diff --git a/.changeset/30710-meta-list-names-filter.md b/.changeset/30710-meta-list-names-filter.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11e3708926e
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+++ b/.changeset/30710-meta-list-names-filter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@objectstack/skills': patch
+---
+
+docs(skills): objectstack-api's Metadata API section teaches the `/meta/:type` list door's `?names=a,b,c` filter (one comma-separated value; an unknown name absent, an empty value refused `400`, the `package` list refuses the key) and its closed query set (`package`, `preview`, `object`, `include`, `id`, `names`, `locale`; any other key `400 VALIDATION_ERROR`)
+
+Clause-②: no
+Metadata-protocol: none
diff --git a/skills/objectstack-api/SKILL.md b/skills/objectstack-api/SKILL.md
index ee551eb0d46..2012bb558ce 100644
--- a/skills/objectstack-api/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/objectstack-api/SKILL.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ metadata:
 
 | Need | Use instead |
 |:-----|:------------|
-| Model objects, fields, permissions, or datasources | **objectstack-data** |
+| Model objects, fields, permissions, or datasources (`rules/datasources.md`) | **objectstack-data** |
+| Pick a driver package | **objectstack-platform** → Driver Selection Guide |
 | Filter, sort, paginate, or aggregate a request | **objectstack-query** |
 | Register a kernel service, or read one from a plugin | **objectstack-platform** |
 | CEL in a route guard or auth predicate | **objectstack-formula** |
@@ -50,10 +51,8 @@ POST   /api/v1/data/{object}/batch    # Per-object batch operations
 POST   /api/v1/batch                  # Cross-object atomic batch
 ```
 
-Data CRUD lives under the `/data` prefix. There is no `/bulk` route and no
-`GET .../aggregate` route — batch writes go through the `batch` endpoints, and
-aggregation goes through `POST /api/v1/data/{object}/query` with
-`groupBy`/`aggregations` in the body.
+There is no `/bulk` route and no `GET .../aggregate` route — batch writes go
+through the `batch` endpoints, aggregation through the `query` one.
 
 > **Key rule:** If your object defines `apiMethods`, only those operations (and
 > what derives from them) are exposed; `[]` means deny-all. The authorable
@@ -69,8 +68,13 @@ GET /api/v1/meta/:type            # List metadata items of a type (object, view,
 GET /api/v1/meta/:type/:name      # Read a single metadata item
 ```
 
-The read-side query params (`?preview=draft`, `?package=`, `?include=content`)
-are **client** contracts — nothing in a stack declares them.
+The list reads a closed query set — `package`, `preview` (`draft`), `object`,
+`include` (`content`, `grants`), `id`, `names`, `locale` — and refuses any other key with
+`400 VALIDATION_ERROR` instead of ignoring it. `?names=a,b,c` (one
+comma-separated value) narrows the list to the named items the caller may see:
+an unknown name is simply absent, an empty value is refused `400`, and the
+`package` list (keyed by id) refuses the key. These are **client** contracts —
+nothing in a stack declares them.
 
 ### Public (anonymous) Form Endpoints
 
@@ -315,8 +319,8 @@ Realtime contracts are pointer-style — read the spec source for exact shapes:
 
 ## Authentication & Authorization
 
-RBAC (`definePermissionSet`) and RLS are objectstack-data's surface, not this
-one; this section is the endpoint's own auth keys.
+RBAC and RLS are objectstack-data's surface; this section is the endpoint's
+own auth keys.
 
 ### Auth Configuration
 
@@ -350,15 +354,6 @@ session and token response shapes before wiring an auth flow.
 
 ---
 
-## Datasources
-
-`defineDatasource`, `schemaMode`, the `external` write gate and
-`credentialsRef` are objectstack-data → `rules/datasources.md`; driver packages
-and the Turso Cloud/EE caveat are objectstack-platform → **Driver Selection
-Guide**; the `driver` id vocabulary is `data/driver/config-registry.zod.ts`.
-
----
-
 ## Error Envelopes & the Code Ledger (ADR-0112)
 
 `error.code` is **two-tier**: the closed `StandardErrorCode` catalog plus the
@@ -414,8 +409,8 @@ keys mean the run produced none — never invent an empty.
    `CONCURRENT_UPDATE`**; the quoted-empty entity-tag (`""`) is refused **400
    `VALIDATION_FAILED`**, not treated as omitted.
 2. **Assuming `DELETE` is recoverable.** ObjectStack `DELETE` is a hard
-   delete — there is no recycle bin (the dead `enable.trash` flag was removed
-   in 16.x). For recoverability, use per-field `trackHistory` (audit
+   delete — there is no recycle bin.
+   For recoverability, use per-field `trackHistory` (audit
    trail) or a `lifecycle` archive policy instead of custom soft-delete logic.
 
 ---
diff --git a/skills/objectstack-api/evals/endpoints-auth-routes.json b/skills/objectstack-api/evals/endpoints-auth-routes.json
index 9871640ba78..b49417304ed 100644
--- a/skills/objectstack-api/evals/endpoints-auth-routes.json
+++ b/skills/objectstack-api/evals/endpoints-auth-routes.json
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@
         "must_contain": ["applyOn", "'create'", "sourceField", "targetField"],
         "must_not_contain": ["writeMode: 'insert'"]
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 7,
+      "prompt": "Our integration boots by reading the `account`, `contact` and `lead` object definitions from the runtime's metadata API. Today it sends three requests; our `?name=account,contact,lead` attempt came back 400. Make it one request.",
+      "expected_output": "One `GET /api/v1/meta/object?names=account,contact,lead` — the list door's `?names=` filter takes one comma-separated value and answers only the named items the caller may see; a name that matches no item is simply absent (no 404), and an empty value is refused `400`. Does not spell the filter `?name=`, `?ids=` or `?filter=`: the list reads a closed query set (`package`, `preview`, `object`, `include`, `id`, `names`, `locale`) and refuses any other key with `400 VALIDATION_ERROR` instead of ignoring it, so a misspelt filter never silently answers the whole list.",
+      "files": [],
+      "assertions": {
+        "must_contain": ["?names=", "/api/v1/meta/object", "VALIDATION_ERROR"],
+        "must_not_contain": ["?ids=", "?filter="]
+      }
     }
   ]
 }