diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
index 48fbb7064a..26d570ee46 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskDetailModal.tsx
@@ -3713,14 +3713,23 @@ export function TaskDetailContent({
     firstMenuItem?.focus();
   }, [showMoveMenu]);
 
-  // FNXC:PlannerOversight 2026-07-04-00:00: FN-7562 — auto-focus the first actionable button menuitem, never the native oversight-level <select>; focusing the <select> surfaced its OS picker as a second menu overlapping the custom oversight popover on mobile.
+  /*
+  FNXC:PlannerOversight 2026-07-17-16:35:
+  FN-8245 schedules oversight-menu autofocus after the opening commit, matching the
+  sibling activity-view menu. The first actionable button (never the native level
+  select) must receive focus at both breakpoints; synchronously focusing in the
+  effect could lose the focus race while concurrent dashboard rendering settled.
+  */
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!showOversightMenu) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const firstMenuItem = oversightMenuRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("button.detail-oversight-menu-item");
-    firstMenuItem?.focus();
+    const frame = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const firstMenuItem = oversightMenuRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("button.detail-oversight-menu-item");
+      firstMenuItem?.focus();
+    });
+    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(frame);
   }, [showOversightMenu]);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
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 5c112e687a..9d4e2f2e47 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,17 @@ import {
 const mockAddToast = vi.fn();
 const mockCopyTextToClipboard = vi.fn();
 
+/*
+FNXC:PlanningModeStreamHarness 2026-07-17-16:20:
+FN-8245 requires planning-stream test events to retain their asynchronous protocol
+boundary without depending on wall-clock timers. Queue one deterministic microtask
+so every question, summary, and error settles before the awaiting assertion runs,
+even when dashboard tests share loaded jsdom workers.
+*/
+function queuePlanningStreamEvent(callback: () => void): void {
+  queueMicrotask(callback);
+}
+
 vi.mock("../../hooks/useToast", () => ({
   useOptionalToast: () => null,
   useToast: () => ({
@@ -105,6 +116,29 @@ vi.mock("../../api", () => ({
   rejectPlan: (...args: any[]) => mockRejectPlan(...args),
   refineTask: (...args: any[]) => mockRefineTask(...args),
   fetchSettings: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ modelPresets: [], autoSelectModelPreset: false, defaultPresetBySize: {} }),
+  /*
+  FNXC:PlanningModeSettings 2026-07-17-15:45:
+  FN-8245 keeps the clarification-settings dependency deterministic for every
+  planning interaction. The modal intentionally blocks Start Planning while
+  settings load, so this test double settles synchronously rather than making
+  each user-flow assertion depend on an arbitrary event-loop delay.
+  */
+  fetchGlobalSettings: vi.fn(() => {
+    const settled = {
+      then(onFulfilled: (settings: Record<string, never>) => unknown) {
+        onFulfilled({});
+        return settled;
+      },
+      catch() {
+        return settled;
+      },
+      finally(onFinally: () => unknown) {
+        onFinally();
+        return settled;
+      },
+    };
+    return settled;
+  }),
   fetchModels: (...args: any[]) => mockFetchModels(...args),
   fetchWorkflowSteps: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
   refineText: vi.fn(),
@@ -188,12 +222,15 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
     mockUpdatePlanningSessionDraft.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
     mockStopPlanningGeneration.mockResolvedValue({ success: true });
 
-    // Default: simulate receiving a question after a brief delay
-    mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementation((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        handlers.onQuestion?.(mockQuestion);
-      }, 10);
-      
+    // Default stream behavior belongs only to fresh sessions. Resumed sessions restore their
+    // persisted question and must not receive a synthetic fresh-session question.
+    mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementation((sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
+      if (sessionId === "session-123") {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
+          handlers.onQuestion?.(mockQuestion);
+        });
+      }
+
       return {
         close: vi.fn(),
         isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -230,7 +267,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
     it.each(["desktop", "mobile"] as const)("renders the mandatory deepening checkpoint before summary actions on %s", async (viewportMode) => {
       mockViewport(viewportMode);
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: PLANNING_DEEPEN_CHECKPOINT_ID,
             type: "multi_select",
@@ -247,7 +284,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
               keyDeliverables: ["Preview deliverable one", "Preview deliverable two"],
             },
           });
-        }, 0);
+        });
         return { close: vi.fn() };
       });
 
@@ -284,7 +321,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       let streamHandlers: any;
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
         streamHandlers = handlers;
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: PLANNING_DEEPEN_CHECKPOINT_ID,
             type: "multi_select",
@@ -294,7 +331,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
               { id: "theme-ux", label: "UX and interaction details" },
             ],
           });
-        }, 0);
+        });
         return { close: vi.fn() };
       });
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockResolvedValue({ type: "question", data: null });
@@ -379,13 +416,13 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       mockViewport(viewportMode);
       mockStartPlanningStreaming.mockResolvedValueOnce({ sessionId: `session-fn-6977-live-${viewportMode}` });
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onSummary?.({
             title: "Live malformed summary",
             description: "Live Planning Mode summary omitted deliverable arrays",
             suggestedSize: "M",
           });
-        }, 10);
+        });
 
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
@@ -412,7 +449,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
       });
 
-      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Live Planning Mode summary omitted deliverable arrays")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Live Planning Mode summary omitted deliverable arrays")).toBeDefined();
       expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" })).toBeEnabled();
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" })).toBeEnabled();
@@ -439,6 +476,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(mockStartPlanningStreaming).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Build auth system", undefined, undefined, {
           planningDepth: "medium",
           customQuestionCount: undefined,
+          clarificationEnabled: false,
         }, undefined);
       });
 
@@ -625,7 +663,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
     it("allows Other-only answers for multi-select planning questions", async () => {
       window.sessionStorage.setItem("fusion-tab-id", "tab-self");
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: "q-priorities",
             type: "multi_select",
@@ -635,7 +673,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
               { id: "quality", label: "Quality" },
             ],
           });
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
           isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -665,7 +703,13 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       fireEvent.click(within(screen.getByTestId("planning-option-other")).getByRole("checkbox"));
       expect(continueButton).toBeDisabled();
 
-      const otherInput = screen.getByTestId("planning-other-input");
+      /*
+      FNXC:PlanningModeOptions 2026-07-17-15:55:
+      FN-8245 waits for the Other input after its toggle commits React state.
+      This preserves the user-visible invariant that Other opens an editable
+      input without assuming a same-tick DOM update under loaded jsdom workers.
+      */
+      const otherInput = await screen.findByTestId("planning-other-input");
       fireEvent.change(otherInput, { target: { value: "  Challenge the premise  " } });
       expect(continueButton).toBeEnabled();
       fireEvent.click(continueButton);
@@ -683,7 +727,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       window.sessionStorage.setItem("fusion-tab-id", "tab-self");
       mockViewport("mobile");
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: "q-priorities",
             type: "multi_select",
@@ -693,7 +737,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
               { id: "quality", label: "Quality" },
             ],
           });
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
           isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -740,14 +784,14 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       window.sessionStorage.setItem("fusion-tab-id", "tab-self");
       mockViewport(viewportMode);
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: "q-confirm-scope",
             type: "confirm",
             question: "Proceed with this scope?",
             description: "Choose Yes, No, or write a different answer.",
           });
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
           isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -804,13 +848,13 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
     it("clears confirm Other text when switching back to Yes or No", async () => {
       window.sessionStorage.setItem("fusion-tab-id", "tab-self");
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.({
             id: "q-confirm-scope",
             type: "confirm",
             question: "Proceed with this scope?",
           });
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
           isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
@@ -1266,7 +1310,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementation((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
         streamAttempt += 1;
         if (streamAttempt === 1) {
-          setTimeout(() => handlers.onError?.("Connection lost"), 10);
+          queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => handlers.onError?.("Connection lost"));
         }
 
         return {
@@ -1320,7 +1364,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementation((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
         streamAttempt += 1;
         if (streamAttempt === 1) {
-          setTimeout(() => handlers.onError?.("Connection lost"), 10);
+          queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => handlers.onError?.("Connection lost"));
         }
 
         return {
@@ -1761,7 +1805,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
       });
 
-      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Recovered summary missing deliverable and dependency arrays")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Recovered summary missing deliverable and dependency arrays")).toBeDefined();
       expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" })).toBeEnabled();
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" })).toBeEnabled();
@@ -2080,7 +2124,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
       });
 
-      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Recovered summary description from persisted session")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Recovered summary description from persisted session")).toBeDefined();
       expect((screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Suggested Size" }) as HTMLSelectElement).value).toBe("L");
       expect(screen.getByText("Deliverable A")).toBeDefined();
       expect(screen.getByText("Deliverable B")).toBeDefined();
@@ -2175,8 +2219,8 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(mockStartPlanningStreaming).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           "Plan that needs a specific model",
           undefined,
-          { planningModelProvider: "anthropic", planningModelId: "claude-sonnet-4-5" },
-          { planningDepth: "medium", customQuestionCount: undefined },
+          { planningModelProvider: "anthropic", planningModelId: "claude-sonnet-4-5", thinkingLevel: undefined },
+          { planningDepth: "medium", customQuestionCount: undefined, clarificationEnabled: false },
           "session-draft-with-model",
         );
       });
@@ -2270,7 +2314,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
       });
       expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText(/e.g., Build a user authentication/)).toBeNull();
-      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Recovered summary from history")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Recovered summary from history")).toBeDefined();
 
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Draft plan from history/i }));
 
@@ -3288,9 +3332,9 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         };
       });
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           streamHandlers?.onQuestion?.(refinedQuestion);
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return { type: "question", data: refinedQuestion };
       });
 
@@ -3369,11 +3413,11 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         };
       });
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockImplementation(async () => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           if (!streamClosed) {
             streamHandlers?.onQuestion?.(refinedQuestion);
           }
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return { type: "question", data: refinedQuestion };
       });
 
@@ -3451,11 +3495,11 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
         };
       });
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           if (!streamClosed) {
             streamHandlers?.onQuestion?.(refinedQuestion);
           }
-        }, 10);
+        });
         throw new Error("Generation already in progress for this response");
       });
 
@@ -3723,9 +3767,9 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       let streamHandlers: any;
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
         streamHandlers = handlers;
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.(mockQuestion);
-        }, 10);
+        });
 
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
@@ -3734,9 +3778,9 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       });
 
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockImplementation(async () => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           streamHandlers?.onQuestion?.(secondQuestion);
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return { sessionId: "session-123", currentQuestion: null, summary: null };
       });
 
@@ -3802,9 +3846,9 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       let streamHandlers: any;
       mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
         streamHandlers = handlers;
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           handlers.onQuestion?.(mockQuestion);
-        }, 10);
+        });
 
         return {
           close: vi.fn(),
@@ -3816,9 +3860,9 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       mockRespondToPlanning.mockImplementation(async () => {
         respondCallCount += 1;
         const nextQuestion = respondCallCount === 1 ? secondQuestion : thirdQuestion;
-        setTimeout(() => {
+        queuePlanningStreamEvent(() => {
           streamHandlers?.onQuestion?.(nextQuestion);
-        }, 10);
+        });
         return { sessionId: "session-123", currentQuestion: null, summary: null };
       });
 
@@ -3893,7 +3937,7 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       });
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "What are the key requirements?" })).toBeDefined();
+        expect(screen.getByText("What are the key requirements?")).toBeDefined();
       });
 
       // Symptom assertion (FN-7615): after the async rewind settles, the generation view must
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
index 27f7b04c2a..eee64639eb 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
@@ -482,6 +482,16 @@ function expectQuickEntryPrimaryIconCluster() {
 describe("QuickEntryBox", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    /*
+    FNXC:QuickEntryFocus 2026-07-17-15:15:
+    FN-8245 found the fourth QuickEntryBox focus failure was cross-test jsdom
+    focus leakage, not a component refocus. Clear any detached predecessor's
+    active element before rendering so submit and action-button assertions start
+    from the same browser focus baseline under loaded worker execution.
+    */
+    if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      document.activeElement.blur();
+    }
     vi.useFakeTimers({ shouldAdvanceTime: true });
     localStorage.clear();
     vi.mocked(fetchAgents).mockResolvedValue([]);
@@ -530,6 +540,9 @@ describe("QuickEntryBox", () => {
       vi.runOnlyPendingTimers();
     });
     vi.useRealTimers();
+    if (document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      document.activeElement.blur();
+    }
     localStorage.clear();
     restoreQuickEntryTestGlobals();
   });
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx
index 52cd4bca26..c92e4ebcad 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx
@@ -407,12 +407,13 @@ describe("TaskDetailModal oversight controls — mobile overflow menu", () => {
   (level-only) state.
   */
   /*
-  FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-07-16-12:25:
-  Focus assertion can flake under concurrent quality load (activeElement never becomes nudge).
-  Keep the test active so quarantine-ledger tooling can still list it; the suite is
-  file-quarantined in vitest.config + test-quarantine.json rather than source-skipped.
+  FNXC:PlannerOversight 2026-07-17-15:58:
+  FN-8245 asserts the invariant against the actual first actionable menu item,
+  including the session-advisor toggle that precedes Nudge. This replaces the
+  stale Nudge-specific expectation without weakening the select-focus guard.
   */
-  it("auto-focuses the first button menuitem (never the native select) when nudge/stop/explain are available", async () => {
+  it.each([["mobile", MOBILE_WIDTH], ["desktop", DESKTOP_WIDTH]] as const)("auto-focuses the first actionable button menuitem (never the native select) at %s width", async (_viewport, width) => {
+    setViewportWidth(width);
     render(
       <TaskDetailModal
         task={makeTask({ id: "FN-213", column: "in-progress", plannerOversightLevel: "autonomous", plannerOverseerState: activeSnapshot })}
@@ -429,10 +430,11 @@ describe("TaskDetailModal oversight controls — mobile overflow menu", () => {
     fireEvent.click(trigger);
 
     const select = await screen.findByTestId("detail-oversight-level-select");
-    const nudgeBtn = await screen.findByTestId("detail-overseer-nudge");
+    const firstAction = await screen.findByTestId("detail-session-advisor-toggle");
+    await screen.findByTestId("detail-overseer-nudge");
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(nudgeBtn);
+      expect(document.activeElement).toBe(firstAction);
     });
     expect(document.activeElement).not.toBe(select);
 
@@ -442,7 +444,8 @@ describe("TaskDetailModal oversight controls — mobile overflow menu", () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByRole("menu")).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
-  it("does not fall back to focusing the native select when oversight is off and only the level control renders", async () => {
+  it.each([["mobile", MOBILE_WIDTH], ["desktop", DESKTOP_WIDTH]] as const)("does not fall back to focusing the native select when oversight is off and only the level control renders at %s width", async (_viewport, width) => {
+    setViewportWidth(width);
     render(
       <TaskDetailModal
         task={makeTask({ id: "FN-214", column: "todo", plannerOversightLevel: "off" })}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts b/packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts
index 46fec320b4..f3bc6b7930 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts
@@ -333,22 +333,19 @@ FN-8077 removed routes-system.test.ts from this list and the ledger in lockstep.
 */
 const quarantinedDashboardTests: string[] = [
   /*
-  FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-07-16-12:25:
-  RuntimeFallbackBadge hang was a toast-context identity loop (PR #2229); component
-  now depends on stable addToast. File re-admitted. Oversight-mobile focus flake
-  quarantined on sight (ledger lockstep) instead of it.skip source skips.
+  FNXC:DashboardTestQuarantine 2026-07-17-16:50:
+  FN-8245 re-admits all three UI files with their ledger rows removed in lockstep.
+  QuickEntryBox restores focus from its resolved submit path while isolated jsdom
+  globals prevent cross-file focus leakage; PlanningModeModal stream doubles use
+  deterministic microtasks instead of wall-clock timers; and the oversight menu
+  focuses its first button after the opening frame, never the native select.
   */
-  "app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx",
-  "app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx",
-  "app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx",
   /*
   FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-07-17-22:10:
   FN-8240 verified the 18 VAL-REMOVAL-005 dashboard API tests on their PG-backed
   async-store or applicable mock/non-store contracts. Remove their ledger/exclude
   pairs so dashboard-api-quality-backfill collects the restored coverage.
   */
-  // FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-07-17-06:35: inventory + ledger lockstep — build-only dist assert not in quality projects.
-  "src/__tests__/plugin-registry-dist.test.ts",
 ];
 
 const qualityApiTests = [
@@ -395,9 +392,12 @@ const qualityAppBackfillTests = ["app/**/*.test.{ts,tsx}"];
 
 const backfillApiExclude = [
   ...qualityApiTests,
-  // FNXC:DashboardDistArtifacts 2026-07-16-08:20: plugin-registry-dist asserts
-  // emitted server files and runs through the explicit test:build command after
-  // its dist bootstrap, rather than adding a full build to API backfill shards.
+  /*
+  FNXC:DashboardDistArtifacts 2026-07-17-15:10:
+  FN-8245 reclassified plugin-registry-dist as a curated skip-list build-only
+  assertion, not a flake. Keep this lane exclusion: test:build supplies its
+  required emitted dist artifact without making every API backfill shard build.
+  */
   "src/__tests__/plugin-registry-dist.test.ts",
   ...skipListDashboardGlobs.filter((file) => file.startsWith("src/")),
 ];
diff --git a/scripts/lib/dashboard-curated-skiplist.json b/scripts/lib/dashboard-curated-skiplist.json
index a9927e6b60..187be3d8d5 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/dashboard-curated-skiplist.json
+++ b/scripts/lib/dashboard-curated-skiplist.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
     {
       "file": "packages/dashboard/app/__tests__/build-output.test.ts",
       "reason": "asserts the built bundle; runs standalone via `pnpm --filter @fusion/dashboard test:build` (needs a prior vite build), not in the unit gate"
+    },
+    {
+      "file": "packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-registry-dist.test.ts",
+      "reason": "emitted-dist assertion; runs standalone via `pnpm --filter @fusion/dashboard test:build` after a build, not in the unit gate"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/scripts/lib/test-quarantine.json b/scripts/lib/test-quarantine.json
index 44943100fb..a067edec8a 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/test-quarantine.json
+++ b/scripts/lib/test-quarantine.json
@@ -110,26 +110,6 @@
       "file": "packages/engine/src/__tests__/reliability-interactions/meta-chain-auto-close.test.ts",
       "reason": "VAL-REMOVAL-005 PG migration: reliability fixture uses PG-backed store but sync APIs (getRunAuditEvents, getDatabase) fail in backend mode. Failing run: https://github.com/Runfusion/Fusion/actions/runs/29344576232. Mirrored in packages/engine/vitest.config.ts.",
       "quarantinedAt": "2026-07-14"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskDetailModal.oversight-mobile.test.tsx",
-      "reason": "PR #2229 review: focus assertion flakes under concurrent quality load (activeElement never becomes the nudge menuitem). Quarantine on sight per deletion ratchet instead of it.skip in source. Mirrored exclude in packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts. Rescue requires a deterministic focus harness (fakeTimers/userEvent), not timeout widening.",
-      "quarantinedAt": "2026-07-16"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx",
-      "reason": "Flake under concurrent dashboard quality load. Quarantine on sight; mirrored packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts. Full-suite inventory guard 2026-07-17.",
-      "quarantinedAt": "2026-07-17"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx",
-      "reason": "Flake under concurrent quality load. Quarantine on sight; mirrored packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts. Full-suite inventory guard 2026-07-17.",
-      "quarantinedAt": "2026-07-17"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/plugin-registry-dist.test.ts",
-      "reason": "Ungated by quality projects while excluded from vitest runs. Mirrored packages/dashboard/vitest.config.ts. Full-suite inventory guard 2026-07-17.",
-      "quarantinedAt": "2026-07-17"
     }
   ]
 }