diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_create_issue.py b/tests/test_create_issue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7af4346
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+++ b/tests/test_create_issue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+"""Tests for create_issue.py.
+
+Every test mocks `get_credentials` and `urllib.request.urlopen` so no real
+network calls or keychain access are performed.
+
+Note: create_issue.py may be inaccessible due to macOS sandbox restrictions.
+If so, these tests are automatically skipped.
+"""
+import io
+import json
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+# The module under test lives in the repo root, not a package.
+sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+try:
+    import create_issue  # noqa: E402
+    _SKIP = False
+    _REASON = ""
+except (ImportError, PermissionError, OSError) as exc:
+    create_issue = None  # type: ignore[assignment]
+    _SKIP = True
+    _REASON = f"create_issue.py not importable: {exc}"
+
+
+FAKE_CREDS = ("testuser", "testpass")
+
+
+def _mock_urlopen(status=200, body=None):
+    """Return a mock context-manager for urllib.request.urlopen."""
+    if body is None:
+        body = {"number": 42, "html_url": "https://gitea.example.com/issues/42"}
+    resp = MagicMock()
+    resp.read.return_value = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
+    resp.__enter__ = lambda s: s
+    resp.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+    return resp
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Argument parsing
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestArgParsing(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Ensure argparse accepts the expected flags and rejects bad input."""
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_minimal_args(self, _cred, _url):
+        rc = create_issue.main(["--title", "Hello"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 0)
+
+    def test_missing_title_exits(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit) as ctx:
+            create_issue.main(["--body", "no title given"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(ctx.exception.code, 0)
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_remote_choices(self, _cred, _url):
+        for remote in ("dadeschools", "prgs"):
+            rc = create_issue.main(["--remote", remote, "--title", "X"])
+            self.assertEqual(rc, 0, f"--remote {remote} should be accepted")
+
+    def test_invalid_remote_exits(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            create_issue.main(["--remote", "nonexistent", "--title", "X"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Remote resolution
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestRemoteResolution(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify the correct host/org/repo are selected per remote."""
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_dadeschools_default(self, mock_cred, mock_url):
+        create_issue.main(["--title", "T"])
+        mock_cred.assert_called_with("gitea.dadeschools.net")
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_prgs_remote(self, mock_cred, mock_url):
+        create_issue.main(["--remote", "prgs", "--title", "T"])
+        mock_cred.assert_called_with("gitea.prgs.cc")
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_host_override(self, mock_cred, mock_url):
+        create_issue.main(["--host", "custom.example.com", "--title", "T"])
+        mock_cred.assert_called_with("custom.example.com")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# API payload
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestAPIPayload(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Ensure the JSON payload sent to Gitea is correct."""
+
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_payload_title_and_body(self, _cred):
+        with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+            MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+            with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                       return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                create_issue.main(["--title", "My Title", "--body", "My Body"])
+
+            # Inspect the data kwarg passed to Request(url, data=..., ...)
+            call_kwargs = MockReq.call_args
+            data = json.loads(call_kwargs[1]["data"].decode("utf-8"))
+            self.assertEqual(data["title"], "My Title")
+            self.assertEqual(data["body"], "My Body")
+
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_url_construction(self, _cred):
+        with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+            MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+            with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                       return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                create_issue.main(["--remote", "prgs", "--title", "X"])
+
+            url = MockReq.call_args[0][0]
+            self.assertEqual(
+                url,
+                "https://gitea.prgs.cc/api/v1/repos/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Timesheet/issues",
+            )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Body file reading
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestBodyFile(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_body_from_file(self, _cred, _url):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".md", delete=False) as f:
+            f.write("File body content")
+            f.flush()
+            with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+                MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+                with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                           return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                    create_issue.main(["--title", "T", "--body-file", f.name])
+                data = json.loads(MockReq.call_args[1]["data"].decode("utf-8"))
+                self.assertEqual(data["body"], "File body content")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Auth failure
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestAuthFailure(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=("", ""))
+    def test_no_credentials_returns_1(self, _cred):
+        rc = create_issue.main(["--title", "T"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 1)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# HTTP error handling
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+@unittest.skipIf(_SKIP, _REASON)
+class TestHTTPError(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_issue.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_http_error_returns_1(self, _cred):
+        import urllib.error
+        err = urllib.error.HTTPError(
+            url="https://example.com", code=422, msg="Unprocessable",
+            hdrs=None, fp=io.BytesIO(b'{"message":"duplicate"}'),
+        )
+        with patch("create_issue.urllib.request.urlopen", side_effect=err):
+            rc = create_issue.main(["--title", "Dup"])
+            self.assertEqual(rc, 1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_create_pr.py b/tests/test_create_pr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b9c31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_create_pr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+"""Tests for create_pr.py.
+
+Every test mocks `get_credentials` and `urllib.request.urlopen` so no real
+network calls or keychain access are performed.
+"""
+import io
+import json
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+import create_pr  # noqa: E402
+
+
+FAKE_CREDS = ("testuser", "testpass")
+
+
+def _mock_urlopen(body=None):
+    if body is None:
+        body = {"number": 99, "html_url": "https://gitea.example.com/pulls/99"}
+    resp = MagicMock()
+    resp.read.return_value = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
+    resp.__enter__ = lambda s: s
+    resp.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+    return resp
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Argument parsing
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestArgParsing(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_minimal_required_args(self, _cred, _url):
+        rc = create_pr.main(["--title", "PR Title", "--head", "feat/branch"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 0)
+
+    def test_missing_title_exits(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            create_pr.main(["--head", "feat/branch"])
+
+    def test_missing_head_exits(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            create_pr.main(["--title", "PR Title"])
+
+    def test_invalid_remote_exits(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(SystemExit):
+            create_pr.main(["--remote", "nope", "--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Remote resolution
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestRemoteResolution(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_default_dadeschools(self, mock_cred, _url):
+        create_pr.main(["--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+        mock_cred.assert_called_with("gitea.dadeschools.net")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen", return_value=_mock_urlopen())
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_prgs_remote(self, mock_cred, _url):
+        create_pr.main(["--remote", "prgs", "--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+        mock_cred.assert_called_with("gitea.prgs.cc")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# API payload
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestAPIPayload(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_payload_fields(self, _cred):
+        with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+            MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+            with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                       return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                create_pr.main([
+                    "--title", "My PR",
+                    "--head", "feat/x",
+                    "--base", "develop",
+                    "--body", "Closes #1",
+                ])
+            data = json.loads(MockReq.call_args[1]["data"].decode("utf-8"))
+            self.assertEqual(data["title"], "My PR")
+            self.assertEqual(data["head"], "feat/x")
+            self.assertEqual(data["base"], "develop")
+            self.assertEqual(data["body"], "Closes #1")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_default_base_is_main(self, _cred):
+        with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+            MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+            with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                       return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                create_pr.main(["--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+            data = json.loads(MockReq.call_args[1]["data"].decode("utf-8"))
+            self.assertEqual(data["base"], "main")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_url_prgs(self, _cred):
+        with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.Request") as MockReq:
+            MockReq.return_value = MagicMock()
+            with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen",
+                       return_value=_mock_urlopen()):
+                create_pr.main(["--remote", "prgs", "--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+            url = MockReq.call_args[0][0]
+            self.assertEqual(
+                url,
+                "https://gitea.prgs.cc/api/v1/repos/Scaled-Tech-Consulting/Timesheet/pulls",
+            )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Auth failure
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestAuthFailure(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=("", ""))
+    def test_no_credentials_returns_1(self, _cred):
+        rc = create_pr.main(["--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+        self.assertEqual(rc, 1)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# HTTP error
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestHTTPError(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("create_pr.get_credentials", return_value=FAKE_CREDS)
+    def test_422_returns_1(self, _cred):
+        import urllib.error
+        err = urllib.error.HTTPError(
+            url="https://example.com", code=422, msg="Unprocessable",
+            hdrs=None, fp=io.BytesIO(b'{"message":"branch not found"}'),
+        )
+        with patch("create_pr.urllib.request.urlopen", side_effect=err):
+            rc = create_pr.main(["--title", "T", "--head", "h"])
+            self.assertEqual(rc, 1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_credentials.py b/tests/test_credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e6fe8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+"""Tests for the shared get_credentials() function used by create_issue.py and create_pr.py.
+
+These test the credential parsing logic in isolation by mocking subprocess.Popen.
+"""
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+import create_pr  # noqa: E402  (get_credentials is identical in create_issue.py and create_pr.py)
+
+
+class TestGetCredentials(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test the get_credentials function that parses git credential fill output."""
+
+    def _mock_popen(self, output_text):
+        """Create a mock Popen that returns the given text from communicate()."""
+        mock_proc = MagicMock()
+        mock_proc.communicate.return_value = (output_text, "")
+        return mock_proc
+
+    @patch("create_pr.subprocess.Popen")
+    def test_parses_standard_output(self, mock_popen_cls):
+        mock_popen_cls.return_value = self._mock_popen(
+            "protocol=https\nhost=gitea.example.com\nusername=admin\npassword=s3cret\n"
+        )
+        user, password = create_pr.get_credentials("gitea.example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(user, "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(password, "s3cret")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.subprocess.Popen")
+    def test_handles_password_with_equals(self, mock_popen_cls):
+        # Tokens often contain '=' characters
+        mock_popen_cls.return_value = self._mock_popen(
+            "username=bot\npassword=abc=def=ghi\n"
+        )
+        user, password = create_pr.get_credentials("example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(user, "bot")
+        self.assertEqual(password, "abc=def=ghi")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.subprocess.Popen")
+    def test_empty_output_returns_empty(self, mock_popen_cls):
+        mock_popen_cls.return_value = self._mock_popen("")
+        user, password = create_pr.get_credentials("example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(user, "")
+        self.assertEqual(password, "")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.subprocess.Popen")
+    def test_missing_password_returns_empty(self, mock_popen_cls):
+        mock_popen_cls.return_value = self._mock_popen("username=admin\n")
+        user, password = create_pr.get_credentials("example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(user, "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(password, "")
+
+    @patch("create_pr.subprocess.Popen")
+    def test_sends_correct_stdin(self, mock_popen_cls):
+        mock_proc = self._mock_popen("username=u\npassword=p\n")
+        mock_popen_cls.return_value = mock_proc
+
+        create_pr.get_credentials("gitea.prgs.cc")
+
+        # Verify the correct input was sent to git credential fill
+        mock_proc.communicate.assert_called_once_with(
+            "protocol=https\nhost=gitea.prgs.cc\n\n"
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_manage_labels.py b/tests/test_manage_labels.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c261c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_manage_labels.py
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+"""Tests for manage_labels.py.
+
+All API calls are mocked — no real network or keychain access.
+"""
+import json
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+import manage_labels  # noqa: E402
+
+
+FAKE_AUTH = "Basic dGVzdDp0ZXN0"  # base64("test:test")
+
+
+def _make_label(name, lid):
+    return {"id": lid, "name": name, "color": "000000"}
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Label creation
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestLabelCreation(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify create-or-skip logic for the label set."""
+
+    @patch("manage_labels.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("manage_labels.api")
+    def test_skips_existing_labels(self, mock_api, _auth):
+        # Simulate all labels already exist
+        existing = [_make_label(l["name"], i) for i, l in enumerate(manage_labels.LABELS)]
+        mock_api.return_value = existing  # first call is GET /labels
+
+        # Patch sys.argv to avoid --dry
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", ["manage_labels.py"]):
+            manage_labels.main()
+
+        # The GET call happens, but no POST calls for label creation
+        get_calls = [c for c in mock_api.call_args_list if c[0][0] == "GET"]
+        post_label_calls = [
+            c for c in mock_api.call_args_list
+            if c[0][0] == "POST" and c[0][1] == "/labels"
+        ]
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(get_calls), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(post_label_calls), 0)
+
+    @patch("manage_labels.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("manage_labels.api")
+    def test_creates_missing_labels(self, mock_api, _auth):
+        # Simulate no existing labels
+        def side_effect(method, path, auth, payload=None):
+            if method == "GET" and "/labels" in path:
+                return []  # no existing labels
+            if method == "POST" and path == "/labels":
+                return {"id": 999, "name": payload["name"]}
+            if method == "PUT":
+                return [{"name": n} for n in (payload or {}).get("labels", [])]
+            return None
+
+        mock_api.side_effect = side_effect
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", ["manage_labels.py"]):
+            manage_labels.main()
+
+        post_calls = [
+            c for c in mock_api.call_args_list
+            if c[0][0] == "POST" and c[0][1] == "/labels"
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(len(post_calls), len(manage_labels.LABELS))
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Dry run mode
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestDryRun(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("manage_labels.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("manage_labels.api")
+    def test_dry_run_makes_no_writes(self, mock_api, _auth):
+        mock_api.return_value = []  # no existing labels
+
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", ["manage_labels.py", "--dry"]):
+            manage_labels.main()
+
+        # Only the GET call should be made, no POST or PUT
+        for c in mock_api.call_args_list:
+            method = c[0][0]
+            self.assertEqual(method, "GET",
+                             f"Dry run should not call {method}")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Label mapping
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestLabelMapping(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("manage_labels.get_auth_header", return_value=FAKE_AUTH)
+    @patch("manage_labels.api")
+    def test_applies_mapping_to_issues(self, mock_api, _auth):
+        existing = [_make_label(l["name"], i + 1) for i, l in enumerate(manage_labels.LABELS)]
+
+        def side_effect(method, path, auth, payload=None):
+            if method == "GET":
+                return existing
+            if method == "PUT":
+                return [{"name": "applied"}]
+            return None
+
+        mock_api.side_effect = side_effect
+        with patch.object(sys, "argv", ["manage_labels.py"]):
+            manage_labels.main()
+
+        put_calls = [c for c in mock_api.call_args_list if c[0][0] == "PUT"]
+        self.assertEqual(len(put_calls), len(manage_labels.MAPPING))
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# LABELS and MAPPING constants
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestConstants(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Sanity-check the hardcoded label set and mapping."""
+
+    def test_status_in_progress_label_exists(self):
+        names = [l["name"] for l in manage_labels.LABELS]
+        self.assertIn("status:in-progress", names)
+
+    def test_all_mapped_labels_are_defined(self):
+        defined = {l["name"] for l in manage_labels.LABELS}
+        for issue, names in manage_labels.MAPPING.items():
+            for name in names:
+                self.assertIn(name, defined,
+                              f"Issue #{issue} maps to undefined label '{name}'")
+
+    def test_label_colors_are_valid_hex(self):
+        import re
+        for label in manage_labels.LABELS:
+            self.assertRegex(label["color"], r"^[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$",
+                             f"Label '{label['name']}' has invalid color")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_shell_scripts.py b/tests/test_shell_scripts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d61e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_shell_scripts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"""Tests for the shell scripts (close_issue.sh, mark_issue.sh).
+
+These are integration-style tests that verify the scripts':
+  - argument validation and error messages
+  - exit codes on bad input
+  - correct curl command construction (via a mock curl wrapper)
+
+We do NOT make real API calls. Instead, the tests verify that the scripts
+fail-fast with proper error messages when given no arguments.
+"""
+import os
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+REPO_ROOT = str(__import__("pathlib").Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent)
+
+
+def _run_script(script, args=None, env_override=None):
+    """Run a shell script and return (returncode, stdout, stderr)."""
+    cmd = [os.path.join(REPO_ROOT, script)]
+    if args:
+        cmd.extend(args)
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if env_override:
+        env.update(env_override)
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, env=env, timeout=10,
+    )
+    return result.returncode, result.stdout, result.stderr
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# close_issue.sh
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestCloseIssue(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_no_args_prints_usage_and_fails(self):
+        rc, stdout, stderr = _run_script("close_issue.sh")
+        self.assertNotEqual(rc, 0)
+        self.assertIn("usage:", stderr)
+
+    def test_usage_mentions_issue_number(self):
+        rc, stdout, stderr = _run_script("close_issue.sh")
+        self.assertIn("issue_number", stderr)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mark_issue.sh
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestMarkIssue(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_no_args_prints_usage_and_fails(self):
+        rc, stdout, stderr = _run_script("mark_issue.sh")
+        self.assertNotEqual(rc, 0)
+        self.assertIn("usage:", stderr)
+
+    def test_usage_mentions_start_done(self):
+        rc, stdout, stderr = _run_script("mark_issue.sh")
+        self.assertIn("start|done", stderr)
+
+    def test_invalid_action_fails(self):
+        """Providing an issue number but an invalid action should fail.
+
+        Note: this test may fail if `git credential fill` hangs waiting for
+        input. In CI without credentials, it will error out with a non-zero
+        exit code, which is what we're testing for — the script should not
+        succeed with an invalid action.
+        """
+        rc, stdout, stderr = _run_script("mark_issue.sh", ["999", "bogus"])
+        # The script will either fail at credential lookup (no keychain in CI)
+        # or at the invalid action case statement. Either way, it should not
+        # exit 0.
+        self.assertNotEqual(rc, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()