diff --git a/_docs/00_problem/acceptance_criteria.md b/_docs/00_problem/acceptance_criteria.md
index 98852ea..19303d4 100644
--- a/_docs/00_problem/acceptance_criteria.md
+++ b/_docs/00_problem/acceptance_criteria.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/anchor_verifier/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (VPR-03))
 
 - **AC-2.2** — Mean Reprojection Error
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/core/recovery.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (VPR-01))
 
 - **AC-3.2** — Sharp-turn handling
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/`
   - `src/gps_denied/core/factor_graph.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (VPR-01))
 
 - **AC-3.3** — Disconnected segments
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/pymavlink_bridge.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/core/eskf.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (SAFE-02))
 
 ---
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/pipeline/orchestrator.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/gpr/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (FDR-01))
 
 - **AC-4.3** — MAVLink output channel (GPS_INPUT primary)
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/pipeline/orchestrator.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/pymavlink_bridge.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (SAFE-04))
 
 ---
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/`
   - `src/gps_denied/core/recovery.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (SAFE-01))
 
 - **AC-5.2** — Failsafe timeout
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/`
   - `src/gps_denied/core/recovery.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (SAFE-01))
 
 ---
 
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   **Implementing components.**
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/pymavlink_bridge.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-5 (MAVOUT-01))
 
 - **AC-6.2** — Operator re-localization commands
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   **Implementing components.**
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/pymavlink_bridge.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-5 (MAVOUT-03))
 
 - **AC-6.3** — WGS84 coordinate format
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   **Implementing components.**
   - `src/gps_denied/components/coordinate_transforms/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-5 (MAVOUT-04))
 
 - **AC-7.2** — AI camera trigonometric computation
 
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   **Implementing components.**
   - `src/gps_denied/components/coordinate_transforms/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-5 (MAVOUT-04))
 
 ---
 
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   **Implementing components.**
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/local_tile_loader.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (FDR-03))
 
 - **AC-8.2** — Tile freshness by sector
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/anchor_verifier/`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/local_tile_loader.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (VERIFY-03))
 
 - **AC-8.3** — Pre-flight imagery loading
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/local_tile_loader.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/gpr/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (FDR-02))
 
 - **AC-8.4** — Mid-flight tile generation and write-back
 
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/flight_recorder/`
 
-  **Status.** deferred-stage3 (mid-flight orthorectification + write-back is a Stage 3 deliverable per REQUIREMENTS.md parking lot)
+  **Status.** deferred-stage3 (pending-phase-4 (FDR-05)) — mid-flight orthorectification + write-back is a Stage 3 deliverable per REQUIREMENTS.md parking lot
 
 - **AC-8.5** — Storage policy (no raw frame retention)
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/flight_recorder/`
   - `src/gps_denied/pipeline/orchestrator.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (FDR-04))
 
 - **AC-8.6** — VPR retrieval unit and change-robustness
 
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/gpr/`
   - `src/gps_denied/core/chunk_manager.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-4 (VPR-01))
 
 ---
 
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/core/eskf.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/anchor_verifier/`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (VERIFY-01))
 
 ### AC-NEW-5 — Operational environmental envelope
 
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/components/anchor_verifier/`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/satellite_matcher/local_tile_loader.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (VERIFY-03))
 
 ### AC-NEW-7 — Cache-poisoning safety budget
 
@@ -928,4 +928,4 @@ Every AC follows the same template:
   - `src/gps_denied/core/eskf.py`
   - `src/gps_denied/components/mavlink_io/pymavlink_bridge.py`
 
-  **Status.** active
+  **Status.** active (pending-phase-3 (SAFE-02))