diff --git a/.agents/skills/perform-task/references/pipeline.md b/.agents/skills/perform-task/references/pipeline.md
index f2a2ac0d48..8b389bcdfa 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/perform-task/references/pipeline.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/perform-task/references/pipeline.md
@@ -744,9 +744,19 @@ Publish final AI state only after the Telegram commit and result are final:
 ```bash
 python3 SOURCE_ROOT/.agents/skills/process-inbox/scripts/workspace.py \
   finish --source-root SOURCE_ROOT --task TASK_ID \
-  --status approved|blocked
+  --status approved|blocked --model MODEL_SHORT_NAME
 ```
 
+`--model` is required and records which model finished the task, into the
+`model` field of its `state.yaml`. Self-report the model you are actually
+running as, as a lowercase short name — `claude-opus-5`, `claude-fable-5`,
+`gpt-5.6-sol`, `glm-5.3`, `kimi-k3`, `grok-4.6`. Report the model running the
+performer that reaches this boundary, not a leaf's model and not whichever model
+happened to start the task: the field answers "who finished it", so a task
+resumed by a different model after an interruption records the model that
+actually completed it. Never guess or copy the value from another task; if you
+cannot tell what you are, say so and stop rather than recording a wrong name.
+
 The helper verifies a clean source checkout, local task refs, current `HEAD`,
 and the retained implementation's exact three-line commit message. It commits
 all task-scoped local artifacts and final state as `Approve <TASK_ID>` or the
diff --git a/.agents/skills/process-inbox/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/process-inbox/SKILL.md
index eb26d5865a..45525df0be 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/process-inbox/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/process-inbox/SKILL.md
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ phase: null
 inbox_receipt: receipts/YYYY/MM/DD/<receipt>.md
 ```
 
+Do not write a `model` field. It records which model finished the task, so only
+`finish` writes it, at the canonical `Approve` or `Block` boundary; a task
+carrying one before it is claimed is malformed.
+
 Use a project slug instead of `null` when routed to a project. Use a YAML list
 of task identifiers for dependencies. Dependencies record code lineage as well
 as readiness: keep an approved source task in `depends_on` when the new task's
diff --git a/.agents/skills/process-inbox/scripts/workspace.py b/.agents/skills/process-inbox/scripts/workspace.py
index d638774b61..c7928f853d 100755
--- a/.agents/skills/process-inbox/scripts/workspace.py
+++ b/.agents/skills/process-inbox/scripts/workspace.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ SHA256_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[0-9a-f]{64}")
 VALID_STATUSES = {"todo", "in-progress", "approved", "blocked"}
 DEFAULT_TASK_TYPE = "implement"
 VALID_TASK_TYPES = {DEFAULT_TASK_TYPE, "verify", "minimal"}
+MODEL_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[a-z0-9][a-z0-9.-]{0,39}")
 VALID_FINDINGS = {"confirmed", "deviation", "inconclusive"}
 CONSOLIDATION_PENDING = "work/consolidation-pending.md"
 CONSOLIDATION_COMPLETE = "work/consolidation-complete.md"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ STATE_FIELD_ORDER = [
 	"claim_order",
 	"lease_until",
 	"phase",
+	"model",
 	"inbox_receipt",
 ]
 PORTABLE_GOLDEN = "test_TelegramForcePortable"
@@ -383,6 +385,9 @@ def load_state(root, path):
 			order = int(order)
 		except ValueError as error:
 			raise WorkspaceError(f"Invalid claim_order in {path}: {order!r}") from error
+	model = parse_scalar(values.get("model", "null"))
+	if model is not None and not MODEL_PATTERN.fullmatch(str(model)):
+		raise WorkspaceError(f"Invalid model name {model!r} in {path}")
 	task_id = task_id_for_state(root, path)
 	task_file = path.with_name("task.md")
 	title = task_id.rsplit("/", 1)[-1]
@@ -404,6 +409,7 @@ def load_state(root, path):
 		"claim_order": order,
 		"lease_until": parse_scalar(values.get("lease_until", "null")),
 		"phase": parse_scalar(values.get("phase", "null")),
+		"model": model,
 		"inbox_receipt": parse_scalar(values.get("inbox_receipt", "null")),
 		"state_path": str(path),
 	}
@@ -2658,6 +2664,13 @@ def validate_verify_result(lines, result_path, approved):
 
 
 def command_finish(args):
+	model = args.model.strip()
+	if not MODEL_PATTERN.fullmatch(model):
+		raise WorkspaceError(
+			f"Invalid --model short name {args.model!r}. Report the model you are "
+			"actually running as, lowercase, for example claude-opus-5, "
+			"gpt-5.6-sol, glm-5.3."
+		)
 	config, slot = task_action_config(args, allow_project=True)
 	ensure_clean(Path(config["source_root"]), "Telegram source checkout")
 	kind = task_type(slot, args.task)
@@ -2689,6 +2702,7 @@ def command_finish(args):
 		"status": args.status,
 		"phase": "complete" if args.status == "approved" else "blocked",
 		"lease_until": None,
+		"model": model,
 	})
 	verb = "Approve" if args.status == "approved" else "Block"
 	paths = [task_relative_dir(args.task)]
@@ -3707,6 +3721,7 @@ def parse_args():
 	add_common_arguments(finish)
 	finish.add_argument("--task", required=True)
 	finish.add_argument("--status", choices=("approved", "blocked"), required=True)
+	finish.add_argument("--model", required=True)
 	finish.set_defaults(handler=command_finish)
 
 	publish = subparsers.add_parser("publish")
diff --git a/.claude/ai-workflow-adapter.md b/.claude/ai-workflow-adapter.md
index 8c39e591a3..53af677e82 100644
--- a/.claude/ai-workflow-adapter.md
+++ b/.claude/ai-workflow-adapter.md
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ This file adapts harness mechanics and removes unnecessary text normalization.
   leaf rules (no delegation, no commits, progress and reply contracts); an
   adapter read there is wasted context.
 
+## Model self-reporting
+
+`workspace.py finish` requires `--model` and records it in the task's
+`state.yaml`. In Claude Code, report the Claude model actually running the
+performer, lowercase, without a context-window or date suffix:
+`claude-opus-5`, `claude-sonnet-5`, `claude-fable-5`, `claude-haiku-4-5`. A
+model id such as `claude-opus-5[1m]` becomes `claude-opus-5`. Take the value
+from the model you are running as, never from the task, the queue, or another
+checkout's records.
+
 ## Text handling
 
 Do not run a dedicated line-ending or BOM check, normalization, repair, phase,