diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
index e395ae84384..a602e150f1b 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
@@ -5737,7 +5737,7 @@
       "chat-catalog-domains/internal-distinct-fixtures.ts",
       "chat-linked-question.ts"
     ],
-    "oracleVersion": "paperclip.chat-catalog.internal.v1",
+    "oracleVersion": "paperclip.chat-catalog.internal.ambiguous-task.v2",
     "coverageGaps": [],
     "expectedRunCount": 2,
     "expectedHumanMessageCount": 2,
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-tasks.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-tasks.ts
index a12fe9ed525..89fb590d04a 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-tasks.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-tasks.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export function grade_tasks(value: unknown) {
       const other = entity(o.state, "otherTask");
       const first = observation(o.state.clarification);
       c.add("clarify-before-write", !!first && !!before && sameTask(before, first.tasks.find(row => row.id === before.id))
-        && sameTask(other, first.tasks.find(row => row.id === other.id)) && /\?|\b(?:which|choose|select|clarify)\b/i.test(first.reply)
+        && sameTask(other, first.tasks.find(row => row.id === other.id))
         && hasLink(first, "issues", before) && hasLink(first, "issues", other),
-        "The first real turn asks which of both linked tasks before changing either priority.");
+        "The first completed turn changes neither task and gives the person links to both candidates.");
       c.add("only-selected-task-changed", !!before && current?.priority === "high" && sameTask(before, current, ["priority"])
         && sameTask(other, o.tasks.find(row => row.id === other.id)) && o.tasks.length === 2,
         "After the explicit Launch selection, only that task's requested priority changes.");
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function ambiguousTask(): ChatCatalogCase {
     await verifyDistinctTaskFixtures(ctx, [t, otherTask]);
     return { project: p, task: t, otherProject, otherTask };
   });
-  return { ...base, sourceFiles: [...base.sourceFiles, "chat-catalog-domains/internal-distinct-fixtures.ts", "chat-linked-question.ts"], expectedRunCount: 2, expectedHumanMessageCount: 2, attemptTimeoutMs: 420_000,
+  return { ...base, oracleVersion: "paperclip.chat-catalog.internal.ambiguous-task.v2", sourceFiles: [...base.sourceFiles, "chat-catalog-domains/internal-distinct-fixtures.ts", "chat-linked-question.ts"], expectedRunCount: 2, expectedHumanMessageCount: 2, attemptTimeoutMs: 420_000,
     async act(ctx, state) {
       const plain = await pollUntil({ label: "Task ambiguity clarification", deadlineAt: Date.now() + 150_000,
         load: () => observeInternal(ctx, state), accept: o => o.runs.length === 1 && o.runs.every(row => row.status === "succeeded")
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-linked-question-grade.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-linked-question-grade.test.ts
index 11a503d5e5d..230cd8f6842 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-linked-question-grade.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-linked-question-grade.test.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ it("preserves original no-early-write, exact person selection, mutation actor an
   expect(grade_tasks(actor).passed).toBe(false);
   expect(grade_tasks({ ...final, links: [] }).passed).toBe(false);
 });
+it("grades the clarification by saved state and candidate links, not by its wording", () => {
+  const input = valid();
+  const first = { ...input.observation, reply: "There are two Landing page tasks: [Launch](/RUN/issues/RUN-1) and [Experiments](/RUN/issues/experiment-task). Tell me the one to raise to high.",
+    links: ["/RUN/issues/RUN-1", "/RUN/issues/experiment-task"] };
+  const final = { ...structuredClone(input.observation), state: { ...input.observation.state, clarification: first },
+    tasks: [{ ...input.observation.tasks[0]!, priority: "high" }, structuredClone(input.observation.tasks[1]!)],
+    links: ["/RUN/issues/RUN-1"], activity: [{ id: "update", action: "issue.updated", entityId: "launch-task", agentId: "ceo" }] };
+  expect(grade_tasks(final).passed).toBe(true);
+  const oneCandidate = structuredClone(final); oneCandidate.state.clarification.links = ["/RUN/issues/RUN-1"];
+  expect(grade_tasks(oneCandidate).passed).toBe(false);
+  const both = structuredClone(final); both.tasks[1]!.priority = "high";
+  expect(grade_tasks(both).passed).toBe(false);
+});