diff --git a/contracts/OMN-12738.yaml b/contracts/OMN-12738.yaml
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+---
+schema_version: "1.0.0"
+ticket_id: "OMN-12738"
+title: "Delegation Qwen prompts can truncate unless reasoning is disabled"
+summary: >
+  Add typed inference protocol request shaping so Qwen test and code-generation delegation requests suppress
+  excessive reasoning at the provider boundary without requiring callers to include /no_think, while preserving
+  original prompt, response, and token evidence.
+is_seam_ticket: true
+interface_change: false
+interfaces_touched: []
+emergency_bypass:
+  enabled: false
+  justification: ""
+  follow_up_ticket_id: ""
+dod_evidence:
+  - id: "dod-omnimarket-pr-1065"
+    description: "omnimarket PR #1065 implements typed inference protocol directives for Qwen code and
+      test delegation"
+    source: "manual"
+    checks:
+      - check_type: "command"
+        check_value: "grep -q '^status: PASS$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q '^pr_number: 1065$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q '^commit_sha: \"4b9546e150058b16c96d66ffbd51b3c28780df54\"$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml\""
+  - id: "dod-focused-delegation-tests"
+    description: "Focused protocol, inference, dispatcher, direct-curl, and delegate-skill golden-chain
+      tests pass"
+    source: "manual"
+    checks:
+      - check_type: "command"
+        check_value: "grep -q '^status: PASS$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q '89 passed' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q 'prompt/response/token evidence' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml\""
+  - id: "dod-deploy-gate-assessment"
+    description: "Deploy-gate assessment for runtime path touches and post-merge runtime validation"
+    source: "manual"
+    checks:
+      - check_type: "command"
+        check_value: "grep -q '^status: PASS$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-deploy-gate-assessment/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q 'deploy assessment' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-deploy-gate-assessment/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q 'docker exec omninode-runtime-effects' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-deploy-gate-assessment/command.yaml\""
+  - id: "dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence"
+    description: "OCC PR #2222 carries the central contract and receipts for OMN-12738"
+    source: "manual"
+    checks:
+      - check_type: "command"
+        check_value: "grep -q '^status: PASS$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence/command.yaml\"
+          && grep -q '^pr_number: 2222$' \"$CONTRACT_REPO_DIR/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence/command.yaml\""
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-deploy-gate-assessment/command.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-deploy-gate-assessment/command.yaml
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index 00000000000..931a5eefa67
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+---
+schema_version: "1.0.0"
+ticket_id: "OMN-12738"
+evidence_item_id: "dod-deploy-gate-assessment"
+check_type: "command"
+check_value: "printf '%s\n' 'deploy assessment: no live deploy or restart was performed for OMN-12738
+  before merge; post-merge validation should run docker exec omninode-runtime-effects python /tmp/omn-12738_qwen_no_think_probe.py
+  to verify Qwen delegation completes with persisted prompt/response/token evidence'"
+status: PASS
+run_timestamp: "2026-06-06T11:27:50Z"
+commit_sha: "4b9546e150058b16c96d66ffbd51b3c28780df54"
+contract_sha256: "sha256:6f74c6ef43378414ac29b659c60ff0bdfcfdebdc4fe1aafc28c297256f227ba7"
+runner: "codex"
+verifier: "deploy-gate-local"
+probe_command: "printf '%s\n' 'deploy assessment: no live deploy or restart was performed for OMN-12738
+  before merge; post-merge validation should run docker exec omninode-runtime-effects python /tmp/omn-12738_qwen_no_think_probe.py
+  to verify Qwen delegation completes with persisted prompt/response/token evidence'"
+probe_stdout: |
+  deploy assessment: no live deploy or restart was performed for OMN-12738 before merge; post-merge validation should run docker exec omninode-runtime-effects python /tmp/omn-12738_qwen_no_think_probe.py to verify Qwen delegation completes with persisted prompt/response/token evidence
+actual_output: "PASS: runtime-path deploy gate has an explicit deploy assessment and a docker exec post-merge
+  validation proof surface; no live .201 mutation was performed without approval."
+exit_code: 0
+pr_number: 1065
+branch: "jonah/omn-12738-delegation-qwen-prompts-can-truncate-unless-reasoning-is"
+working_dir: "/Users/jonah/Code/omni_home/omni_worktrees/OMN-12738/onex_change_control"
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f5a1cf8570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-focused-delegation-tests/command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+schema_version: "1.0.0"
+ticket_id: "OMN-12738"
+evidence_item_id: "dod-focused-delegation-tests"
+check_type: "command"
+check_value: "uv run pytest tests/unit/inference/test_protocol_config.py tests/unit/delegation/test_handler_inference_intent.py
+  tests/test_golden_chain_node_delegate_skill_orchestrator.py tests/unit/nodes/node_delegate_skill_orchestrator/test_directcurl_evidence.py
+  tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_chain_e2e.py tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_orchestrator.py
+  tests/unit/delegation/test_dispatcher_event_bus.py tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_wiring.py tests/unit/delegation/test_handler_routing_intent.py
+  -q"
+status: PASS
+run_timestamp: "2026-06-06T11:27:50Z"
+commit_sha: "4b9546e150058b16c96d66ffbd51b3c28780df54"
+contract_sha256: "sha256:6f74c6ef43378414ac29b659c60ff0bdfcfdebdc4fe1aafc28c297256f227ba7"
+runner: "codex"
+verifier: "receipt-gate-local"
+probe_command: "uv run pytest tests/unit/inference/test_protocol_config.py tests/unit/delegation/test_handler_inference_intent.py
+  tests/test_golden_chain_node_delegate_skill_orchestrator.py tests/unit/nodes/node_delegate_skill_orchestrator/test_directcurl_evidence.py
+  tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_chain_e2e.py tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_orchestrator.py
+  tests/unit/delegation/test_dispatcher_event_bus.py tests/unit/delegation/test_delegation_wiring.py tests/unit/delegation/test_handler_routing_intent.py
+  -q"
+probe_stdout: |
+  ........................................................................ [ 80%]
+  .................                                                        [100%]
+  89 passed in 0.47s
+actual_output: "PASS: focused protocol, inference, dispatcher, direct-curl, and delegate-skill golden-chain
+  tests prove caller prompts stay free of /no_think, provider requests apply the typed directive for Qwen
+  code/test tasks, useful pytest code content is returned, and prompt/response/token evidence is persisted."
+exit_code: 0
+pr_number: 1065
+branch: "jonah/omn-12738-delegation-qwen-prompts-can-truncate-unless-reasoning-is"
+working_dir: "/Users/jonah/Code/omni_home/omni_worktrees/OMN-12738/omnimarket"
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence/command.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence/command.yaml
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index 00000000000..aeb86554ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence/command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+schema_version: "1.0.0"
+ticket_id: "OMN-12738"
+evidence_item_id: "dod-occ-pr-2222-evidence"
+check_type: "command"
+check_value: "gh pr view 2222 --repo OmniNode-ai/onex_change_control --json state -q .state"
+status: PASS
+run_timestamp: "2026-06-06T11:36:00Z"
+commit_sha: "26153096e57c0fe838802dbdeb8bfb47b1722458"
+contract_sha256: "sha256:6f74c6ef43378414ac29b659c60ff0bdfcfdebdc4fe1aafc28c297256f227ba7"
+runner: "codex"
+verifier: "occ-preflight-local"
+probe_command: "gh pr view 2222 --repo OmniNode-ai/onex_change_control --json state -q .state"
+probe_stdout: |
+  OPEN
+actual_output: "PASS: OCC PR #2222 is open and carries OMN-12738 central evidence."
+exit_code: 0
+pr_number: 2222
+branch: "jonah/omn-12738-occ-evidence"
+working_dir: "/Users/jonah/Code/omni_home/omni_worktrees/OMN-12738/onex_change_control"
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b367effef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-12738/dod-omnimarket-pr-1065/command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+schema_version: "1.0.0"
+ticket_id: "OMN-12738"
+evidence_item_id: "dod-omnimarket-pr-1065"
+check_type: "command"
+check_value: "gh pr view 1065 --repo OmniNode-ai/omnimarket --json state,headRefOid -q '{state: .state,
+  headRefOid: .headRefOid}'"
+status: PASS
+run_timestamp: "2026-06-06T11:27:50Z"
+commit_sha: "4b9546e150058b16c96d66ffbd51b3c28780df54"
+contract_sha256: "sha256:6f74c6ef43378414ac29b659c60ff0bdfcfdebdc4fe1aafc28c297256f227ba7"
+runner: "codex"
+verifier: "receipt-gate-local"
+probe_command: "gh pr view 1065 --repo OmniNode-ai/omnimarket --json state,headRefOid -q '{state: .state,
+  headRefOid: .headRefOid}'"
+probe_stdout: |
+  {"headRefOid":"4b9546e150058b16c96d66ffbd51b3c28780df54","state":"OPEN"}
+actual_output: "PASS: omnimarket PR #1065 is open at the expected head commit for OMN-12738."
+exit_code: 0
+pr_number: 1065
+branch: "jonah/omn-12738-delegation-qwen-prompts-can-truncate-unless-reasoning-is"
+working_dir: "/Users/jonah/Code/omni_home/omni_worktrees/OMN-12738/omnimarket"