diff --git a/.github/scripts/rebase-plan.js b/.github/scripts/rebase-plan.js
index 600caa8..c64ecf7 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/rebase-plan.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/rebase-plan.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ const summarize = ({ train, jobs, skipped, unknown }) => {
 // thing the run cannot do itself.
 const STATUS_LABEL = { rebased: 'Rebased', 'up-to-date': 'Already up to date', skipped: 'Skipped' };
 
-const summarizeResults = ({ train, results, dryRun }) => {
+const summarizeResults = ({ train, results, dryRun, unknown = [] }) => {
   const by = status => results.filter(r => r.status === status);
   const manual = results.filter(r => ['conflict', 'blocked', 'error'].includes(r.status));
   const row = r => `| ${r.project} | \`${r.branch}\` | ${r.base ? `\`${r.base}\`` : ''} | ${r.detail || ''} |`;
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ const summarizeResults = ({ train, results, dryRun }) => {
   } else {
     lines.push(':white_check_mark: Every branch was rebased cleanly or was already up to date.', '');
   }
+  if (unknown.length) {
+    lines.push(`:warning: Not in the train, ignored: ${unknown.map(p => `\`${p}\``).join(', ')}`, '');
+  }
   for (const status of ['rebased', 'up-to-date', 'skipped']) {
     const rows = by(status);
     if (!rows.length) continue;
@@ -202,6 +205,11 @@ module.exports = { isHotfix, lineOf, parseTrainYml, isCloudProject, buildPlan, s
 // `projects` is a comma separated list, blank for every spring-cloud project in the train.
 // Writes `matrix` (a {include:[...]} object) and `has_work` to $GITHUB_OUTPUT and a report to
 // $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, when those are set.
+//
+// The plan only goes to the step summary when there is nothing to rebase. Otherwise the
+// results job writes the one summary, so it is the first thing on the run page rather than
+// the second; the plan stays in this job's log, and any ignored project names are passed on
+// as the `unknown` output for the results job to report.
 if (require.main === module) {
   const [train, projectsArg = ''] = process.argv.slice(2);
   if (!train) {
@@ -219,10 +227,13 @@ if (require.main === module) {
     const report = summarize({ train, ...plan });
 
     process.stdout.write(report + '\n');
-    if (process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY) fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, report + '\n');
+    if (process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY && !plan.jobs.length) {
+      fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, report + '\n');
+    }
     if (process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT) {
       fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT,
-        `matrix=${JSON.stringify({ include: plan.jobs })}\nhas_work=${plan.jobs.length > 0}\n`);
+        `matrix=${JSON.stringify({ include: plan.jobs })}\nhas_work=${plan.jobs.length > 0}\n` +
+        `unknown=${plan.unknown.join(',')}\n`);
     }
   } catch (err) {
     process.stderr.write(`${err.message}\n`);
diff --git a/.github/scripts/rebase-summary.js b/.github/scripts/rebase-summary.js
index 14255f1..31d6aa6 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/rebase-summary.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/rebase-summary.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Writes the final report of rebase-release-branches.yml from the result-*.jsonl files the
 // rebase jobs uploaded.
 //
-//   node rebase-summary.js <train> <dry_run> <results-dir>
+//   node rebase-summary.js <train> <dry_run> <results-dir> [ignored,projects]
 //
 // Exits 1 only when a job reported an error (a push that was rejected, a clone that failed).
 // Conflicts do not fail the run: they are the expected "do this by hand" outcome and are
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { summarizeResults } = require('./rebase-plan');
 
-const [train, dryRun, dir] = process.argv.slice(2);
+const [train, dryRun, dir, ignored = ''] = process.argv.slice(2);
 if (!train || !dir) {
   process.stderr.write('usage: rebase-summary.js <train> <dry_run> <results-dir>\n');
   process.exit(2);
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ const walk = d => {
 };
 if (fs.existsSync(dir)) walk(dir);
 
-const report = summarizeResults({ train, results, dryRun: dryRun === 'true' });
+const report = summarizeResults({ train, results, dryRun: dryRun === 'true',
+  unknown: ignored.split(',').filter(Boolean) });
 process.stdout.write(report + '\n');
 if (process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY) fs.appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, report + '\n');
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rebase-release-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/rebase-release-branches.yml
index ff423c0..8bd3e5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rebase-release-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rebase-release-branches.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix:   ${{ steps.plan.outputs.matrix }}
       has_work: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.has_work }}
+      unknown:  ${{ steps.plan.outputs.unknown }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -130,7 +131,11 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/result.jsonl
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+  # The only job that writes a step summary when there is work (the plan only does when there
+  # is none), so its report is the first thing on the run page. The name is what GitHub puts in
+  # the heading, as "<name> summary".
   summary:
+    name: Rebase results
     needs: [plan, rebase]
     if: ${{ always() && needs.plan.outputs.has_work == 'true' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -148,4 +153,5 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TRAIN: ${{ inputs.spring_release_train }}
           DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.dry_run }}
-        run: node .github/scripts/rebase-summary.js "$TRAIN" "$DRY_RUN" results
+          IGNORED: ${{ needs.plan.outputs.unknown }}
+        run: node .github/scripts/rebase-summary.js "$TRAIN" "$DRY_RUN" results "$IGNORED"