diff --git a/internal/cloud/workbench-projection-writer.ts b/internal/cloud/workbench-projection-writer.ts
index dedc9e57..f5c209d1 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/workbench-projection-writer.ts
+++ b/internal/cloud/workbench-projection-writer.ts
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ export async function writeWorkbenchProjectionEvent({ runtimeStore = null, event
   const status = terminal ? normalizeWorkbenchStatus(event.status) : "running";
   const previousCheckpoint = await latestWorkbenchCheckpoint(runtimeStore, traceId);
   const previousTiming = normalizeTimingProjection(previousCheckpoint?.timing) ?? normalizeTimingProjection(previousCheckpoint);
+  const previousTerminal = checkpointIsTerminal(previousCheckpoint);
+  const suppressedAfterSeal = previousTerminal && !terminal;
   const explicitStartedAt = optionalTimestampValue(event.startedAt ?? event.traceStartedAt ?? event.runnerStartedAt);
   const startedAt = explicitStartedAt ?? previousTiming?.startedAt ?? (sourceSeq <= 1 ? occurredAt : null);
   const lastEventAt = latestTimestamp(previousTiming?.lastEventAt, occurredAt);
   const finishedAt = terminal ? latestTimestamp(previousTiming?.lastEventAt, optionalTimestampValue(event.finishedAt), occurredAt) : null;
   const timing = eventTimingProjection({ startedAt, lastEventAt, finishedAt, terminal });
+  const eventTiming = suppressedAfterSeal ? previousTiming ?? timing : timing;
   const sourceEventId = workbenchSourceEventId(event, { traceId, sourceSeq, occurredAt });
   const allocation = await runtimeStore.allocateWorkbenchProjectedSeq({
     traceId,
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ export async function writeWorkbenchProjectionEvent({ runtimeStore = null, event
   if (projectedSeq <= 0) throw new Error("Workbench projection allocator returned an invalid projectedSeq.");
   const eventId = textValue(event.id) || stableFactId("wte", { traceId, sourceEventId });
   const messageFinalText = finalResponseTextValue(event.finalResponse, event.assistantText, event.reply);
-  const messageFact = sessionId ? normalizeMessageFact({
+  const messageFact = sessionId && !suppressedAfterSeal ? normalizeMessageFact({
     messageId: eventProjectionAssistantMessageId(traceId, event),
     role: "agent",
     status,
@@ -157,7 +160,7 @@ export async function writeWorkbenchProjectionEvent({ runtimeStore = null, event
     source: "workbench-event-projection"
   }, 0, { traceId, sessionId, turnId, terminal, terminalStatus: status, finalText: messageFinalText, timestamp: projectedAt, timing }) : null;
   const facts = {
-    sessions: sessionId ? [{
+    sessions: sessionId && !suppressedAfterSeal ? [{
       sessionId,
       status,
       lastTraceId: traceId,
@@ -186,16 +189,17 @@ export async function writeWorkbenchProjectionEvent({ runtimeStore = null, event
       eventType: textValue(event.eventType ?? event.type ?? event.label) || "event",
       terminal,
       sealed: terminal,
-      timing,
-      startedAt: timing.startedAt,
-      lastEventAt: timing.lastEventAt,
-      finishedAt: timing.finishedAt,
-      durationMs: timing.durationMs,
+      timing: eventTiming,
+      startedAt: eventTiming?.startedAt ?? null,
+      lastEventAt: eventTiming?.lastEventAt ?? null,
+      finishedAt: eventTiming?.finishedAt ?? null,
+      durationMs: eventTiming?.durationMs ?? null,
+      suppressedAfterSeal,
       occurredAt,
       updatedAt: projectedAt
     }],
     messages: messageFact ? [messageFact] : [],
-    checkpoints: [{
+    checkpoints: !suppressedAfterSeal ? [{
       traceId,
       sessionId,
       turnId,
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ export async function writeWorkbenchProjectionEvent({ runtimeStore = null, event
         valuesRedacted: true
       },
       updatedAt: projectedAt
-    }]
+    }] : []
   };
   return runtimeStore.writeWorkbenchFacts({ facts }, {
     traceId,
@@ -495,6 +499,14 @@ function projectionTimingForStatus(value, terminal) {
   return { ...timing, finishedAt: null, durationMs: null, valuesRedacted: timing.valuesRedacted !== false };
 }
 
+function checkpointIsTerminal(value) {
+  const source = value && typeof value === "object" ? value : null;
+  if (!source) return false;
+  if (source.terminal === true || source.sealed === true) return true;
+  const status = normalizeWorkbenchStatus(source.status ?? source.terminalStatus ?? source.traceStatus);
+  return TERMINAL_STATUSES.has(status);
+}
+
 function eventTimingProjection({ startedAt = null, lastEventAt = null, finishedAt = null, terminal = false } = {}) {
   const normalizedStartedAt = optionalTimestampValue(startedAt);
   const normalizedLastEventAt = optionalTimestampValue(lastEventAt);