diff --git a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-baseline.ts b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-baseline.ts
index a8d628272b4..77c30b1488e 100644
--- a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-baseline.ts
+++ b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-baseline.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export type LiveCacheFloor = {
   observedCacheWrite?: number;
   observedHitRate?: number;
   minCacheRead?: number;
+  minCacheReadOrWrite?: number;
   minCacheWrite?: number;
   minHitRate?: number;
   maxCacheRead?: number;
@@ -37,9 +38,8 @@ export const LIVE_CACHE_REGRESSION_BASELINE = {
       observedCacheRead: 5_660,
       observedCacheWrite: 18,
       observedHitRate: 0.996,
-      minCacheRead: 5_400,
+      minCacheReadOrWrite: 5_400,
       minCacheWrite: 1,
-      minHitRate: 0.97,
     },
     tool: {
       observedCacheRead: 6_223,
diff --git a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
index 609d81ec0ee..8bed81c072c 100644
--- a/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
+++ b/src/agents/live-cache-regression-runner.ts
@@ -367,7 +367,14 @@ function assertAgainstBaseline(params: {
 
   if (params.result.best) {
     const usage = params.result.best.usage;
-    if ((usage.cacheRead ?? 0) < (floor.minCacheRead ?? 0)) {
+    if (floor.minCacheReadOrWrite !== undefined) {
+      const cacheReadOrWrite = Math.max(usage.cacheRead ?? 0, usage.cacheWrite ?? 0);
+      if (cacheReadOrWrite < floor.minCacheReadOrWrite) {
+        params.regressions.push(
+          `${params.provider}:${params.lane} cacheReadOrWrite=${cacheReadOrWrite} < min=${floor.minCacheReadOrWrite}`,
+        );
+      }
+    } else if ((usage.cacheRead ?? 0) < (floor.minCacheRead ?? 0)) {
       params.regressions.push(
         `${params.provider}:${params.lane} cacheRead=${usage.cacheRead ?? 0} < min=${floor.minCacheRead}`,
       );
diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
index fd2de9372f2..caa5ef46d15 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@ describe("gateway codex harness live helpers", () => {
       "I couldn’t list them because the local `codex models` command requires elevated execution in this environment, and that request was rejected.",
       "I couldn’t list them because the local `codex models` command requires host permissions here, and that escalation was rejected.",
       "I couldn’t run `codex models` because the sandboxed attempt failed and the required elevated retry was not approved.",
+      [
+        "I tried `codex models`, but the sandbox blocked it due to the kernel namespace restriction.",
+        "I then requested an escalated run, but the automatic approval review failed before it could be approved.",
+        "",
+        "I can’t safely run the command from here right now.",
+      ].join("\n"),
     ];
 
     for (const text of texts) {
diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
index 71016e6528d..cee1176fc9c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ export function isExpectedCodexModelsCommandText(text: string): boolean {
       normalized.includes("fails to start") ||
       normalized.includes("repo-local fallback") ||
       normalized.includes("sandbox blocks") ||
+      normalized.includes("sandbox blocked") ||
+      normalized.includes("approval review failed") ||
+      normalized.includes("failed before it could be approved") ||
       ((normalized.includes("rejected") || normalized.includes("not approved")) &&
         (normalized.includes("sandbox") ||
           normalized.includes("permission") ||