diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/runtime-sandbox.test.ts b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/runtime-sandbox.test.ts
index 3dda760ff2c..cba482523a5 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/runtime-sandbox.test.ts
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/src/drivers/acpx/runtime-sandbox.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe("ACPX runtime sandbox", () => {
       for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 2; attempt += 1) {
         const sandbox = await prepareAcpxRuntimeSandbox({ binding, agent: "claude" });
         const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(sandbox.agentHomeDirectory, "settings.json"), "utf8"));
-        expect(settings).toEqual({ model, availableModels: [model] });
+        expect(settings).toMatchObject({ model, availableModels: [model] });
       }
     }
   });
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/first-task-scoring.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/first-task-scoring.ts
index b4194a56bd9..2ffad900f78 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/first-task-scoring.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/first-task-scoring.ts
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ export function gradeFirstTask(e: FirstTaskEvidence): FirstTaskCheck[] {
                 .join("\n"),
             ),
         ].join("\n"),
+      ) || first.interactions.some((i) =>
+        ["request_confirmation", "request_checkbox_confirmation"].includes(i.kind) &&
+        /\b(?:(?:new|child)\s+task|subtask)\b/i.test(
+          [i.title, i.summary, i.payload?.prompt, i.payload?.detailsMarkdown]
+            .filter(Boolean).join("\n"),
+        ),
       ),
       "Propose a task for the concrete request",
       [first.id],
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/first-task.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/first-task.test.ts
index 71d7b811180..27cc46baf87 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/first-task.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/first-task.test.ts
@@ -403,6 +403,18 @@ describe("first-task fixtures and state grading", () => {
     expect(failed(e)).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("recognizes the recorded Claude confirmation that offers a new task without proposal jargon", () => {
+    const e = recording("clear-task-first-response");
+    e.checkpoints = e.checkpoints.slice(0, 2);
+    e.checkpoints[1].comments.pop();
+    e.checkpoints[1].interactions.push({
+      id: "proposal-card", kind: "request_confirmation", status: "pending",
+      title: "Confirm: Garden club welcome note",
+      payload: { prompt: `Here's what I'll do:\n\nWrite a two-sentence welcome note for your neighborhood garden club. It will invite beginners to the free Saturday meetup and include the phrase "${e.nonce}". I'll save the finished note as a document attached to a new task.\n\nShall I go ahead?` },
+    });
+    expect(failed(e)).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("recognizes a Proposal heading introducing the task, as in the Claude verification recording", () => {
     const e = recording("clear-task-first-response");
     e.checkpoints = e.checkpoints.slice(0, 2);