diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index 4f66534bb..ecbe2ae4f 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:03:54.810781Z",
-  "current_node": "gate",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:03:57.085438Z",
+  "current_node": "passed",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "cmd",
-    "gate"
+    "gate",
+    "passed"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
     "start": 1,
     "cmd": 1,
+    "passed": 1,
     "gate": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
@@ -18,31 +20,24 @@
     "internal.retry_count.gate": 1,
     "outcome": "success",
     "internal.retry_count.cmd": 1,
-    "internal.thread_id": "cmd",
+    "thread.gate.current_node": "passed",
+    "internal.thread_id": "gate",
     "internal.work_dir": "/private/var/folders/nm/bd2dwzy52t1ckn3tklsfmy1c0000gn/T/.tmpJ8BVVi/run/worktree",
     "failure_class": "",
+    "internal.retry_count.passed": 1,
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
     "thread.cmd.current_node": "gate",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: Test conditional edge selection after a command\n\n## Completed stages\n- **cmd**: success\n  - Script: `echo pass`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    pass\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Test conditional edge selection after a command\n\n## Completed stages\n- **cmd**: success\n  - Script: `echo pass`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    pass\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **gate**: success\n",
     "failure_signature": "",
-    "command.output": "pass\n",
+    "command.output": "branch-passed\n",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
-    "current_node": "gate",
+    "current_node": "passed",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
     "thread.start.current_node": "cmd"
   },
   "logs": [],
   "node_outcomes": {
-    "gate": {
-      "status": "success",
-      "notes": "Conditional node evaluated: gate",
-      "duration_ms": 0
-    },
-    "start": {
-      "status": "success",
-      "duration_ms": 0
-    },
     "cmd": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -51,12 +46,31 @@
       },
       "notes": "Script completed: echo pass",
       "duration_ms": 4
+    },
+    "passed": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "branch-passed\n"
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: echo branch-passed",
+      "duration_ms": 3
+    },
+    "gate": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "notes": "Conditional node evaluated: gate",
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    },
+    "start": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "duration_ms": 0
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "passed",
+  "next_node_id": "exit",
   "node_visits": {
     "gate": 1,
     "start": 1,
+    "passed": 1,
     "cmd": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/passed/script_invocation.json b/nodes/passed/script_invocation.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2daa968eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/passed/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "echo branch-passed",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/passed/script_timing.json b/nodes/passed/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4875afdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/passed/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "duration_ms": 2,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/passed/status.json b/nodes/passed/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f0746e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/passed/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: echo branch-passed",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T13:03:57.085157+00:00"
+}
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