diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/guides/FLEET-COMMS.md b/packages/mosaic/framework/guides/FLEET-COMMS.md
index 4a6a602b..99ec4f1a 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/guides/FLEET-COMMS.md
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/guides/FLEET-COMMS.md
@@ -53,21 +53,23 @@ sends, it does not auto-reply.
 
 ### Exit codes
 
-| rc  | Meaning                                        |
-| --- | ---------------------------------------------- |
-| 0   | delivered or queued                            |
-| 1   | target session not found                       |
-| 2   | text reached the pane but is **still a draft** |
-| 3   | usage error (bad class, missing `-s`)          |
+| rc  | Meaning                                                                                      |
+| --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 0   | delivered or queued                                                                          |
+| 1   | target session not found                                                                     |
+| 2   | submission unconfirmed: draft still on the input line, or no positive evidence of submission |
+| 3   | usage error (bad class, missing `-s`)                                                        |
 
-**Never retry on rc=2.** The message is in the target pane; retrying double-sends it. Confirm
-instead:
+**Never retry on rc=2.** The message may be in the target pane, and a retry can double-send it.
+Confirm instead:
 
 ```bash
 tmux capture-pane -p -t <session>:0.0 | tail -20
 ```
 
-rc=2 is the normal result when the target is an idle pi seat.
+rc=0 is the normal result for both idle and busy pi seats (submission confirmed by draft
+transition, not by prompt glyph). rc=2 on a healthy seat is exceptional — treat it as a real
+report and investigate the pane.
 
 ## Durable comms
 
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/test-enumeration-exclusions.txt b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/test-enumeration-exclusions.txt
index bbd1b34d..d88a2eef 100644
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/test-enumeration-exclusions.txt
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/quality/test-enumeration-exclusions.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ packages/mosaic/framework/tools/git/test-lane-brief-pr-linkage.sh | unmeasured i
 # --- tools/tmux: require a live tmux server ---
 packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-socket.sh | requires a real tmux server on a throwaway socket; CI image ships no tmux; #1017 burndown (needs tmux in image or a signed permanent exclusion)
 packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-verdict.sh | requires real tmux-pane fixtures on a throwaway socket; CI image ships no tmux; #1017 burndown (same condition as its sibling)
+packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-glyph-agnostic.sh | requires real tmux-pane fixtures on a throwaway socket; CI image ships no tmux; #1017 burndown (same condition as its siblings) — signed at adoption of #1262 (rev-code-02 F5), red-first verified on sb-it-1-dt
 
 # --- single-suite directories: unmeasured in CI ---
 
diff --git a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-verdict.sh b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-verdict.sh
index a6214225..e50d9f79 100755
--- a/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-verdict.sh
+++ b/packages/mosaic/framework/tools/tmux/test-send-message-verdict.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 set -uo pipefail
 
 HERE=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)
-SEND="$HERE/send-message.sh"
+SEND="${SEND:-$HERE/send-message.sh}"
 SOCKET="verdict-test-$RANDOM-$$"
 TMP=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'tmux -L "$SOCKET" kill-server >/dev/null 2>&1 || true; rm -rf "$TMP"' EXIT