diff --git a/arch/crd/MC-1.yaml b/arch/crd/MC-1.yaml
index c7d3d9980d..05d7ce6990 100644
--- a/arch/crd/MC-1.yaml
+++ b/arch/crd/MC-1.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ MC-1:
   name: MC-1
   long_name: LONG NAME
   family: Microcontroller
+
+  mandatory_priv_modes:
+  - M
   
   # semantic version within the CRD family
   version: "1.0"
diff --git a/arch/crd/MockCRD-1.yaml b/arch/crd/MockCRD-1.yaml
index 3d70427125..3d81a4855f 100644
--- a/arch/crd/MockCRD-1.yaml
+++ b/arch/crd/MockCRD-1.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ MockCRD-1:
   long_name: Mock CRD Long Name
 
   family: MockCRDFamily
+
+  mandatory_priv_modes:
+  - M,U
   
    # XLEN used by rakefile
   base: 64
diff --git a/arch/crd_family/Microcontroller.yaml b/arch/crd_family/Microcontroller.yaml
index 3dba4f9af7..d2e0b12536 100644
--- a/arch/crd_family/Microcontroller.yaml
+++ b/arch/crd_family/Microcontroller.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,4 @@ Microcontroller:
     ** A <patch> release only provides specification clarifications and doesn’t change requirements. The initial minor release has an implicit patch release value of “.0” so the first update to a minor release has a patch release of “.1”.
     ** For example, the first release of MC is MC-1 (can omit the implicit “.0” minor release), its first minor release is MC-1.1, a patch release of this minor release is MC-1.1.1 and the next major release is MC-2.
     * \<-MODE> is -Unpriv, -Priv, or -Debug. If \<-MODE> is omitted, the reference applies equally to all modes.
-    * \<-XLEN> is -32 for 32-bit microcontrollers and -64 for 64-bit microcontrollers. If \<-XLEN> is omitted, the reference applies equally to 32-bit and 64-bit microcontrollers. The term MXLEN used in the Priv ISA Manual is always equal to XLEN for MC.
-
-  mandatory_priv_modes:
-  - M
+    * \<-XLEN> is -32 for 32-bit microcontrollers and -64 for 64-bit microcontrollers. If \<-XLEN> is omitted, the reference applies equally to 32-bit and 64-bit microcontrollers. The term MXLEN used in the Priv ISA Manual is always equal to XLEN for MC.
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diff --git a/arch/crd_family/MockCRDFamily.yaml b/arch/crd_family/MockCRDFamily.yaml
index d2a2bdeca7..370949eeb2 100644
--- a/arch/crd_family/MockCRDFamily.yaml
+++ b/arch/crd_family/MockCRDFamily.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@ MockCRDFamily:
     Here's the Mock CRD Family's introduction.
 
   naming_scheme: |
-    Here's the Mock CRD Family's naming scheme.
-
-  mandatory_priv_modes:
-  - M
\ No newline at end of file
+    Here's the Mock CRD Family's naming scheme.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backends/crd_doc/templates/crd.adoc.erb b/backends/crd_doc/templates/crd.adoc.erb
index e17221661a..da3c5c1889 100644
--- a/backends/crd_doc/templates/crd.adoc.erb
+++ b/backends/crd_doc/templates/crd.adoc.erb
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ a| <% rev.changes.each do |change| %>
 
 CSR field colors::
 
-* Grey fields are reserved (WPRI)
-* Green fields are present
-* Red fields are defined by the RISC-V ISA but not present
+* [green]#Green fields# are present in the associated CRD.
+* [red]#Red fields# are defined by the RISC-V ISA but not required in the associated CRD.
+* [silver]#Grey fields# are reserved for future use by RISC-V (AKA WPRI). Software should ignore the values read from
+these fields and should preserve the values held in these fields when writing values to other fields.
+For forward compatibility, implementations that do not furnish these fields must make them read-only zero.
 
 CSR field types::
 
-[%autowidth]
+[cols="1,6"]
 |===
 | Abbreviation | Description
 
@@ -83,16 +85,16 @@ CSR field types::
 | <%= crd.debug_manual_revision %>
 |===
 
-=== Privileged Modes
+=== <%= crd.name %> Privileged Modes
 
 |===
 | M | S | U | VS | VU
 
-| <% if crd.family.mandatory_priv_modes.include?('M') -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
-| <% if crd.family.mandatory_priv_modes.include?('S') -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
-| <% if crd.family.mandatory_priv_modes.include?('U') -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
-| <% if crd.family.mandatory_priv_modes.include?('VS') -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
-| <% if crd.family.mandatory_priv_modes.include?('VU') -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
+| <% if crd.m_mode? -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
+| <% if crd.s_mode? -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
+| <% if crd.u_mode? -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
+| <% if crd.vs_mode? -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
+| <% if crd.vu_mode? -%> MANDATORY <% else -%> OUT-OF-SCOPE <% end -%>
 
 |===
 
diff --git a/lib/arch_obj_models/crd.rb b/lib/arch_obj_models/crd.rb
index a83abd998e..1b1106f363 100644
--- a/lib/arch_obj_models/crd.rb
+++ b/lib/arch_obj_models/crd.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ def initialize(data, arch_def)
     @arch_def = arch_def
   end
 
-  def mandatory_priv_modes = @data["mandatory_priv_modes"]
-
   def revisions
     return @revisions unless @revisions.nil?
 
@@ -118,6 +116,33 @@ def family
     @family = fam
   end
 
+  def mandatory_priv_modes = @data["mandatory_priv_modes"]
+
+  # @return [true/false]
+  def m_mode?
+    mandatory_priv_modes.include?('M')
+  end
+
+  # @return [true/false]
+  def s_mode?
+    mandatory_priv_modes.include?('S')
+  end
+
+  # @return [true/false]
+  def u_mode?
+    mandatory_priv_modes.include?('U')
+  end
+
+  # @return [true/false]
+  def vs_mode?
+    mandatory_priv_modes.include?('VS')
+  end
+
+  # @return [true/false]
+  def vu_mode?
+    mandatory_priv_modes.include?('VU')
+  end
+
   def tsc_profile
     return nil if @data["tsc_profile"].nil?