diff --git a/JOURNAL-rcust.md b/JOURNAL-rcust.md
index 9e115f4..c8fed01 100644
--- a/JOURNAL-rcust.md
+++ b/JOURNAL-rcust.md
@@ -104,3 +104,21 @@ test_discovery_phase2.py now asserts top-level custom is NOT discovered. op_stat
 Verified on cc-ci: cc-ci-run -m pytest tests/unit -q -> 184 passed; lint PASS.
 
 Next: P5 — customization manifest (print block + results.json key).
+
+## 2026-06-10 P5 — customization manifest (branch 68954be)
+
+(Resumed after a usage-limit pause mid-P5; working tree carried the in-flight manifest.py.)
+New runner/harness/manifest.py: build() collects {meta_non_default, hooks, overlays, custom_tests,
+env_overrides} via the SAME discovery/meta functions the run uses (so the manifest can never
+disagree with what actually executes — incl. the HC2 _gated() repo-local gate), render() prints
+the block. Orchestrator builds+prints right after meta load / repo-local snapshot, BEFORE the
+quick-lane branch (both lanes get the block); the dict rides into build_results(customization=...)
+verbatim. run_quick writes no results.json, so the single build_results call site covers all.
+Hooks render as "<hook>", tuples as lists (JSON-clean); ops.py pre-ops listed by cheap source
+scan (same approach as discovery._module_defines — no import at manifest time).
+
+Lint flagged: C408 dict() literal, import-block order (manifest after deps), ruff-format on the
+new test file — all fixed. Verified on cc-ci (rsync of working tree): cc-ci-run -m pytest
+tests/unit -q -> 191 passed; nix develop .#lint --command scripts/lint.sh -> lint: PASS.
+
+Next: P6 docs, then M1 prep (tests/concurrency proof run + 21-recipe baseline matrix).
diff --git a/STATUS-rcust.md b/STATUS-rcust.md
index cb1dd4c..b11aa17 100644
--- a/STATUS-rcust.md
+++ b/STATUS-rcust.md
@@ -16,15 +16,19 @@ Work branch: `restructure/recipe-custom` (one commit per phase P1–P6; merged t
       take ctx; legacy signatures raise MetaError at load naming the migration (branch fd02d9f)
 - [x] P4 — custom-test ergonomics: placement rule (custom under functional/+playwright/ only),
       op_state fixture, deps fixture tests (branch 29a28e2)
-- [ ] P5 — customization manifest
+- [x] P5 — customization manifest: one block at run start (non-default meta keys, hooks, overlays,
+      custom-test counts, active CCCI_SKIP_GENERIC* env overrides with !! CI flag) printed +
+      embedded verbatim in results.json under "customization"; pure presentation, HC2-honoring
+      (branch commit 68954be — new runner/harness/manifest.py + tests/unit/test_manifest.py)
 - [ ] P6 — docs
 
-## P1–P4 verification facts (for the eventual M1 cold-verify)
+## P1–P5 verification facts (for the eventual M1 cold-verify)
 
-- WHERE: branch `restructure/recipe-custom`, P1=472a68b, P2=8cd72fd, P3=fd02d9f, P4=29a28e2.
+- WHERE: branch `restructure/recipe-custom`, P1=472a68b, P2=8cd72fd, P3=fd02d9f, P4=29a28e2,
+  P5=68954be.
 - HOW: `cc-ci-run -m pytest tests/unit -q` and `nix develop .#lint --command scripts/lint.sh`
   from a clean checkout of the branch.
-- EXPECTED: 184 passed; `lint: PASS`.
+- EXPECTED: 191 passed; `lint: PASS`.
 - New single loader: `runner/harness/meta.py::load()`; all-recipes typo gate + R2 proof in
   `tests/unit/test_meta.py`; docs §4 table generated by `scripts/gen-meta-docs.py` (sync pinned
   by unit test).
@@ -35,4 +39,5 @@ Work branch: `restructure/recipe-custom` (one commit per phase P1–P6; merged t
 
 ## Current
 
-P1–P4 done on the branch; starting P5 (customization manifest).
+P1–P5 done on the branch; starting P6 (docs rewrite), then M1 prep (concurrency suite proof +
+baseline matrix) before claiming M1.