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Multiple projects received new test coverage for CLI commands, markdown autofix rules, schema handling, and observability fallbacks. All changes are test-only additions described in the pull requests.
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In Phantom, pull requests added tests for fleet verbs including ci-receipt-discover, release-advance-once, ci-resume-receipts, ci-input-digests, and ci-resume-inputs with stdin support. The descriptions cover paginated artifact listing, serialized release handling, and receipt fetching without workflow changes.
In Ashlr MD, numerous pull requests extended mdlint-autofix.test.ts and integration tests with cases for images missing descriptions, invalid links on one line or separate lines, repeated unmatched brackets, and bracketed prose beside inline code. Each addition asserts byte-identical output for unaffected content.
In Ashlr Stack, pull requests added tests for stack apply with missing values, repeated applies, empty wiring, dry-run previews, and malformed JSON from phantom list. The changes verify no placeholder writes and correct error returns.
In ashlr-plugin, pull requests introduced tests for standalone FIXME retention, empty parser output, streaks on zero activity, Unicode markers in summaries, pipe grep ordering, and opt-in execution paths. All confirm documented zero-state or fallback behavior.
In Lexicon, pull requests added schema regression tests for U+FFFF and U+FFFE in term context fields plus cleanTranscript handling of split non-speech tags. The tests exercise previously uncovered code paths through parse functions.
In Phantom Secrets, pull requests added coverage for absent optional identifiers, missing revision metadata fallbacks, and installer staging failures under mocked PATH conditions. Each asserts documented unidentified or error states.
In Locus, pull requests added shell tests for spaced TMPDIR allocation and first-mktemp failure handling in e2e scripts, confirming correct argument passing and early exit behavior.
New tests reduce risk of regressions in CLI resume flows and markdown autofix logic. Review the added cases in each project's test files for edge scenarios now covered.
Expanded test coverage supports more reliable releases of CLI tools and document processing features.
Run the updated test suites locally to confirm coverage. Monitor for any follow-up changes that implement the exercised paths.
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Pull requests added tests across Ashlr MD, Phantom, Ashlr Stack, ashlr-plugin, Phantom Secrets, Locus and Lexicon. The changes cover Markdown lint fixes, fleet trim and draft checks, template handling and installer scripts.
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Ashlr MD merged many pull requests that add tests for link and image autofix rules. Phantom merged changes to fleet apps observation and change reporting.
