diff --git a/.facts b/.facts
index 820af01c..0ef8b0ac 100644
--- a/.facts
+++ b/.facts
@@ -2355,6 +2355,7 @@
 - Windows durable bootstrap failures retain only a closed set of launch-stage names from diagnostic stderr; raw remote diagnostics and credentials are never reproduced @spec @mvp @implemented
 - Windows durable SSH bootstrap transfers its token through the existing private pipe, commits desktop task ownership after the daemon ready frame within the resolved native-plus-provider readiness budget, and survives the SSH launcher exiting; foreground bootstrap still stops its child when the controller disconnects @spec @mvp
 - an interrupted Windows daemon-start claim can recover only when stale exact evidence and two process snapshots prove that its fenced wrapper, scheduled bootstrap tasks, and daemon launchers are absent, together with the daemon, service, and listener; unknown process metadata keeps the claim fenced, and recovery preserves the original claim and mailbox in an archive without fabricating a terminal result @spec @mvp @implemented
+- POSIX bootstrap recovery detects Host commands from full process arguments and macOS probes the canonical dev.microck.satelle.host launchd service before and after quarantining a claim; an absent historical label is not evidence that the current service is inactive @spec @mvp @implemented
 - satelle supports direct transport for hosts where SSH bootstrap is unavailable but a Host Daemon is already installed and reachable @spec @mvp @implemented
 
 # research
diff --git a/crates/satelle/src/bootstrap-lock.rs b/crates/satelle/src/bootstrap-lock.rs
index 686eb782..3fd17562 100644
--- a/crates/satelle/src/bootstrap-lock.rs
+++ b/crates/satelle/src/bootstrap-lock.rs
@@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ for competitor in "$lock_root"/*; do
     fi
   fi
   process_probe=null
-  if process_output="$(ps -eo pid=,comm=,args= 2>/dev/null)"; then
-    if printf '%s\n' "$process_output" | awk -v self="$$" -v parent="$PPID" '$1 != self && $1 != parent && ($2 == "satelle" || $2 == "satelle.exe") && $0 ~ /host start/ {{ found=1 }} END {{ exit !found }}'; then
+  if process_output="$(ps -ww -eo pid=,args= 2>/dev/null)"; then
+    if printf '%s\n' "$process_output" | awk -v self="$$" -v parent="$PPID" '$1 != self && $1 != parent && $0 ~ /(^|[[:space:]\/])satelle(\.exe)?[[:space:]]+host[[:space:]]+start([[:space:]]|$)/ {{ found=1 }} END {{ exit !found }}'; then
       process_probe=true
     else
       probe_status=$?
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ for competitor in "$lock_root"/*; do
       case "$probe_status" in 3|4) service_probe=false;; esac
     fi
   elif command -v launchctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if launchctl print "gui/$(id -u)/satelle-host" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if launchctl print "gui/$(id -u)/dev.microck.satelle.host" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       service_probe=true
     else
       probe_status=$?
@@ -1254,8 +1254,8 @@ for competitor in "$lock_root"/*; do
   fi
   if [ "$failed_daemon_start" = true ] || [ "$released_state_owner" = true ]; then
     post_process_probe=null
-    if process_output="$(ps -eo pid=,comm=,args= 2>/dev/null)"; then
-      if printf '%s\n' "$process_output" | awk -v self="$$" -v parent="$PPID" '$1 != self && $1 != parent && ($2 == "satelle" || $2 == "satelle.exe") && $0 ~ /host start/ {{ found=1 }} END {{ exit !found }}'; then
+    if process_output="$(ps -ww -eo pid=,args= 2>/dev/null)"; then
+      if printf '%s\n' "$process_output" | awk -v self="$$" -v parent="$PPID" '$1 != self && $1 != parent && $0 ~ /(^|[[:space:]\/])satelle(\.exe)?[[:space:]]+host[[:space:]]+start([[:space:]]|$)/ {{ found=1 }} END {{ exit !found }}'; then
         post_process_probe=true
       else
         probe_status=$?
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ for competitor in "$lock_root"/*; do
         case "$probe_status" in 3|4) post_service_probe=false;; esac
       fi
     elif command -v launchctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      if launchctl print "gui/$(id -u)/satelle-host" >/dev/null 2>&1; then post_service_probe=true; else
+      if launchctl print "gui/$(id -u)/dev.microck.satelle.host" >/dev/null 2>&1; then post_service_probe=true; else
         probe_status=$?
         [ "$probe_status" -eq 113 ] && post_service_probe=false
       fi
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ mod tests {
             "acquired_at",
             "heartbeat_at",
             HEARTBEAT,
-            "ps -eo pid=,comm=,args=",
+            "ps -ww -eo pid=,args=",
             "binary_present",
             "systemctl --user is-active",
             "launchctl print",
@@ -2637,6 +2637,35 @@ foreach ($body in @('satelle.exe host status', 'Write-Output unrelated')) {{
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn running_host_paths_keep_interrupted_release_fenced() {
+        let attempt = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef";
+        for command in [
+            "satelle host start --foreground",
+            "/Users/microck/Library/Caches/Satelle/host/v0.1.32/darwin-arm64/satelle host start --foreground --launchd-service",
+            "/home/user with spaces/.cache/satelle host start --foreground",
+        ] {
+            let home = tempfile::tempdir().expect("temporary process probe home");
+            let lock = home.path().join("satelle/bootstrap.lock");
+            let claim = write_stale_mutation_claim(&lock, "state_owner_release", attempt);
+            fs::create_dir(claim.join(format!("execution_started.{attempt}"))).unwrap();
+            let path = path_with_inactive_daemon_probe(home.path());
+            fs::write(
+                home.path().join("probe-bin/ps"),
+                format!("#!/bin/sh\nprintf '%s\\n' '999999 {command}'\n"),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            let replacement =
+                Request::new("operation-2", OperationKind::MissingDaemonRepair, None).unwrap();
+            let mut contender =
+                RunningProtocol::start_with_path(&replacement, home.path(), Some(&path));
+            assert_eq!(contender.read_line(), BUSY, "{command}");
+            assert_eq!(contender.close().code(), Some(75));
+            assert!(claim.join(format!("execution_started.{attempt}")).is_dir());
+        }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(unix)]
     #[test]
     fn retirement_sentinel_reconciles_every_valid_crash_point() {