diff --git a/Launcher.Next.App/PilotCli.cs b/Launcher.Next.App/PilotCli.cs
index 3715080..a2d2bd4 100644
--- a/Launcher.Next.App/PilotCli.cs
+++ b/Launcher.Next.App/PilotCli.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ internal static class PilotCli
         var previewConfigPath = Path.Combine(options.EvidenceRoot, "automation-preview.config.json");
         var previewEvidence = Path.Combine(options.EvidenceRoot, "preview-result.json");
         await File.WriteAllTextAsync(previewConfigPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { phase = "Preview", orthoDrawingPath = options.OrthoDrawing, modelDrawingPath = options.ModelDrawing, evidencePath = previewEvidence, fixtureMarkerPath = options.FixtureMarker }));
+        await File.WriteAllTextAsync(previewEvidence, "{\"completed\":false}");
         var previewConfig = baseConfig with { PluginExecutionMode = PluginExecutionMode.DryRun, AllowApply = false, ApplyPermitPath = null, AutomationMode = "FirstLimitedApplyRuntimeTest", AutomationConfigurationPath = previewConfigPath };
         var previewSession = await RunAutomationSession(previewConfig, manifest!, manifestHash!, options, "preview", previewEvidence);
         if (!previewSession.Started || !previewSession.RollbackVerified || !previewSession.EvidenceCompleted) return Fail(ProcessFailed, "AUTOMATION_PREVIEW_SESSION_FAILED");
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ internal static class PilotCli
         var applyConfigPath = Path.Combine(options.EvidenceRoot, "automation-apply.config.json");
         var applyEvidence = Path.Combine(options.EvidenceRoot, "apply-result.json");
         await File.WriteAllTextAsync(applyConfigPath, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { phase = "Apply", orthoDrawingPath = options.OrthoDrawing, modelDrawingPath = options.ModelDrawing, evidencePath = applyEvidence, fixtureMarkerPath = options.FixtureMarker }));
+        await File.WriteAllTextAsync(applyEvidence, "{\"completed\":false}");
         var applyConfig = baseConfig with { PluginExecutionMode = PluginExecutionMode.Apply, AllowApply = true, ApplyPermitPath = permitPath, AutomationMode = "FirstLimitedApplyRuntimeTest", AutomationConfigurationPath = applyConfigPath };
         var applySession = await RunAutomationSession(applyConfig, manifest!, manifestHash!, options, "apply", applyEvidence);
         var hashesEqual = HashesEqual(before, ContentHashes(options.FixtureMarker));