diff --git a/hooks/force-recall/handler.ts b/hooks/force-recall/handler.ts
index 13df26a..6199db6 100644
--- a/hooks/force-recall/handler.ts
+++ b/hooks/force-recall/handler.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 const LONG_TASK_WRAPPER_TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
 const LONG_TASK_GATE_LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
 const LONG_TASK_AUTO_CHAIN_PLANNER_TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
+const APPROVED_PLAN_CONTINUITY_TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
 
 type AutoChainPlanResult = {
   plannerStatus: string;
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ type GateLockResult = {
   allowedResponseModes?: string[];
 };
 
+type ApprovedPlanContinuityResult = {
+  ok: boolean;
+  status: string;
+  verdict: string;
+  reason?: string;
+  gate?: string;
+};
+
 function clamp(s: string, max = 1200): string {
   if (!s) return s;
   if (s.length <= max) return s;
@@ -328,6 +337,68 @@ async function runAutoChainPlanner(workspaceDir: string, gateLockResult: GateLoc
   return runJsonScript(plannerPath, workspaceDir, input, LONG_TASK_AUTO_CHAIN_PLANNER_TIMEOUT_MS);
 }
 
+function buildApprovedPlanContinuityInput(wrapperResult: any, autoChainPlanResult: AutoChainPlanResult | null): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  if (!wrapperResult || wrapperResult.classification !== "long_task") return null;
+
+  const wrapperNextAction = wrapperResult?.nextDerivedAction ?? wrapperResult?.derivedAction ?? null;
+  const plannerDerivedAction = autoChainPlanResult?.derivedAction && autoChainPlanResult.derivedAction !== "none"
+    ? {
+        type: autoChainPlanResult.dispatchMode ?? "no_dispatch",
+        action: autoChainPlanResult.derivedAction,
+      }
+    : null;
+  const nextDerivedAction = wrapperNextAction ?? plannerDerivedAction;
+
+  if (nextDerivedAction == null) return null;
+
+  const replyClosureState = typeof wrapperResult?.replyClosureState === "string"
+    ? wrapperResult.replyClosureState
+    : (wrapperResult?.handoff?.mode === "button_path" ? "waiting_user" : "completed");
+
+  const dispatchReceipt = wrapperResult?.dispatchReceipt ?? (autoChainPlanResult?.dispatchMode && autoChainPlanResult.dispatchMode !== "no_dispatch"
+    ? {
+        dispatchMode: autoChainPlanResult.dispatchMode,
+        derivedAction: autoChainPlanResult.derivedAction,
+      }
+    : null);
+
+  return {
+    planId: wrapperResult?.planId ?? "hook-preflight-approved-plan",
+    currentTask: wrapperResult?.currentTask ?? wrapperResult?.requiredNextAction ?? "hook-preflight-task",
+    taskState: wrapperResult?.taskState ?? (plannerDerivedAction ? "complete" : null),
+    nextDerivedAction,
+    replyClosureState,
+    dispatchReceipt,
+  };
+}
+
+async function runApprovedPlanContinuityGate(workspaceDir: string, wrapperResult: any, autoChainPlanResult: AutoChainPlanResult | null): Promise<ApprovedPlanContinuityResult | null> {
+  const continuityPath = path.join(workspaceDir, "scripts", "approved_plan_continuity_gate.mjs");
+  const input = buildApprovedPlanContinuityInput(wrapperResult, autoChainPlanResult);
+  if (!input) return null;
+  return runJsonScript(continuityPath, workspaceDir, input, APPROVED_PLAN_CONTINUITY_TIMEOUT_MS);
+}
+
+function buildApprovedPlanContinuityBlock(result: ApprovedPlanContinuityResult | null): string {
+  if (!result) return "";
+
+  const lines = [
+    "[APPROVED_PLAN_CONTINUITY_GATE]",
+    `status=${result.status}`,
+    `verdict=${result.verdict}`,
+  ];
+
+  if (result.reason) lines.push(`reason=${result.reason}`);
+
+  if (result.ok === false) {
+    lines.push("- HARD_GATE: Do not close out this reply as normal completion.");
+    lines.push("- HARD_GATE: Route back to continuity failure until a real next dispatch receipt exists, unless closure state is waiting_user, blocked, or pending_verification.");
+  }
+
+  lines.push("[/APPROVED_PLAN_CONTINUITY_GATE]", "");
+  return lines.join("\n");
+}
+
 function buildAutoChainPlanBlock(planResult: AutoChainPlanResult | null): string {
   if (!planResult) {
     return [
@@ -473,8 +544,11 @@ const forceRecall = async (event: any) => {
   ]);
   const gateLockResult = wrapperResult ? await runLongTaskGateLock(workspaceDir, wrapperResult) : null;
   const autoChainPlanResult = wrapperResult ? await runAutoChainPlanner(workspaceDir, gateLockResult, wrapperResult) : null;
+  const approvedPlanContinuityResult = wrapperResult
+    ? await runApprovedPlanContinuityGate(workspaceDir, wrapperResult, autoChainPlanResult)
+    : null;
 
-  if (!rulebook && !soul && !wrapperResult && !gateLockResult && !autoChainPlanResult) return;
+  if (!rulebook && !soul && !wrapperResult && !gateLockResult && !autoChainPlanResult && !approvedPlanContinuityResult) return;
 
   const wrapperBlock = wrapperResult
     ? [
@@ -500,6 +574,7 @@ const forceRecall = async (event: any) => {
 
   const gateLockBlock = buildGateLockBlock(gateLockResult);
   const autoChainPlanBlock = buildAutoChainPlanBlock(autoChainPlanResult);
+  const approvedPlanContinuityBlock = buildApprovedPlanContinuityBlock(approvedPlanContinuityResult);
 
   const recallBlock = [
     "[RECALL_GATE] Mandatory recall before ANY technical action/tool use.",
@@ -509,6 +584,7 @@ const forceRecall = async (event: any) => {
     wrapperBlock || null,
     gateLockBlock,
     autoChainPlanBlock,
+    approvedPlanContinuityBlock || null,
     rulebook ? `RULEBOOK (source: ${rulebookPath}):\n${clamp(rulebook, 1200)}` : null,
     soul ? `SOUL (source: ${soulPath}):\n${clamp(soul, 1200)}` : null,
     "[/RECALL_GATE]",