diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2757c16..31e4c17 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **`metrics record --emit-event`** — publishes `kaizen.metrics.recorded` NATS
   envelope for activity-core event-driven definitions (optional `nats-py` via
   `pip install 'kaizen-agentic[events]'`)
+- **`schedule init --engagement`** — bootstrap presets for customer engagements
+  (`--bootstrap-cadence hourly|daily|weekly`)
 - **Event contract** — `docs/integrations/kaizen-metrics-recorded-event.md`
+- **Engagement handoff** — `docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff-engagement.md`
 
 ## [1.4.0] - 2026-06-18
 
diff --git a/docs/CLI_CHEAT_SHEET.md b/docs/CLI_CHEAT_SHEET.md
index 82bc13d..a9c6fd9 100644
--- a/docs/CLI_CHEAT_SHEET.md
+++ b/docs/CLI_CHEAT_SHEET.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ Session-close template: `docs/templates/session-close-protocol.md`
 # Opt this repo into fleet scheduling
 kaizen-agentic schedule init                  # coach + optimization weekly
 kaizen-agentic schedule init --timezone UTC   # override timezone
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement coulomb-loop \
+  --agents coach,optimization --bootstrap-cadence hourly
 kaizen-agentic schedule validate              # schema + agent-name checks
 kaizen-agentic schedule list                  # enabled entries (--all incl. disabled)
 
diff --git a/docs/adr/ADR-005-scheduled-agent-execution.md b/docs/adr/ADR-005-scheduled-agent-execution.md
index ec90c0d..f9cdf91 100644
--- a/docs/adr/ADR-005-scheduled-agent-execution.md
+++ b/docs/adr/ADR-005-scheduled-agent-execution.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ embed it in a task `description` or a runner can parse it.
 
 ```
 kaizen-agentic schedule init [--target PATH] [--timezone TZ] [--force]
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement <slug> [--agents A,B] [--bootstrap-cadence hourly|daily|weekly]
 kaizen-agentic schedule validate [--target PATH]
 kaizen-agentic schedule list [--target PATH] [--all]
 kaizen-agentic schedule prepare <agent> [--target PATH] [--format markdown|json]
diff --git a/docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff-engagement.md b/docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff-engagement.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45b67cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff-engagement.md
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# activity-core Handoff — Customer Engagement Bootstrap (WP-0008)
+
+Coordination requirements for **activity-core** to support coulomb-loop-style
+customer engagements after kaizen-agentic ships `schedule init --engagement` and
+`metrics record --emit-event`.
+
+Open as an activity-core issue titled *"Engagement bootstrap: event-payload +
+bootstrap cadence alignment"*.
+
+## Supplier capabilities (kaizen-agentic — done)
+
+- [x] `schedule init --engagement <slug> --agents coach,optimization --bootstrap-cadence hourly`
+- [x] `metrics record --emit-event` → `activity.kaizen.metrics.recorded`
+- [x] Resolver contract: [discover-kaizen-scheduled-repos.md](discover-kaizen-scheduled-repos.md)
+
+## activity-core requirements
+
+### R1 — `event-payload` context resolver (blocks LOOP-WP-0002 event path)
+
+**Problem:** Event-triggered definitions bind `context.metrics` via
+`type: event-payload`, but `resolve_context` treats unknown types as `{}`.
+
+**Requirement:** Register a resolver (or inline handler) that, when
+`event_envelope_json` is present, binds `EventEnvelope.attributes` to the
+`bind_to` key (stripping `context.` prefix).
+
+```yaml
+context_sources:
+  - type: event-payload
+    bind_to: context.metrics
+```
+
+Expected snapshot after resolve:
+
+```python
+{"metrics": {"agent": "coach", "project": "kaizen-agentic", "summary": {...}}}
+```
+
+**Acceptance:** Manual NATS publish of a [kaizen-metrics-recorded-event](kaizen-metrics-recorded-event.md)
+envelope triggers `low-success-rate-review` and evaluates
+`context.metrics.summary.success_rate` without binding `{}`.
+
+### R2 — Bootstrap cadence enum vs cron (blocks mis-tuned filters)
+
+**Problem:** Engagement bootstrap writes **hourly cron** expressions but keeps
+`cadence: daily` in `.kaizen/schedule.yml` (coulomb-loop ADR-003 convention).
+Customer ActivityDefinitions filter `discover_kaizen_scheduled_repos` with
+`cadence: daily`.
+
+**Requirement:** Do **not** require `cadence: hourly` in schedule.yml (invalid
+in ADR-005 schema). Continue matching on the `cadence` enum field; rely on
+per-repo `cron` overrides for hourly firing.
+
+**Acceptance:** Resolver with `cadence: daily` returns pilot repos whose
+`schedule.yml` contains `cron: "15 * * * *"` / `"30 * * * *"`.
+
+### R3 — ActivityDefinition cron alignment
+
+Customer coulomb definitions offset from repo schedule crons:
+
+| Definition | activity-core cron | Repo schedule cron |
+|------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+| hourly-metrics-optimize | `0 * * * *` | (metrics path; no schedule) |
+| hourly-coach-orientation | `15 * * * *` | coach `15 * * * *` |
+| hourly-optimization-review | `30 * * * *` | optimization `30 * * * *` |
+
+**Requirement:** Keep definition crons and repo schedule crons in sync during
+bootstrap. Document in customer handoff that `schedule init --engagement`
+presets must match enabled ActivityDefinition offsets.
+
+### R4 — Event router registration
+
+**Requirement:** Ensure `kaizen.metrics.recorded` is an allowed event type in
+`event_type_registry` (if registry is enforced on publish path).
+
+**Acceptance:** Event router dispatches to enabled `low-success-rate-review`
+definitions when envelope `type` matches.
+
+### R5 — Engagement roster path (optional v1.1)
+
+Customer rosters live in the engagement repo (e.g.
+`coulomb-loop/loops/kaizen-stack/roster.yaml`), not in target repos.
+
+**Suggestion:** Support optional resolver param `engagement_slug` that looks up
+roster path from a hub field or env `KAIZEN_ENGAGEMENT_ROSTER` so definitions
+need not hard-code absolute paths.
+
+## Smoke sequence (end-to-end)
+
+```bash
+# Target repo (supplier runs on pilot)
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement coulomb-loop \
+  --agents coach,optimization --bootstrap-cadence hourly --force
+kaizen-agentic schedule validate
+kaizen-agentic memory init coach && kaizen-agentic memory init optimization
+
+# Record + emit (requires nats-py)
+kaizen-agentic metrics record coach --success --time 60 --quality 0.9 --emit-event
+
+# activity-core
+# 1. Resolver dry-run: discover_kaizen_scheduled_repos + cadence=daily → 6 runs
+# 2. Event dry-run: publish sample envelope → low-success-rate-review tasks
+```
+
+## Related
+
+- [customer engagement playbook](customer-engagement-playbook.md) (supplier)
+- coulomb-loop `docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff.md` (customer)
+- [KAIZEN-WP-0008](../../workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md)
diff --git a/docs/integrations/customer-engagement-playbook.md b/docs/integrations/customer-engagement-playbook.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e2fddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/integrations/customer-engagement-playbook.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Customer Engagement Playbook (supplier)
+
+How kaizen-agentic supports a **customer engagement repo** (e.g. coulomb-loop)
+that orchestrates improvement loops across a pilot roster.
+
+## Roles
+
+| Repo | Role |
+|------|------|
+| Customer (coulomb-loop) | Roster, ActivityDefinition copies, cadence policy, loop health |
+| Supplier (kaizen-agentic) | Agents, CLI, integration contracts |
+| Target repos | `.kaizen/` state (schedule, memory, metrics) |
+| activity-core | Cron + event orchestration, task creation |
+
+## Bootstrap checklist
+
+### 1. Customer repo
+
+- Register engagement in state-hub
+- Commit pilot roster (`loops/kaizen-stack/roster.yaml`)
+- Copy ActivityDefinitions to `activity-definitions/`
+- Enable definitions incrementally (metrics → coach → optimization)
+
+### 2. Target repos (per pilot)
+
+```bash
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement <customer-slug> \
+  --agents coach,optimization --bootstrap-cadence hourly
+kaizen-agentic schedule validate
+kaizen-agentic memory init coach
+kaizen-agentic memory init optimization
+```
+
+Hourly bootstrap writes `cadence: daily` with hourly `cron` overrides — see
+[activity-core-handoff-engagement.md](activity-core-handoff-engagement.md) R2.
+
+### 3. Session close (each agent run)
+
+```bash
+kaizen-agentic metrics record <agent> --success --time <s> --quality <0-1>
+kaizen-agentic metrics record <agent> --success --time <s> --quality <0-1> --emit-event
+```
+
+### 4. activity-core
+
+Hand off [activity-core-handoff-engagement.md](activity-core-handoff-engagement.md)
+requirements before enabling event-driven quality escalation.
+
+## Cadence promotion
+
+Customer regulator (LOOP-WP-0004) approves promotion. Re-init or patch schedules:
+
+```bash
+# Stabilize phase
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement <slug> \
+  --bootstrap-cadence daily --force
+
+# Operate phase
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement <slug> \
+  --bootstrap-cadence weekly --force
+```
+
+## Related
+
+- [KAIZEN-WP-0008](../../workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md)
+- coulomb-loop `INTENT.md` and `workplans/LOOP-WP-*`
diff --git a/docs/integrations/schedule-schema.md b/docs/integrations/schedule-schema.md
index c9eb29e..e534ae5 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/schedule-schema.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/schedule-schema.md
@@ -70,11 +70,18 @@ the distribution) may appear in a schedule.
 kaizen-agentic schedule init                 # defaults: coach + optimization weekly
 kaizen-agentic schedule init --timezone UTC  # override timezone
 kaizen-agentic schedule init --force         # overwrite existing
+kaizen-agentic schedule init --engagement coulomb-loop \
+  --agents coach,optimization --bootstrap-cadence hourly
 ```
 
 The default scaffold enables `coach` and `optimization` weekly and declares
 `tdd-workflow` monthly but **disabled** (operator opts in deliberately).
 
+**Engagement bootstrap** (`--engagement`) writes customer-loop presets: hourly
+bootstrap uses `cadence: daily` with hourly `cron` overrides (coach `:15`,
+optimization `:30`). See
+[customer-engagement-playbook.md](customer-engagement-playbook.md).
+
 ## Listing
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/kaizen_agentic/cli.py b/src/kaizen_agentic/cli.py
index 3eb2a71..3ed74a2 100644
--- a/src/kaizen_agentic/cli.py
+++ b/src/kaizen_agentic/cli.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from .optimization import OptimizationLoop, MIN_SAMPLES_FOR_RECOMMENDATIONS
 from .schedule import (
     ScheduleError,
     default_schedule_yaml,
+    engagement_schedule_yaml,
     load_schedule,
     schedule_path,
     validate_schedule,
@@ -1455,8 +1456,39 @@ def schedule_validate(target: str):
     "--timezone", default="Europe/Berlin", show_default=True, help="Schedule timezone"
 )
 @click.option("--force", is_flag=True, help="Overwrite an existing schedule.yml")
-def schedule_init(target: str, timezone: str, force: bool):
-    """Scaffold a default .kaizen/schedule.yml (coach + optimization weekly)."""
+@click.option(
+    "--engagement",
+    default=None,
+    help="Customer engagement slug (bootstrap schedule for target repos)",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--agents",
+    default=None,
+    help="Comma-separated agents for --engagement (default: coach,optimization)",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--bootstrap-cadence",
+    type=click.Choice(["hourly", "daily", "weekly"]),
+    default="hourly",
+    show_default=True,
+    help="Cadence preset for --engagement (hourly uses daily enum + hourly cron)",
+)
+def schedule_init(
+    target: str,
+    timezone: str,
+    force: bool,
+    engagement: Optional[str],
+    agents: Optional[str],
+    bootstrap_cadence: str,
+):
+    """Scaffold .kaizen/schedule.yml (weekly default or engagement bootstrap)."""
+    if (agents or bootstrap_cadence != "hourly") and not engagement:
+        click.echo(
+            "Error: --agents and --bootstrap-cadence require --engagement",
+            err=True,
+        )
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     path = schedule_path(_project_root(target))
 
     if path.exists() and not force:
@@ -1464,9 +1496,41 @@ def schedule_init(target: str, timezone: str, force: bool):
         click.echo("  Use --force to overwrite.")
         return
 
+    if engagement:
+        agent_list = (
+            [item.strip() for item in agents.split(",") if item.strip()]
+            if agents
+            else None
+        )
+        known_agents = _get_registry().agent_names()
+        if agent_list:
+            unknown = [name for name in agent_list if name not in known_agents]
+            if unknown:
+                click.echo(
+                    f"Error: unknown agent(s) for engagement schedule: {', '.join(unknown)}",
+                    err=True,
+                )
+                sys.exit(1)
+        try:
+            yaml_text = engagement_schedule_yaml(
+                engagement,
+                agents=agent_list,
+                bootstrap_cadence=bootstrap_cadence,
+                timezone=timezone,
+            )
+        except ScheduleError as exc:
+            click.echo(f"Error: {exc}", err=True)
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        yaml_text = default_schedule_yaml(timezone=timezone)
+
     path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    path.write_text(default_schedule_yaml(timezone=timezone), encoding="utf-8")
+    path.write_text(yaml_text, encoding="utf-8")
     click.echo(f"Initialized schedule: {path}")
+    if engagement:
+        click.echo(
+            f"  Engagement: {engagement} (bootstrap-cadence={bootstrap_cadence})"
+        )
     click.echo("  Validate with: kaizen-agentic schedule validate")
 
 
diff --git a/src/kaizen_agentic/schedule.py b/src/kaizen_agentic/schedule.py
index 3fbcac4..ca003c2 100644
--- a/src/kaizen_agentic/schedule.py
+++ b/src/kaizen_agentic/schedule.py
@@ -27,6 +27,29 @@ DEFAULT_AGENTS: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
     "tdd-workflow": {"cadence": "monthly", "enabled": False},
 }
 DEFAULT_TIMEZONE = "Europe/Berlin"
+DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT_AGENTS = ("coach", "optimization")
+
+# Bootstrap cadence presets for customer engagements (coulomb-loop ADR-003).
+# Hourly bootstrap keeps cadence enum ``daily`` so activity-core definitions
+# filtering ``cadence: daily`` still match while per-repo cron overrides fire
+# hourly (see docs/integrations/activity-core-handoff-engagement.md).
+ENGAGEMENT_CADENCE_PRESETS: Dict[str, Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]] = {
+    "hourly": {
+        "coach": {"cadence": "daily", "cron": "15 * * * *", "enabled": True},
+        "optimization": {"cadence": "daily", "cron": "30 * * * *", "enabled": True},
+        "tdd-workflow": {"cadence": "monthly", "enabled": False},
+    },
+    "daily": {
+        "coach": {"cadence": "daily", "cron": "0 8 * * *", "enabled": True},
+        "optimization": {"cadence": "daily", "cron": "0 9 * * *", "enabled": True},
+        "tdd-workflow": {"cadence": "monthly", "enabled": False},
+    },
+    "weekly": {
+        "coach": {"cadence": "weekly", "cron": "0 9 * * 1", "enabled": True},
+        "optimization": {"cadence": "weekly", "cron": "0 10 * * 1", "enabled": True},
+        "tdd-workflow": {"cadence": "monthly", "enabled": False},
+    },
+}
 
 
 class ScheduleError(Exception):
@@ -183,3 +206,56 @@ def default_schedule_yaml(timezone: str = DEFAULT_TIMEZONE) -> str:
     )
     body = yaml.safe_dump(document, sort_keys=False, default_flow_style=False)
     return header + body
+
+
+def engagement_schedule_yaml(
+    engagement: str,
+    *,
+    agents: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    bootstrap_cadence: str = "hourly",
+    timezone: str = DEFAULT_TIMEZONE,
+) -> str:
+    """Render a customer-engagement bootstrap schedule for `schedule init --engagement`."""
+    if bootstrap_cadence not in ENGAGEMENT_CADENCE_PRESETS:
+        raise ScheduleError(
+            f"unsupported bootstrap cadence '{bootstrap_cadence}' "
+            f"(expected one of {', '.join(ENGAGEMENT_CADENCE_PRESETS)})"
+        )
+
+    slug = engagement.strip()
+    if not slug:
+        raise ScheduleError("engagement slug must not be empty")
+
+    selected = list(agents or DEFAULT_ENGAGEMENT_AGENTS)
+    if not selected:
+        raise ScheduleError(
+            "at least one agent is required for engagement schedule init"
+        )
+
+    preset = ENGAGEMENT_CADENCE_PRESETS[bootstrap_cadence]
+    agent_entries: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    for name in selected:
+        if name not in preset:
+            raise ScheduleError(
+                f"agent '{name}' has no preset for bootstrap cadence '{bootstrap_cadence}'"
+            )
+        agent_entries[name] = dict(preset[name])
+
+    if bootstrap_cadence == "hourly":
+        cadence_note = "hourly crons, daily cadence enum"
+    else:
+        cadence_note = f"{bootstrap_cadence} cadence"
+
+    document = {
+        "version": SCHEDULE_VERSION,
+        "timezone": timezone,
+        "agents": agent_entries,
+    }
+    header = (
+        "# Kaizen scheduled agent execution manifest (ADR-005)\n"
+        f"# Engagement: {slug} bootstrap — {cadence_note}\n"
+        "# Regulator promotes cadence per customer engagement policy (ADR-003).\n"
+        "# Validate with: kaizen-agentic schedule validate\n"
+    )
+    body = yaml.safe_dump(document, sort_keys=False, default_flow_style=False)
+    return header + body
diff --git a/tests/test_schedule_cli.py b/tests/test_schedule_cli.py
index 44f58e9..e6d0eaf 100644
--- a/tests/test_schedule_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_schedule_cli.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+import yaml
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
 from kaizen_agentic.cli import cli
 from kaizen_agentic.schedule import (
     ScheduleError,
+    engagement_schedule_yaml,
     parse_schedule,
     schedule_path,
     validate_schedule,
@@ -30,6 +32,20 @@ def project_dir(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
 
 
 class TestScheduleModule:
+    def test_engagement_schedule_yaml_hourly_preset(self):
+        text = engagement_schedule_yaml(
+            "coulomb-loop",
+            agents=["coach", "optimization"],
+            bootstrap_cadence="hourly",
+        )
+        assert "Engagement: coulomb-loop bootstrap" in text
+        body = "\n".join(line for line in text.splitlines() if not line.startswith("#"))
+        schedule = parse_schedule(yaml.safe_load(body))
+        coach = schedule.entry_for("coach")
+        assert coach is not None
+        assert coach.cadence == "daily"
+        assert coach.cron == "15 * * * *"
+
     def test_parse_requires_version(self):
         with pytest.raises(ScheduleError):
             parse_schedule({"agents": {}})
@@ -67,6 +83,67 @@ class TestScheduleCli:
         assert path.exists()
         assert "coach" in path.read_text()
 
+    def test_engagement_init_hourly_bootstrap(
+        self, runner: CliRunner, project_dir: Path
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "schedule",
+                "init",
+                "--target",
+                str(project_dir),
+                "--engagement",
+                "coulomb-loop",
+                "--agents",
+                "coach,optimization",
+                "--bootstrap-cadence",
+                "hourly",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        text = schedule_path(project_dir).read_text()
+        assert "Engagement: coulomb-loop bootstrap" in text
+        assert "cron: 15 * * * *" in text
+        assert "cadence: daily" in text
+        assert "Engagement: coulomb-loop" in result.output
+
+    def test_engagement_init_validates_unknown_agent(
+        self, runner: CliRunner, project_dir: Path
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "schedule",
+                "init",
+                "--target",
+                str(project_dir),
+                "--engagement",
+                "demo",
+                "--agents",
+                "not-a-real-agent",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "unknown agent" in result.output
+
+    def test_engagement_flags_require_engagement_slug(
+        self, runner: CliRunner, project_dir: Path
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "schedule",
+                "init",
+                "--target",
+                str(project_dir),
+                "--agents",
+                "coach",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 1
+        assert "--engagement" in result.output
+
     def test_init_no_overwrite_without_force(
         self, runner: CliRunner, project_dir: Path
     ):
diff --git a/workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md b/workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md
index 3942244..40e0aab 100644
--- a/workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md
+++ b/workplans/kaizen-agentic-WP-0008-coulomb-loop-supplier-engagement.md
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ tasks:
     status: todo
     title: Document customer engagement repo layout from coulomb-loop reference
   - id: T02
-    status: todo
+    status: done
     title: Add docs/integrations/customer-engagement-playbook.md skeleton
   - id: T03
     status: done
     title: Implement metrics record --emit-event for kaizen.metrics.recorded
   - id: T04
-    status: todo
+    status: done
     title: Add schedule init --engagement mode for customer repos
   - id: T05
     status: done
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Default: off (backward compatible).
 
 ```task
 id: KAIZEN-WP-0008-T04
-status: todo
+status: done
 priority: medium
 state_hub_task_id: "62324bd2-1737-4864-889c-56179d0d11e8"
 ```