diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bcf5182..2099ddb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ node_modules/
 target/
 venv/
 __pycache__/
+30-evidence/
+50-reports/
+60-proofs/
+70-violations/
diff --git a/20-collectors/collect_backup_restore_drill.sh b/20-collectors/collect_backup_restore_drill.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..533d1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/20-collectors/collect_backup_restore_drill.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OUT_DIR="${1:?usage: collect_backup_restore_drill.sh <out_dir>}"
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+
+ROOT="../vm-skills"
+LATEST="$(find "$ROOT" -type f -name "*restore*drill*.json" 2>/dev/null | sort | tail -n 1 || true)"
+
+file_mtime_epoch() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if stat -c %Y "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    stat -c %Y "$file"
+  else
+    stat -f %m "$file"
+  fi
+}
+
+file_mtime_iso() {
+  local file="$1"
+  local mtime
+  mtime="$(file_mtime_epoch "$file")"
+  if date -u -r "$file" "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    date -u -r "$file" "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+  elif date -u -d "@${mtime}" "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    date -u -d "@${mtime}" "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+  else
+    date -u "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ -n "$LATEST" && -f "$LATEST" ]]; then
+  TS="$(file_mtime_iso "$LATEST")"
+  cat > "$OUT_DIR/backup_restore_drill.json" <<JSON
+{"collected": true, "path": "$LATEST", "observed_at": "$TS"}
+JSON
+else
+  cat > "$OUT_DIR/backup_restore_drill.json" <<'JSON'
+{"collected": false, "reason": "no restore drill artifacts found"}
+JSON
+fi
diff --git a/20-collectors/collect_constitution_hash.sh b/20-collectors/collect_constitution_hash.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..21ee39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/20-collectors/collect_constitution_hash.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OUT_DIR="${1:?usage: collect_constitution_hash.sh <out_dir>}"
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+
+LOCK_PATH="../vm-mcp/governance/constitution.lock"
+
+hash_file() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    sha256sum "$file" | awk '{print $1}'
+  else
+    shasum -a 256 "$file" | awk '{print $1}'
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ -f "$LOCK_PATH" ]]; then
+  HASH="$(hash_file "$LOCK_PATH")"
+  cat > "$OUT_DIR/constitution_hash.json" <<JSON
+{"collected": true, "path": "$LOCK_PATH", "sha256": "$HASH"}
+JSON
+else
+  cat > "$OUT_DIR/constitution_hash.json" <<'JSON'
+{"collected": false, "reason": "constitution.lock not found at expected path"}
+JSON
+fi
diff --git a/20-collectors/collect_ledger_verify.sh b/20-collectors/collect_ledger_verify.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..51947bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/20-collectors/collect_ledger_verify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OUT_DIR="${1:?usage: collect_ledger_verify.sh <out_dir>}"
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+
+if command -v ledger >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ledger verify --format json > "$OUT_DIR/ledger_verify.json"
+elif command -v ledger-cli >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ledger-cli verify --format json > "$OUT_DIR/ledger_verify.json"
+else
+  cat > "$OUT_DIR/ledger_verify.json" <<'JSON'
+{"collected": false, "reason": "ledger CLI not found"}
+JSON
+fi
diff --git a/40-rules/backup_restore_drill_recent.sh b/40-rules/backup_restore_drill_recent.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5e53b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/40-rules/backup_restore_drill_recent.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../scripts/lib/common.sh"
+require_cmd jq
+
+EVID_DIR="${1:?usage: backup_restore_drill_recent.sh <evidence_dir>}"
+TS="$(iso_utc_now)"
+FILE="$EVID_DIR/backup_restore_drill.json"
+
+MAX_DAYS="${VMCC_MAX_RESTORE_DRILL_AGE_DAYS:-7}"
+
+file_mtime_epoch() {
+  local file="$1"
+  if stat -c %Y "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    stat -c %Y "$file"
+  else
+    stat -f %m "$file"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$FILE" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"backup.restore_drill_recent",
+    control_ids:["BC-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"MEDIUM",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"backup_restore_drill.json"}],
+    details:{error:"missing evidence file"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+COLLECTED="$(jq -r '.collected // false' "$FILE")"
+if [[ "$COLLECTED" != "true" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"backup.restore_drill_recent",
+    control_ids:["BC-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"MEDIUM",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"backup_restore_drill.json"}],
+    details:{error:"no restore drill evidence found"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+PATH_FOUND="$(jq -r '.path // empty' "$FILE")"
+if [[ -z "$PATH_FOUND" || ! -f "$PATH_FOUND" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --arg p "$PATH_FOUND" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"backup.restore_drill_recent",
+    control_ids:["BC-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"MEDIUM",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"backup_restore_drill.json"}],
+    details:{error:"referenced drill file missing", referenced:$p}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+NOW_EPOCH="$(date -u +%s)"
+MTIME_EPOCH="$(file_mtime_epoch "$PATH_FOUND")"
+AGE_DAYS="$(( (NOW_EPOCH - MTIME_EPOCH) / 86400 ))"
+
+if [[ "$AGE_DAYS" -le "$MAX_DAYS" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --argjson age "$AGE_DAYS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"backup.restore_drill_recent",
+    control_ids:["BC-01"],
+    passed:true,
+    severity:"MEDIUM",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"backup_restore_drill.json"}],
+    details:{age_days:$age}
+  }')"
+else
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --argjson age "$AGE_DAYS" --argjson max "$MAX_DAYS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"backup.restore_drill_recent",
+    control_ids:["BC-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"MEDIUM",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"backup_restore_drill.json"}],
+    details:{error:"restore drill too old", age_days:$age, max_days:$max}
+  }')"
+fi
diff --git a/40-rules/governance_constitution_pinned.sh b/40-rules/governance_constitution_pinned.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6cee97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/40-rules/governance_constitution_pinned.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../scripts/lib/common.sh"
+require_cmd jq
+
+EVID_DIR="${1:?usage: governance_constitution_pinned.sh <evidence_dir>}"
+TS="$(iso_utc_now)"
+FILE="$EVID_DIR/constitution_hash.json"
+
+PINNED_SHA256="${VMCC_PINNED_CONSTITUTION_SHA256:-}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "$FILE" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"governance.constitution_pinned",
+    control_ids:["GV-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"HIGH",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"constitution_hash.json"}],
+    details:{error:"missing evidence file"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+COLLECTED="$(jq -r '.collected // false' "$FILE")"
+if [[ "$COLLECTED" != "true" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"governance.constitution_pinned",
+    control_ids:["GV-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"HIGH",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"constitution_hash.json"}],
+    details:{error:"constitution hash not collected"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+OBSERVED="$(jq -r '.sha256 // empty' "$FILE")"
+if [[ -z "$PINNED_SHA256" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --arg observed "$OBSERVED" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"governance.constitution_pinned",
+    control_ids:["GV-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"HIGH",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"constitution_hash.json"}],
+    details:{error:"no pinned hash configured", observed_sha256:$observed}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ "$OBSERVED" == "$PINNED_SHA256" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"governance.constitution_pinned",
+    control_ids:["GV-01"],
+    passed:true,
+    severity:"HIGH",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"constitution_hash.json"}],
+    details:{}
+  }')"
+else
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --arg observed "$OBSERVED" --arg pinned "$PINNED_SHA256" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"governance.constitution_pinned",
+    control_ids:["GV-01"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"HIGH",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"constitution_hash.json"}],
+    details:{error:"hash mismatch", observed_sha256:$observed, pinned_sha256:$pinned}
+  }')"
+fi
diff --git a/40-rules/ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh b/40-rules/ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..24490f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/40-rules/ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../scripts/lib/common.sh"
+require_cmd jq
+
+EVID_DIR="${1:?usage: ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh <evidence_dir>}"
+TS="$(iso_utc_now)"
+
+FILE="$EVID_DIR/ledger_verify.json"
+if [[ ! -f "$FILE" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"ledger.hash_chain_intact",
+    control_ids:["AU-01","AU-02"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"CRITICAL",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"ledger_verify.json"}],
+    details:{error:"missing evidence file"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+COLLECTED="$(jq -r '.collected // true' "$FILE")"
+if [[ "$COLLECTED" != "true" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"ledger.hash_chain_intact",
+    control_ids:["AU-01","AU-02"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"CRITICAL",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"ledger_verify.json"}],
+    details:{error:"ledger verify not collected"}
+  }')"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+OK="$(jq -r '.ok // false' "$FILE")"
+ENTRY_COUNT="$(jq -r '.entry_count // 0' "$FILE")"
+FAILURES_JSON="$(jq -c '.failures // []' "$FILE")"
+
+if [[ "$OK" == "true" ]]; then
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --argjson count "$ENTRY_COUNT" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"ledger.hash_chain_intact",
+    control_ids:["AU-01","AU-02"],
+    passed:true,
+    severity:"CRITICAL",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"ledger_verify.json"}],
+    details:{entries_checked:$count}
+  }')"
+else
+  json_emit "$(jq -n --arg ts "$TS" --argjson count "$ENTRY_COUNT" --argjson failures "$FAILURES_JSON" '{
+    version:"1.0.0",
+    rule_id:"ledger.hash_chain_intact",
+    control_ids:["AU-01","AU-02"],
+    passed:false,
+    severity:"CRITICAL",
+    timestamp:$ts,
+    evidence:[{path:"ledger_verify.json"}],
+    details:{entries_checked:$count, failures:$failures}
+  }')"
+fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 105afb7..2b65f6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,14 +21,30 @@ vm-cc is the continuous compliance and evidence orchestration layer. It ingests
 - 90-automation/: pipelines/glue for end-to-end runs
 - scripts/: thin CLI wrappers to orchestrate collect → evaluate → report → sign
 
+## Run directories
+Each execution writes to a per-run folder set:
+- 30-evidence/YYYY-MM-DD/RUN_ID/
+- 50-reports/YYYY-MM-DD/RUN_ID/
+- 60-proofs/YYYY-MM-DD/RUN_ID/
+- 70-violations/YYYY-MM-DD/RUN_ID/
+
+RUN_ID format: `YYYYMMDDThhmmssZ_<shorthash>`.
+
 ## Rule result contract (example)
 ```
 {
-  "rule_id": "authority-hierarchy",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "rule_id": "ledger.hash_chain_intact",
+  "control_ids": ["AU-01", "AU-02"],
   "passed": true,
-  "severity": "HIGH",
+  "severity": "CRITICAL",
   "timestamp": "2025-12-27T12:00:00Z",
-  "evidence": ["30-evidence/2025-12-27/authority.json"],
-  "details": { "checked_transitions": 42 }
+  "evidence": [
+    {
+      "path": "30-evidence/2025-12-27/20251227T120000Z_ab12/ledger_verify.json",
+      "sha256": "..."
+    }
+  ],
+  "details": { "entries_checked": 18231 }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/config/rules.yaml b/config/rules.yaml
index 3d73ab9..43f1eb3 100644
--- a/config/rules.yaml
+++ b/config/rules.yaml
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
-# Rule registry. Each entry binds a rule id to a source and evaluation script.
-# Keep rule definitions in 40-rules/; this file ties them to schedules and severity.
+version: "1.0.0"
 
 rules:
-  - id: authority-hierarchy
-    severity: HIGH
-    entry: "40-rules/authority_hierarchy.yaml"
+  - rule_id: "ledger.hash_chain_intact"
+    severity: "CRITICAL"
+    script: "40-rules/ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh"
     evidence:
-      - vm_mcp
-      - vm_ledger
+      - "ledger_verify.json"
+    controls: ["AU-01", "AU-02"]
 
-  - id: skills-health
-    severity: MEDIUM
-    entry: "40-rules/skills_health.yaml"
+  - rule_id: "governance.constitution_pinned"
+    severity: "HIGH"
+    script: "40-rules/governance_constitution_pinned.sh"
     evidence:
-      - vm_skills
-      - ops
+      - "constitution_hash.json"
+    controls: ["GV-01"]
 
-  - id: receipts-schema
-    severity: HIGH
-    entry: "40-rules/receipts_schema.yaml"
+  - rule_id: "backup.restore_drill_recent"
+    severity: "MEDIUM"
+    script: "40-rules/backup_restore_drill_recent.sh"
     evidence:
-      - vm_contracts
-      - vm_ledger
+      - "backup_restore_drill.json"
+    controls: ["BC-01"]
diff --git a/config/schedules.yaml b/config/schedules.yaml
index 06c6ce9..9f41005 100644
--- a/config/schedules.yaml
+++ b/config/schedules.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-# Schedules for rule execution. Cron-like or duration strings.
+version: "1.0.0"
 
 schedules:
-  - name: hourly-critical
-    every: "1h"
-    rules:
-      - authority-hierarchy
-      - receipts-schema
+  - name: "hourly"
+    cadence: "0 * * * *"
+    run: ["collect", "evaluate", "report", "sign"]
 
-  - name: daily-health
-    every: "24h"
-    rules:
-      - skills-health
+  - name: "daily"
+    cadence: "0 20 * * *"
+    run: ["collect", "evaluate", "report", "sign", "anchor"]
diff --git a/config/sources.yaml b/config/sources.yaml
index 66229c7..21f7229 100644
--- a/config/sources.yaml
+++ b/config/sources.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ vm_skills:
     - "*/outputs/ROOT.txt"
 
 ops:
-  path: "../ops"
+  path: "../vm-ops"
   evidence:
     - "20-identity/**"
     - "60-backups/**"
diff --git a/schemas/rule_result.schema.json b/schemas/rule_result.schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5265b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/rule_result.schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "vm-cc rule_result v1",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "version",
+    "rule_id",
+    "passed",
+    "severity",
+    "timestamp",
+    "evidence",
+    "details"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "version": { "type": "string" },
+    "rule_id": { "type": "string" },
+    "passed": { "type": "boolean" },
+    "severity": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH", "CRITICAL"]
+    },
+    "timestamp": { "type": "string" },
+    "control_ids": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
+    "evidence": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["path"],
+        "properties": {
+          "path": { "type": "string" },
+          "sha256": { "type": "string" }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "details": { "type": "object" },
+    "remediation": { "type": ["object", "null"] }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/lib/common.sh b/scripts/lib/common.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d3a6932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/common.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+vmcc_root() {
+  cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd
+}
+
+iso_utc_now() {
+  date -u "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+}
+
+run_id() {
+  local ts
+  ts="$(date -u "+%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ")"
+  local rnd
+  rnd="$(head -c 8 /dev/urandom | od -An -tx1 | tr -d ' \n')"
+  echo "${ts}_${rnd:0:8}"
+}
+
+require_cmd() {
+  command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "missing required tool: $1" >&2; exit 2; }
+}
+
+json_emit() {
+  printf '%s\n' "$1"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/vmcc b/scripts/vmcc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ecc25e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vmcc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(dirname "$0")/lib/common.sh"
+
+ROOT="$(vmcc_root)"
+CMD="${1:-}"
+RUN_ID="${VMCC_RUN_ID:-$(run_id)}"
+DAY="$(date -u "+%Y-%m-%d")"
+
+EVID_DIR="$ROOT/30-evidence/$DAY/$RUN_ID"
+RULE_DIR="$ROOT/50-reports/$DAY/$RUN_ID/rules"
+REP_DIR="$ROOT/50-reports/$DAY/$RUN_ID"
+
+mkdir -p "$EVID_DIR" "$RULE_DIR" "$REP_DIR"
+
+case "$CMD" in
+  collect)
+    echo "[vmcc] run_id=$RUN_ID"
+    echo "[vmcc] collecting evidence -> $EVID_DIR"
+    "$ROOT/20-collectors/collect_ledger_verify.sh" "$EVID_DIR"
+    "$ROOT/20-collectors/collect_constitution_hash.sh" "$EVID_DIR"
+    "$ROOT/20-collectors/collect_backup_restore_drill.sh" "$EVID_DIR"
+    ;;
+  evaluate)
+    echo "[vmcc] evaluating rules -> $RULE_DIR"
+    "$ROOT/40-rules/ledger_hash_chain_intact.sh" "$EVID_DIR" > "$RULE_DIR/ledger.hash_chain_intact.json"
+    "$ROOT/40-rules/governance_constitution_pinned.sh" "$EVID_DIR" > "$RULE_DIR/governance.constitution_pinned.json"
+    "$ROOT/40-rules/backup_restore_drill_recent.sh" "$EVID_DIR" > "$RULE_DIR/backup.restore_drill_recent.json"
+    ;;
+  report)
+    require_cmd jq
+    echo "[vmcc] assembling report -> $REP_DIR/report.json"
+    TS="$(iso_utc_now)"
+    PASSED_COUNT="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.passed==true)] | length' "$RULE_DIR"/*.json)"
+    FAILED_COUNT="$(jq -s '[.[] | select(.passed==false)] | length' "$RULE_DIR"/*.json)"
+
+    jq -n \
+      --arg version "1.0.0" \
+      --arg timestamp "$TS" \
+      --arg run_id "$RUN_ID" \
+      --arg day "$DAY" \
+      --slurpfile rules <(cat "$RULE_DIR"/*.json) \
+      --argjson passed "$PASSED_COUNT" \
+      --argjson failed "$FAILED_COUNT" \
+      '{
+        version: $version,
+        timestamp: $timestamp,
+        period: "run",
+        run_id: $run_id,
+        day: $day,
+        summary: {
+          rules_passed: $passed,
+          rules_failed: $failed,
+          status: (if $failed == 0 then "COMPLIANT" else "NONCOMPLIANT" end)
+        },
+        rules: $rules
+      }' > "$REP_DIR/report.json"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 {collect|evaluate|report}" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac