diff --git a/local/docs/DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md b/local/docs/DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md
index 1aca1a3b16..7b7d8e39d5 100644
--- a/local/docs/DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md
+++ b/local/docs/DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ from `openRestricted()` — meaning it can start but cannot manage real devices.
 ```
 plasma-workspace needs:
   org.kde.KWin                    ✅ KWin provides
-  org.kde.kglobalaccel            ⚠️ activation file staged — daemon/runtime proof build-verified; QEMU validation supplementary
-  org.kde.kded6                   ⚠️ activation file staged — daemon/runtime proof build-verified; QEMU validation supplementary
+  org.kde.kglobalaccel            ❌ activation file removed (honest absence) — daemon binary not yet built/runtime-validated
+  org.kde.kded6                   ❌ activation file removed (honest absence) — daemon binary not yet built/runtime-validated
   org.kde.plasmashell             ✅ plasmashell provides (self-register)
   org.kde.osdService              ✅ plasmashell provides
   org.freedesktop.Notifications   ✅ scaffold exists — current daemon logs to stderr only
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ Complete Plasma needs (after re-enabling disabled components):
   org.freedesktop.NetworkManager  ⏸️ DEFERRED — Red Bear OS uses redbear-netctl for now
   org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1      ⚠️ scaffold exists — KAuth still blocked on missing PolkitQt6-1 packaging
   org.freedesktop.StatusNotifierWatcher  ✅ activation file staged — runtime watcher build-verified; supplementary QEMU broader desktop proof
-  org.kde.JobViewServer           ⚠️ activation file staged — kuiserver binary/runtime still open
-  org.kde.ksmserver               ⚠️ activation file staged — session manager binary/runtime still open
-  org.kde.ActivityManager         ⚠️ activation file staged — activity manager binary/runtime still open
+  org.kde.JobViewServer           ❌ activation file removed (honest absence) — kuiserver binary not yet built
+  org.kde.ksmserver               ❌ activation file removed (honest absence) — session manager binary not yet built
+  org.kde.ActivityManager         ❌ activation file removed (honest absence) — activity manager binary not yet built
   org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver: deferred (not on critical path) — screen locking
 ```
 
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ Complete Plasma needs (after re-enabling disabled components):
 │   ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
 │   │  org.kde.KWin           (KWin self-registers)                   │  │
 │   │  org.kde.plasmashell    (plasmashell self-registers)            │  │
-│   │  org.kde.kglobalaccel   (kglobalaccel daemon)                   │  │
-│   │  org.kde.kded6          (KDE daemon)                            │  │
-│   │  org.kde.ActivityManager (kactivitymanagerd scaffold)           │  │
-│   │  org.kde.JobViewServer  (kuiserver scaffold)                    │  │
-│   │  org.kde.ksmserver      (ksmserver scaffold)                    │  │
+│   │  org.kde.kglobalaccel   (daemon NOT built — activation removed)   │  │
+│   │  org.kde.kded6          (daemon NOT built — activation removed)   │  │
+│   │  org.kde.ActivityManager (daemon NOT built — activation removed)  │  │
+│   │  org.kde.JobViewServer  (daemon NOT built — activation removed)   │  │
+│   │  org.kde.ksmserver      (daemon NOT built — activation removed)   │  │
 │   │  org.freedesktop.Notifications  (redbear-notifications)         │  │
 │   │  org.freedesktop.StatusNotifierWatcher  (redbear-statusnotifier)│  │
 │   └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
@@ -410,31 +410,15 @@ org.freedesktop.login1.service:
 Location: `/usr/share/dbus-1/session-services/`
 
 ```
-org.kde.kglobalaccel.service:
-  [D-BUS Service]
-  Name=org.kde.kglobalaccel
-  Exec=/usr/bin/kglobalaccel
-
-org.kde.kded6.service:
-  [D-BUS Service]
-  Name=org.kde.kded6
-  Exec=/usr/bin/kded6
-
-org.kde.ActivityManager.service:
-  [D-BUS Service]
-  Name=org.kde.ActivityManager
-  Exec=/usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd
-
-org.kde.JobViewServer.service:
-  [D-BUS Service]
-  Name=org.kde.JobViewServer
-  Exec=/usr/bin/kuiserver
-
-org.kde.ksmserver.service:
-  [D-BUS Service]
-  Name=org.kde.ksmserver
-  Exec=/usr/bin/ksmserver
+REMOVED (honest absence — daemons not built, Exec pointed to non-existent
+binaries; will be re-added when the daemons are built/validated):
+  org.kde.kglobalaccel.service      (Exec=/usr/bin/kglobalaccel)
+  org.kde.kded6.service             (Exec=/usr/bin/kded6)
+  org.kde.ActivityManager.service   (Exec=/usr/bin/kactivitymanagerd)
+  org.kde.JobViewServer.service     (Exec=/usr/bin/kuiserver)
+  org.kde.ksmserver.service         (Exec=/usr/bin/ksmserver)
 
+STAGED (daemons built and validated):
 org.freedesktop.Notifications.service:
   [D-BUS Service]
   Name=org.freedesktop.Notifications
@@ -452,12 +436,8 @@ local/recipes/system/redbear-dbus-services/
     ├── system-services/
     │   └── org.freedesktop.login1.service
     ├── session-services/
-    │   ├── org.kde.kglobalaccel.service
-    │   ├── org.kde.kded6.service
-    │   ├── org.kde.ActivityManager.service
-    │   ├── org.kde.JobViewServer.service
-    │   ├── org.kde.ksmserver.service
     │   └── org.freedesktop.Notifications.service
+    │   # (KDE daemon .service files removed — see §4.2/§4.3 gap analysis)
     ├── system.d/
     │   ├── org.freedesktop.login1.conf
     │   └── org.redbear.session.conf
diff --git a/local/recipes/system/redbear-dbus-services/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/system/redbear-dbus-services/recipe.toml
index 38a9670977..5d6717c4e3 100644
--- a/local/recipes/system/redbear-dbus-services/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/system/redbear-dbus-services/recipe.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# KDE daemon activation files intentionally absent — the following daemons are
+# not yet built/runtime-validated, so their .service files would trigger D-Bus
+# auto-activation failures (Exec points to non-existent binaries):
+#   org.kde.kglobalaccel, org.kde.kded6, org.kde.ActivityManager,
+#   org.kde.JobViewServer, org.kde.ksmserver
+# They will be added (or generated by the daemon recipes) when built.
+# See local/docs/DBUS-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md.
+
 [package]
 name = "redbear-dbus-services"
 version = "0.1.0"