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 66b5f80e..b83ecbbe 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
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
             // persistent pause/input boundary established while the call ran.
             if (result != null && (!Boolean.TRUE.equals(fresh.getPersistentExecution())
                     || fresh.getStatus() == GoalStatus.ACTIVE)) {
-                w.set(GoalEntity::getCompletionScore, result.score())
-                 .set(GoalEntity::getProgressSummary, result.gap());
                 // Persist the checklist by carrier: bootstrap writes the fresh
                 // draft; verdict merges the per-criterion delta into the
                 // current list (re-read on the locked `fresh` to avoid races).
@@ -482,6 +480,21 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
                 if (criteriaJson != null) {
                     w.set(GoalEntity::getCriteria, criteriaJson);
                 }
+                List<GoalCriterion> current = GoalCriteriaCodec.parse(
+                        criteriaJson != null ? criteriaJson : fresh.getCriteria(), objectMapper);
+                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);
+                } else {
+                    w.set(GoalEntity::getCompletionScore, result.score())
+                     .set(GoalEntity::getProgressSummary, result.gap());
+                }
             }
             bumpVersionAndTime(w);
             return w;
@@ -489,9 +502,11 @@ public class GoalServiceImpl implements GoalService {
 
         Map<String, Object> detail = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         if (result != null) {
-            detail.put("completionScore", result.score());
-            detail.put("gap", result.gap());
+            detail.put("completionScore", g.getCompletionScore());
+            detail.put("gap", g.getProgressSummary());
             detail.put("decision", result.decision());
+            detail.put("evaluatorScore", result.score());
+            detail.put("evaluatorGap", result.gap());
             detail.put("evaluatorModel", result.evaluatorModel());
             detail.put("latencyMs", result.latencyMs());
         }
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 5e6dea56..75360adb 100644
--- a/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/mateclaw-server/src/test/java/vip/mate/goal/GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -95,6 +95,30 @@ class GoalPersistenceIntegrationTest {
         assertEquals(2, saved.getAgentLlmCallsUsed());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void lateVerdictProjectsProgressFromCurrentChecklist() throws Exception {
+        GoalEntity created = goalService.create(req("late-verdict-current-progress", "prepare a report"), "alice");
+        goalService.appendCriterion(created.getId(), "write the report", "alice");
+        // The model evaluated only C1. A second condition commits before the result.
+        goalService.appendCriterion(created.getId(), "include an appendix", "alice");
+        var delayed = new vip.mate.goal.model.GoalEvaluationResult(1.0, "", "completed", true,
+                "fixture", 1, 0, java.util.List.of(
+                new vip.mate.goal.model.GoalChecklistVerdict.CriterionVerdict("C1", true, "report written")), null);
+        goalService.recordEvaluation(created.getId(), delayed, 2, 1);
+        GoalEntity saved = goalService.getById(created.getId());
+        assertEquals(0.5, saved.getCompletionScore());
+        var event = goalService.listEvents(created.getId(), 20).stream()
+                .filter(e -> "evaluated".equals(e.getEventType())).findFirst().orElseThrow();
+        var detail = new com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper().readTree(event.getDetailJson());
+        assertEquals(0.5, detail.get("completionScore").asDouble());
+        assertEquals(1.0, detail.get("evaluatorScore").asDouble());
+        org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue(detail.get("gap").asText().contains("include an appendix"));
+        org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue(saved.getProgressSummary().contains("include an appendix"));
+        assertEquals(GoalStatus.ACTIVE, saved.getStatus());
+        assertEquals(1, saved.getEvalLlmCallsUsed());
+        assertThrows(MateClawException.class, () -> goalService.markEvaluatedCompleted(created.getId(), delayed));
+    }
+
     @Test
     @DisplayName("GoalStatus values persist as lowercase literals — load-bearing for uk_agent_goal_active_conv")
     void status_persistsAsLowercaseString() {
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 476117ad..7c550559 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
@@ -665,6 +665,31 @@ class GoalServiceTest {
         assertFalse(setsProperty(writes.getAllValues().get(1), "criteria"), "retry must not replace newly established criteria");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void verdictProgressRecomputesAfterCasConflict() {
+        GoalEntity original = persisted(1L, GoalStatus.ACTIVE);
+        original.setCriteria("[{\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"report\",\"passed\":false,\"evidence\":\"\"}]");
+        GoalEntity fresh = persisted(1L, GoalStatus.ACTIVE);
+        fresh.setVersion(1);
+        fresh.setCriteria("[{\"id\":\"C1\",\"text\":\"report\",\"passed\":false,\"evidence\":\"\"},"
+                + "{\"id\":\"C2\",\"text\":\"appendix\",\"passed\":false,\"evidence\":\"\"}]");
+        when(goalMapper.selectById(1L)).thenReturn(original, original, fresh, fresh);
+        when(goalMapper.update(any(), any(LambdaUpdateWrapper.class))).thenReturn(0, 1);
+        var result = new GoalEvaluationResult(1.0, "", "completed", true, "fixture", 1, 0,
+                java.util.List.of(new vip.mate.goal.model.GoalChecklistVerdict.CriterionVerdict(
+                        "C1", true, "report written")), null);
+        service.recordEvaluation(1L, result, 2, 1);
+        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(1.0));
+        assertTrue(retry.getParamNameValuePairs().containsValue(0.5));
+        assertTrue(retry.getParamNameValuePairs().containsValue("Still missing: appendix"));
+    }
+
     // ==================== criteria checklist ====================
 
     @Test