diff --git a/.repository-projection.json b/.repository-projection.json
index 2982713..e900e90 100644
--- a/.repository-projection.json
+++ b/.repository-projection.json
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   "projection": "examples",
   "projectionSchemaVersion": 1,
   "sourceRepository": "dx-corp/mono",
-  "sourceSha": "4c59ec9a999a589032b671ecb7f8eb91e074866c",
+  "sourceSha": "e2e8bfa24848edcccdf5f7e5f5dda61c979e6607",
   "destinationRepository": "dx-corp/examples",
-  "priorProjectedBase": "eca39561a16feb8b1f96cfa9ff6b902b25b57117",
+  "priorProjectedBase": "63892502461f35f903a300e58fb4258a001c29a5",
   "definitionDigest": "ec2a926dbb322ffc1c2329c0b1f56b2b8bc0528c918473ebbcea0ef8234ff2b5",
   "toolDigest": "d0c2f4acb3916b1207c5c9b7b2b8e6e5c772938c",
-  "contentDigest": "a21d875d331cec2a7ad243f991e2c118b7958f95c3b48d711ab88c13189a1211",
+  "contentDigest": "a829427722e59440620a73e54c56d75208ff3885aa91ea7234ae48c41571df98",
   "publicationEligible": true
 }
diff --git a/scripts/distribution-validation.mjs b/scripts/distribution-validation.mjs
index 968e671..f6736e3 100644
--- a/scripts/distribution-validation.mjs
+++ b/scripts/distribution-validation.mjs
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ export function validateEndpointWorkspace(metadata) {
 async function validateEndpoint(root, files) {
   for (const required of ["Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock", "merlin/Cargo.toml", "merlin-common/Cargo.toml",
     "merlin-ebpf/Cargo.toml", "packaging/linux/test-packaging.sh", "rules/block-demo.yaml",
-    "packs/sigma-linux.yaml", "macos/Package.swift", "collection-manifest.toml", "windows/wsl-plugin/Cargo.toml"]) {
+    "packs/sigma-linux.yaml", "macos/Package.swift", "collection-manifest.d/settings.toml",
+    "collection-manifest.d/ai_locations.toml", "windows/wsl-plugin/Cargo.toml"]) {
     requireValue(files.includes(required), `endpoint is missing ${required}`);
   }
   for (const path of files) requireValue(!/^(?:server|admin-ui|tools)(?:\/|$)|^Dockerfile$|^macos\/docs\//.test(path), `endpoint contains an internal surface: ${path}`);