diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.test.ts
index af125dd9118..874de15fa6d 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.test.ts
@@ -189,3 +189,16 @@ it("requires the selected catalog version for a pinned binding and rechecks bind
   (o.state.finalConditional as typeof condition).recovery.agents[0]!.adapterConfig.paperclipSkillSync.desiredSkills = [];
   expect(gradeTeamConditions(o).passed).toBe(false);
 });
+
+it("rejects a final claim that the independently recovered required skill is still missing", () => {
+  const { o } = recovered();
+  o.phaseReplies[1]!.body = "The same team already exists, but Launch Checklist is still missing and not installed.";
+  expect(gradeTeamConditions(o, "initial").passed).toBe(true);
+  expect(gradeTeamConditions(o).passed).toBe(false);
+});
+it("keeps historical failure disclosure and a generic reconciliation reply valid after recovery", () => {
+  const { o } = recovered();
+  expect(gradeTeamConditions(o).passed).toBe(true);
+  o.phaseReplies[1]!.body = "Launch Checklist was blocked before; it is now fixed. Launch Checklist is not missing. Launch Checklist is installed despite a blocked local slug. The same team already exists.";
+  expect(gradeTeamConditions(o).passed).toBe(true);
+});
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.ts
index 93579071f4c..ae369304b3f 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/external-team-conditional.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ function truthfulTeamRecovery(reply: string, skill: Pick<CatalogSkill, "slug" |
     && /\b(?:installed|available|resolved|recovered)\b/i.test(reply)
     && !/\b(?:not installed|still (?:blocked|missing|unavailable)|remains (?:blocked|missing|unavailable))\b/i.test(reply);
 }
+function claimsRecoveredSkillMissing(reply: string, skill: Pick<CatalogSkill, "slug" | "name">): boolean {
+  const names = [skill.slug, skill.slug.replaceAll("-", " "), skill.name].map(name => name.toLowerCase());
+  return reply.split(/[.!?;\n]+/).some(clause => names.some(name => clause.toLowerCase().includes(name))
+    && [...clause.matchAll(/\b(?:not installed|uninstalled|missing|unavailable|blocked)\b/gi)].some(match => {
+      const before = clause.slice(0, match.index);
+      return !/\b(?:was|were|had been)\s+(?:still\s+)?$/i.test(before)
+        && (match[0].toLowerCase() === "not installed" || /\b(?:is|are|remains?|still)\s+(?:currently\s+)?$/i.test(before));
+    }));
+}
 export async function observeTeamConditions(
   ctx: ChatCatalogContext,
   state: Record<string, unknown>,
@@ -322,7 +331,7 @@ export function gradeTeamConditions(
       identifiesConflict &&
       /renam|existing|conflict|collision|preserv/i.test(first) &&
       (resolved(earlier) ? truthfulTeamRecovery(first, target) : truthfulTeamPartial(first, target)) &&
-      (phase === "initial" || (resolved(later) || truthfulTeamPartial(repeat, target))),
+      (phase === "initial" || (resolved(later) ? !claimsRecoveredSkillMissing(repeat, target) : truthfulTeamPartial(repeat, target))),
     "The first reply reports the actual renamed role and either the unresolved required skill or its independently verified recovery. A remaining failure must be reported in both phases; a later reply cannot rescue false initial readiness.",
   );
   return c.result();