diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ffbd04..f1f6c1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ DB := $(REPO_ROOT)/runs/state/cos-orch.sqlite
 RESULT_ROOT := $(REPO_ROOT)/runs/results
 SCRATCH_ROOT := $(REPO_ROOT)/runs/scratch
 
-FIG1_M005 := $(LEGACY_ROOT)/examples/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_05.json
-FIG1_M025 := $(LEGACY_ROOT)/examples/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_25.json
-FIG1_M05 := $(LEGACY_ROOT)/examples/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_5.json
-FIG1_M10 := $(LEGACY_ROOT)/examples/track1_figure1_paper_M_1_0.json
-FIG1_M100 := $(LEGACY_ROOT)/examples/track1_figure1_paper_M_10_0.json
+FIG1_M005 := $(REPO_ROOT)/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_05.json
+FIG1_M025 := $(REPO_ROOT)/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_25.json
+FIG1_M05 := $(REPO_ROOT)/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_5.json
+FIG1_M10 := $(REPO_ROOT)/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_1_0.json
+FIG1_M100 := $(REPO_ROOT)/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_10_0.json
 
 .PHONY: help init doctor list-jobs run-one run-loop run-loop-one collate-figure1 \
  submit-figure1-m005 submit-figure1-m025 submit-figure1-m05 submit-figure1-m10 submit-figure1-m100 \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abcf74a..3770553 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ plane is now local to `renunney`.
 - a clean git repo,
 - a stable working directory layout,
 - a local orchestration CLI and library,
+- local paper-scale Figure 1 submission configs,
 - a Makefile for common tasks,
 - migration notes for pulling code into this repo in stages.
 
diff --git a/config/README.md b/config/README.md
index 99788a9..9d3683e 100644
--- a/config/README.md
+++ b/config/README.md
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ Configuration templates and future environment-specific settings for:
 - result roots
 - scratch roots
 - host-specific worker defaults
+- paper-scale Figure 1 submission configs
 
 This directory is intentionally small for now.
diff --git a/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_05.json b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_05.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed0590a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_05.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "mode": "loci_regression",
+  "K": 5000,
+  "N0": 5000,
+  "n": 1,
+  "u": 5e-06,
+  "R": 10.0,
+  "T": 500,
+  "epochs": 8,
+  "p": 0.5,
+  "runs": 20,
+  "jobs": 8,
+  "t_values": [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500],
+  "loci_values": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+  "seed": 10,
+  "cache_path": "/tmp/track1-figure1-paper-m005-cache.json"
+}
diff --git a/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_25.json b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_25.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10d56f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_25.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "mode": "loci_regression",
+  "K": 5000,
+  "N0": 5000,
+  "n": 1,
+  "u": 2.5e-05,
+  "R": 10.0,
+  "T": 500,
+  "epochs": 8,
+  "p": 0.5,
+  "runs": 20,
+  "jobs": 8,
+  "t_values": [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500],
+  "loci_values": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+  "seed": 10,
+  "cache_path": "/tmp/track1-figure1-paper-m025-cache.json"
+}
diff --git a/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_5.json b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_5.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f0764b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_0_5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "mode": "loci_regression",
+  "K": 5000,
+  "N0": 5000,
+  "n": 1,
+  "u": 5e-05,
+  "R": 10.0,
+  "T": 500,
+  "epochs": 8,
+  "p": 0.5,
+  "runs": 20,
+  "jobs": 8,
+  "t_values": [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500],
+  "loci_values": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+  "seed": 10,
+  "cache_path": "/tmp/track1-figure1-paper-m05-cache.json"
+}
diff --git a/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_10_0.json b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_10_0.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f847927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_10_0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "mode": "loci_regression",
+  "K": 5000,
+  "N0": 5000,
+  "n": 1,
+  "u": 0.001,
+  "R": 10.0,
+  "T": 500,
+  "epochs": 8,
+  "p": 0.5,
+  "runs": 20,
+  "jobs": 8,
+  "t_values": [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500],
+  "loci_values": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+  "seed": 10,
+  "cache_path": "/tmp/track1-figure1-paper-m100-cache.json"
+}
diff --git a/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_1_0.json b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_1_0.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec9d032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/track1_figure1_paper_M_1_0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "mode": "loci_regression",
+  "K": 5000,
+  "N0": 5000,
+  "n": 1,
+  "u": 0.0001,
+  "R": 10.0,
+  "T": 500,
+  "epochs": 8,
+  "p": 0.5,
+  "runs": 20,
+  "jobs": 8,
+  "t_values": [1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500],
+  "loci_values": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+  "seed": 10,
+  "cache_path": "/tmp/track1-figure1-paper-m10-cache.json"
+}
diff --git a/docs/MIGRATION.md b/docs/MIGRATION.md
index d7be0b2..4992447 100644
--- a/docs/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/docs/MIGRATION.md
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ Operational code still lives in:
 1. Orchestration control plane has been migrated locally:
    - `src/renunney/orchestration.py`
    - `scripts/run_orchestration.py`
-2. Keep the Track 1 simulation backend in the legacy path until real multi-host runs are stable.
-3. Migrate Track 1 runner and API next:
+2. Paper-scale Figure 1 submission configs have been copied locally into `config/`.
+3. Keep the Track 1 simulation backend in the legacy path until real multi-host runs are stable.
+4. Migrate Track 1 runner and API next:
    - `python/run_track1.py`
    - `python/track1_api.py`
-4. Migrate the Track 1 simulation core after the runner path is stable:
+5. Migrate the Track 1 simulation core after the runner path is stable:
    - `python/track1_reference.py`
    - `python/track1_threshold.py`
    - `python/track1_analysis.py`
-5. Migrate docs and example configs last, after path references are updated.
+6. Migrate docs and example configs last, after path references are updated.
 
 ## Constraint
 
diff --git a/docs/WORKFLOW.md b/docs/WORKFLOW.md
index 7abcf1b..b109386 100644
--- a/docs/WORKFLOW.md
+++ b/docs/WORKFLOW.md
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ make status
 
 The Makefile now drives the local orchestration code in `renunney`, while the
 simulation backend is still imported from the legacy `cost_of_substitution`
-directory.
+directory. The paper-scale Figure 1 configs used for submission are now local
+to `renunney/config`.