diff --git a/wizard-work/beam/run_pathguard_tests.py b/wizard-work/beam/run_pathguard_tests.py
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+import os, tempfile, sys
+sys.path.insert(0, "/root/troupe-standup/wizard-work/beam")
+from pathguard import safe_join, PathTraversalError
+
+tests = []
+def T(name):
+    def dec(f):
+        tests.append((name, f)); return f
+    return dec
+
+@T("basic")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        out = safe_join(d, "a", "b.txt")
+        assert out == os.path.join(os.path.realpath(d), "a", "b.txt")
+
+@T("dotdot")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        try: safe_join(d, "..", "etc", "passwd")
+        except PathTraversalError: return
+        raise AssertionError("not raised")
+
+@T("abs")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        try: safe_join(d, "/etc/passwd")
+        except PathTraversalError: return
+        raise AssertionError("not raised")
+
+@T("symlink")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        base = os.path.join(d, "base"); os.makedirs(base)
+        target = os.path.join(d, "secret.txt")
+        open(target,"w").write("secret")
+        link = os.path.join(base, "link")
+        os.symlink(target, link)
+        try: safe_join(base, "link")
+        except PathTraversalError: return
+        raise AssertionError("symlink escape not rejected")
+
+@T("nested")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        sub = os.path.join(d, "sub"); os.makedirs(sub)
+        out = safe_join(d, "sub", "file.txt")
+        assert out.startswith(os.path.realpath(d) + os.sep)
+
+@T("empty")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        out = safe_join(d, "", None, "x")
+        assert out.endswith("x")
+
+@T("nul")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        try: safe_join(d, "a\x00b")
+        except PathTraversalError: return
+        raise AssertionError("nul not rejected")
+
+@T("basedir")
+def _():
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        f = os.path.join(d, "f"); open(f,"w").close()
+        try: safe_join(f, "x")
+        except PathTraversalError: return
+        raise AssertionError("base not dir not rejected")
+
+fails = 0
+for name, f in tests:
+    try:
+        f(); print("PASS", name)
+    except Exception as e:
+        fails += 1; print("FAIL", name, repr(e))
+print("TOTAL", len(tests), "FAILS", fails)
+raise SystemExit(1 if fails else 0)