diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
index 247bb26c2..ffa7c2757 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/ai-runtime.md
@@ -1803,10 +1803,13 @@ deriving an older display status from `workflowStatusHistory`.
    discovery data before choosing any tool. Drawer handoffs route their attached
    resources through the same context-prefetch path as explicit `@`-mentions, so
    on a cloud turn the resource's cloud-safe operational context (access pattern,
-   config/data/log paths, ports) reaches the model exactly as it does for an
-   `@`-mention; identifying fields (hostname, IP, alias) stay redacted at the
-   model boundary. The handoff path must not withhold operational context that
-   the `@`-mention path delivers.
+   config/data/log paths, ports, and discovery freshness/age) reaches the model
+   exactly as it does for an `@`-mention; identifying fields (hostname, IP, alias)
+   stay redacted at the model boundary. The cloud-safe context must carry the
+   discovery's age (a non-identifying timestamp) when known so the model can
+   caveat staleness rather than presenting cached operational detail as current.
+   The handoff path must not withhold operational context that the `@`-mention
+   path delivers.
    Patrol deterministic triage signals are prioritized evidence seeds for the
    configured model; they must not be described as a Pulse-authored final
    diagnosis, proof that unflagged resources are healthy, or a reason to
diff --git a/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch.go b/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch.go
index 9f5b1ee1f..134833dd8 100644
--- a/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch.go
+++ b/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch.go
@@ -977,6 +977,9 @@ func cloudSafeOperationalContext(d *tools.ResourceDiscoveryInfo) string {
 		DataPaths:      d.DataPaths,
 		LogPaths:       d.LogPaths,
 		Ports:          ports,
+		// Carry freshness so the cloud-safe context can tell the model how old
+		// the discovery is (a timestamp is non-identifying).
+		UpdatedAt: d.UpdatedAt,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch_cloud_context_test.go b/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch_cloud_context_test.go
index ae41ff3bc..c1f2231fb 100644
--- a/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch_cloud_context_test.go
+++ b/internal/ai/chat/context_prefetch_cloud_context_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package chat
 import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/ai/modelboundary"
 	"github.com/rcourtman/pulse-go-rewrite/internal/ai/providers"
@@ -145,6 +146,22 @@ func TestPrefetcherCloudContext_LocalRoutingUnaffected(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCloudSafeOperationalContext_CarriesDiscoveryFreshness(t *testing.T) {
+	// The push-path conversion must carry UpdatedAt so the cloud-safe context
+	// can tell the model how old the discovery is.
+	d := homeAssistantDiscovery()
+	d.UpdatedAt = time.Now().Add(-2 * 24 * time.Hour)
+
+	out := cloudSafeOperationalContext(d)
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "Last discovered: 2 days ago") {
+		t.Fatalf("cloud-safe operational context must carry discovery freshness, got:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	// Freshness is non-identifying; PII still must not appear.
+	if strings.Contains(out, "delly-ha-host") || strings.Contains(out, "192.168.0.101") {
+		t.Fatalf("freshness must not bring PII into the cloud-safe context, got:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCloudContextPolicy_SharesOnCloudRoutingOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	if !(CloudContextPolicy{CloudRouting: true}).sharesCloudOperationalContext() {
 		t.Fatal("cloud routing must share PII-free operational context")
diff --git a/internal/servicediscovery/formatters.go b/internal/servicediscovery/formatters.go
index 2fb85aeb7..5cb23df92 100644
--- a/internal/servicediscovery/formatters.go
+++ b/internal/servicediscovery/formatters.go
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ func FormatCloudSafeContext(d *ResourceDiscovery) string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Freshness: tell the model how old this discovery is so it can caveat
+	// staleness ("based on discovery from 2 days ago") instead of presenting
+	// cached operational detail as current. A timestamp is non-identifying.
+	if !d.UpdatedAt.IsZero() {
+		sb.WriteString("Last discovered: " + FormatDiscoveryAge(d) + "\n")
+	}
+
 	return strings.TrimSpace(sb.String())
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/servicediscovery/formatters_test.go b/internal/servicediscovery/formatters_test.go
index 456e72259..d8c0ae9c2 100644
--- a/internal/servicediscovery/formatters_test.go
+++ b/internal/servicediscovery/formatters_test.go
@@ -315,4 +315,17 @@ func TestFormatCloudSafeContext(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("cloud-safe context leaked PII %q\n--- output ---\n%s", bad, out)
 		}
 	}
+
+	// No freshness line when the discovery carries no timestamp.
+	if strings.Contains(out, "Last discovered:") {
+		t.Errorf("cloud-safe context must omit freshness when UpdatedAt is zero\n--- output ---\n%s", out)
+	}
+
+	// Freshness lets the model caveat staleness when the timestamp is known.
+	fresh := *d
+	fresh.UpdatedAt = time.Now().Add(-3 * time.Hour)
+	freshOut := FormatCloudSafeContext(&fresh)
+	if !strings.Contains(freshOut, "Last discovered: 3 hours ago") {
+		t.Errorf("cloud-safe context must report discovery age\n--- output ---\n%s", freshOut)
+	}
 }