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 ## Tests
 
+When reviewing or adding tests:
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+- Ask whether the test makes sense.
+- Ask whether it actually asserts something valuable that you care about.
+- Ask how much the test would need to change if the surrounding system were refactored.
+- Ask whether you or someone else would notice the regression if Codex auto-updated the test.
+
+If a unit test mostly covers deep implementation details, static data, removed behavior, or requires heavy monkeypatching, prefer deleting it and writing an integration test that protects meaningful end-to-end behavior instead.
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 ### Snapshot tests
 
 This repo uses snapshot tests (via `insta`), especially in `codex-rs/tui`, to validate rendered output.