diff --git a/scripts/devnet/soak-check.Tests.ps1 b/scripts/devnet/soak-check.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd341c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/devnet/soak-check.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Focused tests for the soak sampler's classification-spread confirmation
+# logic (Resolve-ClassificationSpread) and its interaction with the shared
+# Get-ConvergenceClassification. No external test framework is used; the
+# function under test is extracted from soak-check.ps1 via the PowerShell
+# parser so the script's normal entry point is never executed.
+#
+# Usage: powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\soak-check.Tests.ps1
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+# Get-ConvergenceClassification (shared, unmodified) comes from config.
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'devnet-config.ps1')
+
+# Define Resolve-ClassificationSpread by extracting it from soak-check.ps1
+# without running the script.
+$src = Get-Content (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'soak-check.ps1') -Raw
+$ast = [System.Management.Automation.Language.Parser]::ParseInput($src, [ref]$null, [ref]$null)
+$fn = $ast.FindAll({
+        param($n)
+        ($n -is [System.Management.Automation.Language.FunctionDefinitionAst]) -and
+        ($n.Name -eq 'Resolve-ClassificationSpread')
+    }, $true) | Select-Object -First 1
+if ($null -eq $fn) { throw 'Resolve-ClassificationSpread not found in soak-check.ps1' }
+Invoke-Expression $fn.Extent.Text
+
+$fail = 0
+function Assert-Eq($label, $expected, $actual) {
+    if ("$expected" -eq "$actual") {
+        Write-Host "  PASS  $label (= $actual)"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "  FAIL  $label (expected $expected, got $actual)"
+        $script:fail++
+    }
+}
+
+# Height readers record invocations in a shared hashtable ($Probe is a
+# reference, so increments made inside the closure remain visible).
+function New-Reader([object[]]$Heights, [hashtable]$Probe) {
+    return {
+        $Probe.calls++
+        return $Heights
+    }.GetNewClosure()
+}
+function New-ThrowingReader([hashtable]$Probe) {
+    return {
+        $Probe.calls++
+        throw 'RPC read failed'
+    }.GetNewClosure()
+}
+$probe = @{ calls = 0 }
+
+# Full pipeline: resolve the classification spread, then classify, exactly
+# as the sampler does. DelaySeconds 0 keeps the tests fast.
+function Classify($rawSpread, $allReachable, $tipsConsistent, $reader, $producerDelta) {
+    $cs = Resolve-ClassificationSpread -RawSpread $rawSpread -AllReachable $allReachable `
+        -TipsConsistent $tipsConsistent -ExpectedNodeCount 3 -HeightReader $reader -DelaySeconds 0
+    $class = Get-ConvergenceClassification -AllReachable $allReachable -HeightSpread $cs `
+        -TipsConsistent $tipsConsistent -ProducerDelta $producerDelta -SkewAllowance 1
+    return @{ spread = $cs; class = $class }
+}
+
+Write-Host 'Resolve-ClassificationSpread tests:'
+
+# a. raw spread 1, re-read confirms 0 -> classification spread 0 -> converged
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $true $true (New-Reader @(100, 100, 100) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'a. re-read 0 => classificationSpread 0' 0 $r.spread
+Assert-Eq 'a. re-read 0 => converged' 'converged' $r.class
+Assert-Eq 'a. reader was consulted once' 1 $probe.calls
+
+# b. raw spread 1, re-read still 1 -> keep 1 -> temporarily-skewed
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $true $true (New-Reader @(100, 100, 101) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'b. re-read 1 => classificationSpread 1' 1 $r.spread
+Assert-Eq 'b. re-read 1 => temporarily-skewed' 'temporarily-skewed' $r.class
+
+# c. raw spread 1, confirmation read fails -> keep raw spread
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $true $true (New-ThrowingReader $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'c. failed re-read => keeps raw spread 1' 1 $r.spread
+Assert-Eq 'c. failed re-read => temporarily-skewed' 'temporarily-skewed' $r.class
+
+# c2. wrong number of heights returned -> keep raw spread
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $true $true (New-Reader @(100, 100) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'c2. wrong height count => keeps raw spread 1' 1 $r.spread
+
+# d. ancestry divergence (tips inconsistent) -> no re-read, stays divergent
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $true $false (New-Reader @(100, 100, 100) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'd. inconsistent tips => no re-read' 0 $probe.calls
+Assert-Eq 'd. inconsistent tips => divergent' 'divergent' $r.class
+
+# e. raw spread > 1 -> no special re-read, stays divergent
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 2 $true $true (New-Reader @(100, 100, 100) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'e. spread 2 => no re-read' 0 $probe.calls
+Assert-Eq 'e. spread 2 => classificationSpread 2' 2 $r.spread
+Assert-Eq 'e. spread 2 => divergent' 'divergent' $r.class
+
+# f. unreachable node -> no re-read, unreachable regardless of spread
+$probe.calls = 0
+$r = Classify 1 $false $true (New-Reader @(100, 100, 100) $probe) 5
+Assert-Eq 'f. unreachable => no re-read' 0 $probe.calls
+Assert-Eq 'f. unreachable => unreachable' 'unreachable' $r.class
+
+Write-Host ''
+if ($fail -eq 0) {
+    Write-Host 'ALL RESOLVE-CLASSIFICATION-SPREAD TESTS PASSED'
+    exit 0
+}
+Write-Host "$fail TEST(S) FAILED"
+exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/devnet/soak-check.ps1 b/scripts/devnet/soak-check.ps1
index 9a45f94..663e454 100644
--- a/scripts/devnet/soak-check.ps1
+++ b/scripts/devnet/soak-check.ps1
@@ -92,6 +92,44 @@ function Get-BlockJson([int]$Port, [long]$Height) {
     } catch { return $null }
 }
 
+# Resolves the spread used ONLY for convergence classification, leaving
+# the raw observed spread (recorded in the CSV session row) untouched.
+#
+# The three nodes are read sequentially over RPC, so a block boundary
+# crossed mid-read can make one node appear exactly one block ahead of
+# another even though the cluster is fully converged. When everything is
+# otherwise healthy (all nodes reachable, ancestry consistent) and the
+# raw spread is exactly one block, this waits briefly and re-reads ONLY
+# the three heights: a confirmation spread of 0 means the earlier gap was
+# a non-atomic-read artifact and 0 is used for classification. If the
+# gap persists, a re-read fails, or the wrong number of heights is
+# returned, the raw spread is kept so genuine skew/divergence is never
+# hidden. This never touches producerDelta, heightDelta, or any raw
+# per-node metric.
+function Resolve-ClassificationSpread {
+    param(
+        [long]$RawSpread,
+        [bool]$AllReachable,
+        [bool]$TipsConsistent,
+        [int]$ExpectedNodeCount,
+        [scriptblock]$HeightReader,
+        [int]$DelaySeconds = 1
+    )
+    $classificationSpread = $RawSpread
+    if ($AllReachable -and $TipsConsistent -and ($RawSpread -eq 1)) {
+        if ($DelaySeconds -gt 0) { Start-Sleep -Seconds $DelaySeconds }
+        $confirm = $null
+        try { $confirm = @(& $HeightReader) } catch { $confirm = $null }
+        if (($null -ne $confirm) -and (@($confirm).Count -eq $ExpectedNodeCount)) {
+            $vals = @($confirm | ForEach-Object { [long]$_ })
+            $cSpread = [long]($vals | Measure-Object -Maximum).Maximum -
+                [long]($vals | Measure-Object -Minimum).Minimum
+            if ($cSpread -eq 0) { $classificationSpread = 0 }
+        }
+    }
+    return $classificationSpread
+}
+
 # --- One sample --------------------------------------------------------
 function Invoke-SoakSample {
     $now = (Get-Date).ToUniversalTime()
@@ -239,8 +277,22 @@ function Invoke-SoakSample {
         }
     }
 
+    # The raw spread above stays in the CSV as the observed measurement.
+    # For classification only, confirm a 1-block spread with a brief
+    # re-read of just the heights, to absorb non-atomic sequential RPC
+    # reads (a block boundary crossed while polling the three nodes).
+    $rawSpreadNum = $(if ("$spread" -eq '') { 0 } else { [long]$spread })
+    $classificationSpread = Resolve-ClassificationSpread `
+        -RawSpread $rawSpreadNum -AllReachable $allReachable -TipsConsistent $tipsConsistent `
+        -ExpectedNodeCount $DevnetNodes.Count `
+        -HeightReader {
+            $h = @()
+            foreach ($n in $DevnetNodes) { $h += [long](Get-DevnetHeight $n.Rpc) }
+            $h
+        }
+
     $classification = Get-ConvergenceClassification -AllReachable $allReachable `
-        -HeightSpread $(if ("$spread" -eq '') { 0 } else { [long]$spread }) `
+        -HeightSpread $classificationSpread `
         -TipsConsistent $tipsConsistent -ProducerDelta $producerDelta `
         -SkewAllowance ([int]$session.thresholds.ConvergenceSkewBlocks)