diff --git a/.kodiai.yml b/.kodiai.yml
index ea7b1606..7eae2b6f 100644
--- a/.kodiai.yml
+++ b/.kodiai.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 review:
   uiRereviewTeam: aireview
   requestUiRereviewTeamOnOpen: true
+
+mention:
+  enabled: true
+
+write:
+  enabled: true
+  allowPaths:
+    - docs/**
diff --git a/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md b/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
index d3383513..5510251c 100644
--- a/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
+++ b/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Smoke Test: xbmc/kodiai write-mode end-to-end
 
+Seed note: fork smoke branch baseline (2026-02-11).
+
 Goal
 
 Validate the full mention-driven write flow in the default repo (`xbmc/kodiai`) using: