diff --git a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture.ts b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture.ts
index 1ba3bfb2d92..e9db3c21be9 100644
--- a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture.ts
+++ b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { vi } from 'vitest'
 import { z } from 'zod'
 import { folderWorkspaceKey } from '../../shared/workspace-scope'
 import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
@@ -126,3 +127,34 @@ export const WslChatProviderReport = z.object({
   controlRequests: z.array(z.object({ request: z.object({ subtype: z.string() }) })),
   controlResponses: z.array(z.object({ response: z.object({ response: z.unknown().optional() }) }))
 })
+
+const PROVIDER_REPORT_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000
+
+/** Scripted providers rewrite their report in place after each act, so one read can see a torn file or a stale one. */
+export async function waitForProviderReport<T>(
+  host: WslChatHost,
+  path: string,
+  schema: z.ZodType<T>,
+  settled: (report: T) => boolean,
+  awaiting: string
+): Promise<T> {
+  let lastRead = ''
+  try {
+    return await vi.waitFor(
+      async () => {
+        lastRead = await host.guest(`cat ${quotePosixShell(path)} 2>/dev/null || true`)
+        const report = schema.parse(JSON.parse(lastRead))
+        if (!settled(report)) {
+          throw new Error(`report does not show ${awaiting} yet`)
+        }
+        return report
+      },
+      { timeout: PROVIDER_REPORT_TIMEOUT_MS, interval: 250 }
+    )
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Provider report ${path} did not show ${awaiting} within ${PROVIDER_REPORT_TIMEOUT_MS} ms; last read ${JSON.stringify(lastRead.slice(-600))}`,
+      { cause: error }
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-scripted-provider-chat.ts b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-scripted-provider-chat.ts
index 67be18a25f7..610c80f9558 100644
--- a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-scripted-provider-chat.ts
+++ b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-scripted-provider-chat.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import type { AgentSessionSubscribeEvent } from '../../shared/agent-session-wire
 import { ELECTRON_REMOTE_RUNTIME_CLIENT_CAPABILITIES } from '../../shared/electron-remote-runtime-client-capabilities'
 import { subscribeRemoteRuntimeRequest } from '../../shared/remote-runtime/remote-runtime-client'
 import { quotePosixShell } from '../../shared/shell-argument-quoting'
-import type { WslScriptedProviderInstall } from './wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture'
+import {
+  waitForProviderReport,
+  type WslScriptedProviderInstall
+} from './wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture'
 import { assistantText } from './wsl-orcad-chat-assistant-text'
 import { envelope } from './wsl-orcad-chat-envelope'
 import type { ChatLane } from './wsl-orcad-structured-chat-contract'
@@ -167,8 +170,13 @@ export async function exerciseScriptedProviderChat(
       },
       { timeout: 30_000 }
     )
-    const report = await readReport()
-    expect(report.methods).toContain(provider.stopMethod)
+    const report = await waitForProviderReport(
+      lane,
+      install.reportPath,
+      ScriptedProviderReport,
+      (written) => written.methods.includes(provider.stopMethod),
+      provider.stopMethod
+    )
     expect(report.cwd).toBe(cwd)
     // The guest's own runtime ran the guest install found on its login PATH: never a /mnt/ copy.
     expect(report.execPath).toMatch(/^\/(?!mnt\/)/u)
diff --git a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-structured-chat-contract.ts b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-structured-chat-contract.ts
index 0bab9c7ef6d..ed3a9e7553d 100644
--- a/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-structured-chat-contract.ts
+++ b/src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-structured-chat-contract.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import {
   installWslChatFixture,
   WslChatProviderReport,
+  waitForProviderReport,
   writeChatFixtureFile,
   type WslChatHost
 } from './wsl-orcad-chat-provider-fixture'
@@ -180,8 +181,12 @@ async function exerciseChat(
         envelope: envelope(sessionId, 'agentSession.cancel', {}, fence)
       })
     ).toMatchObject({ ok: true, value: { cancelled: true } })
-    const report = WslChatProviderReport.parse(
-      JSON.parse(await lane.guest(`cat ${quotePosixShell(reportPath)}`))
+    const report = await waitForProviderReport(
+      lane,
+      reportPath,
+      WslChatProviderReport,
+      (written) => written.controlRequests.some((entry) => entry.request.subtype === 'interrupt'),
+      'the Stop interrupt'
     )
     expect(report.cwd).toBe(cwd)
     expect(report.execPath).toMatch(/^\//u)
@@ -192,7 +197,6 @@ async function exerciseChat(
       ORCA_AGENT_SESSION_ID: sessionId,
       ORCA_STRUCTURED_SESSION: '1'
     })
-    expect(report.controlRequests.some((entry) => entry.request.subtype === 'interrupt')).toBe(true)
     expect(report.controlResponses).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
         expect.objectContaining({
@@ -257,11 +261,16 @@ async function exerciseChat(
       },
       { timeout: 30_000 }
     )
-    const resumed = WslChatProviderReport.parse(
-      JSON.parse(await lane.guest(`cat ${quotePosixShell(reportPath)}`))
+    const resumedArgv = new RegExp(`--resume(?:=| )${providerId}`)
+    const resumed = await waitForProviderReport(
+      lane,
+      reportPath,
+      WslChatProviderReport,
+      (written) => resumedArgv.test(written.argv.join(' ')) && written.userMessages.length > 0,
+      'the resumed turn'
     )
     expect(resumed.cwd).toBe(cwd)
-    expect(resumed.argv.join(' ')).toMatch(new RegExp(`--resume(?:=| )${providerId}`))
+    expect(resumed.argv.join(' ')).toMatch(resumedArgv)
     expect(resumed.userMessages).toHaveLength(1)
     return {
       sessionId,