diff --git a/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts b/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
index 7a587abf..ea14c6a7 100644
--- a/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
+++ b/scripts/hwlab-g14-contract-test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { activeV02PipelineRuns, g14ObservabilityQueryAssertion, gitMirrorFlushJobManifest, gitMirrorStatusSummary, gitMirrorSyncJobManifest, gitMirrorV02SyncRequirement, hwlabG14Help, hwlabG14MonitorStateFileName, parseGitMirrorStatusRefs, parseK8sCpuMillicores, parseK8sMemoryMiB, parsePipelineTaskRunMetrics, parseV02TriggerSnapshot, rolloutRecordBody, semanticChangelogBullets, summarizeV02CdStatus, v02CloseoutVerdict, v02CommitAlignment, v02ControlPlaneRefreshScriptHash, v02ControlPlaneRenderScript, v02ExistingPipelineRunReuseDecision, v02FalseGreenGuard, v02GitMirrorPreSyncWaitMs, v02LatestOnlyTargetValidation, v02PipelineServiceIds, v02PrAutomationCommentBody, v02ReusableGitMirrorPreSyncMarker, v02ReusableRefreshMarker, v02TaskRunPerformanceSummary } from "./src/hwlab-g14";
+import { activeV02PipelineRuns, g14ObservabilityQueryAssertion, gitMirrorFlushJobManifest, gitMirrorStatusSummary, gitMirrorSyncJobManifest, gitMirrorV02SyncRequirement, hwlabG14Help, hwlabG14MonitorStateFileName, parseGitMirrorStatusRefs, parseK8sCpuMillicores, parseK8sMemoryMiB, parsePipelineTaskRunMetrics, parseV02TriggerSnapshot, rolloutRecordBody, semanticChangelogBullets, summarizeV02CdStatus, v02CloseoutVerdict, v02CommitAlignment, v02ControlPlaneRefreshScriptHash, v02ControlPlaneRenderScript, v02ExistingPipelineRunReuseDecision, v02FalseGreenGuard, v02GitMirrorPreSyncWaitMs, v02LatestOnlyTargetValidation, v02PipelineServiceIds, v02PrAutomationCommentBody, v02ReusableGitMirrorPreSyncMarker, v02ReusableRefreshMarker, v02StatusHistoryPolicy, v02TaskRunPerformanceSummary } from "./src/hwlab-g14";
 import { runCommand } from "./src/command";
 
 function assertCondition(condition: unknown, message: string, detail: unknown = {}): void {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const hwlabHelpUsage = Array.isArray(hwlabG14Help().usage) ? hwlabG14Help().usag
 assertCondition(
   hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane status --lane v02 --pipeline-run"))
     && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane status --lane v02 --source-commit"))
+    && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane status --lane v02 --history"))
     && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane closeout --lane v02 --pipeline-run"))
     && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane closeout --lane v02 --source-commit"))
     && hwlabHelpUsage.some((line) => line.includes("control-plane cleanup-runs --lane v02 --pipeline-run"))
@@ -557,6 +558,29 @@ assertCondition(
   "v0.2 active PipelineRun helper must accept the status.activePipelineRuns array shape",
   activeRunSummary,
 );
+const hiddenHistoryPolicy = v02StatusHistoryPolicy({
+  activePipelineRuns: [],
+  history: {
+    included: false,
+    note: "recent PipelineRun history is hidden by default so old manifest/service-id failures do not pollute the current-target verdict; rerun with --history to inspect it",
+    command: "hwlab g14 control-plane status --lane v02 --history",
+  },
+});
+const explicitHistoryPolicy = v02StatusHistoryPolicy({
+  activePipelineRuns: [],
+  recentPipelineRuns: { items: [{ name: "hwlab-v02-ci-poll-aaaaaaaaaaaa", status: "False" }] },
+  history: { included: true },
+});
+assertCondition(
+  hiddenHistoryPolicy.included === false
+    && hiddenHistoryPolicy.recentPipelineRunsVisible === false
+    && hiddenHistoryPolicy.activePipelineRunsVisible === true
+    && String(hiddenHistoryPolicy.command).includes("--history")
+    && explicitHistoryPolicy.included === true
+    && explicitHistoryPolicy.recentPipelineRunsVisible === true,
+  "v0.2 status must hide historical PipelineRun lists by default and expose them only via --history",
+  { hiddenHistoryPolicy, explicitHistoryPolicy },
+);
 
 const falseGreenPassed = v02FalseGreenGuard({
   sourceCommit: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa",
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
index b66e3f02..35cb63f5 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-g14.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ interface G14ControlPlaneOptions {
   limit: number;
   sourceCommit?: string;
   pipelineRun?: string;
+  history: boolean;
 }
 
 type V02StatusTargetMode = "latest-source-head" | "source-commit" | "pipeline-run";
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ interface V02ControlPlaneStatusTarget {
   sourceCommit?: string | null;
   pipelineRun?: string | null;
   mode?: V02StatusTargetMode;
+  includeHistory?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface G14ToolsImageOptions {
@@ -382,6 +384,7 @@ function parseControlPlaneOptions(args: string[]): G14ControlPlaneOptions {
     limit: positiveIntegerOption(args, "--limit", 20, 200),
     sourceCommit: sourceCommitRaw === undefined ? undefined : validateFullShaOption(sourceCommitRaw, "--source-commit"),
     pipelineRun: pipelineRunRaw === undefined ? undefined : validateV02PipelineRunOption(pipelineRunRaw),
+    history: args.includes("--history"),
   };
 }
 
@@ -2938,6 +2941,7 @@ function createV02PipelineRun(sourceCommit: string, timeoutSeconds: number): Com
 function v02ControlPlaneStatus(target: V02ControlPlaneStatusTarget = {}): Record<string, unknown> {
   const targetMode: V02StatusTargetMode = target.mode
     ?? (target.pipelineRun !== undefined && target.pipelineRun !== null ? "pipeline-run" : target.sourceCommit !== undefined ? "source-commit" : "latest-source-head");
+  const includeHistory = target.includeHistory === true;
   const strictHeadAlignment = targetMode === "latest-source-head";
   const bundle = v02ControlPlaneStatusBundle({ ...target, mode: targetMode });
   const sections = parseShellSections(statusText(bundle));
@@ -3135,7 +3139,16 @@ function v02ControlPlaneStatus(target: V02ControlPlaneStatusTarget = {}): Record
     falseGreenGuard,
     webAssets,
     activePipelineRuns,
-    recentPipelineRuns,
+    history: {
+      included: includeHistory,
+      activePipelineRunCount: activePipelineRuns.length,
+      recentPipelineRunCount: Array.isArray(recentPipelineRuns.items) ? recentPipelineRuns.items.length : 0,
+      note: includeHistory
+        ? "recentPipelineRuns is included because --history was requested; historical runs are diagnostic evidence, not the default current-target verdict"
+        : "recent PipelineRun history is hidden by default so old manifest/service-id failures do not pollute the current-target verdict; rerun with --history to inspect it",
+      command: statusCommand.includes("--history") ? statusCommand : `${statusCommand} --history`,
+    },
+    ...(includeHistory ? { recentPipelineRuns } : {}),
     query: {
       ok: isCommandSuccess(bundle),
       exitCode: bundle.exitCode,
@@ -3155,17 +3168,17 @@ function runV02ControlPlane(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string, unk
   if (options.action === "cleanup-runs") return runControlPlaneCleanup(options);
   if (options.action === "cleanup-released-pvs") return runControlPlaneReleasedPvCleanup(options);
   if ((options.action === "status" || options.action === "closeout") && options.pipelineRun !== undefined) {
-    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus({ pipelineRun: options.pipelineRun, mode: "pipeline-run" });
+    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus({ pipelineRun: options.pipelineRun, mode: "pipeline-run", includeHistory: options.history });
     if (options.action === "closeout") return v02ControlPlaneCloseout(status);
     return status;
   }
   if ((options.action === "status" || options.action === "closeout") && options.sourceCommit !== undefined) {
-    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus({ sourceCommit: options.sourceCommit, mode: "source-commit" });
+    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus({ sourceCommit: options.sourceCommit, mode: "source-commit", includeHistory: options.history });
     if (options.action === "closeout") return v02ControlPlaneCloseout(status);
     return status;
   }
   if (options.action === "closeout") {
-    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus();
+    const status = v02ControlPlaneStatus({ includeHistory: options.history });
     return v02ControlPlaneCloseout(status);
   }
   const snapshot = options.action === "trigger-current" ? getV02TriggerSnapshot() : null;
@@ -3200,7 +3213,7 @@ function runV02ControlPlane(options: G14ControlPlaneOptions): Record<string, unk
     return { ok: false, command: `hwlab g14 control-plane ${options.action} --lane v02`, degradedReason: "v02-head-unresolved", sourceRepo: V02_CICD_REPO, workspace: V02_WORKSPACE, headProbe: compactCommandResult(head.result) };
   }
   if (options.action === "runtime-migration") return runV02RuntimeMigration(options, sourceCommit);
-  if (options.action === "status") return v02ControlPlaneStatus({ sourceCommit, mode: "latest-source-head" });
+  if (options.action === "status") return v02ControlPlaneStatus({ sourceCommit, mode: "latest-source-head", includeHistory: options.history });
   if (options.action === "apply") {
     const render = runV02RenderToTemp(sourceCommit);
     if (!isCommandSuccess(render.result)) {
@@ -7094,6 +7107,17 @@ export function activeV02PipelineRuns(status: Record<string, unknown>): Record<s
   return items.map((item) => record(item)).filter((item) => String(item.status ?? "") === "Unknown");
 }
 
+export function v02StatusHistoryPolicy(status: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const history = record(status.history);
+  return {
+    included: history.included === true,
+    recentPipelineRunsVisible: Object.hasOwn(status, "recentPipelineRuns"),
+    activePipelineRunsVisible: Object.hasOwn(status, "activePipelineRuns"),
+    note: history.note ?? null,
+    command: history.command ?? null,
+  };
+}
+
 function v02PrCommentSignature(input: V02PrCommentInput): string {
   const summary = input.preflight ?? {};
   const cd = input.cd ?? {};
@@ -7634,6 +7658,7 @@ export function hwlabG14Help(): Record<string, unknown> {
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 monitor-prs --lane v02 --once --dry-run",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 record-rollout --pr <number> [--source-commit sha]",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 control-plane status --lane v02",
+      "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 control-plane status --lane v02 --history",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 control-plane status --lane v02 --pipeline-run hwlab-v02-ci-poll-<short-sha>",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 control-plane status --lane v02 --source-commit <full-sha>",
       "bun scripts/cli.ts hwlab g14 control-plane closeout --lane v02 --pipeline-run hwlab-v02-ci-poll-<short-sha>",