diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
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index 000000000..3751a23d8
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+{
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:51.375844Z",
+  "current_node": "cmd",
+  "completed_nodes": [
+    "start",
+    "cmd"
+  ],
+  "node_retries": {
+    "start": 1,
+    "cmd": 1
+  },
+  "context_values": {
+    "graph.rankdir": "LR",
+    "internal.run_id": "01KM38A5VGF4WF5P2B71JSPYER",
+    "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
+    "command.stderr": "",
+    "failure_signature": "",
+    "internal.thread_id": "start",
+    "current_node": "cmd",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Test conditional edge selection after a command\n",
+    "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
+    "thread.start.current_node": "cmd",
+    "internal.retry_count.cmd": 1,
+    "internal.fidelity": "compact",
+    "graph.goal": "Test conditional edge selection after a command",
+    "outcome": "success",
+    "failure_class": "",
+    "command.output": "pass\n"
+  },
+  "logs": [],
+  "node_outcomes": {
+    "cmd": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "pass\n"
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: echo pass",
+      "duration_ms": 50
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    }
+  },
+  "next_node_id": "gate",
+  "node_visits": {
+    "start": 1,
+    "cmd": 1
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/cmd/script_invocation.json b/nodes/cmd/script_invocation.json
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index 000000000..7679c3652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/cmd/script_invocation.json
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+{
+  "command": "echo pass",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/cmd/script_timing.json b/nodes/cmd/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..504a390f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/cmd/script_timing.json
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+{
+  "duration_ms": 49,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/cmd/status.json b/nodes/cmd/status.json
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index 000000000..f37f5db7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/cmd/status.json
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+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: echo pass",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:51.375146+00:00"
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/start/status.json b/nodes/start/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4e9285b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/start/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": null,
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:51.321841+00:00"
+}
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