diff --git a/.kodiai.yml b/.kodiai.yml
index ea7b1606..81759df7 100644
--- a/.kodiai.yml
+++ b/.kodiai.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 review:
   uiRereviewTeam: aireview
   requestUiRereviewTeamOnOpen: true
+
+mention:
+  enabled: true
+
+write:
+  enabled: true
+  allowPaths:
+    - docs/**
+  denyPaths:
+    - .github/**
+  secretScan:
+    enabled: true
diff --git a/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md b/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
index 97b27f7c..34229e22 100644
--- a/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
+++ b/docs/smoke/xbmc-kodiai-write-flow.md
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ Record these after each smoke run:
 - fork outcome (`created-pr`/`reused-pr`):
 - denied-path refusal comment URL:
 - secret-scan refusal comment URL:
+
+Smoke marker: postdeploy same-repo verification 2026-02-11.
+same-repo postdeploy apply smoke