Validation performed on 2026-09-18

Deployed Python source hash verified against the VM: PASS
Python self_test.py: PASS
  Signed health response and invalid-signature rejection
  P1 synchronous completed text response
  P2 contract test: accepted, working, completed
  P2 supplemental input: input_required, accepted input, completed answer
  P3 artifact upload to a loopback test sink and completed artifact metadata
Node merchant-server.mjs syntax: PASS
Repository Node fixture integration suites: 21 tests passed across 2 files
Credential/private-key pattern scan of package: no matches

No new calls to Finch APIs or third-party merchant endpoints were made for smoke tests.
No real P3 Finch artifact receipt or online publication was performed.
No live deployment credentials, wallet keys, or .env files were copied.

The initial Node test command selected the unit-test configuration and found no tests.
The corrected command used vitest.integration.config.ts and passed all 21 tests.
