diff --git a/gsd-core/workflows/review.md b/gsd-core/workflows/review.md
index 329a93c08..324440c70 100644
--- a/gsd-core/workflows/review.md
+++ b/gsd-core/workflows/review.md
@@ -277,10 +277,15 @@ fi
 # $CODEX_BYPASS_FLAG is capability-gated above (#1115). Capture stderr to a .err
 # file (not /dev/null) so a non-zero exit — e.g. a flag the installed codex-cli
 # does not support — is diagnosable instead of a silent empty review.
+# Capture the review via codex's own `-o/--output-last-message <FILE>` (only the
+# final agent message) and discard stdout (#1698): on some platforms (Windows)
+# codex writes process-teardown output to stdout *after* the final message, and a
+# stdout redirect would append that noise to a non-empty file — slipping past the
+# `[ ! -s … ]` empty-output guard as a silently polluted review.
 if [ -n "$CODEX_MODEL" ] && [ "$CODEX_MODEL" != "null" ]; then
-  cat /tmp/gsd-review-prompt-{phase}.md | codex exec --ephemeral $CODEX_BYPASS_FLAG --model "$CODEX_MODEL" --skip-git-repo-check - 2>/tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.err > /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md
+  cat /tmp/gsd-review-prompt-{phase}.md | codex exec --ephemeral $CODEX_BYPASS_FLAG --model "$CODEX_MODEL" --skip-git-repo-check -o /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md - 2>/tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.err >/dev/null
 else
-  cat /tmp/gsd-review-prompt-{phase}.md | codex exec --ephemeral $CODEX_BYPASS_FLAG --skip-git-repo-check - 2>/tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.err > /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md
+  cat /tmp/gsd-review-prompt-{phase}.md | codex exec --ephemeral $CODEX_BYPASS_FLAG --skip-git-repo-check -o /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md - 2>/tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.err >/dev/null
 fi
 if [ ! -s /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md ]; then
   echo "Codex review failed or returned empty output. stderr:" > /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md
diff --git a/tests/enh-773-codex-exec-automation-flags.test.cjs b/tests/enh-773-codex-exec-automation-flags.test.cjs
index ec187951d..3c9063019 100644
--- a/tests/enh-773-codex-exec-automation-flags.test.cjs
+++ b/tests/enh-773-codex-exec-automation-flags.test.cjs
@@ -99,3 +99,42 @@ describe('enh-773: automated codex exec invocations include --ephemeral and --da
     }
   });
 });
+
+describe('#1698 regression: codex review is captured via --output-last-message, not stdout', () => {
+  // WHY: on some platforms (Windows) `codex exec` writes process-teardown output
+  // to stdout *after* the final agent message. A `> FILE` stdout redirect appends
+  // that noise to a non-empty file, so it slips past the `[ ! -s … ]` empty-output
+  // guard and downstream consumers (severity extraction, the
+  // plan-review-convergence "concerns resolved?" gate) parse a polluted review.
+  // `-o/--output-last-message <FILE>` writes only the final message — robust on
+  // every platform — so each codex invocation must capture via -o and discard stdout.
+  const workflow = fs.readFileSync(
+    path.join(process.cwd(), 'gsd-core', 'workflows', 'review.md'),
+    'utf8'
+  );
+  const codexExecLines = workflow
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter((line) => line.includes('codex exec') && !line.includes('codex exec --help'));
+
+  test('every codex exec invocation captures the review via -o <FILE>', () => {
+    for (const line of codexExecLines) {
+      assert.ok(
+        /\s-o\s+\/tmp\/gsd-review-codex-\{phase\}\.md\b/.test(line),
+        `codex exec invocation must capture the review via -o /tmp/gsd-review-codex-{phase}.md:\n  ${line.trim()}`
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('no codex exec invocation redirects stdout into the review file', () => {
+    for (const line of codexExecLines) {
+      assert.ok(
+        !/>\s*\/tmp\/gsd-review-codex-\{phase\}\.md\b/.test(line),
+        `codex exec must not redirect stdout into the review file (teardown noise pollutes it); use -o + >/dev/null:\n  ${line.trim()}`
+      );
+      assert.ok(
+        />\s*\/dev\/null\b/.test(line),
+        `codex exec must discard stdout to /dev/null so teardown output is not captured:\n  ${line.trim()}`
+      );
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/workflow-size-baseline.json b/tests/workflow-size-baseline.json
index afa736f81..ffa32d0d8 100644
--- a/tests/workflow-size-baseline.json
+++ b/tests/workflow-size-baseline.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   "remove-phase.md": 8469,
   "remove-workspace.md": 7507,
   "resume-project.md": 17226,
-  "review.md": 40539,
+  "review.md": 40956,
   "scan.md": 7688,
   "secure-phase.md": 13476,
   "session-report.md": 4044,