diff --git a/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py b/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
index ea3a791b4..7d58e52c3 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
+++ b/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def load_custom_roles(root: Path, report: Report) -> tuple[dict[object, object],
         return {}, False
     try:
         loaded = json.loads(mapping_source.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+    except (OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
         report.fail(f"Cannot read .governance/docs-map.json: {diagnostic(exc)}")
         return {}, False
     if not isinstance(loaded, dict):
diff --git a/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py b/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
index 239679740..435a21f69 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
+++ b/.agents/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REFERENCE_DEFINITION_RE = re.compile(
     """
 )
 REFERENCE_USAGE_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?<![!\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
+    r"(?<![\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
 )
 EXTERNAL_URI_RE = re.compile(
     r"^(?:[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9+.-]*://|(?:data|doi|geo|irc|magnet|mailto|news|sms|tel|urn):)",
@@ -111,7 +111,18 @@ def inline_link_targets(text: str) -> list[str]:
                 elif character == quote:
                     quote = None
                 continue
-            if character in {"'", '"'}:
+            if escaped:
+                escaped = False
+                continue
+            if character == "\\":
+                escaped = True
+                continue
+            if (
+                character in {"'", '"'}
+                and depth == 0
+                and end > start
+                and text[end - 1].isspace()
+            ):
                 quote = character
                 continue
             if character == "(":
@@ -181,6 +192,8 @@ def normalize_link_target(raw: str) -> str | None:
         )
         if title:
             target = target[: title.start()]
+    # Unescape supported Markdown punctuation before Windows path separators.
+    target = re.sub(r"\\([()\[\]'])", r"\1", target)
     target = unquote(target.split("#", 1)[0].split("?", 1)[0]).replace("\\", "/")
     if not target or (target.startswith("//") and not is_unc_path):
         return None
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 84c854920..302a21651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
   coverage:
     name: Coverage
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 20
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3c347d680..67f4bf63b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ ECC/
 |   |-- plugin.json         # Plugin metadata and component paths
 |   |-- marketplace.json    # Marketplace catalog for /plugin marketplace add
 |
-|-- agents/           # 69 specialized subagents for delegation
+|-- agents/           # 71 specialized subagents for delegation
 |   |-- planner.md           # Feature implementation planning
 |   |-- architect.md         # System design decisions
 |   |-- tdd-guide.md         # Test-driven development
diff --git a/docs/bn/README.md b/docs/bn/README.md
index e18c14f56..93418c0b3 100644
--- a/docs/bn/README.md
+++ b/docs/bn/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-**ভাষা:** [English](../../README.md) | [Português (Brasil)](../pt-BR/README.md) | [简体中文](../../README.zh-CN.md) | [繁體中文](../zh-TW/README.md) | [日本語](../ja-JP/README.md) | [한국어](../ko-KR/README.md) | [Türkçe](../tr/README.md) | [Русский](../ru/README.md) | [Tiếng Việt](../vi-VN/README.md) | [ไทย](../th/README.md) | [Deutsch](../de-DE/README.md) | [Español](../es/README.md) | [Українська](../uk-UA/README.md) | [اردو](../ur/README.md) | [Polski](../pl/README.md) | [বাংলা](../bn/README.md) | বাংলা
+**ভাষা:** [English](../../README.md) | [Português (Brasil)](../pt-BR/README.md) | [简体中文](../../README.zh-CN.md) | [繁體中文](../zh-TW/README.md) | [日本語](../ja-JP/README.md) | [한국어](../ko-KR/README.md) | [Türkçe](../tr/README.md) | [Русский](../ru/README.md) | [Tiếng Việt](../vi-VN/README.md) | [ไทย](../th/README.md) | [Deutsch](../de-DE/README.md) | [Español](../es/README.md) | [Українська](../uk-UA/README.md) | [اردو](../ur/README.md) | [Polski](../pl/README.md) | বাংলা
 
 # ECC
 
diff --git a/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/SKILL.md b/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/SKILL.md
index 1f74fa834..4f46ea6b0 100644
--- a/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/SKILL.md
+++ b/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/SKILL.md
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ Builder msg = new Builder();
 msg.put("text", "Hello, user!");
 SSEPushManager.getInstance().push(sessionId, msg);
 
-// 全員へブロードキャスト
 // 全員へブロードキャスト
 SSEPushManager.getInstance().broadcast(msg);
 ```
diff --git a/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/references/database.md b/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/references/database.md
index 7817957cf..436913397 100644
--- a/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/references/database.md
+++ b/docs/ja-JP/skills/tinystruct-patterns/references/database.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class User extends AbstractData implements Serializable {
 - `@Column` が付与されたフィールドのみマッピングされる。`@Table` は継承され、スーパークラスのアノテーション付きフィールドもマッピングされる。
 - 同じプロパティを二重にマッピング（例：スーパークラスのアノテーション付きフィールドを隠すサブクラスフィールド）すると、そのクラスが最初に使われる際にエラーになる。
 - `autoGenerated = true` は整数でないIDに新規インスタンスごとにUUIDを付与し、`autoIncrement = true` はその値をデータベースに委ねる。
-- `.map.xml` の `<id>` 要素も同じ名前 `autoIncrement`・``autoGenerated` を使う。旧来の `increment`・`generate` 属性で書かれたファイルも引き続き動作する。両方の綴りが存在する場合、新しい方が優先される。
+- `.map.xml` の `<id>` 要素も同じ名前 `autoIncrement`・`autoGenerated` を使う。旧来の `increment`・`generate` 属性で書かれたファイルも引き続き動作する。両方の綴りが存在する場合、新しい方が優先される。
 
 ### テーブルの自動作成
 `application.properties` に1行追加することで、存在しないテーブルを自動的に作成できます：
diff --git a/ecc2/src/session/manager.rs b/ecc2/src/session/manager.rs
index 515235760..aca68a676 100644
--- a/ecc2/src/session/manager.rs
+++ b/ecc2/src/session/manager.rs
@@ -5381,10 +5381,13 @@ mod tests {
             metrics: SessionMetrics::default(),
         })?;
 
-        let low = create_remote_dispatch_request(
+        let low = create_remote_dispatch_request_inner(
             &db,
             &cfg,
+            RemoteDispatchKind::Standard,
+            &repo_root,
             "Low priority cleanup",
+            None,
             Some("lead"),
             TaskPriority::Low,
             "claude",
@@ -5394,10 +5397,13 @@ mod tests {
             "cli",
             None,
         )?;
-        let critical = create_remote_dispatch_request(
+        let critical = create_remote_dispatch_request_inner(
             &db,
             &cfg,
+            RemoteDispatchKind::Standard,
+            &repo_root,
             "Critical production incident",
+            None,
             Some("lead"),
             TaskPriority::Critical,
             "claude",
diff --git a/ecc2/src/worktree/mod.rs b/ecc2/src/worktree/mod.rs
index aea51b4dd..4767e91a5 100644
--- a/ecc2/src/worktree/mod.rs
+++ b/ecc2/src/worktree/mod.rs
@@ -2544,8 +2544,19 @@ mod tests {
             &["remote", "add", "origin", "git@github.com:example/ecc.git"],
         )?;
 
+        let linked_path = root.join("worker");
+        run_git(
+            &repo,
+            &[
+                "worktree",
+                "add",
+                "-b",
+                "ecc/worker-123",
+                linked_path.to_str().expect("utf8 path"),
+            ],
+        )?;
         let worktree = WorktreeInfo {
-            path: repo.clone(),
+            path: linked_path,
             branch: "ecc/worker-123".to_string(),
             base_branch: "main".to_string(),
         };
diff --git a/manifests/context-packs/skill-triggers@1.json b/manifests/context-packs/skill-triggers@1.json
index 940354ffa..19201b4b0 100644
--- a/manifests/context-packs/skill-triggers@1.json
+++ b/manifests/context-packs/skill-triggers@1.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"coverage":{"skills":302,"withTriggers":32},"generatedAt":"2026-09-24T23:51:22.784Z","id":"skill-triggers@1","model":{"effort":null,"id":"hand-seeded","source":"manual-curation-pending-regeneration"},"registryDigest":"0b80675288b6c632e54a2938fc314ea72e3a553cb3339b6a32f4d7dcd753d5f5","schemaVersion":1,"triggers":{"skill:api-connector-builder":["add api integration","new provider connector","match existing integration pattern"],"skill:api-design":["rest endpoint design","pagination api","status codes","api versioning","rate limiting api","resource naming","filtering api","api error responses","offset pagination","limit query parameter","pagination defaults"],"skill:backend-patterns":["express api","node backend architecture","nextjs api routes","server side patterns","data access layer","static file server","url path handling","file server"],"skill:browser-qa":["deployed feature test","visual regression screenshots","core web vitals check","axe accessibility audit","ship do not ship","staging verification"],"skill:canary-watch":["post deploy monitoring","smoke test url","production url check","console errors production","sse stream check","after deploy verification"],"skill:code-tour":["onboarding walkthrough","explain subsystem","architecture tour","pr walkthrough","rca tour"],"skill:coding-standards":["code review standards","naming conventions","readability review","immutability conventions","fix naming typo","export naming","consistent exports"],"skill:content-hash-cache-pattern":["cache file processing","content addressed cache","sha256 hash cache"],"skill:database-migrations":["zero downtime migration","schema change production","add column large table","backfill data","expand contract","concurrent index","migration rollback","prisma migration","django migration"],"skill:deployment-patterns":["ci cd setup","dockerize app","health checks","rollback strategy","production readiness","deploy pipeline","containerize application"],"skill:design-system":["design tokens","visual consistency audit","css custom properties","ui audit","design system bootstrap"],"skill:django-patterns":["django orm","drf api","django rest framework","django caching","django signals","django middleware"],"skill:django-security":["django authentication","csrf protection","sql injection prevention","xss prevention","django deployment security","role based access control","authorization middleware","permissions checks"],"skill:docker-patterns":["dockerfile review","docker compose setup","container security","multi service orchestration"],"skill:error-handling":["error types","retry logic","circuit breaker","user facing errors","exception handling patterns","typed errors","error boundaries","go error handling","custom error class","error codes","config validation"],"skill:evm-token-decimals":["token decimals","wei conversion","erc20 balance off","bridge token precision"],"skill:frontend-a11y":["aria attributes","screen reader support","focus management","semantic html","form labeling","keyboard navigation react","a11y lint errors"],"skill:git-workflow":["merge vs rebase","commit conventions","resolve merge conflict","branching strategy","clean up commits","pull request cleanup","git history tidy"],"skill:hexagonal-architecture":["ports and adapters","dependency injection boundaries","decouple domain from io"],"skill:kubernetes-patterns":["kubernetes manifests","kubectl debugging","pod probes","k8s rbac","autoscaling config","configmap secrets"],"skill:orch-fix-defect":["fix a bug","broken behavior","regression fix","reproduce bug","defect repair"],"skill:postgres-patterns":["slow postgres query","query optimization","index design","rls policies","supabase schema","postgres indexing","database performance","schema design postgres","postgres driver","node postgres","query planner"],"skill:python-patterns":["pythonic code","pep 8","type hints python","python code review","idiomatic python"],"skill:python-testing":["pytest fixtures","mocking python","parametrized tests","coverage python","tdd python"],"skill:redis-patterns":["cache aside pattern","distributed lock","redis rate limiting","cache invalidation"],"skill:regex-vs-llm-structured-text":["parse invoice","extract receipt data","text extraction pipeline","parse form fields","cheap document parser","extract table data","parse log lines","parse access logs","common log format","log line parsing"],"skill:rust-patterns":["rust ownership","borrow checker","rust error handling","traits rust","rust concurrency","idiomatic rust"],"skill:search-first":["find existing library","npm package research","before writing custom code","evaluate existing tools","add dependency research"],"skill:security-review":["security audit","authentication review","sanitize user input","secrets handling","payment security checklist","prevent injection attacks","secure api endpoints","authn authz review","vulnerability checklist","input validation security","parameterized queries","sql injection"],"skill:security-scan":["audit claude config","claudemd security","mcp server audit","agentshield scan","hook configuration audit","settings json security"],"skill:tdd-workflow":["write test first","failing test","red green refactor","test driven development","regression test first","write a regression test"],"skill:verification-loop":["pre pr checks","verification report","quality gates","build lint test coverage","before creating a pr"]},"triggersDigest":"25b97a9e06fc336c7cf95ab854ed1a41033a54bcd6e1fb1cf69dc906332462aa"}
+{"coverage":{"skills":302,"withTriggers":32},"generatedAt":"2026-09-24T23:51:22.784Z","id":"skill-triggers@1","model":{"effort":null,"id":"hand-seeded","source":"manual-curation-pending-regeneration"},"registryDigest":"949e47a1816d50ba7c378935b7497d0b8076cecd9102d46aa36f55785903a667","schemaVersion":1,"triggers":{"skill:api-connector-builder":["add api integration","new provider connector","match existing integration pattern"],"skill:api-design":["rest endpoint design","pagination api","status codes","api versioning","rate limiting api","resource naming","filtering api","api error responses","offset pagination","limit query parameter","pagination defaults"],"skill:backend-patterns":["express api","node backend architecture","nextjs api routes","server side patterns","data access layer","static file server","url path handling","file server"],"skill:browser-qa":["deployed feature test","visual regression screenshots","core web vitals check","axe accessibility audit","ship do not ship","staging verification"],"skill:canary-watch":["post deploy monitoring","smoke test url","production url check","console errors production","sse stream check","after deploy verification"],"skill:code-tour":["onboarding walkthrough","explain subsystem","architecture tour","pr walkthrough","rca tour"],"skill:coding-standards":["code review standards","naming conventions","readability review","immutability conventions","fix naming typo","export naming","consistent exports"],"skill:content-hash-cache-pattern":["cache file processing","content addressed cache","sha256 hash cache"],"skill:database-migrations":["zero downtime migration","schema change production","add column large table","backfill data","expand contract","concurrent index","migration rollback","prisma migration","django migration"],"skill:deployment-patterns":["ci cd setup","dockerize app","health checks","rollback strategy","production readiness","deploy pipeline","containerize application"],"skill:design-system":["design tokens","visual consistency audit","css custom properties","ui audit","design system bootstrap"],"skill:django-patterns":["django orm","drf api","django rest framework","django caching","django signals","django middleware"],"skill:django-security":["django authentication","csrf protection","sql injection prevention","xss prevention","django deployment security","role based access control","authorization middleware","permissions checks"],"skill:docker-patterns":["dockerfile review","docker compose setup","container security","multi service orchestration"],"skill:error-handling":["error types","retry logic","circuit breaker","user facing errors","exception handling patterns","typed errors","error boundaries","go error handling","custom error class","error codes","config validation"],"skill:evm-token-decimals":["token decimals","wei conversion","erc20 balance off","bridge token precision"],"skill:frontend-a11y":["aria attributes","screen reader support","focus management","semantic html","form labeling","keyboard navigation react","a11y lint errors"],"skill:git-workflow":["merge vs rebase","commit conventions","resolve merge conflict","branching strategy","clean up commits","pull request cleanup","git history tidy"],"skill:hexagonal-architecture":["ports and adapters","dependency injection boundaries","decouple domain from io"],"skill:kubernetes-patterns":["kubernetes manifests","kubectl debugging","pod probes","k8s rbac","autoscaling config","configmap secrets"],"skill:orch-fix-defect":["fix a bug","broken behavior","regression fix","reproduce bug","defect repair"],"skill:postgres-patterns":["slow postgres query","query optimization","index design","rls policies","supabase schema","postgres indexing","database performance","schema design postgres","postgres driver","node postgres","query planner"],"skill:python-patterns":["pythonic code","pep 8","type hints python","python code review","idiomatic python"],"skill:python-testing":["pytest fixtures","mocking python","parametrized tests","coverage python","tdd python"],"skill:redis-patterns":["cache aside pattern","distributed lock","redis rate limiting","cache invalidation"],"skill:regex-vs-llm-structured-text":["parse invoice","extract receipt data","text extraction pipeline","parse form fields","cheap document parser","extract table data","parse log lines","parse access logs","common log format","log line parsing"],"skill:rust-patterns":["rust ownership","borrow checker","rust error handling","traits rust","rust concurrency","idiomatic rust"],"skill:search-first":["find existing library","npm package research","before writing custom code","evaluate existing tools","add dependency research"],"skill:security-review":["security audit","authentication review","sanitize user input","secrets handling","payment security checklist","prevent injection attacks","secure api endpoints","authn authz review","vulnerability checklist","input validation security","parameterized queries","sql injection"],"skill:security-scan":["audit claude config","claudemd security","mcp server audit","agentshield scan","hook configuration audit","settings json security"],"skill:tdd-workflow":["write test first","failing test","red green refactor","test driven development","regression test first","write a regression test"],"skill:verification-loop":["pre pr checks","verification report","quality gates","build lint test coverage","before creating a pr"]},"triggersDigest":"25b97a9e06fc336c7cf95ab854ed1a41033a54bcd6e1fb1cf69dc906332462aa"}
diff --git a/manifests/install-modules.json b/manifests/install-modules.json
index 2f951622f..f708ff142 100644
--- a/manifests/install-modules.json
+++ b/manifests/install-modules.json
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
         "mcp-configs",
         "scripts/auto-update.js",
         "scripts/setup-package-manager.js",
+        "scripts/lib/package-manager.js",
+        "scripts/lib/utils.js",
+        "scripts/lib/agent-data-home.js",
+        "scripts/lib/path-safety.js",
         ".hermes",
         ".openclaw",
         ".kimi",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84b78a10f..38c067438 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -514,9 +514,9 @@
     "test:js": "node tests/run-all.js",
     "test:python": "python3 -m pytest tests/ -q",
     "test": "node scripts/ci/check-unicode-safety.js && node scripts/ci/validate-agents.js && node scripts/ci/validate-commands.js && node scripts/ci/validate-rules.js && node scripts/ci/validate-skills.js && node scripts/ci/validate-hooks.js && node scripts/ci/check-hooks-schema-keys.js && node scripts/ci/validate-install-manifests.js && node scripts/ci/validate-context-profiles.js && node scripts/ci/validate-no-personal-paths.js && npm run catalog:check && npm run command-registry:check && node tests/run-all.js",
-    "coverage:js": "c8 --all --include=\"scripts/**/*.js\" --include=\"scripts/**/*.mjs\" --check-coverage --lines 80 --functions 80 --branches 79 --statements 80 --reporter=text --reporter=lcov node tests/run-all.js",
+    "coverage:js": "c8 --all --include=\"scripts/**/*.js\" --include=\"scripts/**/*.mjs\" --check-coverage --lines 80 --functions 80 --branches 80 --statements 80 --reporter=text --reporter=lcov node tests/run-all.js",
     "coverage:python": "python3 -m pytest tests/ -q --cov=src --cov-report=term --cov-fail-under=80",
-    "coverage": "c8 --all --include=\"scripts/**/*.js\" --include=\"scripts/**/*.mjs\" --check-coverage --lines 80 --functions 80 --branches 79 --statements 80 --reporter=text --reporter=lcov node tests/run-all.js",
+    "coverage": "c8 --all --include=\"scripts/**/*.js\" --include=\"scripts/**/*.mjs\" --check-coverage --lines 80 --functions 80 --branches 80 --statements 80 --reporter=text --reporter=lcov node tests/run-all.js",
     "build:opencode": "node scripts/build-opencode.js",
     "prepack": "npm run build:opencode",
     "dashboard": "python3 ./ecc_dashboard.py",
diff --git a/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py b/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
index ea3a791b4..7d58e52c3 100644
--- a/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
+++ b/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def load_custom_roles(root: Path, report: Report) -> tuple[dict[object, object],
         return {}, False
     try:
         loaded = json.loads(mapping_source.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+    except (OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
         report.fail(f"Cannot read .governance/docs-map.json: {diagnostic(exc)}")
         return {}, False
     if not isinstance(loaded, dict):
diff --git a/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py b/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
index 239679740..435a21f69 100644
--- a/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
+++ b/pi/core/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REFERENCE_DEFINITION_RE = re.compile(
     """
 )
 REFERENCE_USAGE_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?<![!\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
+    r"(?<![\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
 )
 EXTERNAL_URI_RE = re.compile(
     r"^(?:[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9+.-]*://|(?:data|doi|geo|irc|magnet|mailto|news|sms|tel|urn):)",
@@ -111,7 +111,18 @@ def inline_link_targets(text: str) -> list[str]:
                 elif character == quote:
                     quote = None
                 continue
-            if character in {"'", '"'}:
+            if escaped:
+                escaped = False
+                continue
+            if character == "\\":
+                escaped = True
+                continue
+            if (
+                character in {"'", '"'}
+                and depth == 0
+                and end > start
+                and text[end - 1].isspace()
+            ):
                 quote = character
                 continue
             if character == "(":
@@ -181,6 +192,8 @@ def normalize_link_target(raw: str) -> str | None:
         )
         if title:
             target = target[: title.start()]
+    # Unescape supported Markdown punctuation before Windows path separators.
+    target = re.sub(r"\\([()\[\]'])", r"\1", target)
     target = unquote(target.split("#", 1)[0].split("?", 1)[0]).replace("\\", "/")
     if not target or (target.startswith("//") and not is_unc_path):
         return None
diff --git a/scripts/ci/catalog.js b/scripts/ci/catalog.js
index fffa37a3d..a7834349f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/catalog.js
+++ b/scripts/ci/catalog.js
@@ -103,16 +103,16 @@ function parseReadmeExpectations(readmeContent) {
     { category: 'commands', mode: 'exact', expected: Number(quickStartMatch[3]), source: 'README.md quick-start summary' }
   );
 
-  const projectTreeAgentsMatch = readmeContent.match(/^\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*$/im);
-  if (!projectTreeAgentsMatch) {
+  const projectTreeAgentsMatches = [...readmeContent.matchAll(/^\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*(\d+)\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*$/gim)];
+  if (!projectTreeAgentsMatches.length) {
     throw new Error('README.md project tree is missing the agents count');
   }
 
-  expectations.push({
+  for (const [index, match] of projectTreeAgentsMatches.entries()) expectations.push({
     category: 'agents',
     mode: 'exact',
-    expected: Number(projectTreeAgentsMatch[1]),
-    source: 'README.md project tree (agents)'
+    expected: Number(match[1]),
+    source: `README.md project tree ${index + 1} (agents)`
   });
 
   const tablePatterns = [
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ function syncEnglishReadme(content, catalog) {
   );
   nextContent = replaceOrThrow(
     nextContent,
-    /^(\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*)(\d+)(\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*)$/im,
+    /^(\|\s*--\s*agents\/\s*#\s*)(\d+)(\s+specialized subagents for delegation\s*)$/gim,
     (_, prefix, __, suffix) => `${prefix}${catalog.agents.count}${suffix}`,
     'README.md project tree (agents)'
   );
diff --git a/scripts/dashboard-web.js b/scripts/dashboard-web.js
index cd6cdecb9..75b97823a 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboard-web.js
+++ b/scripts/dashboard-web.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const http = require('http');
-const os = require('os');
 const {
   LOOPBACK_HOSTNAMES,
   buildAllowedHostnames,
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ const {
 } = require('./lib/loopback-guard');
 const { normalizeAgentTools } = require('./lib/agent-tools');
 const { readHooksConfig } = require('./lib/hooks-config');
+const { getClaudeDir } = require('./lib/utils');
 
 const DEFAULT_HOST = '127.0.0.1';
 
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ handleRoute();
           '<span class="act-pill act-pill-agent">Agent: ' + agentCount + '</span>' +
           '</div>';
         if (!entries.length) {
-          panel.innerHTML = summary + '<div class="act-empty">No recorded tool calls yet. This reads ~/.claude/metrics/tool-usage.jsonl, written by the session-activity-tracker PostToolUse hook. Requires that hook in the active session.</div>';
+          panel.innerHTML = summary + '<div class="act-empty">No recorded tool calls yet. This reads metrics/tool-usage.jsonl in the active ECC agent data directory, written by the session-activity-tracker PostToolUse hook. Requires that hook in the active session.</div>';
           return;
         }
         panel.innerHTML = summary + '<div class="act-feed">' + entries.map(rowHtml).join('') + '</div>';
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ function sendHtml(res, statusCode, html) {
 
 const MAX_ACTIVITY_LOG_BYTES = 256 * 1024;
 
-function loadActivity(limit = 200, logPath = path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'metrics', 'tool-usage.jsonl')) {
+function loadActivity(limit = 200, logPath = path.join(getClaudeDir(), 'metrics', 'tool-usage.jsonl')) {
   let fd;
   let text;
   try {
diff --git a/scripts/lib/harness-audit-consumer.js b/scripts/lib/harness-audit-consumer.js
index 0bb51516d..b0994b6f9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/harness-audit-consumer.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/harness-audit-consumer.js
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ function globMatchesAnyPath(rootDir, scanRoot, pattern) {
       return false;
     }
     return entries.some(entry => {
+      if (entry.isSymbolicLink()) return false;
       if (entry.isDirectory() && IGNORED_SCAN_DIRS.has(entry.name)) return false;
       return visit(path.join(current, entry.name));
     });
diff --git a/scripts/lib/install-targets/copilot-project.js b/scripts/lib/install-targets/copilot-project.js
index 72bccf4e3..f65327730 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/install-targets/copilot-project.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/install-targets/copilot-project.js
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@ const path = require('path');
 const {
   createInstallTargetAdapter,
   createManagedOperation,
-  createManagedScaffoldOperation,
   normalizeRelativePath,
 } = require('./helpers');
 
 // GitHub Copilot CLI discovers skills from `.github/skills/` and custom agents
-// from `.github/agents/`. Those two directories are the entire supported
-// surface for this target: ECC's hooks target Claude Code's event model, and
-// commands rely on slash-command argument substitution Copilot does not
-// provide, so neither is installed here.
+// from `.github/agents/`. Explicitly declared package-manager helpers live in
+// `.github/ecc/scripts/`, outside Copilot's discovery roots. ECC's hooks target
+// Claude Code's event model, and commands rely on slash-command argument
+// substitution Copilot does not provide, so neither is installed here.
 const SUPPORTED_SOURCE_PREFIXES = ['agents', 'skills'];
+const COPILOT_HELPER_PATHS = new Set([
+  'scripts/setup-package-manager.js',
+  'scripts/lib/package-manager.js',
+  'scripts/lib/utils.js',
+  'scripts/lib/agent-data-home.js',
+  'scripts/lib/path-safety.js',
+]);
 
 function hasPrefix(normalizedPath, prefix) {
   return normalizedPath === prefix || normalizedPath.startsWith(`${prefix}/`);
@@ -21,7 +27,8 @@ function hasPrefix(normalizedPath, prefix) {
 function supportsCopilotSourcePath(sourceRelativePath) {
   const normalizedPath = normalizeRelativePath(sourceRelativePath);
   if (normalizedPath.split('/').includes('..')) return false;
-  return SUPPORTED_SOURCE_PREFIXES.some(prefix => hasPrefix(normalizedPath, prefix));
+  return COPILOT_HELPER_PATHS.has(normalizedPath)
+    || SUPPORTED_SOURCE_PREFIXES.some(prefix => hasPrefix(normalizedPath, prefix));
 }
 
 function stripPrefix(normalizedPath, prefix) {
@@ -49,15 +56,23 @@ function planSourcePathOperations(module, sourceRelativePath, targetRoot) {
 
   if (hasPrefix(normalizedSourcePath, 'skills')) {
     return [
-      createManagedScaffoldOperation(
-        module.id,
-        normalizedSourcePath,
-        path.join(targetRoot, 'skills', stripPrefix(normalizedSourcePath, 'skills')),
-        'preserve-relative-path'
-      ),
+      createManagedOperation({
+        moduleId: module.id,
+        sourceRelativePath: normalizedSourcePath,
+        destinationPath: path.join(targetRoot, 'skills', stripPrefix(normalizedSourcePath, 'skills')),
+        contentTransform: 'copilot-workflow-paths',
+      }),
     ];
   }
 
+  if (COPILOT_HELPER_PATHS.has(normalizedSourcePath)) {
+    return [createManagedOperation({
+      moduleId: module.id,
+      sourceRelativePath: normalizedSourcePath,
+      destinationPath: path.join(targetRoot, 'ecc', normalizedSourcePath),
+    })];
+  }
+
   return [];
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = createInstallTargetAdapter({
   supportsModule(module) {
     // Selection gating stays permissive so modules that only act as dependency
     // anchors (rules-core, commands-core, platform-configs) still resolve.
-    // planOperations() is what narrows the install to agents and skills, so an
+    // planOperations() narrows the install to agents, skills and declared helpers. An
     // unsupported path contributes zero operations rather than skipping the
     // module and every module that depends on it.
     const paths = Array.isArray(module && module.paths) ? module.paths : [];
diff --git a/scripts/lib/install/content-transform.js b/scripts/lib/install/content-transform.js
index 370cbb217..d27e54c02 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/install/content-transform.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/install/content-transform.js
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ const { adaptAntigravityAgent } = require('./antigravity-agent');
 const { adaptCopilotAgent } = require('./copilot-agent');
 const { disableOpenCodeHookPluginRegistration, getDisabledOpenCodePluginContent } = require('./hook-consent');
 
+function rewriteCopilotWorkflowPaths(content, sourceRelativePath) {
+  if (!/\.md$/i.test(sourceRelativePath)) return content;
+  // Commands run from the installed project root. Rewrite only the supported
+  // helper entrypoint, leaving unrelated project scripts and URLs untouched.
+  return content.replace(/(^|[\s`"'(])scripts\/setup-package-manager\.js\b/g,
+    '$1.github/ecc/scripts/setup-package-manager.js');
+}
+
 function transformInstallContent(operation, content) {
   if (!operation.contentTransform) {
     return content;
@@ -12,7 +20,10 @@ function transformInstallContent(operation, content) {
     return adaptAntigravityAgent(content, operation.sourceRelativePath);
   }
   if (operation.contentTransform === 'copilot-agent-frontmatter') {
-    return adaptCopilotAgent(content, operation.sourceRelativePath);
+    return rewriteCopilotWorkflowPaths(adaptCopilotAgent(content, operation.sourceRelativePath), operation.sourceRelativePath);
+  }
+  if (operation.contentTransform === 'copilot-workflow-paths') {
+    return rewriteCopilotWorkflowPaths(content, operation.sourceRelativePath);
   }
   if (operation.contentTransform === 'opencode-disable-ecc-hooks') {
     return transformInstallContent({ ...operation, contentTransform: 'opencode-home-skills-path' },
diff --git a/scripts/lib/install/plan.js b/scripts/lib/install/plan.js
index afcb4f06b..26601b63d 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/install/plan.js
+++ b/scripts/lib/install/plan.js
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ function buildCopyFileOperation({
   strategy,
   contentTransform,
 }) {
+  // Copilot's workflow reference transform is textual. Skill directories may
+  // also contain binary assets and executable helpers, which must keep bytes.
+  const applicableTransform = contentTransform === 'copilot-workflow-paths'
+    && !/\.md$/i.test(sourceRelativePath) ? undefined : contentTransform;
   return {
     kind: 'copy-file',
     moduleId,
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ function buildCopyFileOperation({
     strategy,
     ownership: 'managed',
     scaffoldOnly: false,
-    ...(contentTransform ? { contentTransform } : {}),
+    ...(applicableTransform ? { contentTransform: applicableTransform } : {}),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py b/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
index ea3a791b4..7d58e52c3 100644
--- a/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
+++ b/skills/docs-governance/scripts/audit-docs.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def load_custom_roles(root: Path, report: Report) -> tuple[dict[object, object],
         return {}, False
     try:
         loaded = json.loads(mapping_source.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
+    except (OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError) as exc:
         report.fail(f"Cannot read .governance/docs-map.json: {diagnostic(exc)}")
         return {}, False
     if not isinstance(loaded, dict):
diff --git a/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py b/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
index 239679740..435a21f69 100644
--- a/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
+++ b/skills/docs-governance/scripts/markdown_links.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ REFERENCE_DEFINITION_RE = re.compile(
     """
 )
 REFERENCE_USAGE_RE = re.compile(
-    r"(?<![!\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
+    r"(?<![\\])\[(?P<text>[^\]\n]+)\](?:\[(?P<label>[^\]\n]*)\])?"
 )
 EXTERNAL_URI_RE = re.compile(
     r"^(?:[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9+.-]*://|(?:data|doi|geo|irc|magnet|mailto|news|sms|tel|urn):)",
@@ -111,7 +111,18 @@ def inline_link_targets(text: str) -> list[str]:
                 elif character == quote:
                     quote = None
                 continue
-            if character in {"'", '"'}:
+            if escaped:
+                escaped = False
+                continue
+            if character == "\\":
+                escaped = True
+                continue
+            if (
+                character in {"'", '"'}
+                and depth == 0
+                and end > start
+                and text[end - 1].isspace()
+            ):
                 quote = character
                 continue
             if character == "(":
@@ -181,6 +192,8 @@ def normalize_link_target(raw: str) -> str | None:
         )
         if title:
             target = target[: title.start()]
+    # Unescape supported Markdown punctuation before Windows path separators.
+    target = re.sub(r"\\([()\[\]'])", r"\1", target)
     target = unquote(target.split("#", 1)[0].split("?", 1)[0]).replace("\\", "/")
     if not target or (target.startswith("//") and not is_unc_path):
         return None
diff --git a/skills/prompt-caching-strategy/SKILL.md b/skills/prompt-caching-strategy/SKILL.md
index e075debd5..c6bd9f18b 100644
--- a/skills/prompt-caching-strategy/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/prompt-caching-strategy/SKILL.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ and latency. Savings depend on model, platform, cache eligibility, writes,
 retention, reuse and output volume. Runtime cache hits and savings for this skill
 are **unmeasured**; the examples below validate arithmetic without provider calls.
 
-## When to Use
+## When to Activate
 
 Use for repeated API requests that share authorized instructions, tools or
 reference material. First identify the exact provider endpoint, model, service
diff --git a/skills/token-card/SKILL.md b/skills/token-card/SKILL.md
index 20b1b98fe..978fb57d3 100644
--- a/skills/token-card/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/token-card/SKILL.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ working tree as a file the README can reference.
 The card is a committed artifact rather than a hosted image, so it renders from the
 repository itself and does not depend on a third-party endpoint staying up.
 
-## When to Use
+## When to Activate
 
 - Someone wants a usage figure visible in a README or docs page.
 - Someone asks for a shareable summary of their agent activity across tools.
diff --git a/tests/ci/agent-security-hardening-skill.test.js b/tests/ci/agent-security-hardening-skill.test.js
index b2c1b7fce..e4e4f0460 100644
--- a/tests/ci/agent-security-hardening-skill.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/agent-security-hardening-skill.test.js
@@ -135,5 +135,7 @@ for (const [name, fn] of tests) {
     console.error(`    ${error.message}`);
   }
 }
-if (failed) process.exit(1);
-console.log(`\n${tests.length - failed - skipped}/${tests.length} passed, ${skipped} skipped`);
+console.log(`\nPassed: ${tests.length - failed - skipped}`);
+console.log(`Skipped: ${skipped}`);
+console.log(`Failed: ${failed}`);
+process.exitCode = failed ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/tests/ci/catalog.test.js b/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
index f05eb6bc2..9fac1c021 100644
--- a/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/catalog.test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function writeEnglishReadme(root, counts, options = {}) {
   fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, 'README.md'), `Access to ${counts.agents} agents, ${counts.skills} skills, and ${counts.commands} commands.
 - **Public surface synced to the live repo** - metadata, catalog counts, plugin manifests, and install-facing docs now match the actual OSS surface: ${counts.agents} agents, ${counts.skills} skills, and ${counts.commands} legacy command shims.
 |-- agents/           # ${counts.agents} specialized subagents for delegation
+|-- agents/           # ${counts.agents + 1} specialized subagents for delegation
 | Feature | Claude Code | Cursor IDE | Codex CLI | OpenCode |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | Agents | PASS: ${tableCounts.agents} agents |
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ function runTests() {
       assert.ok(readme.includes('Access to 1 agents, 1 skills, and 1 legacy command shims'));
       assert.ok(readme.includes('actual OSS surface: 7 agents, 7 skills, and 7 legacy command shims'));
       assert.ok(readme.includes('|-- agents/           # 1 specialized subagents for delegation'));
+      assert.strictEqual((readme.match(/# 1 specialized subagents for delegation/g) || []).length, 2);
       assert.ok(readme.includes('| Skills | 42 | .agents/skills/ |'));
       assert.ok(agentsDoc.includes('providing 1 specialized agents, 1+ skills, 1 commands'));
       assert.ok(agentsDoc.includes('skills/ - 1+ workflow skills and domain knowledge'));
diff --git a/tests/ci/run-all.test.js b/tests/ci/run-all.test.js
index 39f06541a..4ee89e400 100644
--- a/tests/ci/run-all.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/run-all.test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,37 @@ function run(result, filename = 'sample.test.js', actions = true) {
 }
 
 const tests = [
+  ['named suite summaries retain their actual totals', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'eval-harness package: Results: Passed: 4, Failed: 0' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(result.logs.some(line => /Passed:\s+4\s/.test(line)));
+  }],
+  ['named suite failure summaries cannot be lost with a successful exit', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'capsule: Results: Passed: 3, Failed: 1' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 1);
+    assert.match(result.annotations[0], /reported 1 failed/);
+  }],
+  ['outer summary wins over a nested runner failure summary', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'Passed: 0, Failed: 1\nPASS verifies nested failure\nResults: Passed: 4, Failed: 0' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(result.logs.some(line => /Passed:\s+4\s/.test(line)));
+  }],
+  ['outer failure cannot be hidden by an earlier nested success', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'Passed: 99, Failed: 0\nPassed: 2\nFailed: 1' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 1);
+    assert.ok(result.logs.some(line => /Passed:\s+2\s/.test(line)));
+    assert.match(result.annotations[0], /reported 1 failed/);
+  }],
+  ['diagnostic mentions of counts are not owned summaries', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'Assertion fixture: Passed: 99, Failed: 7\nPassed: 3\nFailed: 0', stderr: 'Error fixture expected "Failed: 8"' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(result.logs.some(line => /Passed:\s+3\s/.test(line)));
+  }],
+  ['stdout summary owns counts even when stderr quotes a nested summary', () => {
+    const result = run({ status: 0, stdout: 'Passed: 3, Failed: 0', stderr: 'Passed: 0, Failed: 8' });
+    assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0);
+    assert.ok(result.logs.some(line => /Passed:\s+3\s/.test(line)));
+  }],
   ['nonzero exit overrides a zero-failure summary', () => {
     const result = run({ status: 1, stdout: 'Passed: 2, Failed: 0', stderr: 'Error: late crash' });
     assert.strictEqual(result.status, 1);
diff --git a/tests/lib/copilot-install-target.test.js b/tests/lib/copilot-install-target.test.js
index 153d54639..37d08e90f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/copilot-install-target.test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/copilot-install-target.test.js
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ test('agents are planned into .github/agents with the frontmatter transform', ()
   assert.strictEqual(operations[0].destinationPath, path.join('/project', '.github', 'agents'));
 });
 
-test('skills are planned into .github/skills without a transform', () => {
+test('skills are planned into .github/skills with installed helper references', () => {
   const operations = planFor([{ id: 'workflow-quality', paths: ['skills/tdd-workflow'] }]);
   assert.strictEqual(operations.length, 1);
-  assert.strictEqual(operations[0].contentTransform, undefined);
+  assert.strictEqual(operations[0].contentTransform, 'copilot-workflow-paths');
   assert.strictEqual(
     operations[0].destinationPath,
     path.join('/project', '.github', 'skills', 'tdd-workflow')
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ test('repair and uninstall preserve user-owned agents across project adapters',
       assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(agent, 'utf8'), 'USER OWNED SENTINEL\n', 'repair must preserve user file');
       const state = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(plan.installStatePath, 'utf8'));
       assert.ok(!state.operations.some(operation => operation.destinationPath === agent), 'repair must not claim ownership');
-      uninstallInstalledStates(options);
+      const uninstall = uninstallInstalledStates(options);
+      assert.strictEqual(uninstall.summary.errorCount, 0, JSON.stringify(uninstall));
       assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(agent, 'utf8'), 'USER OWNED SENTINEL\n', 'uninstall must preserve user file');
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(project, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -202,5 +203,91 @@ test('repair and uninstall preserve user-owned agents across project adapters',
   }
 });
 
+test('normal installed Copilot TDD command runs from the project with a complete managed helper closure', () => {
+  const fs = require('fs');
+  const os = require('os');
+  const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+  const { createManifestInstallPlan, applyInstallPlan } = require('../../scripts/lib/install-executor');
+  const { repairInstalledStates, uninstallInstalledStates } = require('../../scripts/lib/install-lifecycle');
+  const project = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ecc-copilot-workflow-'));
+  try {
+    const env = { ...process.env, ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME: path.join(project, 'data') };
+    const homeDir = path.join(project, 'home');
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(project, 'scripts'));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, 'scripts', 'setup-package-manager.js'), 'USER PROJECT SENTINEL\n');
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, 'pnpm-lock.yaml'), 'lockfileVersion: 9.0\n');
+    const plan = createManifestInstallPlan({ target: 'copilot', moduleIds: ['workflow-quality'], projectRoot: project, homeDir, env });
+    applyInstallPlan(plan);
+    const skill = fs.readFileSync(path.join(project, '.github', 'skills', 'tdd-workflow', 'SKILL.md'), 'utf8');
+    const command = skill.match(/node (\S*setup-package-manager\.js) --detect/);
+    assert.ok(command, 'installed skill must give an executable detection command');
+    assert.strictEqual(command[1], '.github/ecc/scripts/setup-package-manager.js');
+    for (const helper of ['package-manager', 'utils', 'agent-data-home', 'path-safety']) {
+      assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(project, '.github', 'ecc', 'scripts', 'lib', `${helper}.js`)), helper);
+    }
+    const detected = spawnSync(process.execPath, [command[1], '--detect'], { cwd: project, env, encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 15000 });
+    assert.strictEqual(detected.status, 0, detected.stderr);
+    assert.match(detected.stdout, /pnpm/);
+    assert.ok(!plan.operations.some(operation => operation.kind === 'update-claude-settings'
+      || /[\\/]\.github[\\/]hooks[\\/]|[\\/]ecc[\\/]scripts[\\/]hooks[\\/]|settings\.json$|hooks\.json$/.test(operation.destinationPath)), 'Copilot must not register hooks');
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(project, 'scripts', 'setup-package-manager.js'), 'utf8'), 'USER PROJECT SENTINEL\n');
+    const options = { repoRoot: REPO_ROOT, projectRoot: project, homeDir, targets: ['copilot'], env };
+    const repair = repairInstalledStates(options);
+    assert.strictEqual(repair.summary.errorCount, 0, JSON.stringify(repair));
+    const uninstall = uninstallInstalledStates(options);
+    assert.strictEqual(uninstall.summary.errorCount, 0, JSON.stringify(uninstall));
+    assert.ok(!fs.existsSync(path.join(project, '.github', 'ecc', 'scripts', 'lib', 'package-manager.js')));
+
+    const userProject = path.join(project, 'user-project');
+    const userHelper = path.join(userProject, '.github', 'ecc', 'scripts', 'setup-package-manager.js');
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(userHelper), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(userHelper, 'USER OWNED HELPER SENTINEL\n');
+    const userPlan = createManifestInstallPlan({ target: 'copilot', moduleIds: ['workflow-quality'], projectRoot: userProject, homeDir, env });
+    applyInstallPlan(userPlan);
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(userHelper, 'utf8'), 'USER OWNED HELPER SENTINEL\n');
+    const userOptions = { ...options, projectRoot: userProject };
+    const userRepair = repairInstalledStates(userOptions);
+    assert.strictEqual(userRepair.summary.errorCount, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(userHelper, 'utf8'), 'USER OWNED HELPER SENTINEL\n');
+    const state = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(userPlan.installStatePath, 'utf8'));
+    assert.ok(!state.operations.some(operation => operation.destinationPath === userHelper));
+    const userUninstall = uninstallInstalledStates(userOptions);
+    assert.strictEqual(userUninstall.summary.errorCount, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(userHelper, 'utf8'), 'USER OWNED HELPER SENTINEL\n');
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(project, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+test('Copilot rewrites Markdown commands while preserving binary skill assets and source bytes', () => {
+  const fs = require('fs');
+  const os = require('os');
+  const { createManifestInstallPlan, applyInstallPlan } = require('../../scripts/lib/install-executor');
+  const temp = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ecc-copilot-assets-'));
+  try {
+    const sourceRoot = path.join(temp, 'source');
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(sourceRoot, 'manifests'), { recursive: true });
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(sourceRoot, 'manifests', 'install-modules.json'), JSON.stringify({ version: 1, modules: [{
+      id: 'fixture', kind: 'skills', paths: ['skills/fixture'], targets: ['copilot'], dependencies: [],
+    }] }));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(sourceRoot, 'manifests', 'install-profiles.json'), JSON.stringify({ version: 1, profiles: {} }));
+    const skillRoot = path.join(sourceRoot, 'skills', 'fixture');
+    fs.mkdirSync(skillRoot, { recursive: true });
+    const original = 'Run `node scripts/setup-package-manager.js --detect`.\nhttps://example.org/scripts/setup-package-manager.js\n';
+    const binary = Buffer.from([0, 255, 254, 128, 42]);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skillRoot, 'SKILL.md'), original);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(skillRoot, 'asset.png'), binary);
+    const plan = createManifestInstallPlan({ sourceRoot, target: 'copilot', moduleIds: ['fixture'], projectRoot: path.join(temp, 'project'), homeDir: path.join(temp, 'home'), env: {} });
+    applyInstallPlan(plan);
+    const installed = path.join(plan.targetRoot, 'skills', 'fixture');
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(installed, 'SKILL.md'), 'utf8'), original.replace('node scripts/', 'node .github/ecc/scripts/'));
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(installed, 'asset.png')), binary);
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(skillRoot, 'SKILL.md'), 'utf8'), original);
+    assert.ok(!plan.operations.find(operation => operation.sourceRelativePath.endsWith('asset.png')).contentTransform);
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(temp, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 console.log(`\nResults: Passed: ${passed}, Failed: ${failed}`);
 process.exit(failed === 0 ? 0 : 1);
diff --git a/tests/run-all.js b/tests/run-all.js
index 679834083..2af669152 100644
--- a/tests/run-all.js
+++ b/tests/run-all.js
@@ -65,14 +65,21 @@ function annotateFailure(displayPath, reason, output) {
 }
 
 function parseCounts(combined) {
-  const passedMatch = combined.match(/Passed:\s*(\d+)/);
-  const failedMatch = combined.match(/Failed:\s*(\d+)/);
-  if (passedMatch || failedMatch) {
-    return {
-      passed: passedMatch ? parseInt(passedMatch[1], 10) : 0,
-      failed: failedMatch ? parseInt(failedMatch[1], 10) : 0,
-      definite: true,
-    };
+  // Nested runner diagnostics may contain earlier summaries. The file's last
+  // standalone summary owns its totals; mentions inside diagnostics do not.
+  const summaries = [...combined.matchAll(/^[ \t]*(?:(?:[^\r\n:]+:[ \t]*)?Results:[ \t]*)?(Passed|Failed):[ \t]*(\d+)(?:[ \t]*,?[ \t]+(Passed|Failed):[ \t]*(\d+))?(?:[ \t]*,[ \t]*Skipped:[ \t]*\d+)?[ \t]*\r?$/gm)];
+  if (summaries.length) {
+    let passed = 0;
+    let failed = 0;
+    for (const summary of summaries) {
+      if (summary[1] === 'Passed') {
+        passed = Number(summary[2]);
+        failed = 0;
+      } else failed = Number(summary[2]);
+      if (summary[3] === 'Passed') passed = Number(summary[4]);
+      else if (summary[3] === 'Failed') failed = Number(summary[4]);
+    }
+    return { passed, failed, definite: true };
   }
   const lines = combined.split(/\r?\n/);
   let tapPassed = 0;
@@ -148,7 +155,10 @@ for (const testFile of testFiles) {
   if (stderr) console.log(stderr);
 
   const combined = `${stdout}\n${stderr}`;
-  const counts = parseCounts(combined);
+  // Counts belong to stdout when a suite prints its summary there. Stderr is
+  // diagnostic output and may quote the failing nested process verbatim.
+  const stdoutCounts = parseCounts(stdout);
+  const counts = stdoutCounts.definite ? stdoutCounts : parseCounts(stderr);
   const processFailed = Boolean(result.error) || result.status !== 0;
 
   let failureReason;
diff --git a/tests/scripts/dashboard-web.test.js b/tests/scripts/dashboard-web.test.js
index b06ab2e2c..cc686eae6 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/dashboard-web.test.js
+++ b/tests/scripts/dashboard-web.test.js
@@ -18,6 +18,38 @@ let testFailed = 0;
 const asyncTests = [];
 const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
 
+for (const override of ['ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME', 'CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR']) {
+  asyncTest(`activity HTTP feed reads real hook output with ${override}`, async () => {
+    const { spawnSync } = require('child_process');
+    const dir = createTempDir('ecc-activity-override-');
+    const saved = Object.fromEntries(['ECC_AGENT_DATA_HOME', 'CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR', 'CURSOR_VERSION', 'CURSOR_PROJECT_DIR'].map(key => [key, process.env[key]]));
+    try {
+      for (const key of Object.keys(saved)) delete process.env[key];
+      process.env[override] = dir;
+      const payload = { session_id: `override-${override}`, tool_name: 'Read', tool_input: { file_path: 'fixture.txt' } };
+      const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, [path.resolve(__dirname, '../../scripts/hooks/session-activity-tracker.js')], {
+        input: JSON.stringify(payload), encoding: 'utf8', timeout: 10000, env: process.env,
+      });
+      assert.strictEqual(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+      assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, 'metrics', 'tool-usage.jsonl')));
+      await withDashboardServer(async port => {
+        const response = await requestDashboard(port, { path: '/api/activity' });
+        assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+        const { entries } = JSON.parse(response.body);
+        assert.strictEqual(entries.length, 1);
+        assert.strictEqual(entries[0].session_id, payload.session_id);
+        assert.strictEqual(entries[0].tool_name, 'Read');
+      });
+    } finally {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(saved)) {
+        if (value === undefined) delete process.env[key];
+        else process.env[key] = value;
+      }
+      cleanup(dir);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 test('renderHTML emits executable scripts without syntax errors', () => {
   const { renderHTML } = require(SCRIPT);
   const html = renderHTML({ agents: [], skills: [], commands: [], rules: [], mcps: [], hooks: [] });
diff --git a/tests/scripts/harness-audit-consumer-boundary.test.js b/tests/scripts/harness-audit-consumer-boundary.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f98d03b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/harness-audit-consumer-boundary.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const os = require("node:os");
+const path = require("node:path");
+const { test } = require("node:test");
+const { buildReport } = require("../../scripts/harness-audit");
+
+test("consumer audit unmatched glob never enumerates linked directory targets", t => {
+  const temporary = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(fs.realpathSync(os.tmpdir()), "ecc-audit-boundary-"));
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(temporary, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const project = path.join(temporary, "project");
+  const outside = path.join(temporary, "outside");
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(project, "scan"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(outside, "nested"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, "pytest.ini"), "[pytest]\ntestpaths = scan/**/not-present\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, "test_owned.py"), "def test_owned(): pass\n");
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(outside, "nested", "test_external.py"), "def test_external(): pass\n");
+  for (const name of ["first", "second"]) {
+    fs.symlinkSync(outside, path.join(project, "scan", name), "junction");
+  }
+  const original = fs.readdirSync;
+  const outsideReads = [];
+  fs.readdirSync = function (directory, ...args) {
+    const resolved = fs.realpathSync(directory);
+    if (resolved === outside || resolved.startsWith(outside + path.sep)) {
+      outsideReads.push(String(directory));
+    }
+    return original.call(this, directory, ...args);
+  };
+  let report;
+  try {
+    report = buildReport("repo", { rootDir: project, targetMode: "consumer" });
+  } finally {
+    fs.readdirSync = original;
+  }
+  assert.equal(report.target_mode, "consumer");
+  assert.ok(report.checks.find(check => check.id === "consumer-test-suite").pass);
+  assert.equal(report.checks.find(check => check.id === "consumer-eval-coverage").pass, false);
+  assert.deepEqual(outsideReads, [], "linked directories must not be enumerated, even through duplicate links");
+});
+
+
+test("consumer audit does not treat a linked directory as a matching testpath", t => {
+  const temporary = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(fs.realpathSync(os.tmpdir()), "ecc-audit-link-match-"));
+  t.after(() => fs.rmSync(temporary, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const project = path.join(temporary, "project");
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(project, "scan"), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, "pytest.ini"), "[pytest]\ntestpaths = scan/**/linked\n");
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(project, "owned"));
+  for (const name of ["test_one.py", "test_two.py", "test_three.py"]) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(project, "owned", name), "def test_owned(): pass\n");
+  }
+  fs.symlinkSync(path.join(project, "owned"), path.join(project, "scan", "linked"), "junction");
+  const report = buildReport("repo", { rootDir: project, targetMode: "consumer" });
+  assert.ok(report.checks.find(check => check.id === "consumer-eval-coverage").pass,
+    "an unmatched glob must fall back to the three regular owned test files");
+});
diff --git a/tests/skills/prompt-caching-strategy.test.js b/tests/skills/prompt-caching-strategy.test.js
index ddc37627f..ae6ae7e9a 100644
--- a/tests/skills/prompt-caching-strategy.test.js
+++ b/tests/skills/prompt-caching-strategy.test.js
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ const rates = { input: 3, write: 3.75, read: 0.3, output: 15, storage: 1 };
 const usage = { uncached: 20000, written: 10000, read: 90000, output: 20000, storageTokenHours: 0 };
 const near = (actual, expected) => assert.ok(Math.abs(actual - expected) < 1e-10, `${actual} != ${expected}`);
 let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
 function test(name, fn) {
-  fn();
-  passed += 1;
-  console.log(`PASS ${name}`);
+  try {
+    fn();
+    passed += 1;
+    console.log(`PASS ${name}`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    failed += 1;
+    console.error(`FAIL ${name}\n${error.stack || error.message}`);
+  }
 }
 
 test('ten-request example charges a write premium and unchanged output', () => {
@@ -64,4 +70,6 @@ test('canonical module and package both distribute the skill', () => {
   assert.ok(modules.modules.find(module => module.id === 'agentic-patterns').paths.includes('skills/prompt-caching-strategy'));
   assert.ok(pkg.files.includes('skills/prompt-caching-strategy/'));
 });
-console.log(`${passed}/${passed} offline prompt caching checks passed; runtime cache hits unmeasured.`);
+console.log('Offline prompt caching checks; runtime cache hits unmeasured.');
+console.log(`Passed: ${passed}, Failed: ${failed}`);
+process.exitCode = failed ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_docs_governance_audit.py b/tests/test_docs_governance_audit.py
index 32dabb248..02a528573 100644
--- a/tests/test_docs_governance_audit.py
+++ b/tests/test_docs_governance_audit.py
@@ -786,3 +786,99 @@ def test_audit_does_not_modify_repository_files(project: Path) -> None:
     }
     assert result.returncode == 1
     assert after == before
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("link", ("[guide](it's.md)", '[guide](it\'s.md "Guide)")'))
+def test_artifact_scope_reports_missing_apostrophe_destination(
+    project: Path, link: str
+) -> None:
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(link + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    result = run_audit(project, "artifacts")
+    assert result.returncode == 1, result.stdout
+    assert "Broken Markdown link" in result.stdout
+    assert "it's.md" in result.stdout
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "link,filename",
+    (
+        (r"[guide](file\(1\).md)", "file(1).md"),
+        (r"[guide](file\).md)", "file).md"),
+        (r'[guide](file\(1\).md "Guide)")', "file(1).md"),
+        (r"[guide](<file\(1\).md>)", "file(1).md"),
+    ),
+)
+def test_artifact_scope_resolves_escaped_destination_parentheses(
+    project: Path, link: str, filename: str
+) -> None:
+    (project / filename).write_text("# Guide\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(link + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    result = run_audit(project, "artifacts")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("scope", ("artifacts", "full"))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("usage", ("![diagram]", "![diagram][]", "![picture][diagram]"))
+def test_audit_reports_missing_reference_images(
+    project: Path, scope: str, usage: str
+) -> None:
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(
+        usage + "\n\n[diagram]: missing.png\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    result = run_audit(project, scope)
+    assert result.returncode == 1, result.stdout
+    assert "Broken Markdown link: 'index.md' -> 'missing.png'" in result.stdout
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("usage", ("![diagram]", "![diagram][]"))
+def test_artifact_scope_accepts_existing_reference_images(
+    project: Path, usage: str
+) -> None:
+    (project / "diagram.png").write_bytes(b"image fixture")
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(
+        usage + "\n\n[diagram]: diagram.png\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    result = run_audit(project, "artifacts")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+
+
+def test_artifact_scope_ignores_escaped_reference_image_bracket(project: Path) -> None:
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(
+        r"!\[diagram]" + "\n\n[diagram]: missing.png\n", encoding="utf-8"
+    )
+    result = run_audit(project, "artifacts")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mapping", (b"\xff", b"{invalid json"))
+def test_full_audit_reports_bad_role_map_and_continues_artifact_checks(
+    project: Path, mapping: bytes
+) -> None:
+    (project / ".governance").mkdir()
+    (project / ".governance/docs-map.json").write_bytes(mapping)
+    (project / "index.md").write_text("[missing](missing-guide.md)\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    result = run_audit(project, "full")
+    assert result.returncode == 1
+    assert "Cannot read .governance/docs-map.json" in result.stdout
+    assert "Broken Markdown link: 'index.md' -> 'missing-guide.md'" in result.stdout
+    assert "Traceback" not in result.stderr
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "link,filename",
+    (
+        (r"[guide](file\[1\].md)", "file[1].md"),
+        (r"[guide](it\'s.md)", "it's.md"),
+        (r'[guide](file\[1\].md "Guide)")', "file[1].md"),
+        (r"[guide](<it\'s.md>)", "it's.md"),
+        ("[guide][docs]\n\n[docs]: " + r"file\[1\].md", "file[1].md"),
+        ("[guide][docs]\n\n[docs]: " + r"it\'s.md", "it's.md"),
+    ),
+)
+def test_artifact_scope_resolves_escaped_bracket_and_apostrophe_filenames(
+    project: Path, link: str, filename: str
+) -> None:
+    (project / filename).write_text("# Guide\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    (project / "index.md").write_text(link + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    result = run_audit(project, "artifacts")
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stdout + result.stderr