diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
index 90a29eddd2c..4305f544df2 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-descriptors.json
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
       "../../server/src/services/work-timeline.ts",
       "../../server/src/services/native-runtime/runner-api-catalog.ts"
     ],
-    "oracleVersion": "paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v11",
+    "oracleVersion": "paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v12",
     "coverageGaps": [],
     "expectedRunCount": 3,
     "minimumRunCount": 3,
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.test.ts
index dbc2ebed82b..d0f45d669d4 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.test.ts
@@ -256,3 +256,26 @@ it.each([
 ])("keeps completed-edit command results bounded by actor, assertion, paragraph and order: %s", reply => {
   expect(gradeEditedArtifact(reply)).toBe(false);
 });
+
+
+const bulletCommandAccount = `**Timeline (Nov 6, UTC)**
+- **02:31:30–02:32:37 — Morgan:** built launch.html without the label per the brief. Ran authorized verify_launch_html on the saved bytes: exitCode 1. Morgan set the task to blocked.
+- **02:32:38 — you reassigned RUN-3 to Riley**, cleared the blocker.
+- **02:32:38–02:33:04 — Riley:** added <label for="email">Email address</label>, preserved the heading, reran verify_launch_html on the saved bytes: exitCode 0. Run succeeded; committed to done.`;
+const gradeBulletCommand = (reply: string) => truthfulTimelineAccount({ reply, firstWorker: "Morgan", repairWorker: "Riley", taskIdentifier: "RUN-3" });
+it("keeps a completed command bound to the preceding worker-labeled bullet subject", () => {
+  expect(gradeBulletCommand(bulletCommandAccount)).toBe(true);
+});
+it.each([
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("Ran authorized", "Avery ran authorized"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("brief. Ran", "brief. Avery inspected the page. Ran"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("brief. Ran", "brief.\n- Ran"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("brief. Ran", "brief.\n## Another milestone\nRan"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("Ran authorized", "Planned to run authorized"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("exitCode 1", "did not fail"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("exitCode 0", "exitCode 2"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("Riley:** added", "Riley:** planned to add"),
+  bulletCommandAccount.replace("- **02:32:38 — you reassigned RUN-3 to Riley**, cleared the blocker.\n", "") + " You reassigned RUN-3 to Riley.",
+])("does not borrow omitted command subjects across a material boundary: %s", reply => {
+  expect(gradeBulletCommand(reply)).toBe(false);
+});
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
index ab2bdfaa69a..90f73c16f58 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function truthfulTimelineAccount(input: {
   };
   let offset = 0;
   let activeHeadingWorkers: string[] = [];
-  const paragraphs = reply.replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]*\)/g, "$1")
+  const paragraphs = reply.replace(/\bexitCode\b/gi, "exit code").replace(/\[([^\]]+)\]\([^)]*\)/g, "$1")
     .replace(/^([ \t]*(?:#{1,6} +[^\n]+|\*\*[^\n*]+\*\*))[ \t]*\n[ \t]*\n(?=\S)/gm, "$1\n")
     .replace(/^([ \t]*\*\*[^\n*]+\*\*)[ \t]+(?=\S)/gm, "$1\n")
     .split(/\n\s*\n|(?=^[ \t]*(?:#{1,6} +|\*\*[^\n*]+\*\*[ \t]*(?:\n|$)))/m).filter(Boolean).map(raw => {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function truthfulTimelineAccount(input: {
   // Search milestone clauses, not the first occurrence of a worker or outcome.
   // A summary or heading may mention the repair before the ordered account.
   const clauses = [...body.matchAll(new RegExp(`${withinClause}+(?:[!?]|\\.(?=\\s|$)|(?=\\n|$))`, "g"))]
-    .map(match => { const paragraph = paragraphs.find(row => row.start <= match.index && row.end > match.index); return { text: match[0], at: match.index, owner: paragraph?.owner, contraryWorkerHeading: paragraph?.contraryWorkerHeading, paragraphStart: paragraph?.start }; });
+    .map(match => { const paragraph = paragraphs.find(row => row.start <= match.index && row.end > match.index); return { text: match[0], at: match.index, owner: paragraph?.owner, contraryWorkerHeading: paragraph?.contraryWorkerHeading, paragraphStart: paragraph?.start, lineStart: body.lastIndexOf("\n", match.index) + 1 }; });
   // A command noun can have ordinary modifiers, but never absorb a new event,
   // actor, negation or clause boundary while connecting this pause to failure.
   const commandBoundaries = [
@@ -117,9 +117,19 @@ export function truthfulTimelineAccount(input: {
 
   const failureOutcome = /\b(?:fail(?:ed|ure|ing)?|exit(?:ed)?(?:\s+with)?(?:\s+(?:code|status))?\s*[:=]?\s*1)\b/gi;
   const commandIsSubject = new RegExp(`^\\s*(?:(?:then|next|later|finally)\\s+)?(?:(?:the|a|an)\\s+)?${commandSubject}\\b`, "i");
-  const failures = clauses.flatMap(({ text, at, contraryWorkerHeading }) => (mentions(text, firstWorker) || !contraryWorkerHeading && commandIsSubject.test(text) && !namesOtherActor(text.replace(commandIsSubject, ""), firstWorker))
-    && new RegExp(`\\b${commandSubject}\\b`, "i").test(text)
-    ? [...text.matchAll(failureOutcome)].map(match => ({ at: at + match.index, end: at + match.index + match[0].length, clauseAt: at })) : []);
+  const firstWorkerBullet = new RegExp(`^[\\s\\d:–—-]*${escape(firstWorker)}\\s*:`, "i");
+  const continuedCommand = /^\s*(?:then\s+)?(?:re-?ran|ran|executed|performed)\s+/i;
+  const failures = clauses.flatMap(({ text, at, contraryWorkerHeading, lineStart }, index) => {
+    const previous = clauses[index - 1];
+    const sameWorkerBullet = previous?.lineStart === lineStart && firstWorkerBullet.test(previous.text)
+      && !namesOtherActor(previous.text, firstWorker) && !mentions(previous.text, repairWorker)
+      && continuedCommand.test(text) && !namesOtherActor(text.replace(continuedCommand, ""), firstWorker)
+      && !/\b(?:not|never|no|will|would|could|should|planned|if|unless)\b|n['’]t\b/i.test(text);
+    return (mentions(text, firstWorker) || sameWorkerBullet
+      || !contraryWorkerHeading && commandIsSubject.test(text) && !namesOtherActor(text.replace(commandIsSubject, ""), firstWorker))
+      && new RegExp(`\\b${commandSubject}\\b`, "i").test(text)
+      ? [...text.matchAll(failureOutcome)].map(match => ({ at: at + match.index, end: at + match.index + match[0].length, clauseAt: at })) : [];
+  });
   const handoffs = clauses.flatMap(({ text, at }) => handoffMatches(text).map(match => ({ at: at + match.index })));
   const repairGap = "(?:\\s+|\\s*[,:—–-]\\s*)";
   const repairModifier = "(?:then|later|now|personally|explicitly|actually|had|has|have|also|who|successfully|finally|subsequently|after\\s+the\\s+handoff)";
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
index a027714f00e..ed5f0f1cbbd 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ it("admits the selected live timeline metadata without invoking fixture callback
   const spies = callbacks.map(key => vi.spyOn(implementation, key));
   try {
     expect(await validateChatCatalogConsistency([descriptor])).toEqual({ descriptorCount: 1, fixtureCallbacksInvoked: 0 });
-    expect(descriptor.oracleVersion).toBe("paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v11");
+    expect(descriptor.oracleVersion).toBe("paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v12");
     expect(descriptor.sourceFiles).toEqual(implementation.sourceFiles);
     expect(descriptor).toMatchObject({ expectedRunCount: 3, minimumRunCount: 3, attemptTimeoutMs: 720000 });
     for (const spy of spies) expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-work-timeline.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-work-timeline.ts
index f1e06a54979..6fe60bef9f0 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-work-timeline.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-work-timeline.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function timeline(): ChatCatalogCase {
     const state = { worker, repairWorker, project: p, task: second.t, prepTask, hiddenTask, firstRun, secondRun, blockedTask: first.t, blockedEventId: blockedEvent.id, handoffEventId: handoff.id, doneEventId: done.id, timezone, today, zoneLabel, personId: session.user.id, personName: session.user.name };
     await ctx.input.evidence("chat-catalog-real-launch-timeline.json", { ...state, verification: verifier.receipts, events }); return state;
   }, gradeWorkTimeline);
-  return { ...base, oracleVersion: "paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v11", authentication: "human-session", expectedRunCount: 3, minimumRunCount: 3, attemptTimeoutMs: 720000,
+  return { ...base, oracleVersion: "paperclip.chat-catalog.work-timeline.v12", authentication: "human-session", expectedRunCount: 3, minimumRunCount: 3, attemptTimeoutMs: 720000,
     sourceFiles: [...base.sourceFiles, "chat-catalog-domains/internal-work-timeline.ts", "chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts", "chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-verifier.ts", "chat-catalog-domains/internal-privacy.ts", "chat-catalog-domains/identity-auth.ts", "chat-catalog-domains/internal-routine-audit.ts", "../e2e/fetch-allowed-port.ts", "../../server/src/services/native-runtime/status-decision-committer.ts", "../../server/src/services/work-timeline.ts","../../server/src/services/native-runtime/runner-api-catalog.ts"],
     async observe(ctx, state): Promise<Timeline> { return { ...await observeInternal(ctx, state), verification: structuredClone(verifier?.receipts ?? []), timelineEvents: await ctx.input.api.get(`/api/issues/${entity(state, "task").id}/activity`), hiddenStatus: await agentStatus(ctx, ctx.input.fixtures.agent.id, `/api/issues/${entity(state, "hiddenTask").id}`) }; },
     async verifyResult(ctx, state, value) { await base.verifyResult(ctx, state, value); const source = ctx.input.page.url(); try { await ctx.input.page.goto(new URL(`/${ctx.input.fixtures.company.issuePrefix}/issues/${entity(state, "prepTask").identifier}`, ctx.input.api.baseURL).href); await expect(ctx.input.page.getByRole("heading", { name: entity(state, "prepTask").title!, exact: true })).toBeVisible(); } finally { await ctx.input.page.goto(source); await expect(ctx.input.page.getByTestId("task-chat-composer-input")).toBeVisible(); } },