diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-05-29-026-feat-documents-scrape-disk-preflight-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-05-29-026-feat-documents-scrape-disk-preflight-plan.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+title: feat: Disk preflight on documents scrape entrypoint
+type: feat
+status: complete
+date: 2026-05-29
+origin: /lfg — plan 025 added disk checks to verify-operator-ready but run-documents-scrape bypassed them
+---
+
+# feat: Disk preflight on documents scrape entrypoint
+
+## Summary
+
+Operators often run `./scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh` directly (and monthly cron uses the host runner). Call the same archive disk check before any live Discord scrape so full disks fail fast with a clear message.
+
+## Requirements
+
+| ID | Requirement |
+|----|-------------|
+| R1 | `verify-operator-ready.sh --disk-only` runs config parse + `require_archive_disk_space` only |
+| R2 | `run-documents-scrape.sh` invokes disk check before preflight/scrape (not on `--dry-run`) |
+| R3 | `documents-scrape-smoke.sh` covers `--disk-only` success path with `DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0` |
+| R4 | `run-all-smokes.sh` still passes |
+
+## Verification
+
+- `./scripts/tests/documents-scrape-smoke.sh`
+- `DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh`
diff --git a/scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh b/scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh
index 30340dde..f10ab4af 100755
--- a/scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONTAINER_CONFIG="${DCE_CONTAINER_CONFIG:-/config/scrape-targets.json}"
 HOST_RUNNER="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/run-discord-scrape-host.sh"
 DISCOVER_TOKEN="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/discover-discord-token.sh"
 VERIFY_SCRIPT="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/verify-documents-archives.sh"
+VERIFY_READY="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh"
 SETUP_AUTH="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/setup-scrape-auth.sh"
 
 usage() {
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ main() {
     exit 0
   fi
 
+  "$VERIFY_READY" --disk-only --config "$CONFIG_PATH"
+
   if [[ -n "${DISCORD_TOKEN:-}" || -n "${DISCORD_TOKEN_FILE:-}" ]]; then
     "$SETUP_AUTH" 2>/dev/null || true
   elif [[ -x "$DISCOVER_TOKEN" ]] && "$DISCOVER_TOKEN" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/scripts/tests/documents-scrape-smoke.sh b/scripts/tests/documents-scrape-smoke.sh
index 15109a3a..8f8fd340 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/documents-scrape-smoke.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/documents-scrape-smoke.sh
@@ -75,4 +75,8 @@ DCE_REPO_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
 
 "$REPO_ROOT/scripts/run-documents-scrape.sh" --dry-run --config "$TMP_DIR/config.json" >/dev/null
 
+DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 DCE_CONFIG_FILE="$TMP_DIR/config.json" \
+  "$REPO_ROOT/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh" --disk-only --config "$TMP_DIR/config.json" \
+  | grep -q 'disk-only: ok'
+
 echo "documents-scrape-smoke: ok"
diff --git a/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh b/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh
index 2833293f..1e0c95f1 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-operator-ready.sh
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ HOST_RUNNER="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/run-discord-scrape-host.sh"
 VERIFY_ARCHIVES="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/verify-documents-archives.sh"
 DISCOVER="$REPO_ROOT/scripts/discover-discord-token.sh"
 PREFLIGHT_TARGET=""
+DISK_ONLY=0
 
 usage() {
   cat <<EOF
 Usage:
-  $(basename "$0") [--config PATH] [--preflight TARGET]
+  $(basename "$0") [--config PATH] [--disk-only] [--preflight TARGET]
 
 Check host prerequisites for recurring scrape:
   jq, container compose, Discord auth, valid config, seeded archives.
+With --disk-only, only validate config JSON and archive-root free space (DCE_MIN_FREE_MB).
 With --preflight TARGET, also run Discord preflight for one target.
 EOF
 }
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ main() {
         CONFIG_PATH=$2
         shift 2
         ;;
+      --disk-only)
+        DISK_ONLY=1
+        shift
+        ;;
       --preflight)
         [[ $# -ge 2 ]] || die "Missing value for --preflight."
         PREFLIGHT_TARGET=$2
@@ -122,6 +128,12 @@ main() {
   [[ -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]] || die "Missing config: $CONFIG_PATH"
   jq empty "$CONFIG_PATH" >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Invalid JSON config: $CONFIG_PATH"
 
+  if (( DISK_ONLY == 1 )); then
+    require_archive_disk_space
+    printf 'disk-only: ok (config %s)\n' "$CONFIG_PATH"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
   printf 'Operator readiness checks\n'
   printf '=========================\n'
   require_archive_disk_space