diff --git a/workplans/REUSE-WP-0018-plan-check-consumption-loop.md b/workplans/REUSE-WP-0018-plan-check-consumption-loop.md
index c3a47e0..da8a831 100644
--- a/workplans/REUSE-WP-0018-plan-check-consumption-loop.md
+++ b/workplans/REUSE-WP-0018-plan-check-consumption-loop.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: workplan
 title: "plan-check: close the consumption loop for capability reuse"
 domain: infotech
 repo: reuse-surface
-status: ready
+status: active
 owner: claude-code
 topic_slug: helix-forge
 created: "2026-07-06"