diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
index ac9fde0a..076ccc14 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentRow.svelte
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ function safeTagColor(color: string | null | undefined): string {
 				<!-- Mobile-only metadata -->
 				<div class="mt-3 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-1 font-sans text-xs text-ink-2 sm:hidden">
 					<div>
+						<!-- Product decision (#666): raw provenance (meta_date_raw) is shown on the
+						     document DETAIL page, never in list/search rows — list rows surface only the
+						     honest label to keep scan-rows compact. showRaw={false} enforces this; the
+						     DocumentListItem payload also intentionally omits metaDateRaw. -->
 						{#if doc.documentDate}
 							<DocumentDate
 								iso={doc.documentDate}