diff --git a/SCOPE.md b/SCOPE.md
index 73cf9e8..4fd559c 100644
--- a/SCOPE.md
+++ b/SCOPE.md
@@ -70,18 +70,21 @@ NetKingdom is a self-optimizing security platform for Kubernetes-based IT infras
 
 ## Current State
 
-- Status: active — core identity and bootstrap phases delivered; follow-on work proposed
+- Status: active — core identity and bootstrap phases delivered; follow-on work
+  in backlog
 - Implementation: NK-WP-0001 (SSO/MFA), NK-WP-0002 (local identity), the
   security bootstrap arc (NET-WP-0015–0017, 0019), the IAM Profile spec
   (NK-WP-0012), user-engine boundary contracts (NK-WP-0014), and OpenBao
   unseal custody + SSH automation (NET-WP-0020) are all finished — see
   `workplans/archived/`
-- Open: NK-WP-0009 (security pattern tutorials) and NK-WP-0011 (enterprise
-  federation / SAML) are proposed, not yet started
+- Backlog: NK-WP-0009 (security pattern tutorials) and NK-WP-0011 (enterprise
+  federation / SAML) — postponed, not yet started
 - Stability: stabilizing — bootstrap/custody tooling is live-proven (greenfield
   OpenBao init/unseal proof 2026-07-02); production custody models are gated
   by evidence
 - Usage: foundational authentication layer for all NetKingdom deployments
+- Ecosystem snapshot: `STATUS.md` (sister-repo maturity via
+  [reuse.coulomb.social](https://reuse.coulomb.social))
 
 ---
 
@@ -142,14 +145,15 @@ keywords: [bootstrap, local-identity, oidc, minimal, dev, sandbox]
 
 ## Getting Oriented
 
-- Start with: `wiki/` (specifications and decisions), `DECISIONS.md` (key architectural choices D1–D5)
+- Start with: `STATUS.md` (ecosystem snapshot), `wiki/` (specifications and
+  decisions), `DECISIONS.md` (key architectural choices D1–D5)
 - Key files / directories: `docs/platform-root-custody.md`, `sso-mfa/`
   (SSO/MFA platform + bootstrap scripts), `local-identity/`,
   `tools/security-bootstrap-console/`, `workplans/` (finished plans in
   `workplans/archived/`)
-- Entry points: `workplans/NK-WP-0009-netkingdom-security-pattern-tutorials.md`
-  and `workplans/NK-WP-0011-enterprise-federation-saml.md` (proposed next
-  work); finished context in `workplans/archived/`
+- Backlog entry points: `workplans/NK-WP-0009-netkingdom-security-pattern-tutorials.md`
+  and `workplans/NK-WP-0011-enterprise-federation-saml.md`; finished context
+  in `workplans/archived/`
 - User-domain boundary contract:
   `canon/standards/user-engine-boundary-contract_v0.1.md`
 - User-engine integration assessment (intent/scope fit, gaps, and recommendations):