diff --git a/JOURNAL-1c.md b/JOURNAL-1c.md
index 95d1e57..b02c13c 100644
--- a/JOURNAL-1c.md
+++ b/JOURNAL-1c.md
@@ -324,3 +324,22 @@ localhost); E4 real assertions pass / build success; E5 clean undeploy; E6 repor
 updated. Evidence→JOURNAL-1c, verdict→STATUS/REVIEW-1c as E2E-TESTME PASS. On fail: clean-room finding
 → fix in GIT SOURCE (base/cc-ci-secrets), not the live VM → re-run. Bound: one recipe, one green run.
 Not started — awaiting orchestrator signal; rebuilt VM stack kept up.
+
+## 2026-05-27 — E2E-TESTME: Builder now owns the tailnet swap (no orchestrator signal)
+
+Spec §1 updated (re-read): the Builder performs the swap end-to-end after C4/C5 PASS + rebuilt stack
+up — NO orchestrator signal. Two reversible `tailscale set --hostname` (ORDER MATTERS):
+(1) `ssh cc-ci 'tailscale set --hostname=cc-nix-test-orig'` (original aside, KEEP running for swap-back;
+ssh cc-ci pinned to 100.90.116.4 still hits original); (2) rebuilt throwaway → cc-nix-test (re-derive
+its current online IP from `tailscale --socket=$HOME/.cc-ci-ts/tailscaled.sock status | grep -i
+throwaway`). Then cc-nix-test.taila4a0bf.ts.net → rebuilt VM tailnet-wide; gateway auto-follows ~10s.
+Verify P1+P2 (status shows cc-nix-test→throwaway IP; `curl https://ci.commoninternet.net/` 200
+ssl_verify=0) → run E2E-TESTME (E1-E6) → swap-back (rebuilt→old name, `ssh cc-ci 'tailscale set
+--hostname=cc-nix-test'`). Orchestrator just monitors / safety-net.
+
+**Two execution watch-outs I'll handle at run time** (reasoned, not yet done): (a) the original
+(cc-nix-test-orig) keeps its bridge polling Gitea with the same token → would duplicate builds/PR
+comments; pause it during the e2e (`docker service scale ccci-bridge_app=0` on the original, restore
+after). (b) the rebuilt VM's Drone needs the one-time OAuth bootstrap (install.md §2,
+scripts/bootstrap-drone-oauth.sh) before it can clone/build — a documented post-step, run it on the
+rebuilt VM as part of e2e setup. Still gated on C4/C5 PASS (W5) — not started.
diff --git a/STATUS-1c.md b/STATUS-1c.md
index 805003a..a69d775 100644
--- a/STATUS-1c.md
+++ b/STATUS-1c.md
@@ -74,13 +74,25 @@ plan's "destroy the throwaway" for that one VM. (Adversary: please do not destro
 This also settles C6 final sizing = **promote the rebuilt VM**. All other cleanup is normal (Builder's
 first throwaway already destroyed). See DECISIONS.md Phase-1c.
 
-### Pending functional-acceptance e2e — E2E-TESTME (operator-gated; do NOT start early)
-**Authority: `/srv/cc-ci/cc-ci-plan/test-e2e-testme-acceptance.md`** (supersedes any inline wording).
-MY test to execute; Adversary independently verifies. Gated: runs only after **C4/C5 PASS** AND the
-orchestrator (P1) renames the rebuilt throwaway → `cc-nix-test` + (P2) confirms the public gateway
-routes to it + (P3) **SIGNALS** me. Until the signal: keep the rebuilt VM's full stack
-(traefik+bridge+drone+dashboard) up; do NOT start.
-Self-check once signalled: `curl https://ci.commoninternet.net/` → `200 ssl_verify=0`.
+### Pending functional-acceptance e2e — E2E-TESTME (BUILDER owns swap+test; gated on C4/C5 PASS)
+**Authority: `/srv/cc-ci/cc-ci-plan/test-e2e-testme-acceptance.md`** (supersedes inline wording).
+MY test to execute end-to-end (incl. the tailnet swap — **no orchestrator signal**); Adversary
+independently verifies. Gated ONLY on **C4/C5 PASS** + rebuilt VM's full stack up. Sequence:
+1. **Swap (Builder, 2 reversible `tailscale set --hostname`, ORDER MATTERS):**
+   (a) `ssh cc-ci 'tailscale set --hostname=cc-nix-test-orig'` — original aside, **keep running** (swap-back);
+   `ssh cc-ci` (pinned IP 100.90.116.4) keeps hitting the ORIGINAL.
+   (b) rebuilt throwaway → `cc-nix-test`: re-derive its current online IP
+   (`tailscale --socket=$HOME/.cc-ci-ts/tailscaled.sock status | grep -i throwaway`), then
+   `ssh -i …/vm_ssh_key -o ProxyCommand='nc -X 5 -x 127.0.0.1:1055 %h %p' root@<ip> 'tailscale set --hostname=cc-nix-test'`.
+   After swap, `cc-nix-test.taila4a0bf.ts.net` → rebuilt VM tailnet-wide (gateway auto-follows ~10s);
+   target !testme/deploys by MagicDNS name, NOT raw IP (raw IP = original).
+2. **Verify P1+P2:** `tailscale … status | grep cc-nix-test` → throwaway IP; `curl https://ci.commoninternet.net/` → `200 ssl_verify=0`.
+3. **Run E2E-TESTME** (spec §2; E1–E6 below). **4. Swap-back when done** (reversible): rebuilt VM →
+   its old name, then `ssh cc-ci 'tailscale set --hostname=cc-nix-test'` (restores original; gateway re-follows).
+   Watch-out (handle at execution): the ORIGINAL (cc-nix-test-orig) stays up with its bridge polling
+   Gitea — to avoid duplicate builds/PR-comments, pause its bridge during the e2e (`docker service
+   scale ccci-bridge_app=0` on the original, restore after); and the rebuilt VM's Drone needs the
+   one-time OAuth bootstrap (install.md §2) before it can clone/build.
 Then: `!testme` as the bot on one fast enrolled recipe (e.g. `custom-html`) and verify the real path.
 Pass criteria (all): **E1** self-check 200/valid cert on rebuilt VM; **E2** new Drone build via the
 bridge (run# > baseline, not a manual trigger); **E3** app answers an **EXTERNAL** request at