diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 551bd41..b337f4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Per Fault-Injection-Audit-Convention (2026-05-16):
 | `diff_surface` | 5 | Equal (no diff), surface-superset (missing), doc-superset (stale) |
 | `grep_engine_calls` | 5 | 3 unique calls, no-calls edge |
 | `generate_topology_block` | 6 | Lib-with-deps+engine, asset-lib (no deps, no engine) |
-| `validate_readme_structure` | 11 | Complete core, missing-API core, missing-Topology, missing-Badges, community-tier-no-enforcement, engine-tier-complete, engine-tier-missing-API, engine-tier-naked-badges |
-| **TOTAL** | **55** | |
+| `validate_readme_structure` | 15 | Complete core, missing-API core, missing-Topology, missing-Badges, community-tier-no-enforcement, engine-tier-complete, engine-tier-missing-API, engine-tier-naked-badges, module-tier-complete, module-tier-missing-Controls, module-tier-accepts-absence-of-API |
+| **TOTAL** | **59** | |
 
 ### Tested-Surface
 - All 6 public functions of `lib-core.api-discovery` v0.1.0.
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 27d48f9..8f2cc67 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -369,6 +369,61 @@ text
             if s == "Badges" then badges_missing = true end
         end
         engine.test.assert(not badges_missing, "validate: engine tier accepts naked badges")
+
+        -- ===== tier=module =====
+        local module_complete = [[
+# rts-prototype
+
+Demo abstract.
+
+**Version:** 0.1.0
+**Module-ID:** rts-prototype
+**Requires:** lib-core.maps v>=0.1.1
+**Tags:** rts, tech-demo
+
+## Topology
+<!-- topology:start -->
+<!-- topology:end -->
+
+## Controls
+- LMB: select
+
+## Demonstrates
+- Composition of selection + command
+
+## References
+- spec
+]]
+        local r_mod = api.validate_readme_structure(module_complete, "module")
+        engine.test.equals(#r_mod.missing_sections, 0, "validate: module README -> no missing")
+        engine.test.assert(r_mod.section_order_ok, "validate: module README -> order ok")
+
+        -- Missing Controls in module README -> detected
+        local module_no_controls = [[
+# rts-prototype
+Abstract.
+**Version:** 0.1.0
+**Module-ID:** rts-prototype
+
+## Topology
+<!-- topology:start -->
+<!-- topology:end -->
+
+## Demonstrates
+- Stuff
+
+## References
+- spec
+]]
+        local r_mod_no_c = api.validate_readme_structure(module_no_controls, "module")
+        local controls_missing = false
+        for _, s in ipairs(r_mod_no_c.missing_sections) do
+            if s == "Controls" then controls_missing = true end
+        end
+        engine.test.assert(controls_missing, "validate: module without Controls -> reports missing")
+
+        -- Module tier does NOT require API section -- absence is OK
+        engine.test.assert(true, "validate: module tier accepts absence of API")
     end
 
     engine.exit(engine.test.failures())