diff --git a/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/misc.ts b/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/misc.ts
index a086c80c17e..7dedba45b4c 100644
--- a/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/misc.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/misc.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../ipc-protocol.js';
 import { log, wireEscalationHandler, renderHistoryContent, defineHandlers, type HandlerContext } from './shared.js';
 import { handleCuSessionCreate } from './computer-use.js';
+import { detectQaIntent } from '../qa-intent.js';
 
 // ─── Task submit handler ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export async function handleTaskSubmit(
     if (interactionType === 'computer_use') {
       // Create CU session (reuse handleCuSessionCreate logic)
       const sessionId = uuid();
+      const isQa = detectQaIntent(msg.task);
       const cuMsg: CuSessionCreate = {
         type: 'cu_session_create',
         sessionId,
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ export async function handleTaskSubmit(
         screenHeight: msg.screenHeight,
         attachments: msg.attachments,
         interactionType: 'computer_use',
+        ...(isQa ? { qaMode: true } : {}),
       };
       handleCuSessionCreate(cuMsg, socket, ctx);
 
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ export async function handleTaskSubmit(
         type: 'task_routed',
         sessionId,
         interactionType: 'computer_use',
+        ...(isQa ? { qaMode: true } : {}),
       });
     } else {
       // Create text QA session and immediately start processing
diff --git a/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/shared.ts b/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/shared.ts
index ef084d730c9..48808692f1c 100644
--- a/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/shared.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/daemon/handlers/shared.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { ClientMessage, CuSessionCreate, ServerMessage, SessionTransportMet
 import type { SecretPromptResult } from '../../permissions/secret-prompter.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../../config/loader.js';
 import type { DebouncerMap } from '../../util/debounce.js';
+import { detectQaIntent } from '../qa-intent.js';
 
 const log = getLogger('handlers');
 
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ export function wireEscalationHandler(
     }
 
     const cuSessionId = uuid();
+    const isQa = detectQaIntent(task);
     const cuMsg: CuSessionCreate = {
       type: 'cu_session_create',
       sessionId: cuSessionId,
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ export function wireEscalationHandler(
       screenWidth,
       screenHeight,
       interactionType: 'computer_use',
+      reportToSessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      ...(isQa ? { qaMode: true } : {}),
     };
     handleCuSessionCreate(cuMsg, currentSocket, ctx);
 
@@ -251,6 +255,8 @@ export function wireEscalationHandler(
       interactionType: 'computer_use',
       task,
       escalatedFrom: sourceSessionId,
+      reportToSessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      ...(isQa ? { qaMode: true } : {}),
     });
 
     return true;
diff --git a/assistant/src/daemon/ipc-contract.ts b/assistant/src/daemon/ipc-contract.ts
index 836e9c1c316..7cb87a23ab1 100644
--- a/assistant/src/daemon/ipc-contract.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/daemon/ipc-contract.ts
@@ -1545,6 +1545,10 @@ export interface TaskRouted {
   task?: string;
   /** Set when a text_qa session escalates to computer_use via computer_use_request_control. */
   escalatedFrom?: string;
+  /** Whether this is a QA/test workflow session. */
+  qaMode?: boolean;
+  /** The originating chat session ID for result injection. */
+  reportToSessionId?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RideShotgunResult {
diff --git a/assistant/src/daemon/qa-intent.ts b/assistant/src/daemon/qa-intent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45114c8f6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assistant/src/daemon/qa-intent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Detect whether a user's task text indicates a QA/test workflow.
+ * Uses keyword/pattern matching for v1 — can be upgraded to semantic detection later.
+ */
+export function detectQaIntent(taskText: string): boolean {
+  const lower = taskText.toLowerCase().trim();
+
+  // Direct QA/test commands
+  if (/^(qa|test|verify|check)\b/.test(lower)) return true;
+
+  // Natural language QA patterns
+  const qaPatterns = [
+    /\b(run|do|perform|execute)\s+(a\s+)?(qa|test|check|verification)\b/,
+    /\b(test|qa|verify|check)\s+(this|the|that|my)\b/,
+    /\bhelp\s+me\s+(test|qa|verify|check)\b/,
+    /\b(can you|could you|please)\s+(test|qa|verify|check)\b/,
+    /\btesting\s+(the|this|that|my)\b/,
+  ];
+
+  return qaPatterns.some(p => p.test(lower));
+}
diff --git a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/ComputerUse/Session.swift b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/ComputerUse/Session.swift
index 72e80d2da07..b626805806b 100644
--- a/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/ComputerUse/Session.swift
+++ b/clients/macos/vellum-assistant/ComputerUse/Session.swift
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ final class ComputerUseSession: ObservableObject {
             summary = "Session cancelled by user"
             stepCount = currentStepNumber
         default:
-            status = "unknown"
-            summary = "Session ended in unexpected state"
+            status = "failed"
+            summary = "Session ended in unexpected state: \(state)"
             stepCount = currentStepNumber
         }
 
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ final class ComputerUseSession: ObservableObject {
         if let recorder = screenRecorder, recorder.isRecording {
             do {
                 let result = try await recorder.stopRecording()
-                let expiresAtEpoch = Int(Date().addingTimeInterval(7 * 24 * 3600).timeIntervalSince1970)
+                let expiresAtEpoch = Int(Date().addingTimeInterval(7 * 24 * 3600).timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
                 recordingData = IPCCuSessionFinalizedRecording(
                     localPath: result.fileURL.path,
                     mimeType: result.mimeType,
diff --git a/clients/shared/IPC/Generated/IPCContractGenerated.swift b/clients/shared/IPC/Generated/IPCContractGenerated.swift
index 306c0f96bfd..d8e85b52cfd 100644
--- a/clients/shared/IPC/Generated/IPCContractGenerated.swift
+++ b/clients/shared/IPC/Generated/IPCContractGenerated.swift
@@ -1740,6 +1740,10 @@ public struct IPCTaskRouted: Codable, Sendable {
     public let task: String?
     /// Set when a text_qa session escalates to computer_use via computer_use_request_control.
     public let escalatedFrom: String?
+    /// Whether this is a QA/test workflow session.
+    public let qaMode: Bool?
+    /// The originating chat session ID for result injection.
+    public let reportToSessionId: String?
 }
 
 /// Server push — broadcast when a task run creates a conversation, so the client can show it as a chat thread.