diff --git a/scripts/published-package-smoke.mjs b/scripts/published-package-smoke.mjs
index 9bd7329d..af1795bd 100644
--- a/scripts/published-package-smoke.mjs
+++ b/scripts/published-package-smoke.mjs
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ export {
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 const SMOKE_TIMEOUT_MS = 180_000;
 
+const VERSION_LABELS = new Set([
+  'published package npx version',
+  'published package local version',
+  'published package global version',
+]);
+
+const SEMANTIC_QUERY_LABELS = new Set([
+  'published package npx sl query',
+  'published package local sl query',
+  'published package global sl query',
+]);
+
+export function isPublishedPackageVersionLabel(label) {
+  return VERSION_LABELS.has(label);
+}
+
+export function isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel(label) {
+  return SEMANTIC_QUERY_LABELS.has(label);
+}
+
 function scriptRootDir() {
   return resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..');
 }
@@ -77,14 +97,10 @@ export async function runPublishedPackageSmoke(config) {
         env: isGlobalCommand ? { ...globalEnv, ...command.env } : command.env,
       });
       requireSuccess(command.label, result);
-      if (
-        command.label === 'published package version' ||
-        command.label === 'published package local binary' ||
-        command.label === 'published package global binary'
-      ) {
+      if (isPublishedPackageVersionLabel(command.label)) {
         assert.match(result.stdout, /@kaelio\/ktx /);
       }
-      if (command.label === 'published package sl query') {
+      if (isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel(command.label)) {
         assert.match(result.stdout, /SELECT/i);
         assert.match(result.stdout, /contracts/i);
       }
diff --git a/scripts/published-package-smoke.test.mjs b/scripts/published-package-smoke.test.mjs
index 8c7091c4..6852e237 100644
--- a/scripts/published-package-smoke.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/published-package-smoke.test.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
 import {
   buildPublishedPackageNpxCommand,
   buildPublishedPackageSmokeCommands,
+  isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel,
+  isPublishedPackageVersionLabel,
   publishedPackageSpec,
   readPublishedPackageSmokeConfig,
 } from './published-package-smoke.mjs';
@@ -146,6 +148,20 @@ describe('published package smoke config', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('published package smoke output validation labels', () => {
+  it('classifies version and semantic query commands', () => {
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageVersionLabel('published package npx version'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageVersionLabel('published package local version'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageVersionLabel('published package global version'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageVersionLabel('published package setup demo'), false);
+
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel('published package npx sl query'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel('published package local sl query'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel('published package global sl query'), true);
+    assert.equal(isPublishedPackageSemanticQueryLabel('published package local install'), false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('published package smoke command construction', () => {
   const config = {
     enabled: true,