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+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { decideFromDossier, rectificationFollowupCatalog } from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/v9/decision-from-dossier.ts";
+import { buildCaseInferenceState } from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/v9/inference-adapter.ts";
+import {
+  blockingMethodsCovered,
+  buildMethodFollowupPlan,
+} from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/v9/method-followup.ts";
+import { trainingScoreableGate } from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/v9/evidence-model.ts";
+import { evidenceLedgerFingerprint } from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/v9/tool-service.ts";
+import type { InferenceState } from "../src/lib/rectification-agentic/core/types.ts";
+
+const UNCOVERED_BLOCKING = new Set(["relatives", "occupation"]);
+
+const TRAINING_EVIDENCE = [
+  {
+    id: "e-edu",
+    status: "confirmed",
+    domain: "education",
+    datePrecision: "year",
+    occurredFrom: "2016-01-01",
+    occurredTo: null,
+    eventKind: "education_milestone",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "e-career-a",
+    status: "confirmed",
+    domain: "career",
+    datePrecision: "year",
+    occurredFrom: "2018-01-01",
+    occurredTo: null,
+    eventKind: "career_entry",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "e-career-b",
+    status: "confirmed",
+    domain: "career",
+    datePrecision: "year",
+    occurredFrom: "2020-01-01",
+    occurredTo: null,
+    eventKind: "career_change",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "e-rel",
+    status: "confirmed",
+    domain: "relationship",
+    datePrecision: "year",
+    occurredFrom: "2024-01-01",
+    occurredTo: null,
+    eventKind: "relationship_start",
+  },
+] as const;
+
+const FAMILY_EVIDENCE = {
+  id: "e-fam",
+  status: "confirmed",
+  domain: "family",
+  datePrecision: "year",
+  occurredFrom: "2023-01-01",
+  occurredTo: null,
+  eventKind: "family_event",
+} as const;
+
+const OCCUPATION_EVIDENCE = {
+  id: "e-occ",
+  status: "confirmed",
+  domain: "occupation",
+  datePrecision: "unknown",
+  occurredFrom: null,
+  occurredTo: null,
+  eventKind: "occupation_note",
+} as const;
+
+function producedDossier(
+  evidence: readonly Readonly<{
+    id: string;
+    status: string;
+    domain: string;
+    datePrecision: string;
+    occurredFrom: string | null;
+    occurredTo: string | null;
+    eventKind?: string | null;
+  }>[],
+  options: {
+    previous?: InferenceState | null;
+    declinedTopics?: readonly Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>[];
+  } = {},
+) {
+  const state = buildCaseInferenceState({
+    range: { start_time: "04:55", end_time: "05:02" },
+    candidates: [
+      { candidateId: "05:02", time: "05:02", relativeSupport: 58 },
+      { candidateId: "04:55", time: "04:55", relativeSupport: 42 },
+    ],
+    evidence,
+    probes: [],
+    previous: options.previous,
+  });
+  const latest = {
+    resultId: "55555555-5555-4555-8555-555555555555",
+    candidates: state.candidates.map((item) => ({
+      candidateId: item.id,
+      time: item.time,
+      rank: item.rank,
+      relativeSupport: Math.round(item.posterior_score),
+    })),
+    representativeTime: state.representative_time,
+    evidenceLedgerFingerprint: evidenceLedgerFingerprint(evidence as never),
+    decisionReceipt: { inference_state: state },
+  };
+  return {
+    state,
+    dossier: {
+      evidence,
+      conversationSummary: {
+        activeFocus: null,
+        declinedSkippedTopics: options.declinedTopics ?? [],
+      },
+      latestResult: latest,
+      case: { acceptedTime: null },
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function collectionFollowup(
+  dossier: ReturnType<typeof producedDossier>["dossier"],
+  sessionOutcome: "collect_evidence" | "validate_holdout" | "adopt_representative" = "collect_evidence",
+) {
+  const catalog = rectificationFollowupCatalog(dossier.latestResult, dossier.evidence);
+  return buildMethodFollowupPlan({
+    evidence: dossier.evidence,
+    declinedTopics: dossier.conversationSummary.declinedSkippedTopics,
+    sessionOutcome,
+    ...catalog,
+    candidatesSeparated: true,
+  });
+}
+
+test("separated scores with uncovered relatives stay in collection and still ask a blocking method", () => {
+  const { dossier } = producedDossier(TRAINING_EVIDENCE);
+  const gate = trainingScoreableGate(TRAINING_EVIDENCE);
+  assert.equal(gate.open, true);
+  assert.equal(gate.trainingCount, 3);
+  assert.ok(gate.trainingDomainCount >= 2);
+
+  const decision = decideFromDossier(dossier);
+  assert.equal(decision.separation.sufficient, true);
+  assert.equal(decision.nextAction, "ask_fact_collection");
+  assert.equal(decision.canConfirmExactMinute, false);
+
+  const plan = collectionFollowup(dossier);
+  assert.equal(blockingMethodsCovered(plan.methods), false);
+  assert.ok(plan.next_followup, "collection must still have a question");
+  assert.ok(
+    UNCOVERED_BLOCKING.has(plan.next_followup.method_id),
+    `expected relatives or occupation, got ${plan.next_followup.method_id}`,
+  );
+  assert.equal(plan.methods.find((item) => item.method_id === "relatives")?.status, "uncovered");
+  assert.equal(plan.methods.find((item) => item.method_id === "occupation")?.status, "uncovered");
+});
+
+test("covering family and occupation leaves collection after scores already separated", () => {
+  const { state, dossier: collecting } = producedDossier(TRAINING_EVIDENCE);
+  assert.equal(decideFromDossier(collecting).nextAction, "ask_fact_collection");
+
+  const covered = [...TRAINING_EVIDENCE, FAMILY_EVIDENCE, OCCUPATION_EVIDENCE];
+  const { dossier } = producedDossier(covered, { previous: state });
+  const decision = decideFromDossier(dossier);
+  assert.notEqual(decision.nextAction, "ask_fact_collection");
+  assert.ok(
+    decision.nextAction === "ask_holdout_validation" || decision.nextAction === "ready_to_adopt",
+    decision.nextAction,
+  );
+  assert.equal(decision.canConfirmExactMinute, false);
+  assert.equal(decision.separation.sufficient, true);
+});
+
+test("declining family and occupation also leaves collection after scores already separated", () => {
+  const declinedTopics = [
+    { targetDomain: "family" },
+    { target_domain: "occupation" },
+  ];
+  const { dossier } = producedDossier(TRAINING_EVIDENCE, { declinedTopics });
+  const plan = collectionFollowup(dossier);
+  assert.equal(blockingMethodsCovered(plan.methods), true);
+  assert.equal(plan.methods.find((item) => item.method_id === "relatives")?.status, "covered");
+  assert.equal(plan.methods.find((item) => item.method_id === "occupation")?.status, "covered");
+
+  const decision = decideFromDossier(dossier);
+  assert.notEqual(decision.nextAction, "ask_fact_collection");
+  assert.ok(
+    decision.nextAction === "ask_holdout_validation" || decision.nextAction === "ready_to_adopt",
+    decision.nextAction,
+  );
+  assert.equal(decision.canConfirmExactMinute, false);
+});