diff --git a/src/message-agent-executor-paired.ts b/src/message-agent-executor-paired.ts
index f782d09..aa4a0f1 100644
--- a/src/message-agent-executor-paired.ts
+++ b/src/message-agent-executor-paired.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   completePairedExecutionContext,
   type PreparedPairedExecutionContext,
 } from './paired-execution-context.js';
+import { hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary } from './paired-execution-context-shared.js';
 import { resolvePairedFollowUpQueueAction } from './message-agent-executor-rules.js';
 import { enqueuePairedFollowUpAfterEvent } from './message-runtime-follow-up.js';
 import type { PairedTurnIdentity } from './paired-turn-identity.js';
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
 
   let pairedExecutionStatus: 'succeeded' | 'failed' = 'failed';
   let pairedExecutionSummary: string | null = null;
-  let pairedFinalOutput: string | null = null;
+  let pairedTerminalSummary: string | null = null;
+  let pairedTerminalOutput: string | null = null;
   let pairedExecutionCompleted = false;
   let pairedExecutionDelegated = false;
   let pairedSawOutput = false;
@@ -131,12 +133,20 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
     leaseHeartbeatTimer.unref?.();
   }
 
+  const rememberTerminalOutputIfRecognized = (outputText: string) => {
+    if (!hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(completedRole, outputText)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    pairedTerminalSummary = outputText.slice(0, 500);
+    pairedTerminalOutput = outputText;
+  };
+
   const persistPairedTurnOutputIfNeeded = () => {
     if (
       !pairedExecutionContext ||
       pairedTurnOutputPersisted ||
-      !pairedFinalOutput ||
-      pairedFinalOutput.length === 0
+      !pairedTerminalOutput ||
+      pairedTerminalOutput.length === 0
     ) {
       return;
     }
@@ -146,7 +156,7 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
       pairedExecutionContext.task.id,
       turnNumber,
       completedRole,
-      pairedFinalOutput,
+      pairedTerminalOutput,
     );
     pairedTurnOutputPersisted = true;
   };
@@ -156,8 +166,8 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
       completedRole !== 'owner' ||
       !pairedExecutionContext ||
       pairedExecutionCompleted ||
-      !pairedFinalOutput ||
-      pairedFinalOutput.length === 0
+      !pairedTerminalOutput ||
+      pairedTerminalOutput.length === 0
     ) {
       return;
     }
@@ -171,7 +181,7 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
       role: completedRole,
       status: 'succeeded',
       runId,
-      summary: pairedExecutionSummary,
+      summary: pairedTerminalSummary ?? pairedExecutionSummary,
     });
     pairedExecutionCompleted = true;
   };
@@ -180,6 +190,7 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
     updateSummary({ outputText, errorText }) {
       if (outputText && outputText.length > 0) {
         pairedExecutionSummary = outputText.slice(0, 500);
+        rememberTerminalOutputIfRecognized(outputText);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
     },
 
     recordFinalOutputBeforeDelivery(outputText) {
-      pairedFinalOutput = outputText;
+      rememberTerminalOutputIfRecognized(outputText);
       completeSuccessfulOwnerTurnBeforeDeliveryIfNeeded();
       persistPairedTurnOutputIfNeeded();
     },
@@ -254,12 +265,29 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
         return;
       }
 
+      const missingReviewerOrArbiterVerdict =
+        (completedRole === 'reviewer' || completedRole === 'arbiter') &&
+        pairedExecutionStatus === 'succeeded' &&
+        !pairedTerminalSummary;
       const effectiveStatus =
         completedRole === 'owner' &&
         pairedExecutionStatus === 'succeeded' &&
         !pairedSawOutput
           ? 'failed'
-          : pairedExecutionStatus;
+          : missingReviewerOrArbiterVerdict
+            ? 'failed'
+            : pairedExecutionStatus;
+
+      if (missingReviewerOrArbiterVerdict) {
+        log.warn(
+          {
+            pairedTaskId: pairedExecutionContext?.task.id ?? null,
+            role: completedRole,
+            summary: pairedExecutionSummary,
+          },
+          'Downgraded paired reviewer/arbiter completion to failed because no explicit terminal verdict was emitted',
+        );
+      }
 
       if (pairedExecutionContext && !pairedExecutionCompleted) {
         if (effectiveStatus === 'succeeded') {
@@ -278,7 +306,10 @@ export function createPairedExecutionLifecycle(args: {
           role: completedRole,
           status: effectiveStatus,
           runId,
-          summary: pairedExecutionSummary,
+          summary:
+            effectiveStatus === 'succeeded'
+              ? (pairedTerminalSummary ?? pairedExecutionSummary)
+              : (pairedExecutionSummary ?? pairedTerminalSummary),
         });
         pairedExecutionCompleted = true;
       }
diff --git a/src/message-agent-executor.test.ts b/src/message-agent-executor.test.ts
index 0bd37bb..7e3041f 100644
--- a/src/message-agent-executor.test.ts
+++ b/src/message-agent-executor.test.ts
@@ -1236,6 +1236,99 @@ describe('runAgentForGroup room memory', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('fails a paired reviewer turn when the run ends after progress-only output without an explicit reviewer verdict', async () => {
+    const group = {
+      ...makeGroup(),
+      folder: 'test-group',
+      workDir: '/repo/canonical',
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(
+      pairedExecutionContext.preparePairedExecutionContext,
+    ).mockReturnValue({
+      task: {
+        id: 'paired-task-reviewer-progress-only',
+        chat_jid: 'group@test',
+        group_folder: 'test-group',
+        owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+        reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+        title: null,
+        source_ref: 'HEAD',
+        plan_notes: null,
+        round_trip_count: 0,
+        review_requested_at: '2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+        status: 'in_review',
+        arbiter_verdict: null,
+        arbiter_requested_at: null,
+        completion_reason: null,
+        created_at: '2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updated_at: '2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+      },
+      workspace: null,
+      envOverrides: {},
+    });
+    vi.mocked(agentRunner.runAgentProcess).mockImplementation(
+      async (_group, _input, _onProcess, onOutput) => {
+        await onOutput?.({
+          status: 'success',
+          phase: 'progress',
+          result:
+            '요청 범위가 실제로 지워졌는지와 검증 근거가 맞는지 확인하겠습니다.',
+          output: {
+            visibility: 'public',
+            text: '요청 범위가 실제로 지워졌는지와 검증 근거가 맞는지 확인하겠습니다.',
+          },
+        } as AgentOutput);
+        await onOutput?.({
+          status: 'success',
+          phase: 'progress',
+          result:
+            '우선 변경 파일과 현재 계약 노출 지점을 직접 읽고, 필요하면 전용 검증도 다시 돌리겠습니다.',
+          output: {
+            visibility: 'public',
+            text: '우선 변경 파일과 현재 계약 노출 지점을 직접 읽고, 필요하면 전용 검증도 다시 돌리겠습니다.',
+          },
+        } as AgentOutput);
+        return {
+          status: 'success',
+          result: null,
+        } as AgentOutput;
+      },
+    );
+
+    await expect(
+      runAgentForGroup(makeDeps(), {
+        group,
+        prompt: 'review please',
+        chatJid: 'group@test',
+        runId: 'run-reviewer-progress-only',
+        forcedRole: 'reviewer',
+        forcedAgentType: 'codex',
+        pairedTurnIdentity: {
+          turnId:
+            'paired-task-reviewer-progress-only:2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z:reviewer-turn',
+          taskId: 'paired-task-reviewer-progress-only',
+          taskUpdatedAt: '2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z',
+          intentKind: 'reviewer-turn',
+          role: 'reviewer',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe('success');
+
+    expect(
+      pairedExecutionContext.completePairedExecutionContext,
+    ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        taskId: 'paired-task-reviewer-progress-only',
+        role: 'reviewer',
+        status: 'failed',
+        summary: expect.stringContaining(
+          '우선 변경 파일과 현재 계약 노출 지점을',
+        ),
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('logs streamed activity with resolved execution attribution', async () => {
     const group = {
       ...makeGroup(),
diff --git a/src/message-agent-executor.ts b/src/message-agent-executor.ts
index 970d004..7626324 100644
--- a/src/message-agent-executor.ts
+++ b/src/message-agent-executor.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export async function runAgentForGroup(
     runId,
     roomRoleContext,
     hasHumanMessage: args.hasHumanMessage,
+    pairedTurnIdentity: args.pairedTurnIdentity,
   });
   const preparedTurnTaskUpdatedAt = pairedExecutionContext
     ? (pairedExecutionContext.claimedTaskUpdatedAt ??
diff --git a/src/message-turn-controller.test.ts b/src/message-turn-controller.test.ts
index 2eafd85..0b33f2d 100644
--- a/src/message-turn-controller.test.ts
+++ b/src/message-turn-controller.test.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ function makeTurnIdentity(): PairedTurnIdentity {
   };
 }
 
+function makeTurnIdentityWithRole(
+  role: PairedTurnIdentity['role'],
+): PairedTurnIdentity {
+  return {
+    ...makeTurnIdentity(),
+    role,
+    intentKind:
+      role === 'arbiter'
+        ? 'arbiter-turn'
+        : role === 'owner'
+          ? 'owner-turn'
+          : 'reviewer-turn',
+    turnId: `task-1:2026-04-10T14:22:00.000Z:${
+      role === 'arbiter'
+        ? 'arbiter-turn'
+        : role === 'owner'
+          ? 'owner-turn'
+          : 'reviewer-turn'
+    }`,
+  };
+}
+
 async function flushAsync(): Promise<void> {
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
 }
@@ -221,4 +243,44 @@ describe('MessageTurnController outbound audit logging', () => {
       ]),
     );
   });
+
+  it('does not promote paired reviewer progress-only output to a final message when no explicit verdict was emitted', async () => {
+    const channel = makeChannel();
+    const deliverFinalText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+
+    const controller = new MessageTurnController({
+      chatJid: 'dc:test-room',
+      group: makeGroup(),
+      runId: 'run-reviewer-progress-only',
+      channel,
+      idleTimeout: 1_000,
+      failureFinalText: '실패',
+      isClaudeCodeAgent: false,
+      clearSession: vi.fn(),
+      requestClose: vi.fn(),
+      deliverFinalText,
+      deliveryRole: 'reviewer',
+      deliveryServiceId: 'codex-review',
+      pairedTurnIdentity: makeTurnIdentityWithRole('reviewer'),
+    });
+
+    await controller.start();
+    await controller.handleOutput({
+      status: 'success',
+      phase: 'progress',
+      result:
+        '요청 범위가 실제로 지워졌는지와 검증 근거가 맞는지 확인하겠습니다.',
+    } as any);
+    await controller.handleOutput({
+      status: 'success',
+      phase: 'progress',
+      result:
+        '우선 변경 파일과 현재 계약 노출 지점을 직접 읽고, 필요하면 전용 검증도 다시 돌리겠습니다.',
+    } as any);
+    await flushAsync();
+    await controller.finish('success');
+
+    expect(channel.sendAndTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(deliverFinalText).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/message-turn-controller.ts b/src/message-turn-controller.ts
index 7a5665c..7b09542 100644
--- a/src/message-turn-controller.ts
+++ b/src/message-turn-controller.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { formatOutbound } from './router.js';
 import { shouldResetSessionOnAgentFailure } from './session-recovery.js';
 import { TASK_STATUS_MESSAGE_PREFIX } from './task-watch-status.js';
 import { formatElapsedKorean } from './utils.js';
+import { hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary } from './paired-execution-context-shared.js';
 import type { PairedTurnIdentity } from './paired-turn-identity.js';
 import {
   normalizeAgentOutputPhase,
@@ -338,11 +339,30 @@ export class MessageTurnController {
       !this.hadError &&
       this.latestProgressTextForFinal
     ) {
-      this.log.info(
-        'Sending a separate final message from the last progress output after agent completion',
-      );
-      await this.finalizeProgressMessage();
-      await this.deliverFinalText(this.latestProgressTextForFinal);
+      const pairedRole = this.options.pairedTurnIdentity?.role ?? null;
+      const shouldPromoteToFinal =
+        !pairedRole ||
+        hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(
+          pairedRole,
+          this.latestProgressTextForFinal,
+        );
+      if (shouldPromoteToFinal) {
+        this.log.info(
+          'Sending a separate final message from the last progress output after agent completion',
+        );
+        await this.finalizeProgressMessage();
+        await this.deliverFinalText(this.latestProgressTextForFinal);
+      } else {
+        this.log.info(
+          {
+            pairedRole,
+            turnId: this.options.pairedTurnIdentity?.turnId ?? null,
+          },
+          'Skipped separate final message promotion because paired progress did not contain an explicit terminal verdict',
+        );
+        await this.finalizeProgressMessage();
+        this.latestProgressTextForFinal = null;
+      }
     } else if (
       this.visiblePhase === 'progress' &&
       !this.terminalObserved() &&
diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context-shared.test.ts b/src/paired-execution-context-shared.test.ts
index b19568b..9c791c6 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context-shared.test.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context-shared.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
+  hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary,
   parseVisibleVerdict,
   resolveOwnerCompletionSignal,
   resolveReviewerCompletionSignal,
@@ -18,6 +19,33 @@ describe('paired execution context shared verdict helpers', () => {
     expect(parseVisibleVerdict('random prose')).toBe('continue');
   });
 
+  it('recognizes paired terminal summaries only when the role-specific verdict is explicit', () => {
+    expect(
+      hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary('owner', 'plain owner update'),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(
+        'reviewer',
+        'DONE_WITH_CONCERNS\nfollow-up detail',
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(
+        'reviewer',
+        '요청 범위를 실제로 지워졌는지 확인하겠습니다.',
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary('arbiter', 'PROCEED\n승인합니다.'),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(
+        'arbiter',
+        '대화와 현재 코드 상태를 대조해 먼저 확인하겠습니다.',
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('maps normal owner completion verdicts to reviewer or arbiter signals', () => {
     expect(
       resolveOwnerCompletionSignal({
diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context-shared.ts b/src/paired-execution-context-shared.ts
index 58d2f95..9066afd 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context-shared.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context-shared.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
 import { isArbiterEnabled } from './config.js';
 import { updatePairedTaskIfUnchanged } from './db.js';
 import { logger } from './logger.js';
-import type { PairedTaskStatus } from './types.js';
+import type { PairedRoomRole, PairedTaskStatus } from './types.js';
 
 export type VisibleVerdict =
   | 'done'
@@ -149,6 +149,25 @@ export function classifyArbiterVerdict(
   return 'unknown';
 }
 
+export function hasRecognizedPairedTerminalSummary(
+  role: PairedRoomRole,
+  summary: string | null | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  if (!summary || summary.trim().length === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (role === 'owner') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (role === 'reviewer') {
+    return parseVisibleVerdict(summary) !== 'continue';
+  }
+
+  return classifyArbiterVerdict(summary) !== 'unknown';
+}
+
 export function resolveCanonicalSourceRef(workDir: string): string {
   const treeHash = resolveCanonicalTreeHash(workDir);
   return treeHash || 'HEAD';
diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts b/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
index d6071dd..c3409c0 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context.test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   preparePairedExecutionContext,
 } from './paired-execution-context.js';
 import * as pairedWorkspaceManager from './paired-workspace-manager.js';
+import type { PairedTurnIdentity } from './paired-turn-identity.js';
 import type {
   PairedTask,
   PairedWorkspace,
@@ -335,6 +336,51 @@ describe('paired execution context', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('reuses the persisted reviewer turn revision when a claimed handoff re-enters an already in_review task', () => {
+    const pairedTurnIdentity: PairedTurnIdentity = {
+      turnId: 'task-1:2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z:reviewer-turn',
+      taskId: 'task-1',
+      taskUpdatedAt: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+      intentKind: 'reviewer-turn',
+      role: 'reviewer',
+    };
+
+    vi.mocked(db.getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat).mockReturnValue(
+      buildPairedTask({
+        status: 'in_review',
+        review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:05.000Z',
+      }),
+    );
+    vi.mocked(db.getPairedTaskById).mockReturnValue(
+      buildPairedTask({
+        status: 'in_review',
+        review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:00:05.000Z',
+      }),
+    );
+    vi.mocked(
+      pairedWorkspaceManager.prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution,
+    ).mockReturnValue({
+      workspace: buildWorkspace('reviewer', '/tmp/paired/task-1/reviewer'),
+      autoRefreshed: false,
+    });
+
+    const result = preparePairedExecutionContext({
+      group,
+      chatJid: 'dc:test',
+      runId: 'run-reviewer-handoff-reentry',
+      roomRoleContext: reviewerContext,
+      pairedTurnIdentity,
+    });
+
+    expect(result?.claimedTaskUpdatedAt).toBe('2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z');
+    expect(db.updatePairedTask).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'task-1',
+      expect.objectContaining({ status: 'in_review' }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('does not change task state when the reviewer snapshot is not ready', () => {
     vi.mocked(db.getLatestOpenPairedTaskForChat).mockReturnValue({
       id: 'task-1',
diff --git a/src/paired-execution-context.ts b/src/paired-execution-context.ts
index cdef09e..9b6f6f8 100644
--- a/src/paired-execution-context.ts
+++ b/src/paired-execution-context.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution,
   provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask,
 } from './paired-workspace-manager.js';
+import type { PairedTurnIdentity } from './paired-turn-identity.js';
 import type {
   AgentType,
   PairedRoomRole,
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ export function preparePairedExecutionContext(args: {
   runId: string;
   roomRoleContext?: RoomRoleContext;
   hasHumanMessage?: boolean;
+  pairedTurnIdentity?: PairedTurnIdentity;
 }): PreparedPairedExecutionContext | undefined {
   const { group, chatJid, roomRoleContext } = args;
   if (!roomRoleContext || !group.workDir) {
@@ -210,7 +212,18 @@ export function preparePairedExecutionContext(args: {
   }
 
   const latestTask = getPairedTaskById(task.id) ?? task;
-  const claimedTaskUpdatedAt = latestTask.updated_at;
+  const claimedTaskUpdatedAt =
+    args.pairedTurnIdentity &&
+    args.pairedTurnIdentity.taskId === latestTask.id &&
+    args.pairedTurnIdentity.role === roomRoleContext.role &&
+    ((roomRoleContext.role === 'reviewer' &&
+      (latestTask.status === 'review_ready' ||
+        latestTask.status === 'in_review')) ||
+      (roomRoleContext.role === 'arbiter' &&
+        (latestTask.status === 'arbiter_requested' ||
+          latestTask.status === 'in_arbitration')))
+      ? args.pairedTurnIdentity.taskUpdatedAt
+      : latestTask.updated_at;
   let workspace: PairedWorkspace | null = null;
   let blockMessage: string | undefined;
   const now = new Date().toISOString();