diff --git a/internal/platform/canvas_ai_apply.go b/internal/platform/canvas_ai_apply.go
index 2fbf9f3..ba71516 100644
--- a/internal/platform/canvas_ai_apply.go
+++ b/internal/platform/canvas_ai_apply.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func (s *service) finishCanvasStepOutput(ctx context.Context, run canvasQueueRun
 		eventBoard = step.BoardID
 	}
 	var appliedBoard any
+	var appliedEvent response
 	var output any
 	var version any
 	if code == "" && started {
@@ -158,9 +159,6 @@ func (s *service) finishCanvasStepOutput(ctx context.Context, run canvasQueueRun
 			patch["text"] = generated.Text
 		}
 
-		if err = appendAIEvent(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, run.ID, "step.output", response{"step_id": step.ID, "board_id": eventBoard, "origin_board_id": step.BoardID, "canonical_root": step.CanonicalRoot, "target_incarnation": step.TargetIncarnation, "node_id": step.NodeID, "output": output}); err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
 		_, role, permissionErr := lockCanvasAIRunRoute(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, eventBoard, run.Account)
 		if permissionErr != nil && permissionErr != sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return "", permissionErr
@@ -196,13 +194,29 @@ func (s *service) finishCanvasStepOutput(ctx context.Context, run canvasQueueRun
 					appliedBoard = eventBoard
 					applied := response{"step_id": step.ID, "board_id": eventBoard, "node_id": step.NodeID, "patch": patch, "canvas_version": change.Snapshot.Version}
 					change.addTargetContext(applied, step)
-					if err = appendAIEvent(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, run.ID, "step.applied", applied); err != nil {
-						return "", err
-					}
+					appliedEvent = applied
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if output != nil {
+		event := response{"step_id": step.ID, "board_id": eventBoard, "origin_board_id": step.BoardID, "canonical_root": step.CanonicalRoot, "target_incarnation": step.TargetIncarnation, "node_id": step.NodeID, "output": output}
+		if status == "conflict" && identityOK && step.CanonicalRoot != "" && eventBoard != step.BoardID {
+			model, e := loadCanvasModel(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, step.CanonicalRoot)
+			if e != nil {
+				return "", e
+			}
+			event["model"], event["document_format_version"], event["canvas_version"] = model.view(nil), canvasModelFormat, model.Versions[eventBoard]
+		}
+		if err = appendAIEvent(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, run.ID, "step.output", event); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+	if appliedEvent != nil {
+		if err = appendAIEvent(ctx, tx, run.Project, run.Workspace, run.ID, "step.applied", appliedEvent); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
 	var outputJSON any
 	if output != nil {
 		encoded, _ := json.Marshal(output)
diff --git a/internal/platform/canvas_ai_config.go b/internal/platform/canvas_ai_config.go
index ae6bfe2..0066ed2 100644
--- a/internal/platform/canvas_ai_config.go
+++ b/internal/platform/canvas_ai_config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ func validCanvasAI(value any, kind string) bool {
 }
 
 // Fingerprints exclude geometry and visual styles so a result can be applied
-// after a concurrent drag. Content/configuration edits invalidate the result.
+// after a concurrent drag. The board is the immutable plan origin, not the
+// current canonical owner; canonical target identity is checked separately.
+// Content/configuration edits invalidate the result.
 func canvasTargetFingerprint(board, node string, data map[string]any) string {
 	target := map[string]any{"board_id": board, "node_id": node, "kind": data["kind"], "ai": data["ai"]}
 	if canvasChoice(data["kind"], "image", "plain-image") {