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diff --git a/.ai/scripts/tests/test_inbox_send.py b/.ai/scripts/tests/test_inbox_send.py
index a0094dc..cb60e63 100644
--- a/.ai/scripts/tests/test_inbox_send.py
+++ b/.ai/scripts/tests/test_inbox_send.py
@@ -97,6 +97,52 @@ class TestInboxSendDiscovery:
         result = run_script(["--list"], roots=[tmp_path / "does-not-exist"])
         assert result.returncode == 0
 
+    def test_inbox_send_list_displays_dot_stripped_name(self, project_root, run_script, tmp_path):
+        """Dotted project basenames display dot-stripped (.emacs.d → emacsd)."""
+        project_root(".emacs.d")
+        result = run_script(["--list"], roots=[tmp_path / "projects"])
+        assert "emacsd" in result.stdout
+
+
+class TestInboxSendDotAlias:
+    """A dotted project basename resolves both verbatim and dot-stripped."""
+
+    def test_resolves_by_dot_stripped_alias(self, project_root, run_script, tmp_path):
+        """'emacsd' delivers to the .emacs.d project."""
+        project_root(".emacs.d")
+        cwd = project_root("source")
+        run_script(
+            ["emacsd", "--text", "hi"],
+            cwd=cwd, roots=[tmp_path / "projects"],
+        )
+        files = list((tmp_path / "projects" / ".emacs.d" / "inbox").iterdir())
+        assert len(files) == 1
+
+    def test_resolves_by_exact_dotted_name_still(self, project_root, run_script, tmp_path):
+        """Backward-compat: the verbatim '.emacs.d' target still resolves."""
+        project_root(".emacs.d")
+        cwd = project_root("source")
+        run_script(
+            [".emacs.d", "--text", "hi"],
+            cwd=cwd, roots=[tmp_path / "projects"],
+        )
+        files = list((tmp_path / "projects" / ".emacs.d" / "inbox").iterdir())
+        assert len(files) == 1
+
+    def test_exact_match_wins_over_alias(self, project_root, run_script, tmp_path):
+        """An exact basename match is preferred over a dot-stripped collision."""
+        project_root("emacsd")        # exact
+        project_root(".emacs.d")      # would also normalize to 'emacsd'
+        cwd = project_root("source")
+        run_script(
+            ["emacsd", "--text", "hi"],
+            cwd=cwd, roots=[tmp_path / "projects"],
+        )
+        exact = list((tmp_path / "projects" / "emacsd" / "inbox").iterdir())
+        dotted = list((tmp_path / "projects" / ".emacs.d" / "inbox").iterdir())
+        assert len(exact) == 1
+        assert dotted == []
+
 
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