diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76d7c04..cb94a00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -213,9 +213,12 @@ test.
 
 Verified via real `cargo build`/`cargo test --lib` (worker, 65/65 passing, up from 52) and a real
 `./gradlew :forge-1_12_2:compileJava` against the actual legacy ForgeGradle toolchain for the mod
-side. `api`'s new `models.test.ts` (mirrors `textures.test.ts`'s pattern) was written but **not run
-against a live Postgres** — Docker isn't available in this dev environment, the same honestly-
-documented gap Phase 11 already carries; `bunx tsc --noEmit` is clean.
+side. `api`'s new `models.test.ts` (mirrors `textures.test.ts`'s pattern) has since been run against
+a real throwaway Postgres — 4/4 passing — once Docker connectivity was fixed (the dev machine's real
+`dockerd` runs inside WSL2, not Docker Desktop; Windows' `DOCKER_HOST` had nothing listening on the
+other end until a systemd drop-in exposed it on `tcp://127.0.0.1:2375`). Full `api` (98/98) and
+`frontend` (39/39) suites both pass against real Postgres/Redis/MinIO, closing the same "Docker
+unavailable" gap Phase 11 had also carried (see "Running tests" below).
 
 ## Running