diff --git a/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/item.md b/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/item.md
index d640e119..d48a1e32 100644
--- a/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/item.md
+++ b/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/item.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ kind: feature
 priority: P2
 labels: [manifest, profiles, nix, tui]
 created_at: 2026-05-27T00:00:22Z
-updated_at: 2026-05-29T16:52:47Z
+updated_at: 2026-05-29T16:59:41Z
 assignee: null
 legacy_ticket: null
 ---
diff --git a/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/thread.md b/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/thread.md
index d7c783e2..1e5807c4 100644
--- a/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/thread.md
+++ b/work-items/open/20260527-000022-manifest-profiles/thread.md
@@ -58,4 +58,24 @@ Non-blocking follow-up candidates:
 - Build richer profile discovery/default selection and the full TUI profile picker.
 
 
+---
+
+<!-- event: plan author: hare at: 2026-05-29T16:59:41Z -->
+
+## Plan
+
+Continue implementation beyond the merged Nix profile foundation. The previous nested delegation stopped at a reviewable vertical slice; this phase should keep iterating until the work item acceptance criteria are materially closer to completion or a real blocker is found.
+
+Phase 2 target:
+
+- Add profile discovery/default selection instead of requiring only explicit `--profile <path>`.
+- Support discovered-name selection with source disambiguation where needed, e.g. builtin/user/project/path semantics.
+- Add or substantially advance the new Pod profile selection UX so a default can be displayed as `profile: coder (default)` and changed before spawn.
+- Preserve the core design: selected Nix profile resolves to a standalone manifest/config artifact; ambient user/project manifests do not merge into it.
+- Keep Pod resume using resolved snapshots rather than silent Nix re-evaluation.
+- Keep secrets as references only.
+
+The delegated orchestrator should not return merely because one slice is reviewable. It should internally review acceptance criteria, delegate sub-Pods as needed, and continue with the next reachable slice unless it hits a concrete design or technical blocker. Parent-side merge/close remains reserved for this parent Pod.
+
+
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