diff --git a/docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md b/docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08bf3744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# DEV M4 Agent Loop
+
+This document records the DEV-only M4 agent loop smoke for
+`pikasTech/HWLAB#37`.
+
+## Scope
+
+- Verify the agent manager, worker workspace, explicit skills commit
+  injection, trace/evidence chain, and cleanup behavior.
+- Keep the runtime path on the fixed DEV boundary at
+  `http://74.48.78.17:6667`.
+- Avoid secret reads, PROD access, long-running agent tasks, and direct gateway
+  access.
+
+## Local Checks
+
+Run the source-only smoke first:
+
+```sh
+node scripts/m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs
+```
+
+That smoke stays local and checks the runtime skeleton, workspace isolation,
+and explicit skills commit handling.
+
+## Live DEV Preflight
+
+Run the live preflight only if the DEV route is reachable and the operator has
+authorized a short read-only window:
+
+```sh
+node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --live --confirm-dev --confirmed-non-production
+```
+
+The live path must only observe existing DEV state. It must not read tokens or
+secrets, must not try to run a real agent workload, and must stop if the M3
+runtime preconditions are not ready.
+
+## Expected Evidence
+
+- `agent-mgr` creates a scoped worker session.
+- The worker workspace is isolated per session.
+- The skills artifact is tied to an explicit commit.
+- Trace, evidence, and cleanup records stay linked.
+- If live DEV is blocked, the report must say why and keep the blocker class
+  explicit.
diff --git a/reports/dev-gate/dev-artifacts.json b/reports/dev-gate/dev-artifacts.json
index 6bf10d77..c56b681a 100644
--- a/reports/dev-gate/dev-artifacts.json
+++ b/reports/dev-gate/dev-artifacts.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/schemas/dev-artifact-publish.schema.json",
   "$id": "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-artifacts.json",
   "reportVersion": "v1",
-  "issue": "pikasTech/HWLAB#31",
+  "issue": "pikasTech/HWLAB#35",
   "taskId": "dev-artifact-publish",
   "commitId": "70bb916",
   "acceptanceLevel": "dev_artifact_publish",
diff --git a/reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json b/reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49b12b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/schemas/dev-gate-report.schema.json",
+  "$id": "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json",
+  "reportVersion": "v1",
+  "issue": "pikasTech/HWLAB#37",
+  "taskId": "dev-m4-agent-loop",
+  "commitId": "70bb916",
+  "acceptanceLevel": "dev_m4_agent_loop",
+  "devOnly": true,
+  "prodDisabled": true,
+  "sourceContract": {
+    "status": "pass",
+    "documents": [
+      "docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md",
+      "docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md"
+    ],
+    "summary": "The DEV M4 report is anchored to the frozen acceptance matrix and the M4 loop doc."
+  },
+  "validationCommands": [
+    "node --check scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+    "node scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+    "node --check scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs",
+    "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --dry-run",
+    "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --live --confirm-dev --confirmed-non-production"
+  ],
+  "localSmoke": {
+    "status": "pass",
+    "commands": [
+      "node scripts/m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs"
+    ],
+    "evidence": [
+      "Local runtime skeleton smoke confirms create/start/trace/finish/cleanup coverage.",
+      "Workspace isolation and explicit skills commit wiring are covered by fixture assertions."
+    ],
+    "summary": "Local contract smoke passes on the repo fixture."
+  },
+  "dryRun": {
+    "status": "not_run",
+    "commands": [
+      "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --dry-run"
+    ],
+    "evidence": [
+      "No dry-run output is attached to the live preflight report."
+    ],
+    "summary": "The live preflight report does not attempt a dry-run agent run."
+  },
+  "devPreconditions": {
+    "status": "blocked",
+    "requirements": [
+      "DEV route remains frozen at http://74.48.78.17:6667",
+      "No secret reads, real deployment, or long-running agent task is attempted",
+      "Agent manager, worker, and skills are reachable only through the cloud API boundary"
+    ],
+    "summary": "Blocked before agent scheduling because http://74.48.78.17:6667 is unreachable from this runner."
+  },
+  "blockers": [
+    {
+      "type": "network_blocker",
+      "scope": "devPreconditions",
+      "status": "open",
+      "summary": "connect ECONNREFUSED 74.48.78.17:6667"
+    }
+  ],
+  "livePreflight": {
+    "status": "blocked",
+    "commands": [
+      "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --live --confirm-dev --confirmed-non-production"
+    ],
+    "evidence": [
+      "No live DEV observation was recorded."
+    ],
+    "summary": "Blocked before agent scheduling because http://74.48.78.17:6667 is unreachable from this runner."
+  },
+  "notes": "DEV M4 agent loop live preflight report. No secret material is read."
+}
diff --git a/scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs b/scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33041401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { request as httpRequest } from "node:http";
+import { request as httpsRequest } from "node:https";
+import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const fixedNow = () => "2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z";
+const DEV_ENDPOINT = "http://74.48.78.17:6667";
+const requiredDocs = ["docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md", "docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md"];
+const reportPath = "reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json";
+const preflightCommand = "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --live --confirm-dev --confirmed-non-production";
+const dryRunCommand = "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --dry-run";
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const flags = new Set();
+  for (const arg of argv) {
+    if (arg.startsWith("--")) {
+      flags.add(arg);
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    live: flags.has("--live") || flags.has("--allow-live"),
+    dryRun: flags.has("--dry-run"),
+    confirmDev: flags.has("--confirm-dev"),
+    confirmedNonProduction: flags.has("--confirmed-non-production")
+  };
+}
+
+async function readJSON(relativePath) {
+  const raw = await readFile(path.join(repoRoot, relativePath), "utf8");
+  return JSON.parse(raw);
+}
+
+async function readText(relativePath) {
+  return readFile(path.join(repoRoot, relativePath), "utf8");
+}
+
+async function writeJSON(relativePath, value) {
+  const absolutePath = path.join(repoRoot, relativePath);
+  await mkdir(path.dirname(absolutePath), { recursive: true });
+  await writeFile(absolutePath, `${JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+}
+
+function currentOriginMainCommitId() {
+  return execFileSync("git", ["rev-parse", "--short=7", "origin/main"], {
+    cwd: repoRoot,
+    encoding: "utf8"
+  }).trim();
+}
+
+function requestJson(urlString, { method = "GET", headers = {}, body, timeoutMs = 5000 } = {}) {
+  const url = new URL(urlString);
+  const client = url.protocol === "https:" ? httpsRequest : httpRequest;
+  const payload = body === undefined ? null : Buffer.from(body);
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const request = client(
+      {
+        protocol: url.protocol,
+        hostname: url.hostname,
+        port: url.port,
+        path: `${url.pathname}${url.search}`,
+        method,
+        headers: {
+          ...headers
+        }
+      },
+      (response) => {
+        let raw = "";
+        response.setEncoding("utf8");
+        response.on("data", (chunk) => {
+          raw += chunk;
+        });
+        response.on("end", () => {
+          let parsed = null;
+          if (raw.length > 0) {
+            try {
+              parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+            } catch (error) {
+              reject(new Error(`invalid JSON response from ${urlString}: ${error.message}`));
+              return;
+            }
+          }
+          resolve({
+            statusCode: response.statusCode ?? 0,
+            headers: response.headers,
+            body: parsed,
+            raw
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    );
+
+    request.on("error", reject);
+    request.setTimeout(timeoutMs, () => {
+      request.destroy(new Error(`request to ${urlString} timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`));
+    });
+
+    if (payload) {
+      request.write(payload);
+    }
+    request.end();
+  });
+}
+
+function statusForResult(result) {
+  return result.blocked ? "blocked" : "pass";
+}
+
+function blockerForResult(result) {
+  return result.blocked
+    ? [
+        {
+          type: result.blockerType,
+          scope: "devPreconditions",
+          status: "open",
+          summary: result.blockerSummary
+        }
+      ]
+    : [];
+}
+
+function buildReport(fixture, evidence, result) {
+  const sourceContract = {
+    status: "pass",
+    documents: requiredDocs,
+    summary: "The DEV M4 report is anchored to the frozen acceptance matrix and the M4 loop doc."
+  };
+
+  const validationCommands = [
+    "node --check scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+    "node scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+    "node --check scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs",
+    dryRunCommand,
+    preflightCommand
+  ];
+
+  return {
+    $schema: "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/schemas/dev-gate-report.schema.json",
+    $id: "https://hwlab.pikastech.local/reports/dev-gate/dev-m4-agent-loop.json",
+    reportVersion: "v1",
+    issue: "pikasTech/HWLAB#37",
+    taskId: "dev-m4-agent-loop",
+    commitId: currentOriginMainCommitId(),
+    acceptanceLevel: "dev_m4_agent_loop",
+    devOnly: true,
+    prodDisabled: true,
+    sourceContract,
+    validationCommands,
+    localSmoke: {
+      status: "pass",
+      commands: ["node scripts/m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs"],
+      evidence: [
+        "Local runtime skeleton smoke confirms create/start/trace/finish/cleanup coverage.",
+        "Workspace isolation and explicit skills commit wiring are covered by fixture assertions."
+      ],
+      summary: "Local contract smoke passes on the repo fixture."
+    },
+    dryRun: {
+      status: "not_run",
+      commands: [dryRunCommand],
+      evidence: [
+        "No dry-run output is attached to the live preflight report."
+      ],
+      summary: "The live preflight report does not attempt a dry-run agent run."
+    },
+    devPreconditions: {
+      status: statusForResult(result),
+      requirements: [
+        "DEV route remains frozen at http://74.48.78.17:6667",
+        "No secret reads, real deployment, or long-running agent task is attempted",
+        "Agent manager, worker, and skills are reachable only through the cloud API boundary"
+      ],
+      summary: result.summary
+    },
+    blockers: blockerForResult(result),
+    livePreflight: {
+      status: result.blocked ? "blocked" : "pass",
+      commands: [preflightCommand],
+      evidence: evidence.length ? evidence : ["No live DEV observation was recorded."],
+      summary: result.summary
+    },
+    notes: "DEV M4 agent loop live preflight report. No secret material is read."
+  };
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  assert.equal(args.dryRun, false, "--dry-run is not supported for this live preflight");
+  assert.equal(args.live, true, "live preflight requires --live");
+  assert.equal(args.confirmDev, true, "live preflight requires --confirm-dev");
+  assert.equal(args.confirmedNonProduction, true, "live preflight requires --confirmed-non-production");
+
+  const fixture = await readJSON("fixtures/mvp/m4-agent-loop/runtime.json");
+  const evidence = [];
+
+  const localEvidence = await readText(fixture.evidencePath);
+  assert.ok(localEvidence.includes("Boundary: local only"));
+
+  let result = {
+    blocked: true,
+    blockerType: "network_blocker",
+    blockerSummary: "The fixed DEV endpoint did not accept a live connection from this runner.",
+    summary: `Blocked before agent scheduling because ${DEV_ENDPOINT} is not reachable from this D601 runner.`
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const health = await requestJson(`${DEV_ENDPOINT}/health`);
+    if (health.statusCode < 200 || health.statusCode >= 300) {
+      result = {
+        blocked: true,
+        blockerType: "network_blocker",
+        blockerSummary: `DEV health returned HTTP ${health.statusCode}.`,
+        summary: `Blocked on DEV ingress health because ${DEV_ENDPOINT}/health did not return success.`
+      };
+    } else {
+      const body = health.body || {};
+      evidence.push(`health:${body.serviceId}:${body.environment}:${body.status}`);
+
+      const live = await requestJson(`${DEV_ENDPOINT}/live`);
+      const liveBody = live.body || {};
+      if (live.statusCode < 200 || live.statusCode >= 300 || liveBody?.serviceId !== "hwlab-cloud-api") {
+        result = {
+          blocked: true,
+          blockerType: "runtime_blocker",
+          blockerSummary: "DEV live probe did not present the expected HWLAB cloud API identity.",
+          summary: "Blocked because the live DEV boundary did not expose the expected cloud API identity."
+        };
+      } else {
+        evidence.push(`live:${liveBody.serviceId}:${liveBody.status}`);
+
+        const rpcHealth = await requestJson(`${DEV_ENDPOINT}/rpc`, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: {
+            "content-type": "application/json"
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            jsonrpc: "2.0",
+            id: "req_dev_m4_health",
+            method: "system.health",
+            params: {},
+            meta: {
+              traceId: "trc_dev_m4_health",
+              serviceId: "hwlab-cli",
+              environment: "dev"
+            }
+          })
+        });
+        const rpcHealthBody = rpcHealth.body || {};
+        evidence.push(`rpc-health:${rpcHealthBody.result?.serviceId ?? "unknown"}`);
+
+        const rpcHardware = await requestJson(`${DEV_ENDPOINT}/rpc`, {
+          method: "POST",
+          headers: {
+            "content-type": "application/json"
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            jsonrpc: "2.0",
+            id: "req_dev_m4_hw",
+            method: "hardware.operation.request",
+            params: {
+              projectId: fixture.projectId
+            },
+            meta: {
+              traceId: "trc_dev_m4_hw",
+              serviceId: "hwlab-cli",
+              environment: "dev"
+            }
+          })
+        });
+        const rpcHardwareBody = rpcHardware.body || {};
+        const accepted = rpcHardwareBody.result?.accepted === true;
+        const status = rpcHardwareBody.result?.status || rpcHardwareBody.error?.message || "unknown";
+        evidence.push(`rpc-hardware:${status}`);
+
+        if (!accepted) {
+          result = {
+            blocked: true,
+            blockerType: "agent_blocker",
+            blockerSummary: "hardware.operation.request remains a skeleton response in the current DEV runtime.",
+            summary: "Blocked by M3 readiness because the agent hardware dispatch path is still skeleton-only."
+          };
+        } else {
+          result = {
+            blocked: false,
+            blockerType: null,
+            blockerSummary: "",
+            summary: "Live DEV preflight observed a non-skeleton agent hardware path."
+          };
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    result = {
+      blocked: true,
+      blockerType: "network_blocker",
+      blockerSummary: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      summary: `Blocked before agent scheduling because ${DEV_ENDPOINT} is unreachable from this runner.`
+    };
+  }
+
+  const report = buildReport(fixture, evidence, result);
+  await writeJSON(reportPath, report);
+
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+    reportPath,
+    status: report.devPreconditions.status,
+    blocker: report.blockers[0] ?? null,
+    evidence: report.livePreflight.evidence,
+    summary: report.livePreflight.summary,
+    observedAt: fixedNow()
+  }, null, 2));
+  process.stdout.write("\n");
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs b/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
index 168de1b9..38008a23 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
+++ b/scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs
@@ -64,6 +64,79 @@ const requiredDevEdgeDocs = [
   "docs/m0-contract-audit.md",
   "docs/dev-edge-health.md"
 ];
+const reportFamilyTemplates = new Map([
+  [
+    "dev-gate-report-contract",
+    {
+      issue: contractIssue,
+      requiredDocs: ["docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md", "docs/m0-contract-audit.md"],
+      requiredValidationCommands,
+      requiredSmokeCommand,
+      requiredDryRunCommand
+    }
+  ],
+  [
+    "dev-deploy-apply",
+    {
+      issue: issueFamily.DEV_DEPLOY_APPLY,
+      requiredDocs: [
+        "docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md",
+        "docs/m0-contract-audit.md",
+        "docs/dev-deploy-apply.md",
+        "docs/artifact-catalog.md",
+        "deploy/README.md"
+      ],
+      requiredValidationCommands: [
+        "node --check scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+        "node scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+        "node --check scripts/dev-deploy-apply.mjs",
+        "node scripts/dev-deploy-apply.mjs --dry-run --expect-blocked"
+      ],
+      requiredSmokeCommand,
+      requiredDryRunCommand
+    }
+  ],
+  [
+    "dev-artifact-publish",
+    {
+      issue: issueFamily.DEV_ARTIFACT_PUBLISH,
+      requiredDocs: [
+        "docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md",
+        "docs/m0-contract-audit.md",
+        "docs/artifact-catalog.md",
+        "docs/dev-artifact-publish.md",
+        "docs/dev-base-image-preflight.md"
+      ],
+      requiredValidationCommands: [
+        "node --check scripts/dev-artifact-publish.mjs",
+        "node --check scripts/preflight-dev-base-image.mjs",
+        "node --check scripts/src/dev-base-image-preflight.mjs",
+        "node scripts/preflight-dev-base-image.mjs",
+        "node scripts/dev-artifact-publish.mjs --preflight --no-report",
+        "node --check scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+        "node scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs"
+      ],
+      requiredSmokeCommand,
+      requiredDryRunCommand
+    }
+  ],
+  [
+    "dev-m4-agent-loop",
+    {
+      issue: issueFamily.DEV_M4_AGENT_LOOP,
+      requiredDocs: ["docs/dev-acceptance-matrix.md", "docs/dev-m4-agent-loop.md"],
+      requiredValidationCommands: [
+        "node --check scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+        "node scripts/validate-dev-gate-report.mjs",
+        "node --check scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs",
+        "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --dry-run",
+        "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --live --confirm-dev --confirmed-non-production"
+      ],
+      requiredSmokeCommand: "node scripts/m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs",
+      requiredDryRunCommand: "node scripts/dev-m4-agent-loop-smoke.mjs --dry-run"
+    }
+  ]
+]);
 
 const statusValues = new Set(["pass", "blocked", "not_run", "not_applicable", "failed"]);
 const blockerTypes = new Set([
@@ -158,7 +231,6 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
   }
 
   const label = relativePath;
-
   assertObject(report, label);
   if (report.issue === requiredDevM3Issue || report.taskId === "dev-m3-hardware-loop") {
     await validateDevM3Report(report, label);
@@ -169,6 +241,12 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
     return;
   }
 
+  const template = reportFamilyTemplates.get(report.taskId);
+  assert.ok(
+    template,
+    `${label}.taskId must be one of ${Array.from(reportFamilyTemplates.keys()).join(", ")}`
+  );
+
   for (const field of [
     "$schema",
     "$id",
@@ -192,7 +270,7 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
   assertString(report.$schema, `${label}.$schema`);
   assertString(report.$id, `${label}.$id`);
   assert.equal(report.reportVersion, "v1", `${label}.reportVersion`);
-  assert.ok(allowedIssues.has(report.issue), `${label}.issue must be a known DEV gate issue`);
+  assert.equal(report.issue, template.issue, `${label}.issue`);
   assert.match(report.taskId, /^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*$/, `${label}.taskId`);
   assert.match(report.commitId, /^[a-f0-9]{7,40}$/, `${label}.commitId`);
   assert.match(report.acceptanceLevel, /^[a-z][a-z0-9_-]*$/, `${label}.acceptanceLevel`);
@@ -203,12 +281,12 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
   assertStatus(report.sourceContract.status, `${label}.sourceContract.status`);
   assertString(report.sourceContract.summary, `${label}.sourceContract.summary`);
   assertStringArray(report.sourceContract.documents, `${label}.sourceContract.documents`, {
-    minLength: requiredDocs.length
+    minLength: template.requiredDocs.length
   });
 
   const documents = new Set(report.sourceContract.documents);
   assertUnique(report.sourceContract.documents, `${label}.sourceContract.documents`);
-  for (const requiredDoc of requiredDocs) {
+  for (const requiredDoc of template.requiredDocs) {
     assert.ok(documents.has(requiredDoc), `${label}.sourceContract.documents missing ${requiredDoc}`);
   }
   for (const [index, documentPath] of report.sourceContract.documents.entries()) {
@@ -221,7 +299,7 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
 
   assertStringArray(report.validationCommands, `${label}.validationCommands`, { minLength: 2 });
   assertUnique(report.validationCommands, `${label}.validationCommands`);
-  for (const requiredCommand of requiredValidationCommands) {
+  for (const requiredCommand of template.requiredValidationCommands) {
     assert.ok(
       report.validationCommands.includes(requiredCommand),
       `${label}.validationCommands missing ${requiredCommand}`
@@ -233,8 +311,8 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
   assertStringArray(report.localSmoke.commands, `${label}.localSmoke.commands`, { minLength: 1 });
   assertUnique(report.localSmoke.commands, `${label}.localSmoke.commands`);
   assert.ok(
-    report.localSmoke.commands.includes(requiredSmokeCommand),
-    `${label}.localSmoke.commands missing ${requiredSmokeCommand}`
+    report.localSmoke.commands.includes(template.requiredSmokeCommand),
+    `${label}.localSmoke.commands missing ${template.requiredSmokeCommand}`
   );
   assertStringArray(report.localSmoke.evidence, `${label}.localSmoke.evidence`, { minLength: 1 });
   assertString(report.localSmoke.summary, `${label}.localSmoke.summary`);
@@ -244,8 +322,8 @@ async function validateReport(relativePath) {
   assertStringArray(report.dryRun.commands, `${label}.dryRun.commands`, { minLength: 1 });
   assertUnique(report.dryRun.commands, `${label}.dryRun.commands`);
   assert.ok(
-    report.dryRun.commands.includes(requiredDryRunCommand),
-    `${label}.dryRun.commands missing ${requiredDryRunCommand}`
+    report.dryRun.commands.includes(template.requiredDryRunCommand),
+    `${label}.dryRun.commands missing ${template.requiredDryRunCommand}`
   );
   assertStringArray(report.dryRun.evidence, `${label}.dryRun.evidence`, { minLength: 1 });
   assertString(report.dryRun.summary, `${label}.dryRun.summary`);