diff --git a/docs/internal/events.md b/docs/internal/events.md
index 63948d376..2a2274766 100644
--- a/docs/internal/events.md
+++ b/docs/internal/events.md
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ Emitted when a workflow node finishes execution.
 | `failure_signature` | string? | Dedup key for repeated failures |
 | `context_updates` | object? | Context delta written by this stage |
 | `jump_to_node` | string? | Non-edge jump target |
-| `context_values` | object? | Full context snapshot after the stage |
+| `context_values` | object? | Context snapshot after the stage, minus runtime-only keys such as `current.preamble`. Artifact pointers are not normalized to blob refs — use `checkpoint.completed` for the durable projection |
 | `node_visits` | object? | Node visit counts after the stage |
 | `loop_failure_signatures` | object? | Loop failure signature counts |
 | `restart_failure_signatures` | object? | Restart failure signature counts |
diff --git a/lib/apps/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/attach.rs b/lib/apps/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/attach.rs
index bbb802be5..66bc998dc 100644
--- a/lib/apps/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/attach.rs
+++ b/lib/apps/fabro-cli/tests/it/cmd/attach.rs
@@ -1190,7 +1190,6 @@ fn attach_json_errors_without_prompting_for_human_input() {
         "properties": {
           "attempt": 1,
           "context_values": {
-            "current.preamble": "Goal: Wait for approval/n",
             "current_node": "start",
             "graph.goal": "Wait for approval",
             "internal.fidelity": "compact",
diff --git a/lib/components/fabro-workflow/src/lifecycle/event.rs b/lib/components/fabro-workflow/src/lifecycle/event.rs
index 9a6ca4b0e..8922708e0 100644
--- a/lib/components/fabro-workflow/src/lifecycle/event.rs
+++ b/lib/components/fabro-workflow/src/lifecycle/event.rs
@@ -95,16 +95,10 @@ fn response_from_outcome(node_id: &str, outcome: &Outcome) -> Option<String> {
         .and_then(|value| value.as_str().map(ToOwned::to_owned))
 }
 
-/// Context values for `StageCompleted` events. Runtime-only keys are stripped,
-/// except for `CURRENT_PREAMBLE`, which stage events have historically
-/// included.
+/// Context values for `StageCompleted` events. Runtime-only keys are stripped.
 fn stage_context_values(workflow_context: &Context) -> Option<BTreeMap<String, serde_json::Value>> {
     let mut snapshot = workflow_context.snapshot();
-    let preamble = snapshot.get(context::keys::CURRENT_PREAMBLE).cloned();
     artifact::strip_transient_keys(&mut snapshot);
-    if let Some(preamble) = preamble {
-        snapshot.insert(context::keys::CURRENT_PREAMBLE.to_owned(), preamble);
-    }
     (!snapshot.is_empty()).then(|| snapshot.into_iter().collect())
 }
 
@@ -512,7 +506,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn stage_context_values_drops_runtime_keys_but_keeps_current_preamble() {
+    fn stage_context_values_drops_runtime_keys_including_current_preamble() {
         let workflow_context = Context::new();
         workflow_context.set(
             context::keys::INTERNAL_PARALLEL_BRANCH_PREAMBLES,
@@ -532,10 +526,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(!values.contains_key(context::keys::INTERNAL_PARALLEL_BRANCH_PREAMBLES));
         assert!(!values.contains_key(context::keys::INTERNAL_STAGE_EXECUTION_ORDINAL));
-        assert_eq!(
-            values.get(context::keys::CURRENT_PREAMBLE),
-            Some(&serde_json::json!("active preamble"))
-        );
+        assert!(!values.contains_key(context::keys::CURRENT_PREAMBLE));
         assert_eq!(
             values.get("response.work"),
             Some(&serde_json::json!("durable"))