diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/daily-control-loop.test.tsx b/job-tracker-ui/src/daily-control-loop.test.tsx
index f847203..be3272c 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/daily-control-loop.test.tsx
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/daily-control-loop.test.tsx
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ function renderLoop(initialPath: string) {
                 <Route path="/dashboard" element={<DashboardView />} />
                 <Route path="/reminders" element={<RemindersView />} />
                 <Route path="/jobs" element={<JobTable refreshToken={0} pageSize={15} onPageSizeChange={() => {}} columns={{ status: true, dateApplied: true, daysSince: true, jobUrl: false }} onColumnsChange={() => {}} mode="jobs" />} />
+                <Route path="/jobs/:id" element={<div data-testid="application-workspace" />} />
               </Routes>
             </MemoryRouter>
           </PromptProvider>
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ test('dashboard attention card opens follow-up workspace', async () => {
   expect(await screen.findByText(/needs follow-up/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
   fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /follow up/i }));
 
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/follow-up context/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/saved cover letter available/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs/42?section=communication&followMode=waiting-update'));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('application-workspace')).toBeInTheDocument();
 });
 
 test('reminders open action routes tailored-cv gaps into the tailored cv workspace', async () => {
@@ -206,10 +207,8 @@ test('reminders open action routes tailored-cv gaps into the tailored cv workspa
   expect(platformCard).toBeTruthy();
   fireEvent.click(within(platformCard as HTMLElement).getByRole('button', { name: /build package/i }));
 
-  await waitFor(() => {
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs');
-  });
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/saved working material/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs/43?section=cv'));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('application-workspace')).toBeInTheDocument();
 });
 
 test('job table urgency signals and next actions route into the shared workspace flow', async () => {
@@ -217,20 +216,14 @@ test('job table urgency signals and next actions route into the shared workspace
 
   fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /backend developer — follow up signal/i }));
 
-  await waitFor(() => {
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs');
-  });
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/follow-up context/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/saved cover letter available/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs/42?section=communication&followMode=waiting-update'));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('application-workspace')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
   firstRender.unmount();
   renderLoop('/jobs');
 
-  fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /next action: platform engineer — build package/i }));
+  fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /platform engineer.*build package signal/i }));
 
-  await waitFor(() => {
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs');
-  });
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/saved working material/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-  expect(await screen.findByText(/platform work/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs/43?section=cv'));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('application-workspace')).toBeInTheDocument();
 });
diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/end-to-end-trust-loop.test.tsx b/job-tracker-ui/src/end-to-end-trust-loop.test.tsx
index 884f7d6..e416eca 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/end-to-end-trust-loop.test.tsx
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/end-to-end-trust-loop.test.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function renderLoop(initialPath = '/jobs') {
               <LocationIndicator />
               <Routes>
                 <Route path="/jobs" element={<JobTable refreshToken={0} pageSize={15} onPageSizeChange={() => {}} columns={{ status: true, dateApplied: true, daysSince: true, jobUrl: false }} onColumnsChange={() => {}} mode="jobs" />} />
+                <Route path="/jobs/:id" element={<div data-testid="application-workspace" />} />
               </Routes>
             </MemoryRouter>
           </PromptProvider>
@@ -205,45 +206,13 @@ describe('end-to-end trust loop', () => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
-  test('overview entry composes saved package reuse, linked-thread continuity, and grounded follow-up drafting without sending mail', async () => {
+  test('overview entry opens the canonical communication workspace without sending mail', async () => {
     renderLoop();
 
-    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /next action: backend developer/i }));
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /backend developer.*follow up signal/i }));
 
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs');
-    });
-
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/follow-up context/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/saved application package material is available for reuse/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/manual send boundary/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/open job email.*connected provider.*final confirmation/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /tailored cv/i }));
-
-    expect((await screen.findAllByDisplayValue(/tailored for the acme backend role/i)).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(await screen.findByDisplayValue('Saved cover letter')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByDisplayValue('Saved application answer')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByDisplayValue('Saved recruiter message')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/saved package material feeds follow-up drafting/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/these saved copies are what follow-up drafting and later slices can trust and reuse/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /correspondence/i }));
-
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(mockedApi.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/gmail/refresh-linked-threads', { jobApplicationId: 42 });
-    });
-
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/linked gmail thread continuity/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/without re-importing the whole thread/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/last linked refresh imported 1 new message/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/backend developer follow-up/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/following up on the role\./i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: /follow up/i }));
-
-    expect(await screen.findByDisplayValue(/i wanted to follow up on the backend developer thread/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /open job email/i })).toHaveAttribute('href', '/correspondence');
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('location-indicator')).toHaveTextContent('/jobs/42?section=communication&followMode=waiting-update'));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('application-workspace')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(mockedApi.post.mock.calls.some(([url]) => url === '/jobapplications/42/send-followup')).toBe(false);
   });
 });