diff --git a/.github/workflows/guardrails.yml b/.github/workflows/guardrails.yml
index c9b5559..9413735 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/guardrails.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/guardrails.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # NOTE: Secrets are never printed. This workflow only verifies presence and emits an audit JSON report.
 # ============================================================================
 
-name: Config Guardrails (secrets and vars)
+name: Guardrails
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -241,9 +241,30 @@ jobs:
             echo "```"
           } >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
 
+          # Human-readable missing items (in addition to JSON)
+          if [ "${#missing[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "### Missing required configuration" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            for m in "${missing[@]}"; do
+              echo "- ${m}" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            done
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${#missing_optional[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "### Missing optional configuration" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            for m in "${missing_optional[@]}"; do
+              echo "- ${m}" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            done
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${#missing_files[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "### Missing script files" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            for m in "${missing_files[@]}"; do
+              echo "- ${m}" >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
+            done
+          fi
+
           # Fail the workflow if required items are missing.
           if [ "${#missing[@]}" -gt 0 ] || [ "${#missing_files[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
             echo "ERROR: Config guardrails failed. Missing required configuration or script files." >> "${GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY}"
             exit 1
           fi
-          fi