diff --git a/DEVELOP.md b/DEVELOP.md
index e7330f6..32e1d95 100644
--- a/DEVELOP.md
+++ b/DEVELOP.md
@@ -286,16 +286,37 @@ See "Adding a new env var" above.
 
 ### Wire a new RustFS bucket
 
+The current three buckets are wired in `backend/storage_api.py:resolve_bucket`:
+
+```python
+BUCKET_FOR_USAGE: dict[str, str] = {
+    "working_copy":     settings.rustfs_workspace_bucket,
+    "public_script":    settings.rustfs_workspace_bucket,
+    "data_resource":    settings.rustfs_workspace_bucket,
+    "snapshot":         settings.rustfs_workspace_bucket,
+    "version_artifact": settings.rustfs_version_bucket,
+    "run_log":          settings.rustfs_run_log_bucket,
+    "run_result":       settings.rustfs_run_log_bucket,
+}
+```
+
+To add a fourth bucket:
+
 1. Add the env var to `Settings`:
    ```python
    rustfs_<feature>_bucket: str = Field(default="<feature>", description="...")
    ```
-2. Add to `.env.example`.
-3. Extend the `Literal` in `ServerObjectRequest.usage_type` to include
-   the new `usage_type` value, if applicable.
-4. In the consumer of the bucket, branch on `usage_type` (or the
-   `bucket_name` argument) and pick the right bucket via
-   `settings.rustfs_<feature>_bucket`.
+2. Add to `.env.example` with a one-line comment.
+3. Extend the `Literal` in `common/storage/schemas.py` (in
+   `ServerObjectRequest.usage_type`, `CreateUploadRequest.usage_type`,
+   `CompleteUploadRequest.usage_type`) to include the new value.
+4. Add an entry in `BUCKET_FOR_USAGE` mapping the new `usage_type` to
+   the new bucket env var.
+5. Add the bucket to the `ensure_bucket` loop in
+   `backend/main.py` lifespan.
+
+A workspace's `artifact_bucket` column (when non-null) overrides the
+default for that workspace, regardless of `usage_type`.
 
 ### Add a new schedule node type
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 746eefe..b1c0fc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,26 +157,36 @@ See `DEVELOP.md` for the full list of variables and their meanings.
 
 ## Storage layout
 
-Single bucket `workspaces` (configurable via `RUSTFS_WORKSPACE_BUCKET`).
+Three purpose-named RustFS buckets. The mapping from `StorageObjects.usage_type`
+to bucket is decided in **one place** (`storage_api.py:resolve_bucket`):
+
+| `usage_type` | Bucket (env var) | Default name |
+|---|---|---|
+| `working_copy`, `public_script`, `data_resource`, `snapshot` | `RUSTFS_WORKSPACE_BUCKET` | `workspaces` |
+| `version_artifact` | `RUSTFS_VERSION_BUCKET` | `versions` |
+| `run_log`, `run_result` | `RUSTFS_RUN_LOG_BUCKET` | `run-logs` |
+
+A workspace's `artifact_bucket` column (when non-null) overrides the
+default for that workspace, regardless of `usage_type` — useful for
+isolating a paying customer to their own bucket.
+
 The object key is a flat two-level path — `workspace_id` and a server-
-issued `ulid` for the object. The file name, extension, content type,
-and logical path live in the `StorageObjects` and `Scripts` rows, not in
-the S3 key, so the bucket can be re-organised without a database
-rewrite.
+issued `ulid` for the object:
 
 ```
 s3://workspaces/
 └── <workspace_id>/
-    ├── <ulid-1>     # script / notebook / data resource
+    ├── <ulid-1>     # working_copy / data_resource / snapshot / ...
     ├── <ulid-2>
     └── ...
 
-s3://versions/  (RUSTFS_VERSION_BUCKET — reserved, used by publish_version)
-s3://run-logs/  (RUSTFS_RUN_LOG_BUCKET — reserved, used by node executor)
+s3://versions/<workspace_id>/<ulid>   # immutable script versions
+s3://run-logs/<workspace_id>/<ulid>   # node run logs and results
 ```
 
-To find the original file name and its logical path for a given bucket
-object, join `StorageObjects.bucket_name + object_key` to the row.
+The file name, extension, content type, and logical path live in the
+`StorageObjects` and `Scripts` rows, not in the S3 key, so the bucket
+can be re-organised without a database rewrite.
 
 Backend code never writes to the container's local filesystem. Schedule
 Executor stages node artifacts in `tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()` (auto-