diff --git a/src/main/runtime/construction/runtime-service-state.ts b/src/main/runtime/construction/runtime-service-state.ts
index 2a3e86c4269..a8aed5c690b 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/construction/runtime-service-state.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/construction/runtime-service-state.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithStopRequestedPtyIds extends OrcaRuntimeWith
     getTrackedPty: (ptyId) => this.ptysById.get(ptyId) ?? null,
     getTabTitle: (tabId) => this.tabs.get(tabId)?.title?.trim() || null,
     getForegroundProcess: (ptyId) => this.ptyController?.getForegroundProcess(ptyId) ?? null,
+    confirmForegroundProcess: (ptyId) =>
+      this.ptyController?.confirmForegroundProcess?.(ptyId) ?? null,
     getTitleDisplayClear: (ptyId) => this.getPtyTitleDisplayClear(ptyId)
   })
 
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/terminal-agent-presence.spec.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/terminal-agent-presence.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71db915105e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime-tests/terminal-agent-presence.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { committingSpawn } from '../bind-first-pane.test-fixture'
+import { OrcaRuntimeService } from '../orca-runtime-test-mocks.spec'
+import { TEST_WORKTREE_PATH, store } from '../orca-runtime-test-fixtures.spec'
+
+describe('terminal agent presence', () => {
+  it('finds an idle Claude by a fresh read when p_comm is its version directory', async () => {
+    const spawn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'pty-claude' })
+    const runtime = new OrcaRuntimeService(store)
+    runtime.setPtyController({
+      spawn: committingSpawn(runtime, spawn),
+      write: () => true,
+      kill: () => true,
+      getForegroundProcess: async () => '2.1.310',
+      confirmForegroundProcess: async () => 'claude'
+    })
+    const { handle } = await runtime.createTerminal(`path:${TEST_WORKTREE_PATH}`, {
+      command: 'claude',
+      title: 'worker'
+    })
+    // Claude answered over OSC 7501 paints no title glyph.
+    runtime.onPtyData('pty-claude', '\x1b]0;Orca worker dispatch task ok\x07', 1)
+
+    await expect(runtime.isTerminalRunningAgent(handle)).resolves.toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
index f4df11653c3..26d44a5f918 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-output-and-worker-recovery-part-07.s
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-handles-and-agent-status.spec')
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-handles-and-agent-status-part-02.spec')
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-settled-prompt-foreground-confirmation.spec')
+await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-agent-presence.spec')
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-handles-and-agent-status-part-03.spec')
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-handles-and-agent-status-part-04.spec')
 await import('./orca-runtime-tests/terminal-handles-and-agent-status-part-05.spec')
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/runtime-terminal-agent-presence.ts b/src/main/runtime/runtime-terminal-agent-presence.ts
index cedb62719ff..f47c70b4aa0 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/runtime-terminal-agent-presence.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/runtime-terminal-agent-presence.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   recognizeAgentProcess
 } from '../../shared/agent-process-recognition'
 import { isOpenCodeNativeTitle } from '../../shared/agent-detection'
+import { isShellProcess } from '../../shared/shell-process-detection'
 import { isKnownReadyPromptPreview } from './terminal-wait-detection'
 import { buildTerminalWaitText } from './terminal-wait-tail-state'
 import type { RuntimeLeafRecord, RuntimePtyWorktreeRecord } from './runtime-terminal-state-records'
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type RuntimeTerminalAgentPresenceDependencies = {
   getTrackedPty(ptyId: string): RuntimePtyWorktreeRecord | null
   getTabTitle(tabId: string): string | null
   getForegroundProcess(ptyId: string): Promise<string | null> | null
+  confirmForegroundProcess(ptyId: string): Promise<string | null> | null
   /** The stale-working timer's display-only clear of the PTY's own title, if one stands. */
   getTitleDisplayClear(ptyId: string): TitleDisplayClear | null
 }
@@ -197,14 +199,17 @@ export class RuntimeTerminalAgentPresence {
     suppressClaude: boolean,
     retryForegroundWrappers: boolean
   ): Promise<boolean> {
-    const recognized = recognizeAgentProcess(foregroundProcess)
+    const wrapper = isAgentForegroundWrapperProcess(foregroundProcess)
+    // Why: macOS p_comm names the native Claude install by its version directory (`2.1.310`).
+    const recognized =
+      recognizeAgentProcess(foregroundProcess) ??
+      (retryForegroundWrappers && !wrapper && !isShellProcess(foregroundProcess)
+        ? recognizeAgentProcess(await this.deps.confirmForegroundProcess(ptyId))
+        : null)
     if (recognized) {
       return !(suppressClaude && isExpectedAgentProcess(recognized.processName, 'claude'))
     }
-    if (!isAgentForegroundWrapperProcess(foregroundProcess)) {
-      return false
-    }
-    if (!retryForegroundWrappers) {
+    if (!wrapper || !retryForegroundWrappers) {
       return false
     }
     const startedAt = Date.now()
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/structured-worker-agent-presence.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/structured-worker-agent-presence.test.ts
index 19da177b62d..d17fdb37d47 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/structured-worker-agent-presence.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/structured-worker-agent-presence.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function presence(isLiveStructuredAgent: (handle: string) => boolean) {
       getTrackedPty: () => null,
       getTabTitle: () => null,
       getForegroundProcess: () => null,
+      confirmForegroundProcess: () => null,
       getTitleDisplayClear: () => null
     })
   }