diff --git a/tests/e2e/conftest.py b/tests/e2e/conftest.py
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+"""Shared fixtures for e2e tests — dataset discovery + skip markers."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+DATASETS_ROOT = REPO_ROOT / "datasets"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def euroc_mh01_root() -> Path:
+    root = DATASETS_ROOT / "euroc" / "MH_01"
+    if not (root / "mav0").is_dir():
+        pytest.skip(
+            f"EuRoC MH_01 not present at {root}. "
+            "Run `python scripts/download_dataset.py euroc_mh01` to fetch it."
+        )
+    return root
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def vpair_sample_root() -> Path:
+    root = DATASETS_ROOT / "vpair" / "sample"
+    if not root.is_dir():
+        pytest.skip(f"VPAIR sample not present at {root}.")
+    return root
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def mars_lvig_root() -> Path:
+    root = DATASETS_ROOT / "mars_lvig"
+    if not root.is_dir():
+        pytest.skip(f"MARS-LVIG not present at {root}.")
+    return root
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_euroc.py b/tests/e2e/test_euroc.py
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+"""CI-tier e2e: run the full pipeline on EuRoC MH_01.
+
+Skipped if the dataset is not installed under datasets/euroc/MH_01/.
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from gps_denied.testing.datasets.euroc import EuRoCAdapter
+from gps_denied.testing.harness import E2EHarness
+from gps_denied.testing.metrics import absolute_trajectory_error
+
+
+# Initial target — calibrated once real numbers land.
+EUROC_MH01_RMSE_CEILING_M = 5.0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+@pytest.mark.needs_dataset
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_euroc_mh01_pipeline_completes(euroc_mh01_root: Path):
+    adapter = EuRoCAdapter(euroc_mh01_root)
+    harness = E2EHarness(adapter)
+    result = await harness.run()
+    assert result.num_frames_submitted > 100, (
+        "MH_01 has thousands of frames; harness should have submitted them all"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.e2e
+@pytest.mark.needs_dataset
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_euroc_mh01_rmse_within_ceiling(euroc_mh01_root: Path):
+    adapter = EuRoCAdapter(euroc_mh01_root)
+    harness = E2EHarness(adapter)
+    result = await harness.run()
+    if result.estimated_positions_enu.shape[0] == 0:
+        pytest.xfail(
+            "Pipeline currently emits zero GPS estimates on EuRoC — "
+            "expected: VO works but satellite matching + ESKF anchoring not yet tuned. "
+            "Convert to regular assert once the pipeline stabilises."
+        )
+    # Align lengths by truncating to shorter (estimates may lag GT at start)
+    n = min(result.estimated_positions_enu.shape[0], result.ground_truth.shape[0])
+    ate = absolute_trajectory_error(
+        result.estimated_positions_enu[:n],
+        result.ground_truth[:n],
+    )
+    assert ate["rmse"] < EUROC_MH01_RMSE_CEILING_M, f"ATE RMSE={ate['rmse']:.2f}m"