diff --git a/intakes/intakes.md b/intakes/intakes.md
index e236bbe..fdaf323 100644
--- a/intakes/intakes.md
+++ b/intakes/intakes.md
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ path, with an `Idempotency-Key`. That is a live write to the production service
 needs its service credential, so it was not run from this session; the intake stays
 open until that ingest is done and the snapshots are confirmed related to repository
 UUID fda8ad85-a7d7-4055-8f21-902a533e59df.
+
+**Plan 2026-09-30:** no manual ingest. repo-manager now registers `access-engine`
+(RMGR-IN-0004 closed), so the next scheduled catch-up should ingest it with a
+frozen `source_ref`. Close this intake when `GET /sbom/catch-up` or the snapshot
+list shows an `access-engine` snapshot related to the repository UUID; if the next
+catch-up skips it, run the pinned `POST /sbom/access-engine/ingest` described above.