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+# Specification: Test Suite Curation and Organization
+
+## Overview
+The current test suite for **Manual Slop** and the **Conductor** framework has grown incrementally and lacks a formal organization. This track aims to curate, categorize, and organize existing tests, specifically blacklisting Conductor-specific (MMA) tests from manual_slop's test runs. We will use a central manifest for test management and perform an exhaustive review of all tests to eliminate redundancy.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+-   **Test Categorization:** Tests will be categorized into:
+    -   Manual Slop Core/GUI
+    -   Conductor/MMA
+    -   MCP/Integrations
+    -   Simulation/Workflows
+-   **Central Manifest:** Implement a `tests.toml` (or similar) manifest file to define test categories and blacklist specific tests from the default `manual_slop` test run.
+-   **Blacklisting:** Ensure that Conductor-only tests (e.g., MMA related) do not execute when running tests for the `manual_slop` application itself.
+-   **Exhaustive Curation:** Review all existing tests in `tests/` to:
+    -   Fix failing tests.
+    -   Identify and merge redundant tests.
+    -   Remove obsolete tests.
+    -   Ensure consistent naming conventions.
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+-   **Clarity:** The `tests.toml` manifest should be easy to understand and maintain.
+-   **Reliability:** The curation must result in a stable, passing test suite for each category.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+-   A central manifest (`tests.toml`) is created and used to manage test execution.
+-   Running `manual_slop` tests successfully ignores all blacklisted Conductor/MMA tests.
+-   All failing tests are either fixed or removed (if redundant).
+-   Each test file is assigned to at least one category in the manifest.
+-   Redundant test logic is consolidated.
+
+## Out of Scope
+-   Writing new feature tests (unless required to consolidate redundancy).
+-   Major refactoring of the test framework itself (beyond the manifest).