Separate collaborator docs from operator refresh

README.md

@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ section0-docs pull
 section0-docs status
 MESSAGE="Describe the doc change" section0-docs commit
 section0-docs push
+git rev-parse --short HEAD
 ```
 
-After a push, ask Virgil to refresh the AFFiNE copies. For now that refresh is
-manual. The current refresh command lives in `docs/projection-operations.md`.
+After a push, send Virgil the short commit hash. AFFiNE refresh is handled by
+the lab operator side; collaborators do not need the home-lab repo.
 
 ## Contributor Setup
 
@@ -83,9 +84,33 @@ Then prove write access without changing `main`:
 section0-docs push-test
 ```
 
-`push-test` pushes the current commit to a temporary scratch branch and deletes
-that branch immediately. If Git prompts for a password, use a Gitea access token
-rather than your normal account password.
+`push-test` does not commit files and does not change `main`. It pushes the
+current commit to a temporary scratch branch, then deletes that branch
+immediately. If Git prompts for a password, use a Gitea access token rather
+than your normal account password.
+
+## End-To-End Smoke Test
+
+Use this when setting up a new machine:
+
+```sh
+section0-docs pull
+
+cd "$(section0-docs open)"
+printf '\nMBP sync smoke test: %s\n' "$(date -Is)" >> rta/reports/current-status.md
+
+section0-docs status
+MESSAGE="MBP sync smoke test" section0-docs commit
+section0-docs push
+git rev-parse --short HEAD
+```
+
+Send the printed commit hash to Virgil. After the AFFiNE copies are refreshed,
+the smoke line should appear in:
+
+```text
+Agent Workspace / Section 0 / Git Projections / RTA Handbook / RTA Status
+```
 
 ## Source Models