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@@ -208,3 +208,17 @@ Observed on 2026-06-23 in worktree `.worktrees/gb32960-service-split`:
 - Event-store files: not verified; downstream services were not started without Kafka.
 - Analytics output: not verified; downstream services were not started without Kafka.
 - ACK behavior: not verified against a live broker in this pass. Unit tests cover the GB32960 ACK boundary and ordering, but an operator should still run the ACK capture command above in a Kafka-backed local or staging environment.
+
+## Remote Kafka Live Verification
+
+Observed on 2026-06-23 with Kafka `114.55.58.251:9092`:
+
+- Replaced the local `bootstrap-all` listener on TCP `32960` with `gb32960-ingest-app` on TCP `32960` and HTTP `20100`.
+- Ingest app health check `curl -sS http://127.0.0.1:20100/actuator/health` returned `{"status":"UP"}`.
+- Kafka AdminClient confirmed topics `vehicle.raw.gb32960.v1` and `vehicle.event.gb32960.v1` existed, and created `vehicle.dlq.gb32960.v1`.
+- The app accepted the live Hyundai platform connection from `8.134.95.166`, authenticated platform login, and received real GB32960 realtime/report/login/logout frames.
+- Probe consumer with a temporary group read records from `vehicle.event.gb32960.v1`, including VIN keys such as `LB9A32A2XR0LS1575` and `LNXNEGRR3SR319485`.
+- Probe consumer with a temporary group read records from `vehicle.raw.gb32960.v1`, including VIN keys such as `LNXNEGRR0SR319444`, `LNXNEGRR2SR318201`, and `LB9A32A23R0LS1532`.
+- Runtime logs showed successful GB32960 ACK flushes for platform login, vehicle login, and vehicle logout after the Kafka-backed split ingest service was running.
+
+This verifies the live path `GB32960 TCP 32960 -> gb32960-ingest-app -> Kafka raw/event topics` against the remote Kafka broker. Downstream `vehicle-history-app` and `vehicle-analytics-app` were not started in this pass.