diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 5b390f79e..22030876d 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -261,12 +261,12 @@ about a worse score or regressed contract; blocked/inconclusive rechecks never v
 ## Phase 10: Report
 
 Write the Output Structure report locally and copy the same content to project context:
-
-**Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
 {{SLUG_SETUP}}
 ```
 Write to `<PROJECT_DIR>/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md` (`PROJECT_DIR` printed above)
+from `git config user.name`, `git branch --show-current` (else `unknown-user`, `detached`;
+non-alphanumerics → `-`) and UTC `YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ`.
 
 **Per-issue additions:**
 - Fix Status: verified / best-effort / reverted / deferred
@@ -279,10 +279,8 @@ For browser coverage include the score delta. For functional coverage include
 passing/failing/blocked/not-run contracts, permanent regressions and remaining risks,
 never a score. Keep mixed results separate.
 
-**PR Summary:** Include one line:
-> "QA found N issues, fixed M, health score X → Y."
-
-For functional targets, use those contract outcomes instead of a score in the PR summary.
+**PR Summary:** one line, "QA found N issues, fixed M, health score X → Y."
+Functional targets: contract outcomes, not a score.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/qa/templates/functional-report-template.md b/qa/templates/functional-report-template.md
index f30e30608..294e5cbc9 100644
--- a/qa/templates/functional-report-template.md
+++ b/qa/templates/functional-report-template.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 | Surfaces / scope | {API, CLI, job, worker, webhook; changed and adjacent contracts} |
 | Runtime / native tools | {VERSIONS AND REPOSITORY-SUPPORTED COMMANDS} |
 | Fixture ownership / destinations | {ISOLATED ROOT, STORES, DOWNSTREAM TARGETS} |
-| Duration / stop reason | {CAPTURE durationMs TOTALS, COMPLETE OR BOUND/BLOCKER} |
+| Probe budget / guarded command time / stop reason | {CONFIGURED LIMIT / SUM OF CAPTURE durationMs / COMPLETE OR BOUND/BLOCKER} |
 
 ## Contract outcomes
 
diff --git a/qa/templates/qa-report-template.md b/qa/templates/qa-report-template.md
index f827d7581..0b44a194d 100644
--- a/qa/templates/qa-report-template.md
+++ b/qa/templates/qa-report-template.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 | **PR** | {PR_NUMBER} ({PR_URL}) or "—" |
 | **Tier** | Quick / Standard / Exhaustive |
 | **Scope** | {SCOPE or "Full app"} |
-| **Duration** | {DURATION} |
+| **Probe budget / guarded command time** | {CONFIGURED LIMIT / SUM OF MEASURED COMMAND SPANS} |
 | **Pages visited** | {COUNT} |
 | **Screenshots** | {COUNT} |
 | **Framework** | {DETECTED or "Unknown"} |
diff --git a/test/qa-report-fields.test.ts b/test/qa-report-fields.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b118f51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/qa-report-fields.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import * as fs from 'node:fs';
+import * as path from 'node:path';
+
+const ROOT = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, '..');
+const read = (p: string) => fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, p), 'utf8');
+
+// C2: judge rationales from failing panels named these as execution gaps.
+describe('QA report fields are defined where they are used', () => {
+  test('/qa defines every placeholder in its project outcome filename', () => {
+    // 37186854666 qa/SKILL.md workflow sample 2: "an undefined `{user}` in the outcome filename".
+    const body = read('qa/SKILL.md.tmpl');
+    const start = body.indexOf('-test-outcome-{datetime}.md');
+    const sentence = body.slice(start, body.indexOf('**Per-issue additions:**', start)).replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
+    for (const source of ['`git config user.name`', '`git branch --show-current`', '`unknown-user`', '`detached`', 'UTC `YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ`'])
+      expect(sentence).toContain(source);
+  });
+
+  test('report templates name the timing fields the reporting rules define', () => {
+    // 37198445662 qa-only/SKILL.md workflow sample 1: template asks for "Duration / durationMs totals"
+    // while reporting.md mandates Probe budget and Guarded command time.
+    const rules = read('qa-only/sections/reporting.md.tmpl');
+    expect(rules).toContain('**Probe budget**');
+    expect(rules).toContain('**Guarded command time**');
+    for (const template of ['qa/templates/functional-report-template.md', 'qa/templates/qa-report-template.md']) {
+      const text = read(template);
+      expect(text, template).toMatch(/Probe budget \/ guarded command time/i);
+      expect(text, template).not.toMatch(/\|\s*\**Duration\b/);
+    }
+  });
+});