refactor(test): mechanical sweep — 298 paid-test timeouts onto eval-budget tiers

69 files, both shapes (trailing bun-test budgets and runner
timeout/timeoutMs options), ROUND-UP ONLY so nothing that passed can
start failing: 75 → JUDGE_MS, 137 → CAPTURE_MS, 74 → CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
9 → PTY_MS, 3 → PTY_LONG_MS. Raw >=60s literal count in the paid scope:
395 → 97, of which 51 are non-timeout noise (fixture dates, run IDs)
and 46 are enumerated justified holds (comment-carrying calibrated
budgets, poll-loop constants, utility spawn waits, and the seven
physical-ceiling 1_500_000 sites). The eval-budgets policy ratchet
keeps the residue from regrowing.

Known collapse: where an inner runner budget and its enclosing test
budget now share a tier, the old stagger is gone — an overrun surfaces
as a bun test timeout instead of a graceful runner timeout
(diagnosability trade, not a correctness one).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

test/carve-section-loading.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { setupSkillDir, skillFromWorktree, captureSectionReads } from './helpers/auq-sdk-capture';
 import { CARVE_GUARDS } from './helpers/carve-guards';
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ describeE2E('carve behavioral section-loading (periodic, SDK capture)', () => {
         });
         expect(output.trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
       },
-      540_000,
+      CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
     );
   }
 });

test/codex-e2e-plan-format.test.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * Periodic tier (Codex non-determinism). Cost: ~$2-3 per full run.
  */
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runCodexSkill, installSkillToTempHome } from './helpers/codex-session-runner';
 import type { CodexResult } from './helpers/codex-session-runner';
 import { EvalCollector } from './helpers/eval-store';
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — CEO Mode Selection', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: `Read the plan-ceo-review skill. Read plan.md (the plan to review). Proceed to Step 0F (Mode Selection) where the skill presents 4 mode options (SCOPE EXPANSION, SELECTIVE EXPANSION, HOLD SCOPE, SCOPE REDUCTION) via AskUserQuestion. These options differ in kind (review posture), not coverage. ${captureInstruction(outFile)}`,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
       cwd: planDir,
       skillName: 'gstack-plan-ceo-review',
       sandbox: 'workspace-write',
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — CEO Mode Selection', () => {
     // kind-differentiated: no fabricated score, must have note
     expect(captured).not.toMatch(COMPLETENESS_RE);
     expect(captured).toMatch(KIND_NOTE_RE);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — CEO Approach Menu', () => {
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — CEO Approach Menu', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: `Read the plan-ceo-review skill. Read plan.md. Proceed to Step 0C-bis (Implementation Alternatives / Approach Menu) where the skill generates 2-3 approaches (minimal viable vs ideal architecture) and presents them via AskUserQuestion. These options differ in coverage so Completeness: N/10 applies. ${captureInstruction(outFile)}`,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
       cwd: planDir,
       skillName: 'gstack-plan-ceo-review',
       sandbox: 'workspace-write',
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — CEO Approach Menu', () => {
     expect(captured.length).toBeGreaterThan(ELI10_LENGTH_FLOOR);
     expect(captured).toMatch(RECOMMENDATION_RE);
     expect(captured).toMatch(COMPLETENESS_RE);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Coverage Issue', () => {
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Coverage Issue', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: `Read the plan-eng-review skill. Read plan.md. In your Section 3 Test Review, generate ONE AskUserQuestion about test coverage depth where options are clearly coverage-differentiated: A) full coverage incl. edge + error paths (Completeness 10/10), B) happy path only (7/10), C) smoke test (3/10). ${captureInstruction(outFile)}`,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
       cwd: planDir,
       skillName: 'gstack-plan-eng-review',
       sandbox: 'workspace-write',
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Coverage Issue', () => {
     expect(captured.length).toBeGreaterThan(ELI10_LENGTH_FLOOR);
     expect(captured).toMatch(RECOMMENDATION_RE);
     expect(captured).toMatch(COMPLETENESS_RE);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Kind Issue', () => {
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Kind Issue', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: `Read the plan-eng-review skill. Read plan.md. In your Section 1 Architecture review, generate ONE AskUserQuestion about an architectural choice where the options differ in kind (e.g. Redis vs Postgres materialized view vs in-process cache — different kinds of systems with different tradeoffs, NOT more-or-less-complete versions of the same thing). ${captureInstruction(outFile)}`,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
       cwd: planDir,
       skillName: 'gstack-plan-eng-review',
       sandbox: 'workspace-write',
@@ -321,5 +322,5 @@ describeCodex('Codex Plan Format — Eng Kind Issue', () => {
     // kind-differentiated: no fabricated score
     expect(captured).not.toMatch(COMPLETENESS_RE);
     expect(captured).toMatch(KIND_NOTE_RE);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/codex-e2e-recommendation-substance.test.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * Periodic tier (Codex non-determinism, ~$2-3/run).
  */
 import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import { e2eTierEnabled } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runCodexSkill } from './helpers/codex-session-runner';
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ describeCodex('/codex recommendation substance (live, periodic)', () => {
         skillDir: path.join(ROOT, 'codex'),
         skillName: 'codex',
         prompt: FIXTURE_DIFF,
-        timeoutMs: 300_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
       });
 
       if (result.output.startsWith('SKIP:')) {
@@ -98,6 +99,6 @@ describeCodex('/codex recommendation substance (live, periodic)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    360_000,
+    CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
   );
 });

test/codex-e2e-sol-scope.test.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  * golden), parallel shards (worktree copies), or live symlinked installs.
  */
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -262,5 +263,5 @@ You are authorized to implement the minimal fix. The task boundary is src/parse-
     expect(readmeDecoyUntouched).toBe(true);
 
     console.log(`codex-sol-scope: ${result.tokens} tokens, ${result.toolCalls.length} tool calls, ${Math.round(result.durationMs / 1000)}s`);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/codex-e2e.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runCodexSkill, parseCodexJSONL, installSkillToTempHome } from './helpers/codex-session-runner';
 import type { CodexResult } from './helpers/codex-session-runner';
 import { CODEX_REVIEW_E2E_SECTIONS } from './helpers/skill-fixture';
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex E2E', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: 'List any skills or instructions you have available. Just list the names.',
-      timeoutMs: 60_000,
+      timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS,
       cwd: testWorktree,
       skillName: 'gstack-review',
     });
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex E2E', () => {
     expect(
       outputLower.includes('review') || outputLower.includes('gstack') || outputLower.includes('skill'),
     ).toBe(true);
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   // Validates that Codex can invoke the gstack-review skill, run a diff-based
   // code review, and produce structured review output with findings/issues.
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ describeCodex('Codex E2E', () => {
     const result = await runCodexSkill({
       skillDir,
       prompt: 'Run the gstack-review skill on this repository. Review the current branch diff and report your findings.',
-      timeoutMs: 540_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       cwd: testWorktree,
       skillName: 'gstack-review',
       sections: CODEX_REVIEW_E2E_SECTIONS,
@@ -224,5 +225,5 @@ describeCodex('Codex E2E', () => {
       outputLower.includes('p1') ||
       outputLower.includes('p2');
     expect(hasReviewContent).toBe(true);
-  }, 600_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/gemini-e2e.test.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runGeminiSkill } from './helpers/gemini-session-runner';
 import type { GeminiResult } from './helpers/gemini-session-runner';
 import { EvalCollector } from './helpers/eval-store';
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ describeGemini('Gemini E2E', () => {
     // Uses a simple prompt that doesn't require skill invocation or complex navigation.
     const result = await runGeminiSkill({
       prompt: 'What is this project? Answer in one sentence based on the README.',
-      timeoutMs: 90_000,
+      timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS,
       cwd: testWorktree,
     });
 
@@ -163,5 +164,5 @@ describeGemini('Gemini E2E', () => {
     recordGeminiE2E('gemini-smoke', result, passed);
 
     expect(result.output.length, 'Gemini should produce output').toBeGreaterThan(10);
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });

test/llm-judge-recommendation.test.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 import { expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { judgeRecommendation } from './helpers/llm-judge';
 import { describeIfSelected, testIfSelected } from './helpers/e2e-helpers';
 
@@ -181,5 +182,5 @@ Net: ...`);
         `[hedge:${label}] expected commits=false; got ${score.commits}. text="${text}"`,
       ).toBe(false);
     }
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-ask-user-question-format-compliance.test.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * A/B and matrix evals (test/helpers/auq-sdk-capture.ts).
  */
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import {
@@ -86,6 +87,6 @@ describeE2E('AskUserQuestion format compliance (gate)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    300_000,
+    CAPTURE_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-auq-consistency.test.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * (N SDK runs, ~$0.50-1 each).
  */
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import {
@@ -99,6 +100,6 @@ describeE2E('AUQ consistency across runs (periodic)', () => {
           `format elements every run; substance ${minSub}-${maxSub}`,
       );
     },
-    N_RUNS * 300_000 + 60_000,
+    N_RUNS * CAPTURE_MS + 60_000,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-auq-matrix.test.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * Run a subset in the foreground with AUQ_MATRIX_ONLY="plan-eng-review,cso".
  */
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ describeE2E('AUQ behavioral matrix (periodic)', () => {
           );
         }
       },
-      300_000,
+      CAPTURE_MS,
     );
   }
 });

test/skill-e2e-auq-verbose-vs-carved-ab.test.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  * strictly less unrelated review-section text in context.
  */
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import {
@@ -109,6 +110,6 @@ describeE2E('AUQ no-degradation: verbose vs carved (periodic)', () => {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
       console.log('[AUQ-AB] NO DEGRADATION:\n' + summary);
     },
-    600_000,
+    CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-auto-decide-preserved.test.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillObservation } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ describeE2E('AUTO_DECIDE opt-in preserved under Conductor flags (periodic)', ()
         skillName: 'plan-ceo-review',
         inPlanMode: true,
         extraArgs: ['--disallowedTools', 'AskUserQuestion'],
-        timeoutMs: 540_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: { GSTACK_HOME: tmpHome, CONDUCTOR_WORKSPACE_PATH: tmpHome },
       });
 
@@ -137,5 +138,5 @@ describeE2E('AUTO_DECIDE opt-in preserved under Conductor flags (periodic)', ()
     } finally {
       try { fs.rmSync(tmpHome, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* best-effort */ }
     }
-  }, 660_000);
+  }, PTY_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-autoplan-chain.test.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { PTY_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
@@ -174,6 +175,6 @@ describeE2E('/autoplan chain ordering (periodic)', () => {
         try { fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
       }
     },
-    1_200_000, // 20 min absolute test ceiling
+    PTY_LONG_MS, // 20 min absolute test ceiling
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-autoplan-dual-voice.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ Add a new /greet skill that prints a welcome message.
         testName: 'autoplan-dual-voice',
         workingDirectory: workDir,
         prompt: `/autoplan ${planPath}`,
-        timeout: 600_000, // 10 min
+        timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS, // 10 min
         // /autoplan spawns subagents and calls codex via Bash; it needs the
         // full tool set to get past Phase 1. Bash+Read+Write alone wasn't
         // enough — the skill stalled trying to invoke Agent/Skill.

test/skill-e2e-benchmark-providers.test.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { ClaudeAdapter } from './helpers/providers/claude';
 import { GptAdapter } from './helpers/providers/gpt';
 import { GeminiAdapter } from './helpers/providers/gemini';
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
       process.stderr.write(`\nclaude live smoke: SKIPPED — ${check.reason}\n`);
       return;
     }
-    const result = await claude.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: 120_000 });
+    const result = await claude.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS });
     if (result.error) {
       throw new Error(`claude errored: ${result.error.code} — ${result.error.reason}`);
     }
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
     expect(result.modelUsed.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     const cost = claude.estimateCost(result.tokens, result.modelUsed);
     expect(cost).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   test('gpt: trivial prompt produces parseable output', async () => {
     const check = await gpt.available();
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
       process.stderr.write(`\ngpt live smoke: SKIPPED — ${check.reason}\n`);
       return;
     }
-    const result = await gpt.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: 120_000 });
+    const result = await gpt.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS });
     if (result.error) {
       throw new Error(`gpt errored: ${result.error.code} — ${result.error.reason}`);
     }
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
     expect(typeof result.modelUsed).toBe('string');
     const cost = gpt.estimateCost(result.tokens, result.modelUsed);
     expect(cost).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   test('gemini: trivial prompt produces parseable output', async () => {
     const check = await gemini.available();
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
       process.stderr.write(`\ngemini live smoke: SKIPPED — ${check.reason}\n`);
       return;
     }
-    const result = await gemini.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: 120_000 });
+    const result = await gemini.run({ prompt: PROMPT, workdir, timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS });
     if (result.error) {
       // auth / rate_limit are ENVIRONMENT conditions the test can't act on
       // (e.g. Google deprecated the individual code-assist auth path — the
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
     expect(result.durationMs).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(typeof result.modelUsed).toBe('string');
     expect(result.modelUsed.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   test('timeout error surfaces as error.code=timeout (no exception)', async () => {
     // Use whatever adapter is available first — all three should share timeout semantics.
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
       prompt: PROMPT,
       workdir,
       providers: ['claude', 'gpt', 'gemini'],
-      timeoutMs: 120_000,
+      timeoutMs: JUDGE_MS,
       skipUnavailable: false,
     });
     expect(report.entries).toHaveLength(3);
@@ -201,5 +202,5 @@ describeIfEvals('multi-provider benchmark adapters (live)', () => {
     if (!hadSuccess) {
       process.stderr.write('\nrunBenchmark live: no provider produced a clean result (no auth?)\n');
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-brain-privacy-gate.test.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ describeE2E('gbrain-sync privacy gate fires once via preamble', () => {
       fs.rmSync(fakeBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(tempHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   test('privacy gate does NOT fire when artifacts_sync_mode_prompted is already true', async () => {
     // Same staging, but prompted=true this time. Gate should be silent.
@@ -228,5 +229,5 @@ describeE2E('gbrain-sync privacy gate fires once via preamble', () => {
       fs.rmSync(fakeBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(tempHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-bws.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Skill E2E tests', [
 Report the results of each command.`,
       workingDirectory: tmpDir,
       maxTurns: 7,
-      timeout: 60_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'browse-basic',
       runId,
     });
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ Report the results of each command.`,
     recordE2E(evalCollector, 'browse basic commands', 'Skill E2E tests', result);
     expect(result.browseErrors).toHaveLength(0);
     expect(result.exitReason).toBe('success');
-  }, 90_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('browse-snapshot', async () => {
     const result = await runSkillTest({
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ Report the results of each command.`,
 Report what each command returned.`,
       workingDirectory: tmpDir,
       maxTurns: 9,
-      timeout: 60_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'browse-snapshot',
       runId,
     });
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ Report what each command returned.`,
       console.warn('Browse errors (non-fatal):', result.browseErrors);
     }
     expect(result.exitReason).toBe('success');
-  }, 90_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillmd-setup-discovery', async () => {
     // P2 (v1.2.0): the browse SETUP/binary-discovery block moved from the root
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ Then run: $B text
 Report whether it worked.`,
       workingDirectory: tmpDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 60_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'skillmd-setup-discovery',
       runId,
     });
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ Report whether it worked.`,
     recordE2E(evalCollector, 'SKILL.md setup block discovery', 'Skill E2E tests', result);
     expect(result.browseErrors).toHaveLength(0);
     expect(result.exitReason).toBe('success');
-  }, 90_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillmd-no-local-binary', async () => {
     // Create a tmpdir with no browse binary — no local .claude/skills/gstack/browse/dist/browse
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ Report the exact output. Do NOT try to fix or install anything — just report w
 
     // Clean up
     try { fs.rmSync(emptyDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 60_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillmd-outside-git', async () => {
     // Create a tmpdir outside any git repo
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ Report the exact output — either "READY: <path>" or "NEEDS_SETUP".`,
 
     // Clean up
     try { fs.rmSync(nonGitDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 60_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('operational-learning', async () => {
     const opDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'skill-e2e-oplearn-'));
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ Log the operational learning now. Then say what you logged.`,
 
     // Clean up
     try { fs.rmSync(opDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 90_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('session-awareness', async () => {
     const sessionDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'skill-e2e-session-'));
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ Since this is non-interactive, DO NOT actually call AskUserQuestion. Instead, wr
 Remember: _SESSIONS=4, so ELI16 mode is active. The user is juggling multiple windows and may not remember what this conversation is about. Re-ground them.`,
       workingDirectory: sessionDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 60_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'session-awareness',
       runId,
     });
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ Remember: _SESSIONS=4, so ELI16 mode is active. The user is juggling multiple wi
 
     // Clean up
     try { fs.rmSync(sessionDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 90_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-conductor-prose.test.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillObservation } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describeE2E('Conductor renders decisions as prose (periodic)', () => {
       extraArgs: ['--disallowedTools', 'AskUserQuestion'],
       env: { CONDUCTOR_WORKSPACE_PATH: '/tmp/conductor-prose-e2e' },
       initialPlanContent: FLAWED_PLAN,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     // The decision must reach the human as prose. 'silent_write' (wrote findings
@@ -65,5 +66,5 @@ describeE2E('Conductor renders decisions as prose (periodic)', () => {
     }
     // A prose-rendered decision brief was observed at some point in the run.
     expect(obs.proseAUQEverObserved).toBe(true);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-context-skills.test.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Context Skills E2E (live-fire)', [
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 12,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-save-routing',
       runId,
     });
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Context Skills E2E (live-fire)', [
     expect(routedToContextSave).toBe(true);
     expect(files.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 2. Round-trip: save then restore in the same session ─────────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-save-then-restore-roundtrip', async () => {
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 25,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'context-save-then-restore-roundtrip',
       runId,
     });
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(files.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(restoreMentionsTitle).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 3. /context-restore <fragment> loads the matching save ───────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-restore-fragment-match', async () => {
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 10,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-restore-fragment-match',
       runId,
     });
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(loadedPayments).toBe(true);
     expect(didNotLoadOthers).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 4. /context-restore with zero saves → graceful empty-state ───────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-restore-empty-state', async () => {
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 8,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-restore-empty-state',
       runId,
     });
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(routedToRestore).toBe(true);
     expect(gracefulMessage).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 5. /context-restore list redirects to /context-save list ─────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-restore-list-delegates', async () => {
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 8,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-restore-list-delegates',
       runId,
     });
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(routedToRestore).toBe(true);
     expect(mentionsSaveList).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 6. Legacy compat: pre-rename save files still load ───────────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-restore-legacy-compat', async () => {
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 8,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-restore-legacy-compat',
       runId,
     });
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(routedToRestore).toBe(true);
     expect(loadedLegacy).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 7. /context-save list: default filters to current branch ─────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-save-list-current-branch', async () => {
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 10,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-save-list-current-branch',
       runId,
     });
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(hidesAlpha).toBe(true);
     expect(hidesBeta).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 8. /context-save list --all: shows every branch ──────────────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('context-save-list-all-branches', async () => {
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 10,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-save-list-all-branches',
       runId,
     });
@@ -520,5 +521,5 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(routed).toBe(true);
     expect(filesShown).toBe(3);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-coverage-audit.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
       workingDirectory: reviewCoverageDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-coverage-audit',
       runId,
     });
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
     // At minimum, the agent should have read the source and test files
     const readCalls = result.toolCalls.filter(tc => tc.tool === 'Read');
     expect(readCalls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan Eng Review Coverage Audit E2E ---
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
       workingDirectory: planCoverageDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-eng-coverage-audit',
       runId,
     });
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
     // At minimum, the agent should have read the source and test files
     const readCalls = result.toolCalls.filter(tc => tc.tool === 'Read');
     expect(readCalls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-cso.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: csoDir,
       maxTurns: 30,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob', 'Agent'],
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     logCost('cso', result);
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
     }
 
     recordE2E(evalCollector, 'cso-full-audit', 'e2e-cso', result);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 describeIfSelected('CSO v2 — diff mode', ['cso-diff-mode'], () => {
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
     ).toBe(true);
 
     recordE2E(evalCollector, 'cso-diff-mode', 'e2e-cso', result);
-  }, 400_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 describeIfSelected('CSO v2 — infra scope', ['cso-infra-scope'], () => {
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: csoInfraDir,
       maxTurns: 30,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
     });
 
     logCost('cso', result);
@@ -259,5 +260,5 @@ IMPORTANT:
     ).toBe(true);
 
     recordE2E(evalCollector, 'cso-infra-scope', 'e2e-cso', result);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-deploy.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion. Do NOT run gh or fly commands.`,
       workingDirectory: landDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'land-and-deploy-workflow',
       runId,
     });
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion. Do NOT run gh or fly commands.`,
 
     const reportDir = path.join(landDir, '.gstack', 'deploy-reports');
     expect(fs.existsSync(reportDir)).toBe(true);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Land-and-Deploy First-Run E2E ---
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ Just demonstrate the first-run dry-run output.`,
       workingDirectory: firstRunDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'land-and-deploy-first-run',
       runId,
     });
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ Just demonstrate the first-run dry-run output.`,
     const reportContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(reportDir, reportFiles[0]), 'utf-8');
     const hasPlatform = reportContent.toLowerCase().includes('fly') || reportContent.toLowerCase().includes('first-run-app');
     expect(hasPlatform).toBe(true);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Land-and-Deploy Review Gate E2E ---
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ Show what the readiness gate output would look like.`,
       workingDirectory: reviewDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'land-and-deploy-review-gate',
       runId,
     });
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ Show what the readiness gate output would look like.`,
     const hasReviewMention = reportContent.toLowerCase().includes('review') ||
                               reportContent.toLowerCase().includes('not run');
     expect(hasReviewMention).toBe(true);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Canary skill E2E ---
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ Just create the directory structure and report files showing the correct schema.
       workingDirectory: canaryDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'canary-workflow',
       runId,
     });
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ Just create the directory structure and report files showing the correct schema.
     const reportDir = path.join(canaryDir, '.gstack', 'canary-reports');
     const files = fs.readdirSync(reportDir, { recursive: true }) as string[];
     expect(files.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Benchmark skill E2E ---
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ Just create the files showing the correct schema and report format.`,
       workingDirectory: benchDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'benchmark-workflow',
       runId,
     });
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ Just create the files showing the correct schema and report format.`,
       const files = fs.readdirSync(baselineDir);
       expect(files.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Setup-Deploy skill E2E ---
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ Just detect the platform and write the config.`,
       workingDirectory: setupDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'setup-deploy-workflow',
       runId,
     });
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@ Just detect the platform and write the config.`,
     expect(content.toLowerCase()).toContain('fly');
     expect(content).toContain('my-cool-app');
     expect(content).toContain('Deploy Configuration');
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-design.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import { callJudge } from './helpers/llm-judge';
 import {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ Skip research — work from your design knowledge. Skip the font preview page. S
 Write DESIGN.md and CLAUDE.md (or update it) in the working directory.`,
       workingDirectory: designDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'design-consultation-core',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ Write DESIGN.md and CLAUDE.md (or update it) in the working directory.`,
       const claude = fs.readFileSync(claudePath, 'utf-8');
       expect(claude.toLowerCase()).toContain('design.md');
     }
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('design-consultation-research', async () => {
     // Test WebSearch integration — research phase only, no DESIGN.md generation
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ Do NOT generate a full DESIGN.md — just research notes.`,
       // queued past the budget under concurrent API load. 90s budgets cannot
       // absorb one slow first completion; 300s is the repo's standard floor
       // for CI SDK tests. Outer timeout below rises to 360s for headroom.
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'design-consultation-research',
       runId,
     });
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ Do NOT generate a full DESIGN.md — just research notes.`,
     }
 
     try { fs.rmSync(researchDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('design-consultation-existing', async () => {
     // Pre-create a minimal DESIGN.md (independent of core test)
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ There is already a DESIGN.md in this repo. Update it with a complete design syst
 Skip research. Skip font preview. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non-interactive.`,
       workingDirectory: designDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'design-consultation-existing',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Skip research. Skip font preview. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non
       expect(hasColor).toBe(true);
       expect(hasSpacing).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('design-consultation-preview', async () => {
     // Test preview HTML generation only — no DESIGN.md (covered by core test)
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ Do NOT write DESIGN.md — only the preview HTML.`,
       maxTurns: 8,
       // 300s, not 90s: this is the test that failed 3x at 0 turns/$0.00/93s
       // on PR #2533 CI — see the research test's comment for the class.
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'design-consultation-preview',
       runId,
     });
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ Do NOT write DESIGN.md — only the preview HTML.`,
     }
 
     try { fs.rmSync(previewDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan Design Review E2E (plan-mode) ---
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ Skip the preamble bash block. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non-int
 IMPORTANT: Do NOT try to browse any URLs or use a browse binary. This is a plan review, not a live site audit. Just read the plan file, review it, and edit it to fix the gaps.`,
         workingDirectory: reviewDir,
         maxTurns: 15,
-        timeout: 300_000,
+        timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
         testName: 'plan-design-review-plan-mode',
         runId,
       });
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Do NOT try to browse any URLs or use a browse binary. This is a plan
     } finally {
       try { fs.rmSync(reviewDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
     }
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('plan-design-review-no-ui-scope', async () => {
     const reviewDir = setupReviewDir();
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ Skip the preamble bash block. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non-int
 IMPORTANT: Do NOT try to browse any URLs or use a browse binary. This is a plan review, not a live site audit.`,
         workingDirectory: reviewDir,
         maxTurns: 10,
-        timeout: 180_000,
+        timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
         testName: 'plan-design-review-no-ui-scope',
         runId,
       });
@@ -496,7 +497,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Do NOT try to browse any URLs or use a browse binary. This is a plan
     } finally {
       try { fs.rmSync(reviewDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
     }
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Design Review E2E (live-site audit + fix) ---
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ Read design-review/SKILL.md for the design review + fix workflow.
 Review the site at ${serverUrl}. Use --quick mode. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non-interactive. Fix up to 3 issues max. Write your report to ./design-audit.md.`,
       workingDirectory: qaDesignDir,
       maxTurns: 30,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'design-review-fix',
       runId,
     });
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ Review the site at ${serverUrl}. Use --quick mode. Skip any AskUserQuestion call
       console.warn('No design-audit.md generated');
     }
     console.log(`Design fix commits: ${designFixCommits.length}`);
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-diagram.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * with its preamble.
  */
 import { describe, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ describeIfSelected('/diagram skill E2E', ['diagram-triplet', 'diagram-authoring-
         workingDirectory: dir,
         maxTurns: 25,
         allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write'],
-        timeout: 240_000,
+        timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
         testName: 'diagram-triplet',
         runId,
       });
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ describeIfSelected('/diagram skill E2E', ['diagram-triplet', 'diagram-authoring-
     } finally {
       try { fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('diagram-authoring-quality', async () => {
     const dir = setupDir('diagram-quality-');
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ describeIfSelected('/diagram skill E2E', ['diagram-triplet', 'diagram-authoring-
         workingDirectory: dir,
         maxTurns: 25,
         allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write'],
-        timeout: 240_000,
+        timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
         testName: 'diagram-authoring-quality',
         runId,
       });
@@ -149,5 +150,5 @@ Respond with JSON: {"score": N, "reasoning": "..."}`,
     } finally {
       try { fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-first-task-scaffold.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 import { expect, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ async function detectVia(workDir: string, testName: string): Promise<string> {
     workingDirectory: workDir,
     maxTurns: 3,
     allowedTools: ['Bash'],
-    timeout: 120_000,
+    timeout: JUDGE_MS,
     testName,
     runId,
     model: MODEL,
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ describeIfSelected('first-run scaffold detection (E2E)', ['first-task-scaffold']
       fs.rmSync(nodeDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(greenDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 afterAll(() => finalizeEvalCollector(evalCollector));

test/skill-e2e-gbrain-roundtrip-local.test.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { execFileSync } from 'child_process';
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from 'fs';
 import { tmpdir } from 'os';
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ ${body}`;
         expect(retrieved).not.toContain('page_not_found');
         expect(retrieved).not.toContain('Page not found');
       },
-      120_000,
+      JUDGE_MS,
     );
   },
 );

test/skill-e2e-hermetic-canary.test.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 import { expect, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ describeIfSelected('hermetic isolation canaries', ['hermetic-canary', 'hermetic-
         workingDirectory: workDir,
         maxTurns: 3,
         allowedTools: ['Bash'],
-        timeout: 120_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName: 'hermetic-canary',
         runId,
         model: CANARY_MODEL,
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ describeIfSelected('hermetic isolation canaries', ['hermetic-canary', 'hermetic-
       }
       fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('hermetic-sentinel', async () => {
     if (!process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) {
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ describeIfSelected('hermetic isolation canaries', ['hermetic-canary', 'hermetic-
         workingDirectory: workDir,
         maxTurns: 3,
         allowedTools: ['Bash'],
-        timeout: 120_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName: 'hermetic-sentinel',
         runId,
         model: CANARY_MODEL,
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ describeIfSelected('hermetic isolation canaries', ['hermetic-canary', 'hermetic-
       fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(poisonRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 afterAll(() => finalizeEvalCollector(evalCollector));

test/skill-e2e-ios-device.test.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // intentionally machine-specific.
 
 import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import { cpSync, existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, unlinkSync } from 'fs';
 import { tmpdir } from 'os';
@@ -856,7 +857,7 @@ describe('ios device deployment (explicit opt-in)', () => {
       keepalive?.stop();
       rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 600_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Always-on instructions if not paired. Surfaces actionable steps even when

test/skill-e2e-ios-swift-build.test.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 //           gated (no compilation step for DebugBridgeCore/UI)
 
 import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ describeIfSwift('swift build invariants', () => {
       console.error('swift build stderr:', r.stderr?.toString().slice(0, 4000));
     }
     expect(r.status).toBe(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   test('XCTest suite for StateServer passes (validates real Swift impl)', () => {
     const r = spawnSync('swift', ['test', '--filter', 'DebugBridgeCoreTests'], {
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ describeIfSwift('swift build invariants', () => {
     // Guard against an empty pass-by-no-tests (filter typo / target rename):
     // we expect at least one StateServer smoke test to actually execute.
     expect(combined).toContain('StateServerSmokeTests');
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // Codex-flagged: Release-build guard must be STRUCTURAL, not advisory.
   // The Package.swift's `.when(configuration: .debug)` setting causes Swift
@@ -386,5 +387,5 @@ describeIfSwift('swift build invariants', () => {
       }
     }
     expect(foundForbidden).toBe(0);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-learnings.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'learnings-show',
       runId,
     });
@@ -134,5 +135,5 @@ IMPORTANT:
     } else {
       console.warn(`Only ${foundCount}/3 learnings found (N+1: ${mentionsNPlusOne}, cache: ${mentionsCache}, rubocop: ${mentionsRubocop})`);
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-office-hours-auto-mode.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillObservation, planFileHasDecisionsSection } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ describeE2E('office-hours AskUserQuestion-blocked smoke (gate)', () => {
       skillName: 'office-hours',
       inPlanMode: true,
       extraArgs: ['--disallowedTools', 'AskUserQuestion'],
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (
@@ -55,5 +56,5 @@ describeE2E('office-hours AskUserQuestion-blocked smoke (gate)', () => {
       }
     }
     expect(['asked', 'plan_ready']).toContain(obs.outcome);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-office-hours-brain-writeback.test.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import {
   chmodSync,
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ Generate the design doc per Phase 5. The feature-slug value to substitute into t
 This is a test of the brain-writeback path. Do NOT skip the gbrain save step under any circumstance — the runtime guard ("skip if gbrain not on PATH") does NOT apply here because gbrain IS available. Do NOT explore gbrain --help; follow the SAVE_RESULTS template's exact CLI shape. If you encounter any AskUserQuestion, auto-decide recommended.`,
           workingDirectory: workDir,
           maxTurns: 12,
-          timeout: 360_000,
+          timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
           testName: 'office-hours-brain-writeback',
           runId,
           model: 'claude-sonnet-4-6',
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ This is a test of the brain-writeback path. Do NOT skip the gbrain save step und
           );
         }
       },
-      420_000,
+      CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
     );
   },
 );

test/skill-e2e-office-hours-phase4.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * test turns out stable.
  */
 import { expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file with that ONE Phase 4 question, stop. Do not continue to Phase 4.5 or Phase 5.`,
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 12,
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'office-hours-phase4-fork',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ After writing the file with that ONE Phase 4 question, stop. Do not continue to
       result,
       passed: ['success', 'error_max_turns'].includes(result.exitReason),
     });
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {

test/skill-e2e-office-hours.test.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Assume the founder has already answered Q1 (strongest evidence = "got on a waitl
 Write Q3 output — the forcing question you would ask this founder — to ${workDir}/q3.md. Write ONLY the question prose. No conversational wrapper, no meta-commentary, no Q1/Q2 recap.`,
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'office-hours-forcing-energy',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-sonnet-4-6',
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ Write Q3 output — the forcing question you would ask this founder — to ${wor
     console.log('Forcing energy scores:', JSON.stringify(scores, null, 2));
     expect(scores.axis_a).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // stacking_preserved
     expect(scores.axis_b).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // domain_matched_consequence
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Office Hours builder-mode wildness ---
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ The user has confirmed the basic idea is "TypeScript + D3 web tool, start with J
 Write your response — the three adjacent unlocks — to ${workDir}/unlocks.md. Write ONLY the response prose. No meta-commentary, no mode recap. Lead with the fun; let me edit it down later.`,
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'office-hours-builder-wildness',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-sonnet-4-6',
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ Write your response — the three adjacent unlocks — to ${workDir}/unlocks.md.
     console.log('Builder wildness scores:', JSON.stringify(scores, null, 2));
     expect(scores.axis_a).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // unexpected_combinations
     expect(scores.axis_b).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // excitement_over_optimization
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Finalize eval collector for this file

test/skill-e2e-opus-47.test.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import { EvalCollector } from './helpers/eval-store';
 import { extractSkillHead } from './helpers/skill-fixture';
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ describeE2E('Opus 4.7 overlay behavior evals', () => {
             workingDirectory: armA,
             maxTurns: 5,
             allowedTools: ['Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-            timeout: 90_000,
+            timeout: JUDGE_MS,
             testName: 'fanout-arm-overlay-on',
             runId,
             model: OPUS_47,
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describeE2E('Opus 4.7 overlay behavior evals', () => {
             workingDirectory: armB,
             maxTurns: 5,
             allowedTools: ['Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-            timeout: 90_000,
+            timeout: JUDGE_MS,
             testName: 'fanout-arm-overlay-off',
             runId,
             model: OPUS_47,
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ describeE2E('Opus 4.7 overlay behavior evals', () => {
         fs.rmSync(armB, { recursive: true, force: true });
       }
     },
-    240_000,
+    CAPTURE_MS,
   );
 
   test(
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ describeE2E('Opus 4.7 overlay behavior evals', () => {
               workingDirectory: root,
               maxTurns: 3,
               allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-              timeout: 90_000,
+              timeout: JUDGE_MS,
               testName: `routing-${c.name}`,
               runId,
               model: OPUS_47,
@@ -348,6 +349,6 @@ describeE2E('Opus 4.7 overlay behavior evals', () => {
         fs.rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
       }
     },
-    360_000,
+    CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-finding-floor.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillFloorCheck } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import { FORCING_FLOOR_CEO } from './fixtures/forcing-finding-seeds';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-ceo-review AskUserQuestion floor (gate)', () => {
         // LIVE-REPO CWD: PTY session needs the repo cwd — gstack skill
         // registry + hermetic pre-trusted dir (hermetic-env trustedDirs).
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        timeoutMs: 600_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: { QUESTION_TUNING: 'false', EXPLAIN_LEVEL: 'default' },
       });
 
@@ -34,6 +35,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-ceo-review AskUserQuestion floor (gate)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    660_000,
+    PTY_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-mode-routing.test.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   launchClaudePty,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-ceo-review mode routing (gate)', () => {
       async () => {
         const session = await launchClaudePty({
           permissionMode: 'plan',
-          timeoutMs: 540_000,
+          timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
           seedSkills: true,
         });
         try {
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-ceo-review mode routing (gate)', () => {
           await session.close();
         }
       },
-      600_000,
+      CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
     );
   }
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-plan-mode.test.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   runPlanSkillObservation,
@@ -77,5 +78,5 @@ describeE2E('plan-ceo-review plan-mode smoke (gate)', () => {
       );
     }
     assertReportAtBottomIfPlanWritten(obs);
-  }, 480_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-review-section-loading.test.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   setupSkillDir,
@@ -87,6 +88,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-ceo-review section-loading E2E (periodic, SDK capture)', () =
       // Guard against an empty pass: the report must have real content.
       expect(output.trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
     },
-    360_000,
+    CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-design-finding-floor.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillFloorCheck } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import { FORCING_FLOOR_DESIGN } from './fixtures/forcing-finding-seeds';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-design-review AskUserQuestion floor (periodic)', () => {
         // LIVE-REPO CWD: PTY session needs the repo cwd — gstack skill
         // registry + hermetic pre-trusted dir (hermetic-env trustedDirs).
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        timeoutMs: 600_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: { QUESTION_TUNING: 'false', EXPLAIN_LEVEL: 'default' },
       });
 
@@ -34,6 +35,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-design-review AskUserQuestion floor (periodic)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    660_000,
+    PTY_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-design-plan-mode.test.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   runPlanSkillObservation,
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-design-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     const obs = await runPlanSkillObservation({
       skillName: 'plan-design-review',
       inPlanMode: true,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (obs.outcome === 'silent_write' || obs.outcome === 'exited' || obs.outcome === 'timeout') {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-design-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     }
     expect(['asked', 'plan_ready']).toContain(obs.outcome);
     assertReportAtBottomIfPlanWritten(obs);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // Plan-mode scope-gate bypass: with a seeded UI-heavy plan in plan mode,
   // the gate must NOT render its "What should I review?" menu — it
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-design-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
       skillName: 'plan-design-review',
       inPlanMode: true,
       initialPlanContent: SEED_PLAN_UI_HEAVY,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (
@@ -95,5 +96,5 @@ describeE2E('plan-design-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     // though the seed arrives as a pasted user message).
     expect(obs.scopeGateQuestionObserved ?? false).toBe(false);
     expect(obs.scopeGateAutoSelectObserved ?? false).toBe(true);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-design-with-ui.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-design-review with UI scope (gate)', () => {
         // LIVE-REPO CWD: PTY session needs the repo cwd — skill registry,
         // hermetic pre-trusted dir, and the repo-relative fixture path above.
         cwd: ROOT,
-        timeoutMs: 720_000,
+        timeoutMs: PTY_MS,
         seedSkills: true,
       });
 
@@ -152,6 +153,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-design-review with UI scope (gate)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    780_000,
+    PTY_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-devex-finding-floor.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillFloorCheck } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import { FORCING_FLOOR_DEVEX } from './fixtures/forcing-finding-seeds';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-devex-review AskUserQuestion floor (gate)', () => {
         // LIVE-REPO CWD: PTY session needs the repo cwd — gstack skill
         // registry + hermetic pre-trusted dir (hermetic-env trustedDirs).
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        timeoutMs: 600_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: { QUESTION_TUNING: 'false', EXPLAIN_LEVEL: 'default' },
       });
 
@@ -34,6 +35,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-devex-review AskUserQuestion floor (gate)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    660_000,
+    PTY_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-devex-plan-mode.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   runPlanSkillObservation,
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-devex-review plan-mode smoke (gate)', () => {
     const obs = await runPlanSkillObservation({
       skillName: 'plan-devex-review',
       inPlanMode: true,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (obs.outcome === 'silent_write' || obs.outcome === 'exited' || obs.outcome === 'timeout') {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-devex-review plan-mode smoke (gate)', () => {
     }
     expect(['asked', 'plan_ready']).toContain(obs.outcome);
     assertReportAtBottomIfPlanWritten(obs);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // v1.21+ regression: see skill-e2e-plan-ceo-plan-mode.test.ts for the
   // contract. Pass envelope is ['asked', 'plan_ready']; failure signals
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-devex-review plan-mode smoke (gate)', () => {
       skillName: 'plan-devex-review',
       inPlanMode: true,
       extraArgs: ['--disallowedTools', 'AskUserQuestion'],
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (
@@ -70,5 +71,5 @@ describeE2E('plan-devex-review plan-mode smoke (gate)', () => {
     }
     expect(['asked', 'plan_ready']).toContain(obs.outcome);
     assertReportAtBottomIfPlanWritten(obs);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-eng-finding-floor.test.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillFloorCheck } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import { FORCING_FLOOR_ENG } from './fixtures/forcing-finding-seeds';
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ describeE2E('/plan-eng-review AskUserQuestion floor (periodic)', () => {
         // LIVE-REPO CWD: PTY session needs the repo cwd — gstack skill
         // registry + hermetic pre-trusted dir (hermetic-env trustedDirs).
         cwd: process.cwd(),
-        timeoutMs: 600_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: { QUESTION_TUNING: 'false', EXPLAIN_LEVEL: 'default' },
       });
 
@@ -49,6 +50,6 @@ describeE2E('/plan-eng-review AskUserQuestion floor (periodic)', () => {
         );
       }
     },
-    660_000,
+    PTY_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-eng-plan-mode.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   runPlanSkillObservation,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-eng-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     const obs = await runPlanSkillObservation({
       skillName: 'plan-eng-review',
       inPlanMode: true,
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (obs.outcome === 'silent_write' || obs.outcome === 'exited' || obs.outcome === 'timeout') {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-eng-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     }
     expect(['asked', 'plan_ready']).toContain(obs.outcome);
     assertReportAtBottomIfPlanWritten(obs);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // D3-B / D4-B: when a plan with guaranteed-finding-triggering complexity
   // is seeded, the skill MUST fire AskUserQuestion (or fall back to a
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-eng-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
       // must use mcp__*__AskUserQuestion (outcome='asked') or fall back to
       // writing Decisions ('plan_ready').
       extraArgs: ['--disallowedTools', 'AskUserQuestion'],
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (
@@ -118,5 +119,5 @@ describeE2E('plan-eng-review plan-mode smoke (periodic)', () => {
     // question.
     expect(obs.scopeGateQuestionObserved ?? false).toBe(false);
     expect(obs.scopeGateAutoSelectObserved ?? false).toBe(true);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-format.test.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * accordingly.
  */
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-format-mode',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ After writing the file, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       result,
       passed: ['success', 'error_max_turns'].includes(result.exitReason),
     });
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 2: plan-ceo-review approach menu (coverage-differentiated) ---
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-format-approach',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ After writing the file, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       result,
       passed: ['success', 'error_max_turns'].includes(result.exitReason),
     });
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 3: plan-eng-review coverage-differentiated per-issue AskUserQuestion ---
@@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file with that ONE question, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-eng-review-format-coverage',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ After writing the file with that ONE question, stop. Do not continue the review.
       result,
       passed: ['success', 'error_max_turns'].includes(result.exitReason),
     });
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 4: plan-eng-review kind-differentiated per-issue AskUserQuestion ---
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file with that ONE question, stop. Do not continue the review.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-eng-review-format-kind',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ After writing the file with that ONE question, stop. Do not continue the review.
       result,
       passed: ['success', 'error_max_turns'].includes(result.exitReason),
     });
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {

test/skill-e2e-plan-mode-no-op.test.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { runPlanSkillObservation } from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-mode-info no-op outside plan mode (gate regression)', () => {
       const obs = await runPlanSkillObservation({
         skillName,
         inPlanMode: false,
-        timeoutMs: 300_000,
+        timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
         // eng/design: force the prose-fallback path. The unconditional
         // gate-must-ask assert below pins the render shape the detector
         // anchors on, and only the --disallowedTools prose fallback makes
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-mode-info no-op outside plan mode (gate regression)', () => {
           );
         }
       }
-    }, 360_000);
+    }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
   }
 
   // Named-target exception (outside plan mode): a pasted draft IS an
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ describeE2E('plan-mode-info no-op outside plan mode (gate regression)', () => {
       inPlanMode: false,
       initialPlanContent: NAMED_TARGET_SEED,
       trackTokens: [SEED_TOKEN],
-      timeoutMs: 300_000,
+      timeoutMs: CAPTURE_MS,
     });
 
     if (
@@ -159,5 +160,5 @@ describeE2E('plan-mode-info no-op outside plan mode (gate regression)', () => {
     // unreachable outside plan mode (extractPlanFilePath only matches
     // plan-mode save renders).
     expect(obs.tokensObserved?.[SEED_TOKEN] ?? false).toBe(true);
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan-prosons.test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  *   cases will land as follow-up PRs per skill.
  */
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-review-prosons-format',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ After writing the file, stop.`,
 
     // (recommended) label on one option
     expect(captured).toMatch(RECOMMENDED_LABEL_RE);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 2: Hard-stop escape NEGATIVE (CT2) ---
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-review-prosons-hardstop-neg',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ After writing the file, stop.`,
     // Must have real pros and cons (≥2 ✅ + ≥1 ❌ per option)
     expect(countChars(captured, '✅')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
     expect(countChars(captured, '❌')).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 3: Neutral-posture NEGATIVE (CT2) ---
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-review-prosons-neutral-neg',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ After writing the file, stop.`,
     expect(captured).toMatch(RECOMMENDED_LABEL_RE);
     // Recommendation line must contain "because" (concrete reason, not "no preference")
     expect(captured).toMatch(/[Rr]ecommendation:.*because/);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Case 4: Hard-stop POSITIVE (escape allowed when legitimately one-sided) ---
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ ${captureInstruction(outFile)}
 After writing the file, stop.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-prosons-cadence',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ After writing the file, stop.`,
     const hasEscape = HARD_STOP_ESCAPE_RE.test(captured);
     const hasProsAndCons = countChars(captured, '✅') >= 1 && countChars(captured, '❌') >= 1;
     expect(hasEscape || hasProsAndCons).toBe(true);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {

test/skill-e2e-plan-tune.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeAll, afterAll, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-tune-inspect',
       runId,
     });
@@ -184,5 +185,5 @@ IMPORTANT:
     if (!noticedOverride) {
       console.warn('Agent did not surface override/skip behavior from the log');
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-plan.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS, PTY_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ Focus on reviewing the plan content: architecture, error handling, security, and
       const review = fs.readFileSync(reviewPath, 'utf-8');
       expect(review.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
     }
-  }, 660_000);
+  }, PTY_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan CEO Review (SELECTIVE EXPANSION) E2E ---
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ Write your complete review directly to ${planDir}/review-output-selective.md
 Focus on reviewing the plan content: architecture, error handling, security, and performance.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 540_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-selective',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ Focus on reviewing the plan content: architecture, error handling, security, and
       const review = fs.readFileSync(reviewPath, 'utf-8');
       expect(review.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
     }
-  }, 660_000);
+  }, PTY_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan CEO Review SCOPE EXPANSION energy (V1.1 mode-posture regression gate) ---
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ Choose SCOPE EXPANSION mode. Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — this is non-inte
 Write your expansion proposals to ${planDir}/proposals.md with ONLY the proposal text — no conversational wrapper, no review summary, no mode analysis. Each proposal separated by "---".`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-expansion-energy',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ Write your expansion proposals to ${planDir}/proposals.md with ONLY the proposal
     // Pass threshold: 4/5 on both axes (good — matches posture with minor weakness).
     expect(scores.axis_a).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // surface_framing
     expect(scores.axis_b).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);  // decision_preservation
-  }, 600_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan Eng Review E2E ---
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ Write your complete review directly to ${planDir}/review-output.md
 Focus on architecture, code quality, tests, and performance sections.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'plan-eng-review',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ Focus on architecture, code quality, tests, and performance sections.`,
       const review = fs.readFileSync(reviewPath, 'utf-8');
       expect(review.length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
     }
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan-Eng-Review Test-Plan Artifact E2E ---
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ Write your review to ${planDir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 25,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'plan-eng-review-artifact',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -507,7 +508,7 @@ Write your review to ${planDir}/review-output.md`,
     if (newFiles.length === 0) {
       console.warn('SOFT FAIL: No test-plan artifact written — agent did not follow artifact instructions');
     }
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Office Hours Spec Review E2E ---
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ Write your summary to ${ohDir}/spec-review-summary.md`,
       // failures wrote a correct summary on tool-turn 8 and hit the cap on
       // the closing text turn (error_max_turns at 9 turns, deterministic).
       maxTurns: 12,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'office-hours-spec-review',
       runId,
     });
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ Write your summary to ${ohDir}/spec-review-summary.md`,
       expect(summary).toMatch(/agent|subagent/);
       expect(summary).toMatch(/3.*iteration|iteration.*3|maximum.*3/);
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan CEO Review Benefits-From E2E ---
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ Summarize what happens when no design doc is found — specifically:
 Write your summary to ${benefitsDir}/benefits-summary.md`,
       workingDirectory: benefitsDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'plan-ceo-review-benefits',
       runId,
     });
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ Write your summary to ${benefitsDir}/benefits-summary.md`,
       expect(summary).toMatch(/office.hours/);
       expect(summary).toMatch(/design doc|no design/i);
     }
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Plan Review Report E2E ---
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ CRITICAL REQUIREMENT: plan.md IS the plan file for this review session. After co
 This review report at the bottom of the plan is the MOST IMPORTANT deliverable of this test.`,
       workingDirectory: planDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'plan-review-report',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -768,7 +769,7 @@ This review report at the bottom of the plan is the MOST IMPORTANT deliverable o
     ).toBe(true);
 
     console.log('Plan review report found at bottom of plan.md (ends with unresolved status)');
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Codex Offering E2E ---
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ Summarize the Codex/${featureName} integration — answer these specific questio
 Write your summary to ${testDir}/${testName}-summary.md`,
       workingDirectory: testDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName,
       runId,
     });
@@ -850,19 +851,19 @@ Write your summary to ${testDir}/${testName}-summary.md`,
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('codex-offered-office-hours', async () => {
     await checkCodexOffering('office-hours', 'codex-offered-office-hours', 'second opinion');
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('codex-offered-ceo-review', async () => {
     await checkCodexOffering('plan-ceo-review', 'codex-offered-ceo-review', 'outside voice');
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('codex-offered-design-review', async () => {
     await checkCodexOffering('plan-design-review', 'codex-offered-design-review', 'design outside voices');
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('codex-offered-eng-review', async () => {
     await checkCodexOffering('plan-eng-review', 'codex-offered-eng-review', 'outside voice');
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-qa-bugs.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import { outcomeJudge } from './helpers/llm-judge';
 import { judgePassed } from './helpers/eval-store';
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ CRITICAL RULES:
 - The report MUST exist at ${reportPath} when you finish`,
       workingDirectory: testWorkDir,
       maxTurns: 50,
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: `qa-${label}`,
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -174,17 +175,17 @@ CRITICAL RULES:
   // B6: Static dashboard — broken link, disabled submit, overflow, missing alt, console error
   testConcurrentIfSelected('qa-b6-static', async () => {
     await runPlantedBugEval('qa-eval.html', 'qa-eval-ground-truth.json', 'b6-static');
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // B7: SPA — broken route, stale state, async race, missing aria, console warning
   testConcurrentIfSelected('qa-b7-spa', async () => {
     await runPlantedBugEval('qa-eval-spa.html', 'qa-eval-spa-ground-truth.json', 'b7-spa');
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // B8: Checkout — email regex, NaN total, CC overflow, missing required, stripe error
   testConcurrentIfSelected('qa-b8-checkout', async () => {
     await runPlantedBugEval('qa-eval-checkout.html', 'qa-eval-checkout-ground-truth.json', 'b8-checkout');
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
 });
 

test/skill-e2e-qa-workflow.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ Do NOT try to start a server or discover ports — the URL above is ready.
 Write your report to ${qaDir}/qa-reports/qa-report.md`,
       workingDirectory: qaDir,
       maxTurns: 35,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'qa-quick',
       runId,
     });
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ Write your report to ${qaDir}/qa-reports/qa-report.md`,
     }
     // Accept error_max_turns — the agent doing thorough QA work is not a failure
     expect(['success', 'error_max_turns']).toContain(result.exitReason);
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- QA-Only E2E (report-only, no fixes) ---
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ Write your report to ${qaOnlyDir}/qa-reports/qa-only-report.md`,
       workingDirectory: qaOnlyDir,
       maxTurns: 40,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Glob'],  // NO Edit — the critical guardrail
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'qa-only-no-fix',
       runId,
     });
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ Write your report to ${qaOnlyDir}/qa-reports/qa-only-report.md`,
       (l: string) => l.trim() && !l.includes('.prompt-tmp') && !l.includes('.gstack/') && !l.includes('qa-reports/'),
     );
     expect(statusLines.filter((l: string) => l.startsWith(' M') || l.startsWith('M '))).toHaveLength(0);
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- QA Fix Loop E2E ---
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ This is a test+fix loop: find bugs, fix them in the source code, commit each fix
       workingDirectory: qaFixDir,
       maxTurns: 40,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 420_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'qa-fix-loop',
       runId,
     });
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ This is a test+fix loop: find bugs, fix them in the source code, commit each fix
     // Verify Edit tool was used (agent actually modified source code)
     const editCalls = result.toolCalls.filter(tc => tc.tool === 'Edit');
     expect(editCalls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 480_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Test Bootstrap E2E ---
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ Do NOT fix any bugs. Do NOT use AskUserQuestion — just pick vitest.`,
       workingDirectory: bsDir,
       maxTurns: 12,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'qa-bootstrap',
       runId,
     });
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ Do NOT fix any bugs. Do NOT use AskUserQuestion — just pick vitest.`,
     console.log(`Test config: ${hasTestConfig}, Test file: ${hasTestFile}, TESTING.md: ${hasTestingMd}`);
 
     try { fs.rmSync(bsDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete.

test/skill-e2e-retro.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ Write your retrospective to ${dir}/retro-output.md`,
     expect(wroteReport).toBe(true);
     const content = fs.readFileSync(retroPath, 'utf-8');
     expect(content.length).toBeGreaterThan(100);
-  }, 480_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Retro E2E ---
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ Write your retrospective report to ${retroDir}/retro-output.md
 Analyze the git history and produce the narrative report as described in the SKILL.md.`,
       workingDirectory: retroDir,
       maxTurns: 30,
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'retro',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ Analyze the git history and produce the narrative report as described in the SKI
     expect(wroteReport).toBe(true);
     const retro = fs.readFileSync(retroPath, 'utf-8');
     expect(retro.length).toBeGreaterThan(100);
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-review-army.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, describeIfSelected, testConcurrentIfSelected,
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ and apply it yourself against the diff (git diff main...HEAD).
 Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-migration-safety',
       runId,
     });
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
         content.includes('column');
       expect(hasMigrationFinding).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 210_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: N+1 Performance ---
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ For the specialist dispatch, read review-specialists/performance.md and apply it
 Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-perf-n-plus-one',
       runId,
     });
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
         content.includes('loop');
       expect(hasN1Finding).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 210_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: Delivery Audit ---
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ The email notification system should be classified as NOT DONE.
 Write your completion audit to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-delivery-audit',
       runId,
     });
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ Write your completion audit to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       expect(hasNotDone).toBe(true);
       expect(mentionsEmail).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: Quality Score ---
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ Write your findings AND the computed quality score to ${dir}/review-output.md
 Include the line: "PR Quality Score: X/10" where X is the computed score.`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-quality-score',
       runId,
     });
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ Include the line: "PR Quality Score: X/10" where X is the computed score.`,
         content.match(/\d+\/10/);
       expect(hasScore).toBeTruthy();
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: JSON Findings ---
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ Output your findings as JSON objects, one per line, following the schema:
 Write ONLY JSON findings (no preamble) to ${dir}/findings.json`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 12,
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-json-findings',
       runId,
     });
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ Write ONLY JSON findings (no preamble) to ${dir}/findings.json`,
         break; // One valid line is enough for the gate test
       }
     }
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: Red Team (periodic) ---
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ Write your red team findings to ${dir}/review-output.md
 Start the file with "RED TEAM REVIEW" on the first line.`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-red-team',
       runId,
     });
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ Start the file with "RED TEAM REVIEW" on the first line.`,
       const content = fs.readFileSync(outputPath, 'utf-8');
       expect(content.toLowerCase()).toMatch(/red team|adversarial/);
     }
-  }, 210_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Army: Consensus (periodic) ---
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ mark it as "MULTI-SPECIALIST CONFIRMED" with the confirming categories.
 Write findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-army-consensus',
       runId,
     });
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ Write findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
         content.includes('interpolat');
       expect(hasSqlFinding).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 210_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Finalize eval collector

test/skill-e2e-review-attribution.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ Then run git diff against the detected base branch and write a brief review.
 Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-base-branch',
       runId,
     });
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ Write your findings to ${dir}/review-output.md`,
       return cmd.includes('git diff');
     });
     expect(usedGitDiff).toBe(true);
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   testConcurrentIfSelected('ship-base-branch', async () => {
     const dir = path.join(baseBranchDir, 'ship-base');
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ Write a summary to ${dir}/ship-preflight.md including:
 - The diff stat against the base branch`,
       workingDirectory: dir,
       maxTurns: 18,
-      timeout: 150_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'ship-base-branch',
       runId,
     });
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ Write a summary to ${dir}/ship-preflight.md including:
       return command.includes('git push') || command.includes('gh pr create');
     });
     expect(destructiveTools).toHaveLength(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review Dashboard Via Attribution E2E ---
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ Write the dashboard output to ${dashDir}/dashboard-output.md`,
     );
     // Ship dashboard should not gate when eng review is clear
     expect(gateQuestions).toHaveLength(0);
-  }, 480_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-review.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled, selectedTests,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ Run /review on the current diff (git diff main...HEAD).
 Write your review findings to ${reviewDir}/review-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: reviewDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-sql-injection',
       runId,
     });
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ Write your review findings to ${reviewDir}/review-output.md`,
         reviewContent.includes('unsanitized');
       expect(hasSqlContent).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 210_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review: Enum completeness E2E ---
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ Write your review findings to ${enumDir}/review-output.md
 The diff adds a new "returned" status to the Order model. Your job is to check if all consumers handle it.`,
       workingDirectory: enumDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'review-enum-completeness',
       runId,
     });
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ The diff adds a new "returned" status to the Order model. Your job is to check i
       expect(mentionsReturned).toBe(true);
       expect(mentionsEnum || mentionsCritical).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Review: Design review lite E2E ---
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ Write your review findings to ${designDir}/review-output.md
 Important: The design checklist should catch issues like blacklisted fonts, small font sizes, outline:none, !important, AI slop patterns (purple gradients, generic hero copy, 3-column feature grid), etc.`,
       workingDirectory: designDir,
       maxTurns: 35,
-      timeout: 240_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'review-design-lite',
       runId,
     });
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ Important: The design checklist should catch issues like blacklisted fonts, smal
       console.log(`Design review detected ${detected}/7 planted issues`);
       expect(detected).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Base branch detection tests for review/ship + the Review Dashboard Via

test/skill-e2e-session-intelligence.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-recovery-artifacts',
       runId,
     });
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
     expect(foundCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
 
     console.log(`Context recovery: artifacts=${foundArtifacts}, lastSession=${foundLastSession}, timeline=${foundTimeline}`);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // --- Test 3: /context-save writes a file ---
   // Hand-feed the save section of context-save/SKILL.md to claude -p and verify
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 10,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-save-writes-file',
       runId,
     });
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
     expect(hasYamlFrontmatter).toBe(true);
 
     console.log(`context-save: ${files.length} files created, YAML frontmatter: ${hasYamlFrontmatter}, branch: ${hasBranch}`);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // --- Test 4: /context-restore loads the newest file across branches ---
   // Seed two saved-context files with different YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS prefixes and
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       workingDirectory: workDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'context-restore-loads-latest',
       runId,
     });
@@ -361,5 +362,5 @@ IMPORTANT:
     expect(loadedOlder).toBe(false);
 
     console.log(`context-restore: loadedNewer=${loadedNewer}, loadedOlder=${loadedOlder}`);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-setup-gbrain-bad-token.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 // on a failed verify the skill STOPs before any CLAUDE.md write.
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -155,5 +156,5 @@ describeE2E('/setup-gbrain Path 4 — bad token STOPs cleanly', () => {
       fs.rmSync(gstackHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(fakeBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-setup-gbrain-path4-local-pglite.test.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 // Cost: ~$0.50-$1.00 per run. Periodic-tier (EVALS=1 EVALS_TIER=periodic).
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -264,5 +265,5 @@ describeE2E('/setup-gbrain Path 4 + Step 4.5 Yes → local PGLite for code', ()
       fs.rmSync(sandboxHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(fakeBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 300_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-setup-gbrain-remote.test.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 // block this test asserts on).
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
@@ -245,5 +246,5 @@ describeE2E('/setup-gbrain Path 4 (Remote MCP) — happy path', () => {
       fs.rmSync(gstackHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
       fs.rmSync(fakeBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-ship-docsync.test.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
  * gate tier confirmed).
  */
 import { expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ describeE2E('Ship doc-sync dispatch E2E (gate)', () => {
         workingDirectory: repoDir,
         maxTurns: 30,
         allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Grep', 'Glob', 'Write', 'Agent', 'Task'],
-        timeout: 480_000,
+        timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
         env: {
           HOME: workDir,
           GSTACK_HOME: path.join(workDir, 'gstack-home'),
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ describeE2E('Ship doc-sync dispatch E2E (gate)', () => {
       console.log(
         `dispatchIdx=${dispatchIdx} prCreateIdx=${prCreateIdx} readPrBody=${readPrBody} exit=${result.exitReason}`
       );
-    }, 540_000);
+    }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
   });
 });
 

test/skill-e2e-ship-idempotency.test.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { PTY_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ describeE2E('/ship idempotency E2E (periodic, real-PTY)', () => {
       const session = await launchClaudePty({
         permissionMode: 'plan',
         cwd: fixture.workTree,
-        timeoutMs: 1_080_000,
+        timeoutMs: PTY_LONG_MS,
         // Disable network-y pieces so the agent can't reach actual github.
         env: { GH_TOKEN: 'mock-not-real', NO_COLOR: '1' },
         seedSkills: true,
@@ -279,6 +280,6 @@ describeE2E('/ship idempotency E2E (periodic, real-PTY)', () => {
         try { fs.rmSync(path.dirname(fixture.workTree), { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
       }
     },
-    1_200_000, // 20 min wall clock
+    PTY_LONG_MS, // 20 min wall clock
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-ship-section-loading.test.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { describeE2ETier } from './helpers/e2e-gate';
 import {
   setupSkillDir,
@@ -78,6 +79,6 @@ describeE2E('/ship section-loading E2E (periodic, SDK capture)', () => {
       // Guard against an empty pass: the report must have real content.
       expect(output.trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
     },
-    360_000,
+    CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
   );
 });

test/skill-e2e-skillify.test.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId,
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ Do NOT enter the prototype phase. Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 12,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'scrape-match-path',
       runId,
     });
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ Do NOT enter the prototype phase. Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(listedSkills).toBe(true);
     expect(ranBundledSkill).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 2. /scrape prototype path: drive $B primitives against fixture ────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('scrape-prototype-path', async () => {
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
       env: { GSTACK_HOME: gstackHome },
       maxTurns: 18,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read'],
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'scrape-prototype-path',
       runId,
     });
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ Do NOT use AskUserQuestion.`,
     expect(hasJsonItems).toBe(true);
     expect(mentionsSkillify).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // ── 3. /skillify happy path: scrape then skillify in one session ─────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillify-happy-path', async () => {
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ Do NOT halt for clarification.`,
       },
       maxTurns: 40,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Write'],
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'skillify-happy-path',
       runId,
     });
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ Do NOT halt for clarification.`,
     expect(hasAllFiles).toBe(true);
     expect(prosesClean).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 
   // ── 4. /skillify provenance refusal: D1 contract ─────────────────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillify-provenance-refusal', async () => {
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ write any files.`,
       },
       maxTurns: 8,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read'],
-      timeout: 90_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'skillify-provenance-refusal',
       runId,
     });
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ write any files.`,
     expect(noSkillsWritten).toBe(true);
     expect(noStaging).toBe(true);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 120_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 
   // ── 5. /skillify approval-gate reject: D3 cleanup ────────────────────
   testConcurrentIfSelected('skillify-approval-reject', async () => {
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ Use HOME=${workDir}. Do NOT commit the skill.`,
       },
       maxTurns: 35,
       allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Bash', 'Read', 'Write'],
-      timeout: 360_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_LONG_MS,
       testName: 'skillify-approval-reject',
       runId,
     });
@@ -462,5 +463,5 @@ Use HOME=${workDir}. Do NOT commit the skill.`,
     expect(writtenSkills.length).toBe(0);
     expect(stagingLeftovers.length).toBe(0);
     try { fs.rmSync(workDir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch {}
-  }, 420_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });

test/skill-e2e-triage.test.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 import { test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, runId,
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ This is a solo repo (REPO_MODE=solo). For pre-existing failures, recommend fixin
       workingDirectory: triageDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'ship-triage',
       runId,
     });
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ This is a solo repo (REPO_MODE=solo). For pre-existing failures, recommend fixin
     // Must have actually run both test files (exercises both failure classes)
     expect(ranMathTest).toBe(true);
     expect(ranStringTest).toBe(true);
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-e2e-workflow.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS, CAPTURE_LONG_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled,
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
       // other rounds — marginal at 180s, same contention story as
       // review-dashboard-via and retro-base-branch. Outer bun timeout
       // rises to 360s for headroom.
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'document-release',
       runId,
     });
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ IMPORTANT:
     } else {
       console.warn('README was NOT updated — agent may not have found the feature');
     }
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Ship workflow with local bare remote ---
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Ship workflow E2E', ['ship-local-workflow'], () => {
 4. Push to origin: git push origin feature/ship-test`,
       workingDirectory: shipWorkDir,
       maxTurns: 8,
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'ship-local-workflow',
       runId,
     });
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Ship workflow E2E', ['ship-local-workflow'], () => {
     expect(branchExists).toBe(true);
     expect(versionBumped).toBe(true);
     console.log(`Branch pushed: ${branchExists}, VERSION: ${versionContent}, bumped: ${versionBumped}`);
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // setup-cookies-detect REMOVED: The cookie-import-browser module has 30+ thorough
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ Skip any AskUserQuestion calls — auto-approve the upgrade. Write a summary of
 IMPORTANT: The install directory is at ./.claude/skills/gstack — use that exact path.`,
       workingDirectory: upgradeDir,
       maxTurns: 20,
-      timeout: 180_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'gstack-upgrade-happy-path',
       runId,
     });
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ IMPORTANT: The install directory is at ./.claude/skills/gstack — use that exac
 
     expect(['success', 'error_max_turns']).toContain(result.exitReason);
     expect(versionAfter).toBe('0.6.0');
-  }, 240_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Test Coverage Audit E2E ---
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
       workingDirectory: coverageDir,
       maxTurns: 15,
       allowedTools: ['Bash', 'Read', 'Write', 'Edit', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-      timeout: 120_000,
+      timeout: JUDGE_MS,
       testName: 'ship-coverage-audit',
       runId,
     });
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ Output the diagram directly.`,
     // At minimum, the agent should have read the source and test files
     const readCalls = result.toolCalls.filter(tc => tc.tool === 'Read');
     expect(readCalls.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }, 180_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Codex skill E2E ---
@@ -520,7 +521,7 @@ Follow those instructions to run codex review against the diff on this branch.
 Write the full output (including the GATE verdict) to ${codexDir}/codex-output.md`,
       workingDirectory: codexDir,
       maxTurns: 25,
-      timeout: 300_000,
+      timeout: CAPTURE_MS,
       testName: 'codex-review',
       runId,
       model: 'claude-opus-4-7',
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ Write the full output (including the GATE verdict) to ${codexDir}/codex-output.m
       const hasCodexOutput = output.includes('CODEX') || output.includes('GATE') || output.includes('codex');
       expect(hasCodexOutput).toBe(true);
     }
-  }, 360_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_LONG_MS);
 });
 
 // Module-level afterAll — finalize eval collector after all tests complete

test/skill-llm-eval.test.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 import { afterAll, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ describeIfSelected('Baseline score pinning', ['baseline score pinning'], () => {
     if (!passed) {
       throw new Error(`Score regressions detected:\n${regressions.join('\n')}`);
     }
-  }, 60_000);
+  }, JUDGE_MS);
 });
 
 // --- Workflow SKILL.md quality evals (10 new tests for 100% coverage) ---

test/skill-routing-e2e.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, test, expect, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
+import { JUDGE_MS, CAPTURE_MS } from './helpers/eval-budgets';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import type { SkillTestResult } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import { EvalCollector } from './helpers/eval-store';
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ describeE2E('Skill Routing E2E — Developer Journey', () => {
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ describeE2E('Skill Routing E2E — Developer Journey', () => {
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-plan-eng', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('plan-eng');
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ describeE2E('Skill Routing E2E — Developer Journey', () => {
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ describeE2E('Skill Routing E2E — Developer Journey', () => {
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   // Removed: journey-think-bigger
   // Tested ambiguous routing ("think bigger" → plan-ceo-review) but Claude
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-qa', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('qa');
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-code-review', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('code-review');
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 120_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-ship', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('ship');
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-docs', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('docs');
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-retro', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('retro');
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 120_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -521,7 +522,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-design-system', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('design-system');
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@ export default app;
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ export default app;
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 
   testIfSelected('journey-visual-qa', async () => {
     const tmpDir = createRoutingWorkDir('visual-qa');
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ body { font-family: sans-serif; }
         workingDirectory: tmpDir,
         maxTurns: 5,
         allowedTools: ['Skill', 'Read', 'Bash', 'Glob', 'Grep'],
-        timeout: 60_000,
+        timeout: JUDGE_MS,
         testName,
         runId,
       });
@@ -602,5 +603,5 @@ body { font-family: sans-serif; }
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
-  }, 150_000);
+  }, CAPTURE_MS);
 });