diff --git a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
index 85c01c7a..8d8f7be8 100644
--- a/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
+++ b/test/gen-skill-docs.test.ts
@@ -753,11 +753,6 @@ describe('DESIGN_OUTSIDE_VOICES resolver', () => {
     expect(content).toContain('design direction');
   });
 
-  test('codex host produces empty outside voices', () => {
-    const codexContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, '.agents', 'skills', 'gstack-design-review', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
-    expect(codexContent).not.toContain('Design Outside Voices');
-  });
-
   test('branches correctly per skillName — different prompts', () => {
     const planContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'plan-design-review', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
     const consultContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'design-consultation', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
@@ -844,10 +839,6 @@ describe('DESIGN_REVIEW_LITE extended with Codex', () => {
     expect(content).toContain('SCOPE_FRONTEND');
   });
 
-  test('codex host does not include Codex design block', () => {
-    const codexContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, '.agents', 'skills', 'gstack-ship', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
-    expect(codexContent).not.toContain('Codex design voice');
-  });
 });
 
 // ─── Codex Generation Tests ─────────────────────────────────
@@ -855,6 +846,11 @@ describe('DESIGN_REVIEW_LITE extended with Codex', () => {
 describe('Codex generation (--host codex)', () => {
   const AGENTS_DIR = path.join(ROOT, '.agents', 'skills');
 
+  // .agents/ is gitignored (v0.11.2.0) — generate on demand for tests
+  Bun.spawnSync(['bun', 'run', 'scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts', '--host', 'codex'], {
+    cwd: ROOT, stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe',
+  });
+
   // Dynamic discovery of expected Codex skills: all templates except /codex
   const CODEX_SKILLS = (() => {
     const skills: Array<{ dir: string; codexName: string }> = [];
@@ -1106,6 +1102,18 @@ describe('Codex generation (--host codex)', () => {
       }
     }
   });
+
+  // ─── Design outside voices: Codex host guard ─────────────────
+
+  test('codex host produces empty outside voices in design-review', () => {
+    const codexContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, 'gstack-design-review', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
+    expect(codexContent).not.toContain('Design Outside Voices');
+  });
+
+  test('codex host does not include Codex design block in ship', () => {
+    const codexContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(AGENTS_DIR, 'gstack-ship', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
+    expect(codexContent).not.toContain('Codex design voice');
+  });
 });
 
 // ─── Setup script validation ─────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/test/skill-validation.test.ts b/test/skill-validation.test.ts
index dd5a5c3d..2085eaec 100644
--- a/test/skill-validation.test.ts
+++ b/test/skill-validation.test.ts
@@ -1328,6 +1328,10 @@ describe('Codex skill', () => {
   });
 
   test('codex-host ship/review do NOT contain adversarial review step', () => {
+    // .agents/ is gitignored — generate on demand
+    Bun.spawnSync(['bun', 'run', 'scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts', '--host', 'codex'], {
+      cwd: ROOT, stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe',
+    });
     const shipContent = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, '.agents', 'skills', 'gstack-ship', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf-8');
     expect(shipContent).not.toContain('codex review --base');
     expect(shipContent).not.toContain('CODEX_REVIEWS');
@@ -1402,6 +1406,11 @@ describe('Skill trigger phrases', () => {
 describe('Codex skill validation', () => {
   const AGENTS_DIR = path.join(ROOT, '.agents', 'skills');
 
+  // .agents/ is gitignored (v0.11.2.0) — generate on demand for tests
+  Bun.spawnSync(['bun', 'run', 'scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts', '--host', 'codex'], {
+    cwd: ROOT, stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'pipe',
+  });
+
   // Discover all Claude skills with templates (except /codex which is Claude-only)
   const CLAUDE_SKILLS_WITH_TEMPLATES = (() => {
     const skills: string[] = [];