diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.test.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.test.ts
index 7db6f765..1c882939 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.test.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,42 @@ test("collects an exact failed command artifact without treating artifact failur
   expect(String(rendered.renderedText)).toContain("terminal event arrived before subscriber disconnect");
 });
 
+test("accepts the standard file collect envelope without requiring a summary view", () => {
+  const options = collectOptions();
+  options.collectView = "files";
+  options.collectFile = "commands/failed/cmd-fixture.json";
+  const payload = buildNodeWebProbeObserveCollectPayload(options, { workspace: "/workspace" }, {
+    command: ["trans", "NC01:/workspace", "sh"],
+    cwd: "/repo",
+    exitCode: 0,
+    stdout: JSON.stringify({
+      ok: true,
+      command: "web-probe-observe collect",
+      stateDir: "/remote/state",
+      mode: "file",
+      requestedFile: options.collectFile,
+      resolvedFile: options.collectFile,
+      file: {
+        relative: options.collectFile,
+        byteCount: 21885,
+        sha256: "sha256:fixture",
+        jsonSummary: { topLevelKeys: ["ok", "commandId", "type", "failedAt", "error"] },
+      },
+      valuesRedacted: true,
+    }),
+    stderr: "",
+    signal: null,
+    timedOut: false,
+  } satisfies CommandResult);
+
+  expect(payload.ok).toBe(true);
+  expect(payload.status).toBe("collected");
+  expect(payload.degradedReason).toBeNull();
+  const collect = payload.collect as Record<string, any>;
+  expect(collect.mode).toBe("file");
+  expect(collect.file.byteCount).toBe(21885);
+});
+
 function collectOptions(): NodeWebProbeObserveOptions {
   return {
     action: "observe",
diff --git a/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.ts b/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.ts
index b85568b4..7c2f108b 100644
--- a/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/hwlab-node/web-probe-observe-collect.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export function buildNodeWebProbeObserveCollectPayload(
 export function isWebObserveCollectJsonContract(value: Record<string, unknown>, requestedFile: string | null = null): boolean {
   const command = stringOrNull(value.command);
   const view = stringOrNull(value.view);
+  const mode = stringOrNull(value.mode);
   const stateDir = stringOrNull(value.stateDir);
   if (commandArtifactBucket(value, requestedFile) !== null) return true;
   if (value.ok === false) {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export function isWebObserveCollectJsonContract(value: Record<string, unknown>,
       || stringOrNull(value.error) !== null;
   }
   return command === "web-probe-observe collect"
-    && view !== null
+    && (view !== null || mode === "file")
     && stateDir !== null;
 }