Readiness

 
 * **Activate the tenant** appears on its own when Anthropic has not yet finished provisioning your tenant, or when the tenant has been deactivated. Nothing else can be configured until this clears, and only Anthropic can clear it, so the page shows a waiting state.
 * **Fund the billing account** checks that at least one billing account linked to an active organization has a positive balance. This is advisory because the blocking state is shown on each organization's own readiness check. Funding is arranged with Anthropic.
-* **Configure the seat pool** checks that at least one billing account has a seat pool set. This is also advisory. Without a pool, seat allocations on the [Seats](/docs/government/tenant-admin/seats) page are accepted without any cap. The pool is configured by Anthropic as part of your contract.
+* **Configure the seat pool** checks that at least one billing account has a seat pool set. This is also advisory. Until a pool is set, the [Seats](/docs/government/tenant-admin/seats) page has no seats on Anthropic-managed tiers for you to distribute. Organizations can still give their users seats on any [self-managed seat tiers](/docs/government/org-admin/seat-tiers) they create themselves. The pool is configured by Anthropic as part of your contract.
 * **Register a domain** is required. Claude for Government routes users to your tenant by the domain of their email address, so until at least one domain is registered nobody can start a new sign-in. Use **Open Identity and access** to go to the [Identity and access](/docs/government/tenant-admin/identity-and-access) page and add one.
 * **Set up SCIM provisioning** is optional. SCIM lets your directory push users and groups into Claude for Government automatically. If you plan to use it, generate a provisioning token on the [Identity and access](/docs/government/tenant-admin/identity-and-access) page.
 * **Add a routing rule** is required. Routing rules decide which organization each user joins when they sign in. Until at least one rule points at an active organization, every new sign-in is turned away. Use **Open Identity and access** to add a rule. If your tenant has no active organizations yet, the button instead opens the [Organizations](/docs/government/tenant-admin/organizations) page so you can create one first.