diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
index 4abcc812c..332ee06da 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/patrol-intelligence.md
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ render contract: the header chip, primary summary card, and status bar must
 all route through the shared `frontend-modern/src/utils/patrolRuntimePresentation.ts`
 helper plus the backend `runtime_state` payload instead of inferring operator
 state from the last healthy summary snapshot or run history alone.
+That active-runtime label must stay operational rather than verdict-like: the
+header chip should communicate that Patrol is enabled or available, not imply
+that infrastructure health is currently good merely because the runtime is on.
 That render rule now also has browser-level proof in
 `tests/integration/tests/18-patrol-runtime-state.spec.ts`: when the backend
 reports `runtime_state=blocked`, the real `/ai` route must show Patrol as
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/pages/__tests__/AIIntelligence.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/pages/__tests__/AIIntelligence.test.tsx
index 102ad0632..2d4db9470 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/pages/__tests__/AIIntelligence.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/pages/__tests__/AIIntelligence.test.tsx
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ describe('AIIntelligence entitlement gating', () => {
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(getPatrolStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(screen.getByText('Patrol Active')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Patrol enabled')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     expect(screen.queryByText('Credits exhausted — connect API key')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/utils/patrolRuntimePresentation.ts b/frontend-modern/src/utils/patrolRuntimePresentation.ts
index 386908911..c147c6fc4 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/utils/patrolRuntimePresentation.ts
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/utils/patrolRuntimePresentation.ts
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export function getPatrolRuntimePresentation(
     case 'active':
     default:
       return {
-        label: 'Patrol Active',
-        title: 'Patrol summary',
-        description: 'Pulse Patrol is monitoring your infrastructure.',
-        tone: 'success',
+        label: 'Patrol enabled',
+        title: 'Patrol enabled',
+        description: 'Pulse Patrol is available to monitor and analyze your infrastructure.',
+        tone: 'info',
       };
   }
 }