diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
index 5e705647290..f06e2914964 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ describe("gateway codex harness live helpers", () => {
     expect(isExpectedCodexStatusCommandText(text)).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("accepts current app-server status prose with session-is wording", () => {
+    const text =
+      "Status: running on `openai/gpt-5.5`, context at 22k/272k tokens (8%), no compactions. Session is `agent:dev:live-codex-harness`; execution is direct with elevated mode.";
+
+    expect(isExpectedCodexStatusCommandText(text)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("accepts the current status card emitted by OpenAI Codex", () => {
     const text = [
       "Current session status:",
diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
index 07c4ce2bfc6..265bbbea61c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-codex-harness.live-helpers.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ export function isExpectedCodexStatusCommandText(text: string): boolean {
   const mentionsHarnessSession =
     normalized.includes("session: `agent:dev:live-codex-harness`") ||
     normalized.includes("session: agent:dev:live-codex-harness") ||
+    normalized.includes("session is `agent:dev:live-codex-harness`") ||
+    normalized.includes("session is agent:dev:live-codex-harness") ||
     normalized.includes("session `agent:dev:live-codex-harness`") ||
     normalized.includes("current session is `agent:dev:live-codex-harness`") ||
     normalized.includes("current session is agent:dev:live-codex-harness") ||