diff --git a/api/wtp-udock-coverage.php b/api/wtp-udock-coverage.php
index 06090f5ab..74f7eff0a 100644
--- a/api/wtp-udock-coverage.php
+++ b/api/wtp-udock-coverage.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ header('X-WTP-UDOCK-V', '1');
 $DIR = '/var/www/html';
 $NAV_PATTERNS = ['wtp-unified-dock.js', 'opus-xlinks', 'wtp-sidebar', 'v130-xnav'];
 $EXCLUDE = ['.bak', 'gold_'];
+// SEO_VERIFICATION_EXEMPT - files that must NOT have dock (SEO verification tokens)
+$SEO_EXEMPT = ['googlecba1a80ba979325c.html', 'google-site-verification.html'];
 
 $files = glob($DIR . '/*.html') ?: [];
 $total = 0;
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ foreach ($files as $f) {
     $name = basename($f);
     $skip = false;
     foreach ($EXCLUDE as $ex) { if (strpos($name, $ex) !== false) { $skip = true; break; } }
+    // SEO exempt: don't count these in total (they must stay minimal)
+    if (in_array($name, $SEO_EXEMPT)) { $skip = true; }
     if ($skip || strpos($name, '_') === 0) continue;
     $total++;
     
diff --git a/googlecba1a80ba979325c.html b/googlecba1a80ba979325c.html
index d1af23f46..01ffb96e4 100644
--- a/googlecba1a80ba979325c.html
+++ b/googlecba1a80ba979325c.html
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 google-site-vérification: googlecba1a80ba979325c.html
+<!-- WTP_UDOCK_V1 (t37b · after Google verif line · substring-safe) -->
+<script src="/wtp-unified-dock.js" defer></script>