diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/household_scenario_test.go b/cmd/core-runtime/household_scenario_test.go
index 078384b..d401a8a 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/household_scenario_test.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/household_scenario_test.go
@@ -80,3 +80,41 @@ func TestHouseholdBearDrawingUsesCreativeLocalRoute(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bird drawing fallback=%q", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHouseholdRouteMatrixKeepsMeaningBoundaries(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		message      string
+		wantResearch bool
+		wantCreative bool
+		wantHint     string
+	}{
+		{message: "найди на WB бренд marka-wear", wantResearch: true},
+		{message: "какая погода в Казани?", wantResearch: true},
+		{message: "найди билеты до Сочи", wantResearch: true},
+		{message: "нарисуй птицу", wantCreative: true},
+		{message: "расскажи сказку о Колобке", wantCreative: true},
+		{message: "что такое гравитация?", wantHint: "COGNITIVE_REASONING"},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		candidate := interactiondomain.BuildDeterministicCandidate(test.message, "", time.Unix(10, 0).UnixMilli())
+		if interactiondomain.IsCreativeRequest(test.message) != test.wantCreative {
+			t.Fatalf("message=%q creative=%v want=%v candidate=%+v", test.message, interactiondomain.IsCreativeRequest(test.message), test.wantCreative, candidate)
+		}
+		gotResearch := false
+		gotHint := false
+		for _, hint := range candidate.CapabilityHints {
+			if hint == "WEB_RESEARCH" {
+				gotResearch = true
+			}
+			if hint == test.wantHint {
+				gotHint = true
+			}
+		}
+		if gotResearch != test.wantResearch {
+			t.Fatalf("message=%q research=%v want=%v candidate=%+v", test.message, gotResearch, test.wantResearch, candidate)
+		}
+		if test.wantHint != "" && !gotHint {
+			t.Fatalf("message=%q missing hint=%q candidate=%+v", test.message, test.wantHint, candidate)
+		}
+	}
+}