diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index bffd811ae..60d24b391 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:48:02.028647Z",
-  "current_node": "work",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:48:04.529498Z",
+  "current_node": "verify",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "setup",
-    "work"
+    "work",
+    "verify"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
-    "setup": 1,
     "work": 1,
-    "start": 1
+    "start": 1,
+    "verify": 1,
+    "setup": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
@@ -18,24 +20,35 @@
     "thread.setup.current_node": "work",
     "internal.retry_count.work": 1,
     "last_response": "Perfect! The file `/tmp/scenario_flag.txt` contains:\n\n```\nSCENARIO_FLAG_42\n```\n\nThis confirms that the sandbox filesystem is working correctly. The setup stage successfully wrote the file, and we were",
-    "current_node": "work",
+    "current_node": "verify",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
     "last_stage": "work",
     "response.work": "Perfect! The file `/tmp/scenario_flag.txt` contains:\n\n```\nSCENARIO_FLAG_42\n```\n\nThis confirms that the sandbox filesystem is working correctly. The setup stage successfully wrote the file, and we were able to read it from the current context, verifying that the filesystem is shared and persistent across operations.",
     "failure_signature": "",
     "failure_class": "",
-    "internal.thread_id": "setup",
+    "internal.thread_id": "work",
+    "thread.work.current_node": "verify",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
-    "command.output": "",
+    "command.output": "SCENARIO_FLAG_42\n",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
+    "internal.retry_count.verify": 1,
     "graph.goal": "Verify sandbox filesystem is shared across command and agent nodes",
     "internal.retry_count.setup": 1,
-    "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",
+    "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- **work**: success\n  - Model: claude-haiku-4-5, 507 tokens in / 148 out\n",
     "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
     "internal.run_id": "01KM35MF4XB59ENCXAEA5M6QXV"
   },
   "logs": [],
   "node_outcomes": {
+    "verify": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "SCENARIO_FLAG_42\n"
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: cat /tmp/scenario_flag.txt",
+      "duration_ms": 22
+    },
     "work": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -68,10 +81,11 @@
       "duration_ms": 32
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "verify",
+  "next_node_id": "exit",
   "node_visits": {
     "start": 1,
     "work": 1,
+    "verify": 1,
     "setup": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/verify/script_invocation.json b/nodes/verify/script_invocation.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28cf873ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "cat /tmp/scenario_flag.txt",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/verify/script_timing.json b/nodes/verify/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46f55a541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "duration_ms": 21,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/verify/status.json b/nodes/verify/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a73349eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: cat /tmp/scenario_flag.txt",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:48:04.529187+00:00"
+}
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