diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs
index 35740cc..260cfea 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1036,13 +1036,24 @@ fn render_schema_plan_step(step: &SchemaMigrationStep) -> String {
             render_annotations(annotations)
         ),
         SchemaMigrationStep::UnsupportedChange {
-            entity,
-            reason,
-            code,
-        } => match code {
-            Some(c) => format!("unsupported change on {} [{}]: {}", entity, c, reason),
-            None => format!("unsupported change on {}: {}", entity, reason),
-        },
+            entity, reason, ..
+        } => {
+            // When a schema-lint code is attached, render code + tier
+            // so operators see at-a-glance the kind of risk (destructive
+            // / validated / safe) — not just the rule identifier.
+            // Reach the diagnostic via the `diagnostic()` helper so the
+            // CLI doesn't need to know how the lookup works.
+            match step.diagnostic() {
+                Some(diag) => format!(
+                    "unsupported change on {} [{}, {}]: {}",
+                    entity,
+                    diag.code,
+                    schema_lint_tier_label(diag.tier),
+                    reason,
+                ),
+                None => format!("unsupported change on {}: {}", entity, reason),
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1054,6 +1065,14 @@ fn schema_type_kind_label(kind: omnigraph_compiler::SchemaTypeKind) -> &'static
     }
 }
 
+fn schema_lint_tier_label(tier: omnigraph_compiler::SafetyTier) -> &'static str {
+    match tier {
+        omnigraph_compiler::SafetyTier::Safe => "safe",
+        omnigraph_compiler::SafetyTier::Validated => "validated",
+        omnigraph_compiler::SafetyTier::Destructive => "destructive",
+    }
+}
+
 fn render_prop_type(prop_type: &omnigraph_compiler::PropType) -> String {
     let base = if let Some(values) = &prop_type.enum_values {
         format!("Enum({})", values.join("|"))
diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs b/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
index 835a1be..a06a036 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,24 @@ impl SchemaMigrationStep {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// If this step carries a schema-lint code, return the full
+    /// catalog entry — including family, safety tier, and default
+    /// severity. Used by renderers that want to display richer
+    /// context than just the code string (e.g. `omnigraph schema
+    /// plan` annotating each line with its tier).
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` for steps that carry no code (the 12 of 17
+    /// `UnsupportedChange` paths still untagged in v0, plus every
+    /// non-`UnsupportedChange` variant).
+    pub fn diagnostic(&self) -> Option<&'static crate::lint::DiagnosticCode> {
+        match self {
+            Self::UnsupportedChange {
+                code: Some(c), ..
+            } => crate::lint::lookup(c),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn plan_schema_migration(
diff --git a/docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md b/docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c224e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/schema-lint-v1-plan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Schema-lint chassis v1 — implementation plan
+
+Work-in-progress checklist for the next slice of the chassis. v0 (the code-tagged diagnostics layer, MR-694 first PR #87) shipped on `main`. v1 brings the chassis to **enforced behavior**: `--allow-data-loss` flag, the `Soft | Hard` mode dimension on drops, and the first real "destructive but supported" migration step.
+
+This document tracks scope so the PR can land in incremental commits without losing the thread. Delete after the work is merged.
+
+## Done in this branch so far
+
+- [x] `SchemaMigrationStep::diagnostic()` helper — returns the full `DiagnosticCode` (family + tier + severity) for `UnsupportedChange` steps with codes.
+- [x] CLI `omnigraph schema plan` output displays tier alongside the code: `unsupported change on node:Person.age [OG-DS-104, destructive]: ...`.
+- [x] No behavior change. All 11 existing `schema_apply` tests still pass.
+
+## Next commits (in order)
+
+### Commit 2 — `Soft` / `Hard` mode enum on drop steps
+
+- [ ] Add `DropMode { Soft, Hard }` enum in `schema_plan.rs`. Tier follows the mode: `Soft → safe` (catalog tombstone, no data touched), `Hard → destructive` (Lance-level removal).
+- [ ] Add new `SchemaMigrationStep` variants:
+  - `DropProperty { type_kind, type_name, property_name, mode }`
+  - `DropType { type_kind, name, mode }`
+- [ ] Existing `UnsupportedChange` emission paths for property/type removal keep emitting `UnsupportedChange` until the planner is wired in commit 3. New variants are dormant.
+- [ ] Unit test: the variants serialize/deserialize cleanly (SchemaIR round-trip).
+
+### Commit 3 — Tombstone fields on catalog IR
+
+- [ ] Add `tombstoned: bool` (default `false`, `#[serde(default)]` for backward compat) to `NodeIR`, `EdgeIR`, `PropertyIR`. Same on the `Catalog` types if needed.
+- [ ] Readers (`build_catalog`, `build_catalog_from_ir`) propagate the flag.
+- [ ] Manifest read path filters tombstoned items from the query-visible surface — they exist on disk, not in `Catalog`'s public iteration.
+- [ ] Unit tests: a tombstoned property is invisible to `node_type.properties.get(...)`; the underlying Arrow column survives the rewrite.
+
+### Commit 4 — Planner emits `DropProperty { Soft }` by default
+
+- [ ] In `plan_properties`'s leftover-property branch: emit `DropProperty { Soft }` instead of `UnsupportedChange` for OG-DS-104.
+- [ ] Same shape for node-type removal (`plan_nodes` leftover branch → `DropType { Soft }`, OG-DS-102) and edge-type removal (`plan_edges` leftover → `DropType { Soft }`, OG-DS-103).
+- [ ] CLI plan output: render the new variants with mode visible.
+
+### Commit 5 — Apply path implements `Soft` mode
+
+- [ ] `apply_schema_with_lock` handles `DropProperty { Soft }`: writes `tombstoned: true` into the catalog/IR, no data manipulation.
+- [ ] Same for `DropType { Soft }`.
+- [ ] Recovery sidecar discipline: register a `RecoveryKind::CatalogOnly` sidecar entry; soft drops are roll-forward-safe.
+- [ ] Integration test (extends `tests/schema_apply.rs`): remove a property, assert apply succeeds, row count preserved, schema query no longer surfaces the property.
+
+### Commit 6 — Convert PR #62 destructive-rejection tests
+
+- [ ] `tests/schema_apply.rs`'s 6 PR #62 tests currently assert "removing X fails with `OG-DS-XXX`". Convert each to:
+  - **Without `--allow-data-loss`**: soft drop succeeds (catalog tombstone, rows preserved).
+  - **With `--allow-data-loss`**: hard drop succeeds (rows deleted) — covered by commit 7.
+- [ ] Add new tests for the supported soft path (verify tombstone state).
+
+### Commit 7 — `--allow-data-loss` CLI flag + `Hard` mode
+
+- [ ] Add `--allow-data-loss` boolean flag to `omnigraph schema apply` and `omnigraph schema plan` (plan shows what would happen if applied with the flag).
+- [ ] Thread through to `apply_schema_with_lock(.., allow_data_loss: bool)`.
+- [ ] Planner: when `--allow-data-loss` is set, emit `Hard` mode instead of `Soft` for drop paths.
+- [ ] Apply path for `Hard` mode: `stage_overwrite` removing the column (DropProperty) or `Dataset::restore`-style table drop (DropType). Full recovery-sidecar discipline (`RecoveryKind::FullRewrite`).
+- [ ] Integration tests: hard drop deletes data; without flag, hard drop is impossible (planner only emits soft).
+
+### Commit 8 — Tombstone unhide / restore command (optional)
+
+- [ ] `omnigraph schema unhide <type-or-property>` reverses a soft drop within a grace period.
+- [ ] Tests: tombstone → unhide → property is queryable again with rows intact.
+- [ ] Defer if scope creeps; can ship in a follow-up PR.
+
+## Open questions
+
+- **Tombstone visibility in `omnigraph schema show`**: should the CLI list tombstoned items by default (with a flag indicator), or hide them by default? Recommend: hide by default; `--include-tombstoned` reveals.
+- **Query-level enforcement on tombstoned types**: should a `match { $p: TombstonedType }` query fail at parse time, lint time, or runtime? Recommend: lint warning at parse time (new code in the QL family); runtime falls back to empty result.
+- **Hard-drop semantics for `DropType`**: drop the Lance dataset entirely vs. retain on disk for forensics. Recommend: dataset deletion via Lance API (the `--allow-data-loss` flag justifies it; operators can take a snapshot first via `branch_create` if they want forensics).
+
+## Not in v1 scope (deferred)
+
+- Severity config in `omnigraph.yaml` (per-rule `error` / `warn` / `force`).
+- `@allow(OG-XXX-NNN, "rationale")` suppression directives.
+- Pre-migration checks (MR-941).
+- CD / VE / LK / NM family rules (MR-942..MR-945).
+- CI integration (MR-946).
+- The remaining 12 of 17 `UnsupportedChange` paths still untagged with codes (interface removal, edge endpoint change, edge cardinality change, etc.). Each goes through its own MR-XXX issue.