diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
index 1ea795b0c3..f11ba3d0dd 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
@@ -835,15 +835,22 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId("planning-option-other")).toBeInTheDocument();
       expect(screen.queryByTestId("planning-other-input")).toBeNull();
 
+      /*
+      FNXC:PlanningModeOptions 2026-07-18-12:15:
+      Full Suite shard 3 (29643371961) failed when fireEvent.click(Other) did not flush
+      isOtherSelected before the synchronous getByTestId(planning-other-input) under CI
+      load. Await findByTestId after the confirm Other button click (same settle discipline
+      as multi-select Other) before asserting Continue enablement and the _other payload.
+      */
       const continueButton = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" });
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("planning-option-other"));
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("planning-other-input")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      const otherInput = await screen.findByTestId("planning-other-input");
       expect(continueButton).toBeDisabled();
 
-      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("planning-other-input"), { target: { value: "   " } });
+      fireEvent.change(otherInput, { target: { value: "   " } });
       expect(continueButton).toBeDisabled();
 
-      fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId("planning-other-input"), {
+      fireEvent.change(otherInput, {
         target: { value: "  Ask a different scoping question  " },
       });
       expect(continueButton).toBeEnabled();
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/mcp-lane-forwarding.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/mcp-lane-forwarding.test.ts
index 2ea5ece800..81557ae546 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/mcp-lane-forwarding.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/mcp-lane-forwarding.test.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,41 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 const { createFnAgentMock, resolveMcpServersForStoreMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  /*
+  FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-07-18-12:20:
+  Planning defaults clarificationEnabled=false, so createSession forces a summary after the
+  first question (continueToSummaryAfterSuppressedQuestion). Mock every follow-up prompt as a
+  complete payload so MCP-forwarding assertions exercise the default product path instead of
+  throwing Clarification-disabled follow-up did not produce a summary.
+  */
   createFnAgentMock: vi.fn(async () => ({
     session: {
       state: { messages: [] as Array<{ role: string; content: string }> },
       prompt: vi.fn(async function (this: { state: { messages: Array<{ role: string; content: string }> } }, _message: string) {
+        const alreadyAnswered = this.state.messages.some((message) => message.role === "assistant");
         this.state.messages.push({
           role: "assistant",
-          content: JSON.stringify({
-            type: "question",
-            data: {
-              id: "q1",
-              text: "What should be built?",
-              type: "text",
-              required: true,
-            },
-          }),
+          content: JSON.stringify(
+            alreadyAnswered
+              ? {
+                  type: "complete",
+                  data: {
+                    title: "Build a feature",
+                    description: "Materialized MCP planning summary",
+                    suggestedSize: "M",
+                    keyDeliverables: ["docs MCP available"],
+                  },
+                }
+              : {
+                  type: "question",
+                  data: {
+                    id: "q1",
+                    text: "What should be built?",
+                    type: "text",
+                    required: true,
+                  },
+                },
+          ),
         });
       }),
       dispose: vi.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-answered-question-reemit.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-answered-question-reemit.test.ts
index 748f32d165..cb421b8d61 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-answered-question-reemit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/planning-answered-question-reemit.test.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,22 @@ function setupAgent(behaviors: TurnBehavior[]) {
 async function startSessionAtFirstQuestion(
   agent: ReturnType<typeof setupAgent>,
 ): Promise<string> {
+  /*
+  FNXC:PlanningRetry 2026-07-18-12:20:
+  createSessionWithAgent defaults clarificationEnabled=false, which suppresses the first
+  question into continueToSummaryAfterSuppressedQuestion and consumes the next mock prompt
+  turn (often the hung turn these re-emit tests need). Opt into clarification so the
+  multi-question interview invariants under test still run.
+  */
   const sessionId = await createSessionWithAgent(
     "10.0.2.20",
     "Plan a feature",
     "/tmp/project",
     MOCK_TASK_STORE,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    { clarificationEnabled: true },
   );
   planningStreamManager.consumeInitialTurn(sessionId)?.();
   await agent.firstQuestionEmitted;