diff --git a/decisions/adr-pending-76f26c6e-substrate-ladder.md b/decisions/adr-0007-substrate-ladder.md
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rename from decisions/adr-pending-76f26c6e-substrate-ladder.md
rename to decisions/adr-0007-substrate-ladder.md
index 2ff55ee..29c538f 100644
--- a/decisions/adr-pending-76f26c6e-substrate-ladder.md
+++ b/decisions/adr-0007-substrate-ladder.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
-id: pending
+id: 0007
 uuid: 76f26c6e
 title: Substrate ladder — Melvor is P0, Stardew Valley is P1+
 date: 2026-06-03
 status: accepted
 ---
 
-# ADR-XXXX — Substrate ladder — Melvor is P0, Stardew Valley is P1+
+# ADR-0007 — Substrate ladder — Melvor is P0, Stardew Valley is P1+
 
-> uuid `76f26c6e` (stable alias; authored as `adr-pending-76f26c6e-substrate-ladder`,
+> uuid `76f26c6e` (stable alias; authored as `adr-0007-substrate-ladder`,
 > numbered on merge). Output of a decision acked by the operator (cyber-ayi),
 > 2026-06-03. Resolves [[exploration-substrate-selection]]; extends
 > [[adr-0003-melvor-clean-room-first]].
diff --git a/exploration/substrate-selection.md b/exploration/substrate-selection.md
index 5c57feb..1b72f0d 100644
--- a/exploration/substrate-selection.md
+++ b/exploration/substrate-selection.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resolves-to: adr-0007
 
 # Substrate selection — which world(s) the dyad inhabits
 
-> Status: **resolved** → [[adr-pending-76f26c6e-substrate-ladder]] (operator,
+> Status: **resolved** → [[adr-0007-substrate-ladder]] (operator,
 > 2026-06-03): **Melvor = P0, Stardew Valley = P1+**; dual-control staged to P1.
 > The analysis below is the reasoning trail; the decision lives in the ADR.