diff --git a/.lane/reports/fix-operator-copy-offername-article-lane1-20260814.md b/.lane/reports/fix-operator-copy-offername-article-lane1-20260814.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..565c3cb6
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@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Lane 1 report — operator copy offerName article fix
+
+## Item
+
+Operator copy interpolates offerName "The Website Correction" after the word "the", producing doubled-article text ("the The Website Correction").
+
+## Fix
+
+Branch `fix/operator-copy-offername-article-lane1-20260814` (fresh from origin/main 497d690), commit ffff72b, PR https://github.com/nish3451/tinystudio-in/pull/144
+
+Dropped the redundant article at five operator copy interpolation sites:
+
+- scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs — "Thanks for approving ${config.offerName}..."
+- scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs — "...positions ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step."
+- scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs — "CTA: Offer ${config.offerName} at..."
+- scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs — "${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a..."
+- scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs — "the exact one-page scope for ${config.offerName}."
+
+Added regression guard in scripts/check-product-truth.mjs (part of `npm run ci`) that fails any active operator copy source interpolating the offer name directly after "the".
+
+## Verification (all passed)
+
+- node --check on all six changed files
+- node scripts/check-product-truth.mjs (new guard active, exit 0)
+- node scripts/test-active-operator-surfaces.mjs
+- node scripts/test-sales-intake-contract.mjs
+- node scripts/test-validated-service-client.mjs
+- node scripts/test-client-readiness-contract.mjs
+- node scripts/test-service-engine.mjs
+- node scripts/test-active-offer-projection.mjs
+- node scripts/check-agency-defaults.mjs
+
+## Notes
+
+- Two prior unattached attempts existed (fix/operator-copy-offername-article commit 1be28e9 covering 4 sites; fix/operator-copy-offer-article commit 5061dfd covering 5 sites + guard) — neither was ever merged. This lane re-landed the fix on current main, including the fifth site and the CI guard.
+- Claim file lane-1.json `claims` updated to the six changed script paths.
diff --git a/scripts/check-product-truth.mjs b/scripts/check-product-truth.mjs
index d9e04374..9cfa4ecf 100644
--- a/scripts/check-product-truth.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-product-truth.mjs
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ for (const path of activeGeneratorSources) {
 	}
 }
 
+for (const path of [
+	"scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs",
+	"scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs",
+	"scripts/lib/canonical-service-copy.mjs",
+	"scripts/lib/client-scaffold.mjs"
+]) {
+	const content = existsSync(path) ? readFileSync(path, "utf8") : ""
+	if (/\b(?:the|The)\s*\$\{(?:config|FOUNDER_PILOT|day0)\.offerName\}/.test(content)) {
+		failures.push(`${path}: offer name is interpolated directly after the article 'the'`)
+	}
+}
+
 for (const [path, requiredPatterns] of [
 	[
 		"scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs",
diff --git a/scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs b/scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs
index a8b51985..3f45a039 100644
--- a/scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs
+++ b/scripts/draft-client-kickoff.mjs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const approvalOwner = day0.approvalOwner;
 const highestLeveragePage = field(sprintPlan, "Highest-leverage page:", "choose the highest-leverage page");
 const sprint = `**${day0.offerName}**\n\nIncluded: ${config.includedDeliverables.join(", ")}.`;
 const timingAndPrice = `- Day 0: ${day0.day0StartedAt}\n- Working-day deadline: ${day0.deadlineAt}\n- Clock rule: ${config.dayZeroRule}\n- Founder pilot ${pilotPosition} of ${FOUNDER_PILOT.capacity}: **${founderPilotPrice}**.`;
-const approvalOpening = `Thanks for approving the ${config.offerName}. Day 0 is recorded and the service is paid.`;
+const approvalOpening = `Thanks for approving ${config.offerName}. Day 0 is recorded and the service is paid.`;
 
 const kickoff = `# ${name} Kickoff Message
 
diff --git a/scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs b/scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs
index 9a55e19c..65e4f979 100644
--- a/scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs
+++ b/scripts/draft-loom-recording-script.mjs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const script = `# ${metadata.name} Loom Recording Script
 
 ## Goal
 
-Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions the ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
+Record a 2-3 minute cold audit that names one clear fault and positions ${config.offerName} as the obvious next step.
 
 ## Before Recording
 
diff --git a/scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs b/scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs
index 1ecf549f..7ef44e0b 100644
--- a/scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs
+++ b/scripts/draft-prospect-message.mjs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ if (stage === "sent" || stage.startsWith("followup-")) {
     body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Worth sending the exact ${mainPage} structure I would use for this?`);
   } else if (pending?.step === "day-5") {
     subject = `Re: Quick audit for ${name}`;
-    body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Quick bump. The main thing I would fix first is ${leakFragment}. If useful, I can send the exact one-page ${config.offerName} scope.`);
+    body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Quick bump. The main thing I would fix first is ${leakFragment}. If useful, I can send the exact one-page scope for ${config.offerName}.`);
   } else if (pending?.step === "day-10") {
     subject = `Re: Quick audit for ${name}`;
     body = appendEmailComplianceFooter(`Closing the loop here. I still think ${mainPage} is leaving clarity on the table. Happy to revisit if this becomes a priority.`);
diff --git a/scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs b/scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs
index 7132c684..060f79c2 100644
--- a/scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs
+++ b/scripts/draft-recording-sharpness-brief.mjs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Use this before recording. The job is not to sound clever. The job is to make on
 4. Credibility: ${proof[0] || "use only visible proof from the live page"}
 5. Solution: ${firstFix}
 6. Proof: ${proof[1] || contrast}
-7. CTA: Offer the ${config.offerName} at ${price} without promising revenue, rankings, ROAS, or lift.
+7. CTA: Offer ${config.offerName} at ${price} without promising revenue, rankings, ROAS, or lift.
 
 ## So-What Chain
 
diff --git a/scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs b/scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs
index cfebf4f4..a668a31c 100644
--- a/scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs
+++ b/scripts/draft-sales-call-prep.mjs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ ${payback}
 
 ## Close
 
-"The ${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a ${founderPilotPrice()} for one highest-leverage page. Human reviewers gate the claims and client-facing work. You receive the fault map, rewrite or redesign, one implementation pass or dev-ready handoff, search-trust basics, before/after proof, Loom, measurement plan, one client revision, and 14-day implementation tracking. Day 0 starts after payment, context, and named approval and implementation owners."
+"${FOUNDER_PILOT.offerName} is exactly a ${founderPilotPrice()} for one highest-leverage page. Human reviewers gate the claims and client-facing work. You receive the fault map, rewrite or redesign, one implementation pass or dev-ready handoff, search-trust basics, before/after proof, Loom, measurement plan, one client revision, and 14-day implementation tracking. Day 0 starts after payment, context, and named approval and implementation owners."
 
 ## Guardrails