diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index a2ac2f1..dc98f61 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
     "email": "hi@okis.dev"
   },
   "description": "Multi-model orchestration marketplace for Claude Code.",
-  "version": "0.0.33",
+  "version": "0.0.34",
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "grok",
       "source": "./plugins/grok",
       "displayName": "Grok Companion",
       "description": "Local Grok CLI delegation: task, review, resumable history, best-of-n tournaments, background jobs, stats, and setup health checks.",
-      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "version": "0.0.34",
       "author": {
         "name": "Harry Yep"
       },
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       "source": "./plugins/codex",
       "displayName": "Codex Companion",
       "description": "First party local Codex CLI delegation for tasks, reviews, resumable threads, and durable background jobs.",
-      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "version": "0.0.34",
       "author": {
         "name": "Harry Yep"
       },
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       "source": "./plugins/fusion",
       "displayName": "Fusion Orchestrator",
       "description": "Multi-model orchestration: tier agents, routing rules, blind panel, ultra fleet, model config, and drift doctor.",
-      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "version": "0.0.34",
       "author": {
         "name": "Harry Yep"
       },
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2d166e..7b1f482 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # changelog
 
+## 0.0.34
+
+- the settle-only advisory stops repeating itself: when settlement is legitimately deferred (a package's verification waiting on a sibling landing), the pending-verdict block re-emitted identically at every stop boundary with no new information; it now dedupes by a persisted pending-set signature, the same mechanism the in-flight advisory has used since 0.0.31, emitting once per distinct set and again only when a record enters or leaves; blocking collection demands are unaffected and refresh the signature when they emit combined
+
 ## 0.0.33
 
 - notification collection reads the transcript the notification names: every peer wrapper record in a live traffic window had a null `transcriptPath`, so the completed path extracted nothing, mislabeled clean consult wrappers (nine to eleven turns of a sixty budget, backing peer jobs all clean) as `turn_limit` incomplete, demanded manual raw transcript reads, and skipped peer footer seeding; the reconciler now stamps the record's `transcriptPath` from the notification's own output file element before transition, and a no-text completion classifies `missing_final_text` unless real turn evidence supports `turn_limit`
diff --git a/plugins/codex/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/codex/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 8a23c8f..cc478a2 100644
--- a/plugins/codex/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/codex/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-plugin-manifest.json",
   "name": "codex",
   "displayName": "Codex Companion",
-  "version": "0.0.33",
+  "version": "0.0.34",
   "description": "First party local Codex CLI delegation for tasks, reviews, resumable threads, and durable background jobs.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Harry Yep"
diff --git a/plugins/fusion/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/fusion/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 3fece2d..e859b1e 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/fusion/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-plugin-manifest.json",
   "name": "fusion",
   "displayName": "Fusion Orchestrator",
-  "version": "0.0.33",
+  "version": "0.0.34",
   "description": "Multi-model orchestration: tier agents, routing rules, blind panel, ultra fleet, model config, and drift doctor.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Harry Yep"
diff --git a/plugins/fusion/scripts/worker-lifecycle.mjs b/plugins/fusion/scripts/worker-lifecycle.mjs
index 5bd3bfa..ec4bf15 100644
--- a/plugins/fusion/scripts/worker-lifecycle.mjs
+++ b/plugins/fusion/scripts/worker-lifecycle.mjs
@@ -1486,6 +1486,24 @@ function clearInFlightAdvisory(sessionId, env) {
   });
 }
 
+function shouldWriteSettleOnlyAdvisory(sessionId, signature, env) {
+  return readWorkerSessionState(sessionId, env)?.settleOnlyAdvisorySignature !== signature;
+}
+
+function recordSettleOnlyAdvisory(sessionId, signature, env) {
+  updateWorkerSessionState(sessionId, env, (current) => ({ ...(current ?? {}), settleOnlyAdvisorySignature: signature }));
+}
+
+function clearSettleOnlyAdvisory(sessionId, env) {
+  updateWorkerSessionState(sessionId, env, (current) => {
+    if (!current || !("settleOnlyAdvisorySignature" in current)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const { settleOnlyAdvisorySignature, ...next } = current;
+    return next;
+  });
+}
+
 function handleStop(input, env) {
   const tasks = Array.isArray(input.background_tasks) ? input.background_tasks : [];
   reconcileTaskNotifications(input, env);
@@ -1538,8 +1556,17 @@ function handleStop(input, env) {
   }
   const terminalUncollected = currentRecords.filter(terminalCollectionPending);
   const settleOnly = settleOnlyRecords(currentRecords);
+  const settleOnlySignature = settleOnly.length > 0 ? inFlightSignature(settleOnly) : null;
+  if (!settleOnlySignature) {
+    clearSettleOnlyAdvisory(input.session_id, env);
+  }
   if (terminalUncollected.length + settleOnly.length > 1) {
-    writeCombinedStopPending(terminalUncollected, settleOnly);
+    if (terminalUncollected.length > 0 || shouldWriteSettleOnlyAdvisory(input.session_id, settleOnlySignature, env)) {
+      writeCombinedStopPending(terminalUncollected, settleOnly);
+      if (settleOnlySignature) {
+        recordSettleOnlyAdvisory(input.session_id, settleOnlySignature, env);
+      }
+    }
     return;
   }
   if (terminalUncollected.length > 0) {
diff --git a/plugins/grok/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/grok/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 39b84cf..2e1cc8d 100644
--- a/plugins/grok/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugins/grok/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-plugin-manifest.json",
   "name": "grok",
   "displayName": "Grok Companion",
-  "version": "0.0.33",
+  "version": "0.0.34",
   "description": "Local Grok CLI delegation: task, review, resumable history, best-of-n tournaments, background jobs, stats, and setup health checks.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Harry Yep"
diff --git a/tests/fusion-worker-lifecycle.test.mjs b/tests/fusion-worker-lifecycle.test.mjs
index d98a711..fb42430 100644
--- a/tests/fusion-worker-lifecycle.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/fusion-worker-lifecycle.test.mjs
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ function record(box) {
   return records[0];
 }
 
+function createSettleOnlyRecord(box, taskId) {
+  const worker = createWorkerRecord({
+    taskId,
+    sessionId: "session-1",
+    agentType: "fusion:fast-worker",
+    workspaceRoot: box.cwd
+  }, envFor(box));
+  const collectedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  return updateWorkerRecord(worker.taskId, envFor(box), (current) => ({ ...current, transportStatus: "done", collectedAt, collectionMethod: WORKER_COLLECTION_METHODS.SUBAGENT_STOP, awaitingVerdict: true, awaitingVerdictArmedAt: collectedAt }));
+}
+
+function stop(box) {
+  return run(box, {
+    hook_event_name: "Stop",
+    session_id: "session-1",
+    cwd: box.cwd,
+    transcript_path: box.transcript,
+    stop_hook_active: false,
+    background_tasks: []
+  });
+}
+
 test("legacy collection methods normalize when worker records load", (t) => {
   const box = sandbox(t);
   const worker = createWorkerRecord({
@@ -3348,6 +3370,86 @@ test("Stop combines multi-record collection and settlement instructions", (t) =>
   assert.match(decision.reason, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${settling.taskId}: /fusion:stats --record ${settling.taskId}=accepted\\|rejected\\|unverified`));
 });
 
+test("Stop emits a settle-only advisory once for an unchanged pending set", (t) => {
+  const box = sandbox(t);
+  const first = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"1".repeat(24)}`);
+  const second = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"2".repeat(24)}`);
+
+  const emitted = stop(box);
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${first.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${second.taskId}`));
+  assert.strictEqual(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)).settleOnlyAdvisorySignature, [first.taskId, second.taskId].sort().join(","));
+
+  const repeated = stop(box);
+  assert.strictEqual(repeated.status, 0);
+  assert.strictEqual(repeated.stdout, "");
+});
+
+test("Stop re-emits a settle-only advisory when a record enters the pending set", (t) => {
+  const box = sandbox(t);
+  const first = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"1".repeat(24)}`);
+  const second = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"2".repeat(24)}`);
+  stop(box);
+  const added = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"3".repeat(24)}`);
+
+  const emitted = stop(box);
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${first.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${second.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${added.taskId}`));
+  assert.strictEqual(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)).settleOnlyAdvisorySignature, [first.taskId, second.taskId, added.taskId].sort().join(","));
+});
+
+test("Stop re-emits a settle-only advisory when a record settles", (t) => {
+  const box = sandbox(t);
+  const settled = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"1".repeat(24)}`);
+  const firstRemaining = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"2".repeat(24)}`);
+  const secondRemaining = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"3".repeat(24)}`);
+  stop(box);
+  recordWorkerAcceptance({ taskId: settled.taskId, acceptance: "accepted", env: envFor(box), source: "main-loop" });
+
+  const emitted = stop(box);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${settled.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${firstRemaining.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(emitted.stdout, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${secondRemaining.taskId}`));
+  assert.strictEqual(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)).settleOnlyAdvisorySignature, [firstRemaining.taskId, secondRemaining.taskId].sort().join(","));
+});
+
+test("Stop combines a blocking collection demand with an unchanged settle-only advisory", (t) => {
+  const box = sandbox(t);
+  const first = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"1".repeat(24)}`);
+  const second = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"2".repeat(24)}`);
+  stop(box);
+  const collecting = createWorkerRecord({
+    taskId: `fusion-${"3".repeat(24)}`,
+    sessionId: "session-1",
+    agentType: "codex:codex-rescue",
+    workspaceRoot: box.cwd
+  }, envFor(box));
+  updateWorkerRecord(collecting.taskId, envFor(box), (current) => ({ ...current, agentId: "collecting-peer", backgroundTaskId: "collecting-peer", transportStatus: "ready_uncollected", runtimeAsync: true }));
+
+  const emitted = stop(box);
+  const decision = JSON.parse(emitted.stdout);
+  assert.strictEqual(decision.decision, "block");
+  assert.match(decision.reason, /Call TaskOutput with block=true for terminal owned task collecting-peer/);
+  assert.match(decision.reason, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${first.taskId}`));
+  assert.match(decision.reason, new RegExp(`settle-only: ${second.taskId}`));
+  assert.strictEqual(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)).settleOnlyAdvisorySignature, [first.taskId, second.taskId].sort().join(","));
+});
+
+test("Stop clears the settle-only advisory signature when no pending records remain", (t) => {
+  const box = sandbox(t);
+  const first = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"1".repeat(24)}`);
+  const second = createSettleOnlyRecord(box, `fusion-${"2".repeat(24)}`);
+  stop(box);
+  assert.ok(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)).settleOnlyAdvisorySignature);
+  recordWorkerAcceptance({ taskId: first.taskId, acceptance: "accepted", env: envFor(box), source: "main-loop" });
+  recordWorkerAcceptance({ taskId: second.taskId, acceptance: "accepted", env: envFor(box), source: "main-loop" });
+
+  const quiet = stop(box);
+  assert.strictEqual(quiet.stdout, "");
+  assert.strictEqual(Object.hasOwn(readWorkerSessionState("session-1", envFor(box)), "settleOnlyAdvisorySignature"), false);
+});
+
 test("a delivered completion notification prevents Stop from demanding TaskStop for an expired worker", (t) => {
   const box = sandbox(t);
   const workerTranscript = path.join(box.root, "notification-expired.output");