diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index aea4584af..2b2550b5e 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:41:11.968774Z",
-  "current_node": "approve",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:41:14.395110Z",
+  "current_node": "ship",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "draft",
-    "approve"
+    "approve",
+    "ship"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
+    "ship": 1,
     "draft": 1,
     "approve": 1,
     "start": 1
@@ -18,25 +20,50 @@
     "thread.draft.current_node": "approve",
     "internal.retry_count.draft": 1,
     "internal.run_id": "01KM357YBWHVYEMV9CWQ6PB84Q",
-    "internal.thread_id": "draft",
+    "internal.thread_id": "approve",
     "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
-    "current_node": "approve",
+    "current_node": "ship",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
     "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: Test human gate with auto-approve\n\n## Completed stages\n- **draft**: success\n  - Model: claude-haiku-4-5, 2.0k tokens in / 66 out\n",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Test human gate with auto-approve\n\n## Completed stages\n- **draft**: success\n  - Model: claude-haiku-4-5, 2.0k tokens in / 66 out\n- **approve**: success\n\n## Context\n- human.gate.label: [A] Approve\n- human.gate.selected: A\n",
+    "thread.approve.current_node": "ship",
     "outcome": "success",
     "failure_class": "",
     "response.draft": "# Greeting\n\nHello! 👋 \n\nI'm ready to help you test the human gate with auto-approve functionality. This involves verifying that workflows can pause at human decision points and automatically proceed when configured to do so.\n\nLet me know what specific aspect you'd like to test or implement!",
     "failure_signature": "",
+    "command.output": "shipped\n",
+    "command.stderr": "",
     "thread.start.current_node": "draft",
     "graph.goal": "Test human gate with auto-approve",
-    "last_response": "# Greeting\n\nHello! 👋 \n\nI'm ready to help you test the human gate with auto-approve functionality. This involves verifying that workflows can pause at human decision points and automatically proceed"
+    "last_response": "# Greeting\n\nHello! 👋 \n\nI'm ready to help you test the human gate with auto-approve functionality. This involves verifying that workflows can pause at human decision points and automatically proceed",
+    "internal.retry_count.ship": 1
   },
   "logs": [],
   "node_outcomes": {
+    "ship": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.output": "shipped\n",
+        "command.stderr": ""
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: echo shipped",
+      "duration_ms": 23
+    },
+    "approve": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
+      "suggested_next_ids": [
+        "ship"
+      ],
+      "context_updates": {
+        "human.gate.selected": "A",
+        "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve"
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    },
     "draft": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -55,27 +82,16 @@
       },
       "duration_ms": 2871
     },
-    "approve": {
-      "status": "success",
-      "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
-      "suggested_next_ids": [
-        "ship"
-      ],
-      "context_updates": {
-        "human.gate.selected": "A",
-        "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve"
-      },
-      "duration_ms": 0
-    },
     "start": {
       "status": "success",
       "duration_ms": 0
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "ship",
+  "next_node_id": "exit",
   "node_visits": {
-    "approve": 1,
+    "ship": 1,
     "start": 1,
+    "approve": 1,
     "draft": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/ship/script_invocation.json b/nodes/ship/script_invocation.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b14999654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/ship/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "echo shipped",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/ship/script_timing.json b/nodes/ship/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08277661f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/ship/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "duration_ms": 22,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/ship/status.json b/nodes/ship/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56a653806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/ship/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: echo shipped",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:41:14.394795+00:00"
+}
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