diff --git a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/mesh-live-smoke/main.go b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/mesh-live-smoke/main.go
index c8cf593..56e0393 100644
--- a/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/mesh-live-smoke/main.go
+++ b/agents/rap-node-agent/cmd/mesh-live-smoke/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type smokeReport struct {
 	FabricVPNPressureLevel  string         `json:"fabric_vpn_pressure_level"`
 	FabricVPNPressureScore  int            `json:"fabric_vpn_pressure_score"`
 	FabricVPNPressureReason []string       `json:"fabric_vpn_pressure_reasons"`
+	FabricVPNPressureAction string         `json:"fabric_vpn_pressure_action"`
 	FabricVPNRouteRecovered bool           `json:"fabric_vpn_route_recovered"`
 	FabricVPNRouteSwitches  uint64         `json:"fabric_vpn_route_switch_count"`
 	FabricVPNRecoveryMS     int64          `json:"fabric_vpn_route_recovery_ms"`
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) (smokeReport, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return smokeReport{}, fmt.Errorf("fabric vpn packet session smoke: %w", err)
 	}
-	fabricVPNBulkPressure, fabricVPNBulkChannels, fabricVPNInteractiveChannels, fabricVPNBulkWindow, fabricVPNInteractiveWindow, fabricVPNPressureLevel, fabricVPNPressureScore, fabricVPNPressureReasons := smokeVPNFlowSchedulerBulkPressure()
+	fabricVPNBulkPressure, fabricVPNBulkChannels, fabricVPNInteractiveChannels, fabricVPNBulkWindow, fabricVPNInteractiveWindow, fabricVPNPressureLevel, fabricVPNPressureScore, fabricVPNPressureReasons, fabricVPNPressureAction := smokeVPNFlowSchedulerBulkPressure()
 	fabricVPNRouteRecovered, fabricVPNRouteSwitches, fabricVPNRecoveryMS, fabricVPNRecoveryMaxMS, fabricVPNRecoveryAvgMS, fabricVPNRecoveryReason := smokeVPNFlowSchedulerRouteRecovery()
 	fabricQUICAccepted, fabricQUICEndpoint, fabricQUICPressure, err := smokeQUICFabricSession(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) (smokeReport, error) {
 		FabricVPNPressureLevel:  fabricVPNPressureLevel,
 		FabricVPNPressureScore:  fabricVPNPressureScore,
 		FabricVPNPressureReason: fabricVPNPressureReasons,
+		FabricVPNPressureAction: fabricVPNPressureAction,
 		FabricVPNRouteRecovered: fabricVPNRouteRecovered,
 		FabricVPNRouteSwitches:  fabricVPNRouteSwitches,
 		FabricVPNRecoveryMS:     fabricVPNRecoveryMS,
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) (smokeReport, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func smokeVPNFlowSchedulerBulkPressure() (bool, int, int, int, int, string, int, []string) {
+func smokeVPNFlowSchedulerBulkPressure() (bool, int, int, int, int, string, int, []string, string) {
 	scheduler := vpnruntime.NewFabricFlowScheduler(32, 16)
 	bulkPacket := []byte("bulk")
 	interactivePacket := []byte("interactive-rdp-like")
@@ -233,7 +235,39 @@ func smokeVPNFlowSchedulerBulkPressure() (bool, int, int, int, int, string, int,
 		snapshot.RecommendedParallelWindows[vpnruntime.FabricTrafficClassInteractive],
 		snapshot.PressureLevel,
 		snapshot.PressureScore,
-		snapshot.PressureReasons
+		snapshot.PressureReasons,
+		smokeVPNPressureAction(snapshot)
+}
+
+func smokeVPNPressureAction(snapshot vpnruntime.FabricFlowSchedulerSnapshot) string {
+	if containsSmokeString(snapshot.PressureReasons, "drops") || snapshot.QualityWindowDropCount > 0 {
+		return "shed_or_reroute"
+	}
+	if containsSmokeString(snapshot.PressureReasons, "route_failures") || snapshot.QualityWindowFailureCount > 0 || snapshot.FailingChannelCount > 0 {
+		return "rebuild_or_reroute"
+	}
+	if containsSmokeString(snapshot.PressureReasons, "route_recovery") || snapshot.RouteSwitchCount > 0 {
+		return "observe_recovery"
+	}
+	if containsSmokeString(snapshot.PressureReasons, "slow_channels") || snapshot.SlowChannelCount > 0 || snapshot.QualityWindowSlowCount > 0 {
+		return "prefer_faster_route"
+	}
+	if containsSmokeString(snapshot.PressureReasons, "bulk_pressure") || snapshot.BulkPressureActive {
+		return "throttle_bulk"
+	}
+	if snapshot.AdaptiveBackpressureActive || snapshot.BackpressureActive {
+		return "reduce_parallelism"
+	}
+	return "observe"
+}
+
+func containsSmokeString(values []string, needle string) bool {
+	for _, value := range values {
+		if value == needle {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func smokeVPNFlowSchedulerRouteRecovery() (bool, uint64, int64, int64, int64, string) {
diff --git a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
index 22ecb55..19df906 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/DISTRIBUTED_FABRIC_NODE_PROTOCOL_PLAN.md
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ recovery timing, reason counts, and recommended per-class windows.
 The `flow_pressure` summary includes a `recommended_action` such as
 `observe`, `throttle_bulk`, `reduce_parallelism`, `prefer_faster_route`,
 `observe_recovery`, `rebuild_or_reroute`, or `shed_or_reroute`.
+`mesh-live-smoke` reports the recommended action for its mixed bulk/interactive
+load scenario.
 Nodes advertise the `vpn_fabric_flow_pressure` capability when that heartbeat
 summary is available.
 When the VPN fabric ingress runtime has not been initialized yet, the heartbeat