diff --git a/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx b/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
index b254c6ef3d..5da3a67676 100644
--- a/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
+++ b/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
@@ -313,7 +313,14 @@ export function BenchmarkRunsHistory({
     () =>
       runs.filter(
         (r) =>
-          r.runType !== "manual" &&
+          // Allow-list, not deny-list: only "recursion"-tagged rows (the
+          // LEGAL_BENCHMARK_EVAL / LEGAL_BENCHMARK_RECURSION loop) surface
+          // here. "manual" rows have their own path via manualRuns/manualRows,
+          // and "consolidated" rows (LEGAL_BENCHMARK_CONSOLIDATED) are
+          // excluded from both — they never render as their own row in this
+          // table, even though they still flow through the hook's merged
+          // `runs` list for the Recursion tab's Pusher-driven status tracking.
+          r.runType === "recursion" &&
           (!selectedTask || r.taskSlug === selectedTask.slug),
       ),
     [runs, selectedTask],
diff --git a/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx b/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx
index 04d92fdf90..d012c2b163 100644
--- a/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx
@@ -393,13 +393,18 @@ function RecursionCard({ entry, refetch, allRuns }: RecursionCardProps) {
   // `allRuns` is lifted from RecursionTab (via RecursionList) so the whole tab
   // shares one fetch-and-poll loop instead of one per card.
 
-  // Find the most recent CONSOLIDATED run for this taskSlug.
+  // Find the most recent CONSOLIDATED run for this taskSlug. Consolidated
+  // rows are tagged "consolidated" (distinct from the "recursion" loop tag)
+  // by useLegalBenchmarkRunList specifically so they stay invisible in the
+  // Runs tab table — but this card still needs to find them here, in the
+  // same merged `allRuns` list, to seed in-flight/completed status after a
+  // page refresh.
   const existingConsolidated = useMemo(() => {
     return (allRuns ?? [])
       .filter(
         (r) =>
           r.taskSlug === entry.id &&
-          r.runType === "recursion" &&
+          r.runType === "consolidated" &&
           (r.status === WorkflowStatus.PENDING ||
             r.status === WorkflowStatus.IN_PROGRESS) &&
           !r.hasReport,
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLegalBenchmarkRunList.ts b/src/hooks/useLegalBenchmarkRunList.ts
index 5cbee35a0d..6147e373d3 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLegalBenchmarkRunList.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLegalBenchmarkRunList.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@ import { getWorkspaceChannelName, PUSHER_EVENTS } from "@/lib/pusher";
 
 /**
  * Display name per StakworkRun pipeline:
- *  - "manual"    — LEGAL_BENCHMARK_RUNNER: a human clicked Run; scored
- *  - "recursion" — the automated loop, covering BOTH cron pipelines:
- *                  LEGAL_BENCHMARK_EVAL (failure analysis; writes cause
- *                  annotations onto the source run) and
- *                  LEGAL_BENCHMARK_RECURSION (the fix-proposal step).
- *                  Analysis is an internal stage of the loop, not a category
- *                  an operator distinguishes — neither pipeline ever scores;
- *                  re-scored attempts land graph-side (Recursion tab).
+ *  - "manual"       — LEGAL_BENCHMARK_RUNNER: a human clicked Run; scored
+ *  - "recursion"    — the automated loop, covering BOTH cron pipelines:
+ *                     LEGAL_BENCHMARK_EVAL (failure analysis; writes cause
+ *                     annotations onto the source run) and
+ *                     LEGAL_BENCHMARK_RECURSION (the fix-proposal step).
+ *                     Analysis is an internal stage of the loop, not a category
+ *                     an operator distinguishes — neither pipeline ever scores;
+ *                     re-scored attempts land graph-side (Recursion tab).
+ *  - "consolidated" — LEGAL_BENCHMARK_CONSOLIDATED: the cross-run "Consolidated
+ *                     Report" comparison. Tagged distinctly from "recursion" so
+ *                     BenchmarkRunsHistory's allow-list filter excludes it from
+ *                     the Runs tab table entirely, while still flowing through
+ *                     this hook's merged `runs` list/Pusher subscription so the
+ *                     Recursion tab's RecursionCard can seed in-flight/completed
+ *                     consolidated-report status after a page refresh.
  */
-export type BenchmarkRunType = "manual" | "recursion";
+export type BenchmarkRunType = "manual" | "recursion" | "consolidated";
 
 export interface BenchmarkRunListRow {
   id: string;
@@ -227,9 +234,12 @@ export function useLegalBenchmarkRunList(
         // CONSOLIDATED rows are merged so Pusher updates for them flow through
         // the existing channel subscription without new polling logic, enabling
         // RecursionCard to surface in-flight / completed consolidated report
-        // status after a page refresh. They are not surfaced in the Runs tab
-        // table — the runType tag keeps them invisible there.
-        ...rawConsolidatedRows.map((r) => mapSecondary(r, "recursion")),
+        // status after a page refresh. They are tagged "consolidated" — a tag
+        // distinct from "recursion" — specifically so BenchmarkRunsHistory's
+        // allow-list filter excludes them from ever rendering as their own row
+        // in the Runs tab table, while remaining in this merged list (and thus
+        // reachable by RecursionCard/allRuns) for the Recursion tab's seeding.
+        ...rawConsolidatedRows.map((r) => mapSecondary(r, "consolidated")),
       ].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime());
 
       runsRef.current = merged;