diff --git a/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md b/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
index e00fd1e..14ef7ba 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/build-inventory.md
@@ -316,8 +316,10 @@ Known local toolchain state:
   shader-uniform/texture-bind/sampler-bind/upload/mipmap-generation/texture-transition/texture-copy/readback/
   frame-capture/blit command and byte totals, trace marker/scope counts,
   labeled descriptor counts, backend resource creation counts, plus draw
-  descriptor vertex/index totals, and is covered by
-  `pano_cli_record_render_smoke` plus
+  descriptor vertex/index totals. Its `--exercise-clear` mode verifies
+  interrupted-frame recorder clear/reuse behavior and reports the result in
+  JSON, and is covered by `pano_cli_record_render_smoke`,
+  `pano_cli_record_render_exercises_clear_reset`, plus
   `pano_cli_record_render_rejects_oversized_target`.
 - `pano_cli simulate-document-history` exposes `pp_document::DocumentHistory`
   apply/undo/redo state through JSON automation and is covered by
diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index ff7ec1b..8d874c6 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -860,7 +860,10 @@ Results:
   render-pass/depth-clear counts, and draw
   descriptor vertex/index totals, scissor/depth/blend-state plus
   shader-uniform/texture/sampler-bind/upload/mipmap-generation/texture-transition/texture-copy/readback/
-  frame-capture/blit command/byte totals for agent automation, with an
+  frame-capture/blit command/byte totals for agent automation. The
+  `--exercise-clear` mode deliberately clears an interrupted trace/render pass,
+  verifies stale trace-scope state is rejected, verifies the render context can
+  be reused, and then emits that reset status in JSON. It also has an
   expected-failure smoke for oversized render/readback targets.
 - `pano_cli simulate-document-history` exercises pure document history
   apply/undo/redo behavior and emits JSON layer/frame/history state for agent
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f4bd9d4..fce49f0 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -374,7 +374,13 @@ if(TARGET pano_cli)
         COMMAND pano_cli record-render --width 32 --height 16)
     set_tests_properties(pano_cli_record_render_smoke PROPERTIES
         LABELS "renderer;integration;desktop-fast"
-        PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\"backend\":\"recording\".*\"framebufferFetch\":false.*\"explicitTextureTransitions\":true.*\"textureCopy\":true.*\"renderTargetBlit\":true.*\"frameCapture\":true.*\"float16RenderTargets\":false.*\"float32RenderTargets\":false.*\"width\":32.*\"height\":16.*\"createdResources\":7.*\"labeledCommandDescriptors\":16.*\"commands\":25.*\"renderPasses\":1.*\"depthClears\":1.*\"stencilClears\":0.*\"drawCommands\":1.*\"drawVertices\":3.*\"drawIndices\":3.*\"scissorCommands\":1.*\"blendCommands\":1.*\"depthCommands\":1.*\"uniformCommands\":1.*\"uniformBytes\":64.*\"bindTextureCommands\":1.*\"bindSamplerCommands\":1.*\"boundTextureBytes\":2048.*\"uploadCommands\":1.*\"uploadBytes\":4.*\"mipmapCommands\":1.*\"mipmapLevels\":3.*\"mipmapBytes\":84.*\"transitionCommands\":4.*\"transitionToUpload\":1.*\"transitionToShaderRead\":2.*\"copyCommands\":1.*\"copySourceBytes\":2048.*\"copyDestinationBytes\":2048.*\"readbackCommands\":1.*\"readbackBytes\":2048.*\"captureCommands\":1.*\"captureBytes\":2048.*\"blitCommands\":1.*\"blitSourceBytes\":2048.*\"blitDestinationBytes\":2048.*\"traceMarkers\":1.*\"traceBeginScopes\":1.*\"traceEndScopes\":1")
+        PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\"backend\":\"recording\".*\"framebufferFetch\":false.*\"explicitTextureTransitions\":true.*\"textureCopy\":true.*\"renderTargetBlit\":true.*\"frameCapture\":true.*\"float16RenderTargets\":false.*\"float32RenderTargets\":false.*\"width\":32.*\"height\":16.*\"createdResources\":7.*\"exercisedClearReset\":false.*\"clearRejectedOrphanedTraceEnd\":false.*\"clearReusedRenderPass\":false.*\"labeledCommandDescriptors\":16.*\"commands\":25.*\"renderPasses\":1.*\"depthClears\":1.*\"stencilClears\":0.*\"drawCommands\":1.*\"drawVertices\":3.*\"drawIndices\":3.*\"scissorCommands\":1.*\"blendCommands\":1.*\"depthCommands\":1.*\"uniformCommands\":1.*\"uniformBytes\":64.*\"bindTextureCommands\":1.*\"bindSamplerCommands\":1.*\"boundTextureBytes\":2048.*\"uploadCommands\":1.*\"uploadBytes\":4.*\"mipmapCommands\":1.*\"mipmapLevels\":3.*\"mipmapBytes\":84.*\"transitionCommands\":4.*\"transitionToUpload\":1.*\"transitionToShaderRead\":2.*\"copyCommands\":1.*\"copySourceBytes\":2048.*\"copyDestinationBytes\":2048.*\"readbackCommands\":1.*\"readbackBytes\":2048.*\"captureCommands\":1.*\"captureBytes\":2048.*\"blitCommands\":1.*\"blitSourceBytes\":2048.*\"blitDestinationBytes\":2048.*\"traceMarkers\":1.*\"traceBeginScopes\":1.*\"traceEndScopes\":1")
+
+    add_test(NAME pano_cli_record_render_exercises_clear_reset
+        COMMAND pano_cli record-render --width 32 --height 16 --exercise-clear)
+    set_tests_properties(pano_cli_record_render_exercises_clear_reset PROPERTIES
+        LABELS "renderer;integration;desktop-fast"
+        PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "\"command\":\"record-render\".*\"exercisedClearReset\":true.*\"clearRejectedOrphanedTraceEnd\":true.*\"clearReusedRenderPass\":true.*\"commands\":25.*\"renderPasses\":1.*\"traceBeginScopes\":1.*\"traceEndScopes\":1")
 
     add_test(NAME pano_cli_record_render_rejects_oversized_target
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
diff --git a/tools/pano_cli/main.cpp b/tools/pano_cli/main.cpp
index e9878a1..c3f0f6f 100644
--- a/tools/pano_cli/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/pano_cli/main.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct SimulateDocumentHistoryArgs {
 struct RecordRenderArgs {
     std::uint32_t width = 64;
     std::uint32_t height = 32;
+    bool exercise_clear = false;
 };
 
 void print_error(std::string_view command, std::string_view message)
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ void print_help()
         << "  inspect-project --path FILE\n"
         << "  load-project --path FILE\n"
         << "  parse-layout --path FILE\n"
-        << "  record-render [--width N] [--height N]\n"
+        << "  record-render [--width N] [--height N] [--exercise-clear]\n"
         << "  save-document-project --path FILE [--width N] [--height N]\n"
         << "  save-project --path FILE --width N --height N [--layer-name NAME] [--layer-opacity N] [--blend-mode N] [--alpha-locked] [--hidden] [--layers N] [--frames N] [--frame-duration-ms N] [--include-test-face-payload] [--payload-layer N] [--payload-frame N]\n"
         << "  simulate-document-edits [--width N] [--height N]\n"
@@ -2244,7 +2245,9 @@ pp::foundation::Status parse_record_render_args(int argc, char** argv, RecordRen
 {
     for (int i = 2; i < argc; ++i) {
         const std::string_view key(argv[i]);
-        if (key == "--width" || key == "--height") {
+        if (key == "--exercise-clear") {
+            args.exercise_clear = true;
+        } else if (key == "--width" || key == "--height") {
             if (i + 1 >= argc) {
                 return pp::foundation::Status::invalid_argument("missing value for option");
             }
@@ -2365,6 +2368,40 @@ int record_render(int argc, char** argv)
     constexpr std::size_t created_resources = 7;
 
     auto* trace = device.trace();
+    auto& context = device.immediate_context();
+    bool clear_rejected_orphaned_trace_end = false;
+    bool clear_reused_render_pass = false;
+    if (args.exercise_clear) {
+        const auto interrupted_trace_status = trace->begin_scope("renderer", "interrupted-frame");
+        if (!interrupted_trace_status.ok()) {
+            print_error("record-render", interrupted_trace_status.message);
+            return 2;
+        }
+
+        const auto interrupted_begin_status = context.begin_render_pass(*target.value(), pp::renderer::RenderPassDesc {});
+        if (!interrupted_begin_status.ok()) {
+            print_error("record-render", interrupted_begin_status.message);
+            return 2;
+        }
+
+        device.clear();
+        const auto stale_trace_end_status = trace->end_scope();
+        if (stale_trace_end_status.ok()) {
+            print_error("record-render", "recording clear did not reset trace scope state");
+            return 2;
+        }
+        clear_rejected_orphaned_trace_end = true;
+
+        const auto reuse_begin_status = context.begin_render_pass(*target.value(), pp::renderer::RenderPassDesc {});
+        if (!reuse_begin_status.ok()) {
+            print_error("record-render", reuse_begin_status.message);
+            return 2;
+        }
+        context.end_render_pass();
+        clear_reused_render_pass = true;
+        device.clear();
+    }
+
     const auto trace_begin_status = trace->begin_scope("renderer", "pano_cli_record_render");
     if (!trace_begin_status.ok()) {
         print_error("record-render", trace_begin_status.message);
@@ -2381,7 +2418,6 @@ int record_render(int argc, char** argv)
         return 2;
     }
 
-    auto& context = device.immediate_context();
     const auto transition_upload_status = context.transition_texture(
         *texture.value(),
         pp::renderer::TextureState::undefined,
@@ -2732,6 +2768,9 @@ int record_render(int argc, char** argv)
               << ",\"height\":" << args.height
               << ",\"format\":\"rgba8\"}"
               << ",\"createdResources\":" << created_resources
+              << ",\"exercisedClearReset\":" << json_bool(args.exercise_clear)
+              << ",\"clearRejectedOrphanedTraceEnd\":" << json_bool(clear_rejected_orphaned_trace_end)
+              << ",\"clearReusedRenderPass\":" << json_bool(clear_reused_render_pass)
               << ",\"labeledCommandDescriptors\":" << labeled_command_descriptors
               << ",\"commands\":" << commands.size()
               << ",\"renderPasses\":" << render_passes