diff --git a/cc-ci-plan/JOURNAL.md b/cc-ci-plan/JOURNAL.md
index ad4ec4f..0eead88 100644
--- a/cc-ci-plan/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/cc-ci-plan/JOURNAL.md
@@ -666,3 +666,11 @@ session cc-ci-orchestrator-stale can be killed; recipe-mirrors org still private
   warm_reconcile.py), all 9 infra services 1/1, no failed units, endpoints 200. Cycle broken by
   construction. Only proxy/keycloak/sweep units rebuilt (nixpkgs pinned). Pushed BUILDER-INBOX with M2
   evidence to unblock the loops. From-scratch *reboot* proof offered to operator, not yet done.
+
+## 2026-06-13 ~13:52 — pxgate cold-boot proof PASSED (real reboot)
+- Loops already wrote pxgate ## DONE (M1+M2 PASS) at 13:47 off my nixos-rebuild + static evidence.
+- Operator then asked for the real cold-boot proof → I `systemctl reboot`ed the cc-ci host (new
+  boot_id 2f77b915). Result: deploy-proxy reached active **13:51:03, 11s BEFORE deploy-dashboard
+  (13:51:14)** — the old 15-min deadlock is gone. deploy-proxy journal: traefik noop-healthy via
+  /api/version → Finished. No failed units; 9/9 infra; endpoints 200. D8 circular-dep DEFINITIVELY
+  fixed. Build sequence complete again (pxgate was 15/15).