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@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ from the measurement container (e.g. `delta_predicted_pressure`,
   (`idle → starting → warmingup → operational → accelerating →
   decelerating → stopping → coolingdown → idle`, plus `off`).
 
+## Limitations vs `rotatingMachine`
+
+- **No `maintenance` state machine.** The schema's `mode.current` enum
+  accepts `maintenance` (gates sources via `isValidSourceForMode`), but
+  the FSM has no `entermaintenance` / `exitmaintenance` states and the
+  `sequences` schema declares only `startup`, `shutdown`, `emergencystop`,
+  and `boot`. Configuring `maintenance` mode therefore disables external
+  command sources but does not put the valve through a maintenance
+  sequence. Aligns with valve's role as a passive flow-controlled
+  actuator; lift to RM-style FSM if/when site maintenance procedures
+  require explicit state transitions.
+
 ## Events emitted by `source.measurements.emitter`
 
 The `MeasurementContainer` fires `<type>.<variant>.<position>` whenever