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+//! Integration tests for runtime workflows that span multiple subsystems.
+
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use runtime::task_registry::TaskRegistry;
+use runtime::{
+    validate_packet, ConfigLoader, HookRunner, LaneEvent, LaneEventBlocker, LaneFailureClass,
+    RuntimeFeatureConfig, RuntimeHookConfig, TaskPacket, WorkerEventKind, WorkerRegistry,
+    WorkerStatus,
+};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+fn temp_dir(prefix: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let nanos = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("time should be after epoch")
+        .as_nanos();
+    std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("runtime-{prefix}-{nanos}"))
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn worker_boot_state_tracks_trust_resolution_and_ready_snapshot() {
+    let registry = WorkerRegistry::new();
+    let cwd = "/tmp/runtime-worker-boot-integration";
+    let worker = registry.create(cwd, &[cwd.to_string()], true);
+
+    let spawning = registry
+        .observe(
+            &worker.worker_id,
+            "Do you trust the files in this folder?\nAllow and continue",
+        )
+        .expect("trust prompt should be observed");
+    assert_eq!(spawning.status, WorkerStatus::Spawning);
+    assert!(spawning.trust_gate_cleared);
+
+    registry
+        .observe(&worker.worker_id, "Ready for your input\n>")
+        .expect("ready cue should be observed");
+
+    let snapshot = registry
+        .await_ready(&worker.worker_id)
+        .expect("snapshot should be available");
+    assert!(snapshot.ready);
+    assert!(!snapshot.blocked);
+    assert_eq!(snapshot.status, WorkerStatus::ReadyForPrompt);
+    assert_eq!(snapshot.last_error, None);
+
+    let stored = registry
+        .get(&worker.worker_id)
+        .expect("worker should exist");
+    let event_kinds: Vec<_> = stored.events.iter().map(|event| event.kind).collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        event_kinds,
+        vec![
+            WorkerEventKind::Spawning,
+            WorkerEventKind::TrustRequired,
+            WorkerEventKind::TrustResolved,
+            WorkerEventKind::ReadyForPrompt,
+        ]
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn lane_event_emission_serializes_prompt_misdelivery_failures() {
+    let registry = WorkerRegistry::new();
+    let worker = registry.create("/tmp/runtime-lane-event-integration", &[], true);
+    registry
+        .observe(&worker.worker_id, "Ready for input\n>")
+        .expect("worker should become ready");
+    registry
+        .send_prompt(&worker.worker_id, Some("Run lane event parity checks"))
+        .expect("prompt dispatch should succeed");
+
+    let failed = registry
+        .observe(
+            &worker.worker_id,
+            "% Run lane event parity checks\nzsh: command not found: Run",
+        )
+        .expect("prompt misdelivery should be classified");
+    assert_eq!(failed.status, WorkerStatus::ReadyForPrompt);
+    let failure = failed
+        .last_error
+        .as_ref()
+        .expect("misdelivery should record a failure");
+
+    let blocker = LaneEventBlocker {
+        failure_class: LaneFailureClass::PromptDelivery,
+        detail: failure.message.clone(),
+    };
+    let emitted = serde_json::to_value(
+        LaneEvent::failed("2026-04-04T00:00:00Z", &blocker).with_data(json!({
+            "worker_id": failed.worker_id,
+            "attempts": failed.prompt_delivery_attempts,
+            "replay_prompt_ready": failed.replay_prompt.is_some(),
+        })),
+    )
+    .expect("lane event should serialize");
+
+    assert_eq!(emitted["event"], json!("lane.failed"));
+    assert_eq!(emitted["status"], json!("failed"));
+    assert_eq!(emitted["failureClass"], json!("prompt_delivery"));
+    assert_eq!(emitted["data"]["attempts"], json!(1));
+    assert_eq!(emitted["data"]["replay_prompt_ready"], json!(true));
+    assert!(emitted["detail"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("detail should be serialized")
+        .contains("worker prompt landed in shell"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hook_merge_runs_deduped_commands_across_hook_stages() {
+    let base = RuntimeHookConfig::new(
+        vec!["printf 'base-pre'".to_string()],
+        vec!["printf 'base-post'".to_string()],
+        vec!["printf 'base-failure'".to_string()],
+    );
+    let overlay = RuntimeHookConfig::new(
+        vec![
+            "printf 'base-pre'".to_string(),
+            "printf 'overlay-pre'".to_string(),
+        ],
+        vec!["printf 'overlay-post'".to_string()],
+        vec![
+            "printf 'base-failure'".to_string(),
+            "printf 'overlay-failure'".to_string(),
+        ],
+    );
+    let runner = HookRunner::from_feature_config(
+        &RuntimeFeatureConfig::default().with_hooks(base.merged(&overlay)),
+    );
+
+    let pre = runner.run_pre_tool_use("Read", r#"{"path":"README.md"}"#);
+    let post = runner.run_post_tool_use("Read", r#"{"path":"README.md"}"#, "ok", false);
+    let failure = runner.run_post_tool_use_failure("Read", r#"{"path":"README.md"}"#, "boom");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        pre.messages(),
+        &["base-pre".to_string(), "overlay-pre".to_string()]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        post.messages(),
+        &["base-post".to_string(), "overlay-post".to_string()]
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        failure.messages(),
+        &["base-failure".to_string(), "overlay-failure".to_string(),]
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn task_packet_roundtrip_survives_validation_and_registry_storage() {
+    let packet = TaskPacket {
+        objective: "Ship worker boot integration coverage".to_string(),
+        scope: "runtime/tests".to_string(),
+        repo: "claw-code-parity".to_string(),
+        branch_policy: "origin/main only".to_string(),
+        acceptance_tests: vec![
+            "cargo test -p runtime --test runtime_workflows".to_string(),
+            "cargo test --workspace".to_string(),
+        ],
+        commit_policy: "single verified commit".to_string(),
+        reporting_contract: "print verification evidence and sha".to_string(),
+        escalation_policy: "escalate only on destructive ambiguity".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&packet).expect("packet should serialize");
+    let decoded: TaskPacket = serde_json::from_str(&serialized).expect("packet should decode");
+    let validated = validate_packet(decoded).expect("packet should validate");
+
+    let registry = TaskRegistry::new();
+    let task = registry
+        .create_from_packet(validated.into_inner())
+        .expect("packet-backed task should be created");
+    registry
+        .update(&task.task_id, "Keep runtime hook semantics stable")
+        .expect("task update should succeed");
+    registry
+        .append_output(&task.task_id, "tests passed")
+        .expect("task output should append");
+
+    let stored = registry.get(&task.task_id).expect("task should be stored");
+    assert_eq!(stored.prompt, packet.objective);
+    assert_eq!(stored.description.as_deref(), Some("runtime/tests"));
+    assert_eq!(stored.task_packet, Some(packet));
+    assert_eq!(stored.messages.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        stored.messages[0].content,
+        "Keep runtime hook semantics stable"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        registry.output(&task.task_id).expect("output should exist"),
+        "tests passed"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn config_validation_rejects_invalid_hook_shapes_before_runtime_use() {
+    let root = temp_dir("config-validation");
+    let cwd = root.join("project");
+    let home = root.join("home").join(".claw");
+    fs::create_dir_all(cwd.join(".claw")).expect("project config dir");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&home).expect("home config dir");
+
+    let bad_settings = cwd.join(".claw").join("settings.local.json");
+    fs::write(
+        home.join("settings.json"),
+        r#"{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":["printf 'base'"]}}"#,
+    )
+    .expect("write base settings");
+    fs::write(
+        &bad_settings,
+        r#"{"hooks":{"PreToolUse":["printf 'overlay'",42]}}"#,
+    )
+    .expect("write invalid local settings");
+
+    let error = ConfigLoader::new(&cwd, &home)
+        .load()
+        .expect_err("invalid hook shapes should fail validation");
+    let rendered = error.to_string();
+
+    assert!(rendered.contains(&format!(
+        "{}: hooks: field PreToolUse must contain only strings",
+        bad_settings.display()
+    )));
+    assert!(!rendered.contains("merged settings.hooks"));
+
+    fs::remove_dir_all(root).expect("cleanup temp dir");
+}