diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f969a2..dad60e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getpipher/armory-fleet",
-  "version": "0.10.1",
+  "version": "0.10.2",
   "private": false,
   "description": "The armory suite's subagent orchestrator for the pi coding agent \u2014 a cross-harness, superpowers-native fleet where every agent is armory-native from birth.",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6bf2fc6..644f8fb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ export default async function (pi: ExtensionAPI): Promise<void> {
     // SPEC-5b-1: per-session RunLog at .pi/fleet/conversations/ (separate from the
     // SPEC-5a phase journal at .pi/fleet/runs/ — different granularity, no filename collision).
     deps.runLog = new RunLog(join(dir, "conversations"));
-    const reconciled = reconcileRuns(deps.runLog);
+    // v0.10.2: pass the in-memory RunRegistry so reconcile syncs it too — otherwise orphaned
+    // (process-gone) runs keep status:"running" in memory and the live widget shows a stale ▶ forever.
+    const reconciled = reconcileRuns(deps.runLog, { runRegistry: deps.runRegistry });
     if (reconciled.length > 0) {
       ctx.ui.notify(`reconciled ${reconciled.length} interrupted fleet run${reconciled.length > 1 ? "s" : ""} (marked aborted)`, "info");
     }
diff --git a/src/runtime/reconcile.ts b/src/runtime/reconcile.ts
index 9fd3073..1c46b07 100644
--- a/src/runtime/reconcile.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/reconcile.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,32 @@
 // SPEC-5b-1 — on pi boot, mark orphan RunLog runs (run:meta with no run:ended whose process
 // is gone) as aborted so the Runs tab doesn't show stale "running" rows across restarts.
 // Foreground orphans; bg/lifecycle orphans are already handled by scanResumeCandidates (SPEC-5a).
+//
+// v0.10.2 patch: reconcile now ALSO syncs the in-memory RunRegistry (opts.runRegistry). Before this,
+// reconcile only wrote run:ended: aborted to the durable RunLog — the in-memory RunRegistry kept
+// status:"running", so the live above-editor widget (filterActive keeps running|queued|paused)
+// rendered a stale ▶ row that ticked forever for every orphaned (process-gone) run.
 import type { RunLog } from "./run-log.ts";
+import type { RunRegistry } from "../engine/run-registry.ts";
 
 export interface ReconcileOpts {
   /** Orphans whose startedAt is older than (now - graceMs) are marked aborted. Default 60000. */
   graceMs?: number;
   /** Test injection. Default Date.now(). */
   now?: number;
+  /**
+   * v0.10.2: the in-memory RunRegistry to sync alongside the durable log. When set, each orphan
+   * reconciled in the log is also transitioned to status:"aborted" in memory so the live widget
+   * clears its stale ▶ row. Optional — existing callers that pass only a RunLog are unaffected.
+   */
+  runRegistry?: RunRegistry;
 }
 
 /** Returns the runIds it marked aborted. Idempotent: a run already ended is skipped. */
 export function reconcileRuns(log: RunLog, opts: ReconcileOpts = {}): string[] {
   const grace = opts.graceMs ?? 60_000;
   const now = opts.now ?? Date.now();
+  const reg = opts.runRegistry;
   const aborted: string[] = [];
   for (const meta of log.scanMeta()) {
     if (meta.status !== "running") continue;
@@ -23,6 +36,10 @@ export function reconcileRuns(log: RunLog, opts: ReconcileOpts = {}): string[] {
       type: "run:ended", runId: meta.runId, status: "aborted",
       endedAt: now, resultSummary: "process-gone", tokenTotal: meta.tokenTotal,
     });
+    // v0.10.2: sync the in-memory registry so the live widget (which reads runRegistry.list(),
+    // not the RunLog) clears the orphan's stale ▶ row. No-op when the run isn't in the registry
+    // (e.g. a cross-cwd orphan from another session — out of scope for this patch).
+    reg?.update(meta.runId, { status: "aborted", endedAt: now });
     aborted.push(meta.runId);
   }
   return aborted;
diff --git a/test/reconcile.test.mts b/test/reconcile.test.mts
index e30c6ce..ac33348 100644
--- a/test/reconcile.test.mts
+++ b/test/reconcile.test.mts
@@ -50,4 +50,47 @@ test("default now = Date.now(); graceMs default 60000", () => {
   log.append("fl-ancient", { type: "run:meta", runId: "fl-ancient", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", startedAt: 1, track: true, todoId: null });
   assert.deepEqual(reconcileRuns(log), ["fl-ancient"]);
   rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+// SPEC-6-1 patch (v0.10.2): reconcile must also sync the in-memory RunRegistry, not just the
+// durable RunLog. Otherwise orphaned (process-gone) runs stay status:"running" in memory and the
+// live widget (filterActive keeps running|queued|paused) shows a stale ▶ row forever.
+import { RunRegistry } from "../src/engine/run-registry.ts";
+
+test("reconcile also marks the orphan aborted in the in-memory RunRegistry (v0.10.2)", () => {
+  const dir = makeDir();
+  const log = new RunLog(dir);
+  const reg = new RunRegistry();
+  const oldStarted = 1_000;
+  // The orphan exists in BOTH stores: durable log (run:meta, no run:ended) + in-memory registry (running).
+  log.append("fl-ghost", { type: "run:meta", runId: "fl-ghost", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", startedAt: oldStarted, track: true, todoId: null });
+  reg.add({ runId: "fl-ghost", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", track: true, todoId: null, status: "running", startedAt: oldStarted });
+  const aborted = reconcileRuns(log, { runRegistry: reg, now: oldStarted + GRACE + 5_000 });
+  assert.deepEqual(aborted, ["fl-ghost"]);
+  // Durable log updated (existing behavior).
+  assert.equal(log.scanMeta()[0]!.status, "aborted");
+  // NEW: in-memory registry also updated — the ghost row must clear from the live widget.
+  assert.equal(reg.get("fl-ghost")!.status, "aborted", "in-memory RunRegistry must transition to aborted so the widget stops showing ▶");
+  rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+test("reconcile leaves a fresh orphan running in-memory (within grace)", () => {
+  const dir = makeDir();
+  const log = new RunLog(dir);
+  const reg = new RunRegistry();
+  const now = 50_000;
+  log.append("fl-fresh", { type: "run:meta", runId: "fl-fresh", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", startedAt: now - 1_000, track: true, todoId: null });
+  reg.add({ runId: "fl-fresh", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", track: true, todoId: null, status: "running", startedAt: now - 1_000 });
+  assert.deepEqual(reconcileRuns(log, { runRegistry: reg, now }), []);
+  assert.equal(reg.get("fl-fresh")!.status, "running", "fresh run untouched in-memory");
+  rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+test("reconcile RunRegistry arg is optional (back-compat: existing callers passing only log)", () => {
+  const dir = makeDir();
+  const log = new RunLog(dir);
+  log.append("fl-solo", { type: "run:meta", runId: "fl-solo", agent: "g", model: "m", task: "t", startedAt: 1, track: true, todoId: null });
+  // No RunRegistry passed — must not throw.
+  assert.deepEqual(reconcileRuns(log, { now: 999_999_999 }), ["fl-solo"]);
+  assert.equal(log.scanMeta()[0]!.status, "aborted");
+  rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});