diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
index e3e80b0..56c787a 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
@@ -107,9 +107,12 @@
   INTERIM apt CACHING PROXY (apt-cacher-ng, proxy mode at utility .4:3142)
   to unblock the DC1 build now, consumed via juju apt-http-proxy; DC1
   proxy REPLACED by a full mirror afterward. scripts/dc-cache-proxy.sh
-  SHIPPED (site-keyed check/install; harness 15/15), install on the DC1
-  rack GATED. NEXT: DC0 full-mirror completes (last-sync.status OK) ->
-  reachability gate -> stage close-out; DC1 cache-proxy install + build.
+  SHIPPED (site-keyed check/install; harness 15/15) + INSTALLED + verified
+  on the DC1 rack 2026-07-24 (check PASS 8/8 -- apt-cacher-ng
+  3.7.4-1ubuntu5.24.04.1 active on .4:3142; proxy serves archive + UCA
+  200). NEXT: DC0 full-mirror completes (last-sync.status OK) ->
+  reachability gate -> stage close-out; DC1 build consumes the proxy
+  (juju apt-http-proxy=http://10.12.68.4:3142).
 - Position inside Stage 3: deploy step A EXECUTED 2026-07-19 (6/0/6
   exact; convergence zero --
   `docs/audit/outer-plan-20260719-postA-converged.txt`). **Deploy step B
diff --git a/docs/changelog-20260724-caveman-disable.md b/docs/changelog-20260724-caveman-disable.md
index df87bd9..5c7b1e9 100644
--- a/docs/changelog-20260724-caveman-disable.md
+++ b/docs/changelog-20260724-caveman-disable.md
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@
   0 fail / 1 legacy warn; `bash scripts/run-tests-all.sh` -> **GAUNTLET: ALL GREEN
   (78 harnesses)** (was 77; +tests/dc-cache-proxy).
 - Live install on the DC1 rack (`apt-get install apt-cacher-ng` + `dc-cache-proxy.sh
-  install dc1`) is the GATED mutation, done separately after this commit.
+  install dc1`) DONE + verified 2026-07-24 (gated): apt-cacher-ng
+  `3.7.4-1ubuntu5.24.04.1` active on `.4:3142`, drop-in matches, net layer present,
+  **check PASS 8/8 -- proxy serves archive (200) AND UCA caracal (200)** (UCA cached
+  with no remap, as expected in proxy mode). NOTE: the DC1 rack reports a pending
+  kernel reboot (running 6.8.0-134 vs installed -136) -- pre-existing, deferred to a
+  maintenance window (a reboot would disrupt the paused mirror).
 - **Revert:** `git revert <sha>` (removes the script, harness, D-135 amendment
   paragraph, and CURRENT-STATE split); if installed live, on the dc1 rack:
   `systemctl disable --now apt-cacher-ng; rm -f /etc/apt-cacher-ng/acng.conf.d/dc1-cache-proxy.conf`.