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+# Parity — n8n
+
+Phase-2 P2 mapping table: every `references/recipe-maintainer/recipe-info/n8n/tests/*.py` has a
+comparable cc-ci test under `tests/n8n/functional/`, asserting the **same thing** (not a renamed
+file). The Adversary cold-verifies parity by reading the source `recipe-info/<file>` and the cc-ci
+file side-by-side.
+
+| recipe-maintainer file | cc-ci file | what's verified | status |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `recipe-info/n8n/tests/health_check.py` | `tests/n8n/functional/test_health_check.py` | The app is reachable over HTTPS and returns a successful response (the original asserted HTTP 200 against a persistent `n8n.<suffix>` host). The cc-ci port preserves the assertion shape — HTTP 200 from the served root — and adapts to the ephemeral per-run domain via the `live_app` fixture. | **ported** |
+
+## Recipe-specific tests (Phase-2 P3, ≥2 beyond parity)
+
+n8n is a workflow-automation engine — its characteristic behavior is **running a workflow engine
+with a registry of node types and a queryable settings/state surface**. Two new functional tests:
+
+| cc-ci file | what's verified | rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| `tests/n8n/functional/test_node_types_catalog.py` | Fetches `/types/nodes.json` and asserts the response is a JSON list, contains a meaningful number (>= 50) of node-type definitions, and includes specific n8n-built-in node names such as `n8n-nodes-base.set`, `n8n-nodes-base.if`, and a webhook/HTTP node — proves the n8n runtime bootstrapped its **node registry** (the workflow engine's core capability), not just "the HTTP server is up". | The node registry is what makes n8n n8n; an n8n that boots but loads no nodes is broken. |
+| `tests/n8n/functional/test_rest_settings.py` | Fetches `/rest/settings` and asserts the JSON response carries the expected n8n public settings keys (e.g. `data.endpointWebhook`, `data.versionCli`) — the public settings surface is what every editor SPA loads to bootstrap, and proves the n8n REST API initialized + the SPA can talk to it. | Proves the editor SPA's primary API contract is intact — distinct from "/" returning HTML, which only proves a static asset was served. |
+
+Both tests run in the **custom** tier against the same `live_app` shared deployment as the
+lifecycle overlays — no extra deploy, no extra teardown.
+
+## Backup data-integrity (P4)
+
+Already exercised by the lifecycle overlays from Phase 1d/1e:
+`tests/n8n/test_backup.py` + `test_restore.py` + `ops.py` (`pre_backup` seeds `"original"` into
+`/home/node/.n8n/ci-marker.txt`; `pre_restore` mutates to `"mutated"`; restore must return the
+volume to `"original"`). Read via `lifecycle.exec_in_app` since n8n state isn't HTTP-served.
+
+## Playwright (P6)
+
+n8n's UI is the editor SPA — already exercised inline by `tests/n8n/test_install.py::test_serving_and_editor` (lifecycle install overlay), which loads the live editor via Chromium and asserts the
+HTML carries the n8n shell. Adequate for P6 — the editor renders is the canonical browser flow.
+
+## Non-ports
+
+None — recipe-maintainer's n8n `tests/` directory contains only `health_check.py`, which is fully
+ported above.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_discovery.py b/tests/unit/test_discovery.py
index bdd6d2b..68f881a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_discovery.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_discovery.py
@@ -70,18 +70,24 @@ def test_repo_local_wins_when_approved(tmp_path):
     assert res == ("repo-local", str(rl / "test_install.py"))
 
 
-def test_custom_tests_repo_local_gated(tmp_path):
+def test_custom_tests_repo_local_gated(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     # non-lifecycle test_*.py from repo-local only count for approved recipes; lifecycle names excluded
+    # Use a synthetic recipe name + monkeypatched cc_ci_dir so this is independent of what
+    # tests/<real-recipe>/ ships (Phase-2 custom-html now also ships functional/ + playwright/,
+    # which would legitimately appear in custom_tests for "custom-html" — F2-1).
+    fake_recipe = "ccci-hc2-fixture"
+    monkeypatch.setattr(discovery, "cc_ci_dir", lambda r: str(tmp_path / "cc-ci" / r))
+    (tmp_path / "cc-ci" / fake_recipe).mkdir(parents=True)
     rl = tmp_path / "repo"
     rl.mkdir()
     (rl / "test_sso.py").write_text("# repo-local custom\n")
     (rl / "test_install.py").write_text("# lifecycle name -> excluded from custom\n")
 
     _approve(tmp_path)  # not approved -> repo-local custom ignored
-    assert discovery.custom_tests("custom-html", str(rl)) == []
+    assert discovery.custom_tests(fake_recipe, str(rl)) == []
 
-    _approve(tmp_path, "custom-html")  # approved -> repo-local custom honored
-    customs = discovery.custom_tests("custom-html", str(rl))
+    _approve(tmp_path, fake_recipe)  # approved -> repo-local custom honored
+    customs = discovery.custom_tests(fake_recipe, str(rl))
     names = {(src, os.path.basename(p)) for src, p in customs}
     assert ("repo-local", "test_sso.py") in names
     assert all(os.path.basename(p) != "test_install.py" for _, p in customs)