diff --git a/microbench/fresh_setup/mb2_kv_transfer.py b/microbench/fresh_setup/mb2_kv_transfer.py
index fa44cfd..b220c57 100755
--- a/microbench/fresh_setup/mb2_kv_transfer.py
+++ b/microbench/fresh_setup/mb2_kv_transfer.py
@@ -76,10 +76,14 @@ async def measure_one(
     src_eid: str, dst_eid: str,
     input_tokens: int,
     rng_seed: int,
+    skip_verify: bool = False,
 ) -> dict:
+    """Three-step measurement (step 3 is sanity, optional for strict PD-disagg
+    where the dst is a kv_consumer-only instance that cannot serve a plain
+    request)."""
     prompt = synth_prompt(rng_seed, input_tokens)
     session = uuid.uuid4().hex
-    # Step 1: prefill on A. max_tokens=1 ensures KV is cached but no real decode work.
+    t_step1_client = time.time()
     t_prefill_s, prefill_resp = await completion(
         client, src_port, prompt, max_tokens=1,
         kv_transfer_params={
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ async def measure_one(
         },
     )
     src_kvp = prefill_resp.get("kv_transfer_params") or {}
-    # Step 2: pull from A to B (the transfer step we time)
+    t_step2_client = time.time()
     t_transfer_s, pull_resp = await completion(
         client, dst_port, prompt, max_tokens=1,
         kv_transfer_params={
@@ -102,22 +106,36 @@ async def measure_one(
             "remote_port": src_kvp.get("remote_port", src_port),
         },
     )
-    # Step 3: follow-up, no kv_transfer_params — should hit B's cache fully
-    t_followup_s, follow_resp = await completion(
-        client, dst_port, prompt, max_tokens=1,
-    )
-    usage = (follow_resp.get("usage") or {})
-    details = usage.get("prompt_tokens_details") or {}
-    cached_followup = details.get("cached_tokens", 0) or usage.get("cached_tokens", 0)
+    t_step2_end_client = time.time()
+
+    cached_followup = None
+    t_followup_s = None
+    if not skip_verify:
+        t_followup_s, follow_resp = await completion(
+            client, dst_port, prompt, max_tokens=1,
+        )
+        usage = (follow_resp.get("usage") or {})
+        details = usage.get("prompt_tokens_details") or {}
+        cached_followup = details.get("cached_tokens", 0) or usage.get("cached_tokens", 0)
+
+    pull_usage = (pull_resp.get("usage") or {})
+    pull_completion_tokens = pull_usage.get("completion_tokens", 0)
+    ok = pull_completion_tokens >= 1
+    if not skip_verify and cached_followup is not None:
+        ok = ok and (cached_followup >= input_tokens * 0.9)
 
     return {
         "input_tokens": input_tokens,
         "session": session,
+        "t_step1_client_unix": t_step1_client,
+        "t_step2_client_unix": t_step2_client,
+        "t_step2_end_unix": t_step2_end_client,
         "t_prefill_s": t_prefill_s,
         "t_transfer_s": t_transfer_s,
         "t_followup_s": t_followup_s,
         "cached_followup": cached_followup,
-        "ok": cached_followup >= input_tokens * 0.9,  # ≥90 % cached = transfer succeeded
+        "pull_completion_tokens": pull_completion_tokens,
+        "ok": ok,
     }
 
 
@@ -139,10 +157,13 @@ async def main_async(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
                 row = await measure_one(
                     client, src_port, dst_port, src_eid, dst_eid,
                     input_tokens=sz, rng_seed=sz * 1000 + r,
+                    skip_verify=args.skip_verify,
                 )
+                cached = row.get("cached_followup")
+                cached_str = f"{cached}/{sz}" if cached is not None else "skip"
                 print(f"  size={sz:>6}  rep={r}  "
                       f"transfer={row['t_transfer_s']*1000:7.1f}ms  "
-                      f"followup_cached={row['cached_followup']}/{sz}  "
+                      f"followup_cached={cached_str}  "
                       f"ok={row['ok']}")
                 results.append(row)
 
@@ -196,6 +217,9 @@ def main() -> None:
     p.add_argument("--label", default="intra-node",
                    help="Label written into the output (e.g. intra-node / inter-node)")
     p.add_argument("--out", default="mb2_result.json")
+    p.add_argument("--skip-verify", action="store_true",
+                   help="Skip the step-3 verify completion (required for "
+                        "strict PD-disagg where dst is kv_consumer-only).")
     args = p.parse_args()
     asyncio.run(main_async(args))
 
diff --git a/microbench/fresh_setup/start_vllm_pair.sh b/microbench/fresh_setup/start_vllm_pair.sh
index 2cd87d8..4861a0d 100755
--- a/microbench/fresh_setup/start_vllm_pair.sh
+++ b/microbench/fresh_setup/start_vllm_pair.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ BP_A=8998
 BP_B=8999
 MASTER_A=29500
 MASTER_B=29501
+ROLE_A="${ROLE_A:-kv_producer}"  # or kv_both
+ROLE_B="${ROLE_B:-kv_consumer}"  # or kv_both
 
 MB2_LOG_ROOT="${FRESH_ROOT}/mb2_transfer_logs"
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
@@ -78,8 +80,9 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "${MB2_LOG_ROOT}/A" "${MB2_LOG_ROOT}/B"
 
 launch() {
-    local idx="$1" gpu="$2" port="$3" bp="$4" master="$5"
-    echo "[mb2] launching instance ${idx} on GPU ${gpu}, port ${port}, bp ${bp}"
+    local idx="$1" gpu="$2" port="$3" bp="$4" master="$5" role="$6"
+    local cfg="{\"kv_connector\":\"MooncakeConnector\",\"kv_role\":\"${role}\"}"
+    echo "[mb2] launching ${idx}: gpu=${gpu} port=${port} bp=${bp} role=${role}"
     PYTHONHASHSEED=42 \
     VLLM_MOONCAKE_BOOTSTRAP_PORT="${bp}" \
     CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES="${gpu}" \
@@ -91,15 +94,15 @@ launch() {
         --trust-remote-code --enable-prefix-caching \
         --dtype auto --gpu-memory-utilization 0.9 \
         --max-model-len 200000 \
-        --kv-transfer-config '{"kv_connector":"MooncakeConnector","kv_role":"kv_both"}' \
+        --kv-transfer-config "${cfg}" \
         --enable-prompt-tokens-details \
         > "${LOGS_DIR}/vllm_${idx}_gpu${gpu}.log" 2>&1 &
     disown
 }
 
-launch A "${GPU_A}" "${PORT_A}" "${BP_A}" "${MASTER_A}"
+launch A "${GPU_A}" "${PORT_A}" "${BP_A}" "${MASTER_A}" "${ROLE_A}"
 sleep 3
-launch B "${GPU_B}" "${PORT_B}" "${BP_B}" "${MASTER_B}"
+launch B "${GPU_B}" "${PORT_B}" "${BP_B}" "${MASTER_B}" "${ROLE_B}"
 
 echo "[mb2] waiting for both /health endpoints..."
 for port in "${PORT_A}" "${PORT_B}"; do