diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-05-29-039-feat-complete-validation-resume-plan.md b/docs/plans/2026-05-29-039-feat-complete-validation-resume-plan.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+title: feat: Complete interrupted full-target validation
+type: feat
+status: complete
+date: 2026-05-30
+origin: /lfg — 2026-05-30 validation stalled on KotOR_discord_msgs; finish remaining targets
+---
+
+# feat: Complete interrupted full-target validation
+
+## Summary
+
+The 2026-05-30 `full-validation-latest.log` run completed 4/9 targets then stalled during `KotOR_discord_msgs` scrape. Resume validation per remaining target, fix misleading per-target log labels, and finalize merge-readiness table.
+
+## Requirements
+
+| ID | Requirement |
+|----|-------------|
+| R1 | Run `run-operator-validation.sh --target NAME` for each incomplete enabled target; append to `logs/validation-resume-20260530.log` |
+| R2 | `docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md` table shows final pass/fail per target |
+| R3 | `run-operator-validation.sh` logs `Per-target begin` / `Per-target done` instead of premature `Per-target pass` |
+| R4 | `DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-all-smokes.sh` passes |
+| R5 | PR #1538 updated |
+
+## Verification
+
+- `grep 'Operator validation finished' logs/validation-resume-20260530.log` (per target)
+- 19 offline smokes
diff --git a/docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md b/docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md
index 2ab844c2..32b205ac 100644
--- a/docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md
+++ b/docs/recurring-scrape-merge-readiness.md
@@ -99,23 +99,23 @@ DCE_MIN_FREE_MB=0 ./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --sync-gui --per-target -
   --log-file logs/full-validation-latest.log
 ```
 
-**2026-05-30 run** (log `logs/full-validation-latest.log`, started `01:35:29Z`):
+**Combined 2026-05-30 validation** (`logs/full-validation-latest.log` + `logs/validation-resume-20260530.log`):
 
 | Target | Scrape | Audit | Notes |
 |--------|--------|-------|-------|
-| ror_orig_discord | pass | pass | |
-| ror_new_discord | pass | pass | |
-| openkotor_discord_msgs | pass | pass | |
+| ror_orig_discord | pass | pass | full-validation run |
+| ror_new_discord | pass | pass | full-validation run |
+| openkotor_discord_msgs | pass | pass | full-validation run |
 | KotOR_Speedrun_Discord | pass | pass | 7 channels skipped (forbidden) |
-| KotOR_discord_msgs | in progress / long-running | — | 27 channels; allow time on first full scrape |
-| holocron_toolset_discord | pending | — | |
-| expanded_kotor_discord | pending | — | |
-| eod_discord | pending | — | |
-| DS_Discord_msgs | pending | — | |
+| holocron_toolset_discord | pass | pass | validation-resume |
+| expanded_kotor_discord | pass | pass | validation-resume |
+| eod_discord | pass | pass | validation-resume |
+| DS_Discord_msgs | pass | pass | validation-resume; some channels forbidden |
+| KotOR_discord_msgs | **fail** | — | channel `221726893064454144` (`yes_general`) failed mid-export (~11%); see log |
 
-Re-check completion: `grep 'Per-target summary\\|Operator validation finished' logs/full-validation-latest.log`
+**KotOR remediation:** ensure several GiB free on `/home`, run `./scripts/audit-archive-json.sh --target KotOR_discord_msgs`, salvage truncated JSON if needed, then `./scripts/run-operator-validation.sh --target KotOR_discord_msgs`.
 
-**Disk:** ~25 GiB free on `/home` at 2026-05-30; still allow headroom for KotOR `yes_general`-scale merges.
+**Disk:** ~22 GiB free on `/home` (2026-05-30); large channel merges still need headroom.
 
 ## CI note (fork PRs)
 
diff --git a/scripts/run-operator-validation.sh b/scripts/run-operator-validation.sh
index 6b8aec42..7bbca85c 100755
--- a/scripts/run-operator-validation.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-operator-validation.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ scrape_per_target() {
   mapfile -t target_names < <(enabled_targets)
   for name in "${target_names[@]}"; do
     [[ -n "$name" ]] || continue
-    log_step "Per-target pass: $name"
+    log_step "Per-target begin: $name"
     if ! run_step "run-documents-scrape ($name)" "$DOCUMENTS_SCRAPE" "${scrape_args[@]}" --target "$name"; then
+      log_step "Per-target failed: $name (scrape)"
       failures=$((failures + 1))
       if (( CONTINUE_ON_ERROR == 0 )); then
         return 1
@@ -103,12 +104,15 @@ scrape_per_target() {
       continue
     fi
     if (( DRY_RUN )); then
+      log_step "Per-target done: $name (dry-run)"
       ok=$((ok + 1))
       continue
     fi
     if run_step "audit-archive-json ($name)" "$AUDIT_JSON" --config "$CONFIG_PATH" --target "$name"; then
+      log_step "Per-target done: $name (ok)"
       ok=$((ok + 1))
     else
+      log_step "Per-target failed: $name (audit)"
       failures=$((failures + 1))
       if (( CONTINUE_ON_ERROR == 0 )); then
         return 1