diff --git a/tests/test_market_intel_skeleton.py b/tests/test_market_intel_skeleton.py
index d231866..ccf1f08 100644
--- a/tests/test_market_intel_skeleton.py
+++ b/tests/test_market_intel_skeleton.py
@@ -8456,6 +8456,12 @@ def test_deployment_readiness_reports_app_only_release_gate():
         ]
         is True
     )
+    assert (
+        readiness["checks"][
+            "candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight_preview_safe"
+        ]
+        is True
+    )
     assert (
         readiness["checks"][
             "candidate_queue_review_decision_writer_cli_status_safe"
@@ -8600,6 +8606,11 @@ def test_deployment_readiness_reports_app_only_release_gate():
         "candidate_queue_review_archive_summary"
         in readiness["production_smoke_targets"]
     )
+    assert (
+        "/api/market_intel/manual_sample_review/"
+        "candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"
+        in readiness["production_smoke_targets"]
+    )
     assert (
         "/api/market_intel/manual_sample_review/"
         "candidate_queue_review_decision_writer_status"
@@ -9971,6 +9982,112 @@ def test_deployment_readiness_reports_app_only_release_gate():
         readiness["candidate_queue_review_archive_summary"]["scheduler_attached"]
         is False
     )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"]["mode"]
+        == "candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight_preview"
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ai_summary_preflight_ready"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ready_for_manual_ollama_summary_run"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ready_for_ai_summary_generation"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ready_for_llm_call"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ready_for_telegram_dispatch"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "api_reads_approval_token"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "api_writes_file"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "summary_file_written"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "summary_record_written"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ai_summary_generated"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "llm_call_executed"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "ollama_call_executed"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "gemini_call_executed"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "telegram_dispatched"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "database_write_executed"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "scheduler_attached"
+        ]
+        is False
+    )
+    assert (
+        readiness["candidate_queue_review_ai_summary_preflight"][
+            "model_route_policy"
+        ]["primary_policy"]
+        == "ollama_first"
+    )
     assert (
         readiness["candidate_queue_review_decision_writer_status"]["mode"]
         == "candidate_queue_review_decision_writer_cli_blocked"