diff --git a/apps/lib/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor.dart b/apps/lib/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor.dart
index c956cae..365c69d 100644
--- a/apps/lib/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor.dart
+++ b/apps/lib/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:math';
 
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+
 import '../data/services/calendar_service.dart';
 import '../../../core/notifications/local_notification_service.dart';
 import 'models/reminder_action.dart';
@@ -11,16 +13,23 @@ class ReminderActionExecutor {
   final LocalNotificationService _notificationService;
   final ReminderOutboxStore _outboxStore;
   final Random _random;
+  final bool Function() _isAppActive;
 
   ReminderActionExecutor({
     required CalendarService calendarService,
     required LocalNotificationService notificationService,
     required ReminderOutboxStore outboxStore,
     Random? random,
+    bool Function()? isAppActive,
   }) : _calendarService = calendarService,
        _notificationService = notificationService,
        _outboxStore = outboxStore,
-       _random = random ?? Random();
+       _random = random ?? Random(),
+       _isAppActive =
+           isAppActive ??
+           (() =>
+               WidgetsBinding.instance.lifecycleState ==
+               AppLifecycleState.resumed);
 
   Future<void> handleAction({
     required ReminderAction action,
@@ -86,6 +95,11 @@ class ReminderActionExecutor {
   }
 
   Future<void> _archiveEvent(String eventId, ReminderAction action) async {
+    if (_isAppActive()) {
+      await _calendarService.archiveEvent(eventId);
+      return;
+    }
+
     final opId =
         '${DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch}-${_random.nextInt(1 << 32)}';
     final outboxItem = ReminderOutboxItem(
@@ -96,11 +110,5 @@ class ReminderActionExecutor {
       occurredAt: DateTime.now(),
     );
     await _outboxStore.enqueue(outboxItem);
-    try {
-      await _calendarService.archiveEvent(eventId);
-      await _outboxStore.markDone(opId);
-    } catch (error) {
-      await _outboxStore.markRetry(opId, error.toString());
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/test/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor_test.dart b/apps/test/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor_test.dart
index 02a5a06..20b02ae 100644
--- a/apps/test/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor_test.dart
+++ b/apps/test/features/calendar/reminders/reminder_action_executor_test.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void main() {
       calendarService: calendarService,
       notificationService: notificationService,
       outboxStore: outboxStore,
+      isAppActive: () => true,
     );
   });
 
@@ -57,13 +58,50 @@ void main() {
     expect(pending, isEmpty);
   });
 
-  test('archive failure writes pending outbox item', () async {
+  test(
+    'archive action should send remote archive immediately when app active',
+    () async {
+      when(
+        () => notificationService.cancelEventReminder('evt_live'),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async {});
+      when(
+        () => calendarService.archiveEvent('evt_live'),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => null);
+
+      executor = ReminderActionExecutor(
+        calendarService: calendarService,
+        notificationService: notificationService,
+        outboxStore: outboxStore,
+        isAppActive: () => true,
+      );
+
+      await executor.handleAction(
+        action: ReminderAction.archive,
+        payload: ReminderPayload(
+          eventId: 'evt_live',
+          title: 'sync',
+          startAt: DateTime.parse('2026-03-18T16:00:00+08:00'),
+          timezone: 'Asia/Shanghai',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      verify(() => calendarService.archiveEvent('evt_live')).called(1);
+      final pending = await outboxStore.listPending();
+      expect(pending, isEmpty);
+    },
+  );
+
+  test('archive in inactive app writes pending outbox item', () async {
     when(
       () => notificationService.cancelEventReminder('evt_1'),
     ).thenAnswer((_) async {});
-    when(
-      () => calendarService.archiveEvent('evt_1'),
-    ).thenThrow(Exception('offline'));
+
+    executor = ReminderActionExecutor(
+      calendarService: calendarService,
+      notificationService: notificationService,
+      outboxStore: outboxStore,
+      isAppActive: () => false,
+    );
 
     await executor.handleAction(
       action: ReminderAction.archive,