diff --git a/00-META/repos.md b/00-META/repos.md
index 2999eaa..7acec68 100644
--- a/00-META/repos.md
+++ b/00-META/repos.md
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ and a forge address is an operational detail (see [`README`](../README.md)).
 ## What the mesh becomes
 
 [ADR 0030](../02-DECISIONS/0030-the-repository-structure.md) records the repositories the
-monorepo decomposes into. **None exist yet** — they are the target, not the present.
+monorepo decomposes into. **Only `mesh-lab` exists so far** — it is built first
+([ADR 0029](../02-DECISIONS/0029-the-labs-first-scenario-has-no-pipeline.md)); the rest are the
+target, not the present.
 
 | Repository | Tier | Holds |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ monorepo decomposes into. **None exist yet** — they are the target, not the pr
 | `mesh-control` | 2 | the control plane and its contexts |
 | `mesh-surfaces` | 3 | tools, web, cli |
 | `mesh-sdk` | — | contracts shared across tiers |
-| `mesh-lab` | — | the lab — built first, per [ADR 0029](../02-DECISIONS/0029-the-labs-first-scenario-has-no-pipeline.md) |
+| `mesh-lab` | — | **exists.** The lab — scenario lifecycle, networking, placement. Ships to nobody; runs on a workstation. |
 
 Tier 4's shape is open, and deliberately so: see ADR 0030 and
 [research 005](../01-RESEARCH/005-domain-grouping/00-overview.md).
diff --git a/03-DESIGN/01-to-be/01-end-to-end-testing.md b/03-DESIGN/01-to-be/01-end-to-end-testing.md
index b550a47..e73a48d 100644
--- a/03-DESIGN/01-to-be/01-end-to-end-testing.md
+++ b/03-DESIGN/01-to-be/01-end-to-end-testing.md
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 ---
 layer: to-be
-status: designed
-code: [hal]
+status: in-progress
+code: [mesh-lab]
 updated: 2026-08-23
-decisions: [02-DECISIONS/0016-a-lab-node-is-a-virtual-machine.md]
+decisions:
+  - 02-DECISIONS/0016-a-lab-node-is-a-virtual-machine.md
+  - 02-DECISIONS/0029-the-labs-first-scenario-has-no-pipeline.md
+  - 02-DECISIONS/0030-the-repository-structure.md
 ---
 
 # End-to-end testing