diff --git a/tests/test_tool_dispatch_ordering.py b/tests/test_tool_dispatch_ordering.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce6835e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_tool_dispatch_ordering.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""Structural ordering invariants for ``_TOOL_RESULT_DISPATCH``.
+
+First matching predicate wins; misordering silently misclassifies tool results.
+Invariants are declared as ``(before, after, reason)`` triples — add a row to
+``ORDERING_INVARIANTS`` when inserting a predicate that must sit above another.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+
+import pytest
+
+from models.tool_results import (
+    is_file_write_tool_result,
+    is_plan_tool_result,
+    is_task_async_tool_result,
+    is_task_completed_tool_result,
+    is_task_message_tool_result,
+    is_task_retrieval_tool_result,
+)
+from utils.tool_dispatch import _TOOL_RESULT_DISPATCH
+
+Predicate = Callable[..., bool]
+
+ORDERING_INVARIANTS: list[tuple[Predicate, Predicate, str]] = [
+    (
+        is_plan_tool_result,
+        is_file_write_tool_result,
+        "plan blobs may carry filePath + content; plan must win before file_write",
+    ),
+    (
+        is_task_message_tool_result,
+        is_task_retrieval_tool_result,
+        "task_message is broad (task_id or message); must precede narrower task_retrieval",
+    ),
+    (
+        is_task_message_tool_result,
+        is_task_completed_tool_result,
+        "task_message is broad (task_id or message); must precede narrower task_completed",
+    ),
+    (
+        is_task_message_tool_result,
+        is_task_async_tool_result,
+        "task_message is broad (task_id or message); must precede narrower task_async",
+    ),
+]
+
+
+def _predicate_index(predicate: Predicate) -> int:
+    for i, entry in enumerate(_TOOL_RESULT_DISPATCH):
+        pred = entry[0]
+        # Identity match: dispatch table must store bare function refs (not wrappers).
+        if pred is predicate:
+            return i
+    raise ValueError(f"predicate {predicate.__name__} not found in _TOOL_RESULT_DISPATCH")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "before,after,reason",
+    ORDERING_INVARIANTS,
+    ids=[
+        "plan_before_file_write",
+        "task_message_before_task_retrieval",
+        "task_message_before_task_completed",
+        "task_message_before_task_async",
+    ],
+)
+def test_tool_dispatch_ordering_invariant(
+    before: Predicate,
+    after: Predicate,
+    reason: str,
+) -> None:
+    before_idx = _predicate_index(before)
+    after_idx = _predicate_index(after)
+    assert before_idx < after_idx, (
+        f"_TOOL_RESULT_DISPATCH ordering violation: "
+        f"{before.__name__} (index {before_idx}) must precede "
+        f"{after.__name__} (index {after_idx}). Reason: {reason}"
+    )
diff --git a/utils/tool_dispatch.py b/utils/tool_dispatch.py
index 03081c2..5e836c1 100644
--- a/utils/tool_dispatch.py
+++ b/utils/tool_dispatch.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 To add a shape: append ``(pred, build)`` at the end, or insert only after
 verifying predicates above would not steal intended matches.
 
+Ordering invariants are enforced structurally by
+``tests/test_tool_dispatch_ordering.py`` — add a ``(before, after, reason)``
+tuple there when a new predicate must sit above another.
+
 Predicates live in ``models.tool_results`` (single source of truth for narrowing).
 """