diff --git a/BUILD-LOG.md b/BUILD-LOG.md
index 5ff4c6f9..7eac6f10 100644
--- a/BUILD-LOG.md
+++ b/BUILD-LOG.md
@@ -137,4 +137,30 @@ All 11 acceptance criteria demonstrated. The real model request passed.
 
 Configuration-driven Hello World verified. `main` merged with M1 and tagged `config-hello-v1`.
 
+---
+
+## Phase 6: Mission and task abstraction (M2)
+
+### Entry 6.1 — before
+
+- Timestamp: 2026-09-03
+- Intended action: Add the first mission/task layer, host-side only (Gitea milestone M2, issues #6-#9): strict v1 schemas for missions and tasks, a task runner executing through the proven config-driven container path, immutable write-once run records under `<dataRoot>/runs/`, `expectExact` gating, timeouts, selftests, fixtures, and docs.
+- Reason: The foundation plan's following layer — mission (objective + directives), task (bounded unit), run (one attempt), result (immutable evidence) — must exist as data and records before any policy or multi-agent work.
+- Expected result: `scripts/run-task.sh tasks/hello-marker.json` succeeds with exactly `MOSAIC_HELLO_OK`; wrong expectations fail; every run leaves an immutable record; configuration remains untouched.
+
+### Entry 6.2 — after
+
+- Timestamp: 2026-09-03
+- Commands run: `scripts/test-task.sh` (18 cases incl. live runs); `scripts/run-task.sh validate` / `run` on committed fixtures; `node scripts/mosaic-task.mjs list`; config checksum comparison across runs.
+- Observed result:
+  - Selftests: 18 passed, 0 failed (schema negatives; live exact-marker success; wrong expectExact fails; distinct run dirs; result.json contents; list).
+  - Fixture run: status `succeeded`, response exactly `MOSAIC_HELLO_OK`, mission snapshot recorded.
+  - Run records written once under `<dataRoot>/runs/r-<utcstamp>-<rand>/`; reruns never clobber.
+- Failure or correction: none this phase.
+- Credential check: no credential material in task data, run records, or logs.
+
+## Result (M2)
+
+Mission/task layer verified end-to-end. `main` merged with M2 and tagged `mission-task-v1`.
+
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c062c92..5d608c30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,28 @@ Rules enforced by `scripts/mosaic-config.mjs`:
 
 Run paths (`build/hello/verify/reset`) fail closed when configuration is missing or invalid; they never invent it.
 
+## Missions & tasks (M2)
+
+Missions and tasks are validated JSON data (strict schemas, version-pinned). The M2 layer is host-side only: mission directives are recorded for provenance but do not yet reach the runtime system prompt (capability/policy layer comes later).
+
+```text
+missions/hello.json          objective + directives (missionVersion 1)
+tasks/hello-marker.json      prompt + optional mission ref + expectExact + timeout
+<dataRoot>/runs/r-<id>/      immutable run record: task.json, mission.json,
+                             stderr.txt, result.json (all write-once)
+```
+
+Usage:
+
+```bash
+scripts/run-task.sh validate tasks/hello-marker.json   # strict validation, writes nothing
+scripts/run-task.sh run tasks/hello-marker.json        # execute; result recorded under dataRoot/runs
+scripts/mosaic-task.mjs list                           # list runs and statuses
+scripts/test-task.sh                                   # selftests (schema negatives + live runs)
+```
+
+A run exits 0 only when its expectation is met (`expectExact` match); mismatches, nonzero agent exits, and timeouts record `status: failed` in `result.json` and exit 1. Each run gets a unique directory — rerunning never rewrites history.
+
 See `docs/plans/2026-09-02_atomic-mosaic-foundation.md` for the full plan.
 
 Inside the container:
@@ -93,7 +115,9 @@ scripts/bootstrap.sh   # create config.json if absent (idempotent)
 scripts/build.sh       # build the image
 scripts/hello.sh       # one-shot request; prints the model response
 scripts/verify.sh      # full gated test; exit 0 only on exact MOSAIC_HELLO_OK
+scripts/run-task.sh    # run a mission/task file (see Missions & tasks)
 scripts/test-config.sh # fast config-layer selftests (no Docker)
+scripts/test-task.sh   # mission/task selftests (schema + live runs)
 scripts/reset.sh       # delete the configured data root (safety-checked)
 ```