diff --git a/Craftimizer/Utils/Gearsets.cs b/Craftimizer/Utils/Gearsets.cs
index 6bed176..a868862 100644
--- a/Craftimizer/Utils/Gearsets.cs
+++ b/Craftimizer/Utils/Gearsets.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Craftimizer.Simulator;
-using Dalamud.Utility;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.UI;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI.Misc;
@@ -98,10 +97,10 @@ public static unsafe class Gearsets
         };
     }
 
-    public static CharacterStats CalculateCharacterStats(GearsetItem[] gearsetItems, int characterLevel, bool canUseManipulation, bool checkDelineations) =>
-        CalculateCharacterStats(CalculateGearsetStats(gearsetItems), gearsetItems, characterLevel, canUseManipulation, checkDelineations);
+    public static CharacterStats CalculateCharacterStats(GearsetItem[] gearsetItems, int characterLevel, bool canUseManipulation) =>
+        CalculateCharacterStats(CalculateGearsetStats(gearsetItems), gearsetItems, characterLevel, canUseManipulation);
 
-    public static CharacterStats CalculateCharacterStats(GearsetStats gearsetStats, GearsetItem[] gearsetItems, int characterLevel, bool canUseManipulation, bool checkDelineations) =>
+    public static CharacterStats CalculateCharacterStats(GearsetStats gearsetStats, GearsetItem[] gearsetItems, int characterLevel, bool canUseManipulation) =>
         new()
         {
             CP = gearsetStats.CP,
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ public static unsafe class Gearsets
             Level = characterLevel,
             CanUseManipulation = canUseManipulation,
             HasSplendorousBuff = gearsetItems.Any(IsSplendorousTool),
-            IsSpecialist = gearsetItems.Any(IsSpecialistSoulCrystal) && (!checkDelineations || HasDelineations()),
+            IsSpecialist = gearsetItems.Any(IsSpecialistSoulCrystal),
         };
 
     public static bool HasDelineations() =>
diff --git a/Craftimizer/Windows/MacroEditor.cs b/Craftimizer/Windows/MacroEditor.cs
index ffc2927..b1aaf6d 100644
--- a/Craftimizer/Windows/MacroEditor.cs
+++ b/Craftimizer/Windows/MacroEditor.cs
@@ -1535,13 +1535,16 @@ public sealed class MacroEditor : Window, IDisposable
         SolverStartStepCount = Macro.Count;
 
         var state = State;
-        SolverTask = new(token => CalculateBestMacroTask(state, token));
+        SolverTask = new(token => CalculateBestMacroTask(state, token, Gearsets.HasDelineations()));
         SolverTask.Start();
     }
 
-    private int CalculateBestMacroTask(SimulationState state, CancellationToken token)
+    private int CalculateBestMacroTask(SimulationState state, CancellationToken token, bool hasDelineations)
     {
         var config = Service.Configuration.EditorSolverConfig;
+        var canUseDelineations = !Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations || hasDelineations;
+        if (!canUseDelineations)
+            config = config.FilterSpecialistActions();
 
         token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
diff --git a/Craftimizer/Windows/RecipeNote.cs b/Craftimizer/Windows/RecipeNote.cs
index 5872d75..f57a16d 100644
--- a/Craftimizer/Windows/RecipeNote.cs
+++ b/Craftimizer/Windows/RecipeNote.cs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public sealed unsafe class RecipeNote : Window, IDisposable
 
             gearItems = Gearsets.GetGearsetItems(container);
 
-            var characterStats = Gearsets.CalculateCharacterStats(gearStats, gearItems, RecipeData.ClassJob.GetPlayerLevel(), RecipeData.ClassJob.CanPlayerUseManipulation(), Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations);
+            var characterStats = Gearsets.CalculateCharacterStats(gearStats, gearItems, RecipeData.ClassJob.GetPlayerLevel(), RecipeData.ClassJob.CanPlayerUseManipulation());
             if (characterStats != CharacterStats)
             {
                 CharacterStats = characterStats;
@@ -1140,11 +1140,15 @@ public sealed unsafe class RecipeNote : Window, IDisposable
     private void CalculateSavedMacro()
     {
         SavedMacroTask?.Cancel();
+        var hasDelineations = Gearsets.HasDelineations();
         SavedMacroTask = new(token =>
         {
             var input = new SimulationInput(CharacterStats!, RecipeData!.RecipeInfo, StartingQuality);
             var state = new SimulationState(input);
             var config = Service.Configuration.RecipeNoteSolverConfig;
+            var canUseDelineations = !Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations || hasDelineations;
+            if (!canUseDelineations)
+                config = config.FilterSpecialistActions();
             var mctsConfig = new MCTSConfig(config);
             var simulator = new SimulatorNoRandom();
             List<Macro> macros = new(Service.Configuration.Macros);
@@ -1171,11 +1175,15 @@ public sealed unsafe class RecipeNote : Window, IDisposable
     private void CalculateSuggestedMacro()
     {
         SuggestedMacroTask?.Cancel();
+        var hasDelineations = Gearsets.HasDelineations();
         SuggestedMacroTask = new(token =>
         {
             var input = new SimulationInput(CharacterStats!, RecipeData!.RecipeInfo, StartingQuality);
             var state = new SimulationState(input);
             var config = Service.Configuration.RecipeNoteSolverConfig;
+            var canUseDelineations = !Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations || hasDelineations;
+            if (!canUseDelineations)
+                config = config.FilterSpecialistActions();
 
             token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
@@ -1195,11 +1203,15 @@ public sealed unsafe class RecipeNote : Window, IDisposable
     public void CalculateCommunityMacro()
     {
         CommunityMacroTask?.Cancel();
+        var hasDelineations = Gearsets.HasDelineations();
         CommunityMacroTask = new(token =>
         {
             var input = new SimulationInput(CharacterStats!, RecipeData!.RecipeInfo, StartingQuality);
             var state = new SimulationState(input);
             var config = Service.Configuration.RecipeNoteSolverConfig;
+            var canUseDelineations = !Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations || hasDelineations;
+            if (!canUseDelineations)
+                config = config.FilterSpecialistActions();
             var mctsConfig = new MCTSConfig(config);
             var simulator = new SimulatorNoRandom();
             var macros = Service.CommunityMacros.RetrieveRotations((int)RecipeData.Table.RowId, token).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
diff --git a/Craftimizer/Windows/Settings.cs b/Craftimizer/Windows/Settings.cs
index ad6b94e..00db707 100644
--- a/Craftimizer/Windows/Settings.cs
+++ b/Craftimizer/Windows/Settings.cs
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public sealed class Settings : Window, IDisposable
         DrawOption(
             "Check For Delineations",
             "Your inventory will be checked to ensure that you have delineations available " +
-            "before suggesting any specialist acitons.",
+            "before suggesting any specialist actions.",
             Config.CheckDelineations,
             v => Config.CheckDelineations = v,
             ref isDirty
diff --git a/Craftimizer/Windows/SynthHelper.cs b/Craftimizer/Windows/SynthHelper.cs
index 43338f6..433aae4 100644
--- a/Craftimizer/Windows/SynthHelper.cs
+++ b/Craftimizer/Windows/SynthHelper.cs
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ public sealed unsafe class SynthHelper : Window, IDisposable
 
             var gearItems = Gearsets.GetGearsetItems(container);
 
-            var characterStats = Gearsets.CalculateCharacterStats(gearStats, gearItems, RecipeData.ClassJob.GetPlayerLevel(), RecipeData.ClassJob.CanPlayerUseManipulation(), Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations);
+            var characterStats = Gearsets.CalculateCharacterStats(gearStats, gearItems, RecipeData.ClassJob.GetPlayerLevel(), RecipeData.ClassJob.CanPlayerUseManipulation());
             if (characterStats != CharacterStats)
             {
                 CharacterStats = characterStats;
@@ -596,13 +596,16 @@ public sealed unsafe class SynthHelper : Window, IDisposable
         }
 
         var state = CurrentState;
-        SolverTask = new(token => CalculateBestMacroTask(state, token));
+        SolverTask = new(token => CalculateBestMacroTask(state, token, Gearsets.HasDelineations()));
         SolverTask.Start();
     }
 
-    private int CalculateBestMacroTask(SimulationState state, CancellationToken token)
+    private int CalculateBestMacroTask(SimulationState state, CancellationToken token, bool hasDelineations)
     {
         var config = Service.Configuration.SynthHelperSolverConfig;
+        var canUseDelineations = !Service.Configuration.CheckDelineations || hasDelineations;
+        if (!canUseDelineations)
+            config = config.FilterSpecialistActions();
 
         token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
diff --git a/Solver/SolverConfig.cs b/Solver/SolverConfig.cs
index d43b49f..f125ca8 100644
--- a/Solver/SolverConfig.cs
+++ b/Solver/SolverConfig.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ public readonly record struct SolverConfig
     public static ActionType[] OptimizeActionPool(IEnumerable<ActionType> actions) =>
         [.. actions.Order()];
 
+    public SolverConfig FilterSpecialistActions() =>
+        this with { ActionPool = ActionPool.Where(action => !SpecialistActions.Contains(action)).ToArray() };
+
     public static readonly ActionType[] DeterministicActionPool = OptimizeActionPool(new[]
     {
         ActionType.MuscleMemory,
@@ -167,6 +170,14 @@ public readonly record struct SolverConfig
             ActionType.DaringTouch,
         }.ToFrozenSet();
 
+    public static readonly FrozenSet<ActionType> SpecialistActions =
+        new[]
+        {
+            ActionType.CarefulObservation,
+            ActionType.HeartAndSoul,
+            ActionType.QuickInnovation,
+        }.ToFrozenSet();
+
     public static readonly SolverConfig RecipeNoteDefault = new SolverConfig() with
     {