diff --git a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-07-31-xy-start-on-login.md b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-07-31-xy-start-on-login.md
index 52e14f6..6f36b39 100644
--- a/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-07-31-xy-start-on-login.md
+++ b/docs/superpowers/plans/2026-07-31-xy-start-on-login.md
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@
 | `crates/xy/src/cli/mod.rs` | *Modify:* declare `mod service;` and re-export |
 | `crates/xy/src/main.rs` | *Modify:* `Service` subcommand arm; reorder path resolution before logger init |
 | `crates/xy/src/daemon/mod.rs` | *Modify:* drop the now-duplicated `ensure_dirs()` call |
-| `crates/xy/tests/service.rs` | *New:* `#[ignore]` end-to-end launchd cycle |
 | `README.md` | *Modify:* document the five verbs |
 
+No integration test is planned. Driving a real launchd cycle would either
+hard-code the live `se.aceofba.xy` label and risk clobbering a working
+installation, or require a test-only `--label` flag on the CLI. The load/unload
+mechanism is covered instead by the *Manual acceptance* section at the end of
+this plan, which is the only check that can actually prove `RunAtLoad` works.
+
 ---
 
 ### Task 1: `io::Write` for `RotatingLogWriter`
@@ -1161,82 +1166,21 @@ git commit -m "feat(cli): xy service install/uninstall/start/stop/status"
 
 ---
 
-### Task 6: End-to-end test and documentation
+### Task 6: Documentation
 
-An ignored integration test that exercises a real launchd cycle under a distinct label, plus README coverage.
+Document the five verbs in the README. No integration test: driving a real
+launchd cycle would either hard-code the live `se.aceofba.xy` label and risk
+clobbering a working installation, or require a test-only `--label` flag on the
+CLI. The *Manual acceptance* section below covers the mechanism instead.
 
 **Files:**
-- Create: `crates/xy/tests/service.rs`
 - Modify: `README.md`
 
 **Interfaces:**
-- Consumes: the `xy` binary built by cargo. The test shells out rather than linking, because `service.rs` is `pub(crate)`.
+- Consumes: nothing from earlier tasks.
 - Produces: nothing consumed by later tasks.
 
-- [ ] **Step 1: Write the ignored end-to-end test**
-
-Create `crates/xy/tests/service.rs`:
-
-```rust
-use std::process::Command;
-
-fn launchctl(verb: &str, arg: &str) -> bool {
-    Command::new("launchctl")
-        .arg(verb)
-        .arg(arg)
-        .output()
-        .map(|out| out.status.success())
-        .unwrap_or(false)
-}
-
-#[test]
-#[ignore = "installs a real launchd agent; run manually with --ignored"]
-fn install_start_stop_uninstall_cycle() {
-    let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap();
-    let plist = format!("{home}/Library/LaunchAgents/se.aceofba.xy-test.plist");
-
-    assert!(
-        !std::path::Path::new(&plist).exists(),
-        "test agent already installed; remove {plist} first"
-    );
-
-    let contents = format!(
-        r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0"><dict>
-<key>Label</key><string>se.aceofba.xy-test</string>
-<key>ProgramArguments</key><array><string>/bin/sleep</string><string>3600</string></array>
-<key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
-</dict></plist>
-"#
-    );
-
-    std::fs::write(&plist, contents).unwrap();
-
-    assert!(launchctl("load", &plist), "load failed");
-    assert!(launchctl("unload", &plist), "unload failed");
-
-    std::fs::remove_file(&plist).unwrap();
-
-    assert!(!std::path::Path::new(&plist).exists());
-}
-```
-
-This deliberately drives `launchctl` against a harmless `/bin/sleep` agent under the `se.aceofba.xy-test` label rather than invoking `xy service install`, which would hard-code the real `se.aceofba.xy` label and could disturb a working installation. It verifies the load/unload mechanism Task 4 relies on.
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Confirm it is skipped by default**
-
-Run: `cargo nextest run -p xy`
-
-Expected: the test is listed as skipped, not run.
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Run it explicitly and confirm it passes**
-
-Run: `cargo nextest run -p xy --run-ignored all -E 'test(/install_start_stop_uninstall_cycle/)'`
-
-Expected: PASS. Then confirm no residue: `ls ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ | grep xy-test` returns nothing.
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Document the feature**
+- [ ] **Step 1: Document the feature**
 
 Add to `README.md`, after the existing command list:
 
@@ -1264,7 +1208,7 @@ visible only to launchd:
     launchctl print gui/$UID/se.aceofba.xy
 ```
 
-- [ ] **Step 5: Full suite, format, lint**
+- [ ] **Step 2: Full suite, format, lint**
 
 ```bash
 cargo nextest run
@@ -1272,11 +1216,11 @@ cargo +nightly fmt
 cargo clippy --workspace
 ```
 
-- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
+- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**
 
 ```bash
-git add crates/xy/tests/service.rs README.md
-git commit -m "test(service): ignored launchd cycle test; document xy service"
+git add README.md
+git commit -m "docs(readme): document xy service verbs"
 ```
 
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