diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-query-methods.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-query-methods.ts
index 82edd55cd79e..e71b66289468 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-query-methods.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-query-methods.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ export const TERMINAL_QUERY_METHODS: RpcAnyMethod[] = [
     name: 'terminal.agentStatus',
     params: TerminalHandle,
     handler: async (params, { runtime }) => ({
-      agentStatus: await runtime.getTerminalAgentStatus(params.terminal)
+      agentStatus: {
+        ...(await runtime.getTerminalAgentStatus(params.terminal)),
+        supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: await runtime.isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent(
+          params.terminal
+        )
+      }
     })
   }),
   defineMethod({
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-send-method.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-send-method.ts
index ad471098e49d..43ce0b036d3f 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-send-method.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/terminal/terminal-send-method.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export const TERMINAL_SEND_METHODS: RpcAnyMethod[] = [
           'refresh',
           true
         )
-        // Why: a stream-less request can't safely create ownership, so never write at stale geometry.
+        // Stream-less input must not write at stale geometry.
         if (!claim.updated || isTerminalInputLockedForClient(runtime, leaf.ptyId, params.client)) {
           return {
             send: {
@@ -127,8 +127,16 @@ export const TERMINAL_SEND_METHODS: RpcAnyMethod[] = [
       }
       const hasText = typeof params.text === 'string' && params.text.length > 0
       const hasSuffix = params.enter === true || params.interrupt === true
-      if (params.requireAgentStatus === 'sendable' && hasText && hasSuffix) {
-        // Why: guarded sends are two-phase; reject combined payload + submit so a guard flip can't cause partial delivery.
+      const useSettledAgentPrompt =
+        params.agentPrompt === true &&
+        hasText &&
+        params.enter === true &&
+        params.interrupt !== true &&
+        params.client?.type === 'desktop' &&
+        (await runtime.isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent(params.terminal))
+      const combinedGuardedSend = params.requireAgentStatus === 'sendable' && hasText && hasSuffix
+      if (combinedGuardedSend && !useSettledAgentPrompt) {
+        // Only the verified transaction rechecks the guard between paste and submit.
         return {
           send: {
             handle: params.terminal,
@@ -189,13 +197,6 @@ export const TERMINAL_SEND_METHODS: RpcAnyMethod[] = [
               markMutationEffectPossible?.()
             }
           : assertSendPreconditions
-      const useSettledAgentPrompt =
-        params.agentPrompt === true &&
-        hasText &&
-        params.enter === true &&
-        params.interrupt !== true &&
-        params.client?.type === 'desktop' &&
-        (await runtime.isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent(params.terminal))
       const reserveWrite =
         params.inputKind !== 'query-reply' && leaf?.ptyId && mobileFloorClientId
           ? (ptyId: string): void => {
@@ -244,8 +245,7 @@ export const TERMINAL_SEND_METHODS: RpcAnyMethod[] = [
       } catch (error) {
         mobileFloorClaim.current?.rollback()
         if (isAgentSessionPtyWriteRefusedError(error)) {
-          // Why: name the owner and the stage instead of a bare not-writable, so a client can say
-          // who holds the session rather than retrying into a lease it will never win.
+          // Report the session owner so callers do not retry a refused lease.
           return {
             send: {
               handle: params.terminal,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-agent-prompt-send.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-agent-prompt-send.test.ts
index 29254fbcf3ad..ebd5e65c0ae5 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-agent-prompt-send.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-agent-prompt-send.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,77 @@ describe('terminal agent prompt send RPC', () => {
     expect(sendTerminal).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it.each([true, false])(
+    'rechecks permission before verified submit (blocked=%s)',
+    async (blocked) => {
+      const controller = new AbortController()
+      let permission = false
+      const writes: string[] = []
+      const runtime = makeRuntime({
+        resolveLiveLeafForHandle: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ ptyId: 'pty-1' }),
+        getDriver: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ kind: 'idle' }),
+        isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+        getTerminalAgentStatus: vi.fn(async () => ({
+          handle: 'terminal-1',
+          isRunningAgent: true,
+          status: permission ? ('permission' as const) : ('idle' as const)
+        })),
+        sendTerminal: vi.fn(),
+        sendTerminalAgentPrompt: vi.fn(async (_handle, text, options) => {
+          expect(options?.signal).toBe(controller.signal)
+          await options?.beforeWrite?.('pty-1')
+          writes.push(text)
+          permission = blocked
+          await options?.beforeWrite?.('pty-1')
+          writes.push('submit')
+          return { handle: 'terminal-1', accepted: true, bytesWritten: text.length + 1 }
+        })
+      })
+      const dispatcher = new RpcDispatcher({ runtime, methods: TERMINAL_METHODS })
+      const response = await dispatcher.dispatch(
+        makeRequest({
+          terminal: 'terminal-1',
+          text: 'review this',
+          enter: true,
+          agentPrompt: true,
+          requireAgentStatus: 'sendable',
+          client: { id: 'orca-desktop', type: 'desktop' }
+        }),
+        { signal: controller.signal }
+      )
+      expect(response).toMatchObject({ ok: true, result: { send: { accepted: !blocked } } })
+      expect(writes).toEqual(blocked ? ['review this'] : ['review this', 'submit'])
+      expect(runtime.sendTerminal).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('refuses combined guarded input when settlement support disappeared', async () => {
+    const runtime = makeRuntime({
+      resolveLiveLeafForHandle: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ ptyId: 'pty-1' }),
+      getDriver: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ kind: 'idle' }),
+      isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
+      sendTerminal: vi.fn(),
+      sendTerminalAgentPrompt: vi.fn()
+    })
+    const dispatcher = new RpcDispatcher({ runtime, methods: TERMINAL_METHODS })
+    const response = await dispatcher.dispatch(
+      makeRequest({
+        terminal: 'terminal-1',
+        text: 'review this',
+        enter: true,
+        agentPrompt: true,
+        requireAgentStatus: 'sendable',
+        client: { id: 'orca-desktop', type: 'desktop' }
+      })
+    )
+    expect(response).toMatchObject({
+      ok: true,
+      result: { send: { accepted: false, bytesWritten: 0 } }
+    })
+    expect(runtime.sendTerminal).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(runtime.sendTerminalAgentPrompt).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('preserves direct input when the CLI target is not a proven settlement agent', async () => {
     const sendTerminal = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       handle: 'terminal-1',
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-prompt-delivery-receipt.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-prompt-delivery-receipt.test.ts
index e1bc03f18abf..e22132aec18b 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-prompt-delivery-receipt.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-prompt-delivery-receipt.test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ function request(
   terminal: string,
   promptRequestId: string,
   text: string,
-  waitSubmitMs?: number
+  waitSubmitMs?: number,
+  guarded = false
 ): RpcRequest {
   return {
     id: `rpc-${promptRequestId}`,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ function request(
       enter: true,
       agentPrompt: true,
       waitSubmitMs,
+      ...(guarded ? { requireAgentStatus: 'sendable' } : {}),
       client: { id: 'orca-cli', type: 'desktop' }
     }
   }
@@ -146,25 +148,28 @@ describe('durable terminal prompt delivery receipts', () => {
     harness.db.close()
   })
 
-  it('replays after a dispatcher replacement without duplicate text or Enter', async () => {
-    vi.useFakeTimers()
-    const harness = await createHarness('codex', true)
-    const firstPromise = harness.dispatcher.dispatch(
-      request(harness.handle, 'crash-retry', 'preserve once')
-    )
-    await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
-    const first = await firstPromise
-    const writesAfterFirst = [...harness.writes]
-    const replacement = new RpcDispatcher({ runtime: harness.runtime, methods: TERMINAL_METHODS })
-    const replay = await replacement.dispatch(
-      request(harness.handle, 'crash-retry', 'preserve once')
-    )
+  it.each([false, true])(
+    'replays after dispatcher replacement without duplicate input (guarded=%s)',
+    async (guarded) => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers()
+      const harness = await createHarness('codex', true)
+      const firstPromise = harness.dispatcher.dispatch(
+        request(harness.handle, 'crash-retry', 'preserve once', undefined, guarded)
+      )
+      await vi.runAllTimersAsync()
+      const first = await firstPromise
+      const writesAfterFirst = [...harness.writes]
+      const replacement = new RpcDispatcher({ runtime: harness.runtime, methods: TERMINAL_METHODS })
+      const replay = await replacement.dispatch(
+        request(harness.handle, 'crash-retry', 'preserve once', undefined, guarded)
+      )
 
-    expect(first).toMatchObject({ ok: true, result: { mutation: { replayed: false } } })
-    expect(replay).toMatchObject({ ok: true, result: { mutation: { replayed: true } } })
-    expect(harness.writes).toEqual(writesAfterFirst)
-    harness.db.close()
-  })
+      expect(first).toMatchObject({ ok: true, result: { mutation: { replayed: false } } })
+      expect(replay).toMatchObject({ ok: true, result: { mutation: { replayed: true } } })
+      expect(harness.writes).toEqual(writesAfterFirst)
+      harness.db.close()
+    }
+  )
 
   it('keeps an ambiguous partial write pending and refuses to resend it', async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers()
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-send.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-send.test.ts
index e9fb481aae06..4db6ec26c356 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-send.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/terminal-send.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe('terminal send RPC', () => {
 
   it('reports runtime-owned terminal agent status', async () => {
     const runtime = stubRuntime({
+      isTerminalRunningSettledPromptAgent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
       getTerminalAgentStatus: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
         handle: 'terminal-1',
         isRunningAgent: true,
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ describe('terminal send RPC', () => {
       agentStatus: {
         handle: 'terminal-1',
         isRunningAgent: true,
-        status: 'permission'
+        status: 'permission',
+        supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: true
       }
     })
     expect(runtime.getTerminalAgentStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith('terminal-1')
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-delivery.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-delivery.ts
index 2d9e88ae5078..2b9c6fccbceb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-delivery.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-delivery.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,36 @@ export async function sendPromptWithGuardedPasteAndEnter(
     }
   }
 
+  if (initialAgentStatus.supportsGuardedAgentPrompt) {
+    try {
+      const { send } = await callRuntimeRpc<{ send: RuntimeTerminalSend }>(
+        runtimeTarget,
+        'terminal.send',
+        {
+          terminal: terminalHandle,
+          text: prompt,
+          enter: true,
+          agentPrompt: true,
+          requireAgentStatus: 'sendable',
+          client: ORCA_DESKTOP_TERMINAL_CLIENT
+        },
+        { timeoutMs: ACTIVE_AGENT_SEND_RPC_TIMEOUT_MS }
+      )
+      if (send.refusedReason === 'permission') {
+        return { status: 'permission', code: 'terminal-send-permission' }
+      }
+      if (send.refusedReason === 'no-agent') {
+        return { status: 'no-agent', code: 'no-agent' }
+      }
+      return send.accepted
+        ? { status: 'sent' }
+        : { status: 'partial-submit-failed', code: 'submit-send-refused' }
+    } catch {
+      // A failed observation may follow a paste; never replay it through the legacy path.
+      return { status: 'partial-submit-failed', code: 'submit-send-error' }
+    }
+  }
+
   const pastePayload = `${BRACKETED_PASTE_BEGIN}${sanitizeTerminalPasteText(prompt)}${BRACKETED_PASTE_END}`
   try {
     const { send } = await callRuntimeRpc<{ send: RuntimeTerminalSend }>(
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-verified.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-verified.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..25e6ffebeb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-note-send-verified.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { sendPromptWithGuardedPasteAndEnter } from './active-agent-note-send-delivery'
+
+const rpc = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+vi.mock('@/runtime/runtime-rpc-client', () => ({
+  callRuntimeRpc: rpc,
+  RuntimeRpcCallError: class extends Error {}
+}))
+vi.mock('./agent-paste-draft', () => ({
+  BRACKETED_PASTE_BEGIN: '\x1b[200~',
+  BRACKETED_PASTE_END: '\x1b[201~',
+  POST_PASTE_SUBMIT_DELAY_MS: 50
+}))
+
+const targets = [{ kind: 'local' }, { kind: 'environment', environmentId: 'paired-host' }] as const
+
+describe('verified note delivery', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    rpc.mockReset()
+  })
+
+  it.each(targets)('submits one complete large prompt on its owning runtime %j', async (target) => {
+    let finish: (() => void) | undefined
+    rpc.mockImplementation(async (_target, method) => {
+      if (method === 'terminal.agentStatus') {
+        return {
+          agentStatus: { isRunningAgent: true, status: 'idle', supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: true }
+        }
+      }
+      await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        finish = resolve
+      })
+      return { send: { accepted: true } }
+    })
+    const prompt = 'Review this file\n'.repeat(500)
+    let settled = false
+    const send = sendPromptWithGuardedPasteAndEnter(target, 'term-owner', prompt, {
+      allowLegacyFallback: false
+    }).then((result) => {
+      settled = true
+      return result
+    })
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(finish).toBeDefined())
+    expect(settled).toBe(false)
+    finish!()
+    await expect(send).resolves.toEqual({ status: 'sent' })
+    const sends = rpc.mock.calls.filter((call) => call[1] === 'terminal.send')
+    expect(sends).toEqual([
+      [
+        target,
+        'terminal.send',
+        {
+          terminal: 'term-owner',
+          text: prompt,
+          enter: true,
+          agentPrompt: true,
+          requireAgentStatus: 'sendable',
+          client: { id: 'orca-desktop', type: 'desktop' }
+        },
+        { timeoutMs: 15000 }
+      ]
+    ])
+  })
+
+  it('does not paste again or claim success after an ambiguous verified send', async () => {
+    rpc
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        agentStatus: { isRunningAgent: true, status: 'idle', supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: true }
+      })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('agent_prompt_stalled'))
+    await expect(
+      sendPromptWithGuardedPasteAndEnter(targets[0], 'term-owner', 'review', {
+        allowLegacyFallback: false
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ status: 'partial-submit-failed', code: 'submit-send-error' })
+    expect(rpc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('refuses permission prompts before writing', async () => {
+    rpc.mockResolvedValue({
+      agentStatus: { isRunningAgent: true, status: 'permission', supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: true }
+    })
+    await expect(
+      sendPromptWithGuardedPasteAndEnter(targets[0], 'term-owner', 'review', {
+        allowLegacyFallback: false
+      })
+    ).resolves.toMatchObject({ status: 'permission' })
+    expect(rpc).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-terminal-send-readiness.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-terminal-send-readiness.ts
index b432366527f7..963c8fe52958 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-terminal-send-readiness.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/active-agent-terminal-send-readiness.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type TerminalAgentSendReadiness =
 export type TerminalAgentSendReadinessResult = {
   status: TerminalAgentSendReadiness
   supportsGuardedSend: boolean
+  supportsGuardedAgentPrompt?: boolean
   code?: ActiveAgentNotesSendFailureCode
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,13 @@ export async function getTerminalAgentSendReadiness(
     if (agentStatus.status === 'permission') {
       return { status: 'permission', supportsGuardedSend: true }
     }
-    return { status: 'sendable', supportsGuardedSend: true }
+    return {
+      status: 'sendable',
+      supportsGuardedSend: true,
+      ...(agentStatus.supportsGuardedAgentPrompt === true
+        ? { supportsGuardedAgentPrompt: true }
+        : {})
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof RuntimeRpcCallError && error.code === 'method_not_found') {
       if (!options.allowLegacyFallback) {
diff --git a/src/shared/runtime-terminal-contracts.ts b/src/shared/runtime-terminal-contracts.ts
index db1c3751ba82..47f84404a381 100644
--- a/src/shared/runtime-terminal-contracts.ts
+++ b/src/shared/runtime-terminal-contracts.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export type RuntimeTerminalAgentStatus = {
   handle: string
   isRunningAgent: boolean
   status: RuntimeTerminalAgentStatusState
+  supportsGuardedAgentPrompt?: boolean
 }
 
 export type RuntimeTerminalPresentation = 'background' | 'focused'