diff --git a/docs/field-test-axum-v0.2.6.md b/docs/field-test-axum-v0.2.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6cc5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/field-test-axum-v0.2.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# StackPilot v0.2.6 — Rust/Axum field-test wrap-up
+
+Date: 2026-09-15
+
+## Scope
+
+This field test exercised StackPilot v0.2.6 against an existing Rust/Axum repository on Windows x86_64. The goal was to validate the adoption path end to end rather than only verify generated-project scaffolding.
+
+## Result
+
+The benchmark completed successfully at **100/100 readiness-v1** after explicit security and AWS Terraform remediation.
+
+Validated behavior:
+
+- Windows installer and current-shell CLI usage
+- Rust and Axum detection
+- Docker and Compose detection
+- GitHub Actions detection
+- environment hygiene detection
+- health/readiness endpoint detection
+- safe `fix` preview behavior
+- `.stackpilot.toml` adoption
+- generic `fix --apply` idempotency
+- explicit `--security` remediation
+- ecosystem-aware Cargo + GitHub Actions Dependabot configuration
+- dependency, secret, SBOM and container scanning detection
+- GitHub Actions explicit-permissions detection
+- security-remediation idempotency
+- explicit `--cloud AWS` Terraform generation
+- Terraform-remediation idempotency
+- `terraform fmt -check`
+- `terraform init`
+- `terraform validate`
+
+## Bugs confirmed by the field test
+
+### 1. Adopted metadata could become stale after cloud remediation
+
+Observed sequence:
+
+1. adopt an existing repository, creating `.stackpilot.toml` with `cloud = "None"` and `terraform = false`;
+2. later run `stackpilot fix . --cloud AWS --apply`;
+3. Terraform is generated and readiness detects it, but the previously created metadata remains stale.
+
+Wrap-up fix:
+
+- explicit cloud remediation now synchronizes an existing regular `.stackpilot.toml` after Terraform is successfully present;
+- the cloud value is normalized to `AWS`, `Azure`, or `GCP`;
+- `[features].terraform` is synchronized to `true`;
+- preview mode never writes metadata and reports the synchronization separately.
+
+### 2. Terraform variable descriptions could expose an unrelated application package name
+
+The Rust adapter derives an application package identity from `Cargo.toml`. In an adopted repository this can differ from the repository identity and produced descriptions such as `AWS region for stellarsend-backend` during an unrelated field test.
+
+Wrap-up fix:
+
+- provider variable descriptions are now identity-neutral and describe the generated StackPilot Terraform foundation instead of embedding an application/package name.
+
+## Deferred to a later work session
+
+The following are intentionally documented but not included in this wrap-up scope:
+
+- make `stackpilot doctor` context-aware so it can report missing optional tools such as Terraform when they are relevant to the repository;
+- design `readiness-v2` so supply-chain controls can contribute appropriate weight rather than remaining only additional findings;
+- distinguish provider-foundation Terraform from meaningful deployable infrastructure when assigning infrastructure readiness;
+- evaluate safe preview-first remediation for existing GitHub Actions workflows that lack explicit permissions, without blindly changing third-party or write-capable workflows;
+- run the next cross-stack adoption benchmark, with TypeScript/NestJS as the preferred next target.
+
+## Release/benchmark interpretation
+
+A `100/100` readiness-v1 score means every control represented by the current model was detected. It should not be interpreted as a claim that the application has complete production infrastructure or that every possible supply-chain control has been implemented.
+
+This document closes the Rust/Axum v0.2.6 field-test session. Further enhancements above should be handled separately so the benchmark remains reproducible and the wrap-up change stays narrowly scoped.
diff --git a/recipes/base/templates/terraform/variables.tf.j2 b/recipes/base/templates/terraform/variables.tf.j2
index 5778cad..d66d1a2 100644
--- a/recipes/base/templates/terraform/variables.tf.j2
+++ b/recipes/base/templates/terraform/variables.tf.j2
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 {% if cloud == "AWS" %}variable "region" {
-  description = "AWS region for {{ project_name }}"
+  description = "AWS region for the generated StackPilot Terraform foundation"
   type        = string
   default     = "us-east-1"
 }
 {% elif cloud == "Azure" %}variable "location" {
-  description = "Azure location for {{ project_name }}"
+  description = "Azure location for the generated StackPilot Terraform foundation"
   type        = string
   default     = "eastus"
 }
 {% elif cloud == "GCP" %}variable "project_id" {
-  description = "GCP project ID for {{ project_name }}"
+  description = "GCP project ID for the generated StackPilot Terraform foundation"
   type        = string
 }
 
 variable "region" {
-  description = "GCP region for {{ project_name }}"
+  description = "GCP region for the generated StackPilot Terraform foundation"
   type        = string
   default     = "us-central1"
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a0c8b95..85f4a75 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod fix;
 mod git;
 mod identity;
 mod inspect;
+mod metadata;
 mod readiness;
 mod recipe;
 mod scaffold;
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 deployment.as_deref(),
                 apply,
             )?;
+            metadata::sync_after_fix(&path, cloud.as_deref(), apply)?;
         }
         Commands::Upgrade {
             path,
diff --git a/src/metadata.rs b/src/metadata.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f03770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/metadata.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+
+pub fn sync_after_fix(root: &Path, cloud: Option<&str>, apply: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let Some(cloud) = normalize_cloud(cloud) else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    let root = root
+        .canonicalize()
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to resolve repository path {}", root.display()))?;
+    let metadata_path = root.join(".stackpilot.toml");
+    if !metadata_path.exists() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(&metadata_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to inspect {}", metadata_path.display()))?;
+    if metadata.file_type().is_symlink() || !metadata.file_type().is_file() {
+        println!(
+            "\n! StackPilot metadata synchronization skipped because {} is not a regular file",
+            metadata_path.display()
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let original = fs::read_to_string(&metadata_path)
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to read {}", metadata_path.display()))?;
+    let Some(content) = synchronized_content(&original, cloud) else {
+        println!(
+            "\n! StackPilot metadata synchronization skipped because .stackpilot.toml does not contain the expected [project].cloud and [features].terraform keys"
+        );
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    if content == original {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let terraform_exists = root.join("infra/terraform/main.tf").is_file();
+    if !apply {
+        println!("\nStackPilot metadata synchronization");
+        println!(
+            "~ update .stackpilot.toml — synchronize explicit cloud intent ({cloud}) and Terraform feature metadata"
+        );
+        if !terraform_exists {
+            println!("  conditional on Terraform remediation being applied successfully");
+        }
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    if !terraform_exists {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    fs::write(&metadata_path, content)
+        .with_context(|| format!("failed to update {}", metadata_path.display()))?;
+    println!("\n✓ StackPilot metadata synchronized: cloud={cloud}, terraform=true");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn normalize_cloud(cloud: Option<&str>) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match cloud {
+        Some(value) if value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("AWS") => Some("AWS"),
+        Some(value) if value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("Azure") => Some("Azure"),
+        Some(value) if value.eq_ignore_ascii_case("GCP") => Some("GCP"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn synchronized_content(content: &str, cloud: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let content = replace_section_key(content, "project", "cloud", &format!("\"{cloud}\""))?;
+    replace_section_key(&content, "features", "terraform", "true")
+}
+
+fn replace_section_key(content: &str, section: &str, key: &str, value: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let newline = if content.contains("\r\n") {
+        "\r\n"
+    } else {
+        "\n"
+    };
+    let had_trailing_newline = content.ends_with('\n');
+    let target_section = format!("[{section}]");
+    let target_key = format!("{key} =");
+    let mut current_section = "";
+    let mut replaced = false;
+    let mut lines = Vec::new();
+
+    for line in content.lines() {
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        if trimmed.starts_with('[') && trimmed.ends_with(']') {
+            current_section = trimmed;
+        }
+
+        if current_section == target_section && trimmed.starts_with(&target_key) {
+            let indent_len = line.len() - line.trim_start().len();
+            let indent = &line[..indent_len];
+            lines.push(format!("{indent}{key} = {value}"));
+            replaced = true;
+        } else {
+            lines.push(line.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !replaced {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut result = lines.join(newline);
+    if had_trailing_newline {
+        result.push_str(newline);
+    }
+    Some(result)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    use super::{sync_after_fix, synchronized_content};
+
+    const METADATA: &str = "version = 1\n\n[project]\nname = \"demo\"\ncloud = \"None\"\n\n[features]\ndocker = true\nci = true\nterraform = false\n\n[stackpilot]\nrecipe = \"adopted\"\nmanaged = false\n";
+
+    #[test]
+    fn synchronizes_cloud_and_terraform_without_rewriting_other_metadata() {
+        let updated = synchronized_content(METADATA, "AWS").expect("metadata update");
+        assert!(updated.contains("name = \"demo\""));
+        assert!(updated.contains("cloud = \"AWS\""));
+        assert!(updated.contains("terraform = true"));
+        assert!(updated.contains("managed = false"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn apply_updates_adopted_metadata_after_terraform_exists() {
+        let repo = tempdir().expect("repository");
+        fs::write(repo.path().join(".stackpilot.toml"), METADATA).expect("metadata");
+        fs::create_dir_all(repo.path().join("infra/terraform")).expect("terraform directory");
+        fs::write(
+            repo.path().join("infra/terraform/main.tf"),
+            "terraform {}\n",
+        )
+        .expect("terraform main");
+
+        sync_after_fix(repo.path(), Some("aws"), true).expect("sync metadata");
+
+        let updated = fs::read_to_string(repo.path().join(".stackpilot.toml")).expect("metadata");
+        assert!(updated.contains("cloud = \"AWS\""));
+        assert!(updated.contains("terraform = true"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn preview_never_modifies_metadata() {
+        let repo = tempdir().expect("repository");
+        fs::write(repo.path().join(".stackpilot.toml"), METADATA).expect("metadata");
+
+        sync_after_fix(repo.path(), Some("AWS"), false).expect("preview metadata");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            fs::read_to_string(repo.path().join(".stackpilot.toml")).expect("metadata"),
+            METADATA
+        );
+    }
+}