diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
index 9ca2e74dc..c9d24f575 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
@@ -1231,8 +1231,9 @@ Patrol actually succeeds or resolves them for a Patrol-owned reason.
 Because those findings represent Patrol blindness rather than operator-triaged
 infrastructure noise, the Patrol runtime must also reject manual acknowledge,
 snooze, dismiss, resolve, and suppress actions against synthetic `ai-service`
-runtime findings. The canonical recovery path is to correct AI/provider
-configuration and let Patrol re-evaluate the runtime condition on the next run.
+runtime findings. The canonical recovery path is to correct Patrol provider
+configuration in Assistant & Patrol settings and let Patrol re-evaluate the
+runtime condition on the next run.
 The shared findings lifecycle must also treat a regressed issue as a new active
 occurrence. When a resolved finding reappears, `internal/ai/findings.go` must
 clear any stale acknowledgement timestamp from the prior occurrence instead of
diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
index 2e7d81d31..7fa074f84 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ That same contract must fail closed on manual lifecycle controls too. Patrol
 runtime findings are Patrol-owned impairment signals, not ordinary estate
 findings, so the findings list must not offer generic acknowledge, snooze,
 dismiss, resolve, or suppress controls for them. The correct operator path is
-to fix Patrol provider configuration and rerun Patrol, optionally adding context
-notes, rather than hiding the runtime issue.
+to fix Patrol provider configuration in Assistant & Patrol settings and rerun
+Patrol, optionally adding context notes, rather than hiding the runtime issue.
 That same runtime-versus-infrastructure split must carry through the summary
 metrics strip as well. When Patrol-owned runtime issues are active, the
 supporting metrics must stop counting them under generic infrastructure
diff --git a/internal/ai/patrol_findings.go b/internal/ai/patrol_findings.go
index 9f5771f49..561e99e2a 100644
--- a/internal/ai/patrol_findings.go
+++ b/internal/ai/patrol_findings.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func patrolFindingUsesSyntheticRuntimeResource(f *Finding) bool {
 
 func patrolRuntimeFindingManualActionError(action string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf(
-		"Patrol runtime findings cannot be %s manually; update AI settings and rerun Patrol",
+		"Patrol runtime findings cannot be %s manually; fix Patrol provider configuration in Assistant & Patrol settings and rerun Patrol",
 		action,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ai/patrol_findings_additional_test.go b/internal/ai/patrol_findings_additional_test.go
index 9c77f26d1..ff6711fd4 100644
--- a/internal/ai/patrol_findings_additional_test.go
+++ b/internal/ai/patrol_findings_additional_test.go
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func TestPatrolService_DismissFinding_RejectsPatrolRuntimeFinding(t *testing.T)
 	if got := err.Error(); !strings.Contains(got, "cannot be dismissed manually") {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %q", got)
 	}
+	if got := err.Error(); !strings.Contains(got, "Assistant & Patrol settings") {
+		t.Fatalf("dismissal guidance must point to Assistant & Patrol settings: %q", got)
+	}
 
 	stored := ps.findings.Get("runtime-1")
 	if stored == nil {
@@ -121,6 +124,32 @@ func TestPatrolService_DismissFinding_RejectsPatrolRuntimeFinding(t *testing.T)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPatrolService_RejectManualActionForRuntimeFindingUsesProviderSettingsGuidance(t *testing.T) {
+	ps := NewPatrolService(nil, nil)
+	ps.findings.Add(&Finding{
+		ID:           "runtime-1",
+		Key:          patrolRuntimeFindingKey,
+		Severity:     FindingSeverityWarning,
+		Category:     FindingCategoryReliability,
+		ResourceID:   patrolRuntimeResourceID,
+		ResourceName: "Pulse Patrol Service",
+		ResourceType: "service",
+		Title:        "Pulse Patrol: Provider not ready",
+	})
+
+	err := ps.RejectManualActionForRuntimeFinding("runtime-1", "acknowledged")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected Patrol runtime finding manual action to be rejected")
+	}
+	got := err.Error()
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "fix Patrol provider configuration in Assistant & Patrol settings") {
+		t.Fatalf("manual action guidance = %q", got)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(got, "AI settings") {
+		t.Fatalf("manual action guidance must not reference legacy AI settings: %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPatrolFindingCreatorAdapter_IsActionable(t *testing.T) {
 	ps := NewPatrolService(nil, nil)