diff --git a/.machine_readable/autolinks.a2ml b/.machine_readable/autolinks.a2ml
index d01edf14..31b77d33 100644
--- a/.machine_readable/autolinks.a2ml
+++ b/.machine_readable/autolinks.a2ml
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ alnum = false
 scope = "estate"
 
 # ---- CLADE (the centerpiece: <binomial> = genus-species[-subspecies]) ----
-# PENDING: a gv-clade-index Worker route that resolves a binomial (e.g. /c/:binomial)
-# + the Worker's public domain. url_template below is provisional until confirmed;
-# the sweep will skip CLADE- until status="ready".
+# The resolver route IS NOW LIVE IN CODE: gv-clade-index GET /c/:binomial
+# (merged in gv-clade-index#38) resolves a binomial via the `prefixed` field and
+# 302s to the portal (?format=json for data). ONLY the Worker's public domain is
+# still pending (Cloudflare deploy) — substitute it for CLADE-WORKER-DOMAIN below
+# and flip status to "ready". The sweep skips CLADE- while status is pending*.
 [[autolink]]
 key_prefix = "CLADE-"
 url_template = "https://CLADE-WORKER-DOMAIN/c/<num>"
 alnum = true
 scope = "estate"
-status = "pending-worker-route"
+status = "pending-worker-domain"