diff --git a/src/__tests__/unit/components/RecursionBox.test.tsx b/src/__tests__/unit/components/RecursionBox.test.tsx
index f02d4f8aec..e8c884e15f 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/unit/components/RecursionBox.test.tsx
+++ b/src/__tests__/unit/components/RecursionBox.test.tsx
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ describe("RecursionCard — allRuns prop (consolidated-run detection)", () => {
     return {
       id: overrides.id ?? "con-run-1",
       workspaceId: "ws-1",
-      runType: "recursion" as const,
+      runType: "consolidated" as const,
       pipeline: "LEGAL_BENCHMARK_CONSOLIDATED" as import("@prisma/client").StakworkRunType,
       status: overrides.status ?? "PENDING" as import("@prisma/client").WorkflowStatus,
       projectId: null,
diff --git a/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx b/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
index b254c6ef3d..60e35d0b11 100644
--- a/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
+++ b/src/components/legal/BenchmarkRunsHistory.tsx
@@ -309,11 +309,16 @@ export function BenchmarkRunsHistory({
 
   // Cron-pipeline rows shown alongside (or instead of) the manual window when
   // the type filter asks for them. Operational only — no scores, no windowing.
+  // Explicit allow-list (rather than `!== "manual"`) so only eval/recursion-
+  // pipeline rows are eligible here: manual rows go through their own path
+  // above, and "consolidated" rows are deliberately excluded — they flow
+  // through the merged `runs` list solely for the Recursion tab's Pusher
+  // tracking and must never render as their own row in this table.
   const secondaryRows = useMemo(
     () =>
       runs.filter(
         (r) =>
-          r.runType !== "manual" &&
+          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..888b5e58f1 100644
--- a/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/legal/RecursionBox.tsx
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ function RecursionCard({ entry, refetch, allRuns }: RecursionCardProps) {
       .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..93b941afe7 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: cross-run "Consolidated
+ *                     Report" comparisons. Tagged distinctly from "recursion"
+ *                     so BenchmarkRunsHistory's allow-list filter excludes
+ *                     these rows from the Runs tab table, while they remain
+ *                     in the merged `runs` list so the Recursion tab's Pusher
+ *                     subscription/RecursionCard can still find and track
+ *                     in-flight / completed consolidated report generation.
  */
-export type BenchmarkRunType = "manual" | "recursion";
+export type BenchmarkRunType = "manual" | "recursion" | "consolidated";
 
 export interface BenchmarkRunListRow {
   id: string;
@@ -227,9 +234,11 @@ 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. Tagged "consolidated" (distinct from
+        // "recursion") so BenchmarkRunsHistory's allow-list filter excludes
+        // them from the Runs tab table — they stay invisible there while
+        // remaining discoverable in the merged `runs` list for the Recursion tab.
+        ...rawConsolidatedRows.map((r) => mapSecondary(r, "consolidated")),
       ].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime());
 
       runsRef.current = merged;