diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index 94f8221db..6c2eb2d6c 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-27T14:58:18.728023Z",
-  "current_node": "plan",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-27T14:58:21.205169Z",
+  "current_node": "approve",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "setup",
-    "plan"
+    "plan",
+    "approve"
   ],
   "node_retries": {},
   "context_values": {
     "response.plan": "# Reading and Creating Files\n\nI'll execute the commands to read the flag file and create the result file:\n\n```bash\ncat /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt && echo PASS > /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt\n```\n\n**Step-by-step:**\n\n1. **Read the flag file:**\n   ```bash\n   cat /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt\n   ```\n   Expected output: `ready`\n\n2. **Create the result file:**\n   ```bash\n   echo PASS > /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt\n   ```\n\n3. **Verify the result:**\n   ```bash\n   cat /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt\n   ```\n   Expected output: `PASS`\n\nBoth operations should complete successfully, moving you to the next stage of the full-stack scenario.",
-    "internal.thread_id": "setup",
+    "internal.thread_id": "plan",
     "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
     "command.output": "",
@@ -18,19 +19,36 @@
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
     "command.stderr": "",
     "internal.retry_count.setup": 0,
+    "internal.retry_count.approve": 0,
     "failure_class": "",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 0,
     "graph.goal": "Full-stack scenario: command, agent, human gate, and goal gate verification",
-    "current_node": "plan",
+    "current_node": "approve",
     "last_stage": "plan",
+    "thread.plan.current_node": "approve",
     "internal.retry_count.plan": 0,
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: Full-stack scenario: command, agent, human gate, and goal gate verification\n\n## Completed stages\n- **setup**: success\n  - Script: `mkdir -p /tmp/scenario_full && echo ready > /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n",
+    "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Full-stack scenario: command, agent, human gate, and goal gate verification\n\n## Completed stages\n- **setup**: success\n  - Script: `mkdir -p /tmp/scenario_full && echo ready > /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **plan**: success\n  - Model: claude-haiku-4-5, 2.3k tokens in / 504 out\n",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
     "outcome": "success",
+    "human.gate.selected": "A",
     "failure_signature": "",
+    "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve",
     "last_response": "# Reading and Creating Files\n\nI'll execute the commands to read the flag file and create the result file:\n\n```bash\ncat /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt && echo PASS > /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt\n```\n\n**S"
   },
   "node_outcomes": {
+    "approve": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
+      "suggested_next_ids": [
+        "impl"
+      ],
+      "context_updates": {
+        "human.gate.selected": "A",
+        "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve"
+      },
+      "usage": null
+    },
     "start": {
       "status": "success",
       "usage": null
@@ -63,9 +81,10 @@
       }
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "approve",
+  "next_node_id": "impl",
   "node_visits": {
     "setup": 1,
+    "approve": 1,
     "start": 1,
     "plan": 1
   }
diff --git a/nodes/approve/status.json b/nodes/approve/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa9487cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/approve/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": null,
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-27T14:58:21.204823+00:00"
+}
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