Parse only explicit manifest paths

backend/tests/test_rc10_data_operations.py

@@ -173,6 +173,30 @@ def test_ordinary_json_export_is_not_treated_as_an_artifact_manifest(tmp_path: P
     assert expanded == {export.resolve()}
 
 
+def test_manifest_ids_dates_and_labels_are_not_treated_as_paths(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    audit = load_script("audit_data_operations.py")
+    storage = tmp_path / "storage"
+    manifest = storage / "operator-data" / "scope" / "scope.manifest.json"
+    actual = manifest.parent / "scope.geojson"
+    manifest.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    actual.write_text("{}", encoding="utf-8")
+    manifest.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "municipality_ids": ["13025", "11001"],
+                "generated_at": "2026-07-18T00:00:00Z",
+                "label": "Belgium",
+                "output_path": "scope.geojson",
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    expanded = audit.expand_manifest_references({manifest.resolve()}, storage)
+
+    assert expanded == {manifest.resolve(), actual.resolve()}
+
+
 def test_disk_pressure_uses_absolute_headroom_for_large_arrays(
     tmp_path: Path,
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,