diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md b/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md
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+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ no enforcement wiring yet. (#2328)
 
 ## Install
 
+See [`docs/miner-goal-spec.md`](docs/miner-goal-spec.md) for the `.gittensory-miner.yml` field reference and [`.gittensory-miner.yml.example`](../../.gittensory-miner.yml.example) at the repo root.
+
 From a local checkout:
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/docs/miner-goal-spec.md b/packages/gittensory-miner/docs/miner-goal-spec.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# MinerGoalSpec (`.gittensory-miner.yml`)
+
+Per-repo configuration telling an autonomous Gittensory miner what to look for and how to behave when targeting a repo. Parsed by `@jsonbored/gittensory-engine` (`parseMinerGoalSpec` / `parseMinerGoalSpecContent`); this document is the field reference. Machine-readable shape: [`../schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json`](../schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json). Copy [`.gittensory-miner.yml.example`](../../../.gittensory-miner.yml.example) to `.gittensory-miner.yml` and edit.
+
+Discovery order (first match wins):
+
+- `.gittensory-miner.yml`
+- `.github/gittensory-miner.yml`
+- `.gittensory-miner.json`
+- `.github/gittensory-miner.json`
+
+Every field is optional. Unknown keys are ignored; a malformed field falls back to its documented default with a warning — a broken file never hard-fails the miner.
+
+## Relationship to `.gittensory.yml`
+
+| File | Actor | Purpose |
+|------|-------|---------|
+| `.gittensory.yml` | Review stack | How a maintainer's repo **reviews** incoming PRs (focus manifest, gate, scoring knobs). |
+| `.gittensory-miner.yml` | Miner runtime | How a miner **searches for and prioritizes** work in a target repo. |
+
+They are read by different components and do not conflict. A miner should still treat a target repo's public `.gittensory.yml` `wantedPaths` / `blockedPaths` as a hard floor when both files exist.
+
+## Fields
+
+### `minerEnabled` (boolean, default: `true`)
+
+Explicit opt-out: a public repo with no file remains minable. Set `false` to halt all miner targeting.
+
+### `wantedPaths` (string list, default: `[]`)
+
+Work areas the maintainer wants a miner to focus on. Glob list. Empty means no preference.
+
+### `blockedPaths` (string list, default: `[]`)
+
+Paths off-limits to a miner; candidates touching one should be skipped. Glob list. Mirrors `.gittensory.yml` `blockedPaths` semantics.
+
+### `preferredLabels` (string list, default: `[]`)
+
+Issue labels a miner should favor. Empty means no preference.
+
+### `blockedLabels` (string list, default: `[]`)
+
+Issue labels a miner must skip.
+
+### `maxConcurrentClaims` (integer `>= 1`, default: `1`)
+
+Maximum issues one miner may hold claimed on this repo at once.
+
+### `issueDiscoveryPolicy` (`encouraged` | `neutral` | `discouraged`, default: `neutral`)
+
+How strongly this repo encourages a miner to open discovery issues.
diff --git a/packages/gittensory-miner/schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json b/packages/gittensory-miner/schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json
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+++ b/packages/gittensory-miner/schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://jsonbored.dev/schemas/gittensory-miner-goal-spec.json",
+  "title": "MinerGoalSpec",
+  "description": "Per-repo miner configuration parsed from `.gittensory-miner.yml` (see packages/gittensory-miner/docs/miner-goal-spec.md).",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": true,
+  "properties": {
+    "minerEnabled": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true,
+      "description": "Whether autonomous miners may target this repo. Default: true."
+    },
+    "wantedPaths": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
+      "default": [],
+      "description": "Work areas a miner should prefer. Glob list. Default: []."
+    },
+    "blockedPaths": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
+      "default": [],
+      "description": "Paths a miner must skip. Glob list. Default: []."
+    },
+    "preferredLabels": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
+      "default": [],
+      "description": "Issue labels a miner should favor. Default: []."
+    },
+    "blockedLabels": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
+      "default": [],
+      "description": "Issue labels a miner must skip. Default: []."
+    },
+    "maxConcurrentClaims": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "minimum": 1,
+      "default": 1,
+      "description": "Maximum active claims one miner may hold on this repo. Default: 1."
+    },
+    "issueDiscoveryPolicy": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["encouraged", "neutral", "discouraged"],
+      "default": "neutral",
+      "description": "How strongly opening discovery issues is encouraged. Default: neutral."
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/miner-goal-spec-doc.test.ts b/test/unit/miner-goal-spec-doc.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a151eefe6b
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+++ b/test/unit/miner-goal-spec-doc.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { parseMinerGoalSpecContent } from "../../packages/gittensory-engine/src/miner-goal-spec";
+
+const repoRoot = process.cwd();
+const schemaPath = join(repoRoot, "packages/gittensory-miner/schema/miner-goal-spec.schema.json");
+const docPath = join(repoRoot, "packages/gittensory-miner/docs/miner-goal-spec.md");
+const examplePath = join(repoRoot, ".gittensory-miner.yml.example");
+
+const SPEC_FIELDS = [
+  "minerEnabled",
+  "wantedPaths",
+  "blockedPaths",
+  "preferredLabels",
+  "blockedLabels",
+  "maxConcurrentClaims",
+  "issueDiscoveryPolicy",
+] as const;
+
+describe("miner goal spec docs (#2300)", () => {
+  it("documents every MinerGoalSpec field and the relationship to .gittensory.yml", () => {
+    const doc = readFileSync(docPath, "utf8");
+    expect(doc).toContain("Relationship to `.gittensory.yml`");
+    expect(doc).toContain("wantedPaths");
+    expect(doc).toContain("blockedPaths");
+    for (const field of SPEC_FIELDS) {
+      expect(doc).toContain(field);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("ships a JSON Schema draft 2020-12 with the MinerGoalSpec properties", () => {
+    const schema = JSON.parse(readFileSync(schemaPath, "utf8")) as {
+      $schema: string;
+      properties: Record<string, unknown>;
+    };
+    expect(schema.$schema).toBe("https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema");
+    for (const field of SPEC_FIELDS) {
+      expect(schema.properties).toHaveProperty(field);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("parses the root example file through the engine parser", () => {
+    const example = readFileSync(examplePath, "utf8");
+    const parsed = parseMinerGoalSpecContent(example);
+    expect(parsed.present).toBe(true);
+    expect(parsed.spec).toMatchObject({
+      minerEnabled: true,
+      wantedPaths: ["src/**"],
+      blockedPaths: ["vendor/**", ".github/workflows/**"],
+      preferredLabels: ["bug", "enhancement"],
+      blockedLabels: ["wontfix", "duplicate"],
+      maxConcurrentClaims: 1,
+      issueDiscoveryPolicy: "neutral",
+    });
+    expect(parsed.warnings).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});