diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact_remote_parity.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact_remote_parity.rs
index 6f56ce016d..d4042a8c2e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact_remote_parity.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact_remote_parity.rs
@@ -941,6 +941,19 @@ fn normalize_string(value: &str) -> String {
     normalize_tmp_prefix_before_marker(&mut text, "/skills/");
     normalize_tmp_prefix_before_marker(&mut text, "\\skills\\");
 
+    let skills_open_tag = "<skills_instructions>";
+    let skills_close_tag = "</skills_instructions>";
+    let mut search_start = 0;
+    while let Some(relative_start) = text[search_start..].find(skills_open_tag) {
+        let body_start = search_start + relative_start + skills_open_tag.len();
+        let Some(relative_end) = text[body_start..].find(skills_close_tag) else {
+            break;
+        };
+        let body_end = body_start + relative_end;
+        text.replace_range(body_start..body_end, "\n...\n");
+        search_start = body_start + "\n...\n".len() + skills_close_tag.len();
+    }
+
     let mut search_start = 0;
     let wall_time_prefix = "Wall time: ";
     let wall_time_suffix = " seconds";
@@ -964,6 +977,19 @@ fn normalize_string(value: &str) -> String {
     text
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn normalize_string_rewrites_dynamic_skill_instructions() {
+    let text = normalize_string(
+        "before\n<skills_instructions>\n## Skills\n- demo: Dynamic description\n\
+         </skills_instructions>\nafter",
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        text,
+        "before\n<skills_instructions>\n...\n</skills_instructions>\nafter"
+    );
+}
+
 fn is_uuid_like(value: &str) -> bool {
     let bytes = value.as_bytes();
     bytes.len() == 36
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/subagent_notifications.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/subagent_notifications.rs
index 7424d3f360..fdaed25623 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/subagent_notifications.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/subagent_notifications.rs
@@ -1120,10 +1120,22 @@ async fn encrypted_multi_agent_v2_spawn_sends_agent_message_to_child() -> Result
 
     test.submit_turn(TURN_1_PROMPT).await?;
 
-    let child_request = wait_for_requests(&child_request_log)
-        .await?
-        .pop()
-        .expect("child request");
+    // The response mock records candidate requests before its request matcher runs, so wait for
+    // the child request instead of assuming the latest recorded request is already it.
+    let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(2);
+    let child_request = loop {
+        if let Some(request) = child_request_log
+            .requests()
+            .into_iter()
+            .find(|request| !request.inputs_of_type("agent_message").is_empty())
+        {
+            break request;
+        }
+        if Instant::now() >= deadline {
+            anyhow::bail!("timed out waiting for child agent message request");
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+    };
     assert_eq!(
         strip_metadata_from_json(Value::Array(child_request.inputs_of_type("agent_message"))),
         Value::Array(vec![json!({