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+using Xunit;
+using KArtSell.Modules.ModelOperations.ShadowRun.Events;
+
+namespace KArtSell.Integration.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// E2E async pipeline: Shadow Run → Outbox → Inbox → Consumer
+/// Tests event structure, routing, and idempotency contracts.
+/// Note: Database integration tests deferred (requires PostgreSQL fixture).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class ShadowRunAsyncPipelineTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Event_CreatedWithAllGatesPassed_IsRouteableToConsumers()
+    {
+        // Arrange: Create event matching async pipeline contract
+        var runId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var modelId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var correlationId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        var @event = new ShadowRunCompletedEvent(
+            RunId: runId,
+            ModelId: modelId,
+            CorrelationId: correlationId,
+            WindowStartDate: new DateOnly(2024, 1, 1),
+            WindowEndDate: new DateOnly(2024, 8, 31),
+            AllGatesPassed: true,
+            TotalReturn: 0.15m,
+            SharpeRatio: 1.8m,
+            ProbOfBacktestOverfit: 0.12m,
+            DailySharePercentile: 0.96m,
+            ErrorMessage: null,
+            CompletedAt: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        // Assert: Event has all required fields for downstream routing
+        Assert.Equal(runId, @event.RunId);
+        Assert.Equal(modelId, @event.ModelId);
+        Assert.Equal(correlationId, @event.CorrelationId);
+        Assert.True(@event.AllGatesPassed);
+        Assert.NotEqual(default(DateTime), @event.CompletedAt);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Event_IdempotencyKey_EnsuresDuplicateDetection()
+    {
+        // Arrange: Same event, two instances
+        var runId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var event1 = new ShadowRunCompletedEvent(
+            RunId: runId,
+            ModelId: Guid.NewGuid(),
+            CorrelationId: Guid.NewGuid(),
+            WindowStartDate: new DateOnly(2024, 1, 1),
+            WindowEndDate: new DateOnly(2024, 8, 31),
+            AllGatesPassed: true,
+            TotalReturn: 0.15m,
+            SharpeRatio: 1.8m,
+            ProbOfBacktestOverfit: 0.12m,
+            DailySharePercentile: 0.96m,
+            ErrorMessage: null,
+            CompletedAt: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        var event2 = new ShadowRunCompletedEvent(
+            RunId: runId,
+            ModelId: event1.ModelId,
+            CorrelationId: event1.CorrelationId,
+            WindowStartDate: event1.WindowStartDate,
+            WindowEndDate: event1.WindowEndDate,
+            AllGatesPassed: event1.AllGatesPassed,
+            TotalReturn: event1.TotalReturn,
+            SharpeRatio: event1.SharpeRatio,
+            ProbOfBacktestOverfit: event1.ProbOfBacktestOverfit,
+            DailySharePercentile: event1.DailySharePercentile,
+            ErrorMessage: event1.ErrorMessage,
+            CompletedAt: event1.CompletedAt);
+
+        // Assert: Idempotency keys match (same event = duplicate detected)
+        Assert.Equal(event1.IdempotencyKey, event2.IdempotencyKey);
+        Assert.Equal($"{runId}#1", event1.IdempotencyKey);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Pipeline_ApprovalQueueRoute_OnlyProcessesPassedGates()
+    {
+        // Arrange: Event with AllGatesPassed=false
+        var @event = new ShadowRunCompletedEvent(
+            RunId: Guid.NewGuid(),
+            ModelId: Guid.NewGuid(),
+            CorrelationId: Guid.NewGuid(),
+            WindowStartDate: new DateOnly(2024, 1, 1),
+            WindowEndDate: new DateOnly(2024, 8, 31),
+            AllGatesPassed: false,  // ← Failed validation
+            TotalReturn: 0.05m,
+            SharpeRatio: 0.8m,      // < 1.0 target
+            ProbOfBacktestOverfit: 0.35m,  // > 20% limit
+            DailySharePercentile: 0.90m,   // < 95% target
+            ErrorMessage: "PBO exceeded",
+            CompletedAt: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        // Assert: ApprovalQueueConsumer logic (should skip)
+        // "Only create approval queue if all gates passed"
+        Assert.False(@event.AllGatesPassed);
+        // In production: ApprovalQueueConsumer.HandleAsync returns early
+    }
+}