvider.php
index 45e2fa9..facc77e 100644
--- a/src/Config/ConfigSourceAuditProvider.php
+++ b/src/Config/ConfigSourceAuditProvider.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ final readonly class ConfigSourceAuditProvider
         'CatalogIntentConfig' => 'retriex.intent.catalog.config',
         'DomainVocabularyConfig' => 'retriex.vocabulary.config',
         'IntentLightConfig' => 'retriex.intent.light.config',
+        'GovernanceConfig' => 'retriex.governance.config',
         'NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig' => 'retriex.retrieval.config',
         'PromptBuilderConfig' => 'retriex.prompt.config',
         'QueryEnricherConfig' => 'retriex.query_enrichment.config',
diff --git a/src/Config/GovernanceConfig.php b/src/Config/GovernanceConfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97fbf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Config/GovernanceConfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Config;
+
+final class GovernanceConfig
+{
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $config
+     */
+    public function __construct(private readonly array $config = [])
+    {
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, mixed> */
+    public function toArray(): array
+    {
+        return $this->config;
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedShortModelTokens(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_short_model_tokens');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedMeasurementValues(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_measurement_values');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedTechnicalPromptKeywords(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_technical_prompt_keywords');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionTechnicalPriorityRequiredMarkers(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.technical_priority_required_markers');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedAccessoryPromptKeywords(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_accessory_prompt_keywords');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedSearchRepairSpecificityTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_search_repair_specificity_terms');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedRetrievalReagentWords(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.protected_retrieval_reagent_words');
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, string[]> */
+    public function getRegressionProtectedRetrievalDeviceWordGroups(): array
+    {
+        $value = $this->requiredValue('regression_baseline.protected_retrieval_device_word_groups');
+        if (!is_array($value)) {
+            throw $this->invalid('regression_baseline.protected_retrieval_device_word_groups', 'must be a map of string lists');
+        }
+
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($value as $key => $item) {
+            if (is_string($key) && is_array($item)) {
+                $normalizedKey = trim($key);
+                $terms = $this->normalizeStringList($item);
+                if ($normalizedKey !== '' && $terms !== []) {
+                    $out[$normalizedKey] = $terms;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Backwards-compatible reader for the temporary p15/p15b list-of-groups shape.
+            if (is_array($item)) {
+                $groupKey = isset($item['key']) && is_scalar($item['key']) ? trim((string) $item['key']) : '';
+                $terms = $this->normalizeStringList($item['terms'] ?? []);
+                if ($groupKey !== '' && $terms !== []) {
+                    $out[$groupKey] = $terms;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($out === []) {
+            throw $this->invalid('regression_baseline.protected_retrieval_device_word_groups', 'must contain at least one valid group');
+        }
+
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    public function getRegressionShopPromptOriginalQuery(): string
+    {
+        return $this->requiredString('regression_baseline.shop_prompt_regression_original_query');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionShopPromptRequiredOutputInstructionMarkers(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.shop_prompt_required_output_instruction_markers');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionShopQueryMetaGuardTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.shop_query_meta_guard_terms');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getRegressionShopQueryContextFallbackFilterTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('regression_baseline.shop_query_context_fallback_filter_terms');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getVocabularyProtectedShortModelTokens(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('vocabulary.protected_short_model_tokens');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function getLanguageProtectedStopwordTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('language.protected_stopword_terms');
+    }
+
+    private function requiredString(string $path): string
+    {
+        $value = $this->requiredValue($path);
+        if (!is_scalar($value)) {
+            throw $this->invalid($path, 'must be a scalar string');
+        }
+
+        $value = trim((string) $value);
+        if ($value === '') {
+            throw $this->invalid($path, 'must not be empty');
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    private function requiredStringList(string $path): array
+    {
+        return $this->nonEmptyStringList($path, $this->requiredValue($path));
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    private function nonEmptyStringList(string $path, mixed $value): array
+    {
+        if (!is_array($value)) {
+            throw $this->invalid($path, 'must be a string list');
+        }
+
+        $out = $this->normalizeStringList($value);
+        if ($out === []) {
+            throw $this->invalid($path, 'must contain at least one value');
+        }
+
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    private function normalizeStringList(mixed $value): array
+    {
+        if (!is_array($value)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($value as $item) {
+            if (!is_scalar($item)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $item = trim((string) $item);
+            if ($item !== '' && !in_array($item, $out, true)) {
+                $out[] = $item;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    private function requiredValue(string $path): mixed
+    {
+        $value = $this->config;
+        foreach (explode('.', $path) as $segment) {
+            if (!is_array($value) || !array_key_exists($segment, $value)) {
+                throw $this->missing($path);
+            }
+
+            $value = $value[$segment];
+        }
+
+        return $value;
+    }
+
+    private function missing(string $path): \InvalidArgumentException
+    {
+        return new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('RetrieX governance config "%s" is missing.', $path));
+    }
+
+    private function invalid(string $path, string $reason): \InvalidArgumentException
+    {
+        return new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('RetrieX governance config "%s" %s.', $path, $reason));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Config/NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig.php b/src/Config/NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig.php
index e72d1b5..9615232 100644
--- a/src/Config/NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig.php
@@ -136,6 +136,72 @@ final class NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig
         return $this->requiredInt('focused_product_max_chunks', 1);
     }
 
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function catalogListShortcutPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('catalog_list_shortcut_patterns');
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, string[]> */
+    public function exactSelectionTokenVariantPrefixes(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringListMap('exact_selection_token_variant_prefixes');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionTokens(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_question_tokens');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionPhrases(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_question_phrases');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeadingPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_table_heading_patterns');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeaderPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_table_header_patterns');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorTableRowPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_table_row_patterns');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredPrimaryTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_table_required_primary_terms');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredContextTerms(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_selection_indicator_table_required_context_terms');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function exactDetailTokens(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('exact_detail_tokens');
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    public function genericExactSelectionTokens(): array
+    {
+        return $this->requiredStringList('generic_exact_selection_tokens');
+    }
+
     /** @return string[] */
     public function genericProductTokens(): array
     {
@@ -240,6 +306,17 @@ final class NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig
             'focused_product_min_score' => $this->focusedProductMinScore(),
             'focused_product_min_gap' => $this->focusedProductMinGap(),
             'focused_product_max_chunks' => $this->focusedProductMaxChunks(),
+            'catalog_list_shortcut_patterns' => $this->catalogListShortcutPatterns(),
+            'exact_selection_token_variant_prefixes' => $this->exactSelectionTokenVariantPrefixes(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_question_tokens' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionTokens(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_question_phrases' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionPhrases(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_table_heading_patterns' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeadingPatterns(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_table_header_patterns' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeaderPatterns(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_table_row_patterns' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRowPatterns(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_table_required_primary_terms' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredPrimaryTerms(),
+            'exact_selection_indicator_table_required_context_terms' => $this->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredContextTerms(),
+            'exact_detail_tokens' => $this->exactDetailTokens(),
+            'generic_exact_selection_tokens' => $this->genericExactSelectionTokens(),
             'generic_product_tokens' => $this->genericProductTokens(),
             'important_short_model_tokens' => $this->importantShortModelTokens(),
             'family_descriptor_tokens' => $this->familyDescriptorTokens(),
@@ -324,6 +401,47 @@ final class NdjsonHybridRetrieverConfig
         return $out;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, string[]>
+     */
+    private function requiredStringListMap(string $key): array
+    {
+        $value = $this->requiredValue($key);
+
+        if (!is_array($value)) {
+            throw $this->invalid($key, 'must be a map of string lists');
+        }
+
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($value as $mapKey => $items) {
+            if (!is_string($mapKey) || trim($mapKey) === '' || !is_array($items)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $cleanItems = [];
+            foreach ($items as $item) {
+                if (!is_scalar($item)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $item = trim((string) $item);
+                if ($item !== '' && !in_array($item, $cleanItems, true)) {
+                    $cleanItems[] = $item;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($cleanItems !== []) {
+                $out[trim($mapKey)] = $cleanItems;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($out === []) {
+            throw $this->invalid($key, 'must contain at least one non-empty map entry');
+        }
+
+        return $out;
+    }
+
     private function requiredValue(string $key): mixed
     {
         if (!array_key_exists($key, $this->config)) {
diff --git a/src/Config/PromptBuilderConfig.php b/src/Config/PromptBuilderConfig.php
index 5cc7da2..cb896a4 100644
--- a/src/Config/PromptBuilderConfig.php
+++ b/src/Config/PromptBuilderConfig.php
@@ -544,6 +544,14 @@ final class PromptBuilderConfig
         return $this->getRequiredStringList('role_guard.accessory_product_keywords');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    public function getDirectMainDeviceRequestPatterns(): array
+    {
+        return $this->getRequiredStringList('role_guard.direct_main_device_request_patterns');
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string[]
      */
diff --git a/src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php b/src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php
index 0923775..8be6785 100644
--- a/src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php
+++ b/src/Config/RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         private ShopServiceConfig $shopServiceConfig,
         private StopWordsConfig $stopWordsConfig,
         private QueryEnricherConfig $queryEnricherConfig,
+        private GovernanceConfig $governanceConfig,
         private CatalogIntentConfig $catalogIntentConfig,
         private ContextServiceConfig $contextServiceConfig,
     ) {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
             'search_repair' => $this->searchRepairEffectiveConfig(),
             'intent' => $this->intentConfig(),
             'vocabulary' => $this->domainVocabularyConfig->toArray(),
+            'governance' => $this->governanceConfig->toArray(),
             'language' => $this->languageConfig(),
             'query_enrichment' => $this->queryEnrichmentConfig(),
             'catalog_intent' => $this->catalogIntentConfig(),
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         $this->validateSearchRepair($config['search_repair'], $errors, $warnings);
         $this->validateIntent($config['intent'], $errors, $warnings);
         $this->validateVocabulary($config['vocabulary'], $errors, $warnings);
+        $this->validateGovernance($config['governance'], $errors, $warnings);
         $this->validateLanguage($config['language'], $errors, $warnings);
         $this->validateQueryEnrichment($config['query_enrichment'], $errors, $warnings);
 
@@ -114,8 +117,8 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $importantShortModelTokens = $this->retrieverConfig->importantShortModelTokens();
-        foreach (['th', 'tc', 'tp', 'tm', 'ph', 'rx'] as $token) {
-            $key = 'important_short_model_token_' . $token;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedShortModelTokens() as $token) {
+            $key = 'important_short_model_token_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($token);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($token, $importantShortModelTokens, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing protected short model token: ' . $token;
@@ -123,20 +126,23 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $measurementPattern = $this->commerceQueryParserConfig->getMeasurementValueTokenPattern();
-        $checks['measurement_value_0_02_matches'] = @preg_match($measurementPattern, '0,02') === 1;
-        if (!$checks['measurement_value_0_02_matches']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Commerce query parser no longer recognizes 0,02 as a measurement value.';
-        }
-
         $filterTokens = $this->commerceQueryParserConfig->getFilterSearchTokens();
-        $checks['measurement_value_0_02_not_filtered'] = !in_array('0,02', $filterTokens, true);
-        if (!$checks['measurement_value_0_02_not_filtered']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Commerce query parser filters the protected token 0,02.';
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedMeasurementValues() as $measurementValue) {
+            $keySuffix = $this->guardrailCheckKey($measurementValue);
+            $checks['measurement_value_' . $keySuffix . '_matches'] = @preg_match($measurementPattern, $measurementValue) === 1;
+            if (!$checks['measurement_value_' . $keySuffix . '_matches']) {
+                $errors[] = 'Commerce query parser no longer recognizes protected measurement value: ' . $measurementValue . '.';
+            }
+
+            $checks['measurement_value_' . $keySuffix . '_not_filtered'] = !in_array($measurementValue, $filterTokens, true);
+            if (!$checks['measurement_value_' . $keySuffix . '_not_filtered']) {
+                $errors[] = 'Commerce query parser filters protected measurement value: ' . $measurementValue . '.';
+            }
         }
 
         $technicalKeywords = $this->promptConfig->getTechnicalProductKeywords();
-        foreach (['testomat', 'indikator', 'grenzwert', 'messbereich', 'gemessen'] as $term) {
-            $key = 'technical_keyword_' . $term;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedTechnicalPromptKeywords() as $term) {
+            $key = 'technical_keyword_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $technicalKeywords, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing technical prompt keyword: ' . $term;
@@ -144,19 +150,20 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
         $technicalPriorityRules = implode("\n", $this->promptConfig->getOutputPriorityTechnicalRules());
         $checks['technical_priority_rules_present'] = trim($technicalPriorityRules) !== '';
-        $checks['technical_priority_prevents_runner_up'] = str_contains($technicalPriorityRules, 'runner-up')
-            || str_contains($technicalPriorityRules, 'second-lowest')
-            || str_contains($technicalPriorityRules, 'comparison');
+        $checks['technical_priority_required_markers_present'] = $this->containsAnyConfiguredMarker(
+            $technicalPriorityRules,
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionTechnicalPriorityRequiredMarkers()
+        );
         if (!$checks['technical_priority_rules_present']) {
             $errors[] = 'Missing technical output priority rules.';
         }
-        if (!$checks['technical_priority_prevents_runner_up']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Technical output priority no longer guards against runner-up/comparison expansion.';
+        if (!$checks['technical_priority_required_markers_present']) {
+            $errors[] = 'Technical output priority no longer contains a required governance marker.';
         }
 
         $accessoryKeywords = $this->promptConfig->getAccessoryRequestKeywords();
-        foreach (['indikator', 'reagenz'] as $term) {
-            $key = 'accessory_keyword_' . $term;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedAccessoryPromptKeywords() as $term) {
+            $key = 'accessory_keyword_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $accessoryKeywords, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing accessory prompt keyword: ' . $term;
@@ -164,8 +171,8 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $searchRepairTerms = $this->searchRepairConfig->getSpecificityBoostTerms();
-        foreach (['indikator', 'testomat', 'reagenz'] as $term) {
-            $key = 'search_repair_specificity_' . $term;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedSearchRepairSpecificityTerms() as $term) {
+            $key = 'search_repair_specificity_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $searchRepairTerms, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing search repair specificity term: ' . $term;
@@ -173,30 +180,46 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $reagentWords = $this->retrieverConfig->looksLikeReagentWords();
-        $deviceWords = $this->retrieverConfig->looksLikeDeviceWords();
-        $checks['retrieval_reagent_word_indikator'] = in_array('indikator', $reagentWords, true);
-        $checks['retrieval_device_word_geraet'] = in_array('geraet', $deviceWords, true) || in_array('gerät', $deviceWords, true);
-        if (!$checks['retrieval_reagent_word_indikator']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Missing retrieval reagent word: indikator.';
-        }
-        if (!$checks['retrieval_device_word_geraet']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Missing retrieval device word: geraet/geraet equivalent.';
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedRetrievalReagentWords() as $term) {
+            $key = 'retrieval_reagent_word_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
+            $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $reagentWords, true);
+            if (!$checks[$key]) {
+                $errors[] = 'Missing retrieval reagent word: ' . $term . '.';
+            }
         }
 
-        $shopPrompt = $this->agentRunnerConfig->getShopPrompt('testomat 808 0,02', '');
-        $checks['shop_prompt_contains_output_instruction'] = str_contains($shopPrompt, 'Output only the final search query.')
-            || str_contains($shopPrompt, 'Output format:');
-        $checks['shop_prompt_contains_original_query'] = str_contains($shopPrompt, 'testomat 808 0,02');
+        $deviceWords = $this->retrieverConfig->looksLikeDeviceWords();
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedRetrievalDeviceWordGroups() as $groupKey => $terms) {
+            $key = 'retrieval_device_word_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey((string) $groupKey);
+            $checks[$key] = false;
+            foreach ($terms as $term) {
+                if (in_array($term, $deviceWords, true)) {
+                    $checks[$key] = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (!$checks[$key]) {
+                $errors[] = 'Missing retrieval device word group: ' . (string) $groupKey . '.';
+            }
+        }
+
+        $shopPromptOriginalQuery = $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopPromptOriginalQuery();
+        $shopPrompt = $this->agentRunnerConfig->getShopPrompt($shopPromptOriginalQuery, '');
+        $checks['shop_prompt_contains_output_instruction'] = $this->containsAnyConfiguredMarker(
+            $shopPrompt,
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopPromptRequiredOutputInstructionMarkers()
+        );
+        $checks['shop_prompt_contains_original_query'] = str_contains($shopPrompt, $shopPromptOriginalQuery);
         if (!$checks['shop_prompt_contains_output_instruction']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Shop query optimizer prompt no longer contains the expected output instruction.';
+            $errors[] = 'Shop query optimizer prompt no longer contains a required output instruction marker.';
         }
         if (!$checks['shop_prompt_contains_original_query']) {
-            $errors[] = 'Shop query optimizer prompt no longer contains the original query.';
+            $errors[] = 'Shop query optimizer prompt no longer contains the configured original query.';
         }
 
         $metaOnlyTerms = $this->agentRunnerConfig->getShopQueryMetaOnlyTerms();
-        foreach (['shop', 'suche'] as $term) {
-            $key = 'shop_query_meta_guard_term_' . $term;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopQueryMetaGuardTerms() as $term) {
+            $key = 'shop_query_meta_guard_term_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $metaOnlyTerms, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing shop query meta guard term: ' . $term;
@@ -208,8 +231,8 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $contextFallbackFilterTerms = $this->agentRunnerConfig->getShopQueryContextFallbackFilterTerms();
-        foreach (['welchem', 'kann', 'messen'] as $term) {
-            $key = 'shop_query_context_fallback_filter_' . $term;
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopQueryContextFallbackFilterTerms() as $term) {
+            $key = 'shop_query_context_fallback_filter_' . $this->guardrailCheckKey($term);
             $checks[$key] = in_array($term, $contextFallbackFilterTerms, true);
             if (!$checks[$key]) {
                 $errors[] = 'Missing shop query context fallback filter term: ' . $term;
@@ -244,7 +267,26 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
             'warnings' => $warnings,
         ];
     }
+    /** @param string[] $markers */
+    private function containsAnyConfiguredMarker(string $haystack, array $markers): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($markers as $marker) {
+            if ($marker !== '' && str_contains($haystack, $marker)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
 
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private function guardrailCheckKey(string $term): string
+    {
+        $key = mb_strtolower($term, 'UTF-8');
+        $key = preg_replace('/[^\p{L}\p{N}]+/u', '_', $key) ?? $key;
+        $key = trim($key, '_');
+
+        return $key !== '' ? $key : 'value';
+    }
     /** @return array<string, mixed> */
     private function runtimeConfig(): array
     {
@@ -740,6 +782,37 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $governance
+     * @param list<string> $errors
+     * @param list<string> $warnings
+     */
+    private function validateGovernance(array $governance, array &$errors, array &$warnings): void
+    {
+        if ($governance === []) {
+            $errors[] = 'governance config must not be empty.';
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedShortModelTokens();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedMeasurementValues();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedTechnicalPromptKeywords();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionTechnicalPriorityRequiredMarkers();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedAccessoryPromptKeywords();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedSearchRepairSpecificityTerms();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedRetrievalReagentWords();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedRetrievalDeviceWordGroups();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopPromptOriginalQuery();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopPromptRequiredOutputInstructionMarkers();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopQueryMetaGuardTerms();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getRegressionShopQueryContextFallbackFilterTerms();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getVocabularyProtectedShortModelTokens();
+            $this->governanceConfig->getLanguageProtectedStopwordTerms();
+        } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            $errors[] = $e->getMessage();
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $runtime
      * @param list<string> $errors
@@ -847,6 +920,11 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         $inventory = $retrieval['inventory_parameter'] ?? [];
         if (is_array($inventory)) {
             foreach ($inventory as $key => $value) {
+                $key = (string) $key;
+                if (!$this->shouldCompareRetrievalInventoryKey($key, $retrieval)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (array_key_exists($key, $retrieval) && $retrieval[$key] != $value) {
                     $warnings[] = 'retrieval.inventory.' . $key . ' differs from active retriever config.';
                 }
@@ -854,6 +932,41 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieval vocabulary lists can be resolved from dedicated vocabulary views.
+     * The backwards-compatible inventory parameter may still contain raw legacy
+     * list values for those keys, so comparing it against the active retriever
+     * facade would produce false-positive validation warnings.
+     *
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $retrieval
+     */
+    private function shouldCompareRetrievalInventoryKey(string $key, array $retrieval): bool
+    {
+        if (in_array($key, $this->retrievalVocabularyBackedInventoryKeys(), true)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $vocabulary = $retrieval['vocabulary'] ?? [];
+
+        return !is_array($vocabulary) || !array_key_exists($key, $vocabulary);
+    }
+
+    /** @return string[] */
+    private function retrievalVocabularyBackedInventoryKeys(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'generic_product_tokens',
+            'important_short_model_tokens',
+            'family_descriptor_tokens',
+            'looks_like_reagent_tokens',
+            'looks_like_safety_docs',
+            'looks_like_reagent_words',
+            'looks_like_document_words',
+            'looks_like_safety_words',
+            'looks_like_device_words',
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<string, mixed> $prompt
      * @param list<string> $errors
@@ -964,13 +1077,15 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         }
 
         $measurementPattern = $patterns['measurement_value_token'] ?? null;
-        if (is_string($measurementPattern) && @preg_match($measurementPattern, '0,02') !== 1) {
-            $errors[] = 'commerce_query.patterns.measurement_value_token must match 0,02.';
-        }
-
         $filterTokens = $commerceQuery['filter_search_tokens'] ?? [];
-        if (is_array($filterTokens) && in_array('0,02', $filterTokens, true)) {
-            $errors[] = 'commerce_query.filter_search_tokens must not remove protected decimal token 0,02.';
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getRegressionProtectedMeasurementValues() as $measurementValue) {
+            if (is_string($measurementPattern) && @preg_match($measurementPattern, $measurementValue) !== 1) {
+                $errors[] = 'commerce_query.patterns.measurement_value_token must match protected measurement value: ' . $measurementValue . '.';
+            }
+
+            if (is_array($filterTokens) && in_array($measurementValue, $filterTokens, true)) {
+                $errors[] = 'commerce_query.filter_search_tokens must not remove protected measurement value: ' . $measurementValue . '.';
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1033,7 +1148,7 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
         if (is_array($retrievalViews)) {
             $shortModel = $retrievalViews['important_short_model_tokens']['add'] ?? [];
             if (is_array($shortModel)) {
-                foreach (['th', 'tc', 'tp', 'tm', 'ph', 'rx'] as $token) {
+                foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getVocabularyProtectedShortModelTokens() as $token) {
                     if (!in_array($token, $shortModel, true)) {
                         $warnings[] = 'vocabulary.views.retrieval.important_short_model_tokens should contain protected token ' . $token . '.';
                     }
@@ -1051,7 +1166,7 @@ final readonly class RetriexEffectiveConfigProvider
     {
         $this->validateStringListMap($language, 'language', $errors, $warnings);
         $stopwords = is_array($language['stopwords'] ?? null) ? $language['stopwords'] : [];
-        foreach (['nicht', 'kein', 'welche', 'testomat', 'indikator', '0,02'] as $protected) {
+        foreach ($this->governanceConfig->getLanguageProtectedStopwordTerms() as $protected) {
             if (in_array($protected, $stopwords, true)) {
                 $errors[] = 'language.stopwords must not contain protected term: ' . $protected . '.';
             }
diff --git a/src/Intent/CommerceIntentLite.php b/src/Intent/CommerceIntentLite.php
index c76fa98..61c98fa 100644
--- a/src/Intent/CommerceIntentLite.php
+++ b/src/Intent/CommerceIntentLite.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final class CommerceIntentLite
             return $this->buildDetectionResult(
                 intent: self::NONE,
                 score: 0,
-                signals: ['technical_factual_knowledge_query']
+                signals: [$this->config->getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeSignalLabel()]
             );
         }
 
@@ -167,18 +167,7 @@ final class CommerceIntentLite
 
     private function isNonProductCommerceSignal(string $signal): bool
     {
-        return in_array($signal, [
-            'shop',
-            'alle',
-            'kunde',
-            'online',
-            'kaufen',
-            'kostet',
-            'suche',
-            'such',
-            'finde',
-            'finden',
-        ], true);
+        return in_array($signal, $this->config->getNonProductCommerceSignals(), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -191,37 +180,19 @@ final class CommerceIntentLite
      */
     private function isTechnicalFactualKnowledgeQuery(string $prompt): bool
     {
-        $hasQuestionMarker = $this->matchesAnyPattern($prompt, [
-            '/\bwas\s+ist\b/u',
-            '/\bwelche?r?s?\b/u',
-            '/\bwie\s+(hoch|niedrig|klein|gross|groß)\b/u',
-            '/\bniedrigste[rsn]?\b/u',
-            '/\bkleinste[rsn]?\b/u',
-            '/\bhöchste[rsn]?\b/u',
-            '/\bhoechste[rsn]?\b/u',
-        ]);
+        $hasQuestionMarker = $this->matchesAnyPattern(
+            $prompt,
+            $this->config->getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeQuestionMarkerPatterns()
+        );
 
         if (!$hasQuestionMarker) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return $this->matchesAnyPattern($prompt, [
-            '/\bgrenzwert(?:e|en|es)?\b/u',
-            '/\bmessbereich(?:e|en|s)?\b/u',
-            '/\bwasserhärte\b/u',
-            '/\bwasserhaerte\b/u',
-            '/\bresthärte\b/u',
-            '/\bresthaerte\b/u',
-            '/\bgesamthärte\b/u',
-            '/\bgesamthaerte\b/u',
-            '/\bauflösung\b/u',
-            '/\baufloesung\b/u',
-            '/\bindikator(?:en|s)?\b/u',
-            '/\btestomat(?:en|s)?\b/u',
-            '/\büberwach(?:t|en|ung)\b/u',
-            '/\bueberwach(?:t|en|ung)\b/u',
-            '/\bmess(?:en|ung|bar|wert)\b/u',
-        ]);
+        return $this->matchesAnyPattern(
+            $prompt,
+            $this->config->getTechnicalFactualKnowledgeFactPatterns()
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Knowledge/Retrieval/NdjsonHybridRetriever.php b/src/Knowledge/Retrieval/NdjsonHybridRetriever.php
index ea2e1ce..7288af7 100644
--- a/src/Knowledge/Retrieval/NdjsonHybridRetriever.php
+++ b/src/Knowledge/Retrieval/NdjsonHybridRetriever.php
@@ -474,25 +474,7 @@ final readonly class NdjsonHybridRetriever implements RetrieverInterface
             return false;
         }
 
-        $patterns = [
-            '/\balle\b/u',
-            '/\bliste\b/u',
-            '/\bauflistung\b/u',
-            '/\buebersicht\b/u',
-            '/\bübersicht\b/u',
-            '/\bsortiment\b/u',
-            '/\bwelche\b.*\b(gibt|verfügbar|verfuegbar|existieren)\b/u',
-            '/\bzeige\b.*\b(produkte|geraete|geräte|modelle|artikel)\b/u',
-            '/\bwas\b.*\b(gibt es|verfügbar|verfuegbar)\b/u',
-        ];
-
-        foreach ($patterns as $pattern) {
-            if (preg_match($pattern, $normalized) === 1) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return false;
+        return $this->matchesAnyPattern($normalized, $this->retrieverConfig->catalogListShortcutPatterns());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -872,21 +854,14 @@ final readonly class NdjsonHybridRetriever implements RetrieverInterface
             }
         }
 
-        if (str_starts_with($token, 'indikator')) {
-            $variants[] = 'indikator';
-            $variants[] = 'indikatortyp';
-        }
+        foreach ($this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionTokenVariantPrefixes() as $prefix => $configuredVariants) {
+            if (!str_starts_with($token, $prefix)) {
+                continue;
+            }
 
-        if (str_starts_with($token, 'grenzwert')) {
-            $variants[] = 'grenzwert';
-        }
-
-        if (str_starts_with($token, 'messbereich')) {
-            $variants[] = 'messbereich';
-        }
-
-        if (str_starts_with($token, 'testomat')) {
-            $variants[] = 'testomat';
+            foreach ($configuredVariants as $variant) {
+                $variants[] = $variant;
+            }
         }
 
         return array_values(array_unique($variants));
@@ -903,12 +878,13 @@ final readonly class NdjsonHybridRetriever implements RetrieverInterface
             true
         );
 
-        $asksIndicator = isset($tokens['indikator'])
-            || isset($tokens['indikatortyp'])
-            || isset($tokens['reagenz'])
-            || isset($tokens['reagens'])
-            || str_contains($normalized, 'mit welchem')
-            || str_contains($normalized, 'womit');
+        $asksIndicator = $this->containsAnyConfiguredToken(
+            $tokens,
+            $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionTokens()
+        ) || $this->containsAnyConfiguredPhrase(
+            $normalized,
+            $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorQuestionPhrases()
+        );
 
         return [
             'asks_indicator' => $asksIndicator,
@@ -931,24 +907,26 @@ final readonly class NdjsonHybridRetriever implements RetrieverInterface
             return $score;
         }
 
-        if (preg_match('/verf(?:ü|ue)gbare\s+indikatortypen|indikatortypen|indikatorvarianten/iu', $rawText) === 1) {
+        if ($this->matchesAnyPattern($rawText, $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeadingPatterns())) {
             $score += 14.0;
         }
 
-        if (preg_match('/\|\s*(?:typ|indikator)\s*\|\s*(?:grenzwert|messbereich|bereich)/iu', $rawText) === 1) {
+        if ($this->matchesAnyPattern($rawText, $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorTableHeaderPatterns())) {
             $score += 10.0;
         }
 
-        if (preg_match('/\|\s*[A-Z]{0,4}\s*\d{2,4}\s*[A-Z]?\s*\|\s*\d/iu', $rawText) === 1) {
+        if ($this->matchesAnyPattern($rawText, $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRowPatterns())) {
             $score += 8.0;
         }
 
         if (
-            str_contains($normalizedHaystack, 'indikator')
-            && (
-                str_contains($normalizedHaystack, 'grenzwert')
-                || str_contains($normalizedHaystack, 'messbereich')
-                || str_contains($normalizedHaystack, 'bereich')
+            $this->containsAnyConfiguredPhrase(
+                $normalizedHaystack,
+                $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredPrimaryTerms()
+            )
+            && $this->containsAnyConfiguredPhrase(
+                $normalizedHaystack,
+                $this->retrieverConfig->exactSelectionIndicatorTableRequiredContextTerms()
             )
         ) {
             $score += 5.0;
@@ -959,27 +937,55 @@ final readonly class NdjsonHybridRetriever implements RetrieverInterface
 
     private function isExactDetailToken(string $token): bool
     {
-        return in_array($token, [
-            'indikator', 'indikatoren', 'indikatortyp', 'indikatortypen', 'reagenz', 'reagens', 'grenzwert',
-            'messbereich', 'bereich', 'wasserhaerte', 'wasserhärte',
-            'resthaerte', 'resthärte', 'haerte', 'härte', 'aufloesung',
-            'auflösung', 'schnittstelle', 'relais', 'fehlercode', 'code',
-            'wert', 'werte',
-        ], true);
+        return in_array($token, $this->retrieverConfig->exactDetailTokens(), true);
     }
 
     private function isGenericExactSelectionToken(string $token): bool
     {
-        return in_array($token, [
-            'vorherige', 'vorheriger', 'nutzerfrage', 'aktuelle',
-            'folgefrage', 'frage', 'antwort', 'technische', 'referenzanker',
-            'referenzaufloesung', 'referenzauflösung', 'faktenquelle', 'keine',
-            'welche', 'welcher', 'welches',
-            'welchem', 'welchen', 'wird', 'werden', 'wurde', 'kann', 'koennen',
-            'können', 'mit', 'der', 'die', 'das', 'den', 'dem', 'ein', 'eine',
-            'einer', 'eines', 'ist', 'sind', 'was', 'wie', 'wo', 'zum', 'zur',
-            'fuer', 'für', 'durch', 'von', 'vom', 'und', 'oder', 'auch',
-        ], true);
+        return in_array($token, $this->retrieverConfig->genericExactSelectionTokens(), true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string[] $patterns
+     */
+    private function matchesAnyPattern(string $value, array $patterns): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($patterns as $pattern) {
+            if (preg_match($pattern, $value) === 1) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, bool> $tokens
+     * @param string[] $needles
+     */
+    private function containsAnyConfiguredToken(array $tokens, array $needles): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($needles as $needle) {
+            if (isset($tokens[$needle])) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string[] $phrases
+     */
+    private function containsAnyConfiguredPhrase(string $haystack, array $phrases): bool
+    {
+        foreach ($phrases as $phrase) {
+            if ($phrase !== '' && str_contains($haystack, $phrase)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**