@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def run_audit(
                 checks.append(
                     _check(
                         "fp_probe_suite",
-                        True,
+                        False,
                         "skipped (ML inactive; pip install unplug-ai[ml], "
                         "set active_model=tiny, or use --require-ml)",
                     )
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def run_audit(
                 checks.append(
                     _check(
                         "encoding_probe_suite",
-                        True,
+                        False,
                         "skipped (ML inactive; use --probes --require-ml for full batteries)",
                     )
                 )
 
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def main() -> None:
         print(json.dumps(report, indent=2))
     else:
         for row in report["checks"]:
-            mark = "ok" if row["passed"] else "FAIL"
+            if not row["passed"] and str(row["detail"]).startswith("skipped"):
+                mark = "skip"
+            else:
+                mark = "ok" if row["passed"] else "FAIL"
             print(f"[{mark}] {row['name']}: {row['detail']}")
         print(
             f"\nwiring_pass={report['wiring_pass']} "
 
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ def test_run_audit_with_boundary_probes() -> None:
     assert "encoding_probe_suite" in names
 
 
+def test_run_audit_ml_probes_skipped_mark_not_passed() -> None:
+    """When --probes runs without ML, skipped FP/encoding must not count as passed."""
+    report = run_audit(workspace_root=WORKSPACE, include_probes=True)
+    fp = next(c for c in report["checks"] if c["name"] == "fp_probe_suite")
+    enc = next(c for c in report["checks"] if c["name"] == "encoding_probe_suite")
+    if not fp["detail"].startswith("skipped"):
+        pytest.skip("ML active in this environment; skipped-probe path not exercised")
+    assert fp["passed"] is False
+    assert enc["passed"] is False
+    assert report["all_passed"] is False
+    assert report["wiring_pass"] is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(_checkpoint() is None, reason="checkpoint not available")
 def test_run_audit_require_ml_wires_injection() -> None:
     pytest.importorskip("torch")
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`@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def run_audit(`
`183`	`183`	`checks.append(`
`184`	`184`	`_check(`
`185`	`185`	`"fp_probe_suite",`
`186`		`- True,`
	`186`	`+ False,`
`187`	`187`	`"skipped (ML inactive; pip install unplug-ai[ml], "`
`188`	`188`	`"set active_model=tiny, or use --require-ml)",`
`189`	`189`	`)`
`@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def run_audit(`
`203`	`203`	`checks.append(`
`204`	`204`	`_check(`
`205`	`205`	`"encoding_probe_suite",`
`206`		`- True,`
	`206`	`+ False,`
`207`	`207`	`"skipped (ML inactive; use --probes --require-ml for full batteries)",`
`208`	`208`	`)`
`209`	`209`	`)`