diff --git a/browse/SKILL.md b/browse/SKILL.md
index 469c6970e..ca934a60b 100644
--- a/browse/SKILL.md
+++ b/browse/SKILL.md
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ console.log("ASIDE_DIR=" + pwd); await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK
 aside repl '
 const pg = await openTab("<url>"), t = (m, p) => pg._sendToTarget(m, p);
 await t("Emulation.setTouchEmulationEnabled", { enabled: true, maxTouchPoints: 5 });
-for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <x>, y: <y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
+for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <tap-x>, y: <tap-y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
 await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK");
 '
 ```
diff --git a/devex-review/SKILL.md b/devex-review/SKILL.md
index f5e02d978..f105da25a 100644
--- a/devex-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/devex-review/SKILL.md
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ console.log("ASIDE_DIR=" + pwd); await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK
 aside repl '
 const pg = await openTab("<url>"), t = (m, p) => pg._sendToTarget(m, p);
 await t("Emulation.setTouchEmulationEnabled", { enabled: true, maxTouchPoints: 5 });
-for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <x>, y: <y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
+for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <tap-x>, y: <tap-y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
 await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK");
 '
 ```
diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/aside.ts b/scripts/resolvers/aside.ts
index 5f21b54d4..f0751d694 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/aside.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/aside.ts
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ console.log("ASIDE_DIR=" + pwd); await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK
 aside repl '
 const pg = await openTab("<url>"), t = (m, p) => pg._sendToTarget(m, p);
 await t("Emulation.setTouchEmulationEnabled", { enabled: true, maxTouchPoints: 5 });
-for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <x>, y: <y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
+for (const [type, touchPoints] of [["touchStart", [{ x: <tap-x>, y: <tap-y> }]], ["touchEnd", []]]) await t("Input.dispatchTouchEvent", { type, touchPoints });
 await closeTab(pg); console.log("GSTACK_STEP_OK");
 '
 \`\`\`
diff --git a/test/helpers/placeholder-allowlist.ts b/test/helpers/placeholder-allowlist.ts
index 16f064075..a2c1b461b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/placeholder-allowlist.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/placeholder-allowlist.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export const IDENTIFIER_PLACEHOLDERS: Record<string, IdentifierGrammar> = {
   // /eval-plan (plan E1): the pilot's ledger inputs.
   '<cap-usd>': { grammar: NUMBER, what: 'spend cap in USD' },
   '<total-items>': { grammar: NUM, what: 'items in the full eval run' },
+  '<tap-x>': { grammar: NUM, what: 'viewport x in CSS pixels for the Aside touch recipe' },
+  '<tap-y>': { grammar: NUM, what: 'viewport y in CSS pixels for the Aside touch recipe' },
   '<workers>': { grammar: NUM, what: 'concurrent eval workers' },
   '<attempt-id>': { grammar: ID, what: 'PILOT_ATTEMPT id printed by pilot start' },
   '<usd|unknown>': { grammar: /^(?:[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?|unknown)$/, what: 'actual cost in USD from the provider usage field, or unknown' },