diff --git a/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md b/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
index 0250439..1260e40 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md
@@ -18,10 +18,38 @@ npx playwright test -g "inbox"  # run a single visual test by name
 make                          # list make targets (help is the default goal)
 make designbook-sync          # after a /design-sync pull, record changes + last-sync time → RecentChanges.md
 make designbook-check         # ask Claude Design (via llm-connect) if the cloud is newer; warn if mirror is stale
+make ir                       # extract the technology-neutral IR (ir/) from designbook/  (React → IR)
+make adapt-lit                # project IR onto Lit: regen tokens + scaffold stubs + drift reports (exit 3 on drift)
+make parity-lit               # render every <wn-*> (Playwright) + assert contract/visual parity (exit 4 on fail)
+make designbook-refresh       # the refresh loop: check→pull→sync→ir→adapt-lit→(drift triage)→parity. ARGS="--no-pull" etc.
 make recent-changes           # regenerate RecentChanges.md (alias; ARGS="--range main..HEAD" supported)
 make sync-styles              # = node scripts/sync-shared-styles.mjs
 ```
 
+### Keeping Lit current with the designbook — the refresh loop (WHYNOT-WP-0002)
+
+`make designbook-refresh` is the single routine that re-propagates a cloud designbook
+change down to the Lit stack. It runs the automatable steps and **stops for you** when
+drift needs a human decision:
+
+```
+1 designbook-check  → has the cloud moved?            (best-effort: needs llm-connect)
+2 designbook-pull   → pull React designbook→designbook/ (best-effort: needs `claude` binary)
+3 designbook-sync   → record the diff → RecentChanges.md
+4 ir                → re-extract ir/ (review the git diff — the blueprint change)
+5 adapt-lit         → regen tokens, scaffold new stubs, emit drift reports
+6 ‹you› resolve drift  ← STOP if step 5 exits 3 (adapters/lit/drift/*.md)
+7 parity-lit        → confirm contract + visual parity
+```
+
+Exit codes propagate the adapter contract: **3** = stop for drift triage (step 6),
+**4** = parity failure. Steps 1–3 are best-effort (a network/`claude`/llm-connect
+gap warns and continues; the IR just re-extracts from the current mirror). After
+resolving drift, re-run `make designbook-refresh --no-pull` (via `ARGS=`) to re-check
+and reach parity. Drift resolution itself is governed by
+`.claude/rules/designbook-propagation.md` (fix the stack, or change the language in
+Claude Design and re-propagate — never a stack→React back-edit).
+
 There is no unit-test suite — correctness is verified by full-page Playwright screenshot diffs of the two `examples/` pages (`tests/visual/ui-kit.spec.mjs`, `maxDiffPixelRatio: 0.005`). Any visual change needs `pnpm test:visual:update` + baseline review.
 
 ## Integrating the designbook
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5713549..eb2343f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ adapt-lit: ## Project the IR onto the Lit stack: regen tokens (full gen), scaffo
 parity-lit: ## Confirm Lit elements honour the IR contract + render (browser). Exit 4 on parity failure.
 	$(NODE) adapters/lit/parity.mjs
 
+designbook-refresh: ## Refresh routine: check->pull->sync->ir->adapt-lit->(drift triage)->parity. ARGS=--no-pull etc.
+	$(NODE) scripts/designbook-refresh.mjs $(ARGS)
+
 recent-changes: ## Regenerate RecentChanges.md (alias of the reporter; --range supported).
 	$(NODE) scripts/designbook-sync.mjs $(ARGS)
 
diff --git a/designbook/README.md b/designbook/README.md
index d0cc82c..eb5d8bc 100644
--- a/designbook/README.md
+++ b/designbook/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,32 @@ build scripts; `tokens/` and `src/styles/` in the repo root are *derived* from i
 See `DesignSystemIntroduction.md` §1 (three places) and §5 (the atelier → repo hop),
 and `RecentChanges.md` (regenerated by `make designbook-sync`) for the last diff.
 
+## Refresh runbook — propagating a designbook change to Lit (WHYNOT-WP-0002)
+
+When the cloud designbook moves, run **`make designbook-refresh`** — it chains
+check → pull → record → `make ir` → `make adapt-lit` → (drift triage) → `make
+parity-lit` and stops when a human decision is needed. See
+`.claude/rules/stack-and-commands.md` for the step list and
+`.claude/rules/designbook-propagation.md` for the one-way governance.
+
+**Step 6 — resolving drift (the human step).** When `make adapt-lit` exits `3`,
+the refresh halts and points you at `adapters/lit/drift/<Name>.md`. For each
+**actionable** issue (informational `non-portable`/`prop-extra` are not gated):
+
+| drift kind | what it means | how to resolve |
+|---|---|---|
+| `attribute-mismatch` | the Lit property reflects a different attribute than the IR contract | rename the Lit `attribute:` to match the IR, or — if the *language* is what's wrong — change it in Claude Design and re-propagate |
+| `prop-missing` | the IR contract has a prop the `<wn-*>` element lacks | add the reactive property + behaviour to the element, **or** if the element models it differently (e.g. a slot, or state on a child), change the React designbook so the contract matches reality |
+| `variant-axis-missing` | an IR variant axis has no backing Lit property | add the variant property, or correct the axis in Claude Design |
+| `tag-mismatch` | the IR contract's tag has no element; a near-named one exists (e.g. `wn-pipeline-strip` vs the hand-authored `wn-pipeline`) | decide the canonical name **in Claude Design** and re-propagate, then realign the element — do not silently rename only the stack |
+
+**Never** resolve drift by editing `ir/` or back-editing React from the stack —
+that desyncs the canonical source (see `designbook-propagation.md`). After
+resolving, re-run `make designbook-refresh --no-pull` to confirm `adapt-lit` is
+clean and `parity-lit` passes (exit `0`). New components get a write-once stub in
+`adapters/lit/stubs/<Name>.js` — move it into `src/elements/`, implement the
+behaviour, register it, and re-run.
+
 ## How it syncs
 
 The designbook is a cloud project of type `PROJECT_TYPE_DESIGN_SYSTEM`. Sync is
diff --git a/scripts/designbook-refresh.mjs b/scripts/designbook-refresh.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50a848b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/designbook-refresh.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// =============================================================
+// designbook-refresh.mjs — the refresh orchestrator (WHYNOT-WP-0002 · T09)
+//
+// One routine to keep the Lit stack current with the canonical React designbook.
+// Runs the *automatable* steps (1–5, 7) and stops for the *human* step (6) when
+// drift is detected, honouring the adapter-contract exit codes:
+//
+//   1. make designbook-check  — has the cloud designbook moved?      (best-effort)
+//   2. make designbook-pull   — pull the React designbook → designbook/ (best-effort)
+//   3. make designbook-sync   — record the diff → RecentChanges.md    (best-effort)
+//   4. make ir                — re-extract the IR (the blueprint)     (gate)
+//   5. make adapt-lit         — tokens + scaffold + drift             (drift gate → 3)
+//   6. (human) resolve drift  — adapters/lit/drift/*.md               ← STOP here on drift
+//   7. make parity-lit        — contract + visual parity              (parity gate → 4)
+//
+// Best-effort steps (1–3) need network / the local `claude` binary / llm-connect;
+// their failure warns and continues (the IR re-extracts from the current mirror).
+// Steps 4/5/7 are deterministic and gate. Exit: highest applicable adapter code —
+// 0 ok · 2 usage · 3 drift (stop for triage) · 4 parity failure · 5 internal.
+//
+// Flags: --no-check  --no-pull  --no-parity  (skip the matching step)
+// =============================================================
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const REPO = join(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const args = new Set(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+function run(label, cmd, { gate = false } = {}) {
+  console.log(`\n\x1b[1m▶ ${label}\x1b[0m  (${cmd})`);
+  const r = spawnSync(cmd, { cwd: REPO, shell: true, stdio: "inherit" });
+  const code = r.status == null ? 5 : r.status;
+  if (code !== 0 && !gate) console.log(`\x1b[33m  ↪ step exited ${code} — best-effort, continuing.\x1b[0m`);
+  return code;
+}
+
+function done(code, msg) {
+  console.log(`\n\x1b[1m${code === 0 ? "✓" : "■"} designbook-refresh: ${msg}\x1b[0m`);
+  process.exit(code);
+}
+
+// 1–3: best-effort (never abort the refresh).
+if (!args.has("--no-check")) run("1/7 cloud-ahead check", "make designbook-check");
+if (!args.has("--no-pull"))  run("2/7 pull React designbook", "make designbook-pull");
+run("3/7 record diff (RecentChanges.md)", "make designbook-sync");
+
+// Gating steps call the node scripts DIRECTLY (not via make, which collapses any
+// recipe failure to exit 2 and would hide the adapter's 3/4 drift/parity codes).
+const N = JSON.stringify(process.execPath);
+
+// 4: IR extraction — deterministic gate; without it nothing downstream is valid.
+const irCode = run("4/7 extract IR", `${N} scripts/ir-extract.mjs`, { gate: true });
+if (irCode !== 0) done(irCode === 5 ? 5 : 2, `IR extraction failed (exit ${irCode}). Fix the designbook/ source before refreshing.`);
+
+// 5: adapt-lit — drift gate. Exit 3 ⇒ stop for human triage (step 6).
+const adaptCode = run("5/7 adapt Lit (tokens + scaffold + drift)", `${N} adapters/lit/adapt.mjs`, { gate: true });
+if (adaptCode === 3) {
+  done(3, "DRIFT detected (step 6 is yours). Resolve adapters/lit/drift/*.md per " +
+    ".claude/rules/designbook-propagation.md, then re-run `make designbook-refresh --no-pull` to re-check + run parity.");
+}
+if (adaptCode !== 0) done(adaptCode === 2 ? 2 : 5, `adapt-lit failed (exit ${adaptCode}).`);
+
+// 6: human drift resolution — only reached when adapt-lit is clean.
+
+// 7: parity gate.
+if (args.has("--no-parity")) done(0, "tokens + scaffold clean; parity skipped (--no-parity).");
+const parityCode = run("7/7 parity (contract + visual)", `${N} adapters/lit/parity.mjs`, { gate: true });
+if (parityCode === 4) done(4, "PARITY FAILURE — see adapters/lit/parity/_parity.json.");
+if (parityCode !== 0) done(parityCode === 2 ? 2 : 5, `parity-lit failed (exit ${parityCode}).`);
+
+done(0, "in sync — IR extracted, Lit adapted with no drift, parity passed.");