diff --git a/harness/.pi/extensions/tht-gate.js b/harness/.pi/extensions/tht-gate.js
index ce91a039..9a77350c 100644
--- a/harness/.pi/extensions/tht-gate.js
+++ b/harness/.pi/extensions/tht-gate.js
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ export default function (pi) {
 		prepareArguments: prepareReviewerArguments,
 		async execute(_id, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
 			lockActive = true;
+			try {
 			const { session, title, options: opts, intro, advance } = params;
 			const typeErr = validateDecisionTypes(ctx, opts, session);
 			if (typeErr) return textResult(typeErr);
@@ -745,14 +746,12 @@ export default function (pi) {
 			});
 			const resp = await emitAndWait(ctx, widget);
 			const outcome = resolveSelectOutcome(opts, resp);
-			// control responses (back/exit/other) are surfaced as text for the model to act on.
 			if (outcome.kind === "freetext")
 				return textResult(`Altro (reviewer): ${outcome.text}`);
 			if (outcome.kind === "back")
 				return textResult("Il reviewer vuole tornare indietro.");
 			if (outcome.kind === "exit")
 				return textResult("Il reviewer vuole uscire.");
-			// concrete choice carrying a decision -> auto-confirm: persist directly, no second gate.
 			if (outcome.kind === "decision") {
 				const err = relayIfThtFails(
 					ctx,
@@ -765,10 +764,13 @@ export default function (pi) {
 					`Decisione registrata (${outcome.decision.type}): ${outcome.option.label}.`,
 				);
 			}
-			// bare choice (no decision payload) -> ask-only, non-persisting.
 			return textResult(
 				`Scelta del reviewer: ${outcome.option ? outcome.option.label : outcome.choice}`,
 			);
+			} catch (fatal) {
+				const msg = (fatal.stderr || fatal.message || String(fatal)).toString().trim();
+				return textResult(`[reviewer_select ERRORE INTERNO] ${msg}. Riprova o usa un approccio diverso.`);
+			}
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -801,6 +803,7 @@ export default function (pi) {
 		prepareArguments: prepareReviewerArguments,
 		async execute(_id, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
 			lockActive = true;
+			try {
 			const { session, title, options: opts, advance } = params;
 			const typeErr = validateDecisionTypes(ctx, opts, session);
 			if (typeErr) return textResult(typeErr);
@@ -888,12 +891,14 @@ export default function (pi) {
 				const msg = "Nessuna decisione registrata (il reviewer non ha selezionato opzioni di merito).";
 				return textResult(adv.advanced ? msg + " Fase avanzata automaticamente." : msg);
 			}
-			// Decisions were recorded AND advance requested: the reviewer's selection IS the
-			// approval — force-advance without a separate reviewer_confirm gate.
 			const adv = advance ? forceAdvance(ctx, session) : { advanced: false };
 			const parts = [`Registrate ${toAdd.length} decisioni: ${toAdd.map((d) => d.type).join(", ")}.`];
 			if (adv.advanced) parts.push("Fase avanzata automaticamente — nessun gate aggiuntivo necessario.");
 			return textResult(parts.join(" "));
+			} catch (fatal) {
+				const msg = (fatal.stderr || fatal.message || String(fatal)).toString().trim();
+				return textResult(`[reviewer_decide ERRORE INTERNO] ${msg}. Riprova o usa un approccio diverso.`);
+			}
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -925,7 +930,12 @@ export default function (pi) {
 		prepareArguments: prepareReviewerArguments,
 		async execute(_id, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
 			lockActive = true;
-			const { session, title, tables, advance } = params;
+			try {
+			const { session, title, tables: rawTables, advance } = params;
+			const tables = Array.isArray(rawTables) ? rawTables : (() => {
+				try { const p = JSON.parse(rawTables); return Array.isArray(p) ? p : []; } catch { return []; }
+			})();
+			if (!tables.length) return textResult("Parametro `tables` vuoto o non parsabile. Riprova con un array JSON di tabelle.");
 			const phase = phaseId(ctx, currentPhase(ctx, session));
 
 			// Enrich each table with its full catalog columns (deterministic source).
@@ -940,6 +950,9 @@ export default function (pi) {
 						`Tabella '${t.name}' non caricabile dal catalogo (${msg}). Proponi solo tabelle presenti nel catalogo (usa 'tht schema render' / 'tht search' per verificarne i nomi).`,
 					);
 				}
+				if (!Array.isArray(cat.columns)) {
+					return textResult(`Catalogo per '${t.name}' non contiene colonne valide. Verifica con 'tht schema columns ${t.name} --json'.`);
+				}
 				const suggested = new Set(t.suggested_columns ?? []);
 				enriched.push({
 					id: t.id,
@@ -1003,6 +1016,10 @@ export default function (pi) {
 			const parts = [`Schema linking registrato dal reviewer (${n} tabelle + colonne curate). schema_linking.json scritto.`];
 			if (adv.advanced) parts.push("Fase avanzata automaticamente — nessun gate aggiuntivo necessario.");
 			return textResult(parts.join(" "));
+			} catch (fatal) {
+				const msg = (fatal.stderr || fatal.message || String(fatal)).toString().trim();
+				return textResult(`[reviewer_schema_linking ERRORE INTERNO] ${msg}. Riprova o usa un approccio diverso.`);
+			}
 		},
 	});
 
@@ -1033,6 +1050,7 @@ export default function (pi) {
 		prepareArguments: prepareReviewerArguments,
 		async execute(_id, params, _signal, _onUpdate, ctx) {
 			lockActive = true;
+			try {
 			const { session, kind, title } = params;
 			let artifact = params.artifact;
 			const curNum = currentPhase(ctx, session);
@@ -1257,6 +1275,10 @@ export default function (pi) {
 				return textResult(`SQL approvato (sessione ${session}).`);
 			}
 			return textResult(`Approvato (kind=${kind}, sessione ${session}).`);
+			} catch (fatal) {
+				const msg = (fatal.stderr || fatal.message || String(fatal)).toString().trim();
+				return textResult(`[reviewer_confirm ERRORE INTERNO] ${msg}. Riprova o usa un approccio diverso.`);
+			}
 		},
 	});