diff --git a/checkpoint.json b/checkpoint.json
index c96660831..fd6c1fbb5 100644
--- a/checkpoint.json
+++ b/checkpoint.json
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 {
-  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T12:59:53.936809Z",
-  "current_node": "step1",
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T12:59:56.638381Z",
+  "current_node": "step2",
   "completed_nodes": [
     "start",
-    "step1"
+    "step1",
+    "step2"
   ],
   "node_retries": {
     "start": 1,
+    "step2": 1,
     "step1": 1
   },
   "context_values": {
-    "internal.thread_id": "start",
+    "internal.thread_id": "step1",
     "internal.node_visit_count": 1,
-    "current.preamble": "Goal: Run two commands in sequence\n",
-    "current_node": "step1",
+    "current.preamble": "Goal: Run two commands in sequence\n\n## Completed stages\n- **step1**: success\n  - Script: `echo hello-from-step1`\n  - Stdout:\n    ```\n    hello-from-step1\n    ```\n  - Stderr: (empty)\n",
+    "current_node": "step2",
+    "thread.step1.current_node": "step2",
     "failure_class": "",
     "failure_signature": "",
     "internal.fidelity": "compact",
-    "command.output": "hello-from-step1\n",
+    "command.output": "hello-from-step2\n",
+    "internal.retry_count.step2": 1,
     "command.stderr": "",
     "internal.run_id": "01KM32WGB1AX1FH8S8MJV9X2KV",
     "graph.goal": "Run two commands in sequence",
@@ -33,6 +37,15 @@
       "status": "success",
       "duration_ms": 0
     },
+    "step2": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "context_updates": {
+        "command.stderr": "",
+        "command.output": "hello-from-step2\n"
+      },
+      "notes": "Script completed: echo hello-from-step2",
+      "duration_ms": 47
+    },
     "step1": {
       "status": "success",
       "context_updates": {
@@ -43,8 +56,9 @@
       "duration_ms": 45
     }
   },
-  "next_node_id": "step2",
+  "next_node_id": "exit",
   "node_visits": {
+    "step2": 1,
     "step1": 1,
     "start": 1
   }
diff --git a/nodes/step2/script_invocation.json b/nodes/step2/script_invocation.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c09bdfee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/step2/script_invocation.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "command": "echo hello-from-step2",
+  "language": "shell",
+  "timeout_ms": null
+}
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diff --git a/nodes/step2/script_timing.json b/nodes/step2/script_timing.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbf0d9166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/step2/script_timing.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "duration_ms": 47,
+  "exit_code": 0,
+  "timed_out": false
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nodes/step2/status.json b/nodes/step2/status.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b8a53b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nodes/step2/status.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "notes": "Script completed: echo hello-from-step2",
+  "failure_reason": null,
+  "timestamp": "2026-03-19T12:59:56.638041+00:00"
+}
\ No newline at end of file