diff --git a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/coder/index.ts b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/coder/index.ts
index fbf51ee..0f1d328 100644
--- a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/coder/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/coder/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { createCursorRole } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-import { z } from "zod";
 import { resolveDashScopeProvider, NERVE_ROOT, SENSES_DIR } from "../shared.js";
-
+import { coderMetaSchema } from "../types.js";
 import type { SenseMeta } from "../types.js";
 
 export async function buildCoderRole() {
@@ -25,9 +24,7 @@ Implement the sense. Create exactly:
 Follow the patterns from existing senses. Create all files now.`,
     extract: {
       provider,
-      schema: z.object({
-        filesCreated: z.boolean().describe("true if the sense files were created"),
-      }),
+      schema: coderMetaSchema,
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/planner/index.ts b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/planner/index.ts
index 07c111f..9e49c4c 100644
--- a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/planner/index.ts
+++ b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/planner/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { createCursorRole } from "@uncaged/nerve-workflow-utils";
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
-import { join } from "node:path";
-import { z } from "zod";
 import { resolveDashScopeProvider, buildSenseExamples, getNerveYaml, NERVE_ROOT } from "../shared.js";
+import { plannerMetaSchema } from "../types.js";
 import type { SenseMeta } from "../types.js";
 
 const senseExamples = buildSenseExamples();
@@ -40,9 +38,7 @@ ${nerveYaml}
 Output ONLY the plan. Be precise and implementation-ready.`,
     extract: {
       provider,
-      schema: z.object({
-        senseName: z.string().describe("kebab-case sense name from the plan"),
-      }),
+      schema: plannerMetaSchema,
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/types.ts b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/types.ts
index 3abf1e7..04ae9cf 100644
--- a/workflows/sense-generator/roles/types.ts
+++ b/workflows/sense-generator/roles/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
 export type SenseMeta = {
   planner: { senseName: string };
   coder: { filesCreated: boolean };
   tester: { passed: boolean; attempt: number };
 };
+
+export const plannerMetaSchema = z.object({
+  senseName: z.string().describe("kebab-case sense name from the plan"),
+});
+
+export const coderMetaSchema = z.object({
+  filesCreated: z.boolean().describe("true if the sense files were created"),
+});