diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index 2ba7e369b..81d555c7a 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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-  "timestamp": "2026-03-20T01:13:18.404719Z",
-  "current_node": "simplify_gpt",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-20T01:14:41.236836Z",
+  "current_node": "verify",
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@@ -8,41 +8,45 @@
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+    "simplify_gpt",
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+    "simplify_gpt": 1
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-    "current.preamble": "Goal: # Strip markdown headings and \"Plan:\" prefix from GOAL column in `fabro ps`\n\n## Context\nThe `GOAL` column in `fabro ps` output sometimes shows raw markdown heading markers (`#`, `##`, etc.) and a `Plan:` prefix, which is noisy. We want to strip these for cleaner output.\n\n## Change\n**File:** `lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs` — `truncate_goal` function (line 229)\n\nBefore truncating, add two stripping steps:\n1. Strip leading `#` characters and any whitespace after them (e.g. `## Fix bug` → `Fix bug`)\n2. Strip a leading `Plan:` prefix (case-sensitive)\n3. Trim whitespace after both strips\n\nCurrent code:\n```rust\nfn truncate_goal(goal: &str, max_len: usize) -> String {\n    let line = goal.lines().next().unwrap_or(\"\");\n    // ... truncation logic\n}\n```\n\nUpdated logic (inserted after extracting `line`, before truncation):\n```rust\nlet line = line.trim_start_matches('#').trim();\nlet line = line.strip_prefix(\"Plan:\").map(|s| s.trim()).unwrap_or(line);\n```\n\n## Verification\n- `cargo test -p fabro-cli` — run existing tests\n- `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings` — lint check\n- Manual: `fabro ps -a` to confirm goals render without `#` or `Plan:` prefixes\n\n\n## Completed stages\n- **toolchain**: success\n  - Script: `command -v cargo >/dev/null || { curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y && sudo ln -sf $HOME/.cargo/bin/* /usr/local/bin/; }; cargo --version 2>&1`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    cargo 1.94.0 (85eff7c80 2026-01-15)\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **preflight_compile**: success\n  - Script: `cargo check -q --workspace 2>&1`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **preflight_lint**: success\n  - Script: `cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **implement**: success\n  - Model: claude-opus-4-6, 15.2k tokens in / 2.5k out\n  - Files: /home/daytona/workspace/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs\n- **simplify_opus**: success\n  - Model: claude-opus-4-6, 18.2k tokens in / 6.4k out\n  - Files: /home/daytona/workspace/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs\n",
+    "outcome": "success",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: # Strip markdown headings and \"Plan:\" prefix from GOAL column in `fabro ps`\n\n## Context\nThe `GOAL` column in `fabro ps` output sometimes shows raw markdown heading markers (`#`, `##`, etc.) and a `Plan:` prefix, which is noisy. We want to strip these for cleaner output.\n\n## Change\n**File:** `lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs` — `truncate_goal` function (line 229)\n\nBefore truncating, add two stripping steps:\n1. Strip leading `#` characters and any whitespace after them (e.g. `## Fix bug` → `Fix bug`)\n2. Strip a leading `Plan:` prefix (case-sensitive)\n3. Trim whitespace after both strips\n\nCurrent code:\n```rust\nfn truncate_goal(goal: &str, max_len: usize) -> String {\n    let line = goal.lines().next().unwrap_or(\"\");\n    // ... truncation logic\n}\n```\n\nUpdated logic (inserted after extracting `line`, before truncation):\n```rust\nlet line = line.trim_start_matches('#').trim();\nlet line = line.strip_prefix(\"Plan:\").map(|s| s.trim()).unwrap_or(line);\n```\n\n## Verification\n- `cargo test -p fabro-cli` — run existing tests\n- `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings` — lint check\n- Manual: `fabro ps -a` to confirm goals render without `#` or `Plan:` prefixes\n\n\n## Completed stages\n- **toolchain**: success\n  - Script: `command -v cargo >/dev/null || { curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y && sudo ln -sf $HOME/.cargo/bin/* /usr/local/bin/; }; cargo --version 2>&1`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    cargo 1.94.0 (85eff7c80 2026-01-15)\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **preflight_compile**: success\n  - Script: `cargo check -q --workspace 2>&1`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **preflight_lint**: success\n  - Script: `cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1`\n  - Stdout: (empty)\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n- **implement**: success\n  - Model: claude-opus-4-6, 15.2k tokens in / 2.5k out\n  - Files: /home/daytona/workspace/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs\n- **simplify_opus**: success\n  - Model: claude-opus-4-6, 18.2k tokens in / 6.4k out\n  - Files: /home/daytona/workspace/lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs\n- **simplify_gpt**: fail\n\n## Context\n- failure_class: deterministic\n- failure_signature: simplify_gpt|deterministic|api_deterministic|anthropic|not_found\n",
     "thread.preflight_lint.current_node": "implement",
     "response.simplify_opus": "## Summary\n\n**Fixed 1 issue:**\n\n- **Leaky abstraction** (line 409): `truncate_goal` was being called on `workflow_name`, which would incorrectly strip `#` characters and `Plan:` prefix from workflow names. Extracted a generic `truncate_str` helper for plain truncation and changed the `workflow_name` call site to use it. `truncate_goal` now delegates to `truncate_str` after doing its goal-specific cleanup.\n\n**Noted but skipped (out of scope / false positive):**\n\n- **Near-duplicate with `pr_title_from_goal`**: Valid finding — both functions do similar goal cleaning. However, they live in different crates (`fabro-cli` vs `fabro-workflows`) and extracting a shared utility into `fabro-util` is a larger refactor beyond the scope of this change.\n- **Greedy `trim_start_matches('#')`**: Agent 2 noted this could strip `#` from non-heading contexts like `#channel-name`. In practice, goals in this system are user-provided task descriptions, not Slack references, and the existing test suite validates the expected behavior. The greedy approach is intentionally simpler and handles `###`+ headings that the `pr_title_from_goal` version misses. Not worth changing.\n- **`\"Plan:\"` as a shared constant**: Only two uses across separate crates — not worth the abstraction overhead.",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
     "internal.retry_count.simplify_gpt": 1,
+    "thread.simplify_gpt.current_node": "verify",
     "thread.simplify_opus.current_node": "simplify_gpt",
-    "failure_signature": "simplify_gpt|deterministic|api_deterministic|anthropic|not_found",
+    "internal.retry_count.verify": 1,
+    "failure_signature": "",
     "graph.goal": "# Strip markdown headings and \"Plan:\" prefix from GOAL column in `fabro ps`\n\n## Context\nThe `GOAL` column in `fabro ps` output sometimes shows raw markdown heading markers (`#`, `##`, etc.) and a `Plan:` prefix, which is noisy. We want to strip these for cleaner output.\n\n## Change\n**File:** `lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs` — `truncate_goal` function (line 229)\n\nBefore truncating, add two stripping steps:\n1. Strip leading `#` characters and any whitespace after them (e.g. `## Fix bug` → `Fix bug`)\n2. Strip a leading `Plan:` prefix (case-sensitive)\n3. Trim whitespace after both strips\n\nCurrent code:\n```rust\nfn truncate_goal(goal: &str, max_len: usize) -> String {\n    let line = goal.lines().next().unwrap_or(\"\");\n    // ... truncation logic\n}\n```\n\nUpdated logic (inserted after extracting `line`, before truncation):\n```rust\nlet line = line.trim_start_matches('#').trim();\nlet line = line.strip_prefix(\"Plan:\").map(|s| s.trim()).unwrap_or(line);\n```\n\n## Verification\n- `cargo test -p fabro-cli` — run existing tests\n- `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings` — lint check\n- Manual: `fabro ps -a` to confirm goals render without `#` or `Plan:` prefixes\n",
     "response.implement": "The implementation is complete. Here's a summary of the changes:\n\n**`lib/crates/fabro-cli/src/commands/runs.rs`:**\n\n1. **`truncate_goal` function** (line 231-232): Added two stripping steps after extracting the first line:\n   - `line.trim_start_matches('#').trim()` — strips leading `#` characters and surrounding whitespace\n   - `line.strip_prefix(\"Plan:\").map(|s| s.trim()).unwrap_or(line)` — strips a leading `Plan:` prefix if present\n\n2. **Tests** (5 new tests added):\n   - `truncate_goal_strips_markdown_headings` — verifies `#`, `##`, `###` are stripped\n   - `truncate_goal_strips_plan_prefix` — verifies `Plan:` prefix is stripped\n   - `truncate_goal_strips_heading_and_plan_prefix` — verifies both combined (`## Plan: migrate DB` → `migrate DB`)\n   - `truncate_goal_plain_text_unchanged` — verifies plain text passes through unchanged\n   - `truncate_goal_still_truncates_after_stripping` — verifies truncation still works after stripping",
     "graph.model_stylesheet": "\n            * { backend: api; model: claude-opus-4-6;}\n        ",
-    "internal.thread_id": "simplify_opus",
-    "command.output": "",
+    "internal.thread_id": "simplify_gpt",
+    "command.output": "warning: function `init_repo_with_remote` is never used\n    --> lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs:1153:8\n     |\n1153 |     fn init_repo_with_remote(dir: &Path) -> (std::path::PathBuf, std::path::PathBuf) {\n     |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n     |\n     = note: `#[warn(dead_code)]` (part of `#[warn(unused)]`) on by default\n\n────────────\n Nextest run ID ab4298cc-e711-466d-ac56-c30ebf0fd5bc with nextest profile: default\n    Starting 3218 tests across 41 binaries (177 tests skipped)\n────────────\n     Summary [  13.985s] 3218 tests run: 3218 passed, 177 skipped\n",
     "command.stderr": "",
     "internal.retry_count.toolchain": 1,
     "internal.retry_count.preflight_compile": 1,
@@ -58,15 +62,6 @@
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     },
-    "simplify_gpt": {
-      "status": "fail",
-      "failure": {
-        "message": "LLM error: Not found on anthropic: model: gpt-54",
-        "failure_class": "deterministic",
-        "failure_signature": "api_deterministic|anthropic|not_found"
-      },
-      "duration_ms": 370
-    },
     "preflight_compile": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -76,6 +71,33 @@
       "notes": "Script completed: cargo check -q --workspace 2>&1",
       "duration_ms": 70682
     },
+    "preflight_lint": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": ""
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1",
+      "duration_ms": 12731
+    },
+    "toolchain": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "cargo 1.94.0 (85eff7c80 2026-01-15)\n"
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: command -v cargo >/dev/null || { curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y && sudo ln -sf $HOME/.cargo/bin/* /usr/local/bin/; }; cargo --version 2>&1",
+      "duration_ms": 101
+    },
+    "simplify_gpt": {
+      "status": "fail",
+      "failure": {
+        "message": "LLM error: Not found on anthropic: model: gpt-54",
+        "failure_class": "deterministic",
+        "failure_signature": "api_deterministic|anthropic|not_found"
+      },
+      "duration_ms": 370
+    },
     "simplify_opus": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -98,23 +120,14 @@
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     },
-    "preflight_lint": {
+    "verify": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
         "command.stderr": "",
-        "command.output": ""
+        "command.output": "warning: function `init_repo_with_remote` is never used\n    --> lib/crates/fabro-workflows/src/git.rs:1153:8\n     |\n1153 |     fn init_repo_with_remote(dir: &Path) -> (std::path::PathBuf, std::path::PathBuf) {\n     |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\n     |\n     = note: `#[warn(dead_code)]` (part of `#[warn(unused)]`) on by default\n\n────────────\n Nextest run ID ab4298cc-e711-466d-ac56-c30ebf0fd5bc with nextest profile: default\n    Starting 3218 tests across 41 binaries (177 tests skipped)\n────────────\n     Summary [  13.985s] 3218 tests run: 3218 passed, 177 skipped\n"
       },
-      "notes": "Script completed: cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1",
-      "duration_ms": 12731
-    },
-    "toolchain": {
-      "status": "success",
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-        "command.output": "cargo 1.94.0 (85eff7c80 2026-01-15)\n"
-      },
-      "notes": "Script completed: command -v cargo >/dev/null || { curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y && sudo ln -sf $HOME/.cargo/bin/* /usr/local/bin/; }; cargo --version 2>&1",
-      "duration_ms": 101
+      "notes": "Script completed: cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1 && cargo nextest run --cargo-quiet --workspace --status-level fail 2>&1",
+      "duration_ms": 80620
     },
     "implement": {
       "status": "success",
@@ -139,17 +152,18 @@
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-  "next_node_id": "verify",
+  "next_node_id": "fmt",
   "loop_failure_signatures": {
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+    "start": 1,
+    "verify": 1,
+    "simplify_opus": 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..c2b2fcf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1 && cargo nextest run --cargo-quiet --workspace --status-level fail 2>&1",
+  "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..c4a4bd83c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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+  "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..c5d8ef79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/verify/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: cargo clippy -q --workspace -- -D warnings 2>&1 && cargo nextest run --cargo-quiet --workspace --status-level fail 2>&1",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-20T01:14:41.236171+00:00"
+}
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