diff --git a/tests/test_failcount.py b/tests/test_failcount.py
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+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from scripts.tier2.failcount import (
+ FailcountConfig,
+ FailcountState,
+ record_commit,
+ record_green_failure,
+ record_green_success,
+ record_red_failure,
+ should_give_up,
+ from_dict,
+ to_dict,
+ load_state,
+ save_state,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def default_config() -> FailcountConfig:
+ return FailcountConfig()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fresh_state() -> FailcountState:
+ return FailcountState()
+
+
+def test_initial_state_zero(fresh_state: FailcountState) -> None:
+ assert fresh_state.red_phase_failures == 0
+ assert fresh_state.green_phase_failures == 0
+ assert fresh_state.no_progress_started_at is None