diff --git a/mateclaw-server/src/main/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceImpl.java b/mateclaw-server/src/main/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceImpl.java
index 6ac307c5..2b71f1d0 100644
--- a/mateclaw-server/src/main/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceImpl.java
+++ b/mateclaw-server/src/main/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceImpl.java
@@ -549,12 +549,7 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
                 if (!current.isEmpty() && !GoalEvaluationResult.DECISION_FALLBACK.equals(result.decision())) {
                     // The model may have seen fewer criteria. Derive the public
                     // projection from the same fresh checklist this CAS writes.
-                    List<GoalCriterion> remaining = GoalCriteriaCodec.remaining(current);
-                    double score = (double) (current.size() - remaining.size()) / current.size();
-                    String gap = remaining.isEmpty() ? "" : "Still missing: " + remaining.stream()
-                            .map(GoalCriterion::text).collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.joining("; "));
-                    w.set(GoalEntity::getCompletionScore, score)
-                     .set(GoalEntity::getProgressSummary, gap);
+                    setChecklistProgress(w, current);
                 } else {
                     w.set(GoalEntity::getCompletionScore, result.score())
                      .set(GoalEntity::getProgressSummary, result.gap());
@@ -675,6 +670,7 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
             LambdaUpdateWrapper<GoalEntity> w = baseLockedUpdate(fresh)
                     .set(GoalEntity::getCriteria, criteriaJson)
                     .set(GoalEntity::getExitCriteria, mergedText);
+            setChecklistProgress(w, list);
             bumpVersionAndTime(w);
             return w;
         });
@@ -688,6 +684,16 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
         return g;
     }
 
+    /** Both evaluation and user edits project the checklist written by this CAS. */
+    private static void setChecklistProgress(LambdaUpdateWrapper<GoalEntity> update, List<GoalCriterion> criteria) {
+        List<GoalCriterion> remaining = GoalCriteriaCodec.remaining(criteria);
+        double score = criteria.isEmpty() ? 0.0 : (double) (criteria.size() - remaining.size()) / criteria.size();
+        String gap = remaining.isEmpty() ? "" : "Still missing: " + remaining.stream()
+                .map(GoalCriterion::text).collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.joining("; "));
+        update.set(GoalEntity::getCompletionScore, score)
+                .set(GoalEntity::getProgressSummary, gap);
+    }
+
     // ==================== Internals ====================
 
     /**
diff --git a/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java b/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java
index 0a12cec7..cd847eb9 100644
--- a/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -238,6 +238,24 @@ class GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest {
         return goalService.getById(goal.getId());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void appendedRequirementImmediatelyRefreshesProgressWithoutLosingPriorEvidence() {
+        GoalEntity goal = readyForCompletion("append-progress", "report");
+        assertEquals(1.0, goal.getCompletionScore());
+        GoalEntity appended = goalService.appendCriterion(goal.getId(), "appendix", "alice");
+        assertEquals(0.5, appended.getCompletionScore());
+        assertEquals("Still missing: appendix", appended.getProgressSummary());
+        var criteria = vip.mate.goal.model.GoalCriteriaCodec.parse(appended.getCriteria(), new com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper());
+        assertEquals(true, criteria.getFirst().passed());
+        assertEquals("report evidence", criteria.getFirst().evidence());
+        assertEquals(false, criteria.getLast().passed());
+        assertEquals(goal.getEvaluationRevision(), appended.getEvaluationRevision());
+        GoalEntity again = goalService.appendCriterion(goal.getId(), "sources", "alice");
+        assertEquals(1.0 / 3, again.getCompletionScore(), 0.00001);
+        assertEquals("Still missing: appendix; sources", again.getProgressSummary());
+        assertEquals(GoalStatus.ACTIVE, goalService.getById(goal.getId()).getStatus());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void rolledBackCompletionDoesNotSyncMemory() {
         GoalEntity goal = readyForCompletion("completion-memory-rollback", "report");
diff --git a/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceTest.java b/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceTest.java
index b23b6d01..ca61a509 100644
--- a/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceTest.java
+++ b/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/service/GoalServiceTest.java
@@ -627,6 +627,28 @@ class GoalServiceTest {
         assertTrue(evCaptor.getValue().getDetailJson().contains("tests pass"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void appendProgressUsesFreshChecklistAfterCasConflict() {
+        GoalEntity original = persisted(1L, GoalStatus.ACTIVE);
+        original.setCriteria("[{\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"report\",\"passed\":true,\"evidence\":\"report written\"}]");
+        GoalEntity fresh = persisted(1L, GoalStatus.ACTIVE);
+        fresh.setVersion(1);
+        fresh.setCriteria("[{\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"report\",\"passed\":true,\"evidence\":\"report written\"},"
+                + "{\"id\":\"C2\",\"text\":\"sources\",\"passed\":false,\"evidence\":\"\"}]");
+        when(goalMapper.selectById(1L)).thenReturn(original, fresh, fresh);
+        when(goalMapper.update(any(), any(LambdaUpdateWrapper.class))).thenReturn(0, 1);
+        service.appendCriterion(1L, "appendix", "alice");
+        ArgumentCaptor<LambdaUpdateWrapper> writes = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(LambdaUpdateWrapper.class);
+        verify(goalMapper, times(2)).update(any(), writes.capture());
+        var first = writes.getAllValues().getFirst();
+        var retry = writes.getAllValues().getLast();
+        assertTrue(setsProperty(first, "completionScore"));
+        assertTrue(setsProperty(retry, "completionScore"));
+        assertTrue(first.getParamNameValuePairs().containsValue(0.5));
+        assertTrue(retry.getParamNameValuePairs().containsValue(1.0 / 3));
+        assertTrue(retry.getParamNameValuePairs().containsValue("Still missing: sources; appendix"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void appendCriterion_rejectsBlankInput() {
         // Validation happens before selectById, so we do NOT stub the mapper.