diff --git a/cc-ci-plan/plan-orchestrator-migration.md b/cc-ci-plan/plan-orchestrator-migration.md
index 9ad15d9..0989ea4 100644
--- a/cc-ci-plan/plan-orchestrator-migration.md
+++ b/cc-ci-plan/plan-orchestrator-migration.md
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ relocating this orchestrator session there too.
 (claude CLI, proxy, loop supervisor) as systemd services that come back on boot — turning a reboot
 into a non-event. It also consolidates the orchestrator next to the infra it manages.
 
-**Status:** DRAFT — awaiting operator go-ahead before any infra creation / cutover.
+**Status:** IN PROGRESS (operator go-ahead 2026-05-30 — the Pi is OOM-thrashing/slow).
+**Phase A under way:** VM `cc-ci-orchestrator` (**2 GB / 2 vCPU / 30 GB**, `incus-base-vm`) CREATED via
+the Incus API + started 2026-05-30; cloud-init → `nixos-rebuild boot` → reboot → tailnet join in
+progress. Remaining Phase-A items: (i) add the orchestrator's `cc-ci-root` pubkey via `incus exec`
+(create-time cloud-init only authorized the 2 TF-default keys), (ii) confirm tailnet + ssh, (iii)
+write the reproducible Terraform project `projects/cc-ci-orchestrator/` for the record (created via
+API this time — note the drift). Then Phase B (the `cc-ci-orchestrator` NixOS-config git repo).
 
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