diff --git a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
index f681c27..f8d336b 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ architecture. The issues below affect behavior within the implemented structure.
 - R-05 complete: validation header/record write failures retain `DeliveryError`
   separately from acquisition failures and combined diagnostic-stream failures.
 
+- R-06 complete: zero outcomes normalize to success/0 and empty delivery state
+  normalizes to none without altering explicit domain outcomes.
+
 ## Findings and priority
 
 P1 means a supported invocation is blocked or its report content is corrupted.
diff --git a/execute.go b/execute.go
index 84cb5b5..54edd2b 100644
--- a/execute.go
+++ b/execute.go
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ func (a *App) commandAt(path []string) (Command, bool) {
 }
 
 func (a *App) present(outcome Outcome, path []string, streams Streams) Outcome {
+	if outcome.Kind == "" && outcome.Status == 0 && outcome.Domain == "" &&
+		outcome.Cause == nil && outcome.DeliveryError == nil &&
+		!outcome.ReportIncomplete && len(outcome.Diagnostics) == 0 {
+		outcome.Kind = OutcomeSuccess
+	}
+	if outcome.DiagnosticDelivery == "" {
+		outcome.DiagnosticDelivery = DeliveryNone
+	}
 	streams = normalizeStreams(streams)
 	if outcome.DiagnosticDelivery == DeliveryComplete {
 		return outcome
diff --git a/execute_external_test.go b/execute_external_test.go
index cf24111..06ac243 100644
--- a/execute_external_test.go
+++ b/execute_external_test.go
@@ -437,3 +437,35 @@ func TestHelpEntryFormsPresentReportAndDiagnosticFailures(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExecuteNormalizesOutcomeDefaultsAndPreservesDomainValues(t *testing.T) {
+	cause := errors.New("domain cause")
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		outcome commandkit.Outcome
+		kind    commandkit.OutcomeKind
+		status  int
+		domain  string
+		cause   error
+	}{
+		{commandkit.Outcome{}, commandkit.OutcomeSuccess, 0, "", nil},
+		{commandkit.Outcome{Kind: commandkit.OutcomeDomain, Status: 2, Domain: "needs action", Cause: cause}, commandkit.OutcomeDomain, 2, "needs action", cause},
+		{commandkit.Outcome{Kind: commandkit.OutcomeDomain, Status: 0, Domain: "complete"}, commandkit.OutcomeDomain, 0, "complete", nil},
+	} {
+		command, err := commandkit.NewCommand(commandkit.CommandSpec[struct{}]{Name: "run", Run: func(commandkit.Invocation, struct{}) commandkit.Outcome { return tc.outcome }})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		app, err := commandkit.New(commandkit.Identity{Name: "example"}, command)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		result := app.Execute(context.Background(), []string{"run"}, commandkit.Streams{})
+		wantDelivery := commandkit.DeliveryNone
+		if tc.cause != nil {
+			wantDelivery = commandkit.DeliveryComplete
+		}
+		if result.Kind != tc.kind || result.Status != tc.status || result.Domain != tc.domain || result.Cause != tc.cause || result.DiagnosticDelivery != wantDelivery {
+			t.Fatalf("result=%#v expected=%#v", result, tc)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/outcome.go b/outcome.go
index d1f3adc..10028e5 100644
--- a/outcome.go
+++ b/outcome.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Diagnostic struct {
 // Cause records the operation error. DeliveryError records an error encountered
 // while presenting diagnostics or reports; it is kept separate from Cause so
 // both failures remain inspectable. Outcome does not implement error.
+// Invocation coordination treats a zero Outcome as success with status 0.
 type Outcome struct {
 	// Kind classifies the result.
 	Kind OutcomeKind