diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 5c5f0b8..35dc755 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 resources:
 - manager.yaml
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+images:
+- name: controller
+  newName: example.com/egress-proxies-operator
+  newTag: v0.0.1
diff --git a/docs/plans-executions/2026-08-07-1747-proxy-operator.md b/docs/plans-executions/2026-08-07-1747-proxy-operator.md
index 72d1294..0cda686 100644
--- a/docs/plans-executions/2026-08-07-1747-proxy-operator.md
+++ b/docs/plans-executions/2026-08-07-1747-proxy-operator.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Pairs with [docs/plans/2026-08-07-1747-proxy-operator.md](../plans/2026-08-07-17
 - [x] Step 0 — Branch and scaffold
 - [x] Step 1 — API types (`api/v1alpha1/proxy_types.go`)
 - [x] Step 2 — Provider contract (`internal/provider/`)
-- [x] Step 3 — Mock provider (`internal/provider/mock/`)
+- [x] Step 3 — Kubernetes pod provider (`internal/provider/kubernetes/`; first built as an in-memory mock, then replaced — see the two Step 3 sections below)
 - [ ] Step 4 — Reconciler (`internal/controller/`)
 - [ ] Step 5 — Health engine (`internal/health/`)
 - [ ] Step 6 — Lease store (`internal/lease/`)