diff --git a/sso-mfa/k8s/tenant-engine/runtime.yaml b/sso-mfa/k8s/tenant-engine/runtime.yaml
index c22c70d..8f8d645 100644
--- a/sso-mfa/k8s/tenant-engine/runtime.yaml
+++ b/sso-mfa/k8s/tenant-engine/runtime.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,32 @@ kind: Service
 metadata: {name: flex-auth-tenant-engine, namespace: flex-auth}
 spec: {selector: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-tenant-engine}, ports: [{name: http, port: 8080, targetPort: http}]}
 ---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata: {name: flex-auth-user-engine, namespace: flex-auth}
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector: {matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-user-engine}}
+  template:
+    metadata: {labels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-user-engine}}
+    spec:
+      automountServiceAccountToken: false
+      securityContext: {runAsNonRoot: true, seccompProfile: {type: RuntimeDefault}}
+      containers:
+        - name: flex-auth
+          image: forgejo.coulomb.social/coulomb/flex-auth@sha256:a31961c45215aa6baf3bc748c6741ab703c2c8325e61aa7983a355026195e51b
+          args: ["serve", "--addr", "0.0.0.0:8080", "--registry", "/opt/flex-auth/examples/user-engine/registry_snapshot.json", "--policy", "/opt/flex-auth/examples/user-engine/policy_package.md"]
+          ports: [{name: http, containerPort: 8080}]
+          securityContext: {allowPrivilegeEscalation: false, capabilities: {drop: ["ALL"]}, readOnlyRootFilesystem: true}
+          resources: {requests: {cpu: 25m, memory: 32Mi}, limits: {cpu: 300m, memory: 192Mi}}
+          readinessProbe: {httpGet: {path: /healthz, port: http}, periodSeconds: 5}
+          livenessProbe: {httpGet: {path: /healthz, port: http}, periodSeconds: 20}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata: {name: flex-auth-user-engine, namespace: flex-auth}
+spec: {selector: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-user-engine}, ports: [{name: http, port: 8080, targetPort: http}]}
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata: {name: tenant-engine-data, namespace: tenant-engine}
@@ -83,6 +109,19 @@ spec:
 ---
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata: {name: flex-auth-user-engine, namespace: flex-auth}
+spec:
+  podSelector: {matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-user-engine}}
+  policyTypes: [Ingress, Egress]
+  ingress:
+    - from:
+        - namespaceSelector: {matchLabels: {kubernetes.io/metadata.name: user-engine}}
+          podSelector: {matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: user-engine}}
+      ports: [{protocol: TCP, port: 8080}]
+  egress: []
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
 metadata: {name: tenant-engine, namespace: tenant-engine}
 spec:
   podSelector: {matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: tenant-engine}}
diff --git a/sso-mfa/k8s/user-engine/runtime.yaml b/sso-mfa/k8s/user-engine/runtime.yaml
index 023b04c..0b6895b 100644
--- a/sso-mfa/k8s/user-engine/runtime.yaml
+++ b/sso-mfa/k8s/user-engine/runtime.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ spec:
           podSelector:
             matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: tenant-engine}
       ports: [{protocol: TCP, port: 8090}]
+    - to:
+        - namespaceSelector:
+            matchLabels: {kubernetes.io/metadata.name: flex-auth}
+          podSelector:
+            matchLabels: {app.kubernetes.io/name: flex-auth-user-engine}
+      ports: [{protocol: TCP, port: 8080}]
     - to:
         - namespaceSelector:
             matchLabels: {kubernetes.io/metadata.name: kube-system}
diff --git a/workplans/NK-WP-0024-user-engine-portal-integration-expansion.md b/workplans/NK-WP-0024-user-engine-portal-integration-expansion.md
index 4c5fdac..02977b3 100644
--- a/workplans/NK-WP-0024-user-engine-portal-integration-expansion.md
+++ b/workplans/NK-WP-0024-user-engine-portal-integration-expansion.md
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ gate are recorded in `docs/user-engine-platform-expansion-contract.md`.
 Deployment remains pending because no cluster-local flex-auth Service or
 validated user-engine policy package currently exists on railiance01.
 
+2026-08-09 deployment: the validated user-engine policy is live at
+`flex-auth-user-engine.flex-auth.svc.cluster.local:8080`; an in-namespace live
+probe produced self-service allow and cross-tenant deny decisions. The portal
+runtime switch remains coupled to the event/mail activation gate below.
+
 ## T02 - Add invitation and verification mail delivery
 
 ```task