diff --git a/migrations-admin/0001_admin_storage.sql b/migrations-admin/0001_admin_storage.sql
index a57f7da..23a00b8 100644
--- a/migrations-admin/0001_admin_storage.sql
+++ b/migrations-admin/0001_admin_storage.sql
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
--- 0001_admin_storage.sql — DRAFT (admin-panel Phase 3): the ADMIN_DB schema.
+-- 0001_admin_storage.sql — admin-panel Phase 3: the ADMIN_DB schema.
 --
--- ⚠ NOT YET PROVISIONED OR BOUND. This file is the reviewable spec for the
--- separate ADMIN_DB database the admin-panel spec calls for. Nothing reads it
--- yet: there is no ADMIN_DB binding in wrangler.jsonc and no code path touches
--- these tables. It lands first so the schema is reviewed as code BEFORE any
--- resource exists. To bring it live (operator, after review):
+-- PROVISIONED AND BOUND for this deployment (operator-authorized 2026-07-11):
+-- database `wcjbt-admin`, bound as ADMIN_DB in wrangler.jsonc, this migration
+-- applied remotely and the resulting tables/indexes verified. The schema was
+-- reviewed as code (PR #53) BEFORE the resource was created. No code path
+-- reads these tables yet — the Phase-3+ server slices land against them next.
 --
+-- Downstream deployers (this is AGPL software — run your own instance):
 --   1. npx wrangler d1 create wcjbt-admin
---   2. add to wrangler.jsonc d1_databases:
---        { "binding": "ADMIN_DB", "database_name": "wcjbt-admin",
---          "database_id": "<from step 1>", "migrations_dir": "migrations-admin" }
+--   2. paste the returned database_id into the ADMIN_DB entry in wrangler.jsonc
 --   3. npx wrangler d1 migrations apply wcjbt-admin --remote
 --
 -- WHY A SEPARATE DATABASE (not more tables in wcjbt-auth): the runtime roster +
diff --git a/wrangler.jsonc b/wrangler.jsonc
index 97d691e..d01d0fe 100644
--- a/wrangler.jsonc
+++ b/wrangler.jsonc
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
     { "binding": "ADMIN_SESSIONS", "id": "b250155143e348cba5a22b69024f677a" }
   ],
   "d1_databases": [
-    { "binding": "DB", "database_name": "wcjbt-auth", "database_id": "d3240389-b265-4229-bff0-b8ab94c4d78d", "migrations_dir": "migrations" }
+    { "binding": "DB", "database_name": "wcjbt-auth", "database_id": "d3240389-b265-4229-bff0-b8ab94c4d78d", "migrations_dir": "migrations" },
+    // Admin panel (Phase 3): moderation cases/labels, action audit, catalog-edit
+    // staging — deliberately SEPARATE from the auth store (different domain,
+    // retention, and legal posture; see migrations-admin/0001_admin_storage.sql).
+    // To recreate on a different account: `npx wrangler d1 create wcjbt-admin`,
+    // paste the returned id here, then `npx wrangler d1 migrations apply wcjbt-admin --remote`.
+    { "binding": "ADMIN_DB", "database_name": "wcjbt-admin", "database_id": "08f3ad34-45d4-4d97-a614-d8f9a6684270", "migrations_dir": "migrations-admin" }
   ],
 
   // Native per-colo rate limiter for the unauthenticated sign-in endpoints