diff --git a/.github/workflows/translation-guard.yml b/.github/workflows/translation-guard.yml
index 4c1a397b819..460e677f37f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translation-guard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translation-guard.yml
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ jobs:
             echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "**State of the engine (#15198, #10038):** \`translation-sync.yml\` is on a manual-maintainer hold since 2026-08-12 -- it no longer runs per-PR, so editing the FR source does **not** refresh the derived file until the hold is lifted. While the hold stands, the auditable exit for a legitimate derived-file change is the dual-key override (#10332), never a silent hand-edit." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "**Counterpart organ (#20232):** the hot-subset ratchet (\`scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py\`, #13551) requires a **per-cell CSV resync** after an FR edit -- exactly the derived files flagged here. The dual-key override above is the auditable path for that resync; the two organs name each other on purpose." >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+            echo "" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo '```bash' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo "git checkout origin/main -- $CHANGED" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
             echo '```' >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
@@ -198,6 +200,13 @@ jobs:
       # cliquet is not disarmed. The decision lives in
       # `scripts/ci/translation_override_required.py` (testable, injectable
       # fetchers -- unit tests never touch the network).
+      #
+      # Counterpart organ (#20232): the hot-subset ratchet
+      # (`scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py`, #13551)
+      # requires a per-cell CSV resync after an FR edit -- i.e. the derived
+      # files this guard flags. The two organs name each other on purpose:
+      # the ratchet points here and to this dual-key; this guard points to
+      # the ratchet. Do not silence one by weakening the other.
       - name: Resolve translation-guard override (#10332)
         id: override
         if: steps.check.outputs.violated == 'true'
diff --git a/scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py b/scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py
index 904faaf219b..63050084efd 100644
--- a/scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py
+++ b/scripts/translation/tests/test_hot_subset_ratchet.py
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ def test_hot_subset_is_zero():
     If this fails: an FR notebook edit landed on a cell that has a
     translation, without resyncing its CSV row. Fix per-cell (see the issue
     procedure) — do NOT run a global re-extraction, it orphans translations.
+
+    The per-cell resync edits ``translations/**/*.csv``, which
+    ``translation-guard.yml`` flags as a translation-owned hand-edit. Both
+    organs are sound; the contradiction is resolved by the guard's dual-key
+    override (#10332): comment marker ``[TRANSLATION-OVERRIDE] <motif>`` AND
+    label ``translation-override``. With ``translation-sync.yml`` on maintainer
+    hold since 2026-08-12 (#15198, #10038), the override is the only open path
+    while the hold stands — never a silent hand-edit.
     """
     translations = REPO_ROOT / "translations"
     notebooks = REPO_ROOT / "MyIA.AI.Notebooks"
@@ -94,6 +102,10 @@ def test_hot_subset_is_zero():
     assert hot == [], (
         f"{len(hot)} hot cell(s): SRC_DRIFT on rows with deposited "
         f"translations — resync per-cell (never global extraction, #13551). "
+        f"That resync edits translations/**, which translation-guard.yml "
+        f"flags: take its dual-key override (label `translation-override` + "
+        f"comment marker `[TRANSLATION-OVERRIDE] <motif>`, #10332) while "
+        f"translation-sync.yml is on hold (#15198/#10038). "
         f"First offenders: {[ (a['notebook'], a['cell_id']) for a in hot[:5] ]}"
     )