diff --git a/.claude/self/README.md b/.claude/self/README.md
index 6330d20..d07e4b3 100644
--- a/.claude/self/README.md
+++ b/.claude/self/README.md
@@ -11,10 +11,17 @@ the tooling reads it only when explicitly pointed at it.
 ## Files
 - **`gates.json`** — the real adapter for THIS repo: modules (`docs`, `harness`→`.claude`, `examples`, `ci`)
   and node/bash-only gate commands, so they run with no extra linters installed.
-- **`checks.sh`** — implements `build` / `lint` / `test`:
+- **`checks.sh`** — implements the static checks:
   - `build` — every JSON config parses and each adapter (`gates.json` + `self/gates.json`) is well-shaped.
   - `lint` — `bash -n` every shell script + `node --check` every workflow.
-  - `test` — `build` + `lint` smoke (validates the harness end-to-end on itself).
+  - `test` — `build` + `lint` smoke (validates the harness statically on itself).
+- **`smoke-fanout.sh`** + **`smoke/*.patch`** — Phase 2 (issue #64): a deterministic end-to-end smoke of
+  the fan-out scaffold against `examples/fixture-target` — stages a consumer-shaped temp repo (fixture
+  adapter + the real `gate.sh`), plays a *recorded implementer* (worktree → canned diff → module-boundary
+  check → gates → merge), and proves the failure path (a broken diff fails the gate non-zero). No agents,
+  no tokens, no network: it validates the scaffold **on the fixture, not on itself** (no bootstrap
+  regress). Wired into the self `test` gate, so it runs in the `self / test` CI job on every PR;
+  `test_affected` stays static-only (Stop-hook fast path).
 
 ## Running gates against the self-adapter
 `gate.sh` honors a `GATES_FILE` env override (defaults to `.claude/gates.json`):
diff --git a/.claude/self/gates.json b/.claude/self/gates.json
index eade57e..c1af9d0 100644
--- a/.claude/self/gates.json
+++ b/.claude/self/gates.json
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
   ],
 
   "gates": {
-    "_note": "Implemented in .claude/self/checks.sh — node + bash only, no external linters, so they pass in a bare environment.",
+    "_note": "Static checks in .claude/self/checks.sh; end-to-end fan-out smoke in .claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh (issue #64) — node + bash + git only, so they pass in a bare environment. test_affected stays static-only: it's the Stop-hook fast path and shouldn't pay the smoke's git churn on every stop.",
     "install": "",
     "build": "bash .claude/self/checks.sh build",
     "lint": "bash .claude/self/checks.sh lint",
     "typecheck": "",
-    "test": "bash .claude/self/checks.sh test",
+    "test": "bash .claude/self/checks.sh test && bash .claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh",
     "test_affected": "bash .claude/self/checks.sh test",
     "coverage": "",
     "coverage_threshold": 0,
diff --git a/.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh b/.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71f828c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# smoke-fanout.sh — self-host Phase 2 (issue #64; spun off #11).
+#
+# Deterministic end-to-end smoke of the fan-out SCAFFOLD, run against the
+# checked-in fixture target (examples/fixture-target) — never against the
+# harness itself, so there is no bootstrap regress. No agents, no tokens, no
+# network: a "recorded implementer" plays the worker role with a canned diff,
+# which is what makes this CI-safe and deterministic (option (a) from the #11
+# plan; live runs stay on-demand).
+#
+# What it proves, in order:
+#   1. a consumer-shaped repo (fixture gates.json as .claude/gates.json + the
+#      REAL gate.sh) can be staged and committed from scratch;
+#   2. an isolated worktree + branch hosts the implementer's canned diff;
+#   3. the diff respects the module boundary declared in the adapter;
+#   4. the fixture's build/lint/test gates pass through the real gate.sh in the
+#      worktree (and an unconfigured gate exits 0 — the skip path);
+#   5. the branch fast-forwards into main and the change is present;
+#   6. FAILURE PATH: a broken canned diff makes the build gate exit non-zero
+#      (gate.sh propagates failure — what the loop's Stop hooks rely on).
+#
+# Sandbox-safe: everything happens under $TMPDIR (verified: git init/worktree/
+# commit/merge all work there under the strict sandbox).
+set -uo pipefail
+
+root="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
+fixture="$root/examples/fixture-target"
+patches="$root/.claude/self/smoke"
+
+fail() { echo "smoke: FAIL — $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+step() { echo "smoke: $*"; }
+
+command -v git  >/dev/null || fail "git not found"
+command -v node >/dev/null || fail "node not found"
+[ -d "$fixture" ] || fail "fixture missing: $fixture"
+
+base="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/smoke-fanout.XXXXXX")" || fail "mktemp failed"
+trap 'rm -rf "$base"' EXIT
+repo="$base/target"
+
+# Identity/signing via -c flags only: the temp repo must not depend on (or
+# touch) any host git config — and under the sandbox it couldn't anyway.
+G() { git -C "$repo" -c user.name=smoke -c user.email=smoke@local -c commit.gpgsign=false "$@"; }
+
+# --- 1. Stage the fixture as a consumer-shaped repo --------------------------
+mkdir -p "$repo/.claude/scripts"
+cp -R "$fixture/src" "$fixture/test" "$repo/" || fail "copy fixture sources"
+cp "$fixture/gates.json" "$repo/.claude/gates.json" || fail "copy adapter"
+cp "$root/.claude/scripts/gate.sh" "$repo/.claude/scripts/gate.sh" || fail "copy gate.sh"
+G init -q -b main . || fail "git init"
+G add -- .claude src test
+G commit -qm "fixture: initial state" || fail "initial commit"
+step "staged consumer-shaped fixture repo"
+
+# --- 2. 'Recorded implementer': isolated worktree + canned diff --------------
+wt="$base/wt-task"
+G worktree add -q "$wt" -b feat/smoke-task || fail "worktree add"
+git -C "$wt" apply "$patches/implementer.patch" || fail "apply implementer.patch"
+step "worktree feat/smoke-task created; canned diff applied"
+
+# --- 3. Module-boundary check (the orchestrator's hard rule) -----------------
+mod="$(node -e "process.stdout.write(require('$repo/.claude/gates.json').modules[0].path)")" \
+  || fail "read module path from adapter"
+changed="$(git -C "$wt" apply --numstat "$patches/implementer.patch" | cut -f3)"
+[ -n "$changed" ] || fail "could not list changed paths"
+while IFS= read -r p; do
+  case "$p" in
+    "$mod"/*|"$mod") ;;
+    *) fail "canned diff escapes module '$mod': $p" ;;
+  esac
+done <<< "$changed"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086 -- $changed is newline-split file list, added by name
+git -C "$wt" add -- $changed
+git -C "$wt" -c user.name=smoke -c user.email=smoke@local -c commit.gpgsign=false \
+  commit -qm "feat: canned implementer change" || fail "worktree commit"
+step "module boundary respected ($mod); change committed on branch"
+
+# --- 4. Gates through the REAL gate.sh, inside the worktree ------------------
+# env -u GATES_FILE: when this smoke itself runs under the self adapter (CI sets
+# GATES_FILE=.claude/self/gates.json), the inner gate.sh would inherit it, fail
+# to find that path inside the FIXTURE repo, and skip every gate — passing
+# vacuously even on broken code. The fixture is a consumer repo: it must read
+# its own default .claude/gates.json. (Caught by the failure-path check below.)
+in_gate() { env -u GATES_FILE bash "$1/.claude/scripts/gate.sh" "$2"; }
+step "toolchain: node $(node -v), $(git --version)"
+for g in build lint test; do
+  # Capture output and surface it on failure — a silent gate failure on CI is
+  # undebuggable from the job log (learned the hard way on PR #65).
+  if ! out="$(in_gate "$wt" "$g" 2>&1)"; then
+    printf '%s\n' "$out" | tail -40 >&2
+    fail "gate '$g' failed in worktree (output above)"
+  fi
+done
+step "gates build/lint/test passed in worktree"
+if ! out="$(in_gate "$wt" typecheck 2>&1)"; then
+  printf '%s\n' "$out" | tail -40 >&2
+  fail "unconfigured gate did not skip cleanly (output above)"
+fi
+step "unconfigured gate skipped with exit 0"
+
+# --- 5. Merge and verify ------------------------------------------------------
+G merge -q --ff-only feat/smoke-task || fail "fast-forward merge"
+[ -f "$repo/src/farewell.js" ] || fail "merged change missing on main"
+G worktree remove "$wt" || fail "worktree remove"
+step "branch merged; change present on main; worktree cleaned"
+
+# --- 6. Failure path: broken diff must fail the gate --------------------------
+wt2="$base/wt-broken"
+G worktree add -q "$wt2" -b feat/smoke-broken || fail "worktree add (broken)"
+git -C "$wt2" apply "$patches/broken.patch" || fail "apply broken.patch"
+if in_gate "$wt2" build >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  fail "broken diff did NOT fail the build gate — failure propagation is broken"
+fi
+step "failure path verified: broken diff fails the build gate non-zero"
+G worktree remove --force "$wt2" || fail "worktree remove (broken)"
+
+echo "smoke: PASS — fan-out scaffold validated end-to-end on the fixture"
diff --git a/.claude/self/smoke/broken.patch b/.claude/self/smoke/broken.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206e952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/self/smoke/broken.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+diff --git a/src/broken.js b/src/broken.js
+new file mode 100644
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/broken.js
+@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
++'use strict'
++// deliberate syntax error (unclosed paren+brace): the build gate MUST fail on this
++function broken( {
diff --git a/.claude/self/smoke/implementer.patch b/.claude/self/smoke/implementer.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f1cb11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/self/smoke/implementer.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/src/farewell.js b/src/farewell.js
+new file mode 100644
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/src/farewell.js
+@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
++'use strict'
++
++/** Canned "recorded implementer" change (smoke-fanout.sh) — stays inside src/. */
++function farewell(name) {
++  if (typeof name !== 'string' || name.length === 0) {
++    throw new TypeError('name must be a non-empty string')
++  }
++  return `Goodbye, ${name}!`
++}
++
++module.exports = { farewell }
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 35daed2..eda6eeb 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ Each subdirectory is one stack; the `gates.json` there is what you'd drop into y
 > These are **references, not runnable projects** — they show the adapter shape and the decisions a mixed
 > stack forces, not a buildable tree. Adapt the paths and commands to your repo, then verify each gate runs
 > (`bash .claude/scripts/gate.sh build`, etc.).
+
+Also here, but **not** a worked example: [`fixture-target/`](fixture-target/) — the tiny *runnable* fixture
+repo the self-host smoke harness (`.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh`, issue #64) drives end-to-end on every PR.
+See its README; don't copy it as an adapter starting point.
diff --git a/examples/fixture-target/README.md b/examples/fixture-target/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8abfbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fixture-target/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# fixture-target — smoke-test fixture for the fan-out scaffold
+
+A deliberately tiny, consumer-shaped target repo used by the self-host smoke harness
+(`.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh`, issue #64 — Phase 2 of #11). It is **not** a worked example to copy
+(see `ts-solidity-foundry/` for that); it exists so every PR to this repo can validate the
+deterministic fan-out scaffolding end-to-end **on a fixture, not on the harness itself** (no
+bootstrap regress) and **without live agents** (no tokens, no nondeterminism — CI-safe).
+
+What the smoke harness does with it:
+
+1. Stages `src/`, `test/`, and `gates.json` (as `.claude/gates.json`) plus the **real**
+   `gate.sh` into a temp git repo — the same layout a consumer repo has.
+2. Plays a *recorded implementer*: isolated worktree → applies a canned diff
+   (`.claude/self/smoke/implementer.patch`) → asserts the diff stays inside the `fixture-core`
+   module boundary (`src/`).
+3. Runs the fixture's `build`/`lint`/`test` gates through `gate.sh` in the worktree (plus an
+   empty gate to prove the skip path), merges the branch, and asserts the change landed on `main`.
+4. Proves the failure path: a broken canned diff (`smoke/broken.patch`) must make the build gate
+   exit non-zero.
+
+Keep it minimal: one module (`src/`), node-only gates, no dependencies.
diff --git a/examples/fixture-target/gates.json b/examples/fixture-target/gates.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca8a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fixture-target/gates.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "_README": "Adapter for the SMOKE-TEST FIXTURE TARGET (issue #64, Phase 2 of #11). A minimal consumer-shaped repo the smoke harness (.claude/self/smoke-fanout.sh) stages into a temp git repo and drives end-to-end: worktree -> canned diff -> these gates via the real gate.sh -> merge. Gates are node-only so they run in a bare environment.",
+
+  "project": { "name": "fixture-target", "language": "js", "packageManager": "none" },
+
+  "modules": [
+    { "name": "fixture-core", "path": "src", "description": "The fixture's only module. Smoke 'implementer' diffs must stay inside this path — the harness asserts it." }
+  ],
+
+  "gates": {
+    "install": "",
+    "build": "node --check src/*.js",
+    "lint": "node --check src/*.js test/*.js",
+    "typecheck": "",
+    "test": "node --test test/*.test.js",
+    "test_affected": "node --test test/*.test.js",
+    "coverage": "",
+    "coverage_threshold": 0,
+    "e2e": "",
+    "security": ""
+  },
+
+  "worktree": { "setup": "", "teardown": "" },
+
+  "merge": { "policy": "pr-per-agent", "baseBranch": "main" }
+}
diff --git a/examples/fixture-target/src/greet.js b/examples/fixture-target/src/greet.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b30ccda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fixture-target/src/greet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict'
+
+/** The fixture's one real function — enough surface for gates to bite on. */
+function greet(name) {
+  if (typeof name !== 'string' || name.length === 0) {
+    throw new TypeError('name must be a non-empty string')
+  }
+  return `Hello, ${name}!`
+}
+
+module.exports = { greet }
diff --git a/examples/fixture-target/test/greet.test.js b/examples/fixture-target/test/greet.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..054a66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/fixture-target/test/greet.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('node:test')
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
+const { greet } = require('../src/greet.js')
+
+test('greet greets by name', () => {
+  assert.equal(greet('Ada'), 'Hello, Ada!')
+})
+
+test('greet rejects an empty name', () => {
+  assert.throws(() => greet(''), TypeError)
+})