diff --git a/scripts/benchmark-live.mjs b/scripts/benchmark-live.mjs
index 41c05534b..fb9cbef86 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark-live.mjs
+++ b/scripts/benchmark-live.mjs
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ try {
     if (payload?.type === 'generate' && payload.id) {
       recorder.mark('browser.generate_post', {
         id: payload.id,
+        selectedTagName: String(payload.element?.tagName || '').toLowerCase(),
+        selectedClasses: Array.isArray(payload.element?.classes)
+          ? payload.element.classes.map(String)
+          : String(payload.element?.className || '').split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean),
         hasScreenshotPath: typeof payload.screenshotPath === 'string' && payload.screenshotPath.length > 0,
         commentCount: Array.isArray(payload.comments) ? payload.comments.length : 0,
         strokeCount: Array.isArray(payload.strokes) ? payload.strokes.length : 0,
@@ -133,7 +137,10 @@ try {
       ? join(artifactRoot, scenario, `run-${String(iteration).padStart(2, '0')}`)
       : null;
     if (runArtifactDir) await mkdir(runArtifactDir, { recursive: true });
-    await pickElement(session.page, pickSelector, { resetPickMode: iteration > 1 });
+    await pickElement(session.page, pickSelector, {
+      position: fixture.runtime.pickPosition || null,
+      resetPickMode: iteration > 1,
+    });
     if (args.action) await selectAction(session.page, String(args.action));
     if (scenario === 'annotated') {
       await drawAnnotationPinAndStroke(session.page, { comment: 'Benchmark annotation' });
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ try {
       browserTiming,
     });
     assertScenarioEvidence(run, scenario);
+    assertSelectionEvidence(run, fixture.runtime.expectedPick);
     if (renderedArtifacts) run.renderedArtifacts = renderedArtifacts;
     if (judgeRendered) {
       run.renderedJudge = await judgeRenderedVariants({
@@ -210,7 +218,10 @@ try {
       await waitForReset(session.page);
       run.acceptToResetMs = roundMs(performance.now() - acceptStartedAt);
 
-      await pickElement(session.page, pickSelector, { resetPickMode: true });
+      await pickElement(session.page, pickSelector, {
+        position: fixture.runtime.pickPosition || null,
+        resetPickMode: true,
+      });
       if (args.action) await selectAction(session.page, String(args.action));
       await resetBrowserTimingProbe(session.page, `${iteration}-followup`);
       const nextFirstVariant = waitForFirstVariant(session.page);
@@ -228,7 +239,9 @@ try {
       await clickDiscard(session.page);
       await waitForReset(session.page);
     }
-    Object.assign(run, deriveJournalGenerationMetrics(await readGenerationSnapshot(session.tmp, run.eventId)));
+    const generationSnapshot = await readGenerationSnapshot(session.tmp, run.eventId);
+    Object.assign(run, deriveJournalGenerationMetrics(generationSnapshot));
+    if (generationSnapshot.variantPlan) run.variantPlan = generationSnapshot.variantPlan;
     runs.push(run);
 
     if (!args.quiet) process.stderr.write(formatRun(runs.at(-1)) + '\n');
@@ -618,6 +631,19 @@ function assertScenarioEvidence(run, currentScenario) {
   }
 }
 
+function assertSelectionEvidence(run, expected) {
+  if (!expected) return;
+  const actual = run.selectionEvidence || {};
+  const expectedTag = String(expected.tagName || '').toLowerCase();
+  const expectedClasses = Array.isArray(expected.classes) ? expected.classes.map(String) : [];
+  if ((expectedTag && actual.tagName !== expectedTag)
+      || expectedClasses.some((className) => !actual.classes?.includes(className))) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `iteration ${run.iteration}: picked ${actual.tagName || 'unknown'}.${(actual.classes || []).join('.')} instead of ${expectedTag || '*'}.${expectedClasses.join('.')}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 function wrapTargetFromPickedElement(event) {
   const element = event.element || {};
   return {
diff --git a/scripts/lib/live-benchmark.mjs b/scripts/lib/live-benchmark.mjs
index 1617c701f..818464e17 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/live-benchmark.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/live-benchmark.mjs
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ export function buildInteractionRun(events, { iteration, scenario, goStartedAt,
     iteration,
     scenario,
     eventId: id,
+    selectionEvidence: {
+      tagName: eventPost?.selectedTagName || null,
+      classes: Array.isArray(eventPost?.selectedClasses) ? eventPost.selectedClasses : [],
+    },
     annotationEvidence: {
       screenshotPath: eventPost?.hasScreenshotPath === true,
       comments: Number(eventPost?.commentCount || 0),
diff --git a/tests/framework-fixtures/vite8-react-brand-fidelity/fixture.json b/tests/framework-fixtures/vite8-react-brand-fidelity/fixture.json
index b011530e1..64ee190ea 100644
--- a/tests/framework-fixtures/vite8-react-brand-fidelity/fixture.json
+++ b/tests/framework-fixtures/vite8-react-brand-fidelity/fixture.json
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
     "readyPattern": "Local:\\s+https?://[^:]+:(\\d+)",
     "readyTimeoutMs": 120000,
     "pickSelector": "article.offer-card",
+    "pickPosition": { "x": 8, "y": 8 },
+    "expectedPick": { "tagName": "article", "classes": ["offer-card"] },
     "acceptedSourcePattern": "<article[^>]*(class|className)=\"[^\"]*\\boffer-card\\b[^\"]*\"",
     "steer": {
       "message": "steer-e2e mark offer",
diff --git a/tests/live-benchmark.test.mjs b/tests/live-benchmark.test.mjs
index 0c0acb33d..7360ed62c 100644
--- a/tests/live-benchmark.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/live-benchmark.test.mjs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('live benchmark metrics', () => {
   it('separates model generation from Impeccable overhead', () => {
     const events = [
       { name: 'ui.go.start', at: 100, iteration: 1 },
-      { name: 'browser.generate_post', at: 108, id: 'abc', hasScreenshotPath: false, commentCount: 0, strokeCount: 0 },
+      { name: 'browser.generate_post', at: 108, id: 'abc', selectedTagName: 'article', selectedClasses: ['offer-card'], hasScreenshotPath: false, commentCount: 0, strokeCount: 0 },
       { name: 'agent.event.received', at: 110, id: 'abc', type: 'generate' },
       { name: 'agent.scaffold.start', at: 112, id: 'abc' },
       { name: 'agent.scaffold.end', at: 132, id: 'abc' },
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe('live benchmark metrics', () => {
     assert.equal(run.browserDispatchMs, 2.5);
     assert.equal(run.automationClickMs, 5.5);
     assert.deepEqual(run.annotationEvidence, { screenshotPath: false, comments: 0, strokes: 0 });
+    assert.deepEqual(run.selectionEvidence, { tagName: 'article', classes: ['offer-card'] });
     assert.equal(run.serverPickupMs, 2);
     assert.equal(run.generationMs, 1000);
     assert.equal(run.impeccableOverheadMs, 94.5);