diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/CONTRIBUTING.md b/packages/plugin-rsc/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b16ab9d89..5effee821 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Use `examples/basic`, which contains comprehensive test scenarios, when the case
 
 **Using `setupInlineFixture`**
 
-Use `setupInlineFixture` with `examples/starter` for narrow configuration variants, invalid-input coverage, and cases where a standalone runnable example would add mostly boilerplate. Test projects are written under `examples/e2e/temp/`, with dependencies managed in `examples/e2e/package.json`. See `e2e/ssr-thenable.test.ts` for the pattern.
+Use `setupInlineFixture` with `examples/starter-extra` for narrow configuration variants, invalid-input coverage, and cases where a standalone runnable example would add mostly boilerplate. Test projects are written under `examples/e2e/temp/`, with dependencies managed in `examples/e2e/package.json`. See `e2e/ssr-thenable.test.ts` for the pattern.
 
 ### Unit Tests
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/cloudflare.test.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/cloudflare.test.ts
index 724d80770..d2d5f18a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/cloudflare.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/cloudflare.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { test } from '@playwright/test'
-import { useFixture } from './fixture'
+import { setupInlineFixture, useFixture } from './fixture'
 import { defineStarterTest } from './starter'
 
+// Run on a copy so the HMR tests never edit `examples/starter-extra`,
+// which other specs copy as their inline fixture base.
+const root = 'examples/e2e/temp/cloudflare'
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  await setupInlineFixture({ src: 'examples/starter-extra', dest: root })
+})
+
 test.describe('dev-cloudflare', () => {
   const f = useFixture({
-    root: 'examples/starter-extra',
+    root,
     mode: 'dev',
     command: 'pnpm cf:dev',
   })
@@ -13,7 +21,7 @@ test.describe('dev-cloudflare', () => {
 
 test.describe('build-cloudflare', () => {
   const f = useFixture({
-    root: 'examples/starter-extra',
+    root,
     mode: 'build',
     buildCommand: 'pnpm cf:build',
     command: 'pnpm cf:preview',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/e2e/package.json b/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/e2e/package.json
index 733431b2c..9bd59da85 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/examples/e2e/package.json
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@cloudflare/vite-plugin": "^1.62.5",
     "@rolldown/plugin-babel": "^0.2.4",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "latest",
     "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "latest",
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
     "connect": "^3.7.0",
     "rsc-html-stream": "^0.0.8",
-    "sirv": "^3.0.2"
+    "sirv": "^3.0.2",
+    "wrangler": "^4.147.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b32369f4a..1fc013942 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ importers:
 
   packages/plugin-rsc/examples/e2e:
     devDependencies:
+      '@cloudflare/vite-plugin':
+        specifier: ^1.62.5
+        version: 1.62.5(@types/node@24.19.1)(vite@8.3.2(@types/node@24.19.1)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.7.0)(yaml@2.9.1))(wrangler@4.147.0(@types/node@24.19.1))
       '@rolldown/plugin-babel':
         specifier: ^0.2.4
         version: 0.2.4(@babel/core@8.0.6)(rolldown@1.2.12)(vite@8.3.2(@types/node@24.19.1)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.7.0)(yaml@2.9.1))
@@ -747,6 +750,9 @@ importers:
       sirv:
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
+      wrangler:
+        specifier: ^4.147.0
+        version: 4.147.0(@types/node@24.19.1)
 
   packages/plugin-rsc/examples/no-ssr:
     dependencies: