diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index 396acc5d5..c7a09c2a0 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,29 +1,36 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:03:52.450359Z",
-  "current_node": "setup",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:04:00.517229Z",
+  "current_node": "work",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
-    "setup"
+    "setup",
+    "work"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
     "setup": 1,
+    "work": 1,
     "start": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
     "failure_class": "",
     "graph.goal": "Verify sandbox filesystem is shared across command and agent nodes",
     "internal.run_id": "01KM333Y478W12S46ZX8RWD3DE",
+    "internal.retry_count.work": 1,
     "command.output": "",
     "internal.work_dir": "/private/var/folders/nm/bd2dwzy52t1ckn3tklsfmy1c0000gn/T/.tmpcm8r7C/run/worktree",
     "command.stderr": "",
     "outcome": "success",
-    "internal.thread_id": "start",
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: Verify sandbox filesystem is shared across command and agent nodes\n",
+    "last_response": "The file contains: **`SCENARIO_FLAG_42`**\n\nThe setup stage successfully created this file with the echo command. This will be useful for verifying that the sandbox filesystem is indeed shared across c",
+    "internal.thread_id": "setup",
+    "response.work": "The file contains: **`SCENARIO_FLAG_42`**\n\nThe setup stage successfully created this file with the echo command. This will be useful for verifying that the sandbox filesystem is indeed shared across command and agent nodes—you can check if subsequent nodes can read this file to confirm they're operating in the same shared filesystem environment.",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Verify sandbox filesystem is shared across command and agent nodes\n\n## Completed stages\n- **setup**: success\n  - Script: `echo SCENARIO_FLAG_42 > /tmp/scenario_flag.txt`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n",
     "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
-    "current_node": "setup",
+    "current_node": "work",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
     "failure_signature": "",
+    "thread.setup.current_node": "work",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
+    "last_stage": "work",
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
     "internal.retry_count.setup": 1
@@ -34,6 +41,24 @@
       "status": "success",
       "duration_ms": 0
     },
+    "work": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "last_stage": "work",
+        "last_response": "The file contains: **`SCENARIO_FLAG_42`**\n\nThe setup stage successfully created this file with the echo command. This will be useful for verifying that the sandbox filesystem is indeed shared across c",
+        "response.work": "The file contains: **`SCENARIO_FLAG_42`**\n\nThe setup stage successfully created this file with the echo command. This will be useful for verifying that the sandbox filesystem is indeed shared across command and agent nodes—you can check if subsequent nodes can read this file to confirm they're operating in the same shared filesystem environment."
+      },
+      "notes": "Stage completed: work",
+      "usage": {
+        "model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
+        "input_tokens": 502,
+        "output_tokens": 143,
+        "cache_read_tokens": 4725,
+        "cache_write_tokens": 5130,
+        "cost": 0.0009736
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 5527
+    },
     "setup": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -44,9 +69,10 @@
       "duration_ms": 4
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "work",
+  "next_node_id": "verify",
   "node_visits": {
     "start": 1,
+    "work": 1,
     "setup": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/work/prompt.md b/nodes/work/prompt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59af50d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/work/prompt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Goal: Verify sandbox filesystem is shared across command and agent nodes
+
+## Completed stages
+- **setup**: success
+  - Script: `echo SCENARIO_FLAG_42 > /tmp/scenario_flag.txt`
+  - Stdout: (empty)
+  - Stderr: (empty)
+
+
+Read the file /tmp/scenario_flag.txt and tell me what it contains.
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diff --git a/nodes/work/provider_used.json b/nodes/work/provider_used.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17e74f4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/work/provider_used.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "mode": "agent",
+  "provider": "anthropic",
+  "model": "claude-haiku-4-5"
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/work/response.md b/nodes/work/response.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34619f8d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/work/response.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The file contains: **`SCENARIO_FLAG_42`**
+
+The setup stage successfully created this file with the echo command. This will be useful for verifying that the sandbox filesystem is indeed shared across command and agent nodes—you can check if subsequent nodes can read this file to confirm they're operating in the same shared filesystem environment.
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diff --git a/nodes/work/status.json b/nodes/work/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..593cbf6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/work/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Stage completed: work",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:04:00.516948+00:00"
+}
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