diff --git a/packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts b/packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts
index 86e7388f46..9b24dac297 100644
--- a/packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/context/workspace-context/src/index.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  * Workspace instruction loader for AGENTS.md-compatible files.
  *
  * Baseline instructions enter durable context before the first request; successful fs
- * tool touches mark nested, changed, and removed instructions for reconciliation
- * at the next pre-step. Plugin lifecycle reads use
- * the optional `ctx.fs` provider, so providerless products mount it as a no-op.
+ * tool touches project nested, changed, and removed instructions into the inbox.
+ * Plugin lifecycle reads use the optional `ctx.fs` provider, so providerless products
+ * mount it as a no-op.
  *
  * @module @deepseek-ai/dsh-workspace-context
  */
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { isDeepStrictEqual } from 'node:util'
 import type { Agent, PreStepDecision } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-agent'
 import { createUserMessage } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-llm'
 import type { UserMessage } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-session'
-import type { ToolExecution, ToolExecutionResult, ToolExecutionToken } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
+import type { ToolExecution, ToolExecutionResult } from '@deepseek-ai/dsh-tools'
 import { Config, resolveConfig, type ResolvedConfig } from './config.ts'
 import { loadBaselineInstructionSet } from './files.ts'
 import {
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ function filePathFromExecution(exec: ToolExecution): string | undefined {
 export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
   const resolved: ResolvedConfig = resolveConfig(config)
   const instructionVersions: InstructionVersionCache = new WeakMap()
-  const pendingTouches = new Map<ToolExecutionToken, { agent: Agent; paths: Set<string> }>()
-  const touchedPaths = new WeakMap<Agent, Set<string>>()
+  // Emit listeners are not awaited, so each projection must compose against the
+  // inbox produced by earlier file results for the same agent.
+  const projectionTails = new WeakMap<Agent, Promise<void>>()
 
   const compose = async (
     agent: Agent,
@@ -79,19 +80,14 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
     claimed: readonly UserMessage[],
     pending: readonly UserMessage[],
     touchedPaths: readonly string[] = [],
-  ): Promise<{
-    desired?: UserMessage
-    versions: Map<string, import('./state.ts').InstructionVersionState>
-  }> => {
+  ): Promise<UserMessage | undefined> => {
     signal.throwIfAborted()
-    const candidateVersions: InstructionVersionCache = new WeakMap()
-    const candidateVersionStates = new Map(instructionVersions.get(agent.session) ?? [])
-    candidateVersions.set(agent.session, candidateVersionStates)
     if (resolved.maxBytes <= 0 || !Number.isFinite(resolved.maxBytes)) {
-      return { versions: new Map() }
+      return undefined
     }
     const fileSystem = ctx.get('fs')
-    if (fileSystem === undefined) return { versions: new Map() }
+    if (fileSystem === undefined) return undefined
+    if (touchedPaths.length === 0 && pending.length > 0) return pending[0]
     const content: UserMessage['content'][number][] = []
     const changes: WorkspaceInstructionChange[] = []
     let desiredBaseline = false
@@ -112,7 +108,12 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
         signal,
       }, fileSystem)
       const baseline = baselineInstructionState(instructions?.included ?? [])
-      for (const [scope, state] of baseline.versions) candidateVersionStates.set(scope, state)
+      let versionStates = instructionVersions.get(agent.session)
+      if (versionStates === undefined && baseline.versions.size > 0) {
+        versionStates = new Map()
+        instructionVersions.set(agent.session, versionStates)
+      }
+      for (const [scope, state] of baseline.versions) versionStates?.set(scope, state)
       if (instructions !== undefined && instructions.rendered.text.length > 0) {
         content.push(...workspaceContextMessage(instructions.rendered.text).content)
         changes.push(...baseline.changes.values())
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
     const update = await reconcileInstructionContext(
       agent,
       resolved,
-      candidateVersions,
+      instructionVersions,
       fileSystem,
       { authorityMessages, scopeMessages: pending, includeBaselineScopes: baselinePresent, touchedPaths, signal },
     )
@@ -132,22 +133,17 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
       if (update.context.source.kind === 'workspace-instructions') {
         changes.push(...update.context.source.changes)
       }
-      applyInstructionVersionUpdates(agent.session, update.versionUpdates, candidateVersions)
+      applyInstructionVersionUpdates(agent.session, update.versionUpdates, instructionVersions)
     }
-    const versions = new Map(candidateVersions.get(agent.session) ?? [])
-    return content.length === 0
-      ? { versions }
-      : {
-        desired: createUserMessage({
-          content,
-          source: {
-            kind: 'workspace-instructions',
-            ...desiredBaseline ? { baseline: true } : {},
-            changes,
-          },
-        }),
-        versions,
-      }
+    if (content.length === 0) return undefined
+    return createUserMessage({
+      content,
+      source: {
+        kind: 'workspace-instructions',
+        ...desiredBaseline ? { baseline: true } : {},
+        changes,
+      },
+    })
   }
 
   const syncInbox = (agent: Agent, claimed: readonly UserMessage[], desired: UserMessage | undefined): void => {
@@ -176,22 +172,41 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
     for (const message of pending.slice(1)) agent.inbox.remove('next-step', message.id)
   }
 
-  const commitSync = (
+  const composeAndSync = async (
     agent: Agent,
+    signal: AbortSignal,
     claimed: readonly UserMessage[],
-    desired: UserMessage | undefined,
-    versions: Map<string, import('./state.ts').InstructionVersionState>,
-  ): void => {
+    touchedPaths: readonly string[] = [],
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    const pending = agent.inbox.nextStep.filter(isWorkspaceContext)
+    const desired = await compose(agent, signal, claimed, pending, touchedPaths)
+    signal.throwIfAborted()
     syncInbox(agent, claimed, desired)
-    if (versions.size === 0) instructionVersions.delete(agent.session)
-    else instructionVersions.set(agent.session, versions)
   }
 
-  const restoreTouchedPaths = (agent: Agent, paths: Set<string> | undefined): void => {
-    if (paths === undefined || paths.size === 0) return
-    const current = touchedPaths.get(agent)
-    if (current === undefined) touchedPaths.set(agent, paths)
-    else for (const path of paths) current.add(path)
+  const queueProjection = (
+    agent: Agent,
+    signal: AbortSignal,
+    touchedPath: string,
+  ): void => {
+    const previous = projectionTails.get(agent) ?? Promise.resolve()
+    const current = previous.then(() => composeAndSync(agent, signal, [], [touchedPath]))
+      .catch((error: unknown) => {
+        if (!signal.aborted) ctx.logger.warn('workspace instruction refresh failed: %o', error)
+      })
+    projectionTails.set(agent, current)
+    void current.then(() => {
+      if (projectionTails.get(agent) === current) projectionTails.delete(agent)
+    })
+  }
+
+  const waitForProjections = async (agent: Agent): Promise<void> => {
+    while (true) {
+      const projection = projectionTails.get(agent)
+      if (projection === undefined) return
+      await projection
+      if (projectionTails.get(agent) === projection) return
+    }
   }
 
   ctx.on('agent/pre-step', async (
@@ -201,45 +216,15 @@ export function apply(ctx: Context, config: Config): void {
     next,
   ): Promise<PreStepDecision> => {
     const decision = await next()
-    const pending = agent.inbox.nextStep.filter(isWorkspaceContext)
-    const paths = touchedPaths.get(agent)
-    touchedPaths.delete(agent)
-    try {
-      const composed = await compose(agent, signal, messages, pending, [...paths ?? []])
-      /* v8 ignore next 4 -- every awaited filesystem operation checks this signal before settling. */
-      if (signal.aborted) {
-        restoreTouchedPaths(agent, paths)
-        return decision
-      }
-      commitSync(agent, messages, composed.desired, composed.versions)
-      return decision
-    } catch (error: unknown) {
-      restoreTouchedPaths(agent, paths)
-      throw error
-    }
+    await waitForProjections(agent)
+    await composeAndSync(agent, signal, messages)
+    return decision
   })
 
   ctx.on('tools/result', (exec: ToolExecution, result: ToolExecutionResult) => {
-    const staged = pendingTouches.get(exec.token)
-    pendingTouches.delete(exec.token)
-    if (exec.parent !== undefined) {
-      const paths = new Set(staged?.paths ?? [])
-      const ownPath = result.isError ? undefined : filePathFromExecution(exec)
-      if (ownPath !== undefined) paths.add(ownPath)
-      if (!result.isError && exec.agent !== undefined && paths.size > 0) {
-        const parent = pendingTouches.get(exec.parent)
-        if (parent === undefined) pendingTouches.set(exec.parent, { agent: exec.agent, paths })
-        else for (const path of paths) parent.paths.add(path)
-      }
-      return
-    }
-    if (result.isError || exec.agent === undefined) return
-    const paths = new Set(staged?.paths ?? [])
+    if (result.isError || exec.agent === undefined || exec.signal.aborted) return
     const ownPath = filePathFromExecution(exec)
-    if (ownPath !== undefined) paths.add(ownPath)
-    if (paths.size === 0) return
-    const pending = touchedPaths.get(exec.agent)
-    if (pending === undefined) touchedPaths.set(exec.agent, paths)
-    else for (const path of paths) pending.add(path)
+    if (ownPath === undefined) return
+    queueProjection(exec.agent, exec.signal, ownPath)
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/context/workspace-context/src/state.ts b/packages/context/workspace-context/src/state.ts
index 200b145d21..960ee48ccb 100644
--- a/packages/context/workspace-context/src/state.ts
+++ b/packages/context/workspace-context/src/state.ts
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ export interface InstructionVersionState {
 /** Session-isolated fast-path state keyed by logical instruction scope. */
 export type InstructionVersionCache = WeakMap<Session, Map<string, InstructionVersionState>>
 
-/** A cache transition coupled to the model-visible change that authorizes it. */
+/** A metadata-cache transition associated with one rendered instruction change. */
 export interface InstructionVersionUpdate {
   change: WorkspaceInstructionChange
   state?: InstructionVersionState
 }
 
-/** Rendered reconciliation plus cache transitions awaiting final policy. */
+/** Rendered reconciliation plus its metadata-cache transitions. */
 export interface ReconciledInstructionContext {
   context: UserMessage
   versionUpdates: InstructionVersionUpdate[]
@@ -193,20 +193,20 @@ function versionStatesFor(session: Session, cache: InstructionVersionCache): Map
 }
 
 /**
- * Keep only cache updates whose model-visible changes survived final policy.
+ * Keep only cache updates represented by rendered changes.
  * @param updates - proposed updates from one or more reconciliations.
- * @param committedChanges - transitions retained on the authoritative result.
- * @returns updates authorized by an exact retained transition.
+ * @param renderedChanges - transitions retained by the renderer.
+ * @returns updates represented by an exact retained transition.
  */
 export function retainedInstructionVersionUpdates(
   updates: readonly InstructionVersionUpdate[],
-  committedChanges: readonly WorkspaceInstructionChange[],
+  renderedChanges: readonly WorkspaceInstructionChange[],
 ): InstructionVersionUpdate[] {
-  return updates.filter(update => committedChanges.some(change => sameInstructionChange(update.change, change)))
+  return updates.filter(update => renderedChanges.some(change => sameInstructionChange(update.change, change)))
 }
 
 /**
- * Apply authorized metadata-cache transitions without retaining instruction prose.
+ * Apply metadata-cache transitions without retaining instruction prose.
  * @param session - owning session.
  * @param updates - ordered set/delete transitions.
  * @param cache - session-isolated metadata cache.
diff --git a/packages/context/workspace-context/tests/workspace-context.spec.ts b/packages/context/workspace-context/tests/workspace-context.spec.ts
index 6e4f185f70..116a85b818 100644
--- a/packages/context/workspace-context/tests/workspace-context.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/context/workspace-context/tests/workspace-context.spec.ts
@@ -177,13 +177,10 @@ function stubAgent(cwd?: string, seed: SessionEvent[] = []): Agent {
     session,
     inbox: new Inbox(session, { inserted: () => {}, discarded: () => {} }),
     status: 'idle',
-    acceptsNextStep: false,
     send: () => {},
     followup: () => {},
     steer: () => {},
     inject: () => { throw new Error('workspace-context must append directly to the open step') },
-    updateInbox: () => 'not-found',
-    reserveTurnAdmission: () => undefined,
     cancel() {},
     whenIdle: () => Promise.resolve(),
   }
@@ -229,16 +226,6 @@ function baselineEvents(agent: Agent): SessionEvent[] {
     && event.data.source.baseline === true)
 }
 
-function workspaceChangeContext(scope: string, digest: string): UserMessage {
-  return createUserMessage({
-    content: [{ type: 'text', text: `instructions for ${scope}` }],
-    source: {
-      kind: 'workspace-instructions',
-      changes: [{ action: 'set', scope, path: `${scope}/AGENTS.md`, digest }],
-    },
-  })
-}
-
 async function appendAdditionalContexts(ctx: Context, agent: Agent): Promise<number | undefined> {
   await syncedWorkspaceContext(ctx, agent)
   let lastSeq: number | undefined
@@ -2052,7 +2039,7 @@ describe('workspace context request injection', () => {
 })
 
 describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
-  it('commits a buffered instruction change before a later tool abort closes the step', async () => {
+  it('projects a successful file result even when a later sibling aborts the step', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
     const ctx = new Context()
@@ -2105,7 +2092,7 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
       // Cancellation discards the aborted step's pending context. The next
       // successful read discovers and durably injects it once.
       expect(contexts).toHaveLength(1)
-      expect(adapter.requests).toHaveLength(3)
+      expect(adapter.requests).toHaveLength(4)
       expect(adapter.requests.at(-1)?.messages.map(blocks => blocksText(blocks.content)).join('\n'))
         .toContain('nested rule survives an aborted tool batch')
     } finally {
@@ -3353,6 +3340,7 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
       await write(join(root, 'pkg/deep/file.txt'), 'hello')
       const ctx = new Context()
       await mountFileToolsAndWorkspaceContext(ctx, { dshHome: home, maxBytes: 65536 })
+      const agent = stubAgent(root)
       ctx.on('tools/post-execute', async () => ({
         kind: 'block' as const,
         feedback: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: 'blocked downstream' }],
@@ -3363,7 +3351,7 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
         callId: CallId('read-blocked-downstream'),
         name: 'read',
         arguments: { file_path: join('pkg', 'deep', 'file.txt') },
-        agent: stubAgent(root),
+        agent,
       })
 
       // The pipeline rejected this touch, so no workspace instructions from it
@@ -3371,13 +3359,15 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
       expect(result.isError).toBe(true)
       expect(blocksText(result.content)).toBe('blocked downstream')
       expect(result.additionalContexts).toBeUndefined()
+      await syncWorkspaceContext(ctx, agent)
+      expect(agent.inbox.nextStep).toEqual([])
     } finally {
       await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
       await rm(home, { recursive: true, force: true })
     }
   })
 
-  it('does not commit pending state when an outer post-execute listener blocks the final result', async () => {
+  it('does not project a file touch when an outer post-execute listener blocks the final result', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
     const ctx = new Context()
@@ -3406,6 +3396,9 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
         arguments: { file_path: join('pkg', 'deep', 'file.txt') },
         agent,
       })
+      await syncWorkspaceContext(ctx, agent)
+      expect(agent.inbox.nextStep).toEqual([])
+
       shouldBlock = false
       const accepted = await ctx.tools.execute({
         signal: testToolSignal,
@@ -3426,7 +3419,7 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('rolls back parent-token pending state when a composite result is blocked', async () => {
+  it('projects a successful nested file result independently of a blocked composite result', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
     const ctx = new Context()
@@ -3456,10 +3449,9 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
           return nested.content
         },
       }))
-      let shouldBlock = true
       ctx.on('tools/post-execute', async (exec, _result, next) => {
         const downstream = await next()
-        return exec.name === 'composite-read' && shouldBlock
+        return exec.name === 'composite-read'
           ? { kind: 'block' as const, feedback: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: 'outer composite block' }] }
           : downstream
       })
@@ -3470,15 +3462,9 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
         signal: testToolSignal,
         callId: CallId('composite-first'), name: 'composite-read', arguments: {}, agent,
       })
-      shouldBlock = false
-      const accepted = await ctx.tools.execute({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('composite-retry'), name: 'composite-read', arguments: {}, agent,
-      })
 
       expect(blocked.isError).toBe(true)
       expect(blocked.additionalContexts).toBeUndefined()
-      expect(accepted.isError).toBe(false)
       expect(blocksText(((await syncedWorkspaceContext(ctx, agent))).content)).toContain('nested package rule')
     } finally {
       await ctx.fiber.dispose()
@@ -3487,40 +3473,26 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('handles defensive tools/result observer branches without retaining staged state', async () => {
+  it('ignores failed, aborted, agentless, and non-file final results', async () => {
     const ctx = new Context()
     try {
+      await ctx.plugin(RecordingFileSystem)
       await ctx.plugin(workspaceContext, { maxBytes: 65536 })
+      const fs = ctx.fs as RecordingFileSystem
       const agent = stubAgent('/')
-      const parent = Symbol('parent') as ToolExecutionToken
       const plainResult = { callId: CallId('plain'), content: [], isError: false as const, value: null }
+      const aborted = new AbortController()
+      aborted.abort(new Error('cancelled'))
 
       ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('agentless-child'), name: 'read', arguments: {}, parent,
+        signal: testToolSignal, callId: CallId('agentless'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'file.txt' },
       }), plainResult)
       ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('contextless-child'), name: 'read', arguments: {}, agent, parent,
-      }), { ...plainResult, additionalContexts: [createUserMessage({
-        content: [], source: { kind: 'plugin', plugin: 'workspace-context' },
-      })] })
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('failed-child'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'failed/file.txt' }, agent, parent,
+        signal: testToolSignal, callId: CallId('failed'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'failed/file.txt' }, agent,
       }), { content: [], isError: true, error: { message: 'failed' } })
       ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('first-child'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'first/file.txt' }, agent, parent,
-      }), { ...plainResult, additionalContexts: [workspaceChangeContext('first', 'one')] })
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('second-child'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'second/file.txt' }, agent, parent,
-      }), { ...plainResult, additionalContexts: [workspaceChangeContext('second', 'two')] })
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', {
-        ...stubToolExecution({ signal: testToolSignal, callId: CallId('agentless-parent'), name: 'composite', arguments: {} }),
-        token: parent,
-      }, plainResult)
+        signal: aborted.signal, callId: CallId('aborted'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 'aborted/file.txt' }, agent,
+      }), plainResult)
       ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
         signal: testToolSignal,
         callId: CallId('null-arguments'), name: 'read', arguments: null, agent,
@@ -3534,53 +3506,14 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
         callId: CallId('non-fs'), name: 'composite', arguments: {}, agent,
       }), plainResult)
 
-      expect(agent.session.deriveMessages()).toEqual([])
+      await Promise.resolve()
+      expect(fs.signals).toEqual([])
+      expect(agent.inbox.nextStep).toEqual([])
     } finally {
       await ctx.fiber.dispose()
     }
   })
 
-  it('ignores post-execute events that are not successful structured file touches', async () => {
-    const root = await tempRepo()
-    const home = await tempRepo()
-    try {
-      await mkdir(join(root, '.git'), { recursive: true })
-      await write(join(root, 'pkg/AGENTS.md'), 'nested package rule')
-      await write(join(root, 'pkg/deep/file.txt'), 'hello')
-      const ctx = new Context()
-      await mountFileToolsAndWorkspaceContext(ctx, { dshHome: home, maxBytes: 65536 })
-      const agent = stubAgent(root)
-      const result = {
-        callId: CallId('manual'),
-        content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: 'manual result' }],
-        isError: false as const,
-        value: null,
-      }
-      const cases = [
-        { name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('pkg', 'deep', 'file.txt') }, agent: undefined },
-        { name: 'bash', arguments: { file_path: join('pkg', 'deep', 'file.txt') }, agent },
-        { name: 'read', arguments: null, agent },
-        { name: 'read', arguments: {}, agent },
-        { name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: 1 }, agent },
-        { name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: '   ' }, agent },
-      ]
-
-      for (const item of cases) {
-        const decision = await ctx.waterfall('tools/post-execute', stubToolExecution({
-          signal: testToolSignal,
-          callId: CallId(`manual-${item.name}-${cases.indexOf(item)}`),
-          name: item.name,
-          arguments: item.arguments,
-          ...item.agent === undefined ? {} : { agent: item.agent },
-        }), result, async () => ({ kind: 'accept' as const }))
-        expect(decision).toEqual({ kind: 'accept' })
-      }
-    } finally {
-      await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
-      await rm(home, { recursive: true, force: true })
-    }
-  })
-
   it('does not attach nested instructions when the byte budget is disabled', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
@@ -3632,7 +3565,7 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('cleans up its tools/post-execute listener when the plugin fiber is disposed', async () => {
+  it('cleans up its tools/result listener when the plugin fiber is disposed', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
     try {
@@ -3642,17 +3575,20 @@ describe('dynamic nested workspace context injection', () => {
       const ctx = new Context()
       const fiber = await mountFileToolsAndWorkspaceContext(ctx, { dshHome: home, maxBytes: 65536 })
       await fiber.dispose()
+      const agent = stubAgent(root)
 
       const result = await ctx.tools.execute({
         signal: testToolSignal,
         callId: CallId('read-after-dispose'),
         name: 'read',
         arguments: { file_path: join('pkg', 'deep', 'file.txt') },
-        agent: stubAgent(root),
+        agent,
       })
 
       expect(result.isError).toBe(false)
       expect(result.additionalContexts).toBeUndefined()
+      await Promise.resolve()
+      expect(agent.inbox.nextStep).toEqual([])
     } finally {
       await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
       await rm(home, { recursive: true, force: true })
@@ -3757,7 +3693,7 @@ describe('workspace context inbox synchronization', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('restores drained dirty paths when pre-step reconciliation aborts', async () => {
+  it('keeps a completed tool projection when a later pre-step aborts', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()
     const ctx = new Context()
@@ -3769,23 +3705,23 @@ describe('workspace context inbox synchronization', () => {
       fs.entries.set(join(root, 'b/AGENTS.md'), { type: 'file', content: 'restored B' })
       await ctx.plugin(workspaceContext, { dshHome: home, maxBytes: 65536 })
       const agent = stubAgent(root)
-      const dirtyA = stubToolExecution({
+      const first = stubToolExecution({
         signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('dirty-before-abort'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('a', 'file.txt') }, agent,
+        callId: CallId('projected-before-abort'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('a', 'file.txt') }, agent,
       })
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', dirtyA, acceptedResult)
+      ctx.emit('tools/result', first, acceptedResult)
       const controller = new AbortController()
-      controller.abort(new Error('abort dirty reconciliation'))
+      controller.abort(new Error('abort pre-step reconciliation'))
 
       await expect(agentEvents(ctx, agent).waterfall(
         'agent/pre-step', [],
         { turn: 1, step: 1, signal: controller.signal },
         async () => ({ kind: 'enter' as const, messages: [] }),
-      )).rejects.toThrow('abort dirty reconciliation')
+      )).rejects.toThrow('abort pre-step reconciliation')
 
       ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
         signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('dirty-after-abort'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('b', 'file.txt') }, agent,
+        callId: CallId('projected-after-abort'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('b', 'file.txt') }, agent,
       }), acceptedResult)
       await syncWorkspaceContext(ctx, agent)
       const text = blocksText(agent.inbox.nextStep[0]?.content)
@@ -3798,43 +3734,6 @@ describe('workspace context inbox synchronization', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('merges a final tool touch back into dirty paths while a pre-step aborts', async () => {
-    const root = await tempRepo()
-    const home = await tempRepo()
-    const ctx = new Context()
-    try {
-      await ctx.plugin(BlockingReadFileSystem)
-      const fs = ctx.fs as BlockingReadFileSystem
-      fs.entries.set(join(root, '.git'), { type: 'directory' })
-      fs.entries.set(join(root, 'a/AGENTS.md'), { type: 'file', content: 'blocked A' })
-      await ctx.plugin(workspaceContext, { dshHome: home, maxBytes: 65536 })
-      const agent = stubAgent(root)
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('dirty-blocked-a'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('a', 'file.txt') }, agent,
-      }), acceptedResult)
-      const controller = new AbortController()
-      const preparing = agentEvents(ctx, agent).waterfall(
-        'agent/pre-step', [],
-        { turn: 1, step: 1, signal: controller.signal },
-        async () => ({ kind: 'enter' as const, messages: [] }),
-      )
-      await fs.started.promise
-      ctx.emit('tools/result', stubToolExecution({
-        signal: testToolSignal,
-        callId: CallId('dirty-concurrent-b'), name: 'read', arguments: { file_path: join('b', 'file.txt') }, agent,
-      }), acceptedResult)
-      controller.abort(new Error('abort blocked reconciliation'))
-
-      await expect(preparing).rejects.toThrow('abort blocked reconciliation')
-      expect(agent.inbox.nextStep).toEqual([])
-    } finally {
-      await ctx.fiber.dispose()
-      await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
-      await rm(home, { recursive: true, force: true })
-    }
-  })
-
   it('serializes concurrent final results and merges both touched scopes into one pending context', async () => {
     const root = await tempRepo()
     const home = await tempRepo()