diff --git a/test/cso-spec-taxonomy-alignment.test.ts b/test/cso-spec-taxonomy-alignment.test.ts
index 4d23748ce..76ba36518 100644
--- a/test/cso-spec-taxonomy-alignment.test.ts
+++ b/test/cso-spec-taxonomy-alignment.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,20 @@ import { HOST_PATHS } from "../scripts/resolvers/types";
 import { PATTERNS } from "../lib/redact-patterns";
 
 const ROOT = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
-const CSO = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, "cso", "SKILL.md"), "utf-8");
+// cso is carved (skeleton + sections/audit-phases.md). The Secrets Archaeology
+// prose + secret prefixes moved into the section; check the union so relocated
+// content still counts.
+function unionSkill(skill: string): string {
+  let t = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, skill, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8");
+  const dir = path.join(ROOT, skill, "sections");
+  if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    for (const f of fs.readdirSync(dir).sort()) {
+      if (f.endsWith(".md") && !f.endsWith(".md.tmpl")) t += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, f), "utf-8");
+    }
+  }
+  return t;
+}
+const CSO = unionSkill("cso");
 const ctx = { skillName: "cso", tmplPath: "", host: "claude" as const, paths: HOST_PATHS["claude"] };
 
 describe("cso/spec taxonomy alignment", () => {
diff --git a/test/document-skills-redaction.test.ts b/test/document-skills-redaction.test.ts
index 235d7895b..00ab85e0d 100644
--- a/test/document-skills-redaction.test.ts
+++ b/test/document-skills-redaction.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,21 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as path from "path";
 
 const ROOT = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
-const RELEASE = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, "document-release", "SKILL.md.tmpl"), "utf-8");
+// document-release is carved (skeleton + sections/release-body.md). Step 9
+// (commit + PR-body redaction scan) moved into the section template; check the
+// union of SKILL.md.tmpl + sections/*.md.tmpl so the scan-before-edit ordering
+// still verifies. document-generate is NOT carved (plain .md.tmpl).
+function unionTmpl(skill: string): string {
+  let t = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, skill, "SKILL.md.tmpl"), "utf-8");
+  const dir = path.join(ROOT, skill, "sections");
+  if (fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    for (const f of fs.readdirSync(dir).sort()) {
+      if (f.endsWith(".md.tmpl")) t += "\n" + fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, f), "utf-8");
+    }
+  }
+  return t;
+}
+const RELEASE = unionTmpl("document-release");
 const GENERATE = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, "document-generate", "SKILL.md.tmpl"), "utf-8");
 
 describe("/document-release redaction", () => {
diff --git a/test/spec-template-invariants.test.ts b/test/spec-template-invariants.test.ts
index 262bba520..ab95c2c9b 100644
--- a/test/spec-template-invariants.test.ts
+++ b/test/spec-template-invariants.test.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,16 @@ describe('/spec quality gate fallback', () => {
 
 describe('/spec fail-closed redaction (shared engine)', () => {
   test('the full taxonomy (with secret prefixes) lives in the generated /cso doc', () => {
-    const cso = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'cso', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
+    // cso is carved — the Secrets Archaeology prose + prefixes moved into
+    // sections/audit-phases.md; read the skeleton+sections union.
+    const csoDir = path.join(ROOT, 'cso');
+    let cso = fs.readFileSync(path.join(csoDir, 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
+    const secDir = path.join(csoDir, 'sections');
+    if (fs.existsSync(secDir)) {
+      for (const f of fs.readdirSync(secDir).sort()) {
+        if (f.endsWith('.md') && !f.endsWith('.md.tmpl')) cso += '\n' + fs.readFileSync(path.join(secDir, f), 'utf-8');
+      }
+    }
     expect(cso).toContain('AKIA');
     expect(cso).toMatch(/ghp_|gho_|ghs_/);
     expect(cso).toContain('sk-ant-');