diff --git a/docs/operations.md b/docs/operations.md
index c354c59..ebaa167 100644
--- a/docs/operations.md
+++ b/docs/operations.md
@@ -48,6 +48,37 @@ The deployment environment selects topology and database ownership:
 There is no Redis dependency. Queues, rate-limit counters, Oban leadership,
 and durable application state use PostgreSQL.
 
+### Development public route after a workstation restart
+
+The current development gateway sends `whoneedhelp.imalto.site` to the
+workstation's assigned OpenVPN address `10.8.0.14:4010`. If HTTPS connects to
+the gateway but returns no response after a workstation restart, first verify
+the local app and tunnel:
+
+```bash
+curl --fail --show-error --max-time 10 \
+  http://127.0.0.1:4010/healthz/ready
+ip -brief address show tun0
+nmcli --wait 30 connection up openvpn__toha_nobara_pc
+curl --fail --show-error --max-time 15 \
+  https://whoneedhelp.imalto.site/healthz/ready
+```
+
+The observed profile requires `remote-cert-tls=server`; do not remove that
+server-certificate check. NetworkManager documents that
+`connection.autoconnect` is not implemented for VPN profiles and recommends a
+base connection's `connection.secondaries` instead:
+[NetworkManager connection settings](https://www.networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nm-settings-nmcli.html).
+The observed wired base profile currently has no secondary connection, so a
+standalone `connection.autoconnect=yes` value on the VPN does not prove that
+the development route will return after reboot.
+
+Adding the VPN UUID as a wired/Wi-Fi secondary is a workstation networking
+change: this profile currently installs the default route and DNS through the
+VPN. Review that whole-host effect and obtain explicit approval before
+configuring automatic activation. The manual command above changes no project,
+test, production, or gateway configuration.
+
 ### Two independent checkouts and one `.env` in each
 
 The server uses exactly these independent Git clones:
diff --git a/docs/verification.md b/docs/verification.md
index b76ec7f..2c9c7f7 100644
--- a/docs/verification.md
+++ b/docs/verification.md
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ edit, branch, or tag was made during this audit.
   the database, test, public Git, and Devpost are excluded. An isolated offline
   fixture passed read-only plan, successful apply, and injected-edge-failure
   recovery, including restoration of the original image selection.
+- A current development database backup was created at
+  `output/backups/compose-20260723-194923.dump` with SHA-256
+  `4202a152751d588c19069eb46a25753901238729b47e6197945afdca20b65c2e`.
+  The checksum and archive catalog passed, and an isolated restore read 31
+  public tables and 1,717 rows, observed PostGIS 3.6.4 and all 18 migrations,
+  then removed the exact temporary database. The live counts remained 7 users,
+  12 requests, 15 messages, and 18 migrations; local and public DEV readiness
+  both continued to pass.
 - Two web and two worker replicas, PostGIS, Mailpit, Traefik, and the scoped
   Docker socket proxy were running after the audit. Both web replicas and both
   workers were healthy; public liveness and readiness returned `ok` and