qa-only: one rule for mixed-run clocks; annotations and materialize are per probe directory

qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl

@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ For mixed Regression, the argument is the prior combined report. Resolve its fun
 replay evidence and browser baseline links first, then give each method its own baseline.
 A missing baseline blocks that surface's regression coverage, not independent checks.
 In mixed runs, use the user's surface order, defaulting to functional then browser.
-Finish one surface's probes before starting the next surface's clock; any supplied
-absolute deadline still applies to both. Do not reset a clock when switching surfaces.
+Each surface's clock starts with its probes; finish one surface before starting the
+next. A supplied absolute deadline is shared; switching surfaces does not extend it.
 
 ## Prepare Report Artifacts
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ The shared loop's mixed-surface split applies only to clocks and checkpoints:
 | Mixed: browser probes | `$REPORT_DIR/browser` |
 | Mixed: functional probes | `$REPORT_DIR/functional` |
 
-Each probe directory holds its own `exploration-NNN.json` sequence and, only when
-timed, `deadline.json`. Caller-fixed paths override this layout. Do not reassign
+Each probe directory holds its own `exploration-NNN.json` sequence, `annotations.json`
+and materialize step, and, only when timed, `deadline.json`. Caller-fixed paths override this layout. Do not reassign
 `REPORT_DIR` to a surface directory or move the shared browser artifact paths.
 
 ## Additional Rules (qa-only specific)

test/qa-lazy-sections.test.ts

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('installed QA pointers', () => {
     expect(source).toContain('source/diff reads only map changes to pages and flows');
     expect(source).toContain('read `TODOS.md` if present to identify known bugs');
     expect(source).toContain('defaulting to functional then browser');
-    expect(source).toContain('Do not reset a clock when switching surfaces');
+    expect(source).toMatch(/absolute deadline is shared; switching surfaces does not extend it/i);
     expect(source).toContain('CLI executable basename');
     expect(source).toContain('**No explicit permission:** skip learning-store writes and continue to the report');
     expect(source).toContain('**Explicit permission:** Read the named store first');