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+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+# The "Colloquialisms and Expansions" convention and its "the list" before-close
+# queue must stay wired into the synced template: the protocols.org reference
+# section, and the wrap-it-up.org Step 1 sub-step that drains the queue before
+# the Summary. Guards against either being dropped in a future edit or sync.
+
+setup() {
+    REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$BATS_TEST_FILENAME")/../.." && pwd)"
+    PROTO="$REPO_ROOT/claude-templates/.ai/protocols.org"
+    WRAP="$REPO_ROOT/claude-templates/.ai/workflows/wrap-it-up.org"
+    PROTO_MIRROR="$REPO_ROOT/.ai/protocols.org"
+    WRAP_MIRROR="$REPO_ROOT/.ai/workflows/wrap-it-up.org"
+}
+
+@test "protocols.org documents the Colloquialisms and Expansions convention" {
+    grep -qF '* Colloquialisms and Expansions' "$PROTO"
+    grep -q 'the list' "$PROTO"
+    grep -q 'Before-Close Queue' "$PROTO"
+    grep -qF 'tell <project>' "$PROTO"
+    grep -q 'inbox-send' "$PROTO"
+}
+
+@test "the colloquialisms reference scopes the queue to the session anchor" {
+    grep -q 'session-context.org' "$PROTO"
+    # A must-outlive item is a todo.org task, not a list item.
+    grep -q 'must outlive the session' "$PROTO"
+}
+
+@test "wrap-it-up Step 1 works the Before-Close Queue before the Summary" {
+    grep -qF 'Work the Before-Close Queue' "$WRAP"
+    grep -q 'oldest-first' "$WRAP"
+    grep -q 'silent no-op' "$WRAP"
+    # The queue must be worked before the Summary is written, so its edits ride
+    # this wrap's commit. Assert it sits ahead of the first Summary sub-step.
+    local queue_line kb_line
+    queue_line=$(grep -n 'Work the Before-Close Queue' "$WRAP" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
+    kb_line=$(grep -n 'Early KB reflection' "$WRAP" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
+    [ "$queue_line" -lt "$kb_line" ]
+}
+
+@test "the convention is mirrored to the committed .ai copy" {
+    diff -q "$PROTO" "$PROTO_MIRROR"
+    diff -q "$WRAP" "$WRAP_MIRROR"
+}