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+/**
+ * E2 — carve static ordering guard (GATE tier, free, deterministic).
+ *
+ * The per-PR mechanical backstop for EVERY carved skill: it fails CI the moment a
+ * regen drops/weakens a skeleton's STOP-Read directive, strands a section, leaks
+ * heavy body back into the skeleton, or moves a post-STOP gate above the STOP.
+ *
+ * Data-driven from the canonical CARVE_GUARDS registry (EQ1) with per-skill
+ * invariants (codex outside-voice #3 — NOT a copy of the ceo-specific test, which
+ * this generalizes and retires). One test() per skill so a failure names the skill.
+ */
+
+import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import { CARVE_GUARDS } from './helpers/carve-guards';
+import { checkOrdering } from './helpers/carve-guard-checks';
+
+const ROOT = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, '..');
+
+describe('carve static ordering (gate, free)', () => {
+  for (const guard of Object.values(CARVE_GUARDS)) {
+    test(`${guard.skill}: skeleton routes to sections correctly`, () => {
+      const failures = checkOrdering(ROOT, guard);
+      expect({ skill: guard.skill, failures }).toEqual({ skill: guard.skill, failures: [] });
+    });
+  }
+});