diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage-review-spec-external-integration.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage-review-spec-external-integration.test.ts
index b5a144acfc..b00d2e7a6b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage-review-spec-external-integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage-review-spec-external-integration.test.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,12 @@ describe("triage deterministic plan validation for external integration evidence
       expect(result).toBe("blocked");
       expect(reviewStep).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(store.updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(taskId, expect.objectContaining({ status: "needs-replan" }));
+      expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.some(
+        ([id, action]) => id === taskId && action === "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review",
+      )).toBe(false);
       expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         taskId,
-        "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review",
+        "AI spec revision requested",
         expect.stringContaining("External-integration evidence gaps"),
       );
     } finally {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage.test.ts
index 31e8f9d966..7e484e5d1a 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/triage.test.ts
@@ -1698,6 +1698,14 @@ Planner rewrote mission without the raw request.
         expect.objectContaining({ workflowStepId: "plan-review", status: "failed", verdict: "REVISE" }),
       ]),
     }));
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.some(
+      ([id, action]) => id === "FN-PLAN-REVISE" && action === "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review",
+    )).toBe(false);
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-PLAN-REVISE",
+      "AI spec revision requested",
+      expect.stringContaining("Missing verification."),
+    );
   });
 
   it("keeps the task in triage with retry backoff when Plan Review is unavailable", async () => {
@@ -2247,6 +2255,9 @@ Planner rewrote mission without the raw request.
         "AI spec revision requested",
         expect.stringContaining(feedback),
       );
+      expect((retryStore.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.some(
+        ([id, action]) => id === taskId && action === "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review",
+      )).toBe(false);
       expect(retryStore.updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledWith(taskId, expect.objectContaining({
         workflowStepResults: expect.arrayContaining([
           expect.objectContaining({ workflowStepId: "plan-review", status: "failed", verdict: "REVISE" }),
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/triage.ts b/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
index 68ffc58da0..1a13f120d5 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/triage.ts
@@ -2339,7 +2339,12 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
           startedAt,
           completedAt,
         });
-        await this.store.logEntry(task.id, "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review", diagnostic);
+        /*
+        FNXC:TriagePlanReview 2026-07-17-14:04:
+        A requested Plan Review revision is normal replan flow, not a terminal workflow-step
+        failure. Log only the dedicated revision action here; the pre-merge failed action is
+        reserved for terminal failures such as RetryStormError.
+        */
         await this.store.logEntry(
           task.id,
           "AI spec revision requested",
@@ -2502,7 +2507,12 @@ export class TriageProcessor {
         startedAt,
         completedAt,
       });
-      await this.store.logEntry(task.id, "[pre-merge] Workflow step failed: Plan Review", review.review);
+      /*
+      FNXC:TriagePlanReview 2026-07-17-14:04:
+      Reviewer REVISE and RETHINK outcomes re-enter planning through the same normal revision
+      flow as deterministic evidence gaps. Their single human-facing log is the revision action;
+      retain the failed workflow-result projection for replan/recovery without emitting a failed log.
+      */
       await this.clearPlanReviewRecoveryBudget(task);
       const reviseFeedback = review.review || review.summary || "(no feedback captured)";
       await this.store.logEntry(