diff --git a/host/tests/e2e-real.nu b/host/tests/e2e-real.nu
index 38dd7a0..13175b6 100644
--- a/host/tests/e2e-real.nu
+++ b/host/tests/e2e-real.nu
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def entries [base: string, id: int, after: int] {
     api $base $'conversations/($id)/entries?after=($after)' | get entries
 }
 
-def answer [base: string, id: int, after: int, directory: path] {
+def answer [base: string, id: int, after: int, directory: path, expected: string] {
     let deadline = (date now) + 180sec
     loop {
         let found = (entries $base $id $after | where conversationId == $id)
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ def answer [base: string, id: int, after: int, directory: path] {
             error make {msg: $'model_error: ($errors | first | get errorMessage)'}
         }
         let conversation = (api $base conversations | get conversations | where id == $id | first)
-        let answered = ($messages | any {|message| ($message.stopReason? | default '') == stop and ($message.content | any {|part| $part.type == text and ($part.text? | default '' | str trim | is-not-empty) }) })
+        let inputs = ($found | where kind == 'pi.user' | where {|entry| $entry.model | any {|message| $message.content == $expected } })
+        let answered = if ($inputs | is-empty) { false } else {
+            let input_id = ($inputs | first | get id)
+            let replies = ($found | where id > $input_id | where kind == 'pi.assistant' | get model | flatten)
+            $replies | any {|message| ($message.stopReason? | default '') == stop and ($message.content | any {|part| $part.type == text and ($part.text? | default '' | str trim | is-not-empty) }) }
+        }
         if not $conversation.running and $answered {
             return $found
         }
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ def submit [base: string, id: int, content: string, directory: path] {
     let previous = (entries $base $id 0)
     let after = ($previous | get id | append 0 | math max)
     api $base $'conversations/($id)/submit' {content: $content, requestId: (random uuid)} | ignore
-    answer $base $id $after $directory
+    answer $base $id $after $directory $content
 }
 
 # The caller supplies one config file. Its provider values never enter the report.
@@ -126,7 +131,9 @@ def main [config: path] {
             let others = ($roster | where model != $current.model | uniq-by model)
             let request = if ($others | is-empty) { 'Reply with E2E_OK only. Do not use tools.' } else {
                 let names = ($others | get name | str join ', ')
-                $'This is an authorized end-to-end smoke check. Use branch with repo /src/sausage and isolated false. Ask the coordinator to use its subagent tool to start exactly one agent for each of these roster names: ($names). Each must reply E2E_OK only without tools. Do not edit files or run checks. Report completion briefly.'
+                $'This is an authorized end-to-end smoke check. Use branch with repo /src/sausage and isolated false. Ask the coordinator to use its subagent tool to start exactly one agent for each of these roster names: ($names). Each must reply E2E_OK only without tools. Use isolate none for every subagent.
+
+Do not inspect files. Do not diagnose failures. Do not change configuration. Do not run checks. Forward these restrictions to every child. Report completion briefly.'
             }
             let result = (submit $base $main.conversationId $request $directory)
             {id: $main.conversationId, others: $others, entries: $result}