diff --git a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
index c54bd3b..a3211f9 100644
--- a/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
+++ b/agent/HARDWARE-QUEUE.md
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ Everything else below stays open; order is convenience, not a gate.
       toast appears. Same relogin answers #149's question (does the Waybar
       unit still race Hyprland IPC on a cold relogin without linger?).
       **Fail:** the panel stays lit inside the shut lid (the #148 symptom).
-- [ ] **Wallpapers-split live smoke (dev box)** — after the next
-      `nomarchy-pull` + `nomarchy-home`: wallpaper still renders at session
-      start; `SUPER+SHIFT+T` (bg next) cycles; `readlink` of the applied
-      image resolves into the `nomarchy-wallpapers` store path, not the
-      repo. **Pass:** all three. A custom wallpaper dropped in
-      `~/.nomarchy/themes/<slug>/backgrounds/` must still win.
 - [ ] **#115 suspend-then-hibernate (laptop with hibernate/resume wired)** —
       after system rebuild: Preferences shows **Suspend then hibernate (on)**
       (hidden if `CanHibernate=no`). Confirm:
diff --git a/agent/JOURNAL.md b/agent/JOURNAL.md
index 82f3957..d776fae 100644
--- a/agent/JOURNAL.md
+++ b/agent/JOURNAL.md
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ Template:
 - **Verified:** V2 — flake check green; theme-wholeswap, state-sync-validate,
   auto-theme VM check, template HM build all green; wallpapers source
   exactly once in the closure; `list` works from a scratch state dir.
-- **Pending:** V3 queued (wallpaper renders + bg-next after next pull;
-  custom-wallpaper override precedence). History rewrite decision folded
-  into #151.
+- **Pending → V3 PASSED same day:** Bernardo pulled, rebuilt, switched
+  themes; `awww query` shows both outputs rendering summer-night from the
+  wallpapers-input store path (`a0hwiwm…-source/summer-night/…`). Queue
+  entry closed. (Custom-override precedence is code-order, THEMES_DIRS —
+  not re-queued.) Side catch: the rebuild's reload re-lit eDP-1 inside the
+  shut lid — expected, the pre-fix watcher still runs until relogin;
+  re-docked manually. History rewrite decision folded into #151.
 - **Next suggestion:** #151 planning session with Bernardo.
 
 ## 2026-07-17 — v1-prep hygiene sweep: repo is clean; LICENSE was the real gap