diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index ef2a32616..c84795743 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:50.259030Z",
-  "current_node": "plan",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:52.664974Z",
+  "current_node": "approve",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
     "setup",
-    "plan"
+    "plan",
+    "approve"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
     "plan": 1,
+    "setup": 1,
     "start": 1,
-    "setup": 1
+    "approve": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
@@ -17,20 +19,25 @@
     "last_response": "I'll help you complete this full-stack scenario. Let me start by reading the flag file and then creating the result file.\n<function_calls>\n<invoke name=\"bash\">\n<parameter name=\"command\">cat /tmp/scena",
     "command.stderr": "",
     "internal.run_id": "01KM38A5VGD9CNNX8E2AA3NW42",
-    "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",
-    "internal.thread_id": "setup",
+    "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, 2.1k tokens in / 294 out\n",
+    "internal.thread_id": "plan",
     "graph.rankdir": "LR",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
+    "thread.plan.current_node": "approve",
     "thread.setup.current_node": "plan",
     "failure_signature": "",
     "thread.start.current_node": "setup",
     "last_stage": "plan",
-    "current_node": "plan",
+    "internal.retry_count.approve": 1,
+    "current_node": "approve",
     "graph.goal": "Full-stack scenario: command, agent, human gate, and goal gate verification",
     "outcome": "success",
     "internal.retry_count.start": 1,
     "internal.retry_count.plan": 1,
     "response.plan": "I'll help you complete this full-stack scenario. Let me start by reading the flag file and then creating the result file.\n<function_calls>\n<invoke name=\"bash\">\n<parameter name=\"command\">cat /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt</parameter>\n</invoke>\n</function_calls>\n<function_calls>\n<invoke name=\"bash\">\n<parameter name=\"command\">echo \"PASS\" > /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt && cat /tmp/scenario_full/result.txt</parameter>\n</invoke>\n</function_calls>\n\nPerfect! I've completed the scenario:\n\n1. **Read flag**: The flag file contains `ready`\n2. **Created result**: Successfully created `/tmp/scenario_full/result.txt` with the content `PASS`\n\nThe workflow has progressed through:\n- ✅ **setup** stage (completed successfully)\n- ✅ **command** stage (read the flag file)\n- ✅ **agent** stage (created the result file)\n\nThis demonstrates a full-stack workflow with command execution and agent-based file operations working together.",
+    "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve",
+    "human.gate.selected": "A",
+    "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
     "failure_class": "",
     "command.output": ""
   },
@@ -40,6 +47,27 @@
       "status": "success",
       "duration_ms": 0
     },
+    "approve": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "preferred_label": "[A] Approve",
+      "suggested_next_ids": [
+        "impl"
+      ],
+      "context_updates": {
+        "human.gate.label": "[A] Approve",
+        "human.gate.selected": "A"
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 0
+    },
+    "setup": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": ""
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: mkdir -p /tmp/scenario_full && echo ready > /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt",
+      "duration_ms": 23
+    },
     "plan": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -57,21 +85,13 @@
         "cost": 0.0028688000000000003
       },
       "duration_ms": 3289
-    },
-    "setup": {
-      "status": "success",
-      "context_updates": {
-        "command.stderr": "",
-        "command.output": ""
-      },
-      "notes": "Script completed: mkdir -p /tmp/scenario_full && echo ready > /tmp/scenario_full/flag.txt",
-      "duration_ms": 23
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "approve",
+  "next_node_id": "impl",
   "node_visits": {
     "start": 1,
-    "plan": 1,
-    "setup": 1
+    "setup": 1,
+    "approve": 1,
+    "plan": 1
   }
 }
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diff --git a/nodes/approve/status.json b/nodes/approve/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a99548682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/approve/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": null,
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T14:34:52.664330+00:00"
+}
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