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+#include "testHarness.h"
+#include "vf/Pathfind.h"
+
+using namespace vf;
+
+namespace {
+
+void floor(World& world, int y, int x0, int z0, int x1, int z1) {
+    for (int x = x0; x <= x1; ++x)
+        for (int z = z0; z <= z1; ++z)
+            world.setBlock(x, y, z, Block::Stone);
+}
+
+void pillar(World& world, int x, int z, int y0, int y1) {
+    for (int y = y0; y <= y1; ++y) world.setBlock(x, y, z, Block::Stone);
+}
+
+bool contiguous(const std::vector<Vec3i>& path) {
+    for (std::size_t i = 1; i < path.size(); ++i) {
+        int dx = std::abs(path[i].x - path[i - 1].x);
+        int dz = std::abs(path[i].z - path[i - 1].z);
+        if (dx + dz != 1) return false;   // exactly one horizontal step apart
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+VF_TEST(pathStraightLineAcrossOpenFloor) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {0, 1, 0}, {5, 1, 0});
+    CHECK_EQ(path.size(), static_cast<std::size_t>(6));   // 5 steps + start
+    CHECK(path.front() == Vec3i(0, 1, 0));
+    CHECK(path.back() == Vec3i(5, 1, 0));
+    CHECK(contiguous(path));
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathRoutesAroundWallThroughGap) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    for (int z = 0; z <= 6; ++z) pillar(world, 4, z, 1, 2);   // wall x=4, gap at z=7,8
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {7, 1, 1});
+    CHECK(!path.empty());
+    CHECK(path.back() == Vec3i(7, 1, 1));
+    CHECK(contiguous(path));
+    CHECK(path.size() > 7);   // longer than the blocked straight line
+    for (const Vec3i& cell : path)
+        CHECK(!world.solidAt(cell.x, cell.y, cell.z));   // never inside the wall
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathReturnsEmptyWhenGoalSealed) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    pillar(world, 4, 5, 1, 2);
+    pillar(world, 6, 5, 1, 2);
+    pillar(world, 5, 4, 1, 2);
+    pillar(world, 5, 6, 1, 2);   // seal all four neighbours of {5,1,5}
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {5, 1, 5});
+    CHECK(path.empty());
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathFoundWhenSealBreached) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    pillar(world, 4, 5, 1, 2);
+    pillar(world, 6, 5, 1, 2);
+    pillar(world, 5, 4, 1, 2);
+    // {5,1,6} left open -> reachable
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {5, 1, 5});
+    CHECK(!path.empty());
+    CHECK(path.back() == Vec3i(5, 1, 5));
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathClimbsSingleStep) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    floor(world, 1, 4, 0, 8, 8);   // raised terrace from x=4
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {0, 1, 0}, {6, 2, 0});
+    CHECK(!path.empty());
+    CHECK(path.front() == Vec3i(0, 1, 0));
+    CHECK(path.back() == Vec3i(6, 2, 0));
+    CHECK(contiguous(path));
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathTwoHighWallIsImpassable) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    for (int z = 0; z <= 8; ++z) pillar(world, 4, z, 1, 3);   // full 3-high wall, no gap
+    std::vector<Vec3i> path = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {7, 1, 1});
+    CHECK(path.empty());
+}
+
+VF_TEST(pathIsDeterministic) {
+    World world;
+    floor(world, 0, 0, 0, 8, 8);
+    for (int z = 0; z <= 6; ++z) pillar(world, 4, z, 1, 2);
+    std::vector<Vec3i> a = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {7, 1, 1});
+    std::vector<Vec3i> b = findPath(world, {1, 1, 1}, {7, 1, 1});
+    CHECK(a.size() == b.size());
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < a.size(); ++i) CHECK(a[i] == b[i]);
+}