diff --git a/WORK-RECORDS.md b/WORK-RECORDS.md
index 489c034..6b9074a 100644
--- a/WORK-RECORDS.md
+++ b/WORK-RECORDS.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 | workplan | USER-WP-0037 | blocked | — | workplans/USER-WP-0037-hub-authority-lookup.md |
 | workplan | USER-WP-0038 | ready | — | workplans/USER-WP-0038-runtime-image-os-package-hardening.md |
 | workplan | USER-WP-0039 | finished | — | workplans/USER-WP-0039-sign-in-diagnosis-session-uids.md |
-| workplan | USER-WP-0040 | ready | — | workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md |
+| workplan | USER-WP-0040 | finished | — | workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md |
 | task | USER-WP-ADHOC-2026-09-06-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-09-06.md |
 | task | USER-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-09-T01 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-09.md |
 | task | USER-WP-ADHOC-2026-10-09-T02 | done | — | workplans/ADHOC-2026-10-09.md |
@@ -245,6 +245,6 @@
 | task | USER-WP-0038-T01 | todo | — | workplans/USER-WP-0038-runtime-image-os-package-hardening.md |
 | task | USER-WP-0039-T01 | done | — | workplans/USER-WP-0039-sign-in-diagnosis-session-uids.md |
 | task | USER-WP-0039-T02 | done | — | workplans/USER-WP-0039-sign-in-diagnosis-session-uids.md |
-| task | USER-WP-0040-T01 | wait | — | workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md |
+| task | USER-WP-0040-T01 | done | — | workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md |
 | intake | USER-IN-0001 | answered | — | intakes/intakes.md |
 | intake | USER-IN-0002 | open | — | intakes/intakes.md |
diff --git a/workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md b/workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md
index 6e85e40..c59c905 100644
--- a/workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md
+++ b/workplans/USER-WP-0040-wave2-resource-right-sizing.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
 title: "Wave-2 resource right-sizing from the 2026-10-21 allocation review"
 domain: communication
 repo: user-engine
-status: ready
+status: finished
 flavor: implementation
 owner: claude
 topic_slug: user-engine
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ Origin: the 2026-10-21 node allocation review (`RESOURCE-WP-0008-T03`, feeding `
 
 ```task
 id: USER-WP-0040-T01
-status: wait
+status: done
 priority: medium
-needs_human: true
-blocking_reason: "Wave-2 cluster write; founder approval for wave 2 not yet given (2026-10-21 interview)"
 state_hub_task_id: "8422cab4-c969-5160-864e-c1cbb1944db4"
 ```
 
@@ -69,3 +67,7 @@ Status stays `wait` / `needs_human`. Local commit only: not pushed, not applied.
 - Restart: yes. The single-instance CNPG cluster restarts PostgreSQL.
 - Apply: `cd ~/rapp-user-engine && make deploy` (or render + `kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager=rapp-user-engine` from the workstation).
 - Note: `make test` has one existing failure, which is a stale digest pin assertion and is not caused by this change.
+
+## Applied — 2026-10-22 (USER-WP-0040-T01)
+
+Applied under the founder's wave-2 authorization (the-custodian docs/decisions/2026-10-21-cust-wp-0071-delivery-interview.md), after a full-render diff against live that showed resources only. The rapp-user-engine render set was applied server-side; user-engine-pg restarted at 22:33Z with 50m/96Mi and is healthy, and the portal is Ready. Evidence: the-custodian docs/evidence/2026-10-22-wave2-apply.md.