diff --git a/handoff/ORCHESTRATOR.md b/handoff/ORCHESTRATOR.md
index ed8a847..c4f5195 100644
--- a/handoff/ORCHESTRATOR.md
+++ b/handoff/ORCHESTRATOR.md
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ Bootstrap the shared Gitea-backed control plane, then coordinate read-only basel
 - Communication MVP uses polling Git sync scripts in `sync/` and task files in `tasks/`.
 - Sync-health recovered; T7 is no longer blocked and remains claimed for ongoing CORRECTION monitoring.
 - Mutation-stage work is still not authorized in this session.
+- `USER_STATUS.md` is the user-facing status entry; internal agent ledgers should not be required reading for the user.
 - The polling sync is intentionally temporary; design an async notification/coordinator layer when PC/VPS baseline work is stable.
 
 ## Next Actions
 
 1. Keep T7 active for CORRECTION monitoring of sync-health, drift, missing evidence, and freeze-policy risk.
-2. Track the VPS verifier follow-up observations before any future mutation task: service path naming drift and Nginx route/config anomaly.
-3. Do not open G2 or any mutation-stage task until explicitly authorized.
+2. Keep `USER_STATUS.md` current when gate, blocker, heartbeat, or required user decision changes.
+3. Track the VPS verifier follow-up observations before any future mutation task: service path naming drift and Nginx route/config anomaly.
+4. Do not open G2 or any mutation-stage task until explicitly authorized.
 
 ## Open Questions
 
@@ -43,4 +45,4 @@ Bootstrap the shared Gitea-backed control plane, then coordinate read-only basel
 
 ## Last Update
 
-Control-plane status refreshed after `git pull`. G0 and G1 are marked complete based on PC/VPS verifier acceptance. Sync-health is healthy, T7 remains claimed, and no PC/VPS configuration mutation is authorized.
+Added `USER_STATUS.md` as the user-facing status entry. G0 and G1 are complete, sync-health is healthy, T7 remains claimed, and no PC/VPS configuration mutation or G2 work is authorized.
diff --git a/sync-state/heartbeat-pc.json b/sync-state/heartbeat-pc.json
index 9b7494a..80ec029 100644
--- a/sync-state/heartbeat-pc.json
+++ b/sync-state/heartbeat-pc.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "host":  "pc",
-    "time":  "2026-05-15T16:21:44+08:00",
+    "time":  "2026-05-15T16:22:47+08:00",
     "branch":  "main",
-    "head":  "909ca3f",
-    "status":  "clean",
+    "head":  "f1f9e25",
+    "status":  "dirty",
     "intervalSeconds":  30,
     "heartbeatEverySeconds":  60
 }