diff --git a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/chunk-unified.ts b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/chunk-unified.ts
index 4e6dfeda..4477e753 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/chunk-unified.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/chunk-unified.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function chunkHistoricSqlUnifiedStagedDir(stagedDir: string, diffSe
       dependencyPaths: ['manifest.json'],
       peerFileIndex: files.filter((file) => file !== path && file !== 'manifest.json').sort(),
       notes:
-        `Use historic_sql_patterns. Read ${path} and emit pattern objects with emit_historic_sql_evidence using rawPath "${path}". Do not call wiki_write or sl_write_source.`,
+        `Use historic_sql_patterns. Read ${path} and emit pattern objects with emit_historic_sql_evidence. Do not call wiki_write or sl_write_source.`,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.ts b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.ts
index 29d66cb2..1b03e1c6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const emitHistoricSqlEvidenceInputSchema = z
   .object({
     kind: z.enum(['table_usage', 'pattern']),
     table: z.string().min(1).optional(),
-    rawPath: z.string().min(1),
     usage: tableUsageOutputSchema.optional(),
     pattern: patternOutputSchema.optional(),
   })
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ interface EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceToolContext {
   connectionId?: string | null;
   session?: {
     ingest?: { runId: string; sourceKey: string };
+    allowedRawPaths?: ReadonlySet<string>;
     configService?: {
       writeFile(
         path: string,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function unitKeyForEvidence(input: EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceInput): string {
   return `historic-sql-pattern-${String(input.pattern?.slug).replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')}`;
 }
 
-function evidenceEnvelope(input: EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceInput, connectionId: string) {
+function evidenceEnvelope(input: EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceInput, connectionId: string, rawPaths: string[]) {
   if (input.kind === 'table_usage') {
     if (!input.table || !input.usage) {
       throw new Error('Invalid historic-SQL table usage evidence input.');
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function evidenceEnvelope(input: EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceInput, connectionId: str
       kind: 'table_usage' as const,
       connectionId,
       table: input.table,
-      rawPath: input.rawPath,
+      rawPaths,
       usage: input.usage,
     };
   }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function evidenceEnvelope(input: EmitHistoricSqlEvidenceInput, connectionId: str
   return {
     kind: 'pattern' as const,
     connectionId,
-    rawPath: input.rawPath,
+    rawPaths,
     pattern: input.pattern,
   };
 }
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ export function createEmitHistoricSqlEvidenceTool(defaultContext?: EmitHistoricS
       if (!ingest || ingest.sourceKey !== 'historic-sql' || !configService || !context?.connectionId) {
         return 'Error: emit_historic_sql_evidence is only available during historic-sql ingest.';
       }
+      const rawPaths = context.session?.allowedRawPaths ? [...context.session.allowedRawPaths].sort() : [];
+      if (rawPaths.length === 0) {
+        return 'Error: emit_historic_sql_evidence requires a WorkUnit context with at least one raw file.';
+      }
 
       const unitKey = unitKeyForEvidence(input);
-      const evidence = evidenceEnvelope(input, context.connectionId);
+      const evidence = evidenceEnvelope(input, context.connectionId, rawPaths);
       const content = serializeHistoricSqlEvidence(evidence);
       await configService.writeFile(
         historicSqlEvidencePath(ingest.runId, unitKey),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.ts b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.ts
index ddf26aed..6445decf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const historicSqlTableUsageEvidenceSchema = z.object({
   kind: z.literal('table_usage'),
   connectionId: z.string().min(1),
   table: z.string().min(1),
-  rawPath: z.string().min(1),
+  rawPaths: z.array(z.string().min(1)).min(1),
   usage: tableUsageOutputSchema,
 });
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const historicSqlTableUsageEvidenceSchema = z.object({
 export const historicSqlPatternEvidenceSchema = z.object({
   kind: z.literal('pattern'),
   connectionId: z.string().min(1),
-  rawPath: z.string().min(1),
+  rawPaths: z.array(z.string().min(1)).min(1),
   pattern: patternOutputSchema,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.ts b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.ts
index 272a96dc..2c7830a2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export async function projectHistoricSqlEvidence(input: HistoricSqlProjectionInp
             key: sourceName,
             targetConnectionId: input.connectionId,
             detail: `Merged historic-SQL usage for ${matchingEvidence.table}`,
-            rawPaths: [matchingEvidence.rawPath],
+            rawPaths: matchingEvidence.rawPaths,
           });
         }
       } else if (entry.usage && !currentTables.has(tableRef)) {
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ export async function projectHistoricSqlEvidence(input: HistoricSqlProjectionInp
             key: sourceName,
             targetConnectionId: input.connectionId,
             detail: `Marked historic-SQL usage stale for ${tableRef}`,
+            rawPaths: ['manifest.json'],
           });
         }
       }
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ export async function projectHistoricSqlEvidence(input: HistoricSqlProjectionInp
       type: reusable ? 'updated' : 'created',
       key,
       detail: `Projected historic-SQL pattern ${pattern.pattern.title}`,
-      rawPaths: [pattern.rawPath],
+      rawPaths: pattern.rawPaths,
     });
   }
 
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ export async function projectHistoricSqlEvidence(input: HistoricSqlProjectionInp
         type: 'updated',
         key: page.key,
         detail: `Archived stale historic-SQL pattern page ${page.key}`,
+        rawPaths: ['manifest.json'],
       });
       continue;
     }
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ export async function projectHistoricSqlEvidence(input: HistoricSqlProjectionInp
       type: 'updated',
       key: page.key,
       detail: `Marked historic-SQL pattern page ${page.key} stale`,
+      rawPaths: ['manifest.json'],
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_patterns/SKILL.md b/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_patterns/SKILL.md
index 057a7c78..fc7096a1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_patterns/SKILL.md
+++ b/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_patterns/SKILL.md
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ Use this skill when the WorkUnit raw file is a `patterns-input/part-0001.json` s
 3. Call `read_raw_file` for that exact raw file path.
 4. Identify recurring analytical intents that span at least two tables and have repeated usage signal.
 5. Emit one `pattern` evidence object per durable cross-table intent by calling `emit_historic_sql_evidence`.
-6. Set each evidence object's `rawPath` to the exact raw file path read in step 3.
-7. Stop after all pattern evidence has been emitted.
+6. Stop after all pattern evidence has been emitted.
 
 Every join column mentioned in pattern descriptions must be verified via
 entity_details for both sides of the join.
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ Each call to `emit_historic_sql_evidence` must use this shape:
 ```json
 {
   "kind": "pattern",
-  "rawPath": "patterns-input/part-0001.json",
   "pattern": {
     "slug": "order-lifecycle-analysis",
     "title": "Order Lifecycle Analysis",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_table_digest/SKILL.md b/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_table_digest/SKILL.md
index 99cf6936..1710f21c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_table_digest/SKILL.md
+++ b/packages/cli/src/skills/historic_sql_table_digest/SKILL.md
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Call `emit_historic_sql_evidence` with this shape:
 {
   "kind": "table_usage",
   "table": "public.orders",
-  "rawPath": "tables/public.orders.json",
   "usage": {
     "narrative": "Orders are repeatedly queried for paid/refunded lifecycle analysis and customer-level rollups.",
     "frequencyTier": "high",
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.test.ts
index 0185798b..3638bb1b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence-tool.test.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ describe('emit_historic_sql_evidence tool', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('writes table usage evidence to the ignored run evidence directory', async () => {
-    const writeFile = vi.fn(async () => ({ success: true, commitHash: null }));
+  it('writes table usage evidence using the work unit allowed raw paths', async () => {
+    const writeFile = vi.fn(async (_path: string, _body: string) => ({ success: true, commitHash: null }));
     const tool = createEmitHistoricSqlEvidenceTool();
 
     const result = await tool.execute!(
       {
         kind: 'table_usage',
         table: 'public.orders',
-        rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
         usage: {
           narrative: 'Orders are repeatedly queried by paid status.',
           frequencyTier: 'high',
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ describe('emit_historic_sql_evidence tool', () => {
           connectionId: 'warehouse',
           session: {
             ingest: { runId: 'run-1', jobId: 'job-1', syncId: 'sync-1', sourceKey: 'historic-sql' },
+            allowedRawPaths: new Set(['tables/public.orders.json']),
             configService: { writeFile },
           },
         },
@@ -45,12 +45,53 @@ describe('emit_historic_sql_evidence tool', () => {
     expect(result).toBe('Recorded historic-SQL table_usage evidence for public.orders.');
     expect(writeFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       '.ktx/ingest-evidence/historic-sql/run-1/historic-sql-table-public-orders.json',
-      expect.stringContaining('"kind": "table_usage"'),
+      expect.stringContaining('"rawPaths"'),
       'System User',
       'system@example.com',
       'Record historic-SQL evidence: historic-sql-table-public-orders',
       { skipLock: true },
     );
+    expect(writeFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.stringContaining('tables/public.orders.json'),
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.any(String),
+      expect.any(Object),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('rejects calls without a WorkUnit raw file context', async () => {
+    const tool = createEmitHistoricSqlEvidenceTool();
+
+    await expect(
+      tool.execute!(
+        {
+          kind: 'pattern',
+          pattern: {
+            slug: 'orders',
+            title: 'Orders',
+            narrative: 'Orders pattern.',
+            definitionSql: 'select * from public.orders',
+            tablesInvolved: ['public.orders'],
+            slRefs: ['orders'],
+            constituentTemplateIds: ['pg:1'],
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          toolCallId: 'call-1',
+          messages: [],
+          abortSignal: new AbortController().signal,
+          experimental_context: {
+            connectionId: 'warehouse',
+            session: {
+              ingest: { runId: 'run-1', jobId: 'job-1', syncId: 'sync-1', sourceKey: 'historic-sql' },
+              configService: { writeFile: vi.fn() },
+            },
+          },
+        } as never,
+      ),
+    ).resolves.toContain('emit_historic_sql_evidence requires a WorkUnit context');
   });
 
   it('rejects non-historic ingest sessions', async () => {
@@ -60,7 +101,6 @@ describe('emit_historic_sql_evidence tool', () => {
       tool.execute!(
         {
           kind: 'pattern',
-          rawPath: 'patterns-input.json',
           pattern: {
             slug: 'orders',
             title: 'Orders',
@@ -79,6 +119,7 @@ describe('emit_historic_sql_evidence tool', () => {
             connectionId: 'warehouse',
             session: {
               ingest: { runId: 'run-1', jobId: 'job-1', syncId: 'sync-1', sourceKey: 'notion' },
+              allowedRawPaths: new Set(['patterns-input/part-0001.json']),
               configService: { writeFile: vi.fn() },
             },
           },
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.test.ts
index 1f188a95..1d1d7f6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/evidence.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('historic-sql evidence contracts', () => {
       kind: 'table_usage',
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
       table: 'public.orders',
-      rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
+      rawPaths: ['tables/public.orders.json'],
       usage: {
         narrative: 'Orders are repeatedly queried for paid/refunded lifecycle analysis.',
         frequencyTier: 'high',
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('historic-sql evidence contracts', () => {
       historicSqlEvidenceEnvelopeSchema.parse({
         kind: 'pattern',
         connectionId: 'warehouse',
-        rawPath: 'patterns-input.json',
+        rawPaths: ['patterns-input/part-0001.json'],
         pattern: {
           slug: 'order-lifecycle-analysis',
           title: 'Order Lifecycle Analysis',
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/local-ingest-acceptance.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/local-ingest-acceptance.test.ts
index 1e626edd..48e5744b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/local-ingest-acceptance.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/local-ingest-acceptance.test.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class HistoricSqlAcceptanceAgentRunner implements AgentRunnerPort {
       const result = await emitEvidence.execute({
         kind: 'table_usage',
         table: 'public.orders',
-        rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
         usage: {
           narrative: 'Analysts repeatedly inspect paid order lifecycle by customer segment.',
           frequencyTier: 'high',
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class HistoricSqlAcceptanceAgentRunner implements AgentRunnerPort {
       const result = await emitEvidence.execute({
         kind: 'table_usage',
         table: 'public.customers',
-        rawPath: 'tables/public.customers.json',
         usage: {
           narrative: 'Customers provide segment context for paid order lifecycle analysis.',
           frequencyTier: 'mid',
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ class HistoricSqlAcceptanceAgentRunner implements AgentRunnerPort {
     if (params.telemetryTags.unitKey === 'historic-sql-patterns-part-0001') {
       const result = await emitEvidence.execute({
         kind: 'pattern',
-        rawPath: 'patterns-input/part-0001.json',
         pattern: {
           slug: 'paid-order-lifecycle',
           title: 'Paid Order Lifecycle',
@@ -257,6 +254,33 @@ describe('historic-SQL local ingest retrieval acceptance', () => {
       ]),
     );
 
+    // Regression for KLO-698: the bundle report's provenance rows must
+    // attribute the table-usage merges and pattern-page writes back to
+    // their raw files instead of falling through as `actionType: 'skipped'`
+    // with null artifact metadata.
+    const provenanceRows = result.report.body.provenanceRows;
+    const nonSkipped = provenanceRows.filter((row) => row.actionType !== 'skipped');
+    expect(nonSkipped).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
+          artifactKind: 'sl',
+          artifactKey: 'orders',
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          rawPath: 'tables/public.customers.json',
+          artifactKind: 'sl',
+          artifactKey: 'customers',
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          rawPath: 'patterns-input/part-0001.json',
+          artifactKind: 'wiki',
+          artifactKey: 'historic-sql-paid-order-lifecycle',
+          actionType: 'wiki_written',
+        }),
+      ]),
+    );
+
     await expect(readFile(join(project.projectDir, 'semantic-layer/warehouse/_schema/public.yaml'), 'utf-8')).resolves
       .toContain('Analysts repeatedly inspect paid order lifecycle by customer segment.');
     await expect(readFile(join(project.projectDir, 'wiki/global/historic-sql-paid-order-lifecycle.md'), 'utf-8'))
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.test.ts
index 722d7156..8487cdfc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/adapters/historic-sql/projection.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
       kind: 'table_usage',
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
       table: 'public.orders',
-      rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
+      rawPaths: ['tables/public.orders.json'],
       usage: {
         narrative: 'Orders are repeatedly queried for lifecycle analysis.',
         frequencyTier: 'high',
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
     await writeJson(workdir, '.ktx/ingest-evidence/historic-sql/run-1/pattern.json', {
       kind: 'pattern',
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
-      rawPath: 'patterns-input.json',
+      rawPaths: ['patterns-input/part-0001.json'],
       pattern: {
         slug: 'order-lifecycle-analysis',
         title: 'Order Lifecycle Analysis',
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           target: 'wiki',
           key: 'historic-sql-old-order-lifecycle',
-          rawPaths: ['patterns-input.json'],
+          rawPaths: ['patterns-input/part-0001.json'],
         }),
       ]),
     );
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
     await writeJson(workdir, '.ktx/ingest-evidence/historic-sql/run-1/pattern.json', {
       kind: 'pattern',
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
-      rawPath: 'patterns-input.json',
+      rawPaths: ['patterns-input/part-0001.json'],
       pattern: {
         slug: 'order-lifecycle-analysis',
         title: 'Order Lifecycle Analysis',
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
       kind: 'table_usage',
       connectionId: 'warehouse',
       table: 'public.customers',
-      rawPath: 'tables/public.customers.json',
+      rawPaths: ['tables/public.customers.json'],
       usage: {
         narrative: 'Customers were queried.',
         frequencyTier: 'low',
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ describe('projectHistoricSqlEvidence', () => {
     expect(result.touchedSources).toEqual([{ connectionId: 'warehouse', sourceName: 'orders' }]);
     const staleAction = result.actions.find((action) => action.target === 'sl' && action.key === 'orders');
     expect(staleAction).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({ target: 'sl', key: 'orders' }));
-    expect(staleAction?.rawPaths).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(staleAction?.rawPaths).toEqual(['manifest.json']);
     const shard = YAML.parse(await readFile(join(workdir, 'semantic-layer/warehouse/_schema/public.yaml'), 'utf-8'));
     expect(shard.tables.orders.usage).toEqual({
       ownerNote: 'keep analyst annotation',
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/local-bundle-ingest.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/local-bundle-ingest.test.ts
index 744af5be..6140dd10 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/local-bundle-ingest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/context/ingest/local-bundle-ingest.test.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ class HistoricSqlEvidenceAgentRunner implements AgentRunnerPort {
       const result = await emitEvidence.execute({
         kind: 'table_usage',
         table: 'public.orders',
-        rawPath: 'tables/public.orders.json',
         usage: {
           narrative: 'Orders are repeatedly queried by lifecycle status.',
           frequencyTier: 'high',