diff --git a/common/proto/table_script.proto b/common/proto/table_script.proto
index 19a25e5..0f72a3b 100644
--- a/common/proto/table_script.proto
+++ b/common/proto/table_script.proto
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ package komp_ac.table_script;
 // - Validates column/type usage inside math expressions
 // - Validates referenced tables/columns against the schema
 // - Enforces link constraints for structured access (see notes below)
-// - Analyzes dependencies and prevents cycles across the schema
+// - Analyzes and records dependencies across the schema
 // - Transforms the script to decimal-safe math (steel_decimal)
 // - Upserts into table_scripts and records dependencies in script_dependencies
 // - Hydrates external column and aggregate inputs requested by the client
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ service TableScript {
   //    • Structured access via steel_get_column
   //      requires an explicit link in table_definition_links
   // - Rejects raw SQL access; steel_query_sql is not part of the supported DSL
-  // - Detects and rejects circular dependencies across all scripts in the schema
-  //   (self-references are allowed and not treated as cycles)
+  // - Records dependencies for hydration and future graph analysis; circular
+  //   graphs are allowed because scripts do not recursively trigger each other
   // - Transforms the script to decimal-safe operations (steel_decimal)
   // - UPSERTS into table_scripts on (table_definitions_id, target_column)
   //   and saves a normalized dependency list into script_dependencies
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ message PostTableScriptRequest {
   //   - Columns of the following types CANNOT be used inside math expressions:
   //     BIGINT, TEXT, BOOLEAN, DATE, TIMESTAMPTZ
   //
-  // Dependency tracking and cycles:
+  // Dependency tracking:
   //   - Dependencies are extracted from steel_get_column calls and stored
   //     in script_dependencies with context
-  //   - Cycles across tables are rejected (self-dependency is allowed)
+  //   - Circular graphs are retained as metadata and do not block this request
   string script = 3;
 
   // Optional. Free-text description stored alongside the script (no functional effect).
diff --git a/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin b/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin
index 2b1d187..92d12c8 100644
Binary files a/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin and b/common/src/proto/descriptor.bin differ
diff --git a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_script.rs b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_script.rs
index c2136d6..ef72417 100644
--- a/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_script.rs
+++ b/common/src/proto/komp_ac.table_script.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ pub struct PostTableScriptRequest {
     /// * Columns of the following types CANNOT be used inside math expressions:
     ///   BIGINT, TEXT, BOOLEAN, DATE, TIMESTAMPTZ
     ///
-    /// Dependency tracking and cycles:
+    /// Dependency tracking:
     ///
     /// * Dependencies are extracted from steel_get_column calls and stored
     ///   in script_dependencies with context
-    /// * Cycles across tables are rejected (self-dependency is allowed)
+    /// * Circular graphs are retained as metadata and do not block this request
     #[prost(string, tag = "3")]
     pub script: ::prost::alloc::string::String,
     /// Optional. Free-text description stored alongside the script (no functional effect).
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub mod table_script_client {
     /// * Validates column/type usage inside math expressions
     /// * Validates referenced tables/columns against the schema
     /// * Enforces link constraints for structured access (see notes below)
-    /// * Analyzes dependencies and prevents cycles across the schema
+    /// * Analyzes and records dependencies across the schema
     /// * Transforms the script to decimal-safe math (steel_decimal)
     /// * Upserts into table_scripts and records dependencies in script_dependencies
     /// * Hydrates external column and aggregate inputs requested by the client
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ pub mod table_script_client {
         ///  • Structured access via steel_get_column
         ///  requires an explicit link in table_definition_links
         /// * Rejects raw SQL access; steel_query_sql is not part of the supported DSL
-        /// * Detects and rejects circular dependencies across all scripts in the schema
-        ///  (self-references are allowed and not treated as cycles)
+        /// * Records dependencies for hydration and future graph analysis; circular
+        ///  graphs are allowed because scripts do not recursively trigger each other
         /// * Transforms the script to decimal-safe operations (steel_decimal)
         /// * UPSERTS into table_scripts on (table_definitions_id, target_column)
         ///  and saves a normalized dependency list into script_dependencies
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ pub mod table_script_server {
         ///  • Structured access via steel_get_column
         ///  requires an explicit link in table_definition_links
         /// * Rejects raw SQL access; steel_query_sql is not part of the supported DSL
-        /// * Detects and rejects circular dependencies across all scripts in the schema
-        ///  (self-references are allowed and not treated as cycles)
+        /// * Records dependencies for hydration and future graph analysis; circular
+        ///  graphs are allowed because scripts do not recursively trigger each other
         /// * Transforms the script to decimal-safe operations (steel_decimal)
         /// * UPSERTS into table_scripts on (table_definitions_id, target_column)
         ///  and saves a normalized dependency list into script_dependencies
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ pub mod table_script_server {
     /// * Validates column/type usage inside math expressions
     /// * Validates referenced tables/columns against the schema
     /// * Enforces link constraints for structured access (see notes below)
-    /// * Analyzes dependencies and prevents cycles across the schema
+    /// * Analyzes and records dependencies across the schema
     /// * Transforms the script to decimal-safe math (steel_decimal)
     /// * Upserts into table_scripts and records dependencies in script_dependencies
     /// * Hydrates external column and aggregate inputs requested by the client
diff --git a/server b/server
index 49e661f..6e1211f 160000
--- a/server
+++ b/server
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 49e661f9b8503be8b8260dc4142d23ab47f31480
+Subproject commit 6e1211f722708f10a321a7139768b1565c1f8fb2