diff --git a/.mcp-eval/mcpeval.yaml b/.mcp-eval/mcpeval.yaml
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+# mcp-eval configuration for @molecule-ai/mcp-server
+# Run: mcp-eval run .mcp-eval/tests/ --json mcp-eval-results.json
+# Docs: https://github.com/lastmile-ai/mcp-eval
+
+provider: anthropic
+model: claude-opus-4-7
+
+mcp:
+  servers:
+    molecule_mcp:
+      command: "npx"
+      args: ["-y", "@molecule-ai/mcp-server"]
+      env:
+        MOLECULE_URL: "${MOLECULE_URL:-http://localhost:8080}"
+
+thresholds:
+  success_rate_min: 0.98       # ≥ 98% tool calls must succeed
+  latency_p95_max_ms: 1000     # P95 latency < 1 s
+  latency_p50_max_ms: 300      # P50 latency < 300 ms
+
+execution:
+  timeout_seconds: 60
+  max_concurrency: 3
diff --git a/.mcp-eval/tests/test_a2a_tools.yaml b/.mcp-eval/tests/test_a2a_tools.yaml
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+# Gate: A2A delegation and peer-discovery tools
+# list_peers must return a list structure; async_delegate must return a task_id.
+
+name: a2a_tools
+description: >
+  Verifies the core A2A communication tools: peer discovery (list_peers),
+  async delegation (async_delegate → task_id), delegation status check
+  (check_delegations), and access-check enforcement (check_access).
+
+steps:
+  - name: list_peers_returns_list
+    tool: list_peers
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: response_type
+        expected: list_or_empty
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: async_delegate_returns_task_id
+    tool: async_delegate
+    input:
+      task: "mcp-eval smoke test — no-op"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: contains_key
+        key: "task_id"
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 1000
+
+  - name: check_delegations_reachable
+    tool: check_delegations
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: check_access_reachable
+    tool: check_access
+    input:
+      source_workspace_id: "test:mcp-eval"
+      target_workspace_id: "test:mcp-eval"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
diff --git a/.mcp-eval/tests/test_approval_tool.yaml b/.mcp-eval/tests/test_approval_tool.yaml
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+# Gate: approval workflow tools are reachable and return correct schema
+# Verifies create_approval, list_pending_approvals, get_workspace_approvals.
+
+name: approval_tool
+description: >
+  Verifies the approval-gate tools expose the correct schema and respond
+  within latency budget.  Does NOT create real approvals — uses a dry-run
+  input that exercises the schema-validation path.
+
+steps:
+  - name: list_pending_approvals_reachable
+    tool: list_pending_approvals
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: get_workspace_approvals_schema
+    tool: get_workspace_approvals
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: response_type
+        expected: list_or_empty
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: create_approval_returns_id
+    tool: create_approval
+    input:
+      reason: "mcp-eval smoke test approval — safe to auto-reject"
+      context: "Triggered by mcp-eval CI quality gate"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: contains_key
+        key: "id"
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 1000
diff --git a/.mcp-eval/tests/test_list_tools.yaml b/.mcp-eval/tests/test_list_tools.yaml
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+# Gate: all expected @molecule-ai/mcp-server tools are present and reachable
+# Threshold: list_workspaces latency < 500ms
+
+name: list_tools
+description: >
+  Verifies that the MCP server exposes its full tool inventory and that the
+  core workspace-management tool responds within latency budget.
+
+steps:
+  - name: list_workspaces_smoke
+    tool: list_workspaces
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: list_peers_reachable
+    tool: list_peers
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: get_workspace_approvals_reachable
+    tool: get_workspace_approvals
+    input: {}
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
diff --git a/.mcp-eval/tests/test_memory_tools.yaml b/.mcp-eval/tests/test_memory_tools.yaml
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+# Gate: commit + recall round-trip integrity
+# Verifies memory_set → memory_get returns the exact value that was stored.
+
+name: memory_tools
+description: >
+  Commits a unique sentinel value via memory_set, then retrieves it with
+  memory_get and asserts the value matches.  Also exercises search_memory to
+  confirm full-text indexing is operational.
+
+steps:
+  - name: memory_set_sentinel
+    tool: memory_set
+    input:
+      key: "mcp_eval_sentinel"
+      value: "mcp-eval-round-trip-ok-{{ timestamp }}"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: memory_get_sentinel
+    tool: memory_get
+    input:
+      key: "mcp_eval_sentinel"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: contains
+        value: "mcp-eval-round-trip-ok"
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 500
+
+  - name: commit_memory_hma
+    tool: commit_memory
+    input:
+      content: "mcp-eval HMA commit smoke test"
+      scope: "LOCAL"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 1000
+
+  - name: search_memory_finds_committed
+    tool: search_memory
+    input:
+      query: "mcp-eval HMA commit smoke test"
+    assertions:
+      - type: no_error
+      - type: contains
+        value: "mcp-eval"
+      - type: latency_ms
+        max: 1000