diff --git a/Anvil/RecipeData/AnvilRecipe.cs b/Anvil/RecipeData/AnvilRecipe.cs
index e6b6f16..eeffeae 100644
--- a/Anvil/RecipeData/AnvilRecipe.cs
+++ b/Anvil/RecipeData/AnvilRecipe.cs
@@ -28,19 +28,20 @@ public sealed record AnvilRecipe
     // Cosmic Exploration (Patch 7.x). v0.1.0 ships with MissionHas* always
     // false (SH-15 option B) - the data schema stays in place so v0.2.0+ can
     // light up the surface by resolving the WKS mission sheet without
-    // touching the type. IsCosmic / IsSplendorCosmic are still set by the
-    // recipe-detection path so the catalog knows which recipes belong to the
-    // Cosmic surface even while the action flags stay dormant.
+    // touching the type. IsCosmic is still set by the recipe-detection path
+    // so the catalog knows which recipes belong to the Cosmic surface even
+    // while the mission flags stay dormant. The Splendorous-tool bonus is
+    // character-equipment state rather than recipe state, so it lives in
+    // the simulator's stats layer (CraftStats.HasSplendorousTool in module
+    // 02) instead of carrying a flag on this record.
     //
     // Adapter invariant (validated when the catalog is built):
-    //   IsSplendorCosmic == true            implies IsCosmic == true
     //   MissionHasMaterialMiracle == true   implies IsCosmic == true
     //   MissionHasSteadyHand == true        implies IsCosmic == true
     //
     // Inconsistent recipe states (sub-flag without master flag) throw at
     // catalog-build time instead of silently corrupting the simulator.
     public required bool IsCosmic { get; init; }
-    public required bool IsSplendorCosmic { get; init; }
     public required bool MissionHasMaterialMiracle { get; init; }
     public required bool MissionHasSteadyHand { get; init; }
     public required bool IsIshgardExpert { get; init; }
diff --git a/Anvil/RecipeData/Internal/LuminaRecipeAdapter.cs b/Anvil/RecipeData/Internal/LuminaRecipeAdapter.cs
index e5bd358..181799e 100644
--- a/Anvil/RecipeData/Internal/LuminaRecipeAdapter.cs
+++ b/Anvil/RecipeData/Internal/LuminaRecipeAdapter.cs
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ internal sealed class LuminaRecipeAdapter
                 IsExpertRecipe = recipe.IsExpert,
                 CanHQ = recipe.CanHq,
                 IsCosmic = isCosmic,
-                IsSplendorCosmic = false,
                 MissionHasMaterialMiracle = false,
                 MissionHasSteadyHand = false,
                 IsIshgardExpert = false,
@@ -636,11 +635,6 @@ internal sealed class LuminaRecipeAdapter
     // time instead of producing a corrupt simulator state at runtime.
     private static void ValidateCosmicInvariant(AnvilRecipe recipe)
     {
-        if (recipe.IsSplendorCosmic && !recipe.IsCosmic)
-            throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                $"AnvilRecipe {recipe.RecipeId}: IsSplendorCosmic implies IsCosmic, "
-                    + "but IsCosmic is false."
-            );
         if (recipe.MissionHasMaterialMiracle && !recipe.IsCosmic)
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
                 $"AnvilRecipe {recipe.RecipeId}: MissionHasMaterialMiracle implies IsCosmic, "
diff --git a/Anvil/RecipeData/Mechanics/ConditionMechanicsTable.cs b/Anvil/RecipeData/Mechanics/ConditionMechanicsTable.cs
index ace0e77..8136cd9 100644
--- a/Anvil/RecipeData/Mechanics/ConditionMechanicsTable.cs
+++ b/Anvil/RecipeData/Mechanics/ConditionMechanicsTable.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 // behaviour for Robust - that wording predates the verified mechanics table
 // and the values below are the source of truth.)
 //
-// SplendorCosmic raises Good's quality multiplier from 1.5 to 1.75 on
-// recipes flagged IsSplendorCosmic. The override lives in the simulator;
-// the table holds the non-Splendor default.
+// Splendor (the Splendorous-tool bonus) raises Good's quality multiplier
+// from 1.5 to 1.75 when the character has the tool equipped. The override
+// lives in the simulator's stats layer (CraftStats.HasSplendorousTool in
+// module 02); the table holds the non-Splendor default.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;