diff --git a/packages/client/ui-conversation/tests/input-machine.spec.ts b/packages/client/ui-conversation/tests/input-machine.spec.ts
index a470044481..206a66e4c6 100644
--- a/packages/client/ui-conversation/tests/input-machine.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/ui-conversation/tests/input-machine.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function effectAt<T extends InputEffect['type']>(
 ): Extract<InputEffect, { type: T }> {
   const e = effects[index]
   expect(e?.type).toBe(type)
-  return e
+  return e as Extract<InputEffect, { type: T }>
 }
 
 /** Drive plain → adjudicating and hand back the minted attempt. */
diff --git a/packages/client/ui-subagent/tests/browser-plugin.spec.ts b/packages/client/ui-subagent/tests/browser-plugin.spec.ts
index 828ef38837..fc74470406 100644
--- a/packages/client/ui-subagent/tests/browser-plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/ui-subagent/tests/browser-plugin.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function summary(partial: Partial<SessionSummary> & { id: SessionId }): SessionS
     running: false,
     updatedAt: 0,
     ...partial,
-  }
+  } as SessionSummary
 }
 
 const sid = (id: string) => id as SessionId