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+"""Tests for the morning review packet status report generator."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SCRIPT_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "scripts" / "morning_review_packet_status.py"
+DOC_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "docs" / "morning-review-packet-2026-04-21-status.md"
+
+
+def load_module():
+    assert SCRIPT_PATH.exists(), f"missing status script: {SCRIPT_PATH}"
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("morning_review_packet_status_test", SCRIPT_PATH)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    assert spec.loader is not None
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+def sample_snapshot():
+    return {
+        "epic": {"number": 949, "title": "Morning review packet", "state": "open"},
+        "children": [
+            {
+                "number": 950,
+                "title": "Verify AI Gateway provider UX + attribution headers",
+                "state": "open",
+                "open_prs": [],
+            },
+            {
+                "number": 954,
+                "title": "Verify maps skill guest_house / camp_site / bakery expansion",
+                "state": "open",
+                "open_prs": [
+                    {"number": 1021, "head": "fix/954", "title": "feat: sync maps skill and verify guest_house/camp_site/bakery (#954)"}
+                ],
+            },
+            {
+                "number": 961,
+                "title": "Verify web dashboard update/restart action buttons",
+                "state": "closed",
+                "open_prs": [],
+            },
+        ],
+        "decomposition_issues": [
+            {"number": 965, "title": "Phase 1: Landscape Analysis & Scaffolding", "state": "open"},
+            {"number": 967, "title": "Phase 3: Poka-yoke Integration & Fleet Verification", "state": "closed"},
+        ],
+    }
+
+
+def test_extract_child_issue_numbers_from_epic_body():
+    module = load_module()
+    body = """
+- [ ] #950 one
+- [ ] #951 two
+- [ ] #962 three
+"""
+    assert module.extract_issue_numbers(body) == [950, 951, 962]
+
+
+def test_summarize_snapshot_counts_open_closed_and_pr_backing():
+    module = load_module()
+    summary = module.summarize_snapshot(sample_snapshot())
+
+    assert summary["total_children"] == 3
+    assert summary["open_children"] == 2
+    assert summary["closed_children"] == 1
+    assert summary["open_with_pr"] == 1
+    assert summary["open_without_pr"] == 1
+
+
+def test_render_markdown_includes_issue_matrix_and_drift_sections():
+    module = load_module()
+    md = module.render_markdown(sample_snapshot())
+
+    assert "# Morning Review Packet Status — #949" in md
+    assert "## Child QA Matrix" in md
+    assert "#950" in md
+    assert "#954" in md
+    assert "#1021" in md
+    assert "## Unowned Open QA Issues" in md
+    assert "## Drift Signals" in md
+    assert "forge/main is still catching up to the upstream packet" in md
+
+
+def test_committed_status_doc_exists_and_mentions_live_examples():
+    assert DOC_PATH.exists(), f"missing generated status doc: {DOC_PATH}"
+    text = DOC_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "# Morning Review Packet Status — #949" in text
+    assert "#954" in text
+    assert "#1021" in text
+    assert "#950" in text