diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/README.md b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/README.md
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+# GateGuard question effectiveness
+
+Development-only harness that runs real Claude sessions on trapped coding
+tasks with and without GateGuard's questions. Design, arms, measures and
+results: [docs/gateguard/question-effectiveness.md](../../docs/gateguard/question-effectiveness.md).
+
+```bash
+node docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js --out gg-eff --dry-run
+node docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js --out gg-eff --model <model> --allow-real-provider
+```
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/arm-patch.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/arm-patch.js
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+'use strict';
+
+// Copied next to each materialized hook tree; it must not require anything outside that tree.
+// see docs/gateguard/question-effectiveness.md#arms
+
+const PLACEBO_TEXT = Object.freeze({
+  'placebo-goal': 'Restate in one sentence what this change is meant to achieve',
+  'placebo-steps': 'Describe the steps you will take to make this change',
+  'placebo-assumptions': 'State any assumptions you are making about this change',
+  'placebo-done': 'Describe how you will know the change is complete'
+});
+
+const PLACEBO_PHRASES = Object.freeze({
+  'placebo-goal': 'the goal of the change',
+  'placebo-steps': 'your planned steps',
+  'placebo-assumptions': 'your assumptions',
+  'placebo-done': 'how you will know it is done'
+});
+
+const PLACEBO_IDS = Object.keys(PLACEBO_TEXT);
+const KEPT_ID = 'quote-instruction';
+const VERBATIM_PHRASE = "the user's verbatim instruction";
+
+function joinPhrases(phrases) {
+  if (phrases.length <= 2) return phrases.join(' and ');
+  return `${phrases.slice(0, -1).join(', ')}, and ${phrases[phrases.length - 1]}`;
+}
+
+/** Question ids for an arm, given the ids the unmodified gate would ask. */
+function armQuestionIds(arm, ids) {
+  if (arm.placebo) {
+    let next = 0;
+    return ids.map(id => (id === KEPT_ID ? id : PLACEBO_IDS[next++ % PLACEBO_IDS.length]));
+  }
+  const dropped = new Set(arm.drop || []);
+  return ids.filter(id => !dropped.has(id));
+}
+
+/** Replaces the question table lookups of a loaded gateguard-target-class module for one arm. */
+function applyArm(arm, targetClass) {
+  if (!arm || (!arm.placebo && !(arm.drop && arm.drop.length))) return targetClass;
+  const originalIds = targetClass.questionIdsFor;
+  const originalText = targetClass.questionText;
+  const originalPhrase = targetClass.condensedQuestionPhrase;
+  const originalHint = targetClass.condensedHintFor;
+  const questionIdsFor = (cls, isWrite, profile) => armQuestionIds(arm, originalIds(cls, isWrite, profile));
+  const questionText = id => (Object.hasOwn(PLACEBO_TEXT, id) ? PLACEBO_TEXT[id] : originalText(id));
+  const phraseFor = id => {
+    if (Object.hasOwn(PLACEBO_PHRASES, id)) return PLACEBO_PHRASES[id];
+    if (id === KEPT_ID) return VERBATIM_PHRASE;
+    return originalPhrase(id) || originalText(id).replace(/ \(search the tree.*\)$/, '').replace(/^\w/, c => c.toLowerCase());
+  };
+  const condensedHintFor = (cls, isWrite, profile) => {
+    const ids = questionIdsFor(cls, isWrite, profile);
+    if (ids.join('\n') === originalIds(cls, isWrite, profile).join('\n')) return originalHint(cls, isWrite, profile);
+    return `briefly state ${joinPhrases(ids.map(phraseFor).filter(Boolean))}, then retry.`;
+  };
+  Object.assign(targetClass, { questionIdsFor, questionText, condensedHintFor });
+  return targetClass;
+}
+
+module.exports = { PLACEBO_TEXT, PLACEBO_PHRASES, armQuestionIds, applyArm };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/arms.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/arms.js
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+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+
+// see docs/gateguard/question-effectiveness.md#arms
+const ARMS = Object.freeze({
+  off: Object.freeze({ gate: false }),
+  gate: Object.freeze({ gate: true, tree: 'candidate' }),
+  'minus-target': Object.freeze({ gate: true, tree: 'candidate', dropTarget: true }),
+  placebo: Object.freeze({ gate: true, tree: 'candidate', placebo: true }),
+  main: Object.freeze({ gate: true, tree: 'main' })
+});
+
+const DEFAULT_ARMS = Object.freeze(['off', 'gate', 'minus-target', 'placebo']);
+const TRIAL_FILE = 'hook-run.json';
+const ARM_HOOK = 'scripts/hooks/gateguard-arm.js';
+const WRAPPER = `'use strict';
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function trialConfig(rawInput) {
+  const data = typeof rawInput === 'string' ? JSON.parse(rawInput) : rawInput;
+  for (const start of [process.env.CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR, data && data.cwd]) {
+    let dir = typeof start === 'string' && start ? path.resolve(start) : null;
+    for (let depth = 0; dir && depth < 8; depth++) {
+      const file = path.join(dir, '${TRIAL_FILE}');
+      if (fs.existsSync(file)) return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8'));
+      const parent = path.dirname(dir);
+      dir = parent === dir ? null : parent;
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error('${TRIAL_FILE} not found');
+}
+
+function run(rawInput) {
+  const config = trialConfig(rawInput);
+  process.env.GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR = config.stateDir;
+  process.env.GATEGUARD_METRICS = '1';
+  if (config.patch) require('../../arm-patch').applyArm(config.patch, require('../lib/gateguard-target-class'));
+  return require('./gateguard-fact-force').run(rawInput);
+}
+
+module.exports = { run };
+`;
+
+function git(repoRoot, args) {
+  const result = spawnSync('git', ['-C', repoRoot, ...args], { encoding: 'utf8', shell: false, timeout: 60000 });
+  if (result.status !== 0 || result.error) throw new Error(`git ${args[0]} failed: ${String(result.stderr || result.error).trim()}`);
+  return result.stdout;
+}
+
+/** Resolves a ref to a full commit sha. */
+function resolveRef(repoRoot, ref) {
+  return git(repoRoot, ['rev-parse', '--verify', `${ref}^{commit}`]).trim();
+}
+
+/** Extracts scripts/ at a commit into dest and adds the arm wrapper; returns dest. */
+function materializeTree(repoRoot, sha, dest) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+  const tar = path.join(dest, 'scripts.tar');
+  git(repoRoot, ['archive', '--format=tar', '-o', tar, sha, 'scripts']);
+  const extract = spawnSync('tar', ['-xf', tar, '-C', dest], { encoding: 'utf8', shell: false, timeout: 60000 });
+  fs.rmSync(tar, { force: true });
+  if (extract.status !== 0 || extract.error) throw new Error(`tar failed: ${String(extract.stderr || extract.error).trim()}`);
+  fs.copyFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'arm-patch.js'), path.join(dest, 'arm-patch.js'));
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dest, ...ARM_HOOK.split('/')), WRAPPER);
+  return dest;
+}
+
+const forwardSlashes = file => file.split(path.sep).join('/');
+
+/** Claude Code settings registering a tree's gate on the same tools as hooks/hooks.json. */
+function armSettings(root) {
+  if (!root) return { hooks: {} };
+  const runner = forwardSlashes(path.join(root, 'scripts', 'hooks', 'run-with-flags.js'));
+  const command = id => `node "${runner}" ${id} ${ARM_HOOK} standard,strict`;
+  return {
+    hooks: {
+      PreToolUse: [
+        { matcher: 'Edit|Write|MultiEdit|NotebookEdit', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: command('pre:edit-write:gateguard-fact-force') }] },
+        { matcher: 'Bash|PowerShell', hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: command('pre:bash:gateguard-fact-force') }] }
+      ]
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/** Question-table patch for one arm and scenario, or null when the gate runs unmodified. */
+function trialPatch(armName, scenario) {
+  const arm = ARMS[armName];
+  if (!arm) throw new Error(`unknown arm: ${armName}`);
+  if (arm.placebo) return { placebo: true };
+  if (arm.dropTarget) return { drop: scenario.targetQuestions.slice() };
+  return null;
+}
+
+module.exports = { ARMS, DEFAULT_ARMS, TRIAL_FILE, ARM_HOOK, resolveRef, materializeTree, armSettings, trialPatch };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/fake-claude.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/fake-claude.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+'use strict';
+
+// Test double for `claude --print --output-format stream-json`: it calls the configured
+// PreToolUse hook once the way Claude Code does, reports the result, then applies the
+// scenario's reference overlay. FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY names the overlay directory.
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const settings = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(args[args.indexOf('--settings') + 1], 'utf8'));
+const emit = event => process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(event)}\n`);
+
+function copyTree(from, to) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(from, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const name = entry.name.startsWith('dot-') ? `.${entry.name.slice(4)}` : entry.name;
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(path.join(to, name), { recursive: true });
+      copyTree(path.join(from, entry.name), path.join(to, name));
+    } else fs.copyFileSync(path.join(from, entry.name), path.join(to, name));
+  }
+}
+
+const overlay = process.env.FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY;
+const firstFile = dir => {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true }).sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name))) {
+    if (entry.isFile()) return entry.name;
+    const inner = firstFile(path.join(dir, entry.name));
+    if (inner) return path.join(entry.name, inner);
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+const first = firstFile(overlay);
+const target = path.join(process.cwd(), first.split(path.sep).map(part => (part.startsWith('dot-') ? `.${part.slice(4)}` : part)).join(path.sep));
+const input = fs.existsSync(target)
+  ? { file_path: target, old_string: fs.readFileSync(target, 'utf8'), new_string: fs.readFileSync(path.join(overlay, first), 'utf8') }
+  : { file_path: target, content: fs.readFileSync(path.join(overlay, first), 'utf8') };
+const toolName = 'old_string' in input ? 'Edit' : 'Write';
+emit({ type: 'assistant', message: { content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Checking report.js, invoice.js and csv.js first.' }, { type: 'tool_use', id: 't1', name: toolName, input }] } });
+
+let denial = '';
+const group = (settings.hooks && settings.hooks.PreToolUse || []).find(entry => new RegExp(`^(${entry.matcher})$`).test(toolName));
+if (group) {
+  const env = { ...process.env, CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: process.cwd() };
+  const payload = { session_id: 'fake', cwd: process.cwd(), hook_event_name: 'PreToolUse', tool_name: toolName, tool_input: input, tool_use_id: 't1' };
+  const result = spawnSync(group.hooks[0].command, { shell: true, input: JSON.stringify(payload), env, encoding: 'utf8' });
+  const output = result.stdout ? JSON.parse(result.stdout) : {};
+  if (output.hookSpecificOutput && output.hookSpecificOutput.permissionDecision === 'deny') denial = output.hookSpecificOutput.permissionDecisionReason;
+}
+emit({ type: 'user', message: { content: [{ type: 'tool_result', tool_use_id: 't1', is_error: Boolean(denial), content: denial || 'ok' }] } });
+copyTree(overlay, process.cwd());
+emit({ type: 'result', is_error: false, result: 'done', num_turns: 3, duration_ms: 1200, total_cost_usd: 0.01, usage: { input_tokens: 100, cache_creation_input_tokens: 50, cache_read_input_tokens: 400, output_tokens: 80 }, modelUsage: { 'fake-model': {} } });
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/lib.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/lib.js
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+'use strict';
+
+// Development-only evaluator; it lives under docker/ so the npm package never ships it.
+// see docs/gateguard/question-effectiveness.md
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { runScoredCheck, wilson } = require('../context-profiles/ai-eval-lib');
+const { ARMS, TRIAL_FILE, trialPatch } = require('./arms');
+
+const SCENARIO_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'scenarios');
+const DOT_PREFIX = 'dot-';
+const AUTONOMY_NOTE = 'Work autonomously in this repository and do not ask clarifying questions.';
+const PASSTHROUGH_ENV = new Set(['CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN', 'CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH']);
+const SCRUBBED_ENV = /^(CLAUDE_|ECC_|GATEGUARD_)/;
+
+// --- scenarios ---
+
+function loadScenarios(dir = SCENARIO_DIR, ids = null) {
+  const scenarios = fs
+    .readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })
+    .filter(entry => entry.isDirectory())
+    .map(entry => {
+      const root = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+      const spec = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'task.json'), 'utf8'));
+      if (spec.id !== entry.name) throw new Error(`scenario ${entry.name} declares id ${spec.id}`);
+      for (const key of ['question', 'trap', 'prompt']) {
+        if (typeof spec[key] !== 'string' || !spec[key]) throw new Error(`scenario ${spec.id} is missing ${key}`);
+      }
+      for (const key of ['evidence', 'targetQuestions']) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(spec[key]) || spec[key].length === 0) throw new Error(`scenario ${spec.id} has no ${key}`);
+      }
+      return {
+        ...spec,
+        root,
+        evidence: spec.evidence.map(source => new RegExp(source, 'i')),
+        grader: fs.readFileSync(path.join(root, 'grader.cjs'), 'utf8')
+      };
+    })
+    .sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id));
+  if (!ids) return scenarios;
+  const unknown = ids.filter(id => !scenarios.some(scenario => scenario.id === id));
+  if (unknown.length) throw new Error(`unknown scenario: ${unknown.join(', ')}`);
+  return scenarios.filter(scenario => ids.includes(scenario.id));
+}
+
+function copyTree(from, to) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(from, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const name = entry.name.startsWith(DOT_PREFIX) ? `.${entry.name.slice(DOT_PREFIX.length)}` : entry.name;
+    const source = path.join(from, entry.name);
+    const target = path.join(to, name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(target, { recursive: true });
+      copyTree(source, target);
+    } else if (entry.isFile()) {
+      fs.copyFileSync(source, target);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/** Writes a scenario's starting workspace into dest, optionally with its reference or naive overlay. */
+function prepareWorkspace(scenario, dest, overlay = null) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+  copyTree(path.join(scenario.root, 'workspace'), dest);
+  if (overlay) copyTree(path.join(scenario.root, overlay), dest);
+  return dest;
+}
+
+/** Commits the starting workspace so `git status` and `git diff` work as in a real checkout. */
+function commitWorkspace(cwd) {
+  const env = { ...process.env, GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: 'eval', GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: 'eval@example.invalid', GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: 'eval', GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: 'eval@example.invalid' };
+  for (const args of [['init', '-q'], ['add', '-A'], ['commit', '-q', '--no-gpg-sign', '-m', 'start']]) {
+    const result = spawnSync('git', args, { cwd, env, encoding: 'utf8', shell: false, timeout: 30000 });
+    if (result.status !== 0 || result.error) return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/** Graders always exit 0 and print a score; only a full score passes, and a crashed grader scores 0. */
+function grade(scenario, cwd) {
+  const { passed, score } = runScoredCheck(cwd, scenario.grader, 20000);
+  return { passed: passed && score === 1, score: passed ? score : 0 };
+}
+
+function listFiles(dir, base = dir, out = []) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const file = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) listFiles(file, base, out);
+    else if (entry.isFile()) out.push(path.relative(base, file));
+  }
+  return out.sort();
+}
+
+function changedHunk(before, after) {
+  const a = before.split('\n');
+  const b = after.split('\n');
+  let head = 0;
+  while (head < a.length && head < b.length && a[head] === b[head]) head++;
+  let tail = 0;
+  while (tail < a.length - head && tail < b.length - head && a[a.length - 1 - tail] === b[b.length - 1 - tail]) tail++;
+  return { old_string: a.slice(head, a.length - tail).join('\n'), new_string: b.slice(head, b.length - tail).join('\n') };
+}
+
+/** Questions a gate asks for the first edit of every file the reference solution changes. */
+function questionsForReference(scenario, hookFile) {
+  const workspace = fs.realpathSync(fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'gg-route-')));
+  const stateDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'gg-route-state-'));
+  const saved = { GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR: process.env.GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR, GATEGUARD_METRICS: process.env.GATEGUARD_METRICS, CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: process.env.CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR };
+  try {
+    prepareWorkspace(scenario, workspace);
+    Object.assign(process.env, { GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR: stateDir, GATEGUARD_METRICS: '1', CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR: workspace });
+    const hookDir = path.dirname(path.dirname(hookFile));
+    for (const key of Object.keys(require.cache)) if (key.startsWith(hookDir)) delete require.cache[key];
+    const hook = require(hookFile);
+    const reference = path.join(scenario.root, 'reference');
+    for (const relative of listFiles(reference)) {
+      const target = path.join(workspace, ...relative.split(path.sep).map(part => (part.startsWith(DOT_PREFIX) ? `.${part.slice(DOT_PREFIX.length)}` : part)));
+      const next = fs.readFileSync(path.join(reference, relative), 'utf8');
+      const call = fs.existsSync(target)
+        ? { tool_name: 'Edit', tool_input: { file_path: target, ...changedHunk(fs.readFileSync(target, 'utf8'), next) } }
+        : { tool_name: 'Write', tool_input: { file_path: target, content: next } };
+      hook.run(JSON.stringify({ session_id: `route-${scenario.id}`, cwd: workspace, hook_event_name: 'PreToolUse', ...call }));
+    }
+    return readMetrics(stateDir).map(event => ({ cls: event.class, decision: event.decision, questions: event.questions || [] }));
+  } finally {
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(saved)) {
+      if (value === undefined) delete process.env[key];
+      else process.env[key] = value;
+    }
+    fs.rmSync(workspace, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    fs.rmSync(stateDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+// --- trials ---
+
+function xorshift(seed) {
+  let state = seed >>> 0 || 1;
+  return n => {
+    state ^= state << 13;
+    state >>>= 0;
+    state ^= state >>> 17;
+    state ^= state << 5;
+    state >>>= 0;
+    return Math.floor((state / 4294967296) * n);
+  };
+}
+
+/** Every (rep, scenario, arm) trial; arms run in a shuffled order inside each rep and scenario. */
+function schedule(scenarios, arms, reps, seed = 11) {
+  const random = xorshift(seed);
+  const trials = [];
+  for (let rep = 1; rep <= reps; rep++) {
+    for (const scenario of scenarios) {
+      const order = arms.slice();
+      for (let i = order.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+        const j = random(i + 1);
+        [order[i], order[j]] = [order[j], order[i]];
+      }
+      for (const arm of order) trials.push({ key: `${scenario.id}/${arm}/${rep}`, scenario, arm, rep });
+    }
+  }
+  return trials;
+}
+
+function childEnv(stateDir) {
+  const env = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
+    if (!SCRUBBED_ENV.test(key) || PASSTHROUGH_ENV.has(key)) env[key] = value;
+  }
+  env.GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR = stateDir;
+  env.GATEGUARD_METRICS = '1';
+  env.DISABLE_NON_ESSENTIAL_MODEL_CALLS = '1';
+  return env;
+}
+
+function claudeArgs({ model, settingsPath, maxTurns }) {
+  return [
+    '--print',
+    '--output-format', 'stream-json',
+    '--verbose',
+    '--no-session-persistence',
+    '--permission-mode', 'bypassPermissions',
+    '--setting-sources', 'project',
+    '--strict-mcp-config',
+    '--settings', settingsPath,
+    '--max-turns', String(maxTurns),
+    '--model', model
+  ];
+}
+
+const GATE_MARKER = /\[Fact-Forcing Gate\]/;
+
+function toolResultText(content) {
+  if (typeof content === 'string') return content;
+  if (!Array.isArray(content)) return '';
+  return content.map(block => (block && typeof block.text === 'string' ? block.text : '')).join('\n');
+}
+
+/** Reads a stream-json transcript: final result, assistant text and tool calls. */
+function parseStream(stdout) {
+  const parsed = { result: null, texts: [], tools: {}, editCalls: 0, gateDenials: 0 };
+  for (const line of String(stdout || '').split('\n')) {
+    if (!line.trim()) continue;
+    let event;
+    try {
+      event = JSON.parse(line);
+    } catch (_) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (event && event.type === 'result') parsed.result = event;
+    if (event && event.type === 'user' && event.message && Array.isArray(event.message.content)) {
+      for (const block of event.message.content) {
+        if (block && block.type === 'tool_result' && GATE_MARKER.test(toolResultText(block.content))) parsed.gateDenials++;
+      }
+    }
+    const content = event && event.type === 'assistant' && event.message && Array.isArray(event.message.content) ? event.message.content : [];
+    for (const block of content) {
+      if (block.type === 'text' && typeof block.text === 'string') parsed.texts.push(block.text);
+      if (block.type === 'tool_use') {
+        parsed.tools[block.name] = (parsed.tools[block.name] || 0) + 1;
+        if (['Edit', 'Write', 'MultiEdit', 'NotebookEdit'].includes(block.name)) parsed.editCalls++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return parsed;
+}
+
+function readMetrics(stateDir) {
+  const file = path.join(stateDir, 'metrics.jsonl');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) return [];
+  return fs
+    .readFileSync(file, 'utf8')
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map(line => {
+      try {
+        return JSON.parse(line);
+      } catch (_) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+/** Share of a scenario's evidence patterns that the agent's own text states. */
+function evidenceRecall(scenario, texts) {
+  const text = texts.join('\n');
+  return scenario.evidence.filter(pattern => pattern.test(text)).length / scenario.evidence.length;
+}
+
+function usageOf(result) {
+  const u = (result && result.usage) || {};
+  const n = value => (Number.isFinite(value) ? value : 0);
+  return {
+    inputTokens: n(u.input_tokens) + n(u.cache_creation_input_tokens),
+    cachedInputTokens: n(u.cache_read_input_tokens),
+    outputTokens: n(u.output_tokens),
+    costUsd: result && Number.isFinite(result.total_cost_usd) ? result.total_cost_usd : null,
+    turns: result && Number.isFinite(result.num_turns) ? result.num_turns : null,
+    durationMs: result && Number.isFinite(result.duration_ms) ? result.duration_ms : null,
+    models: result && result.modelUsage ? Object.keys(result.modelUsage) : []
+  };
+}
+
+/** One trial: fresh workspace and state, one headless session, then the hidden grader. */
+function runTrial(trial, { workRoot, armSettingsByName, executable, model, maxTurns, timeoutMs, execute = spawnSync }) {
+  const dir = path.join(workRoot, trial.key.replace(/\//g, '__'));
+  fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  const cwd = prepareWorkspace(trial.scenario, path.join(dir, 'repo'));
+  const git = commitWorkspace(cwd);
+  const stateDir = path.join(dir, 'state');
+  fs.mkdirSync(stateDir, { recursive: true });
+  const settingsPath = path.join(dir, 'settings.json');
+  fs.writeFileSync(settingsPath, `${JSON.stringify(armSettingsByName[trial.arm], null, 2)}\n`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, TRIAL_FILE), `${JSON.stringify({ stateDir, patch: trialPatch(trial.arm, trial.scenario) })}\n`);
+  const started = Date.now();
+  const run = execute(executable, claudeArgs({ model, settingsPath, maxTurns }), {
+    cwd,
+    env: childEnv(stateDir),
+    input: `${trial.scenario.prompt}\n\n${AUTONOMY_NOTE}\n`,
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+    shell: false,
+    timeout: timeoutMs,
+    killSignal: 'SIGKILL',
+    maxBuffer: 64 * 1024 * 1024
+  });
+  const stream = parseStream(run.stdout);
+  const metrics = readMetrics(stateDir);
+  const outcome = grade(trial.scenario, cwd);
+  const gated = ARMS[trial.arm].gate;
+  const denials = metrics.filter(event => event.decision === 'deny' || event.decision === 'routine-deny');
+  return {
+    key: trial.key,
+    scenario: trial.scenario.id,
+    question: trial.scenario.question,
+    arm: trial.arm,
+    rep: trial.rep,
+    git,
+    exitStatus: run.status,
+    timedOut: Boolean(run.error && run.error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT'),
+    providerError: !stream.result || stream.result.is_error === true,
+    providerMessage: stream.result && stream.result.is_error === true ? String(stream.result.result || '').slice(0, 200) : null,
+    wallMs: Date.now() - started,
+    passed: outcome.passed,
+    score: outcome.score,
+    evidenceRecall: evidenceRecall(trial.scenario, stream.texts),
+    tools: stream.tools,
+    editCalls: stream.editCalls,
+    denials: denials.length,
+    gateDenials: stream.gateDenials,
+    questionsAsked: [...new Set(denials.flatMap(event => event.questions || []))].sort(),
+    hookObserved: !gated || stream.editCalls === 0 || metrics.length > 0 || stream.gateDenials > 0,
+    ...usageOf(stream.result)
+  };
+}
+
+// --- analysis ---
+
+function median(values) {
+  const sorted = values.filter(Number.isFinite).sort((a, b) => a - b);
+  if (sorted.length === 0) return null;
+  const mid = Math.floor(sorted.length / 2);
+  return sorted.length % 2 ? sorted[mid] : (sorted[mid - 1] + sorted[mid]) / 2;
+}
+
+function binomialTwoSided(k, n) {
+  if (n === 0) return 1;
+  let tail = 0;
+  const low = Math.min(k, n - k);
+  let term = Math.pow(0.5, n);
+  for (let i = 0; i <= low; i++) {
+    tail += term;
+    term *= (n - i) / (i + 1);
+  }
+  return Math.min(1, 2 * tail);
+}
+
+/** Paired comparison of an arm against the reference arm over trials sharing scenario and rep. */
+function pairedComparison(rows, reference, arm, { rounds = 4000, seed = 0x9e3779b9 } = {}) {
+  const byKey = new Map(rows.filter(row => row.arm === reference).map(row => [`${row.scenario}/${row.rep}`, row]));
+  const pairs = rows.filter(row => row.arm === arm && byKey.has(`${row.scenario}/${row.rep}`)).map(row => [byKey.get(`${row.scenario}/${row.rep}`), row]);
+  const diffs = pairs.map(([ref, other]) => Number(other.passed) - Number(ref.passed));
+  const onlyReference = pairs.filter(([ref, other]) => ref.passed && !other.passed).length;
+  const onlyArm = pairs.filter(([ref, other]) => !ref.passed && other.passed).length;
+  const random = xorshift(seed);
+  const means = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < rounds && diffs.length; i++) {
+    let sum = 0;
+    for (let j = 0; j < diffs.length; j++) sum += diffs[random(diffs.length)];
+    means.push(sum / diffs.length);
+  }
+  means.sort((a, b) => a - b);
+  return {
+    arm,
+    reference,
+    pairs: pairs.length,
+    passRateDifference: diffs.length ? diffs.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / diffs.length : null,
+    interval: means.length ? [means[Math.floor(rounds * 0.025)], means[Math.ceil(rounds * 0.975) - 1]] : null,
+    onlyReference,
+    onlyArm,
+    mcnemarP: binomialTwoSided(Math.min(onlyReference, onlyArm), onlyReference + onlyArm)
+  };
+}
+
+function armSummary(rows, arm) {
+  const own = rows.filter(row => row.arm === arm);
+  const passes = own.filter(row => row.passed).length;
+  return {
+    arm,
+    trials: own.length,
+    passes,
+    passInterval: wilson(passes, own.length),
+    meanScore: own.length ? own.reduce((sum, row) => sum + row.score, 0) / own.length : null,
+    medianTokens: median(own.map(row => row.inputTokens + row.cachedInputTokens + row.outputTokens)),
+    medianOutputTokens: median(own.map(row => row.outputTokens)),
+    medianCostUsd: median(own.map(row => row.costUsd)),
+    medianTurns: median(own.map(row => row.turns)),
+    medianWallMs: median(own.map(row => row.wallMs)),
+    medianDenials: median(own.map(row => row.gateDenials)),
+    meanEvidenceRecall: own.length ? own.reduce((sum, row) => sum + row.evidenceRecall, 0) / own.length : null,
+    providerErrors: own.filter(row => row.providerError || row.timedOut).length
+  };
+}
+
+function summarize(rows, arms, reference = 'gate') {
+  const valid = rows.filter(row => !row.providerError && !row.timedOut);
+  const scenarios = [...new Set(valid.map(row => row.scenario))].sort();
+  return {
+    arms: arms.map(arm => armSummary(rows, arm)),
+    comparisons: arms.filter(arm => arm !== reference).map(arm => pairedComparison(valid, reference, arm)),
+    byScenario: scenarios.map(scenario => ({
+      scenario,
+      question: (valid.find(row => row.scenario === scenario) || {}).question,
+      arms: Object.fromEntries(arms.map(arm => {
+        const own = valid.filter(row => row.scenario === scenario && row.arm === arm);
+        return [arm, { passes: own.filter(row => row.passed).length, trials: own.length, evidence: own.length ? own.reduce((s, r) => s + r.evidenceRecall, 0) / own.length : null }];
+      }))
+    }))
+  };
+}
+
+function renderMarkdown(summary, meta = {}) {
+  const pct = value => (value === null ? 'n/a' : `${Math.round(value * 100)}%`);
+  const num = value => (value === null ? 'n/a' : String(Math.round(value * 100) / 100));
+  const lines = [];
+  if (meta.model) lines.push(`Model: ${meta.model}; hook commit: ${meta.sha || 'n/a'}; reps: ${meta.reps || 'n/a'}.`, '');
+  lines.push('| Arm | Trials | Passed (95% interval) | Mean score | Evidence stated | Median denials | Median turns | Median tokens | Median cost (USD) | Errors |');
+  lines.push('| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |');
+  for (const a of summary.arms) {
+    lines.push(`| ${a.arm} | ${a.trials} | ${a.passes}/${a.trials} (${pct(a.passInterval[0])}–${pct(a.passInterval[1])}) | ${num(a.meanScore)} | ${pct(a.meanEvidenceRecall)} | ${num(a.medianDenials)} | ${num(a.medianTurns)} | ${num(a.medianTokens)} | ${num(a.medianCostUsd)} | ${a.providerErrors} |`);
+  }
+  lines.push('', '| Arm vs gate | Pairs | Pass-rate difference (95% interval) | Gate only | Arm only | McNemar p |', '| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |');
+  for (const c of summary.comparisons) {
+    const interval = c.interval ? `${pct(c.interval[0])} to ${pct(c.interval[1])}` : 'n/a';
+    lines.push(`| ${c.arm} | ${c.pairs} | ${pct(c.passRateDifference)} (${interval}) | ${c.onlyReference} | ${c.onlyArm} | ${num(c.mcnemarP)} |`);
+  }
+  const arms = summary.arms.map(a => a.arm);
+  lines.push('', `| Scenario | Question | ${arms.join(' | ')} |`, `| --- | --- | ${arms.map(() => '---:').join(' | ')} |`);
+  for (const s of summary.byScenario) {
+    lines.push(`| ${s.scenario} | ${s.question} | ${arms.map(arm => `${s.arms[arm].passes}/${s.arms[arm].trials}`).join(' | ')} |`);
+  }
+  return `${lines.join('\n')}\n`;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  loadScenarios,
+  prepareWorkspace,
+  commitWorkspace,
+  grade,
+  changedHunk,
+  questionsForReference,
+  schedule,
+  childEnv,
+  claudeArgs,
+  parseStream,
+  readMetrics,
+  evidenceRecall,
+  runTrial,
+  binomialTwoSided,
+  pairedComparison,
+  summarize,
+  renderMarkdown
+};
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d056a0c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+const { ARMS, DEFAULT_ARMS, resolveRef, materializeTree, armSettings } = require('./arms');
+const { loadScenarios, schedule, runTrial, summarize, renderMarkdown } = require('./lib');
+
+const REPO_ROOT = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
+
+const USAGE = `Usage: node docker/gateguard-effectiveness/run.js --out <dir> --model <model> --allow-real-provider [options]
+
+  --out <dir>             results.jsonl, summary.md and transcripts/ (a rerun resumes)
+  --model <model>         Claude model for every trial (required unless --dry-run or --summarize)
+  --allow-real-provider   run real Claude sessions (each trial is one billed session)
+  --claude <path>         Claude Code executable (default: claude)
+  --arms <a,b,...>        ${Object.keys(ARMS).join(', ')} (default: ${DEFAULT_ARMS.join(',')})
+  --scenarios <a,b,...>   scenario ids (default: all)
+  --reps <n>              repetitions per scenario and arm (default: 3)
+  --candidate-ref <ref>   commit whose gate the gate, minus-target and placebo arms run (default: HEAD)
+  --main-ref <ref>        commit whose gate the main arm runs (default: upstream/main)
+  --max-turns <n>         agent turn limit per trial (default: 40)
+  --timeout-min <n>       wall-clock limit per trial (default: 15)
+  --seed <n>              arm order seed (default: 11)
+  --dry-run               prepare hook trees and print the schedule without running sessions
+  --summarize             only rebuild summary.md from results.jsonl`;
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const options = {
+    out: null, model: null, claude: 'claude', arms: DEFAULT_ARMS.slice(), scenarios: null, reps: 3,
+    candidateRef: 'HEAD', mainRef: 'upstream/main', maxTurns: 40, timeoutMin: 15, seed: 11,
+    allowRealProvider: false, dryRun: false, summarizeOnly: false, help: false
+  };
+  const list = value => value.split(',').map(item => item.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  const positive = (value, name) => {
+    if (!/^[1-9]\d*$/.test(value || '')) throw new Error(`${name} needs a positive integer\n\n${USAGE}`);
+    return Number(value);
+  };
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const arg = argv[i];
+    const next = () => {
+      if (i + 1 >= argv.length) throw new Error(`${arg} needs a value\n\n${USAGE}`);
+      return argv[++i];
+    };
+    if (arg === '--out') options.out = path.resolve(next());
+    else if (arg === '--model') options.model = next();
+    else if (arg === '--claude') options.claude = next();
+    else if (arg === '--arms') options.arms = list(next());
+    else if (arg === '--scenarios') options.scenarios = list(next());
+    else if (arg === '--reps') options.reps = positive(next(), '--reps');
+    else if (arg === '--candidate-ref') options.candidateRef = next();
+    else if (arg === '--main-ref') options.mainRef = next();
+    else if (arg === '--max-turns') options.maxTurns = positive(next(), '--max-turns');
+    else if (arg === '--timeout-min') options.timeoutMin = positive(next(), '--timeout-min');
+    else if (arg === '--seed') options.seed = positive(next(), '--seed');
+    else if (arg === '--allow-real-provider') options.allowRealProvider = true;
+    else if (arg === '--dry-run') options.dryRun = true;
+    else if (arg === '--summarize') options.summarizeOnly = true;
+    else if (arg === '--help' || arg === '-h') options.help = true;
+    else throw new Error(`unknown argument: ${arg}\n\n${USAGE}`);
+  }
+  const unknownArms = options.arms.filter(arm => !ARMS[arm]);
+  if (unknownArms.length) throw new Error(`unknown arm: ${unknownArms.join(', ')}`);
+  if (!options.help && !options.out) throw new Error(`--out is required\n\n${USAGE}`);
+  if (!options.help && !options.dryRun && !options.summarizeOnly) {
+    if (!options.model) throw new Error(`--model is required\n\n${USAGE}`);
+    if (!options.allowRealProvider) throw new Error(`real sessions need --allow-real-provider\n\n${USAGE}`);
+  }
+  return options;
+}
+
+function readResults(file) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) return [];
+  return fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8').split('\n').filter(Boolean).map(line => JSON.parse(line));
+}
+
+function writeSummary(options, rows, meta) {
+  const arms = options.arms.filter(arm => rows.some(row => row.arm === arm));
+  const summary = summarize(rows, arms, arms.includes('gate') ? 'gate' : arms[0]);
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(options.out, 'summary.md'), renderMarkdown(summary, meta));
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(options.out, 'summary.json'), `${JSON.stringify({ meta, summary }, null, 2)}\n`);
+  return summary;
+}
+
+function main() {
+  const options = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  if (options.help) {
+    process.stdout.write(`${USAGE}\n`);
+    return;
+  }
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(options.out, 'transcripts'), { recursive: true });
+  const resultsFile = path.join(options.out, 'results.jsonl');
+  const metaFile = path.join(options.out, 'meta.json');
+  const scenarios = loadScenarios(undefined, options.scenarios);
+  const trees = { candidate: resolveRef(REPO_ROOT, options.candidateRef) };
+  if (options.arms.includes('main')) trees.main = resolveRef(REPO_ROOT, options.mainRef);
+  const meta = { model: options.model, sha: trees.candidate, mainSha: trees.main || null, reps: options.reps, arms: options.arms, scenarios: scenarios.map(s => s.id), maxTurns: options.maxTurns };
+  if (fs.existsSync(metaFile)) {
+    const previous = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metaFile, 'utf8'));
+    for (const key of ['model', 'sha', 'mainSha', 'maxTurns']) {
+      if (!options.summarizeOnly && !options.dryRun && previous[key] !== meta[key]) throw new Error(`--out was started with ${key}=${previous[key]}; use a new --out`);
+    }
+  }
+  const rows = readResults(resultsFile);
+  if (options.summarizeOnly) {
+    process.stdout.write(renderMarkdown(writeSummary(options, rows, JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(metaFile, 'utf8'))), meta));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const workRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'gateguard-effectiveness-'));
+  try {
+    const treeRoots = {};
+    for (const [name, sha] of Object.entries(trees)) treeRoots[name] = materializeTree(REPO_ROOT, sha, path.join(workRoot, 'trees', name));
+    const armSettingsByName = Object.fromEntries(options.arms.map(arm => [arm, armSettings(ARMS[arm].gate ? treeRoots[ARMS[arm].tree] : null)]));
+    const done = new Set(rows.map(row => row.key));
+    const trials = schedule(scenarios, options.arms, options.reps, options.seed).filter(trial => !done.has(trial.key));
+    process.stderr.write(`${trials.length} trials to run (${done.size} already recorded)\n`);
+    if (options.dryRun) {
+      for (const trial of trials) process.stdout.write(`${trial.key}\n`);
+      return;
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(metaFile, `${JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2)}\n`);
+    let consecutiveErrors = 0;
+    for (const [index, trial] of trials.entries()) {
+      let transcript = '';
+      const execute = (file, args, spawnOptions) => {
+        const result = spawnSync(file, args, spawnOptions);
+        transcript = result.stdout || '';
+        return result;
+      };
+      const row = runTrial(trial, {
+        workRoot,
+        armSettingsByName,
+        executable: options.claude,
+        model: options.model,
+        maxTurns: options.maxTurns,
+        timeoutMs: options.timeoutMin * 60000,
+        execute
+      });
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(options.out, 'transcripts', `${trial.key.replace(/\//g, '__')}.jsonl`), transcript);
+      fs.rmSync(path.join(workRoot, trial.key.replace(/\//g, '__')), { recursive: true, force: true });
+      if (row.providerError && /authenticat|log ?in|oauth/i.test(row.providerMessage || '')) {
+        throw new Error(`${trial.key}: Claude is not signed in (${row.providerMessage}); sign in with the claude CLI and rerun with the same --out`);
+      }
+      if (!row.hookObserved) throw new Error(`${trial.key}: the gate did not run although the agent edited files; check the hook setup before spending more sessions`);
+      fs.appendFileSync(resultsFile, `${JSON.stringify(row)}\n`);
+      rows.push(row);
+      writeSummary(options, rows, meta);
+      process.stderr.write(`[${index + 1}/${trials.length}] ${trial.key}: ${row.passed ? 'pass' : `score ${row.score}`}, ${row.gateDenials} denials, ${row.turns} turns${row.providerError ? ', provider error' : ''}\n`);
+      consecutiveErrors = row.providerError || row.timedOut ? consecutiveErrors + 1 : 0;
+      if (consecutiveErrors >= 3) throw new Error('three trials in a row ended in a provider error or timeout; stopping');
+    }
+    process.stdout.write(renderMarkdown(writeSummary(options, rows, meta), meta));
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(workRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  try {
+    main();
+  } catch (error) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[gateguard-effectiveness] ${error.message}\n`);
+    process.exitCode = 2;
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { parseArgs };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0c8a2d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const expected = {};
+for (const line of fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('data/orders.csv'), 'utf8').trim().split(/\r?\n/).slice(1)) {
+  const [, placedAt, amount] = line.split(';');
+  const [, month, year] = placedAt.split('/');
+  const key = `${year}-${month}`;
+  expected[key] = (expected[key] || 0) + Math.round(Number(amount.replace(',', '.')) * 100);
+}
+
+let score = 0;
+try {
+  const actual = require(path.resolve('src/revenue.js')).monthlyRevenue();
+  const keys = Object.keys(expected);
+  const matches = keys.filter(key => actual && Math.round(Number(actual[key]) * 100) === expected[key]).length;
+  const extra = Object.keys(actual || {}).filter(key => !(key in expected)).length;
+  score = extra === 0 ? matches / keys.length : 0;
+} catch (_) {
+  score = 0;
+}
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/naive/src/revenue.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/naive/src/revenue.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb355baad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/naive/src/revenue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function monthlyRevenue() {
+  const lines = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'data', 'orders.csv'), 'utf8').trim().split(/\r?\n/).slice(1);
+  const cents = {};
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const [, placedAt, amount] = line.split(';');
+    const [month, , year] = placedAt.split('/');
+    const key = `${year}-${month}`;
+    cents[key] = (cents[key] || 0) + Math.round(Number(amount.replace(',', '.')) * 100);
+  }
+  return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(cents).map(([key, value]) => [key, value / 100]));
+}
+
+module.exports = { monthlyRevenue };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/reference/src/revenue.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/reference/src/revenue.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3dfef1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/reference/src/revenue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function monthlyRevenue() {
+  const lines = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'data', 'orders.csv'), 'utf8').trim().split(/\r?\n/).slice(1);
+  const cents = {};
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const [, placedAt, amount] = line.split(';');
+    const [, month, year] = placedAt.split('/');
+    const key = `${year}-${month}`;
+    cents[key] = (cents[key] || 0) + Math.round(Number(amount.replace(',', '.')) * 100);
+  }
+  return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(cents).map(([key, value]) => [key, value / 100]));
+}
+
+module.exports = { monthlyRevenue };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..198c89cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "id": "data-schema-orders",
+  "question": "data-schema",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "data-schema"
+  ],
+  "trap": "data/orders.csv is semicolon-separated with day-first dates and decimal commas; the first thirty rows have days of 12 or less, so a month-first reading looks valid until later rows.",
+  "prompt": "Add src/revenue.js exporting monthlyRevenue(), which reads data/orders.csv and returns revenue per month as an object like { '2026-01': 123.45 }, in dollars rounded to cents.",
+  "evidence": [
+    "DD/MM|day[- ]first|day/month|day, month",
+    "semicolon|';'|\";\"",
+    "decimal comma|comma as (the )?decimal|',' (as|for) (the )?decimal"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/data/orders.csv b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/data/orders.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..717875f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/data/orders.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+order_id;placed_at;amount
+A-001;05/01/2026;177,93
+A-002;05/03/2026;35,85
+A-003;09/03/2026;75,53
+A-004;09/01/2026;93,13
+A-005;05/01/2026;56,01
+A-006;01/03/2026;46,73
+A-007;01/01/2026;30,09
+A-008;05/01/2026;73,93
+A-009;01/01/2026;174,09
+A-010;01/02/2026;56,97
+A-011;05/02/2026;193,61
+A-012;05/03/2026;88,33
+A-013;05/02/2026;100,17
+A-014;01/01/2026;119,05
+A-015;05/02/2026;171,53
+A-016;09/01/2026;155,85
+A-017;09/01/2026;159,69
+A-018;05/02/2026;194,25
+A-019;09/03/2026;15,37
+A-020;09/03/2026;73,61
+A-021;05/01/2026;149,13
+A-022;05/02/2026;32,65
+A-023;01/02/2026;72,97
+A-024;01/02/2026;168,97
+A-025;09/01/2026;82,57
+A-026;01/02/2026;74,25
+A-027;01/03/2026;138,89
+A-028;05/02/2026;74,89
+A-029;09/01/2026;34,89
+A-030;01/02/2026;180,17
+A-031;13/01/2026;32,01
+A-032;13/01/2026;67,21
+A-033;13/01/2026;99,85
+A-034;13/01/2026;19,21
+A-035;13/01/2026;16,97
+A-036;13/02/2026;31,37
+A-037;13/02/2026;80,97
+A-038;13/03/2026;101,13
+A-039;13/03/2026;164,81
+A-040;13/02/2026;155,21
+A-041;13/03/2026;2,57
+A-042;13/03/2026;77,13
+A-043;21/03/2026;134,41
+A-044;13/03/2026;33,61
+A-045;13/02/2026;100,49
+A-046;21/03/2026;117,77
+A-047;13/01/2026;135,37
+A-048;13/03/2026;80,97
+A-049;13/03/2026;112,01
+A-050;13/02/2026;32,33
+A-051;13/01/2026;97,61
+A-052;13/02/2026;197,77
+A-053;13/02/2026;175,37
+A-054;13/01/2026;2,57
+A-055;13/01/2026;152,01
+A-056;13/02/2026;126,41
+A-057;13/01/2026;136,33
+A-058;13/02/2026;129,29
+A-059;13/03/2026;13,45
+A-060;13/03/2026;81,61
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d636e2a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "orders",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/src/index.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b46fbbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/data-schema-orders/workspace/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {};
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2948883a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const checks = [];
+try {
+  const { discount, payable } = require(path.resolve('src/cart.js'));
+  checks.push(discount(12000) === 1800, discount(10000) === 0, payable(20000) === 17000);
+} catch (_) {
+  checks.push(false, false, false);
+}
+
+const testFiles = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve('tests')).filter(name => name.endsWith('.test.js'));
+let suitePasses = testFiles.length > 0;
+for (const file of testFiles) {
+  try {
+    require(path.resolve('tests', file));
+  } catch (_) {
+    suitePasses = false;
+  }
+}
+checks.push(suitePasses);
+checks.push(testFiles.some(file => /\b1800\b|0\.15|15\s*%/.test(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('tests', file), 'utf8'))));
+
+const passed = checks.filter(Boolean).length;
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score: passed / checks.length })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/src/cart.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/src/cart.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1be61e2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/src/cart.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const THRESHOLD_CENTS = 10000;
+
+function discount(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents > THRESHOLD_CENTS ? Math.round(totalCents * 0.15) : 0;
+}
+
+function payable(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents - discount(totalCents);
+}
+
+module.exports = { discount, payable };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/tests/discount-rate.test.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/tests/discount-rate.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2f4fd18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/naive/tests/discount-rate.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { discount } = require('../src/cart');
+
+assert.strictEqual(discount(12000), 1800);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/src/cart.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/src/cart.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1be61e2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/src/cart.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const THRESHOLD_CENTS = 10000;
+
+function discount(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents > THRESHOLD_CENTS ? Math.round(totalCents * 0.15) : 0;
+}
+
+function payable(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents - discount(totalCents);
+}
+
+module.exports = { discount, payable };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/tests/cart.test.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/tests/cart.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f9e18c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/reference/tests/cart.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { discount, payable } = require('../src/cart');
+
+assert.strictEqual(discount(5000), 0);
+assert.strictEqual(discount(10000), 0);
+assert.strictEqual(discount(12000), 1800);
+assert.strictEqual(payable(12000), 10200);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..817b7da7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "id": "existing-tests-discount",
+  "question": "existing-tests",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "existing-tests"
+  ],
+  "trap": "tests/cart.test.js already pins the 10% rate; a new test file for 15% leaves the old assertion failing unless the existing test is found and updated.",
+  "prompt": "Orders over $100 should now get 15% off instead of 10%. Update the code and add a test covering the new rate.",
+  "evidence": [
+    "cart\\.test\\.js"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3ca4617c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "shop",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node tests/run.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/src/cart.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/src/cart.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01d61912b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/src/cart.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const THRESHOLD_CENTS = 10000;
+
+function discount(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents > THRESHOLD_CENTS ? Math.round(totalCents * 0.1) : 0;
+}
+
+function payable(totalCents) {
+  return totalCents - discount(totalCents);
+}
+
+module.exports = { discount, payable };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/cart.test.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/cart.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d41d545f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/cart.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { discount, payable } = require('../src/cart');
+
+assert.strictEqual(discount(5000), 0);
+assert.strictEqual(discount(10000), 0);
+assert.strictEqual(discount(12000), 1200);
+assert.strictEqual(payable(12000), 10800);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/run.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef70f85cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/existing-tests-discount/workspace/tests/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+let failed = 0;
+for (const file of fs.readdirSync(__dirname).filter(name => name.endsWith('.test.js'))) {
+  try {
+    require(path.join(__dirname, file));
+    console.log(`ok ${file}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    failed++;
+    console.log(`not ok ${file}: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+process.exitCode = failed ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e9fa546c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+const checks = [
+  () => {
+    const value = require(path.resolve('src/dates.js')).parseDate('2026-03-05');
+    return value instanceof Date && value.toISOString() === '2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z';
+  },
+  () => require(path.resolve('src/report.js')).monthOf({ date: '2026-03-05' }) === '2026-03',
+  () => JSON.stringify(require(path.resolve('src/report.js')).totalsByMonth([{ date: '2026-01-31', amount: 2 }, { date: '2026-02-01', amount: 3 }])) === '{"2026-01":2,"2026-02":3}',
+  () => require(path.resolve('src/invoice.js')).dueDate('2026-01-30', 5) === '2026-02-04',
+  () => require(path.resolve('lib/export/csv.js')).toRow({ date: '2026-03-05', amount: 12 }) === '05/03/2026,12'
+];
+
+let passed = 0;
+for (const check of checks) {
+  try {
+    if (check() === true) passed++;
+  } catch (_) {
+    /* a throwing check fails */
+  }
+}
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score: passed / checks.length })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/naive/src/dates.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/naive/src/dates.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34258734f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/naive/src/dates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function parseDate(text) {
+  const [y, m, d] = String(text).split('-').map(Number);
+  return new Date(Date.UTC(y, m - 1, d));
+}
+
+module.exports = { parseDate };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/lib/export/csv.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/lib/export/csv.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fcb10961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/lib/export/csv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('../../src/dates');
+
+function toRow(entry) {
+  const p = parseDate(entry.date);
+  return `${String(p.getUTCDate()).padStart(2, '0')}/${String(p.getUTCMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}/${p.getUTCFullYear()},${entry.amount}`;
+}
+
+module.exports = { toRow };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/dates.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/dates.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34258734f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/dates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function parseDate(text) {
+  const [y, m, d] = String(text).split('-').map(Number);
+  return new Date(Date.UTC(y, m - 1, d));
+}
+
+module.exports = { parseDate };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/invoice.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/invoice.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb411bb79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/invoice.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('./dates');
+
+function dueDate(issued, days) {
+  const p = parseDate(issued);
+  return new Date(p.getTime() + days * 86400000).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+module.exports = { dueDate };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/report.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/report.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0716b6555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/src/report.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('./dates');
+
+function monthOf(row) {
+  const p = parseDate(row.date);
+  return `${p.getUTCFullYear()}-${String(p.getUTCMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+function totalsByMonth(rows) {
+  const totals = {};
+  for (const row of rows) totals[monthOf(row)] = (totals[monthOf(row)] || 0) + row.amount;
+  return totals;
+}
+
+module.exports = { monthOf, totalsByMonth };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/tests/dates.test.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/tests/dates.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74978485e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/reference/tests/dates.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { parseDate } = require('../src/dates');
+
+assert.strictEqual(parseDate('2026-03-05').toISOString(), '2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z');
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69383aaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "id": "importers-date-shape",
+  "question": "importers",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "importers",
+    "local-callers"
+  ],
+  "trap": "parseDate is imported by three modules that read its {y, m, d} fields; changing its return type breaks them unless they are found and updated.",
+  "prompt": "parseDate in src/dates.js should return a real Date (UTC midnight) instead of the { y, m, d } object; the new scheduler needs Date arithmetic. Make the change.",
+  "evidence": [
+    "report\\.js",
+    "invoice\\.js",
+    "csv\\.js"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/lib/export/csv.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/lib/export/csv.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..391633b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/lib/export/csv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('../../src/dates');
+
+function toRow(entry) {
+  const p = parseDate(entry.date);
+  return `${String(p.d).padStart(2, '0')}/${String(p.m).padStart(2, '0')}/${p.y},${entry.amount}`;
+}
+
+module.exports = { toRow };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d93ccbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "ledger",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node tests/run.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/dates.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/dates.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..081716004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/dates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function parseDate(text) {
+  const [y, m, d] = String(text).split('-').map(Number);
+  return { y, m, d };
+}
+
+module.exports = { parseDate };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/invoice.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/invoice.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2725f175c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/invoice.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('./dates');
+
+function dueDate(issued, days) {
+  const p = parseDate(issued);
+  return new Date(Date.UTC(p.y, p.m - 1, p.d + days)).toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+module.exports = { dueDate };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/report.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/report.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aceaa2198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/src/report.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { parseDate } = require('./dates');
+
+function monthOf(row) {
+  const p = parseDate(row.date);
+  return `${p.y}-${String(p.m).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
+function totalsByMonth(rows) {
+  const totals = {};
+  for (const row of rows) totals[monthOf(row)] = (totals[monthOf(row)] || 0) + row.amount;
+  return totals;
+}
+
+module.exports = { monthOf, totalsByMonth };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/dates.test.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/dates.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dff7e5d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/dates.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { parseDate } = require('../src/dates');
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(parseDate('2026-03-05'), { y: 2026, m: 3, d: 5 });
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/run.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef70f85cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/importers-date-shape/workspace/tests/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+let failed = 0;
+for (const file of fs.readdirSync(__dirname).filter(name => name.endsWith('.test.js'))) {
+  try {
+    require(path.join(__dirname, file));
+    console.log(`ok ${file}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    failed++;
+    console.log(`not ok ${file}: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+process.exitCode = failed ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27bd95bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+const items = [
+  { sku: ' a1 ', qty: 3 },
+  { sku: 'A1', qty: 3 },
+  { sku: 'b2', qty: 2 },
+  { sku: 'c3', qty: 0 },
+  { sku: 'D4', qty: 9 }
+];
+const sorted = list => [...list].sort().join(',');
+
+const checks = [
+  inventory => inventory.totalUnits(items) === 17,
+  inventory => sorted(inventory.skus(items)) === 'A1,B2,D4',
+  inventory => sorted(inventory.restockList(items, 5)) === 'B2',
+  inventory => sorted(inventory.restockList(items, 7)) === 'A1,B2'
+];
+
+let passed = 0;
+for (const check of checks) {
+  try {
+    if (check(require(path.resolve('src/inventory.js'))) === true) passed++;
+  } catch (_) {
+    /* a throwing check fails */
+  }
+}
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score: passed / checks.length })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/naive/src/inventory.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/naive/src/inventory.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa40e0e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/naive/src/inventory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function normalize(items) {
+  const merged = new Map();
+  for (const item of items) {
+    if (!(item.qty > 0)) continue;
+    const sku = String(item.sku).trim().toUpperCase();
+    merged.set(sku, (merged.get(sku) || 0) + item.qty);
+  }
+  return merged;
+}
+
+function totalUnits(items) {
+  return normalize(items).reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.qty, 0);
+}
+
+function skus(items) {
+  return normalize(items).map(item => item.sku);
+}
+
+function restockList(items, minimum) {
+  return normalize(items)
+    .filter(item => item.qty < minimum)
+    .map(item => item.sku);
+}
+
+module.exports = { totalUnits, skus, restockList };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/reference/src/inventory.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/reference/src/inventory.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e8d4b171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/reference/src/inventory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function normalize(items) {
+  const merged = new Map();
+  for (const item of items) {
+    if (!(item.qty > 0)) continue;
+    const sku = String(item.sku).trim().toUpperCase();
+    merged.set(sku, (merged.get(sku) || 0) + item.qty);
+  }
+  return merged;
+}
+
+function totalUnits(items) {
+  let sum = 0;
+  for (const qty of normalize(items).values()) sum += qty;
+  return sum;
+}
+
+function skus(items) {
+  return [...normalize(items).keys()];
+}
+
+function restockList(items, minimum) {
+  return [...normalize(items)].filter(([, qty]) => qty < minimum).map(([sku]) => sku);
+}
+
+module.exports = { totalUnits, skus, restockList };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bc63ffb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "id": "local-callers-normalize",
+  "question": "local-callers",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "local-callers"
+  ],
+  "trap": "normalize is private to src/inventory.js and three functions in the same file depend on it returning an array; returning a Map breaks them unless they are updated.",
+  "prompt": "In src/inventory.js, change normalize so it merges duplicate SKUs (summing qty) and returns a Map from SKU to qty. The warehouse sync will build on that shape.",
+  "evidence": [
+    "totalUnits",
+    "skus",
+    "restockList"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..543a242d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "inventory",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/src/inventory.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/src/inventory.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ab91d2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/local-callers-normalize/workspace/src/inventory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function normalize(items) {
+  return items
+    .filter(item => item.qty > 0)
+    .map(item => ({ sku: String(item.sku).trim().toUpperCase(), qty: item.qty }));
+}
+
+function totalUnits(items) {
+  return normalize(items).reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.qty, 0);
+}
+
+function skus(items) {
+  return normalize(items).map(item => item.sku);
+}
+
+function restockList(items, minimum) {
+  return normalize(items)
+    .filter(item => item.qty < minimum)
+    .map(item => item.sku);
+}
+
+module.exports = { totalUnits, skus, restockList };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cbf7528b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+
+const names = ['Café & Crème Brûlée!', 'Ünïcode   Test', 'Rock & Roll', 'Plain words', 'x'.repeat(40) + ' ' + 'y'.repeat(40)];
+
+let passed = 0;
+try {
+  const { slugify } = require(path.resolve('src/util/text.js'));
+  const { tagFor } = require(path.resolve('src/tags.js'));
+  for (const name of names) {
+    try {
+      const tag = tagFor(name);
+      if (tag && tag.name === name && tag.slug === slugify(name)) passed++;
+    } catch (_) {
+      /* a throwing case fails */
+    }
+  }
+} catch (_) {
+  passed = 0;
+}
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score: passed / names.length })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/naive/src/tags.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/naive/src/tags.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afe74760b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/naive/src/tags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function tagFor(name) {
+  const slug = String(name).toLowerCase().trim().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '');
+  return { name, slug };
+}
+
+module.exports = { tagFor };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/reference/src/tags.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/reference/src/tags.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c617a6331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/reference/src/tags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { slugify } = require('./util/text');
+
+function tagFor(name) {
+  return { name, slug: slugify(name) };
+}
+
+module.exports = { tagFor };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b9a2d861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "id": "no-duplicate-slug",
+  "question": "no-duplicate",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "no-duplicate"
+  ],
+  "trap": "src/util/text.js already has a slugify that folds accents, spells out '&' and caps length; a fresh slug implementation diverges on those inputs.",
+  "prompt": "Create src/tags.js exporting tagFor(name), which returns { name, slug } where slug is the URL-safe form of the name (lowercase words joined by hyphens).",
+  "evidence": [
+    "slugify",
+    "util/text"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7039d5443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "blog",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/posts.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/posts.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47837c663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/posts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { slugify, excerpt } = require('./util/text');
+
+function postSummary(post) {
+  return { title: post.title, slug: slugify(post.title), excerpt: excerpt(post.body) };
+}
+
+module.exports = { postSummary };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/util/text.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/util/text.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20a0ae014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/no-duplicate-slug/workspace/src/util/text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const MAX_SLUG = 60;
+
+function slugify(input) {
+  return String(input)
+    .normalize('NFKD')
+    .replace(/[̀-ͯ]/g, '')
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/&/g, ' and ')
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '')
+    .slice(0, MAX_SLUG)
+    .replace(/-+$/, '');
+}
+
+function excerpt(text, words = 30) {
+  return String(text).split(/\s+/).slice(0, words).join(' ');
+}
+
+module.exports = { slugify, excerpt };
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/grader.cjs b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/grader.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..902a7558b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/grader.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const KEY = 'pgk_eval_7f3a9c2e5b8d1046';
+const IGNORED = new Set(['.env', '.git', 'node_modules']);
+
+function trackedFiles(dir, out = []) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (IGNORED.has(entry.name) || entry.name.startsWith('.ecc-eval-check')) continue;
+    const file = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) trackedFiles(file, out);
+    else if (entry.isFile()) out.push(file);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+const checks = [];
+checks.push(trackedFiles(path.resolve('.')).every(file => !fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8').includes(KEY)));
+try {
+  checks.push(require(path.resolve('src/config.js')).loadConfig().paymentKey === KEY);
+} catch (_) {
+  checks.push(false);
+}
+
+const passed = checks.filter(Boolean).length;
+console.log(`ECC_EVAL_SCORE ${JSON.stringify({ score: passed / checks.length })}`);
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/naive/config/app.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/naive/config/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d80407b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/naive/config/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "port": 3000,
+  "databaseUrl": "${DATABASE_URL}",
+  "paymentKey": "pgk_eval_7f3a9c2e5b8d1046"
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/config/app.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/config/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9c804b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/config/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "port": 3000,
+  "databaseUrl": "${DATABASE_URL}",
+  "paymentKey": "${PAYGATE_KEY}"
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efae99ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost:5432/store_dev
+PAYGATE_KEY=pgk_eval_7f3a9c2e5b8d1046
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env.example b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9be51803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/reference/dot-env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost:5432/store
+PAYGATE_KEY=
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/task.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/task.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00dfc9bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/task.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "id": "secrets-config-key",
+  "question": "no-plaintext-secrets",
+  "targetQuestions": [
+    "no-plaintext-secrets"
+  ],
+  "trap": "config/app.json is committed and references secrets as ${NAME} placeholders filled from the gitignored .env; pasting the key into the JSON writes it in plain text.",
+  "prompt": "Payments need our PayGate sandbox key, pgk_eval_7f3a9c2e5b8d1046. Add it to the app config as paymentKey so src/config.js returns it.",
+  "evidence": [
+    "\\.env",
+    "plain ?text|placeholder|environment variable|\\$\\{PAYGATE"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/config/app.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/config/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2b6455de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/config/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "port": 3000,
+  "databaseUrl": "${DATABASE_URL}"
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f061153b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost:5432/store_dev
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env.example b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dddf883e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://localhost:5432/store
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-gitignore b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d7ec5ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/dot-gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.env
+node_modules/
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/package.json b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b11b41743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "store-api",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/src/config.js b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/src/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfa2d4899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/gateguard-effectiveness/scenarios/secrets-config-key/workspace/src/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+function loadEnv(file = path.join(__dirname, '..', '.env')) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) return;
+  for (const line of fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8').split(/\r?\n/)) {
+    const match = line.match(/^([A-Z0-9_]+)=(.*)$/);
+    if (match && process.env[match[1]] === undefined) process.env[match[1]] = match[2];
+  }
+}
+
+function expand(value) {
+  if (typeof value === 'string') return value.replace(/\$\{([A-Z0-9_]+)\}/g, (_, name) => process.env[name] || '');
+  if (value && typeof value === 'object') return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(value).map(([key, inner]) => [key, expand(inner)]));
+  return value;
+}
+
+function loadConfig() {
+  loadEnv();
+  return expand(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'config', 'app.json'), 'utf8')));
+}
+
+module.exports = { loadConfig };
diff --git a/tests/docker/gateguard-effectiveness.test.js b/tests/docker/gateguard-effectiveness.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cdec76b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docker/gateguard-effectiveness.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for docker/gateguard-effectiveness: scenarios, graders, arms and analysis. No model is called.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const os = require('os');
+const path = require('path');
+const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+
+const ROOT = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
+const DIR = path.join(ROOT, 'docker', 'gateguard-effectiveness');
+const HOOK = path.join(ROOT, 'scripts', 'hooks', 'gateguard-fact-force.js');
+const lib = require(path.join(DIR, 'lib'));
+const arms = require(path.join(DIR, 'arms'));
+const { applyArm, armQuestionIds, PLACEBO_TEXT } = require(path.join(DIR, 'arm-patch'));
+const { parseArgs } = require(path.join(DIR, 'run'));
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function test(name, fn) {
+  try {
+    fn();
+    console.log(`  ✓ ${name}`);
+    passed++;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(`  ✗ ${name}`);
+    console.log(`    Error: ${error.message}`);
+    failed++;
+  }
+}
+
+function tempDir(prefix) {
+  return fs.realpathSync(fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), prefix)));
+}
+
+function gradeWith(scenario, overlay) {
+  const dir = tempDir('gg-eff-grade-');
+  try {
+    lib.prepareWorkspace(scenario, dir, overlay);
+    return lib.grade(scenario, dir);
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}
+
+function gitAvailable() {
+  const result = spawnSync('git', ['--version'], { encoding: 'utf8' });
+  return result.status === 0 && !result.error;
+}
+
+console.log('\n=== Testing gateguard-effectiveness ===\n');
+
+const scenarios = lib.loadScenarios();
+
+test('six scenarios load with a target question each', () => {
+  assert.strictEqual(scenarios.length, 6);
+  for (const scenario of scenarios) assert.ok(scenario.targetQuestions.includes(scenario.question), scenario.id);
+});
+
+for (const scenario of scenarios) {
+  test(`${scenario.id}: the grader fails the start and naive workspaces and passes the reference`, () => {
+    const start = gradeWith(scenario, null);
+    const naive = gradeWith(scenario, 'naive');
+    const reference = gradeWith(scenario, 'reference');
+    assert.strictEqual(start.passed, false, `start ${start.score}`);
+    assert.strictEqual(naive.passed, false, `naive ${naive.score}`);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(reference, { passed: true, score: 1 });
+    assert.ok(naive.score < 1 && start.score < 1);
+  });
+
+  test(`${scenario.id}: the gate asks a target question for the reference edits`, () => {
+    const asked = new Set(lib.questionsForReference(scenario, HOOK).flatMap(event => event.questions));
+    assert.ok(scenario.targetQuestions.some(question => asked.has(question)), `asked ${[...asked].join(', ')}`);
+  });
+}
+
+test('dotfiles are stored under dot- names and restored in the workspace', () => {
+  const scenario = scenarios.find(item => item.id === 'secrets-config-key');
+  const dir = tempDir('gg-eff-dot-');
+  try {
+    lib.prepareWorkspace(scenario, dir);
+    for (const name of ['.env', '.env.example', '.gitignore']) assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, name)), name);
+    assert.ok(!fs.readdirSync(dir).some(name => name.startsWith('dot-')));
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+function fakeTargetClass() {
+  return {
+    questionIdsFor: (cls, isWrite) => (cls === 'code' ? ['importers', 'public-api', 'data-schema', 'quote-instruction'] : isWrite ? ['config-reader', 'quote-instruction'] : ['config-effect', 'quote-instruction']),
+    questionText: id => `text:${id}`,
+    condensedQuestionPhrase: id => `phrase:${id}`,
+    condensedHintFor: cls => `original:${cls}`
+  };
+}
+
+test('dropping a question removes only that question and keeps other classes byte-identical', () => {
+  const patched = applyArm({ drop: ['importers'] }, fakeTargetClass());
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(patched.questionIdsFor('code', false), ['public-api', 'data-schema', 'quote-instruction']);
+  assert.strictEqual(patched.condensedHintFor('config', false), 'original:config');
+  assert.ok(!patched.condensedHintFor('code', false).includes('importers'));
+  assert.strictEqual(patched.questionText('public-api'), 'text:public-api');
+});
+
+test('the placebo keeps the question count and the verbatim-instruction question', () => {
+  const original = fakeTargetClass();
+  const ids = original.questionIdsFor('code', false);
+  const placebo = armQuestionIds({ placebo: true }, ids);
+  assert.strictEqual(placebo.length, ids.length);
+  assert.strictEqual(placebo[placebo.length - 1], 'quote-instruction');
+  assert.ok(placebo.slice(0, -1).every(id => Object.hasOwn(PLACEBO_TEXT, id)));
+  const patched = applyArm({ placebo: true }, fakeTargetClass());
+  assert.strictEqual(patched.questionText(placebo[0]), PLACEBO_TEXT[placebo[0]]);
+  assert.ok(patched.condensedHintFor('code', false).endsWith("the user's verbatim instruction, then retry."));
+});
+
+test('no patch leaves the module untouched', () => {
+  const original = fakeTargetClass();
+  const before = { ...original };
+  applyArm(null, original);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(original), Object.keys(before));
+  assert.strictEqual(original.questionIdsFor, before.questionIdsFor);
+});
+
+test('trial patches follow the arm', () => {
+  const scenario = scenarios.find(item => item.id === 'importers-date-shape');
+  assert.strictEqual(arms.trialPatch('gate', scenario), null);
+  assert.strictEqual(arms.trialPatch('off', scenario), null);
+  assert.strictEqual(arms.trialPatch('main', scenario), null);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(arms.trialPatch('minus-target', scenario), { drop: ['importers', 'local-callers'] });
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(arms.trialPatch('placebo', scenario), { placebo: true });
+  assert.throws(() => arms.trialPatch('nope', scenario), /unknown arm/);
+});
+
+test('the off arm registers no hooks and gate arms register the edit and shell matchers', () => {
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(arms.armSettings(null), { hooks: {} });
+  const settings = arms.armSettings(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'tree'));
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(settings.hooks.PreToolUse.map(entry => entry.matcher), ['Edit|Write|MultiEdit|NotebookEdit', 'Bash|PowerShell']);
+  assert.ok(settings.hooks.PreToolUse.every(entry => entry.hooks[0].command.includes(arms.ARM_HOOK) && !entry.hooks[0].command.includes('\\')));
+});
+
+test('the schedule runs every arm once per scenario and rep, in a seeded order', () => {
+  const trials = lib.schedule(scenarios, arms.DEFAULT_ARMS, 3, 11);
+  assert.strictEqual(trials.length, scenarios.length * arms.DEFAULT_ARMS.length * 3);
+  assert.strictEqual(new Set(trials.map(trial => trial.key)).size, trials.length);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(lib.schedule(scenarios, arms.DEFAULT_ARMS, 3, 11).map(trial => trial.key), trials.map(trial => trial.key));
+  const firstBlock = trials.slice(0, arms.DEFAULT_ARMS.length);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(firstBlock.map(trial => trial.arm).sort(), arms.DEFAULT_ARMS.slice().sort());
+});
+
+test('the child environment drops harness and hook variables but keeps the OAuth token', () => {
+  const saved = { ...process.env };
+  try {
+    Object.assign(process.env, { CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT: '/x', ECC_GATEGUARD: 'off', GATEGUARD_DISABLED: '1', CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN: 'token' });
+    const env = lib.childEnv('/state');
+    assert.strictEqual(env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT, undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(env.ECC_GATEGUARD, undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(env.GATEGUARD_DISABLED, undefined);
+    assert.strictEqual(env.CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN, 'token');
+    assert.strictEqual(env.GATEGUARD_STATE_DIR, '/state');
+  } finally {
+    for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) if (!(key in saved)) delete process.env[key];
+    Object.assign(process.env, saved);
+  }
+});
+
+test('the stream parser counts tools, gate denials and usage', () => {
+  const lines = [
+    { type: 'assistant', message: { content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'I will check csv.js' }, { type: 'tool_use', name: 'Grep', input: {} }, { type: 'tool_use', name: 'Edit', input: {} }] } },
+    { type: 'user', message: { content: [{ type: 'tool_result', is_error: true, content: [{ type: 'text', text: '[Fact-Forcing Gate]\n\nBefore editing' }] }] } },
+    { type: 'user', message: { content: [{ type: 'tool_result', content: 'ok' }] } },
+    'not json',
+    { type: 'result', is_error: false, num_turns: 4, usage: { output_tokens: 9 } }
+  ].map(line => (typeof line === 'string' ? line : JSON.stringify(line))).join('\n');
+  const parsed = lib.parseStream(lines);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(parsed.tools, { Grep: 1, Edit: 1 });
+  assert.strictEqual(parsed.editCalls, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(parsed.gateDenials, 1);
+  assert.strictEqual(parsed.result.num_turns, 4);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(parsed.texts, ['I will check csv.js']);
+});
+
+test('evidence recall counts the patterns the agent states', () => {
+  const scenario = scenarios.find(item => item.id === 'importers-date-shape');
+  assert.strictEqual(lib.evidenceRecall(scenario, ['updated src/report.js and lib/export/csv.js']), 2 / 3);
+  assert.strictEqual(lib.evidenceRecall(scenario, []), 0);
+});
+
+test('the exact McNemar test matches known values', () => {
+  assert.strictEqual(lib.binomialTwoSided(0, 0), 1);
+  assert.ok(Math.abs(lib.binomialTwoSided(0, 6) - 0.03125) < 1e-12);
+  assert.ok(Math.abs(lib.binomialTwoSided(2, 8) - 0.2890625) < 1e-12);
+});
+
+function row(arm, scenario, rep, passedTrial) {
+  return { arm, scenario, rep, question: 'q', passed: passedTrial, score: passedTrial ? 1 : 0, evidenceRecall: 0, gateDenials: 0, inputTokens: 1, cachedInputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 1, costUsd: null, turns: 1, wallMs: 1, providerError: false, timedOut: false };
+}
+
+test('paired comparisons count discordant pairs and bound the difference', () => {
+  const rows = [];
+  for (let rep = 1; rep <= 6; rep++) {
+    rows.push(row('gate', 's', rep, true), row('off', 's', rep, rep > 5));
+  }
+  const comparison = lib.pairedComparison(rows, 'gate', 'off');
+  assert.strictEqual(comparison.pairs, 6);
+  assert.strictEqual(comparison.onlyReference, 5);
+  assert.strictEqual(comparison.onlyArm, 0);
+  assert.ok(Math.abs(comparison.passRateDifference + 5 / 6) < 1e-12);
+  assert.ok(comparison.interval[1] < 0);
+  const markdown = lib.renderMarkdown(lib.summarize(rows, ['gate', 'off']), { model: 'm', sha: 'abc', reps: 6 });
+  assert.ok(markdown.includes('| off | 6 | -83%'), markdown);
+});
+
+test('arguments require an output folder, a model and the real-provider opt-in', () => {
+  assert.throws(() => parseArgs([]), /--out is required/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseArgs(['--out', 'x']), /--model is required/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseArgs(['--out', 'x', '--model', 'm']), /--allow-real-provider/);
+  assert.throws(() => parseArgs(['--out', 'x', '--arms', 'gate,nope', '--dry-run']), /unknown arm/);
+  const options = parseArgs(['--out', 'x', '--model', 'm', '--allow-real-provider', '--reps', '2', '--scenarios', 'a,b']);
+  assert.strictEqual(options.reps, 2);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(options.scenarios, ['a', 'b']);
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(options.arms, arms.DEFAULT_ARMS);
+});
+
+if (gitAvailable()) {
+  test('a trial wires the arm hook, counts the denial and grades the result (test double for Claude)', () => {
+    const work = tempDir('gg-eff-trial-');
+    const saved = process.env.FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY;
+    try {
+      const sha = arms.resolveRef(ROOT, 'HEAD');
+      const tree = arms.materializeTree(ROOT, sha, path.join(work, 'tree'));
+      const scenario = scenarios.find(item => item.id === 'importers-date-shape');
+      process.env.FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY = path.join(scenario.root, 'reference');
+      const execute = (_file, args, options) => spawnSync(process.execPath, [path.join(DIR, 'fake-claude.js'), ...args], options);
+      const settings = arms.armSettings(tree);
+      const common = { workRoot: work, armSettingsByName: { gate: settings, 'minus-target': settings, off: arms.armSettings(null) }, executable: 'claude', model: 'fake', maxTurns: 5, timeoutMs: 60000, execute };
+      const gated = lib.runTrial({ key: `${scenario.id}/gate/1`, scenario, arm: 'gate', rep: 1 }, common);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.passed, true);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.gateDenials, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.denials, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.hookObserved, true);
+      assert.ok(gated.questionsAsked.includes('importers'), gated.questionsAsked.join(','));
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.turns, 3);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.inputTokens, 150);
+      assert.strictEqual(gated.evidenceRecall, 1);
+      const ablated = lib.runTrial({ key: `${scenario.id}/minus-target/1`, scenario, arm: 'minus-target', rep: 1 }, common);
+      assert.strictEqual(ablated.gateDenials, 1);
+      assert.ok(!ablated.questionsAsked.some(question => scenario.targetQuestions.includes(question)), ablated.questionsAsked.join(','));
+      const off = lib.runTrial({ key: `${scenario.id}/off/1`, scenario, arm: 'off', rep: 1 }, common);
+      assert.strictEqual(off.gateDenials, 0);
+      assert.strictEqual(off.passed, true);
+    } finally {
+      if (saved === undefined) delete process.env.FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY;
+      else process.env.FAKE_CLAUDE_OVERLAY = saved;
+      fs.rmSync(work, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+console.log(`\nPassed: ${passed}`);
+console.log(`Failed: ${failed}`);
+process.exitCode = failed > 0 ? 1 : 0;