diff --git a/cmd/orbit/main.go b/cmd/orbit/main.go
index 7dfde87..91e08b1 100644
--- a/cmd/orbit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/orbit/main.go
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ func run() error {
 		return err
 	case <-root.Done():
 		readiness.BeginDrain()
+		if metrics != nil {
+			metrics.RecordDraining(true)
+		}
 		shutdown, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), cfg.ShutdownTimeout)
 		defer cancel()
 		if err := server.Shutdown(shutdown); err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/api/observability.md b/docs/api/observability.md
index 3e5359c..40085e4 100644
--- a/docs/api/observability.md
+++ b/docs/api/observability.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
 | `orbit_business_snapshot_last_success_timestamp_seconds` | gauge | 最近一次完整成功快照的Unix时间；失败不会推进 |
 | `orbit_business_snapshot_truncated` | gauge | 任一固定状态达到10000上限时为1，否则为0 |
 | `orbit_process_start_time_seconds` / `orbit_process_uptime_seconds` | gauge | 本次指标注册器初始化Unix时间/单调时钟经过的秒数；初始化发生在数据库启动校验之后 |
+| `orbit_process_draining` | gauge | 节点是否正在优雅排空；0为服务中，1为排空中 |
 | `orbit_go_goroutines` | gauge | Go协程数，按5秒采样 |
 | `orbit_build_info{go_version,version,revision}` | gauge | 恒为1，导出当前Go版本、发布版本和源码提交；构建时间及完整协议身份通过 `/version` 获取 |
 | `orbit_observability_rejected_samples_total` | counter | 内部不合法指标更新次数，正常运行应为0 |
diff --git a/docs/reports/phase-7-regression-status.md b/docs/reports/phase-7-regression-status.md
index b66310b..f147108 100644
--- a/docs/reports/phase-7-regression-status.md
+++ b/docs/reports/phase-7-regression-status.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 | 就绪探针排空门控 | `go test -race ./internal/transport/httpserver ./cmd/orbit`；`TestReadinessEntersDrainBeforeShutdown` | PASS；SIGTERM 关闭路径先将 `/health/ready` 置为 503，再进入限定优雅关闭窗口；响应不泄露内部错误 |
 | 服务端单元与竞态、vet、构建 | Docker `golang:1.27.1`，仓库声明版本；`GOWORK=off go test -race ./... && go vet ./... && go build ./...` | PASS |
 | 后台运行参数边界 | `internal/config.TestRuntimeDefaultsAndBoundedOverrides`；默认值与五个 `ORBIT_*` 覆盖项 | PASS；循环间隔限定100ms–1m，批量限定1–100，排空超时限定1s–5m，服务启动日志记录生效值 |
-| 生效运行参数指标 | `internal/observability.TestRuntimeObservationDoesNotExposeErrors`；固定指标目录 | PASS；workflow/schedule/execution_recovery 间隔、批量上限和排空超时以固定基数指标导出，不进入业务或租户标签 |
+| 生效运行参数指标 | `internal/observability.TestRuntimeObservationDoesNotExposeErrors`；固定指标目录 | PASS；workflow/schedule/execution_recovery 间隔、批量上限和排空超时以固定基数指标导出；排空状态同步为固定 gauge，不进入业务或租户标签 |
 | SDK 与独立示例竞态、vet、构建 | Docker `golang:1.27.1`；SDK 全 module、全部示例、`orbit-load`、`orbit-exec-load`、`orbit-schedule-load`、`orbit-workflow-load`，以及 result-inbox/task-outbox | PASS；健康/版本 SDK 契约包含 `Client.Version(ctx)`，返回协议身份且不暴露敏感响应 |
 | 容器发布物构建 | `make image`；宿主平台 linux/arm64；显式 `docker build --platform linux/amd64`；带 `VERSION`、`REVISION`、`BUILD_TIME` 构建参数的版本化镜像；镜像内 `GOWORK=off` | PASS；native 与 amd64 镜像均构建成功，包含 `orbit`、`orbit-migrate`、`orbit-admin`，运行用户为非 root；版本化 amd64 二进制和 OCI 标签均包含注入的构建身份，`GET /version` 契约单测通过；无 DSN 时服务按预期拒绝启动 |
 | 当前协议门禁 | `make protocol-check` | PASS，当前 v1 契约同步 |
diff --git a/internal/observability/catalog.go b/internal/observability/catalog.go
index 372b409..33c6dcd 100644
--- a/internal/observability/catalog.go
+++ b/internal/observability/catalog.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func catalog() map[string]descriptor {
 		"orbit_runtime_batch_last_success_timestamp_seconds": {gauge, "Unix time of last successful background batch, zero before first success", map[string][]string{"component": components}},
 		"orbit_process_start_time_seconds":                   {gauge, "Unix time when the Orbit metrics registry was started", nil},
 		"orbit_process_uptime_seconds":                       {gauge, "Monotonic elapsed time since metrics registry startup", nil},
+		"orbit_process_draining":                             {gauge, "Whether this process is draining for graceful shutdown", nil},
 		"orbit_go_goroutines":                                {gauge, "Current Go goroutine count", nil},
 		"orbit_build_info":                                   {gauge, "Orbit build and protocol information", map[string][]string{"go_version": {build.GoVersion}, "version": {build.Version}, "revision": {build.Revision}}},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/observability/metrics_test.go b/internal/observability/metrics_test.go
index b804286..6783939 100644
--- a/internal/observability/metrics_test.go
+++ b/internal/observability/metrics_test.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func TestInvalidNumbersAndMonotoneCounters(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRuntimeObservationDoesNotExposeErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	r := NewRegistry()
 	r.RecordRuntimeConfig(RuntimeConfig{WorkflowTickInterval: time.Second, ScheduleTickInterval: 1500 * time.Millisecond, RecoveryTickInterval: 2 * time.Second, BatchLimit: 37, ShutdownTimeout: 45 * time.Second})
+	r.RecordDraining(true)
 	r.RecordBatch("workflow", time.Now().Add(-time.Millisecond), nil)
 	r.RecordBatch("workflow", time.Now(), errors.New("private-dsn"))
 	r.RecordBatch("schedule", time.Now(), context.Canceled)
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func TestRuntimeObservationDoesNotExposeErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("missing runtime evidence", want)
 		}
 	}
-	for _, want := range []string{`orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="workflow"} 1`, `orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="schedule"} 1.5`, `orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="execution_recovery"} 2`, "orbit_runtime_batch_limit 37\n", "orbit_shutdown_timeout_seconds 45\n"} {
+	for _, want := range []string{`orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="workflow"} 1`, `orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="schedule"} 1.5`, `orbit_runtime_tick_interval_seconds{component="execution_recovery"} 2`, "orbit_runtime_batch_limit 37\n", "orbit_shutdown_timeout_seconds 45\n", "orbit_process_draining 1\n"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
 			t.Fatal("missing runtime configuration", want)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/observability/runtime.go b/internal/observability/runtime.go
index d18ee82..dae16d4 100644
--- a/internal/observability/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/observability/runtime.go
@@ -32,12 +32,26 @@ func (r *Registry) RecordRuntimeConfig(config RuntimeConfig) {
 	r.SetGauge("orbit_shutdown_timeout_seconds", config.ShutdownTimeout.Seconds(), nil)
 }
 
+// RecordDraining records whether this process has entered graceful shutdown.
+// The value is a fixed, node-local gauge: 0 means serving and 1 means draining.
+func (r *Registry) RecordDraining(draining bool) {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	value := 0.0
+	if draining {
+		value = 1
+	}
+	r.SetGauge("orbit_process_draining", value, nil)
+}
+
 // initializeProcess is called once by the registry constructor.
 func (r *Registry) initializeProcess() {
 	if r == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	r.SetGauge("orbit_process_start_time_seconds", float64(r.started.Unix()), nil)
+	r.RecordDraining(false)
 	build := buildinfo.Current()
 	r.SetGauge("orbit_build_info", 1, Labels{"go_version": build.GoVersion, "version": build.Version, "revision": build.Revision})
 	r.RecordProcess()