diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/live/runnerd-codex-transport.test.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/live/runnerd-codex-transport.test.ts
index b1e14fc8615..24f8f98cc86 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/live/runnerd-codex-transport.test.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/live/runnerd-codex-transport.test.ts
@@ -7571,14 +7571,6 @@ it("preserves prepared input and completion feedback through runnerd and the rea
   `], { maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 });
   await writeFile(proxy, proxyBytes, { mode: 0o755 });
   const digest = (file: string) => `sha256:${createHash("sha256").update(readFileSync(file)).digest("hex")}`;
-  // Linux runner images can install Node with group-write permission. Qualify
-  // an isolated copy without mutating the host. Keep the original on macOS,
-  // where Homebrew Node can load dylibs relative to its installation directory.
-  const providerNode = process.platform === "linux" ? join(root, "node") : process.execPath;
-  if (providerNode !== process.execPath) {
-    await cp(process.execPath, providerNode);
-    await chmod(providerNode, 0o755);
-  }
   const runtime = join(root, "opencode");
   const bundle = createCapabilityRunnerdCodexTransport({
     provider: "opencode",
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/chat-project-tools.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/chat-project-tools.test.ts
index 81739407d39..b75f5ed6609 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/chat-project-tools.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/chat-project-tools.test.ts
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ const support = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
         { projectId: f.projectId, assigneeAgentId: null, assigneeUserId: "board-user" },
       ]) {
         const result = await create(path, fields);
-        expect(result.status, JSON.stringify(result.body)).toBe(403);
-        expect(result.body.error).toMatch(/outside.*boundary|cannot assign work to board users|different company/i);
+        const hiddenProject = fields.projectId !== f.projectId && path.startsWith("/api/companies/");
+        expect(result.status, JSON.stringify(result.body)).toBe(hiddenProject ? 404 : 403);
+        expect(result.body.error).toMatch(hiddenProject ? /^Project not found$/ : /outside.*boundary|cannot assign work to board users|different company/i);
       }
     }
     const after = await server.db.select({ id: issues.id }).from(issues).where(eq(issues.companyId, f.companyId));
@@ -232,7 +233,10 @@ const support = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
         body: JSON.stringify({ title: "Root cannot escape into another project", parentId: f.issueId,
           projectId: outside.id, assigneeAgentId: f.agentId, status: "backlog" }),
       });
-      expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(await response.json())).toBe(403);
+      const denied = await response.json();
+      const hiddenProject = path.startsWith("/api/companies/");
+      expect(response.status, JSON.stringify(denied)).toBe(hiddenProject ? 404 : 403);
+      expect(denied.error).toMatch(hiddenProject ? /^Project not found$/ : /outside.*boundary/i);
     }
     await expect(call(f, "create_task", { title: "Native root cannot escape", projectId: outside.id,
       idempotencyKey: "root-outside", status: "backlog" })).rejects.toThrow(/outside.*boundary/);
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
index 7d1b9a7bffe..9c464c86563 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/low-trust-red-team-routes.test.ts
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres(
         const before = await snapshot(db);
         const res = await attempt.req();
         expect(res.status, `${attempt.id}: ${JSON.stringify(res.body)}`).toBe(
-          ["LT approvals", "LT-15/16", "LT-19", "LT-26 child", "LT-26 company issue", "LT-26 interaction", "LT-06 resume", "LT-06 blocker mutation"].includes(attempt.id) ? 403 : 404,
+          ["LT approvals", "LT-15/16", "LT-19", "LT-26 child", "LT-26 child with unauthorized assignee", "LT-26 company issue", "LT-26 interaction", "LT-06 resume", "LT-06 blocker mutation"].includes(attempt.id) ? 403 : 404,
         );
         expectNoCanary(res.body, ...forbiddenMarkers);
         const after = await snapshot(db);
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/tool-gateway-connector-telemetry.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/tool-gateway-connector-telemetry.test.ts
index 1ead5d320ef..f2d2526a6e5 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/tool-gateway-connector-telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/tool-gateway-connector-telemetry.test.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("gateway connector invocation telemetry", () => {
   }, 30_000);
 
   afterEach(async () => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
     track.mockClear();
     failLogActivityForAction.current = null;
     await db.delete(activityLog);
@@ -379,6 +380,9 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("gateway connector invocation telemetry", () => {
   }, 30_000);
 
   it("emits one denied event for a policy block and one rate_limited event past the limit", async () => {
+    // Both calls must land in the same policy window, even across a minute boundary.
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date"] });
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2026-10-06T12:00:30Z"));
     const f = await fixture();
     await db.insert(toolPolicies).values({
       companyId: f.company.id,
diff --git a/ui/src/features/connections/ConnectionIntentInteractionBody.test.tsx b/ui/src/features/connections/ConnectionIntentInteractionBody.test.tsx
index a30d15906cf..1bcc9e66603 100644
--- a/ui/src/features/connections/ConnectionIntentInteractionBody.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/features/connections/ConnectionIntentInteractionBody.test.tsx
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ describe("AI repair inside the card", () => {
     setupOptionsMock.mockResolvedValue({ interaction, existingConnections: [], aiConnection: binding, aiConnectionRequiresAdoption: true });
     if (fails) adoptMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error("Connection test failed"));
     else adoptMock.mockResolvedValue({ ...interaction, status: "accepted" });
-    renderBody(interaction); await flush();
+    renderBody(interaction);
+    await waitForAssertion(() => expect(button("Connect OpenAI")).toBeDefined());
     await act(() => button("Connect OpenAI")!.click());
     await act(() => button("Reconnect selected account")!.click());
     expect(adoptMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();