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+import { test } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+const repoRoot = resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../../..");
+
+test("Docker context retains every runner-local traceability test", async () => {
+  const runnerRoot = resolve(repoRoot, "packages/paperclip-runner");
+  const manifest = JSON.parse(
+    await readFile(resolve(runnerRoot, "spec/evals/stress-workflow-traceability.json"), "utf8"),
+  );
+  const dockerignore = await readFile(resolve(repoRoot, ".dockerignore"), "utf8");
+  const retainedPaths = new Set(
+    dockerignore
+      .split(/\r?\n/u)
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .filter((line) => line.startsWith("!") && !line.endsWith("/**"))
+      .map((line) => line.slice(1)),
+  );
+
+  const runnerLocalTests = new Set(
+    manifest.findings
+      .flatMap((finding) => finding.regressionTests)
+      .filter((path) => !path.startsWith("../../"))
+      .map((path) => `packages/paperclip-runner/${path}`),
+  );
+  const missing = [...runnerLocalTests].filter((path) => !retainedPaths.has(path));
+
+  assert.deepEqual(missing, []);
+});
+
+test("Docker context probe walks the traceability manifest", async () => {
+  const probe = await readFile(resolve(repoRoot, ".github/docker-context-checks.Dockerfile"), "utf8");
+
+  assert.match(probe, /stress-workflow-traceability\.json/u);
+  assert.match(probe, /finding\.regressionTests/u);
+});