diff --git a/tests/test_tier2_slash_command_spec.py b/tests/test_tier2_slash_command_spec.py
index 81d5ba72..555984df 100644
--- a/tests/test_tier2_slash_command_spec.py
+++ b/tests/test_tier2_slash_command_spec.py
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ def test_command_file_exists() -> None:
 
 
 def test_command_prompt_no_appdata() -> None:
- """Regression test (2026-06-18): the slash command prompt must NOT
- reference AppData paths. The user directed 'NEVER USE APPDATA'.
- Default locations for state and failure reports must be inside the
- Tier 2 clone (scripts/tier2/state/, scripts/tier2/failures/)."""
+ """Regression test (2026-06-18, updated 2026-06-18 after Tier 2's
+ project-relative relocation): the slash command prompt must NOT
+ reference AppData paths and must point at the actual code defaults.
+
+ The user directed 'NEVER USE APPDATA'. The Tier 2 failcount state
+ and failure reports live at tests/artifacts/tier2_state/ and
+ tests/artifacts/tier2_failures/ (project-relative; inside the
+ already-gitignored tests/artifacts/)."""
  content = COMMAND_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
- assert "scripts/tier2/state" in content, "command prompt must point at scripts/tier2/state/<track>/ for failcount state"
- assert "scripts/tier2/failures" in content or True, "command prompt mentions scripts/tier2/state (state path); failures dir is implicit"
+ assert "tests/artifacts/tier2_state" in content, "command prompt must point at tests/artifacts/tier2_state/<track>/ for failcount state (Tier 2's project-relative default)"
  assert "<app-data>" not in content, "command prompt must NOT reference <app-data> (2026-06-18 NEVER USE APPDATA)"
  assert "AppData\\Local\\manual_slop\\tier2" not in content, "command prompt must NOT reference the AppData tier2 dir"
 
@@ -92,7 +95,8 @@ def test_agent_denies_destructive_git() -> None:
 
 
 def test_agent_denies_temp_writes() -> None:
- """Regression test (2026-06-17, rewritten 2026-06-18):
+ """Regression test (2026-06-17, rewritten 2026-06-18, paths updated
+ 2026-06-18 after Tier 2's project-relative relocation):
 
  2026-06-17: the agent wrote an audit JSON to
  C:\\Users\\Ed\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\, which is outside the sandbox
@@ -105,14 +109,15 @@ def test_agent_denies_temp_writes() -> None:
  must:
    - include the broader *AppData\\* bash deny rule (catches Local,
      LocalLow, Roaming, etc., not just Temp)
-   - point at scripts/tier2/state/<track>/state.json for failcount state
-   - point at scripts/tier2/failures/ for failure reports
+   - point at tests/artifacts/tier2_state/<track>/state.json for
+     failcount state (Tier 2's project-relative default)
+   - point at tests/artifacts/tier2_failures/ for failure reports
    - NOT reference AppData\\Local\\manual_slop\\tier2 (the old path)"""
  content = AGENT_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
  assert 'AppData\\Local\\Temp' in content, "agent prompt must include Temp deny rule in frontmatter bash (kept for self-documentation)"
  assert "*AppData\\\\*" in content, "agent prompt must include the broader *AppData\\* deny rule (added 2026-06-18)"
- assert "scripts/tier2/state" in content, "agent prompt must point agent at scripts/tier2/state/<track>/ for failcount state"
- assert "scripts/tier2/failures" in content, "agent prompt must point agent at scripts/tier2/failures/ for failure reports"
+ assert "tests/artifacts/tier2_state" in content, "agent prompt must point agent at tests/artifacts/tier2_state/<track>/ for failcount state (Tier 2's project-relative default)"
+ assert "tests/artifacts/tier2_failures" in content, "agent prompt must point agent at tests/artifacts/tier2_failures/ for failure reports"
  assert "AppData\\Local\\manual_slop\\tier2" not in content, "agent prompt must NOT reference the AppData tier2 dir (2026-06-18 NEVER USE APPDATA)"