diff --git a/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py b/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
index f1380ee..c11f861 100644
--- a/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
+++ b/act_operator/act_operator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.9"
diff --git a/act_operator/act_operator/cli.py b/act_operator/act_operator/cli.py
index 0de90d1..0e56aa2 100644
--- a/act_operator/act_operator/cli.py
+++ b/act_operator/act_operator/cli.py
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ def _copy_cast_test(rendered_root: Path) -> None:
             "act_slug": act_variants.slug,
             "act_snake": act_variants.snake,
             "cast_name": cast_variants.title,
+            "cast_slug": cast_variants.slug,
             "cast_snake": cast_variants.snake,
             "cast_pascal": cast_variants.pascal,
             "language": _normalize_lang(language),
@@ -681,6 +682,7 @@ def _copy_cast_test(rendered_root: Path) -> None:
     try:
         update_langgraph_registry(
             act_path / LANGGRAPH_FILE,
+            cast_variants.slug,
             cast_variants.snake,
         )
     except RuntimeError as error:
diff --git a/act_operator/act_operator/scaffold/{{ cookiecutter.act_slug }}/.claude/skills/architecting-act/scripts/validate_architecture.py b/act_operator/act_operator/scaffold/{{ cookiecutter.act_slug }}/.claude/skills/architecting-act/scripts/validate_architecture.py
index 8d8b0be..0f77427 100644
--- a/act_operator/act_operator/scaffold/{{ cookiecutter.act_slug }}/.claude/skills/architecting-act/scripts/validate_architecture.py	
+++ b/act_operator/act_operator/scaffold/{{ cookiecutter.act_slug }}/.claude/skills/architecting-act/scripts/validate_architecture.py	
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def parse_act_claude_md(content: str) -> dict:
 
     # Extract casts from table
     # Format: | CastName | purpose | [link](path) |
-    cast_table_pattern = r"\| ([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+) \| .* \| \[.*?\]\((casts/[^/]+/CLAUDE\.md)\)"
+    cast_table_pattern = r"\| ([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9 ]+) \| .* \| \[.*?\]\((casts/[^/]+/CLAUDE\.md)\)"
     matches = re.findall(cast_table_pattern, content)
     data["casts_in_table"] = [
         {"name": name, "path": path} for name, path in matches
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ def validate_distributed_architecture(project_root: Path) -> ValidationReport:
                 if cast_claude.exists():
                     # Extract cast name from file
                     cast_content = cast_claude.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-                    cast_name_match = re.search(r"# Cast: (\w+)", cast_content)
+                    cast_name_match = re.search(r"# Cast: ([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9 ]+)", cast_content)
                     if cast_name_match:
-                        cast_name = cast_name_match.group(1)
+                        cast_name = cast_name_match.group(1).strip()
                         cast_files[cast_name] = cast_claude
     else:
         report.add(False, "Casts directory not found at project root", "warning")
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def validate_distributed_architecture(project_root: Path) -> ValidationReport:
         cast_content = cast_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         cast_data = parse_cast_claude_md(cast_content, cast_name)
 
-        validate_cast_level(cast_data, cast_path, report)
+        validate_cast_level(cast_data, report)
         validate_cast_diagram(cast_data, report)
         validate_cast_nodes(cast_data, report)
 
diff --git a/act_operator/act_operator/utils.py b/act_operator/act_operator/utils.py
index 9d77189..0fd1845 100644
--- a/act_operator/act_operator/utils.py
+++ b/act_operator/act_operator/utils.py
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ def _build_graph_reference(cast_snake: str) -> str:
 
 def update_langgraph_registry(
     langgraph_path: Path,
+    cast_slug: str,
     cast_snake: str,
 ) -> None:
     """Update the LangGraph registry in langgraph.json.
@@ -382,7 +383,8 @@ def update_langgraph_registry(
 
     Args:
         langgraph_path: Path to the langgraph.json file.
-        cast_snake: Snake-case name of the cast to register.
+        cast_slug: Hyphenated cast name used as the graph key.
+        cast_snake: Snake-case cast name used in the graph path.
 
     Raises:
         RuntimeError: If langgraph.json is not found.
@@ -398,7 +400,7 @@ def update_langgraph_registry(
     # Update graphs only (dependencies use wildcard patterns)
     graphs = payload.setdefault("graphs", {})
     graph_reference = _build_graph_reference(cast_snake)
-    graphs.setdefault(cast_snake, graph_reference)
+    graphs.setdefault(cast_slug, graph_reference)
 
     # Write updated content
     updated_content = json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + "\n"
diff --git a/act_operator/pyproject.toml b/act_operator/pyproject.toml
index a55f363..460c5e1 100644
--- a/act_operator/pyproject.toml
+++ b/act_operator/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ force-include = { "act_operator" = "act_operator" }
 include = ["act_operator", "tests", "README.md", "LICENSE", ".gitignore"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "-ra"
-testpaths = ["tests"]
+addopts = "-ra --ignore=act_operator/scaffold"
+testpaths = ["act_operator/tests"]
 
 [tool.ruff]
 extend-exclude = [