diff --git a/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/findings-report.md.j2 b/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/findings-report.md.j2
index 1c0972ee..67b26d10 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/findings-report.md.j2
+++ b/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/findings-report.md.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: findings-report
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.0.1
 description: Multi-pass QA findings report template for FAIL and IN-FLIGHT updates.
 format: markdown
 required_variables:
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ Verdict: **{{ verdict }}**
 ## Machine Status (JSON)
 ```json
 {
-  "sprint": "{{ sprint_id }}",
-  "task": "{{ task_id }}",
-  "branch": "{{ branch }}",
-  "commit": "{{ commit }}",
-  "pr": "{{ pr_number }}",
-  "verdict": "{{ verdict }}",
+  "sprint": {{ sprint_id | tojson }},
+  "task": {{ task_id | tojson }},
+  "branch": {{ branch | tojson }},
+  "commit": {{ commit | tojson }},
+  "pr": {{ pr_number | tojson }},
+  "verdict": {{ verdict | tojson }},
   "findings": {
-    "blocking": "{{ findings_blocking }}",
-    "important": "{{ findings_important }}",
-    "minor": "{{ findings_minor }}"
+    "blocking": {{ findings_blocking | tojson }},
+    "important": {{ findings_important | tojson }},
+    "minor": {{ findings_minor | tojson }}
   },
-  "blocking_ids": "{{ blocking_ids }}",
-  "merge_readiness": "{{ merge_readiness }}",
-  "merge_reason": "{{ merge_reason }}",
-  "next_action": "{{ next_action }}",
-  "owner": "{{ action_owner }}"
+  "blocking_ids": {{ blocking_ids | tojson }},
+  "merge_readiness": {{ merge_readiness | tojson }},
+  "merge_reason": {{ merge_reason | tojson }},
+  "next_action": {{ next_action | tojson }},
+  "owner": {{ action_owner | tojson }}
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/quality-report.md.j2 b/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/quality-report.md.j2
index fff04dd2..d39a9875 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/quality-report.md.j2
+++ b/.claude/skills/quality-management-gh/quality-report.md.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: quality-report
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.0.1
 description: Final QA closeout report template for PASS verdicts.
 format: markdown
 required_variables:
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@ Final Verdict: **{{ verdict }}**
 ## Machine Status (JSON)
 ```json
 {
-  "sprint": "{{ sprint_id }}",
-  "task": "{{ task_id }}",
-  "branch": "{{ branch }}",
-  "commit": "{{ commit }}",
-  "pr": "{{ pr_number }}",
-  "verdict": "{{ verdict }}",
+  "sprint": {{ sprint_id | tojson }},
+  "task": {{ task_id | tojson }},
+  "branch": {{ branch | tojson }},
+  "commit": {{ commit | tojson }},
+  "pr": {{ pr_number | tojson }},
+  "verdict": {{ verdict | tojson }},
   "findings": {
-    "blocking": "{{ findings_blocking }}",
-    "important": "{{ findings_important }}",
-    "minor": "{{ findings_minor }}"
+    "blocking": {{ findings_blocking | tojson }},
+    "important": {{ findings_important | tojson }},
+    "minor": {{ findings_minor | tojson }}
   },
   "blocking_ids": "",
-  "merge_readiness": "{{ merge_readiness }}",
-  "merge_reason": "{{ merge_reason }}",
+  "merge_readiness": {{ merge_readiness | tojson }},
+  "merge_reason": {{ merge_reason | tojson }},
   "next_action": "none",
   "action_owner": "none",
-  "recommendation": "{{ recommendation }}"
+  "recommendation": {{ recommendation | tojson }}
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/bindings/sc-lint-py/python/sc_lint/tests/test_orchestration_contracts.py b/bindings/sc-lint-py/python/sc_lint/tests/test_orchestration_contracts.py
index d89f2396..9ef93da7 100644
--- a/bindings/sc-lint-py/python/sc_lint/tests/test_orchestration_contracts.py
+++ b/bindings/sc-lint-py/python/sc_lint/tests/test_orchestration_contracts.py
@@ -285,3 +285,50 @@ def test_carry_forward_findings_render_as_json_arrays(self) -> None:
                 vars_path.write_text(json.dumps(variables), encoding="utf-8")
                 payload = json.loads(self.compose(template, vars_path))
                 self.assertEqual(payload["carry_forward_findings"], expected)
+
+    def test_quality_report_machine_json_round_trips_strings(self) -> None:
+        adversarial = 'quoted "value" \\ path\nline <tag>&'
+        common = {
+            "generated_at": "2026-09-20T20:00:00Z",
+            "qa_pass": 1,
+            "sprint_id": adversarial,
+            "task_id": adversarial,
+            "branch": adversarial,
+            "commit": adversarial,
+            "pr_number": 123,
+            "verdict": adversarial,
+            "findings_blocking": 1,
+            "findings_important": 2,
+            "findings_minor": 3,
+            "merge_readiness": adversarial,
+            "merge_reason": adversarial,
+        }
+        cases = {
+            "findings-report.md.j2": {
+                **common,
+                "blocking_ids": adversarial,
+                "blocking_findings_md": "- finding",
+                "detailed_findings_md": "- detail",
+                "next_action": adversarial,
+                "action_owner": adversarial,
+            },
+            "quality-report.md.j2": {
+                **common,
+                "validated_scope_md": "- scope",
+                "residual_risks_md": "- none",
+                "recommendation": adversarial,
+            },
+        }
+        for template_name, variables in cases.items():
+            template = REPO / ".claude/skills/quality-management-gh" / template_name
+            with self.subTest(template=template_name), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                vars_path = Path(directory) / "vars.json"
+                vars_path.write_text(json.dumps(variables), encoding="utf-8")
+                rendered = self.compose(template, vars_path)
+                match = re.search(r"```json\s*\n(.*?)\n```", rendered, re.S)
+                self.assertIsNotNone(match)
+                payload = json.loads(match.group(1))
+                for field in ("sprint", "task", "branch", "commit", "verdict", "merge_readiness", "merge_reason"):
+                    self.assertEqual(payload[field], adversarial)
+                self.assertEqual(payload["pr"], 123)
+                self.assertEqual(payload["findings"], {"blocking": 1, "important": 2, "minor": 3})