diff --git a/src/commands/traces/export.ts b/src/commands/traces/export.ts
index 4a02eab..b1428a2 100644
--- a/src/commands/traces/export.ts
+++ b/src/commands/traces/export.ts
@@ -77,11 +77,20 @@ export async function runExport(deps: ExportDeps): Promise<void> {
   logProgress(`Writing bundle to ${outputDir} …`, writers);
   mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
 
+  // A flagged trace adds a 5th file, `finding.json` (the full FindingDetail —
+  // finding id + per-detector results + RCA). Computed up front so the manifest
+  // written to disk, the stderr summary, and the --json summary all report the
+  // exact same file list — the server's manifest doesn't know about the finding,
+  // which the CLI fetches separately, so it must be patched here.
+  const files: string[] = finding !== null ? [...BUNDLE_FILES, "finding.json"] : [...BUNDLE_FILES];
+
   const contents: Record<(typeof BUNDLE_FILES)[number], unknown> = {
     "trace.json": response.trace,
     "spans.json": response.spans,
     "git_context.json": response.git_context,
-    "manifest.json": response.manifest,
+    // Spread-then-override preserves key order and leaves bundle_version,
+    // project_id, trace_id untouched; only `files` reflects the finding.
+    "manifest.json": { ...response.manifest, files },
   };
   // The trace is fetched before the directory is created, so a fetch failure
   // leaves nothing on disk. A mid-write I/O error here can still leave a partial
@@ -90,13 +99,9 @@ export async function runExport(deps: ExportDeps): Promise<void> {
     writeFileSync(join(outputDir, file), toJsonFile(contents[file]), "utf8");
   }
 
-  // A flagged trace adds a 5th file, `finding.json` (the full FindingDetail —
-  // finding id + per-detector results + RCA). The four core files stay unchanged.
-  const files: string[] = [...BUNDLE_FILES];
   const findingPath = join(outputDir, "finding.json");
   if (finding !== null) {
     writeFileSync(findingPath, toJsonFile(finding), "utf8");
-    files.push("finding.json");
   } else {
     // A --force overwrite of a directory from an earlier *flagged* export could
     // leave behind a finding.json for a different trace; remove it so the bundle
diff --git a/tests/commands/traces.export.test.ts b/tests/commands/traces.export.test.ts
index 3c8311e..83dae0b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/traces.export.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/traces.export.test.ts
@@ -457,6 +457,56 @@ describe("runExport", () => {
     expect(err.data).not.toContain("Flagged");
   });
 
+  it("patches manifest.json's files to include finding.json for a flagged trace, matching the --json summary", async () => {
+    const response = makeResponse();
+    const outputDir = join(tmpRoot, "bundle");
+    const { writers, out } = makeWriters();
+
+    await runExport({
+      client: fakeClient(response, makeFinding()),
+      traceId: "abc123",
+      outputDir,
+      force: false,
+      json: true,
+      writers,
+    });
+
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(outputDir, "manifest.json"), "utf8"));
+    const expectedFiles = [
+      "trace.json",
+      "spans.json",
+      "git_context.json",
+      "manifest.json",
+      "finding.json",
+    ];
+    expect(manifest.files).toEqual(expectedFiles);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(out.data);
+    expect(manifest.files).toEqual(parsed.files);
+    // Everything else passes through untouched.
+    expect(manifest.bundle_version).toBe(response.manifest.bundle_version);
+    expect(manifest.project_id).toBe(response.manifest.project_id);
+    expect(manifest.trace_id).toBe(response.manifest.trace_id);
+  });
+
+  it("writes manifest.json byte-identical to the server's manifest for an unflagged trace", async () => {
+    const response = makeResponse();
+    const outputDir = join(tmpRoot, "bundle");
+    const { writers } = makeWriters();
+
+    await runExport({
+      client: fakeClient(response, null),
+      traceId: "abc123",
+      outputDir,
+      force: false,
+      json: false,
+      writers,
+    });
+
+    const raw = readFileSync(join(outputDir, "manifest.json"), "utf8");
+    expect(raw).toBe(`${JSON.stringify(response.manifest, null, 2)}\n`);
+    expect(JSON.parse(raw)).toEqual(response.manifest);
+  });
+
   it("writes no finding.json when the finding lookup fails (best-effort)", async () => {
     const response = makeResponse();
     const outputDir = join(tmpRoot, "bundle");
@@ -498,6 +548,46 @@ describe("runExport", () => {
     expect(existsSync(join(outputDir, "trace.json"))).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("--force re-export from flagged to unflagged drops finding.json and shrinks manifest.files back to 4", async () => {
+    const response = makeResponse();
+    const outputDir = join(tmpRoot, "bundle");
+    const { writers } = makeWriters();
+
+    // Seed the directory as a prior *flagged* export would have left it: a
+    // finding.json plus a 5-entry manifest.
+    await runExport({
+      client: fakeClient(response, makeFinding()),
+      traceId: "abc123",
+      outputDir,
+      force: false,
+      json: false,
+      writers,
+    });
+    expect(existsSync(join(outputDir, "finding.json"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(outputDir, "manifest.json"), "utf8")).files).toContain(
+      "finding.json",
+    );
+
+    // Re-export the same trace, now unflagged, with --force.
+    await runExport({
+      client: fakeClient(response, null),
+      traceId: "abc123",
+      outputDir,
+      force: true,
+      json: false,
+      writers,
+    });
+
+    expect(existsSync(join(outputDir, "finding.json"))).toBe(false);
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(outputDir, "manifest.json"), "utf8"));
+    expect(manifest.files).toEqual([
+      "trace.json",
+      "spans.json",
+      "git_context.json",
+      "manifest.json",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("propagates a fetch failure and creates no bundle dir or files", async () => {
     const outputDir = join(tmpRoot, "bundle");
     const { writers } = makeWriters();