diff --git a/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/acp-client.test.ts b/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/acp-client.test.ts
index 54db937..10f7b75 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/acp-client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/acp-client.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ describe("HermesAcpClient", () => {
     { timeout: 2 * 60 * 1000 },
   );
 
-  it(
+  // TODO(#435): flaky — depends on live LLM; mock or move to integration suite
+  it.skip(
     "prompt() collects structured messages including tool calls",
     async () => {
       await client.connect(process.cwd());
diff --git a/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/resume-e2e.test.ts b/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/resume-e2e.test.ts
index 6305183..b68cc1f 100644
--- a/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/resume-e2e.test.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow-agent-hermes/__tests__/resume-e2e.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ describe("HermesAcpClient cross-process resume", () => {
     clients.length = 0;
   });
 
-  it(
+  // TODO(#435): flaky — depends on live LLM; mock or move to integration suite
+  it.skip(
     "resume() after close — second prompt returns non-empty text",
     async () => {
       // --- Client A: first run ---