diff --git a/docs/rfc/README.md b/docs/rfc/README.md
index 83f4a2e6db..997683fab5 100644
--- a/docs/rfc/README.md
+++ b/docs/rfc/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ Do NOT write one for a mechanical or local choice (a variable name, a one-file r
 |---|---|
 | [Runtime schemas for the event vocabulary (Zod vs the merge-extensible-map pattern)](proposed/architecture/2026-06-16-typed-event-schemas.md) | 2026-06-16 |
 | [Extract a generic long-running tool runtime](proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-generic-long-running-tool-runtime.md) | 2026-06-20 |
-| [Make the shared example base providerless](proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md) | 2026-06-20 |
 | [Reorganize packages into a modular hierarchy](proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-package-hierarchy.md) | 2026-06-20 |
 | [Extract example apps into packages](proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md) | 2026-06-20 |
 | [Branded IDs everywhere they belong](proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-branded-ids.md) | 2026-06-20 |
@@ -163,3 +162,4 @@ Do NOT write one for a mechanical or local choice (a variable name, a one-file r
 | Title | First proposed |
 |---|---|
 | [Deep-readonly public surfaces](rejected/architecture/2026-06-11-immutable-public-surfaces.md) | 2026-06-11 |
+| [Make the shared example base providerless](rejected/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md) | 2026-06-20 |
diff --git a/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md b/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md
index e129acf64e..a99fa80f86 100644
--- a/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md
+++ b/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ The `base*.yml`/`acp-tail.yml` includes already dedupe the *config*, but a YAML
 
 ## Related
 
-- Supersedes [Make the shared example base providerless](2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md): renaming `base.yml` to the providerless core is moot once the spine moves into `dsh-agent-core` and the `base*.yml` files are deleted.
+- Supersedes [Make the shared example base providerless](../../rejected/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md): renaming `base.yml` to the providerless core is moot once the spine moves into `dsh-agent-core` and the `base*.yml` files are deleted.
 - Builds on the [capability-seams](../../implemented/architecture/2026-06-13-capability-seams.md) interface/implementation/consumer split — backends and presentation stay leaf choices; the spine is the shared bundle.
 - Complements [Reorganize packages into a modular hierarchy](2026-06-20-package-hierarchy.md): the new app/core packages slot into whatever hierarchy that RFC settles on.
diff --git a/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md b/docs/rfc/rejected/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md
similarity index 88%
rename from docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md
rename to docs/rfc/rejected/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md
index fae44635d0..c83824d21c 100644
--- a/docs/rfc/proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md
+++ b/docs/rfc/rejected/architecture/2026-06-20-providerless-example-base.md
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # RFC: Make the shared example base providerless
 
-Status: proposed
-
-> Superseded by [Extract example apps into packages](2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md): moving the spine into a `dsh-agent-core` bundle and deleting the `base*.yml` files makes the rename below moot. Kept for the record.
+Status: rejected — superseded by [Extract example apps into packages](../../proposed/architecture/2026-06-20-extract-example-app-packages.md), which moves the spine into a `dsh-agent-core` bundle and deletes the `base*.yml` files, so there is no shared base YAML left to rename.
 
 ## Problem