diff --git a/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-clustering-modes.mjs b/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-clustering-modes.mjs
index 1485873be..64fc32358 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-clustering-modes.mjs
+++ b/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-clustering-modes.mjs
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 
 const TAG = 'CLUSTERING-MODES'
 const ROOT = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..', '..', '..')
-const MANIFEST = join(ROOT, 'public', 'doxa-maps', 'manifest.json')
+// The tree's folder name is configurable and was renamed on 2026-09-25; reading it from the one
+// helper is what keeps this gate pointed at the tree that exists. A hardcoded name does not error,
+// it 404s — and a gate that 404s reports a clean page.
+const { TREE_NAME } = await import(join(ROOT, 'internal', '_tree-name.mjs'))
+const MANIFEST = join(ROOT, 'public', TREE_NAME, 'manifest.json')
 const skip = (why) => { console.log(`${TAG}: SKIP — ${why}`); process.exit(0) }
 
 if (!existsSync(MANIFEST)) skip('no built manifest (run `bun run tree` first).')
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ const freePort = () => new Promise((ok) => {
   const s = createServer().listen(0, '127.0.0.1', () => { const p = s.address().port; s.close(() => ok(p)) })
 })
 const PORT = await freePort()
-const TREE = `http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/doxa-maps`
+const TREE = `http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/${TREE_NAME}`
 const LEAF = `${TREE}/${String(profile.iframeUrl).replace(/^\.\//, '')}`
 
 const tree = spawn(process.execPath, ['internal/serve-strict.mjs', '--port', String(PORT)], { cwd: ROOT, stdio: 'ignore' })
@@ -133,10 +137,29 @@ try {
       return JSON.parse(prev)
     }
 
+    // ★ WAIT FOR THE DRAWING TO CHANGE BEFORE WAITING FOR IT TO SETTLE. "Two consecutive reads
+    // agree" is not enough on its own: the previous mode's output is still on the map for as long
+    // as the new mode takes to compute, so a stable read can be the OLD picture. MEASURED — a rerun
+    // reported Network drawing 1,700 lines, exactly MST's number, where an earlier run of the same
+    // build gave 23,896. Not a product regression: the settle returned while MST's lines were still
+    // up. So each mode first waits for the report to DIFFER from what was on screen when it was
+    // clicked, and only then waits for it to stop moving. If it never differs, that is recorded as
+    // it stands and the assertions below say so — which is the honest outcome either way.
+    const changed = async (before, maxMs) => {
+      const t0 = Date.now()
+      while (Date.now() - t0 < maxMs) {
+        await sleep(1000)
+        if (JSON.stringify(draw()) !== before) return true
+      }
+      return false
+    }
+
     const out = {}
     const MODES = ['off', 'mapbox', 'mst', 'network']
     for (let i = 0; i < MODES.length; i++) {
+      const before = JSON.stringify(draw())
       buttons[i].click()
+      await changed(before, 60000)
       out[MODES[i]] = await settle(90000)
     }
     return out
diff --git a/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-pin-dim-slider.mjs b/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-pin-dim-slider.mjs
index 42aea1efb..3d91e8a60 100644
--- a/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-pin-dim-slider.mjs
+++ b/plugin-designs/doxa-research-map/scripts/check-pin-dim-slider.mjs
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 
 const TAG = 'PIN-DIM-SLIDER'
 const ROOT = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..', '..', '..')
-const MANIFEST = join(ROOT, 'public', 'doxa-maps', 'manifest.json')
+// The tree's folder name is configurable and was renamed on 2026-09-25; reading it from the one
+// helper is what keeps this gate pointed at the tree that exists. A hardcoded name does not error,
+// it 404s — and a gate that 404s reports a clean page.
+const { TREE_NAME } = await import(join(ROOT, 'internal', '_tree-name.mjs'))
+const MANIFEST = join(ROOT, 'public', TREE_NAME, 'manifest.json')
 const skip = (why) => { console.log(`${TAG}: SKIP — ${why}`); process.exit(0) }
 
 if (!existsSync(MANIFEST)) skip('no built manifest (run `bun run tree` first).')
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ const freePort = () => new Promise((ok) => {
   const s = createServer().listen(0, '127.0.0.1', () => { const p = s.address().port; s.close(() => ok(p)) })
 })
 const PORT = await freePort()
-const TREE = `http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/doxa-maps`
+const TREE = `http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/${TREE_NAME}`
 const LEAF = `${TREE}/${String(profile.iframeUrl).replace(/^\.\//, '')}`
 const tree = spawn(process.execPath, ['internal/serve-strict.mjs', '--port', String(PORT)], { cwd: ROOT, stdio: 'ignore' })
 const cleanup = () => { try { tree.kill() } catch { /* already gone */ } }