diff --git a/playbooks/_index.yaml b/playbooks/_index.yaml
index 98dc3b73..64e1ca90 100644
--- a/playbooks/_index.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/_index.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Auto-generated playbook index
-# Generated: 2026-05-19T21:36:30Z
+# Generated: 2026-05-21T07:03:46Z
 # DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - regenerate via `make generate-playbook-index`.
 
-generated: 2026-05-19T21:36:30Z
+generated: 2026-05-21T07:03:46Z
 folders:
   - path: api-compatibility
     name: API Compatibility
@@ -237,20 +237,21 @@ playbooks:
       - consensus
       - execution
     timeout: 12h
-  - file: dev/two-way-network-split.yaml
-    id: two-way-network-split
-    name: Two-Way Network Split Finality Test
+  - file: dev/two-way-network-split-non-finality.yaml
+    id: two-way-network-split-non-finality
+    name: Two-Way Network Split Non-Finality Test
     description: |-
       Splits a Kurtosis-launched devnet into two halves through the disruptoor
-      HTTP API, verifies that finality stops for two epochs, heals the split,
-      waits two more epochs, and verifies finality recovers.
+      HTTP API, keeps the split active for an epoch-based observation window
+      (default/minimum 2 epochs), verifies finality lag increased, heals the split,
+      then polls for fresh finality.
 
       The participant groups are computed dynamically from the assertoor client
       pool: nodes 1..floor(N/2) form the left half, nodes floor(N/2)+1..N form
       the right half. For odd N the right half gets the extra node. The playbook
-      requires at least `minClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a topology
-      where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split 1/2) is
-      the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorUrl`
+      requires at least `minimumClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a
+      topology where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split
+      1/2) is the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorApiUrl`
       (default `http://disruptoor:7700`).
     version: 1.0.0
     tags:
@@ -258,8 +259,33 @@ playbooks:
       - kurtosis
       - finality
       - network-split
+      - non-finality
       - consensus
-    timeout: 45m
+    timeout: 120m
+  - file: dev/two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger.yaml
+    id: two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger
+    name: Two-Way Network Split Reorg Trigger
+    description: |-
+      Splits a Kurtosis-launched devnet into two halves through the disruptoor
+      HTTP API, keeps the split active for a configurable observation window
+      (default 64 slots), heals the split, then polls for fresh finality.
+
+      The participant groups are computed dynamically from the assertoor client
+      pool: nodes 1..floor(N/2) form the left half, nodes floor(N/2)+1..N form
+      the right half. For odd N the right half gets the extra node. The playbook
+      requires at least `minimumClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a
+      topology where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split
+      1/2) is the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorApiUrl`
+      (default `http://disruptoor:7700`).
+    version: 1.0.0
+    tags:
+      - disruptoor
+      - kurtosis
+      - finality
+      - network-split
+      - reorg
+      - consensus
+    timeout: 120m
   - file: dev/validator-lifecycle-test.yaml
     id: validator-lifecycle-test
     name: Validator Lifecycle Test (Un-finality Stress)
diff --git a/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-non-finality.yaml b/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-non-finality.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a97d1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-non-finality.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+id: two-way-network-split-non-finality
+name: "Two-Way Network Split Non-Finality Test"
+description: |
+  Splits a Kurtosis-launched devnet into two halves through the disruptoor
+  HTTP API, keeps the split active for an epoch-based observation window
+  (default/minimum 2 epochs), verifies finality lag increased, heals the split,
+  then polls for fresh finality.
+
+  The participant groups are computed dynamically from the assertoor client
+  pool: nodes 1..floor(N/2) form the left half, nodes floor(N/2)+1..N form
+  the right half. For odd N the right half gets the extra node. The playbook
+  requires at least `minimumClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a
+  topology where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split
+  1/2) is the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorApiUrl`
+  (default `http://disruptoor:7700`).
+version: 1.0.0
+tags: [disruptoor, kurtosis, finality, network-split, non-finality, consensus]
+timeout: 120m
+config:
+  disruptoorApiUrl: "http://disruptoor:7700" # Disruptoor HTTP API used to apply and clear the partition.
+  minimumClientCount: 2 # Minimum number of healthy clients required before starting the split.
+  partitionedClientTypes: ["execution", "beacon"] # Client roles included in the partition groups.
+  splitDurationEpochs: 2 # Epochs to keep the split active; values below 2 are treated as 2.
+  minFinalizedEpochIncreaseAfterRecovery: 1 # Required finalized epoch increase after healing to prove fresh finality.
+  maxUnfinalizedEpochsAfterRecovery: 6 # Maximum finality lag allowed after healing.
+tasks:
+- name: get_consensus_specs
+  id: get_specs
+  title: "Get consensus chain specs"
+
+- name: sleep
+  title: "Wait for disruptoor API to come up"
+  config:
+    duration: 10s
+
+- name: run_shell
+  title: "Check disruptoor API health"
+  timeout: 1m
+  config:
+    envVars:
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
+    command: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
+      curl -fsS "${disruptoor_url}/v1/healthz" >/dev/null
+
+- name: check_clients_are_healthy
+  id: client_check
+  title: "Wait for all devnet clients to be healthy"
+  timeout: 20m
+  configVars:
+    minClientCount: "minimumClientCount"
+  config:
+    maxUnhealthyCount: 0
+
+- name: check_consensus_finality
+  id: initial_finality
+  title: "Wait for initial finality"
+  timeout: 40m
+  config:
+    minFinalizedEpochs: 2
+    maxUnfinalizedEpochs: 3
+
+- name: check_consensus_slot_range
+  id: split_start
+  title: "Capture split start slot"
+  timeout: 1m
+  config: {}
+
+- name: run_shell
+  title: "Split devnet into two halves"
+  timeout: 1m
+  config:
+    envVars:
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
+      SPLIT_LEFT_PARTICIPANTS: "| [range(1; ((.tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount / 2) | floor) + 1)]"
+      SPLIT_RIGHT_PARTICIPANTS: "| [range(((.tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount / 2) | floor) + 1; .tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount + 1)]"
+      PARTITION_CLIENT_TYPES: partitionedClientTypes
+    command: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
+      left_participants=$(echo "$SPLIT_LEFT_PARTICIPANTS" | jq -c .)
+      right_participants=$(echo "$SPLIT_RIGHT_PARTICIPANTS" | jq -c .)
+      client_types=$(echo "$PARTITION_CLIENT_TYPES" | jq -c .)
+      left_count=$(echo "$left_participants" | jq 'length')
+      right_count=$(echo "$right_participants" | jq 'length')
+      echo "Splitting ${left_count} left (${left_participants}) vs ${right_count} right (${right_participants})"
+      if [ "$left_count" -lt 1 ] || [ "$right_count" -lt 1 ]; then
+        echo "Refusing to split: each side must have at least one node" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      state_file=$(mktemp)
+      trap 'rm -f "$state_file"' EXIT
+
+      jq -n \
+        --argjson left "$left_participants" \
+        --argjson right "$right_participants" \
+        --argjson clientTypes "$client_types" \
+        '{
+          partitions: [
+            {
+              name: "assertoor-two-half-split",
+              groups: [
+                {"node-index": $left, "client-type": $clientTypes},
+                {"node-index": $right, "client-type": $clientTypes}
+              ],
+              scope: ["el_p2p", "cl_p2p"],
+              symmetric: true
+            }
+          ]
+        }' >"$state_file"
+
+      curl -fsS -X PUT "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        --data @"$state_file"
+      curl -fsS "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state" | jq -e '.partitions | length == 1' >/dev/null
+
+- name: check_consensus_slot_range
+  title: "Wait split observation epochs with the split active"
+  timeout: 15m
+  configVars:
+    minSlotNumber: "| (.tasks.split_start.outputs.currentSlot | tonumber) + (((.splitDurationEpochs | tonumber) | if . < 2 then 2 else . end) * (.tasks.get_specs.outputs.specs.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH | tonumber))"
+
+- name: check_consensus_finality
+  title: "Check non-finality after split observation"
+  timeout: 1m
+  configVars:
+    minUnfinalizedEpochs: "| (.tasks.initial_finality.outputs.unfinalizedEpochs | tonumber) + ((.splitDurationEpochs | tonumber) | if . < 2 then 2 else . end)"
+  config:
+    failOnCheckMiss: true
+
+- name: run_shell
+  title: "Clear disruptoor network split"
+  timeout: 1m
+  config:
+    envVars:
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
+    command: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
+      curl -fsS -X POST "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state/clear"
+      curl -fsS "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state" | jq -e '(.partitions | length) == 0 and (.shaping | length) == 0' >/dev/null
+
+- name: check_consensus_finality
+  title: "Poll for finality recovery (succeeds as soon as unfinalized epochs drop)"
+  timeout: 25m
+  configVars:
+    # Require a fresh finalized checkpoint after the split. maxUnfinalizedEpochs
+    # alone can pass on stale pre-split finality when the current epoch is close.
+    minFinalizedEpochs: "| (.tasks.initial_finality.outputs.finalizedEpoch | tonumber) + (.minFinalizedEpochIncreaseAfterRecovery | tonumber)"
+    maxUnfinalizedEpochs: "maxUnfinalizedEpochsAfterRecovery"
+
+cleanupTasks:
+- name: run_shell
+  title: "Clear disruptoor state"
+  timeout: 1m
+  config:
+    envVars:
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
+    command: |
+      set -euo pipefail
+      disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
+      if ! curl -fsS -X POST "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state/clear"; then
+        echo "WARNING: failed to clear disruptoor state during cleanup; devnet may still be partitioned" >&2
+      fi
diff --git a/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split.yaml b/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger.yaml
similarity index 72%
rename from playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split.yaml
rename to playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger.yaml
index c7d94e93..bba1048d 100644
--- a/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/dev/two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger.yaml
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
-id: two-way-network-split
-name: "Two-Way Network Split Finality Test"
+id: two-way-network-split-reorg-trigger
+name: "Two-Way Network Split Reorg Trigger"
 description: |
   Splits a Kurtosis-launched devnet into two halves through the disruptoor
-  HTTP API, verifies that finality stops for two epochs, heals the split,
-  then polls for finality recovery for up to recoveryEpochs (default 3).
+  HTTP API, keeps the split active for a configurable observation window
+  (default 64 slots), heals the split, then polls for fresh finality.
 
   The participant groups are computed dynamically from the assertoor client
   pool: nodes 1..floor(N/2) form the left half, nodes floor(N/2)+1..N form
   the right half. For odd N the right half gets the extra node. The playbook
-  requires at least `minClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a topology
-  where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split 1/2) is
-  the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorUrl`
+  requires at least `minimumClientCount` clients (default 2); choosing a
+  topology where one side retains a 2/3 finality majority (e.g. 3 nodes split
+  1/2) is the operator's call. A disruptoor service is expected at `disruptoorApiUrl`
   (default `http://disruptoor:7700`).
 version: 1.0.0
-tags: [disruptoor, kurtosis, finality, network-split, consensus]
+tags: [disruptoor, kurtosis, finality, network-split, reorg, consensus]
 timeout: 120m
 config:
-  disruptoorUrl: "http://disruptoor:7700"
-  minClientCount: 2
-  partitionClientTypes: ["execution", "beacon"]
-  splitObservationEpochs: 2
-  recoveryEpochs: 3
-  recoveredMaxUnfinalizedEpochs: 6
+  disruptoorApiUrl: "http://disruptoor:7700" # Disruptoor HTTP API used to apply and clear the partition.
+  minimumClientCount: 2 # Minimum number of healthy clients required before starting the split.
+  partitionedClientTypes: ["execution", "beacon"] # Client roles included in the partition groups.
+  splitDurationSlots: 64 # Number of slots to keep the network split active before healing.
+  minFinalizedEpochIncreaseAfterRecovery: 1 # Required finalized epoch increase after healing to prove fresh finality.
+  maxUnfinalizedEpochsAfterRecovery: 6 # Maximum finality lag allowed after healing.
 tasks:
-- name: get_consensus_specs
-  id: get_specs
-  title: "Get consensus chain specs"
-
 - name: sleep
   title: "Wait for disruptoor API to come up"
   config:
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ tasks:
   timeout: 1m
   config:
     envVars:
-      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorUrl
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
     command: |
       set -euo pipefail
       disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ tasks:
   title: "Wait for all devnet clients to be healthy"
   timeout: 20m
   configVars:
-    minClientCount: "minClientCount"
+    minClientCount: "minimumClientCount"
   config:
     maxUnhealthyCount: 0
 
@@ -71,10 +67,10 @@ tasks:
   timeout: 1m
   config:
     envVars:
-      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorUrl
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
       SPLIT_LEFT_PARTICIPANTS: "| [range(1; ((.tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount / 2) | floor) + 1)]"
       SPLIT_RIGHT_PARTICIPANTS: "| [range(((.tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount / 2) | floor) + 1; .tasks.client_check.outputs.totalCount + 1)]"
-      PARTITION_CLIENT_TYPES: partitionClientTypes
+      PARTITION_CLIENT_TYPES: partitionedClientTypes
     command: |
       set -euo pipefail
       disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
@@ -115,25 +111,17 @@ tasks:
       curl -fsS "${disruptoor_url}/v1/state" | jq -e '.partitions | length == 1' >/dev/null
 
 - name: check_consensus_slot_range
-  title: "Wait split observation epochs with the split active"
+  title: "Wait split observation duration with the split active"
   timeout: 15m
   configVars:
-    minSlotNumber: "| (.tasks.split_start.outputs.currentSlot | tonumber) + ((.splitObservationEpochs | tonumber) * (.tasks.get_specs.outputs.specs.SLOTS_PER_EPOCH | tonumber))"
-
-- name: check_consensus_finality
-  title: "Check non-finality after split observation"
-  timeout: 1m
-  configVars:
-    minUnfinalizedEpochs: "| (.tasks.initial_finality.outputs.unfinalizedEpochs | tonumber) + (.splitObservationEpochs | tonumber)"
-  config:
-    failOnCheckMiss: true
+    minSlotNumber: "| (.tasks.split_start.outputs.currentSlot | tonumber) + (.splitDurationSlots | tonumber)"
 
 - name: run_shell
   title: "Clear disruptoor network split"
   timeout: 1m
   config:
     envVars:
-      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorUrl
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
     command: |
       set -euo pipefail
       disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)
@@ -146,8 +134,8 @@ tasks:
   configVars:
     # Require a fresh finalized checkpoint after the split. maxUnfinalizedEpochs
     # alone can pass on stale pre-split finality when the current epoch is close.
-    minFinalizedEpochs: "| (.tasks.initial_finality.outputs.finalizedEpoch | tonumber) + 1"
-    maxUnfinalizedEpochs: "recoveredMaxUnfinalizedEpochs"
+    minFinalizedEpochs: "| (.tasks.initial_finality.outputs.finalizedEpoch | tonumber) + (.minFinalizedEpochIncreaseAfterRecovery | tonumber)"
+    maxUnfinalizedEpochs: "maxUnfinalizedEpochsAfterRecovery"
 
 cleanupTasks:
 - name: run_shell
@@ -155,7 +143,7 @@ cleanupTasks:
   timeout: 1m
   config:
     envVars:
-      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorUrl
+      DISRUPTOOR_URL: disruptoorApiUrl
     command: |
       set -euo pipefail
       disruptoor_url=$(echo "$DISRUPTOOR_URL" | jq -r .)