diff --git a/.github/workflows/wsl-orcad-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/wsl-orcad-e2e.yml
index 2201325fa03..e24b93a3715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wsl-orcad-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wsl-orcad-e2e.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ name: WSL orcad E2E
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, converted_to_draft]
+    # This lane drives host RPC, not UI; pr.yml owns mobile bundle/render checks.
     paths:
       - 'src/main/wsl/**'
       - 'src/main/runtime/**'
@@ -21,11 +22,8 @@ on:
       - 'src/main/orcad/**'
       - 'src/main/server/**'
       - 'src/main/persistence/**'
-      - 'mobile/src/**'
       - 'src/main/ipc/*wsl*'
       - 'src/shared/**'
-      - 'src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/**'
-      - 'src/renderer/src/lib/*agent-session*'
       - 'config/scripts/*orcad*'
       - 'package.json'
       - 'pnpm-lock.yaml'
diff --git a/config/scripts/orcad-e2e-change-scope.test.mjs b/config/scripts/orcad-e2e-change-scope.test.mjs
index 76e0ede6a06..f786d0bbe27 100644
--- a/config/scripts/orcad-e2e-change-scope.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/orcad-e2e-change-scope.test.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { matchesGlob } from 'node:path'
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import { parse } from 'yaml'
+import { classifyPrJobs } from './pr-code-change-scope.mjs'
 
 const workflows = {
   windows: parse(
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ const cases = {
     retained: [
       'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-real-distro-lane.test.ts',
       'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-deploy.ts',
+      'src/main/runtime/runtime-rpc.ts',
+      'src/main/claude/claude-structured-session-state.ts',
+      'src/shared/agent-session-wire-refusals.ts',
+      'package.json',
+      'pnpm-lock.yaml',
       'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-bridge-test-child.ts',
       'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad.test-fixture.ts',
       'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad.test.json',
@@ -191,3 +197,37 @@ describe.each([
     expect(workflowIncludes(paths, [file.replace(/\.ts$/, '.test.ts')])).toBe(false)
   })
 })
+
+describe('WSL host coverage without UI-only admissions', () => {
+  const paths = workflows.wsl.on.pull_request.paths
+  const mobileFiles = [
+    'mobile/src/session/MobileSessionTabStrip.tsx',
+    'mobile/src/session/mobile-session-frame-styles.ts'
+  ]
+  const uiFiles = [
+    ...mobileFiles,
+    'src/renderer/src/components/native-chat/NativeChatToolRun.tsx',
+    'src/renderer/src/lib/agent-session-continuation.ts'
+  ]
+
+  it.each(uiFiles)('leaves UI-only changes to their own checks: %s', (file) => {
+    expect(existsSync(new URL(`../../${file}`, import.meta.url)), file).toBe(true)
+    expect(workflowIncludes(paths, [file])).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('still builds and checks the mobile page for the tab-strip regression example', () => {
+    expect(workflowIncludes(paths, mobileFiles)).toBe(false)
+    expect(classifyPrJobs(mobileFiles).mobile_web_app).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it.each([
+    'src/main/wsl/wsl-orcad-deploy.ts',
+    'src/main/runtime/runtime-rpc.ts',
+    'src/main/claude/claude-structured-session-state.ts',
+    'src/shared/agent-session-wire-refusals.ts'
+  ])('retains mixed UI and host changes, including renames: %s', (hostFile) => {
+    expect(workflowIncludes(paths, uiFiles)).toBe(false)
+    expect(workflowIncludes(paths, [...uiFiles, hostFile])).toBe(true)
+    expect(workflowIncludes(paths, [hostFile, ...uiFiles])).toBe(true)
+  })
+})