diff --git a/contracts/OMN-9613.yaml b/contracts/OMN-9613.yaml
index b561943e380..b8de4a85d93 100644
--- a/contracts/OMN-9613.yaml
+++ b/contracts/OMN-9613.yaml
@@ -22,11 +22,31 @@ dod_evidence:
     description: "All 15 gen_hook_bits unit tests pass (generation, drift detection, bash execution)"
     source: manual
     checks:
-      - check_type: file_exists
-        check_value: "drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/command.yaml"
+      - check_type: command
+        check_value: |-
+          python - <<'PY'
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          receipt = Path("drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/command.yaml").read_text()
+          assert "check_type: command" in receipt
+          assert "status: PASS" in receipt
+          assert "tests/unit/scripts/test_gen_hook_bits.py" in receipt
+          assert "verifier: jonahgabriel" in receipt
+          assert "runner: polish-1717-core-960" in receipt
+          PY
   - id: dod-002
     description: "omnibase_core PR #960 CI checks green"
     source: generated
     checks:
-      - check_type: file_exists
-        check_value: "drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/command.yaml"
+      - check_type: command
+        check_value: |-
+          python - <<'PY'
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          receipt = Path("drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/command.yaml").read_text()
+          assert "check_type: command" in receipt
+          assert "status: PASS" in receipt
+          assert "gh pr checks 960 --repo OmniNode-ai/omnibase_core" in receipt
+          assert "verifier: jonahgabriel" in receipt
+          assert "runner: polish-1717-core-960" in receipt
+          PY
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/file_exists.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/file_exists.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fad1537aaaf..00000000000
--- a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/file_exists.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-schema_version: "1.0.0"
-ticket_id: OMN-9613
-evidence_item_id: dod-001
-check_type: file_exists
-check_value: "drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/command.yaml"
-status: PASS
-run_timestamp: "2026-04-28T17:30:00+00:00"
-commit_sha: "ee62250c000f4d82dbcfce7e3c8454b055df3691"
-runner: polish-1717-core-960
-verifier: codex-overnight-occ-normalizer
-probe_command: "test -f drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/command.yaml"
-probe_stdout: "FOUND drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-001/command.yaml"
-actual_output: FOUND
-exit_code: 0
-pr_number: 960
diff --git a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/file_exists.yaml b/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/file_exists.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 628bc80c992..00000000000
--- a/drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/file_exists.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-schema_version: "1.0.0"
-ticket_id: OMN-9613
-evidence_item_id: dod-002
-check_type: file_exists
-check_value: "drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/command.yaml"
-status: PASS
-run_timestamp: "2026-04-28T17:30:00+00:00"
-commit_sha: "ee62250c000f4d82dbcfce7e3c8454b055df3691"
-runner: polish-1717-core-960
-verifier: codex-overnight-occ-normalizer
-probe_command: "test -f drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/command.yaml"
-probe_stdout: "FOUND drift/dod_receipts/OMN-9613/dod-002/command.yaml"
-actual_output: FOUND
-exit_code: 0
-pr_number: 960