diff --git a/workspace-server/cmd/server/main.go b/workspace-server/cmd/server/main.go
index 45597367..cba0334c 100644
--- a/workspace-server/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/workspace-server/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ func main() {
 		})
 	}
 
+	// CP-mode orphan sweeper — SaaS counterpart to the Docker sweeper
+	// above. Re-issues cpProv.Stop for any workspace at status='removed'
+	// with a non-NULL instance_id, healing the deprovision split-write
+	// race documented in #2989: tenant marks status='removed' BEFORE
+	// calling CP DELETE, so a transient CP failure leaves the EC2
+	// running with no retry path. cpProv.Stop is idempotent against
+	// already-terminated instances; on success we clear instance_id.
+	if cpProv != nil {
+		go supervised.RunWithRecover(ctx, "cp-orphan-sweeper", func(c context.Context) {
+			registry.StartCPOrphanSweeper(c, cpProv)
+		})
+	}
+
 	// Pending-uploads GC sweep — deletes acked rows past their retention
 	// window plus unacked rows past expires_at. Without this the
 	// pending_uploads table grows unbounded; even with the 24h hard TTL,
diff --git a/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper.go b/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1dc4906d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+package registry
+
+// cp_orphan_sweeper.go — SaaS-mode counterpart to orphan_sweeper.go.
+//
+// The Docker sweeper (StartOrphanSweeper) runs only when prov != nil
+// (single-tenant Docker mode); SaaS tenants run cpProv != nil and prov
+// == nil, so they get no sweep coverage from that path. This file fills
+// the gap for the deprovision split-write race documented in #2989:
+//
+//	1. handlers/workspace_crud.go:365 marks workspaces.status = 'removed'.
+//	2. workspace_crud.go:439 calls StopWorkspaceAuto → cpProv.Stop, which
+//	   issues DELETE /cp/workspaces/:id?instance_id=… to controlplane.
+//	3. If step 2 fails (CP transient 5xx, network blip, AWS hiccup), the
+//	   inline path returns a 500 to the canvas — but the DB row is already
+//	   at status='removed' with instance_id still populated. There's no
+//	   retry, and the EC2 lives forever.
+//
+// This sweeper closes that gap by re-issuing cpProv.Stop on every cycle
+// for any workspace at status='removed' with a non-NULL instance_id.
+// Stop is idempotent: AWS TerminateInstance on an already-terminated
+// instance is a no-op (per AWS docs), and CP's Deprovision handler
+// (controlplane/internal/handlers/workspace_provision.go:289) handles
+// the already-terminated and already-deleted-DNS cases via best-effort
+// guards. On Stop success, the sweeper clears instance_id so the next
+// cycle skips the row.
+//
+// Cadence + safety filters mirror the Docker sweeper:
+//   - 60s tick (OrphanSweepInterval)
+//   - 30s per-cycle deadline (orphanSweepDeadline)
+//   - LIMIT 100 per cycle so a sustained CP outage that backs up many
+//     orphans doesn't blow the request timeout; subsequent cycles drain.
+//
+// SSOT note: Stop's idempotency (no-op on empty instance_id, AWS
+// terminate on already-terminated) is the load-bearing invariant. Any
+// future change that adds non-idempotent side effects to cpProv.Stop
+// must also gate this sweeper, or it will re-execute those side effects
+// every 60s for every cleared-but-not-yet-NULL row.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
+)
+
+// CPOrphanReaper is the dependency the SaaS-mode sweeper takes from
+// the CP provisioner. *provisioner.CPProvisioner satisfies this
+// naturally; tests inject fakes.
+type CPOrphanReaper interface {
+	Stop(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) error
+}
+
+// cpSweepLimit caps the per-cycle row count so a sustained CP outage
+// can't make a single sweep cycle blow orphanSweepDeadline. With a
+// 60s cadence and 100-row limit, drain rate is up to 100 orphans/min,
+// which has never been approached even during the worst leak windows.
+const cpSweepLimit = 100
+
+// StartCPOrphanSweeper runs the SaaS-mode reconcile loop until ctx is
+// cancelled. nil reaper makes the loop a no-op (matches the Docker
+// sweeper's nil-tolerant pattern).
+//
+// Caller is expected to gate on `cpProv != nil` (matching how
+// StartOrphanSweeper is gated on `prov != nil` at the call site in
+// cmd/server/main.go) — passing a nil *CPProvisioner here would also
+// short-circuit but the gate at the wiring site keeps the call shape
+// symmetric across the two sweepers.
+func StartCPOrphanSweeper(ctx context.Context, reaper CPOrphanReaper) {
+	if reaper == nil {
+		log.Println("CP orphan sweeper: reaper is nil — sweeper disabled")
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper started — reconciling every %s", OrphanSweepInterval)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(OrphanSweepInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	cpSweepOnce(ctx, reaper)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.Println("CP orphan sweeper: shutdown")
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			cpSweepOnce(ctx, reaper)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// cpSweepOnce executes one reconcile pass. Defensive against db.DB
+// being nil so a misconfigured boot doesn't panic.
+func cpSweepOnce(parent context.Context, reaper CPOrphanReaper) {
+	if db.DB == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(parent, orphanSweepDeadline)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	rows, err := db.DB.QueryContext(ctx, `
+		SELECT id::text
+		  FROM workspaces
+		 WHERE status = 'removed'
+		   AND instance_id IS NOT NULL
+		   AND instance_id != ''
+		 ORDER BY updated_at DESC
+		 LIMIT $1
+	`, cpSweepLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: DB query failed: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	var orphanIDs []string
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var id string
+		if scanErr := rows.Scan(&id); scanErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: row scan failed: %v", scanErr)
+			continue
+		}
+		orphanIDs = append(orphanIDs, id)
+	}
+	if iterErr := rows.Err(); iterErr != nil {
+		log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: rows iteration failed: %v", iterErr)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, id := range orphanIDs {
+		log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: terminating leaked EC2 for removed workspace %s", id)
+		if stopErr := reaper.Stop(ctx, id); stopErr != nil {
+			// CP-side error — transient 5xx, network, AWS hiccup. Leave
+			// instance_id populated so the next cycle retries. Loud-fail
+			// only at the log layer; the user-visible 500 was already
+			// returned by the inline path that triggered this orphan.
+			log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: Stop failed for %s: %v — retry next cycle", id, stopErr)
+			continue
+		}
+		// Stop succeeded — clear instance_id so the next cycle skips this
+		// row. We can't use a tombstone column (no schema change in this
+		// PR); NULL'ing instance_id is the SSOT signal for "no live
+		// EC2 attached." The matching SELECT predicate above stays in
+		// sync with this UPDATE.
+		if _, updErr := db.DB.ExecContext(ctx,
+			`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL, updated_at = now() WHERE id = $1`,
+			id,
+		); updErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("CP orphan sweeper: clear instance_id failed for %s: %v — next cycle will re-Stop (idempotent)", id, updErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper_test.go b/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2d57d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspace-server/internal/registry/cp_orphan_sweeper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+package registry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+
+	"github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-monorepo/platform/internal/db"
+)
+
+// fakeCPReaper is a hand-rolled CPOrphanReaper for the SaaS-mode
+// sweeper tests. Records every Stop call so tests can assert which
+// workspace IDs were re-issued.
+type fakeCPReaper struct {
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	stopErr   map[string]error
+	stopCalls []string
+}
+
+func (f *fakeCPReaper) Stop(_ context.Context, wsID string) error {
+	f.mu.Lock()
+	defer f.mu.Unlock()
+	f.stopCalls = append(f.stopCalls, wsID)
+	return f.stopErr[wsID]
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_StopSucceeds_ClearsInstanceID — happy path. Single
+// removed-row with non-NULL instance_id; Stop succeeds; instance_id
+// gets NULL'd so the next cycle won't re-sweep it.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_StopSucceeds_ClearsInstanceID(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces\s+WHERE status = 'removed'\s+AND instance_id IS NOT NULL\s+AND instance_id != ''\s+ORDER BY updated_at DESC\s+LIMIT \$1`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow("ws-uuid-1"))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL, updated_at = now\(\) WHERE id = \$1`).
+		WithArgs("ws-uuid-1").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 1 || reaper.stopCalls[0] != "ws-uuid-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Stop(ws-uuid-1), got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_StopFails_KeepsInstanceID — CP transient failure.
+// Stop returns an error; instance_id MUST stay populated so the next
+// cycle retries. UPDATE must NOT fire.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_StopFails_KeepsInstanceID(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{
+		stopErr: map[string]error{"ws-uuid-1": errors.New("CP returned 503")},
+	}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow("ws-uuid-1"))
+	// No ExpectExec for the UPDATE — sqlmock fails the test if the
+	// UPDATE fires.
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 1 || reaper.stopCalls[0] != "ws-uuid-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Stop(ws-uuid-1), got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations (UPDATE should NOT have fired): %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_NoOrphans — empty result set is the steady state in
+// healthy operation. No Stop, no UPDATE.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_NoOrphans(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}))
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero Stop calls, got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_MultipleOrphans — all rows in the batch get Stop'd
+// independently; one failure doesn't block others.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_MultipleOrphans(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{
+		stopErr: map[string]error{"ws-uuid-2": errors.New("CP 503 on ws-uuid-2")},
+	}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).
+			AddRow("ws-uuid-1").
+			AddRow("ws-uuid-2").
+			AddRow("ws-uuid-3"))
+	// ws-uuid-1 succeeds → UPDATE fires.
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL`).
+		WithArgs("ws-uuid-1").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+	// ws-uuid-2 fails → no UPDATE.
+	// ws-uuid-3 succeeds → UPDATE fires.
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL`).
+		WithArgs("ws-uuid-3").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Stop on all 3 ids, got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_QueryError — DB transient failure. Sweep returns
+// without panicking. No Stop calls.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_QueryError(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnError(errors.New("connection refused"))
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero Stop calls on query error, got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_UpdateError_LogsButContinues — Stop succeeded but
+// the UPDATE to clear instance_id failed. Subsequent rows in the batch
+// must still process; comment in cpSweepOnce promises idempotent re-Stop
+// next cycle.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_UpdateError_LogsButContinues(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).
+			AddRow("ws-uuid-1").
+			AddRow("ws-uuid-2"))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL`).
+		WithArgs("ws-uuid-1").
+		WillReturnError(errors.New("UPDATE timeout"))
+	mock.ExpectExec(`UPDATE workspaces SET instance_id = NULL`).
+		WithArgs("ws-uuid-2").
+		WillReturnResult(sqlmock.NewResult(0, 1))
+
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Stop on both ids despite UPDATE error on first, got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+	if err := mock.ExpectationsWereMet(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmet expectations: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCPSweepOnce_NilDB — defensive against db.DB being nil. Must not
+// panic; must not call Stop.
+func TestCPSweepOnce_NilDB(t *testing.T) {
+	saved := db.DB
+	db.DB = nil
+	t.Cleanup(func() { db.DB = saved })
+
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+	cpSweepOnce(context.Background(), reaper)
+
+	if len(reaper.stopCalls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero Stop calls when db.DB is nil, got %v", reaper.stopCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStartCPOrphanSweeper_NilReaperDisabled — boot-safety: a SaaS CP
+// without cpProv configured must not start the loop (immediate return,
+// no goroutine leak).
+func TestStartCPOrphanSweeper_NilReaperDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		StartCPOrphanSweeper(ctx, nil)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+		// expected — nil reaper short-circuits.
+	case <-time.After(500 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("StartCPOrphanSweeper(nil) did not return immediately")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStartCPOrphanSweeper_RunsOnceImmediatelyAndOnTick — cadence
+// contract: kick off one sweep at boot (so a platform restart starts
+// healing immediately), then once per OrphanSweepInterval. Verifies
+// the loop terminates on ctx cancel.
+func TestStartCPOrphanSweeper_RunsOnceImmediatelyAndOnTick(t *testing.T) {
+	mock := setupTestDB(t)
+	reaper := &fakeCPReaper{}
+
+	// Two sweeps within the test window: one immediate, one on the
+	// first tick. We can't shrink OrphanSweepInterval (it's a const),
+	// so assert "at least one immediate sweep" and let cancel close
+	// the loop.
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}))
+	// The ticker may or may not fire in the test window depending on
+	// scheduler; tolerate both shapes by registering a second optional
+	// expectation. sqlmock fails on UNREGISTERED queries, so register
+	// one more then accept either 1 or 2 fires.
+	mock.ExpectQuery(`(?s)^\s*SELECT id::text\s+FROM workspaces`).
+		WithArgs(cpSweepLimit).
+		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}))
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		StartCPOrphanSweeper(ctx, reaper)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+	// 100ms is well past the boot-sweep but well shy of the 60s
+	// interval, so the second query expectation is intentionally
+	// unmet — that's fine, sqlmock distinguishes "expected but not
+	// received" (we don't enforce here) from "unexpected query"
+	// (which would fail).
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	cancel()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+		// expected
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("StartCPOrphanSweeper did not exit on ctx cancel")
+	}
+
+	// Boot sweep must have happened — without it, an operator restart
+	// after a CP outage would leave a 60s gap before the first heal.
+	// We don't assert mock.ExpectationsWereMet() here because the
+	// second query is intentionally optional.
+}