diff --git a/AUDIT_OPEN.md b/AUDIT_OPEN.md
index 519632a..3407b32 100644
--- a/AUDIT_OPEN.md
+++ b/AUDIT_OPEN.md
@@ -572,3 +572,18 @@ Validation: lint; 1,411 runtime tests; 100 script tests with one existing skip;
 symlink loaded duplicate project-error classes and failed two unrelated identity
 checks; installing this worktree's web dependencies resolved both. Original
 failure log retained in the private execution receipts.
+
+## 2026-09-27 — rehearsal transport and completed coordination wording
+
+An exact production backup booted under Nucleus v1.1.1, but the rehearsal
+client lost its connection because the image default enabled TLS. Start the
+proof engine with explicit `/data`, host, non-TLS transport and memory budget,
+matching its loopback-only client. A restored 352-run store then exposed all
+five waiting decisions and passed the candidate fingerprint preflight. Keep
+independent history-count/digest verification in the release receipt; an empty
+preflight alone is not evidence that a populated backup restored correctly.
+
+The real standalone API/client coordination completed through both normal merge
+approvals and its compatibility scan. Its client description still said the
+check was owed despite the complete badge. It now points to the actual check
+result below without asserting an obsolete pending state.
diff --git a/scripts/ship-backup.sh b/scripts/ship-backup.sh
index a40c7a3..30d3000 100755
--- a/scripts/ship-backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/ship-backup.sh
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ cmd_rehearse() {
 
   # Same posture as the teploy.yml accessory: no-auth pgwire, no clustering,
   # and the engine memory budget set above the 512 MB default so a real store
-  # is not rejected on load during the proof.
+  # is not rejected on load during the proof. Explicitly name the restored
+  # mount and local non-TLS transport: image defaults enable TLS, while the
+  # rehearsal client uses plain pgwire on its loopback-only published port.
   docker run -d --name "$name" \
     -p 127.0.0.1::5432 \
     -v "$rehearsal/$(basename "$NUCLEUS_DATA_REL"):/data" \
@@ -283,7 +285,8 @@ cmd_rehearse() {
     -e NUCLEUS_ALLOW_INSECURE_CLUSTER=1 \
     -e NUCLEUS_ALLOW_INSECURE_REPLICATION=1 \
     -e NUCLEUS_MAX_MEMORY_MB="${SHIP_REHEARSE_MAX_MEMORY_MB:-1024}" \
-    "$image" >/dev/null
+    "$image" start --data /data --host 0.0.0.0 --no-tls \
+      --max-memory "${SHIP_REHEARSE_MAX_MEMORY_MB:-1024}" >/dev/null
 
   local endpoint timeout elapsed=0
   endpoint="$(docker port "$name" 5432/tcp | head -1)"
diff --git a/web/src/routes/coordination.tsx b/web/src/routes/coordination.tsx
index f6531cd..c503b6f 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/coordination.tsx
+++ b/web/src/routes/coordination.tsx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function childView(record: CoordinationRecord, which: "api" | "client"): ChildVi
         line:
           which === "api"
             ? `Merged as ${child.anchorSha ?? "an unproven commit"} — that commit is the compatibility anchor for the client change. Delivery approval happens on the Deliveries surface.${run}`
-            : `Merged as ${child.mergedSha ?? "an unproven commit"} — the pair now owes its compatibility check before it can be called done. Delivery approval happens on the Deliveries surface.${run}`,
+            : `Merged as ${child.mergedSha ?? "an unproven commit"} — see the pair’s compatibility result below. Delivery approval happens on the Deliveries surface.${run}`,
       };
     case "delivered":
       return {