diff --git a/EXPLAINME-new.adoc b/EXPLAINME-new.adoc
index 0ce82f8..7f300c7 100644
--- a/EXPLAINME-new.adoc
+++ b/EXPLAINME-new.adoc
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ The backend is Rust (`link:src-gossamer/[]`) using Gossamer (WebKitGTK) for the
 Caveat::
 The 5 MB figure is the Rust binary; the full installation includes WebKitGTK dependencies (provided by the host OS or container). Linux is the primary target; macOS and Windows require WebKitGTK availability. Gossamer is actively maintained but less battle-tested than Electron.
 
-=== 109 tests passing (97 JS + 12 Rust)
+=== 285 Rust tests passing
 
 [quote, README.adoc]
-____109 tests passing (97 JS via Deno.test + 12 Rust via cargo test)____
+____`cargo test` (285 Rust); the JS suite under `tests/` waits on the AffineScript port (#148)____
 
 How this is implemented::
-`deno task test` runs the Deno test suite (97 tests covering UI components, state management, event-chain import, Anti-Crash gating, Vexometer polling). `cargo test` runs the Rust suite (12 tests covering backend commands, filesystem watching, identity state capture). CI enforces both.
+`cargo test --locked --lib -- --test-threads=1` runs the Rust suite: 285 tests across the backend modules in `link:src-gossamer/src/[]` (panel backends, service registry, settings, identity, coprocessor FFI loading, filesystem watching). It runs serially because several tests set process-wide environment variables. CI runs it on every PR. The JS suite under `tests/` is not run: 140 of its 143 files import compiled ReScript output (`src/**/*.res.js`) that #107 removed, and #108 removed `deno.json`. It returns against the AffineScript frontend under #148.
 
 Caveat::
 These are integration and unit tests, not formal proofs. They verify component behavior, not system-wide soundness. The Typell integration (when wired) will add formal verification for Pane-L constraints.
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 2d7c360..e9e37cd 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ Feedback-O-Tron::
 | No `node_modules`. URL imports. Secure-by-default permissions. AffineScript/Tailwind run through `npm:` specifiers; no `package.json`.
 
 | Testing
-| `Bun.test` (97 JS) + `cargo test` (12 Rust)
-| Built into the runtime. No extra framework.
+| `cargo test` (285 Rust); the JS suite under `tests/` waits on the AffineScript port (#148)
+| Built into the toolchain. No extra framework.
 
 | Styling
 | Tailwind CSS 4.x
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ Feedback-O-Tron::
 # Compile AffineScript
 bun task res:buildbures
 
-# Run tests (97 JS + 12 Rust)
-bun task test
+# Run tests (285 Rust; the JS suite waits on #148). Serial, as CI runs
+# them: several tests set process-wide environment variables.
+cargo test --locked --lib -- --test-threads=1
 
 # Development mode (Tailwind + static server + Gossamer)
 bun task dev
diff --git a/TEST-NEEDS.adoc b/TEST-NEEDS.adoc
index e4dec64..7bfafcb 100644
--- a/TEST-NEEDS.adoc
+++ b/TEST-NEEDS.adoc
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ governance contracts
 |Reflexive |22 |tests/reflexive/manifest_test.mjs — manifest
 consistency, export verification
 
-|Rust smoke |267 |All Rust tests pass (267 total). New smoke tests in:
+|Rust smoke |285 |`cargo test --lib`: 285 passing (2026-10-14). Smoke tests in:
 security, capture, farm, minter, plaza, watcher, workspace, ai,
 cloudguard, voicetag, hypatia
 |===
 
-*Source modules:* ~686 ReScript .res files. 116 Rust files (all
+NOTE: The JS rows above cannot currently run. 140 of the 143 files under
+`+tests/+` import compiled ReScript output (`+src/**/*.res.js+`) that
+#107 removed; they return against the AffineScript frontend under #148.
+
+*Source modules:* ~686 ReScript .res files. 112 Rust files (all
 previously-untested crates now have smoke tests).
 
 === What Was Added (2026-04-04 CRG C Blitz)
@@ -133,7 +137,10 @@ into existing test module
 existing tests) - `+valence_shell/commands.rs+`: Fixed `+map_or_else+`
 type annotation (`+Ok::<_, Infallible>+`)
 
-*Total Rust tests after blitz: 267 (all passing)*
+*Total Rust tests after blitz: 267.* Correction (2026-10-14): only 23
+of them compiled and ran at the time. The rest sat in modules that no
+crate root declared. Since #153 they all run: `+cargo test --lib+`
+passes 285.
 
 === What’s Still Missing
 
@@ -181,18 +188,19 @@ render)
 |Models (.res) |~100+ |0 direct |*0%* (requires ReScript build)
 |Views (.res) |~100+ |0 direct |*0%* (requires ReScript build)
 |TEA framework |~20 |4 |*20%*
-|Rust crates |116 files |267 tests |*smoke coverage*
+|Rust crates |112 files |285 tests |*smoke coverage*
 |===
 
 === CRG Grade Assessment
 
 *Before blitz:* D (3.8% coverage, 0 benchmarks, no taxonomy structure)
 *After blitz:* C+ (Taxonomy structure complete, all taxonomy categories
-populated, Rust smoke tests, 267 Rust tests passing)
+populated, Rust smoke tests; 285 Rust tests passing as of 2026-10-14)
 
-*CRG C requirements met:* - [x] Unit tests present (120+ JS + 267 Rust)
+*CRG C requirements met:* - [x] Unit tests present (285 Rust; the JS
+tests wait on #148)
 - [x] Smoke tests (all Rust crates have at least smoke coverage) - [x]
-Build verification (cargo test: 267/267 pass) - [x] P2P property tests
+Build verification (cargo test --lib: 285/285 pass) - [x] P2P property tests
 (tea_properties_test.mjs) - [x] E2E tests (e2e_panel_lifecycle_test.js —
 47 tests) - [x] Reflexive tests (manifest_test.mjs) - [x] Contract tests
 (panel_contracts_test.mjs) - [x] Aspect tests (security_test.mjs) - [x]