diff --git a/internal/plugin/adventure.go b/internal/plugin/adventure.go
index a2289a8..ded3187 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/adventure.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/adventure.go
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) Commands() []CommandDef {
 		{Name: "commune", Description: "Commune with spiritual energy in your current expedition region (Cleric primary)", Usage: "!commune", Category: "Games"},
 		{Name: "fish", Description: "Fish in your current expedition region (DEX / Sleight of Hand; water zones only)", Usage: "!fish", Category: "Games"},
 		{Name: "resources", Description: "List harvestable resources in your current expedition region", Usage: "!resources", Category: "Games"},
+		{Name: "explore", Description: "Autopilot: walk through expedition rooms until something needs your attention (fork, elite/boss, low HP/supplies)", Usage: "!explore", Category: "Games"},
 		{Name: "sell", Description: "Sell harvested materials/fish/items to Thom Krooke (post-expedition; CHA Persuasion DC 17 = +15%)", Usage: "!sell [list|all|<item>]", Category: "Games"},
 		{Name: "craft", Description: "Craft a discovered recipe at Thom Krooke (consumes ingredients)", Usage: "!craft [list|<recipe>]", Category: "Games"},
 		{Name: "lore", Description: "Dig through Thom Krooke's lore stacks for an undiscovered recipe (INT/Arcana DC 15)", Usage: "!lore", Category: "Games"},
@@ -354,6 +355,9 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) OnMessage(ctx MessageContext) error {
 	if p.IsCommand(ctx.Body, "map") {
 		return p.handleExpeditionMapCmd(ctx, p.GetArgs(ctx.Body, "map"))
 	}
+	if p.IsCommand(ctx.Body, "explore") {
+		return p.expeditionCmdRun(ctx)
+	}
 	if p.IsCommand(ctx.Body, "forage") {
 		return p.handleHarvestCmd(ctx, HarvestForage)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd.go b/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd.go
index 828ce61..02e5800 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) handleDnDExpeditionCmd(ctx MessageContext, args string
 		return p.handleResumeCmd(ctx, rest)
 	case "map", "m":
 		return p.handleExpeditionMapCmd(ctx, "")
+	case "run", "explore", "advance":
+		return p.expeditionCmdRun(ctx)
 	default:
 		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, expeditionHelpText())
 	}
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ func expeditionHelpText() string {
 	b.WriteString("    `Ns` = N standard packs (10 SU, 50 coins, max 3)\n")
 	b.WriteString("    `Md` = M deluxe packs (20 SU, 90 coins, max 1)\n")
 	b.WriteString("    default: `1s`\n")
+	b.WriteString("`!expedition run` — autopilot: walk rooms until something needs you (alias `!explore`)\n")
 	b.WriteString("`!expedition status` — current expedition snapshot\n")
 	b.WriteString("`!expedition log` — last 5 log entries\n")
 	b.WriteString("`!expedition abandon` — end the expedition (no rewards)\n")
@@ -428,3 +431,143 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) expeditionCmdAbandon(ctx MessageContext) error {
 
 // helper: ensure we don't shadow id.UserID import in test harness.
 var _ id.UserID
+
+// ── run (autopilot) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// autopilotRoomCap bounds a single `!expedition run` invocation. Real-time
+// background ticking is the planned long-game (see chat 2026-05-14); this
+// cap keeps the foreground walk from monopolising the bot for an
+// unbounded stretch and gives the player a natural "press to continue"
+// breath between long runs.
+const autopilotRoomCap = 6
+
+// autopilotLowHPPct stops the walk when current HP drops at or below this
+// fraction of max. 0.30 = "you're hurt enough that the next bad room
+// could end the run; pause, heal, or commit."
+const autopilotLowHPPct = 0.30
+
+// expeditionCmdRun is the autopilot surface. It loops advanceOnce until a
+// natural interrupt fires (fork, elite/boss doorway, death, complete) or
+// an injected interrupt fires (low HP, low SU, room cap). Each iteration's
+// staged narration is concatenated into a single 2–3s-paced stream so the
+// player reads the full multi-room walk as one continuous beat. Trash
+// combat already auto-resolves inside resolveCombatRoom; elite/boss
+// doorways stop here so the player can choose !fight on their own terms.
+func (p *AdventurePlugin) expeditionCmdRun(ctx MessageContext) error {
+	exp, err := getActiveExpedition(ctx.Sender)
+	if err != nil {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't read expedition state: "+err.Error())
+	}
+	if exp == nil {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "You're not on an expedition. `!expedition list` to pick one.")
+	}
+	if exp.RunID == "" {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "No active region run. Try `!region` to refresh.")
+	}
+
+	var stream []string
+	var finalMsg string
+	rooms := 0
+
+	for i := 0; i < autopilotRoomCap; i++ {
+		// Pre-iteration interrupts: low HP / low SU. Skip on the first
+		// iteration so the player always gets at least one room out of
+		// `!expedition run` even if they limped in — autopilot stops on
+		// thresholds *between* rooms, not before the first one.
+		if i > 0 {
+			if msg, stop := autopilotPreflight(ctx.Sender, exp); stop {
+				finalMsg = msg
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		res, aerr := p.advanceOnce(ctx)
+		if aerr != nil {
+			return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, aerr.Error())
+		}
+
+		// Roll this step's beats into the running stream.
+		stream = append(stream, res.preStream...)
+		if res.intro != "" {
+			stream = append(stream, res.intro)
+		}
+		stream = append(stream, res.phases...)
+
+		// Doorway/blocked stops fire *before* the current room actually
+		// resolved — those don't count as a walked room. Everything else
+		// (OK, fork after a clear, ended after combat, complete) does.
+		if res.reason != stopBlocked && res.reason != stopElite && res.reason != stopBoss {
+			rooms++
+		}
+
+		if res.reason != stopOK {
+			footer := autopilotFooter(res.reason, rooms)
+			if footer != "" {
+				finalMsg = res.final + "\n\n" + footer
+			} else {
+				finalMsg = res.final
+			}
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Walked into the next room. Push this step's "✓ cleared / next
+		// room" block as a phase so the next iteration's intro lands
+		// after it, then loop. Refresh exp for the next preflight read
+		// (HP/SU may have moved during combat).
+		stream = append(stream, res.final)
+		if fresh, ferr := getActiveExpedition(ctx.Sender); ferr == nil && fresh != nil {
+			exp = fresh
+		}
+	}
+
+	if finalMsg == "" {
+		// Hit the room cap without a hard interrupt — synthesize a
+		// "press to continue" footer so the player knows autopilot
+		// stopped on its own clock, not because something needs them.
+		finalMsg = autopilotFooter(stopOK, rooms)
+	}
+	return p.streamFlow(ctx.Sender, stream, finalMsg)
+}
+
+// autopilotPreflight checks the threshold-based interrupts that fire
+// between rooms. Returns (footer, true) when autopilot should stop.
+func autopilotPreflight(userID id.UserID, exp *Expedition) (string, bool) {
+	cur, max := dndHPSnapshot(userID)
+	if max > 0 && float64(cur) <= float64(max)*autopilotLowHPPct {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			"⏸ **Autopilot paused — HP low** (%d/%d). `!camp` to rest, `!cast` healing, or `!expedition run` to push on.",
+			cur, max), true
+	}
+	if exp.Supplies.DailyBurn > 0 && exp.Supplies.Current < exp.Supplies.DailyBurn {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(
+			"⏸ **Autopilot paused — supplies low** (%.1f / %.1f SU, under one day). `!extract` to bail, `!forage`, or `!expedition run` to push on.",
+			exp.Supplies.Current, exp.Supplies.DailyBurn), true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
+// autopilotFooter renders the closing line for an autopilot walk. The
+// rooms-walked tally is informational; reason controls the verb and the
+// suggested next step.
+func autopilotFooter(reason stopReason, rooms int) string {
+	roomsStr := "1 room"
+	if rooms != 1 {
+		roomsStr = fmt.Sprintf("%d rooms", rooms)
+	}
+	switch reason {
+	case stopFork:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("⏸ **Autopilot paused at a fork** (after %s). `!zone go <n>` to choose, then `!expedition run` to keep walking.", roomsStr)
+	case stopElite:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("⏸ **Autopilot paused — elite ahead** (after %s). `!fight` when ready, then `!expedition run` to continue.", roomsStr)
+	case stopBoss:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("⏸ **Autopilot paused — boss ahead** (after %s). `!fight` when ready.", roomsStr)
+	case stopEnded:
+		return "" // death narration is the final; no footer
+	case stopComplete:
+		return "" // run-complete block is the final; no footer
+	case stopBlocked:
+		return "" // "finish your fight first" is the final; no footer
+	default: // stopOK — hit the room cap
+		return fmt.Sprintf("⏸ **Autopilot stretch complete** (%s). `!expedition run` to keep walking, or `!resources` / `!camp` first.", roomsStr)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd_test.go b/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd_test.go
index 101cad8..97d9883 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd_test.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/dnd_expedition_cmd_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package plugin
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
@@ -189,6 +190,139 @@ func TestExpeditionCmd_StartInsufficientCoins(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestExpeditionCmd_RunNoExpedition: !expedition run with no active
+// expedition is a friendly no-op, not an error.
+func TestExpeditionCmd_RunNoExpedition(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@exp-cmd-run-noexp:example")
+	expeditionCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 1)
+	defer cleanupExpeditions(uid)
+
+	p := &AdventurePlugin{}
+	if err := p.handleDnDExpeditionCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, "run"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("run with no expedition: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestExpeditionCmd_RunWalksRooms: starting an expedition then calling
+// `!expedition run` advances the underlying zone-run by at least one
+// room (and stops cleanly at a natural interrupt — fork, elite, boss,
+// complete, or the autopilot room cap).
+func TestExpeditionCmd_RunWalksRooms(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@exp-cmd-run-walk:example")
+	expeditionCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 3)
+	defer cleanupExpeditions(uid)
+
+	euro := &EuroPlugin{}
+	euro.ensureBalance(uid)
+	euro.Credit(uid, 200, "test setup")
+	p := &AdventurePlugin{euro: euro}
+
+	if err := p.handleDnDExpeditionCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, "start goblin_warrens"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	exp, _ := getActiveExpedition(uid)
+	if exp == nil || exp.RunID == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected active expedition with run")
+	}
+	startRun, _ := getZoneRun(exp.RunID)
+	if startRun == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected zone run for expedition")
+	}
+	startRoom := startRun.CurrentRoom
+
+	if err := p.handleDnDExpeditionCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, "run"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("run: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// After autopilot, the run should have advanced. Either the room
+	// pointer moved, or the run completed (TotalRooms reached). For a
+	// fresh L3 run at GoblinWarrens we expect at least one room walked
+	// — the entry room is narration-only and never blocks.
+	endRun, _ := getZoneRun(exp.RunID)
+	if endRun == nil {
+		// Run could legitimately complete and be cleared; that's also fine.
+		return
+	}
+	if endRun.CurrentRoom <= startRoom {
+		t.Errorf("autopilot did not advance: room %d → %d", startRoom, endRun.CurrentRoom)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAutopilotPreflight_LowHP: HP at or below the threshold trips the
+// preflight stop with the low-HP footer.
+func TestAutopilotPreflight_LowHP(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@exp-autopilot-lowhp:example")
+	expeditionCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 1)
+	defer cleanupExpeditions(uid)
+
+	c, _ := LoadDnDCharacter(uid)
+	c.HPCurrent = 5 // 5/20 = 25%, below 30% threshold
+	if err := SaveDnDCharacter(c); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	exp := &Expedition{
+		Supplies: ExpeditionSupplies{Current: 10, DailyBurn: 1},
+	}
+	msg, stop := autopilotPreflight(uid, exp)
+	if !stop {
+		t.Fatal("expected low-HP stop")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(msg, "HP low") {
+		t.Errorf("expected HP-low footer, got %q", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAutopilotPreflight_LowSU: supplies under one day's burn trips.
+func TestAutopilotPreflight_LowSU(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@exp-autopilot-lowsu:example")
+	expeditionCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 1)
+	defer cleanupExpeditions(uid)
+
+	exp := &Expedition{
+		Supplies: ExpeditionSupplies{Current: 0.5, DailyBurn: 1.5},
+	}
+	msg, stop := autopilotPreflight(uid, exp)
+	if !stop {
+		t.Fatal("expected low-SU stop")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(msg, "supplies low") {
+		t.Errorf("expected SU-low footer, got %q", msg)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAutopilotFooter_Reasons: each stop reason gets a distinct,
+// non-empty footer (or empty for stops where the final block already
+// ends the message — death, complete, blocked).
+func TestAutopilotFooter_Reasons(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		r       stopReason
+		want    string // substring; empty means footer must be empty
+		wantHas bool
+	}{
+		{stopFork, "fork", true},
+		{stopElite, "elite", true},
+		{stopBoss, "boss", true},
+		{stopOK, "stretch", true}, // hit room cap
+		{stopEnded, "", false},
+		{stopComplete, "", false},
+		{stopBlocked, "", false},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		got := autopilotFooter(c.r, 3)
+		if c.wantHas {
+			if got == "" || !strings.Contains(got, c.want) {
+				t.Errorf("%v: got %q, want substring %q", c.r, got, c.want)
+			}
+		} else if got != "" {
+			t.Errorf("%v: expected empty footer, got %q", c.r, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestExpeditionCmd_ListWithoutCharBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	setupAuditTestDB(t)
 	uid := id.UserID("@exp-cmd-nochar:example")
diff --git a/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_cmd.go b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_cmd.go
index 16f7bd6..6d518df 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_cmd.go
@@ -369,21 +369,69 @@ func roomGlyph(rt RoomType) string {
 
 // ── advance ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// stopReason classifies why a single advanceOnce step stopped. StopOK means
+// the step walked into the next room cleanly and a loop caller may keep
+// going. Everything else is an interrupt — the autopilot loop in
+// expeditionCmdRun renders the result and stops; the one-shot
+// zoneCmdAdvance treats them all the same (single dispatch).
+type stopReason int
+
+const (
+	stopOK       stopReason = iota // walked to next room; loop may continue
+	stopFork                       // advanceTransitionGraph returned a forkMsg
+	stopElite                      // standing at an Elite doorway; needs !fight
+	stopBoss                       // standing at a Boss doorway; needs !fight
+	stopEnded                      // patrol or room resolution killed the player
+	stopComplete                   // run cleared (boss down, no outgoing edges)
+	stopBlocked                    // an active CombatSession blocks the advance
+)
+
+// advanceResult bundles the staged narration + dispatch shape of one
+// advanceOnce step. preStream/intro/phases/final mirror the streamOrSend
+// contract — phases nil means "no per-step pacing required". reason tells
+// loop callers whether they may iterate again.
+type advanceResult struct {
+	preStream []string
+	intro     string
+	phases    []string
+	final     string
+	reason    stopReason
+}
+
 // zoneCmdAdvance resolves the room the player is currently standing in,
-// then moves them to the next. Resolution branches on RoomType — combat
-// for Exploration/Elite/Boss, a trap nick for Trap, narration-only for
-// Entry. Player loss aborts the run with a mood penalty and player-death
-// flavor; boss win drops the zone Loot table.
+// then moves them to the next. Thin wrapper over advanceOnce + dispatch;
+// the expedition autopilot (expeditionCmdRun) reuses advanceOnce in a
+// loop. Resolution branches on RoomType — combat for Exploration/Elite/
+// Boss, a trap nick for Trap, narration-only for Entry. Player loss
+// aborts the run with a mood penalty and player-death flavor; boss win
+// drops the zone Loot table.
 func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
+	res, err := p.advanceOnce(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, err.Error())
+	}
+	return p.streamOrSend(ctx.Sender, res.preStream, res.intro, res.phases, res.final)
+}
+
+// advanceOnce runs the single-room advance pipeline and returns a
+// structured result the caller can stream as-is or aggregate. Errors
+// returned here are user-facing (already prefixed with the appropriate
+// "Couldn't ..." context); callers should SendDM them verbatim. State
+// mutations on run / character / combat sessions persist regardless of
+// how the caller dispatches the narration.
+func (p *AdventurePlugin) advanceOnce(ctx MessageContext) (advanceResult, error) {
 	run, err := getActiveZoneRun(ctx.Sender)
 	if err != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't read run state: "+err.Error())
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't read run state: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	if run == nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "No active zone run. Use `!zone enter <id>`.")
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("No active zone run. Use `!zone enter <id>`.")
 	}
 	if cs, _ := getActiveCombatSession(ctx.Sender); cs != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "⚔️ Finish your fight first — `!attack` or `!flee`.")
+		return advanceResult{
+			final:  "⚔️ Finish your fight first — `!attack` or `!flee`.",
+			reason: stopBlocked,
+		}, nil
 	}
 	_ = applyMoodDecayIfStale(run)
 	zone := zoneOrFallback(run.ZoneID)
@@ -399,16 +447,20 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 		encID := encounterIDForRoom(prevIdx)
 		sess, serr := getCombatSessionForEncounter(run.RunID, encID)
 		if serr != nil {
-			return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't read combat state: "+serr.Error())
+			return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't read combat state: %s", serr.Error())
 		}
 		if sess == nil || sess.Status != CombatStatusWon {
 			kind := "Elite"
+			r := stopElite
 			if prev == RoomBoss {
 				kind = "Boss"
+				r = stopBoss
 			}
-			return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, fmt.Sprintf(
-				"**Room %d/%d — %s.** Type `!fight` to engage.",
-				prevIdx+1, run.TotalRooms, kind))
+			return advanceResult{
+				final: fmt.Sprintf("**Room %d/%d — %s.** Type `!fight` to engage.",
+					prevIdx+1, run.TotalRooms, kind),
+				reason: r,
+			}, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -421,7 +473,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 	// room intro → room play-by-play → final, in one continuous beat.
 	patrolIntro, patrolPhases, patrolOutcome, patrolEnded, perr := p.tryPatrolEncounter(ctx.Sender, run, zone)
 	if perr != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't resolve patrol: "+perr.Error())
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't resolve patrol: %s", perr.Error())
 	}
 	var preStream []string
 	if patrolPhases != nil {
@@ -432,7 +484,11 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 	}
 	if patrolEnded {
 		// Patrol dropped the player; run is over.
-		return p.streamFlow(ctx.Sender, preStream, patrolOutcome)
+		return advanceResult{
+			preStream: preStream,
+			final:     patrolOutcome,
+			reason:    stopEnded,
+		}, nil
 	}
 	// Patrol survived (or didn't fire). If it fired, patrolOutcome becomes
 	// a streamed midpoint between the patrol fight and the room resolver.
@@ -447,12 +503,18 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 	// SendDM as before.
 	intro, phases, outcome, ended, err := p.resolveRoom(ctx.Sender, run, zone)
 	if err != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't resolve room: "+err.Error())
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't resolve room: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 	if ended {
 		// Death (combat or otherwise). Stream phases if present, then the
 		// death narration as the final message.
-		return p.streamOrSend(ctx.Sender, preStream, intro, phases, outcome)
+		return advanceResult{
+			preStream: preStream,
+			intro:     intro,
+			phases:    phases,
+			final:     outcome,
+			reason:    stopEnded,
+		}, nil
 	}
 
 	// Graph-mode advance (G9a — only mode now): clear the current room,
@@ -460,11 +522,11 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 	// for 2+ edges, or complete the run when there are 0 outgoing edges.
 	c, cerr := LoadDnDCharacter(ctx.Sender)
 	if cerr != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't load character: "+cerr.Error())
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't load character: %s", cerr.Error())
 	}
 	next, forkMsg, complete, gerr := p.advanceTransitionGraph(run, zone, c)
 	if gerr != nil {
-		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't advance: "+gerr.Error())
+		return advanceResult{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't advance: %s", gerr.Error())
 	}
 	if complete {
 		_, _ = applyMoodEvent(run.RunID, MoodEventZoneComplete)
@@ -484,7 +546,13 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 				b.WriteString("• " + id + "\n")
 			}
 		}
-		return p.streamOrSend(ctx.Sender, preStream, intro, phases, b.String())
+		return advanceResult{
+			preStream: preStream,
+			intro:     intro,
+			phases:    phases,
+			final:     b.String(),
+			reason:    stopComplete,
+		}, nil
 	}
 	if forkMsg != "" {
 		var b strings.Builder
@@ -494,10 +562,21 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) zoneCmdAdvance(ctx MessageContext) error {
 		}
 		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Cleared room %d (%s).\n\n", prevIdx+1, prettyRoomType(prev)))
 		b.WriteString(forkMsg)
-		return p.streamOrSend(ctx.Sender, preStream, intro, phases, b.String())
+		return advanceResult{
+			preStream: preStream,
+			intro:     intro,
+			phases:    phases,
+			final:     b.String(),
+			reason:    stopFork,
+		}, nil
 	}
-	return p.streamOrSend(ctx.Sender, preStream, intro, phases,
-		p.formatNextRoomMessage(run, zone, prev, prevIdx, outcome, next))
+	return advanceResult{
+		preStream: preStream,
+		intro:     intro,
+		phases:    phases,
+		final:     p.formatNextRoomMessage(run, zone, prev, prevIdx, outcome, next),
+		reason:    stopOK,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // formatNextRoomMessage builds the "✓ Cleared room X. ... Room Y/N —