diff --git a/scripts/lib/paid-cases.ts b/scripts/lib/paid-cases.ts
index bf186281c..c1b6adcc9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/paid-cases.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/paid-cases.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export const CASE_TEST_NAMES: Record<string, string> = {
   'plan-review-report': '/plan-eng-review writes GSTACK REVIEW REPORT to plan file',
   'auq-format-gate': "/plan-ceo-review's first AskUserQuestion is a compliant decision brief (7/7 + substance)",
   'autoplan-dual-voice': 'both Claude + Codex voices produce output in Phase 1 (within timeout)',
+  'plan-ceo-review-plan-mode': 'first terminal outcome is asked (Step 0 fires before any plan write)',
 };
 
 export const CASE_KEY_SEPARATOR = '#';
diff --git a/scripts/test-pr-profile.ts b/scripts/test-pr-profile.ts
index a48a98537..ef783c524 100644
--- a/scripts/test-pr-profile.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-pr-profile.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ export const PR_PROFILE_CASE_IDS = [
   'gstack-upgrade-happy-path',
   'investigate-owned-completion', 'investigate-owned-abort', 'investigate-owned-ending-error',
   'ship-coverage-value', 'review-test-value', 'test-audit-report-only',
-  'office-hours-auto-mode',
+  'office-hours-auto-mode', 'plan-ceo-review-plan-mode',
 ] as const;
 
 /** Audited ownership: unknown/direct-describe files remain broad coverage. */
 export const PR_PROFILE_FILES: Record<string, readonly string[]> = {
   'test/skill-e2e-office-hours-auto-mode.test.ts': ['office-hours-auto-mode'],
+  'test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-plan-mode.test.ts': ['plan-ceo-review-plan-mode'],
   'test/skill-e2e-investigate-owned-completion.test.ts': ['investigate-owned-completion'],
   'test/skill-e2e-investigate-owned-termination.test.ts': ['investigate-owned-abort', 'investigate-owned-ending-error'],
   'test/skill-e2e-hermetic-canary.test.ts': ['hermetic-canary', 'hermetic-sentinel'],
diff --git a/test/paid-pr-profile.test.ts b/test/paid-pr-profile.test.ts
index 4439e5b59..f057d7a05 100644
--- a/test/paid-pr-profile.test.ts
+++ b/test/paid-pr-profile.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { resolveModuleSelection } from './helpers/e2e-helpers';
 const ROOT = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, '..');
 const CEO_FILES = [
   'test/skill-e2e-plan.test.ts', 'test/skill-e2e-ask-user-question-format-compliance.test.ts',
-  'test/skill-e2e-retro.test.ts', 'test/skill-llm-eval.test.ts',
+  'test/skill-e2e-retro.test.ts', 'test/skill-llm-eval.test.ts', 'test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-plan-mode.test.ts',
 ];
 const ceoManifest = () => buildRunManifest({ tier: 'gate', profile: 'pr', sliceCount: 1,
   evalsAll: false, env: {}, changedFiles: ['plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl'], discovered: CEO_FILES });
@@ -64,15 +64,16 @@ describe('PR profile paid-runner integration', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test('planner binds E2E and judge IDs and explicitly defers direct-describe broad probes', () => {
+  test('planner binds E2E and judge IDs and plans the CEO plan-mode probe in the PR lane', () => {
     const manifest = ceoManifest();
     expect(manifest.profile).toBe('pr');
     expect(manifest.selection?.e2e).toContain('auq-format-gate');
-    expect(manifest.selection?.e2e).not.toContain('plan-ceo-review-plan-mode');
+    expect(manifest.selection?.e2e).toContain('plan-ceo-review-plan-mode');
     expect(manifest.selection?.judges).toContain('plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md modes');
     expect(manifest.entries.find(entry => entry.file.includes('skill-e2e-retro'))?.status).toBe('skipped-by-diff');
     expect(manifest.entries.find(entry => entry.file.includes('ask-user-question'))?.status).toBe('planned');
-    expect(manifest.prCoverage?.deferred.some(item => item.id === 'plan-ceo-review-plan-mode')).toBe(true);
+    expect(manifest.prCoverage?.deferred.some(item => item.id === 'plan-ceo-review-plan-mode')).toBe(false);
+    expect(manifest.entries.find(entry => entry.file === 'test/skill-e2e-plan-ceo-plan-mode.test.ts')?.status).toBe('planned');
     expect(parseRunManifest(JSON.stringify(manifest))).toEqual(manifest);
     const env = paidSelectionEnv('pr', manifest.selection!, manifest.selectionReason);
     expect(JSON.parse(env.EVALS_SELECTION_JSON!).selected).toEqual(manifest.selection!.e2e);