2 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/docs/explanation/grasp-02-proactive-sync.md b/docs/explanation/grasp-02-proactive-sync.md
index b17b8bf..e983316 100644
--- a/docs/explanation/grasp-02-proactive-sync.md
+++ b/docs/explanation/grasp-02-proactive-sync.md
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ pub enum ConnectionStatus {
     Syncing,
     /// Successfully connected, historic sync completed
     Connected,
-    /// Successfully connected, historic sync failed but live sync active
-    ConnectedDegraded,
+    /// Successfully connected, historic sync had failures but live sync active
+    ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures,
 }
 
 /// Complete state for a single relay - combines sync needs with connection lifecycle
@@ -210,18 +210,18 @@ stateDiagram-v2
     Connecting --> Syncing: success → handle_connect_or_reconnect
     Connecting --> Disconnected: failure + record in health tracker
     Syncing --> Connected: all batches succeed → check_and_complete_historic_sync
-    Syncing --> ConnectedDegraded: any batch failed → check_and_complete_historic_sync
+    Syncing --> ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures: any batch failed → check_and_complete_historic_sync
     Syncing --> Disconnected: connection lost → handle_disconnect
     Connected --> Disconnected: connection lost → handle_disconnect
-    ConnectedDegraded --> Disconnected: connection lost → handle_disconnect
+    ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures --> Disconnected: connection lost → handle_disconnect
     Connected --> [*]: intentional disconnect via check_disconnects
-    ConnectedDegraded --> [*]: intentional disconnect via check_disconnects
+    ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures --> [*]: intentional disconnect via check_disconnects
 
     note right of Disconnected: disconnected_at set for 15min rule<br/>RelayConnection kept in HashMap
     note right of Connecting: connection attempt with timeout
     note right of Syncing: historic sync in progress<br/>event loop spawned here
     note right of Connected: historic sync complete<br/>last_connected tracked for since filter
-    note right of ConnectedDegraded: historic sync failed (missing events)<br/>live sync active, partial data
+    note right of ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures: historic sync had failures (missing events)<br/>live sync active, partial data
 ```
 
 ### Connection Flow Methods
@@ -252,22 +252,22 @@ Each layer creates one or more `PendingBatch` entries tracked in `PendingSyncInd
   2. Wait 6 seconds (batch window + buffer) for self-subscriber to process in-flight events
   3. Second check: Are there still no pending batches? If yes, return early
   4. If no pending batches after wait:
-     - If any batch failed: transition `Syncing` → `ConnectedDegraded`
+     - If any batch failed: transition `Syncing` → `ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures`
      - If all batches succeeded: transition `Syncing` → `Connected`
      - Set `historic_sync_completed = true`
 
 **Why the double-check?** There's an async gap between receiving EOSE and the self-subscriber processing events to create Layer 2/3 filters. The 6-second wait (5s batch window + 1s buffer) ensures we don't prematurely mark sync complete while Layer 2/3 batches are being created.
 
-**Batch Failure Tracking**: When negentropy retry protection triggers (relay returns zero requested events on retry), the batch is marked as `failed = true`. This causes the relay to transition to `ConnectedDegraded` instead of `Connected`, signaling that live sync is active but historic sync is incomplete.
+**Batch Failure Tracking**: When negentropy retry protection triggers (relay returns zero requested events on retry), the batch is marked as `failed = true`. This causes the relay to transition to `ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures` instead of `Connected`, signaling that live sync is active but historic sync is incomplete.
 
 **Metrics tracking**: The `ngit_sync_relay_connected` metric shows:
 - `0` = Disconnected
 - `1` = Connecting
 - `2` = Syncing (historic sync in progress)
 - `3` = Connected (historic sync complete, live sync active)
-- `4` = ConnectedDegraded (historic sync failed, live sync active, partial data)
+- `4` = ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures (historic sync had failures, live sync active, partial data)
 
-This allows operators to monitor sync progress and distinguish between "connected but still catching up" vs "fully synced and live" vs "degraded (missing historic data)".
+This allows operators to monitor sync progress and distinguish between "connected but still catching up" vs "fully synced and live" vs "historic sync failures (missing historic data)".
 
 ### Event Loop Lifecycle
 
diff --git a/docs/explanation/monitoring.md b/docs/explanation/monitoring.md
index cc164ab..7520813 100644
--- a/docs/explanation/monitoring.md
+++ b/docs/explanation/monitoring.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ When GRASP-02 proactive sync is implemented, the following metrics will be added
 
 | Metric | Type | Labels | Description |
 |--------|------|--------|-------------|
-| `ngit_sync_relay_connected` | Gauge | relay | Connection status (0=disconnected, 1=connecting, 2=syncing, 3=connected, 4=connected_degraded) |
+| `ngit_sync_relay_connected` | Gauge | relay | Connection status (0=disconnected, 1=connecting, 2=syncing, 3=connected, 4=connected_historic_sync_failures) |
 | `ngit_sync_connection_attempts_total` | Counter | relay, result | Connection attempt outcomes |
 | `ngit_sync_relay_status` | Gauge | relay | Health status (1=healthy, 2=disconnected, 3=degraded, 4=dead, 5=rate_limited) |
 | `ngit_sync_relay_failures` | Gauge | relay | Current consecutive failure count |
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ The `ngit_sync_relay_connected` metric tracks the connection lifecycle:
 - `1` = **Connecting** - Connection attempt in progress
 - `2` = **Syncing** - Connected, historic sync in progress
 - `3` = **Connected** - Connected, historic sync complete, live sync active
-- `4` = **ConnectedDegraded** - Connected, historic sync failed, live sync active, partial data
+- `4` = **ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures** - Connected, historic sync had failures, live sync active, partial data
 
-This allows operators to distinguish between "connected but still catching up" (Syncing) vs "fully synced and live" (Connected) vs "degraded - missing historic data" (ConnectedDegraded).
+This allows operators to distinguish between "connected but still catching up" (Syncing) vs "fully synced and live" (Connected) vs "historic sync failures - missing historic data" (ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures).
 
 ### Relay Health States
 
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 0)  # Disconnected
 sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 1)  # Connecting
 sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 2)  # Syncing
 sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 3)  # Connected
-sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 4)  # ConnectedDegraded
+sum by (relay) (ngit_sync_relay_connected == 4)  # ConnectedHistoricSyncFailures
 
 # Relays still syncing (not yet fully caught up)
 count(ngit_sync_relay_connected == 2)
 
-# Relays with degraded sync (missing historic data)
+# Relays with historic sync failures (missing historic data)
 count(ngit_sync_relay_connected == 4)
 
 # Connection success rate over last hour