diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a162e27d9..673402c1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "build:all": "bun build --compile --target=bun-darwin-arm64 --outfile bin/gbrain-darwin-arm64 src/cli.ts && bun build --compile --target=bun-linux-x64 --outfile bin/gbrain-linux-x64 src/cli.ts",
     "build:schema": "bash scripts/build-schema.sh",
     "test": "scripts/check-jsonb-pattern.sh && bun test",
-    "test:e2e": "bun test test/e2e/",
+    "test:e2e": "bash scripts/run-e2e.sh",
     "check:jsonb": "scripts/check-jsonb-pattern.sh",
     "postinstall": "command -v gbrain >/dev/null 2>&1 && gbrain apply-migrations --yes --non-interactive || echo '[gbrain] postinstall skipped. If installed via bun install -g github:...: run `gbrain doctor` and `gbrain apply-migrations --yes` manually. See https://github.com/garrytan/gbrain/issues/218' 1>&2",
     "prepublish:clawhub": "bun run build:all",
diff --git a/scripts/run-e2e.sh b/scripts/run-e2e.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6901d5ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run-e2e.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run E2E tests ONE FILE AT A TIME.
+#
+# Bun's default is to run test files in parallel (each in its own worker).
+# Our E2E suite shares one Postgres database across all 13 files, and
+# `setupDB()` does TRUNCATE CASCADE + fixture import. When files run in
+# parallel, file A's TRUNCATE can race with file B's fixture import,
+# producing observed fails like "expected 16 pages, got 8", missing
+# links, orphaned timeline entries, etc. The flakiness was visible on
+# ~3 of every 5 runs pre-fix.
+#
+# Running files sequentially eliminates the race entirely. It also costs
+# some startup overhead (each file spins up a fresh bun process) but for
+# a suite this size that is measured in ~1-2s per file, amortized under
+# the natural per-file test time of 5-10s.
+#
+# Exits non-zero on the first failing file so CI fails fast.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+pass_files=0
+fail_files=0
+fail_list=()
+total_pass=0
+total_fail=0
+
+for f in test/e2e/*.test.ts; do
+  name=$(basename "$f")
+  echo ""
+  echo "=== $name ==="
+  if output=$(bun test "$f" 2>&1); then
+    pass_files=$((pass_files + 1))
+    # Extract pass/fail counts from bun's summary (e.g., "123 pass")
+    p=$(echo "$output" | grep -oE '[0-9]+ pass' | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+' || echo 0)
+    total_pass=$((total_pass + p))
+    echo "$output" | tail -8
+  else
+    fail_files=$((fail_files + 1))
+    fail_list+=("$name")
+    p=$(echo "$output" | grep -oE '[0-9]+ pass' | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+' || echo 0)
+    fl=$(echo "$output" | grep -oE '[0-9]+ fail' | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+' || echo 0)
+    total_pass=$((total_pass + p))
+    total_fail=$((total_fail + fl))
+    echo "$output"
+    echo ""
+    echo "FAILED: $name"
+    # Continue so we see all failures; exit nonzero at the end.
+  fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "========================================"
+echo "E2E SUMMARY (sequential execution)"
+echo "========================================"
+echo "Files: $((pass_files + fail_files)) total, $pass_files passed, $fail_files failed"
+echo "Tests: $total_pass passed, $total_fail failed"
+if [ ${#fail_list[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Failing files:"
+  for f in "${fail_list[@]}"; do
+    echo "  - $f"
+  done
+  exit 1
+fi