diff --git a/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.test.ts b/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.test.ts
index 7896b748e..ff33163fc 100644
--- a/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.test.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.test.ts
@@ -243,4 +243,33 @@ result: pass
       await rm(localTmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   });
+
+  it('parses bold-prefixed **result:** key as equivalent to bare result:', async () => {
+    const localTmp = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'gsd-uat-c9-'));
+    try {
+      const phaseDir = join(localTmp, '.planning', 'phases', '05-bold-key');
+      await mkdir(phaseDir, { recursive: true });
+      const content = `---
+status: complete
+phase: 5
+source: roadmap
+started: 2026-05-18T00:00:00Z
+updated: 2026-05-18T00:00:00Z
+---
+
+### 1. Bold-key item
+expected: thing
+**result:** pass
+`;
+      await writeFile(join(phaseDir, '05-HUMAN-UAT.md'), content);
+
+      const result = await isPhaseUatPassed(localTmp, '5');
+      expect(result.items.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(result.items[0].name).toBe('Bold-key item');
+      expect(result.items[0].result).toBe('pass');
+      expect(result.passed).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      await rm(localTmp, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.ts b/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.ts
index 9048a07a9..1dea2e76f 100644
--- a/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/query/phase-uat-passed.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ export type UatReason = {
   capturedValue?: string;
 };
 
-/** Regex to parse all UAT items regardless of result value. */
+/** Regex to parse all UAT items regardless of result value.
+ *  Accepts optional bold markers (**key:**) around expected/result keys. */
 const UAT_ITEM_PATTERN =
-  /###\s*(\d+)\.\s*([^\n]+)\nexpected:\s*([^\n]+)\nresult:\s*(\w+)/g;
+  /###\s*(\d+)\.\s*([^\n]+)\n(?:\*\*)?expected:(?:\*\*)?\s*([^\n]+)\n(?:\*\*)?result:(?:\*\*)?\s*(\w+)/g;
 
 interface UatItem {
   test: number;