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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+# tests/run-ingest.bats — end-to-end orchestrator test (no LLM, no network).
+# Simulates pi's output (a source page + manifest) and runs the mechanical pass.
+load helpers
+
+@test "run-ingest: DRY_RUN end-to-end updates index + log and opens a dry PR" {
+  command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || skip "jq not installed"
+
+  G="$(make_fixture_genome)"; cd "$G"
+
+  # --- simulate the semantic pass that pi would have done ---
+  cat > wiki/sources/test-source.md <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Test Source"
+type: source
+domain: genome-test
+tags: [t]
+maturity: draft
+last_updated: 2026-06-03
+private: false
+---
+body
+EOF
+
+  cat > .ingest-manifest.json <<'EOF'
+{
+  "raw_source": "raw/articles/test.md",
+  "model": "qwen3.5-9b",
+  "reasoning": "Ingested the test source.",
+  "pr_summary": "Ingest of test: 1 source page.",
+  "contradictions": "None",
+  "pages": [
+    {"path": "wiki/sources/test-source.md", "summary": "A smoke-test source.", "maturity": "draft", "status": "created"}
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+
+  export KG_LIB_DIR="$LIB_DIR"
+  export FORGEJO_URL="http://forgejo.local" FORGEJO_USER="u" FORGEJO_TOKEN="t"
+  export DRY_RUN=1
+
+  run bash "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/run-ingest.sh" genome-test
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" == *'"status":"ok"'* ]]
+  [[ "$output" == *'"lint_clean":true'* ]]
+  [[ "$output" == *'"conflict":false'* ]]
+
+  # side effects on the working tree
+  grep -q 'sources/test-source' wiki/index.md
+  grep -q 'INGEST | test' wiki/log.md
+  git rev-parse --verify feat/ai-ingest-test
+}
+
+@test "run-ingest: a conflict page is labelled and lands in the Conflicts section" {
+  command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || skip "jq not installed"
+
+  G="$(make_fixture_genome)"; cd "$G"
+
+  cat > wiki/queries/conflict-pricing-2026-06-03.md <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Conflict: pricing"
+type: conflict
+domain: genome-test
+maturity: draft
+last_updated: 2026-06-03
+private: false
+---
+conflict body
+EOF
+
+  cat > .ingest-manifest.json <<'EOF'
+{
+  "raw_source": "raw/articles/test.md",
+  "model": "m",
+  "reasoning": "Flagged a contradiction.",
+  "pr_summary": "Conflict on pricing.",
+  "contradictions": "1 conflict file created — pricing",
+  "pages": [
+    {"path": "wiki/queries/conflict-pricing-2026-06-03.md", "summary": "ignored", "maturity": "draft", "status": "created"}
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+
+  export KG_LIB_DIR="$LIB_DIR"
+  export FORGEJO_URL="http://forgejo.local" FORGEJO_USER="u" FORGEJO_TOKEN="t"
+  export DRY_RUN=1
+
+  run bash "$SKILL_SCRIPTS/run-ingest.sh" genome-test
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" == *'"conflict":true'* ]]
+  # listed by slug under the Conflicts section
+  grep -q 'queries/conflict-pricing-2026-06-03' wiki/index.md
+}