diff --git a/internal/acp/orchestrator_normalize_result_test.go b/internal/acp/orchestrator_normalize_result_test.go
index 4536dd5..fc56f97 100644
--- a/internal/acp/orchestrator_normalize_result_test.go
+++ b/internal/acp/orchestrator_normalize_result_test.go
@@ -132,6 +132,49 @@ func TestNormalizeOpenClawTaskGetUnknownArtifactEvidenceKeepsActiveRecordRunning
 	}
 }
 
+func TestExpectedArtifactDirectoriesDoNotBlockTerminalTaskState(t *testing.T) {
+	params := map[string]any{"expectedArtifactDirs": []any{"reports/", "artifacts/"}}
+	payload := map[string]any{
+		"success":           true,
+		"status":            string(TaskStateCompleted),
+		"artifactScope":     "tasks/session/run",
+		"artifactDirectory": "/remote/openclaw/workspace/tasks/session/run",
+		"expectedArtifactDirs": []any{
+			"reports/",
+			"artifacts/",
+		},
+	}
+
+	if openClawTaskGetRequiresArtifactExport(params, payload) {
+		t.Fatal("expectedArtifactDirs must remain non-blocking scan hints")
+	}
+	got := normalizeOpenClawTaskGetResult(params, payload, "openclaw", nil)
+	if status := shared.StringArg(got, "status", ""); status != string(TaskStateCompleted) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected terminal status to remain completed, got %#v", got)
+	}
+	if parseBool(got["pending"]) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected terminal payload not to become pending, got %#v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequiredArtifactExtensionsStillBlockUntilVerified(t *testing.T) {
+	params := map[string]any{"requiredArtifactExtensions": []any{"md"}}
+	payload := map[string]any{
+		"success":           true,
+		"status":            string(TaskStateCompleted),
+		"artifactScope":     "tasks/session/run",
+		"artifactDirectory": "/remote/openclaw/workspace/tasks/session/run",
+	}
+
+	if !openClawTaskGetRequiresArtifactExport(params, payload) {
+		t.Fatal("requiredArtifactExtensions must remain a blocking delivery contract")
+	}
+	got := normalizeOpenClawTaskGetResult(params, payload, "openclaw", nil)
+	if status := shared.StringArg(got, "status", ""); status != string(TaskStateRunning) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected missing required artifact to remain syncing, got %#v", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNormalizeOpenClawTaskGetUnknownArtifactEvidenceFailsAfterDeadlineWithoutRequiredArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 	payload := map[string]any{
 		"success":            false,
diff --git a/internal/acp/rpc_handler.go b/internal/acp/rpc_handler.go
index bebec26..d8603f8 100644
--- a/internal/acp/rpc_handler.go
+++ b/internal/acp/rpc_handler.go
@@ -471,9 +471,11 @@ func openClawTaskGetRequiresArtifactExport(params map[string]any, payload map[st
 	if parseBool(params["requiresExportBeforeFinalResponse"]) || parseBool(payload["requiresExportBeforeFinalResponse"]) {
 		return true
 	}
-	return len(shared.ListArg(params, "expectedArtifactDirs")) > 0 ||
-		len(shared.ListArg(payload, "expectedArtifactDirs")) > 0 ||
-		len(shared.ListArg(params, "requiredArtifactExtensions")) > 0 ||
+	// expectedArtifactDirs are discovery hints for the plugin's workspace-root
+	// scan. They do not prove that the caller requires a file before the run can
+	// reach a terminal state. Treating them as a blocking contract turns a
+	// failed/no-output agent run into an endless "syncing-artifacts" loop.
+	return len(shared.ListArg(params, "requiredArtifactExtensions")) > 0 ||
 		len(shared.ListArg(payload, "requiredArtifactExtensions")) > 0
 }