diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb3f6c67..13792764 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Each config below is a ready-made server for exercising one feature by hand. Loa
 
 | Config                                    | Demonstrates                                       | Issue                                                                  |
 | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `mcp-app-http.json`                       | An MCP App (UI resource + app tool) in the Apps tab | [#1859](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/issues/1859) |
+| `mcp-app-http.json` **(legacy era)**      | An MCP App (UI resource + app tool) in the Apps tab | [#1859](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/issues/1859) |
 | `modern-mrtr-http.json`                   | A single MRTR round-trip                           | —                                                                      |
 | `mrtr-showcase-http.json`                 | Every MRTR preset in one server                    | —                                                                      |
 | `modern-network-http.json`                | Network tab: `Mcp-*` headers + error taxonomy      | [#1628](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector/issues/1628) |
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-web-app.mjs b/scripts/smoke-web-app.mjs
index 8387476d..e2c57b51 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke-web-app.mjs
+++ b/scripts/smoke-web-app.mjs
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ const sandboxProxyPage = join(
 );
 
 const HOST = "127.0.0.1";
-// Distinct from the other web smokes' ports so back-to-back runs can't collide.
-const PORT = process.env.SMOKE_WEB_APP_PORT ?? "6299";
+// Distinct from smoke:web (6299) and smoke:web:browser (6298) so a prior smoke
+// whose port is still bound — slow teardown, TIME_WAIT, or a parallel run —
+// can't EADDRINUSE this one. The three run back-to-back in `npm run smoke`.
+const PORT = process.env.SMOKE_WEB_APP_PORT ?? "6297";
 const TOKEN = "smoke-web-app-token";
 const APP_TOOL = "mcp_app_demo";
 // The URL the test server announces on startup. NOT derived from the config's