diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
index 3643495c..b8023a93 100644
--- a/.vale.ini
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ Packages = Microsoft, alex, write-good
 
 [*.md]
 BasedOnStyles = Microsoft, alex, write-good
+# Gated on CI (hyperhive#4546) once the existing backlog cleared to zero
+# (hyperhive#4548, hyperhive#4549) — every remaining hit at the time of this
+# flip is a reviewed false positive, individually wrapped in a scoped
+# `<!-- vale write-good.Passive = NO/YES -->` pair rather than bulk-ignored.
+write-good.Passive = error
 
 # --- Rules disabled against evidence from our own docs/ tree, not guessed ---
 #
diff --git a/docs/tools/swarm-logs-cli.md b/docs/tools/swarm-logs-cli.md
index 999b9a58..092375e8 100644
--- a/docs/tools/swarm-logs-cli.md
+++ b/docs/tools/swarm-logs-cli.md
@@ -49,11 +49,3 @@ Run a LogsQL query and print the matched log lines
 
 
 
-<hr/>
-
-<!-- vale write-good.Passive = NO -->
-<small><i>
-    This document was generated automatically by
-    <a href="https://crates.io/crates/clap-markdown"><code>clap-markdown</code></a>.
-</i></small>
-<!-- vale write-good.Passive = YES -->
diff --git a/swarm-logs/src/main.rs b/swarm-logs/src/main.rs
index 6096559d..340e1c6d 100644
--- a/swarm-logs/src/main.rs
+++ b/swarm-logs/src/main.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             query::run(&cfg, &logsql, limit, format, &mut stdout.lock())
         }
         Verb::MarkdownDocs => {
-            print!("{}", clap_markdown::help_markdown::<Cli>());
+            // `show_footer(false)`: drop clap-markdown's own fixed
+            // "generated automatically by..." footer, same as
+            // hivectl/swarmctl/hive-forge — it's not our prose, and
+            // write-good.Passive has nothing to check it against.
+            let options = clap_markdown::MarkdownOptions::new().show_footer(false);
+            print!("{}", clap_markdown::help_markdown_custom::<Cli>(&options));
             Ok(())
         }
     }