diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index bb884ab..f1710ed 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -488,13 +488,21 @@ Endpoint order:
   Linux smoke helper creates both legacy and AFP 2.0 files under the tested
   parent, verifies the returned AFP file ID with Entry ID From Path Name, and
   keeps local cleanup best-effort because AFP Delete is still pending.
-- Runtime status: create-file smoke is added but still needs a build-server
-  runtime confirmation before recording success.
+- Runtime status: the create-file smoke has been verified.  The run created
+  `SYS:PUBLIC/atst0` through legacy AFP Create File (`0x02`) and
+  `SYS:PUBLIC/atst02` through AFP 2.0 Create File (`0x0e`); both returned
+  nwatalk/fallback AFP file IDs (`0x333bee1c` and `0x4e329102`) and were
+  re-verified with AFP Entry ID From Path Name.  The same run ended with
+  `failures=2` only because earlier create-directory leftovers
+  (`AFPTST0`/`AFPTST02`) already existed and cannot be removed by the
+  unprivileged local test user until AFP Delete exists; the create-file probes
+  themselves completed successfully.
+- Next implement AFP Delete (`0x03`) through the existing NetWare delete/erase
+  policy path so the smoke suite can clean up its own temporary directories and
+  files through the server instead of relying on local Unix removal.
 - Then implement AFP Rename (`0x07`) through the existing NetWare rename/move
   path, preserving FinderInfo/xattrs and checking Entry ID behavior.
-- Keep AFP Delete (`0x03`) and Get Macintosh Info On Deleted File (`0x13`) for
-  last.  Delete must only be enabled through the existing NetWare delete/erase
-  policy path and smoke-tested on self-created temporary files.
+- Keep Get Macintosh Info On Deleted File (`0x13`) for last.
 
 ## Deferred / optional protocol work
 
diff --git a/tests/linux/README.md b/tests/linux/README.md
index 24384fe..9559633 100644
--- a/tests/linux/README.md
+++ b/tests/linux/README.md
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ unprivileged Unix user while mars_nwe creates the file as the server-side
 identity.  Use `--create-file-name NAME` to override the default leaf name;
 rerunning with the same explicit name may fail if a previous file still exists.
 
+Runtime status: the build-server smoke run verified both create-file variants.
+Legacy AFP Create File (`0x02`) created `SYS:PUBLIC/atst0` and returned
+`0x333bee1c`; AFP 2.0 Create File (`0x0e`) created `SYS:PUBLIC/atst02` and
+returned `0x4e329102`.  Both IDs were re-read through AFP Entry ID From Path
+Name.  The overall run still reported `failures=2`, but those failures were the
+pre-existing create-directory names `AFPTST0` and `AFPTST02`; the create-file
+checks themselves succeeded.
+
 ## AFP Entry ID smoke test
 
 `afp_entry_id_smoke` sends the WebSDK-documented NetWare AFP request: