diff --git a/lib/ocaml/eval.sx b/lib/ocaml/eval.sx
index 6f808939..35115a33 100644
--- a/lib/ocaml/eval.sx
+++ b/lib/ocaml/eval.sx
@@ -259,6 +259,22 @@
                     (= (len (rest val)) (len arg-pats)))
                 (ocaml-match-list arg-pats (rest val) env))
               (else ocaml-match-fail))))
+        ((= tag "por")
+          ;; (:por ALT1 ALT2 ...) — try each alternative; succeed on the
+          ;; first match. Note: for now, alternatives must bind the same
+          ;; set of variables (OCaml constraint) — we don't enforce this.
+          (let ((alts (rest pat)) (result ocaml-match-fail) (done false))
+            (begin
+              (define try-alts
+                (fn (xs)
+                  (when (and (not done) (not (= xs (list))))
+                    (let ((env2 (ocaml-match-pat (first xs) val env)))
+                      (cond
+                        ((not (= env2 ocaml-match-fail))
+                          (begin (set! result env2) (set! done true)))
+                        (else (try-alts (rest xs))))))))
+              (try-alts alts)
+              result)))
         ((= tag "pas")
           ;; (:pas INNER NAME) — match inner pattern, also bind NAME → val.
           (let ((inner (nth pat 1)) (alias (nth pat 2)))
diff --git a/lib/ocaml/parser.sx b/lib/ocaml/parser.sx
index 6befa7a3..cf71cad7 100644
--- a/lib/ocaml/parser.sx
+++ b/lib/ocaml/parser.sx
@@ -223,6 +223,19 @@
                                   (loop)
                                   (consume! "op" ")")
                                   (cons :ptuple items))))
+                            ;; Parens-only or-pattern: (P1 | P2 | ...).
+                            ((at-op? "|")
+                              (let ((alts (list first)))
+                                (begin
+                                  (define loop-or
+                                    (fn ()
+                                      (when (at-op? "|")
+                                        (begin (advance-tok!)
+                                               (append! alts (parse-pattern))
+                                               (loop-or)))))
+                                  (loop-or)
+                                  (consume! "op" ")")
+                                  (cons :por alts))))
                             (else (begin (consume! "op" ")") first))))))))
                 ((and (= tt "op") (= tv "["))
                   (begin
diff --git a/lib/ocaml/test.sh b/lib/ocaml/test.sh
index d7d14a13..b730db9a 100755
--- a/lib/ocaml/test.sh
+++ b/lib/ocaml/test.sh
@@ -964,6 +964,18 @@ cat > "$TMPFILE" << 'EPOCHS'
 (epoch 2702)
 (eval "(ocaml-parse-program \"module type EMPTY = sig end\")")
 
+;; ── or-patterns (parens-only) ─────────────────────────────────
+(epoch 2800)
+(eval "(ocaml-run \"match 1 with | (1 | 2 | 3) -> 100 | _ -> 0\")")
+(epoch 2801)
+(eval "(ocaml-run \"match 2 with | (1 | 2 | 3) -> 100 | _ -> 0\")")
+(epoch 2802)
+(eval "(ocaml-run \"match 5 with | (1 | 2 | 3) -> 100 | _ -> 0\")")
+(epoch 2803)
+(eval "(ocaml-run \"match Red with | (Red | Green) -> 1 | Blue -> 2\")")
+(epoch 2804)
+(eval "(ocaml-run \"match Blue with | (Red | Green) -> 1 | Blue -> 2\")")
+
 EPOCHS
 
 OUTPUT=$(timeout 180 "$SX_SERVER" < "$TMPFILE" 2>/dev/null)
@@ -1525,6 +1537,13 @@ check 2700 "module type S parses"         '("module-type-def" "S")'
 check 2701 "module type then module"      '42'
 check 2702 "module type EMPTY"            '("module-type-def" "EMPTY")'
 
+# ── or-patterns (parens-only) ──────────────────────────────────
+check 2800 "(1|2|3) match 1"              '100'
+check 2801 "(1|2|3) match 2"              '100'
+check 2802 "(1|2|3) match 5"              '0'
+check 2803 "(Red|Green) Red"              '1'
+check 2804 "(Red|Green) Blue"             '2'
+
 TOTAL=$((PASS + FAIL))
 if [ $FAIL -eq 0 ]; then
   echo "ok $PASS/$TOTAL OCaml-on-SX tests passed"
diff --git a/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md b/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
index f9653a9b..2cbb90cb 100644
--- a/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
+++ b/plans/ocaml-on-sx.md
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ SX CEK evaluator (both JS and OCaml hosts)
 - [x] **Patterns:** constructor (nullary + with args, incl. flattened tuple
       args), literal (int/string/char/bool/unit), variable, wildcard `_`,
       tuple, list cons `::`, list literal, record `{ f = pat; … }`,
-      `as` binding. Match clauses support `when` guard via
-      `(:case-when PAT GUARD BODY)`. _(Pending: or-pattern `P1 | P2` —
-      ambiguous with clause separator without lookahead.)_
+      `as` binding, or-pattern `(P1 | P2 | …)` (parens-only — top-level
+      `|` is the clause separator). Match clauses support `when` guard
+      via `(:case-when PAT GUARD BODY)`.
 - [ ] OCaml is **not** indentation-sensitive — no layout algorithm needed.
 - [ ] Tests in `lib/ocaml/tests/parse.sx` — 50+ round-trip parse tests.
 
@@ -377,6 +377,11 @@ the "mother tongue" closure: OCaml → SX → OCaml. This means:
 
 _Newest first._
 
+- 2026-05-08 Phase 1+3 — or-patterns `(P1 | P2 | ...)` parens-only
+  (+5 tests, 394 total). Parser: when `|` follows a pattern inside
+  parens, build `(:por ALT1 ALT2 ...)`. Eval: try alternatives, succeed
+  on the first match. Top-level `|` remains the clause separator (no
+  lookahead needed). Examples: `(1 | 2 | 3) -> ...`, `(Red | Green) -> 1`.
 - 2026-05-08 Phase 4 — `module type S = sig … end` parser (+3 tests,
   389 total). Signatures are parsed-and-discarded — sig..end balanced
   skipping. AST: `(:module-type-def NAME)`. Runtime no-op (signatures