diff --git a/docs/dqn-wire-up-audit.md b/docs/dqn-wire-up-audit.md
index b21ce680a..5b25d5641 100644
--- a/docs/dqn-wire-up-audit.md
+++ b/docs/dqn-wire-up-audit.md
@@ -3935,4 +3935,7 @@ extended. No producer kernel yet — that arrives in the next commit.
   test bug exposed by SP7 smoke; eval_dist is structurally Kelly-cold-start
   bound and shouldn't gate Q-learning checks per
   project_magnitude_eval_collapse_kelly_capped.
+- T8 (out-of-tree): memory pearl `pearl_loss_balance_controller.md` +
+  MEMORY.md index entry. Captures the two-layer (signal-modulated target ×
+  outcome-driven α) pattern for future controller designs.
 - T9–T10: smoke + 50-epoch verification.