diff --git a/tools/security-bootstrap-console/security_bootstrap_console.py b/tools/security-bootstrap-console/security_bootstrap_console.py
index 6358e50..fb0e495 100755
--- a/tools/security-bootstrap-console/security_bootstrap_console.py
+++ b/tools/security-bootstrap-console/security_bootstrap_console.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 
 DEFAULT_STAGE = "S1 - Low-trust assembly"
+STAGE_ORDER = ("S1", "S2", "S3", "S4", "S5")
 DEFAULT_METADATA_PATH = Path("/tmp/net-kingdom-security-bootstrap.json")
 APPROVAL_PHRASE = "approve custody mode"
 VALID_STORAGE_CLASSES = {"password-safe", "offline-packet", "hardware-token"}
@@ -351,7 +352,11 @@ def custody_mode_reason(data: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
 def derive_stage(data: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     if yes(data, "platform_reopened"):
         return "S5 - Reopen under custody"
-    if yes(data, "cleanup_complete"):
+    if (
+        yes(data, "openbao_initial_config_applied")
+        and data.get("root_token_disposition") in {"revoked", "offline-sealed"}
+        and yes(data, "restore_drill_passed")
+    ):
         return "S4 - Cleanup and hardening"
     if yes(data, "openbao_initialized"):
         return "S3 - OpenBao bootstrap"
@@ -360,6 +365,63 @@ def derive_stage(data: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
     return DEFAULT_STAGE
 
 
+def stage_payloads(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    current = derive_stage(data).split(" - ", 1)[0]
+    try:
+        current_index = STAGE_ORDER.index(current)
+    except ValueError:
+        current_index = 0
+    rows = [
+        (
+            "S1",
+            "Low-trust assembly",
+            "Install and connect subsystems using low-trust setup accounts and non-secret metadata.",
+            "Complete the king credential kit.",
+        ),
+        (
+            "S2",
+            "King credential preparation",
+            "Create platform-root, enroll MFA, approve custody strategy, and prepare recovery material.",
+            "Run OpenBao preflight and init under the selected custody strategy.",
+        ),
+        (
+            "S3",
+            "OpenBao bootstrap",
+            "Initialize, unseal, configure OpenBao, then decide root-token disposition and prove restore.",
+            "Record root-token disposition and pass the restore drill.",
+        ),
+        (
+            "S4",
+            "Cleanup and hardening",
+            "Rotate or retire bootstrap-era access, resolve taint, review audit, and document residual risk.",
+            "Complete cleanup and mark the platform ready to reopen.",
+        ),
+        (
+            "S5",
+            "Reopen under custody",
+            "Operate under the approved custody model with break-glass and recovery paths known.",
+            "Review related workplans.",
+        ),
+    ]
+    payload = []
+    for index, (stage_id, name, description, next_step) in enumerate(rows):
+        status = "pending"
+        if index < current_index:
+            status = "done"
+        elif index == current_index:
+            status = "active"
+        payload.append(
+            {
+                "id": stage_id,
+                "name": name,
+                "description": description,
+                "next": next_step,
+                "status": status,
+            }
+        )
+    return payload
+
+
 def build_gates(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Gate]:
     return [
         Gate(
@@ -408,6 +470,11 @@ def build_gates(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Gate]:
             "done" if yes(data, "cleanup_complete") else "blocked",
             "Bootstrap-era credentials, databases, and access paths reviewed.",
         ),
+        Gate(
+            "Platform reopen",
+            "done" if yes(data, "platform_reopened") else "blocked",
+            "Final operator confirmation that the platform is reopened under custody.",
+        ),
     ]
 
 
@@ -458,6 +525,8 @@ def next_action(
                 return "Run restore drill"
             if gate.name == "Cleanup and rotation":
                 return "Complete handover cleanup"
+            if gate.name == "Platform reopen":
+                return "Reopen platform under custody"
     return "Review related workplans"
 
 
@@ -597,6 +666,8 @@ def merged_approval_metadata(
         "openbao_unseal_keys_rotated",
         "openbao_emergency_lockdown_drilled",
         "restore_drill_passed",
+        "cleanup_complete",
+        "platform_reopened",
     ):
         if field in payload:
             data[field] = payload[field] is True
@@ -1558,6 +1629,8 @@ def section_gate_payloads(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
     subsystem_rows = subsystem_payloads(data)
     integration_rows = integration_payloads(data)
     artifact_rows = artifact_payloads(data)
+    cleanup_done = yes(data, "cleanup_complete")
+    reopened = yes(data, "platform_reopened")
     return [
         {
             "key": "intro",
@@ -1595,6 +1668,18 @@ def section_gate_payloads(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
             "status": "ok",
             "reason": "Reusable actions and runbook templates are available; execution state is tracked by Integration & Tests and explicit confirmations.",
         },
+        {
+            "key": "handover",
+            "name": "Final Handover",
+            "status": "ok" if reopened else "set" if cleanup_done else "err",
+            "reason": (
+                "Platform is marked reopened under custody."
+                if reopened
+                else "Cleanup is complete; confirm the platform has reopened under custody."
+                if cleanup_done
+                else "Complete cleanup, taint response, and hardening before reopening."
+            ),
+        },
         {
             "key": "terminology",
             "name": "Terminology & Patterns",
@@ -1625,6 +1710,7 @@ def status_payload(data: dict[str, Any], metadata_path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return {
         "metadata_path": str(metadata_path),
         "stage": derive_stage(merged),
+        "stage_steps": stage_payloads(merged),
         "next_action": next_action(gates, kit_validation(merged), merged),
         "gates": [gate_payload(gate) for gate in gates],
         "key_custody_gates": [gate_payload(gate) for gate in key_custody_validation(merged)],
@@ -1883,6 +1969,42 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
       line-height: 1.25;
       overflow-wrap: anywhere;
     }
+    .stage-rail {
+      display: grid;
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
+      gap: 10px;
+      margin-top: 14px;
+    }
+    .stage-card {
+      min-width: 0;
+      border: 1px solid var(--soft-line);
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      background: var(--paper);
+      padding: 12px;
+    }
+    .stage-card.done { background: var(--ok); }
+    .stage-card.active {
+      border-color: var(--line);
+      box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--hi);
+    }
+    .stage-card.pending { background: #ffffff; }
+    .stage-id {
+      font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
+      font-size: 12px;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+      color: var(--muted);
+    }
+    .stage-name {
+      margin-top: 5px;
+      font-weight: 650;
+      line-height: 1.2;
+    }
+    .stage-description, .stage-next {
+      margin-top: 6px;
+      color: var(--muted);
+      font-size: 13px;
+      line-height: 1.35;
+    }
     .layout {
       display: grid;
       grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 0.72fr);
@@ -1906,8 +2028,9 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
     .workflow-section[data-section="integrations"] { order: 4; }
     .workflow-section[data-section="artifacts"] { order: 5; }
     .workflow-section[data-section="runbooks"] { order: 6; }
-    .workflow-section[data-section="terminology"] { order: 7; }
-    .workflow-actions { order: 8; }
+    .workflow-section[data-section="handover"] { order: 7; }
+    .workflow-section[data-section="terminology"] { order: 8; }
+    .workflow-actions { order: 9; }
     .panel + .panel { margin-top: 18px; }
     h2 {
       margin: 0 0 14px;
@@ -2240,7 +2363,7 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
     @media (max-width: 820px) {
       header { padding: 18px; }
       main { padding: 16px; }
-      .topline, .layout, .grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+      .topline, .layout, .grid, .stage-rail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
       .record-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
       .metric {
         border-right: 0;
@@ -2270,6 +2393,7 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
         <span class="value"><code id="metadata-path">Loading</code></span>
       </div>
     </section>
+    <section class="stage-rail" id="stage-rail" aria-label="Bootstrap stages"></section>
 
     <div class="layout">
       <form id="approval-form">
@@ -2490,8 +2614,22 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
           <div id="runbook-command-list" class="command-list"></div>
         </details>
 
+        <details class="panel workflow-section" data-section="handover" open>
+          <summary><span class="summary-title">7. Final Handover</span><span class="state nil" data-section-state="handover">nil</span></summary>
+          <div class="section-gate" data-section-gate="handover">Loading final handover gate.</div>
+          <p class="notice">This is the line between trial/bootstrap and operating under custody. Mark these only after root-token disposition, restore proof, taint response, and cleanup have been handled outside this UI.</p>
+          <ul class="spec-list">
+            <li>Cleanup means bootstrap-era passwords, service tokens, temporary admin paths, trial OpenBao material, and plaintext secret exposure have been rotated, retired, reset, or explicitly accepted as residual risk.</li>
+            <li>Reopen means the platform is intentionally operated again under the selected custody strategy, with break-glass and restore paths known.</li>
+          </ul>
+          <div class="choice-list">
+            <label class="choice"><input id="cleanup_complete" type="checkbox"><span><strong>Cleanup and hardening complete</strong><span>Bootstrap-era credentials, databases, access paths, and tainted materials have been reviewed and handled.</span></span></label>
+            <label class="choice"><input id="platform_reopened" type="checkbox"><span><strong>Platform reopened under custody</strong><span>The operator accepts that the platform is now running under the approved custody model.</span></span></label>
+          </div>
+        </details>
+
         <details class="panel workflow-section" data-section="terminology" open>
-          <summary><span class="summary-title">7. Terminology & Patterns</span><span class="state nil" data-section-state="terminology">nil</span></summary>
+          <summary><span class="summary-title">8. Terminology & Patterns</span><span class="state nil" data-section-state="terminology">nil</span></summary>
           <div class="section-gate" data-section-gate="terminology">Loading terminology gate.</div>
           <p class="notice">These terms apply across NetKingdom. Subsystems may have their own names, but the control surface keeps the cross-subsystem security pattern visible.</p>
           <div class="record-list">
@@ -2574,7 +2712,9 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
       "openbao_unseal_keys_rotated",
       "openbao_emergency_lockdown_drilled",
       "root_token_disposition",
-      "restore_drill_passed"
+      "restore_drill_passed",
+      "cleanup_complete",
+      "platform_reopened"
     ];
     const responsibilityFields = [
       "setup_operator",
@@ -2616,6 +2756,30 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
       }
     }
 
+    function renderStageRail(stages) {
+      const root = document.getElementById("stage-rail");
+      root.replaceChildren();
+      for (const stage of stages || []) {
+        const card = document.createElement("div");
+        card.className = "stage-card " + stage.status;
+        card.title = stage.next || "";
+        const id = document.createElement("div");
+        id.className = "stage-id";
+        id.textContent = stage.id + " / " + stage.status;
+        const name = document.createElement("div");
+        name.className = "stage-name";
+        name.textContent = stage.name;
+        const description = document.createElement("div");
+        description.className = "stage-description";
+        description.textContent = stage.description;
+        const next = document.createElement("div");
+        next.className = "stage-next";
+        next.textContent = stage.next;
+        card.append(id, name, description, next);
+        root.append(card);
+      }
+    }
+
     function makeStateBadge(state) {
       const badge = document.createElement("span");
       const value = state || "nil";
@@ -2801,6 +2965,7 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
       document.getElementById("stage").textContent = data.stage;
       document.getElementById("next-action").textContent = data.next_action;
       document.getElementById("metadata-path").textContent = data.metadata_path;
+      renderStageRail(data.stage_steps);
       renderGates("gates", data.gates);
       renderGates("key-gates", data.key_custody_gates);
       renderGates("kit-gates", data.kit_gates);
@@ -2862,6 +3027,8 @@ def ui_html() -> str:
         openbao_emergency_lockdown_drilled: document.getElementById("openbao_emergency_lockdown_drilled").checked,
         root_token_disposition: document.getElementById("root_token_disposition").value,
         restore_drill_passed: document.getElementById("restore_drill_passed").checked,
+        cleanup_complete: document.getElementById("cleanup_complete").checked,
+        platform_reopened: document.getElementById("platform_reopened").checked,
         approval_phrase: document.getElementById("approval_phrase").value,
         approved_by: document.getElementById("setup_operator").value.trim()
       };
diff --git a/workplans/NET-WP-0015-platform-root-custody-and-openbao-identity-bootstrap.md b/workplans/NET-WP-0015-platform-root-custody-and-openbao-identity-bootstrap.md
index 5949569..28a287e 100644
--- a/workplans/NET-WP-0015-platform-root-custody-and-openbao-identity-bootstrap.md
+++ b/workplans/NET-WP-0015-platform-root-custody-and-openbao-identity-bootstrap.md
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ removed duplicate OpenBao status/unseal cards from the stateful Integration
 command list, and restored Artefacts & Locations above Usecases & Runbooks in
 the workflow.
 
+**2026-05-25:** Added a five-stage visual stage rail and Final Handover
+section to close the gap between OpenBao bootstrap and the final operating
+state. The stage model now moves from S3 to S4 after OpenBao initial
+configuration, root-token disposition, and restore drill are complete, then to
+S5 only when the platform is explicitly reopened under custody.
+
 **2026-05-24:** Stepped back from ad hoc secret rollout and added the
 custodian age-key bootstrap model to the control surface. The UI now records
 the custodian public age recipient, a derived fingerprint, and a non-secret