diff --git a/src/lib/insights/memory.ts b/src/lib/insights/memory.ts
index b9277dd69..450c74df4 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/memory.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/memory.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ export type InsightScope =
   | "medication-compliance-status"
   | "mood-status";
 
+/**
+ * v1.8.7.1 — the generic per-HealthKit-metric assessments key their
+ * previous-context rows under `insights.metric:<ID>-status.<locale>`, the
+ * same `-status` action shape the seven specialised scopes use. Accept
+ * that scope form alongside the seven so the generic generator can read
+ * its comparison row without an `as never` cast that would silently
+ * disable type checking on the argument.
+ */
+export type PreviousContextScope = InsightScope | `metric:${string}-status`;
+
 export interface PreviousInsightContext {
   /** ISO timestamp the previous analysis was rendered. */
   generatedAt: string;
@@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ export interface PreviousInsightContext {
  */
 export async function getPreviousInsightContext(
   userId: string,
-  scope: InsightScope,
+  scope: PreviousContextScope,
   locale: "de" | "en",
   minAgeHours: number = 12,
 ): Promise<PreviousInsightContext | null> {
diff --git a/src/lib/insights/metric-status.ts b/src/lib/insights/metric-status.ts
index 88a8d30dc..855d4a18c 100644
--- a/src/lib/insights/metric-status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/insights/metric-status.ts
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ export async function generateMetricStatus(args: {
     args.userId,
     // memory.ts keys previous context by the `insights.<scope>.<locale>`
     // action; the generic scope (`metric:<ID>-status`) carries the same
-    // `-status` suffix so the comparison row reads back correctly.
-    `${scope}-status` as never,
+    // `-status` suffix so the comparison row reads back correctly. The
+    // `getPreviousInsightContext` param is typed to accept this scope form
+    // (`PreviousContextScope`), so the argument type-checks honestly.
+    `${scope}-status`,
     locale,
     12,
   );