diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/archive.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/archive.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c49041d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/archive.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+//! End-to-end CLI lifecycle for the archived run status: run → archive →
+//! hide/show → unarchive → still-deletable.
+
+use fabro_test::test_context;
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use crate::cmd::support::setup_completed_fast_dry_run;
+
+fn ps_runs(context: &fabro_test::TestContext, include_archived: bool) -> Vec<Value> {
+    let mut cmd = context.ps();
+    let mut args = vec!["--json", "--label", ""];
+    // `--label` needs the actual label value; we replace the empty slot below.
+    let label = context.test_case_label();
+    args[2] = &label;
+    if include_archived {
+        cmd.args(["-a"]);
+    }
+    cmd.args(args);
+    let output = cmd.output().expect("ps should execute");
+    assert!(
+        output.status.success(),
+        "ps failed\nstdout:\n{}\nstderr:\n{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+    serde_json::from_slice(&output.stdout).expect("ps JSON should parse")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn archive_lifecycle_end_to_end() {
+    let context = test_context!();
+    let run = setup_completed_fast_dry_run(&context);
+
+    // 1. Baseline: `ps -a` sees the succeeded run.
+    let visible = ps_runs(&context, true);
+    assert_eq!(visible.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(visible[0]["run_id"], run.run_id);
+    assert_eq!(visible[0]["status"], "succeeded");
+
+    // 2. Archive the run.
+    let archive = context
+        .command()
+        .args(["archive", &run.run_id])
+        .output()
+        .expect("archive should execute");
+    assert!(
+        archive.status.success(),
+        "archive failed\nstderr:\n{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&archive.stderr)
+    );
+
+    // 3. Default `ps` hides archived runs.
+    let default_visible = ps_runs(&context, false);
+    assert!(
+        default_visible.is_empty(),
+        "default ps should hide archived, got {default_visible:?}"
+    );
+
+    // 4. `ps -a` surfaces the run with status `archived`.
+    let with_archived = ps_runs(&context, true);
+    assert_eq!(with_archived.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(with_archived[0]["run_id"], run.run_id);
+    assert_eq!(with_archived[0]["status"], "archived");
+
+    // 5. Unarchive restores the prior terminal status.
+    let unarchive = context
+        .command()
+        .args(["unarchive", &run.run_id])
+        .output()
+        .expect("unarchive should execute");
+    assert!(
+        unarchive.status.success(),
+        "unarchive failed\nstderr:\n{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&unarchive.stderr)
+    );
+    let restored = ps_runs(&context, true);
+    assert_eq!(restored[0]["status"], "succeeded");
+
+    // 6. Archived runs remain delete-able (plan Scope Boundaries).
+    context
+        .command()
+        .args(["archive", &run.run_id])
+        .output()
+        .expect("re-archive should execute");
+    let rm = context
+        .command()
+        .args(["rm", &run.run_id])
+        .output()
+        .expect("rm should execute");
+    assert!(
+        rm.status.success(),
+        "rm on archived run should succeed\nstderr:\n{}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&rm.stderr)
+    );
+    assert!(!run.run_dir.exists(), "run directory should be deleted");
+    let after_delete = ps_runs(&context, true);
+    assert!(
+        after_delete.is_empty(),
+        "run should be gone after rm, got {after_delete:?}"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/mod.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/mod.rs
index 7792bbc65..1d8e6c371 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-cli/tests/it/scenario/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::absolute_paths)]
 
+mod archive;
 mod artifacts;
 mod exec;
 mod lifecycle;