diff --git a/crates/kebab-mcp/tests/tools_call_ingest_file.rs b/crates/kebab-mcp/tests/tools_call_ingest_file.rs
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+//! Integration: tools/call name=ingest_file → ingest_report.v1.
+
+use std::fs;
+
+use kebab_config::Config;
+use kebab_mcp::{KebabAppState, KebabHandler};
+use rmcp::model::RawContent;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn ingest_file_tool_returns_ingest_report_v1() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let workspace = dir.path().join("notes");
+    let data = dir.path().join("data");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&workspace).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(&data).unwrap();
+
+    let mut cfg = Config::defaults();
+    cfg.workspace.root = workspace.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    cfg.storage.data_dir = data.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    cfg.models.embedding.provider = "none".to_string();
+    cfg.models.embedding.dimensions = 0;
+
+    let src = dir.path().join("doc.md");
+    fs::write(&src, "# Title\n\nbody.").unwrap();
+
+    let state = KebabAppState::new(cfg, None);
+    let handler = KebabHandler::new(state);
+
+    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+        let state = handler.state().clone();
+        let path = src.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+        move || {
+            kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_file::handle(
+                &state,
+                kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_file::IngestFileInput { path },
+            )
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!result.is_error.unwrap_or(false), "{result:?}");
+    let text = match &result.content.first().unwrap().raw {
+        RawContent::Text(t) => &t.text,
+        other => panic!("expected text content, got {other:?}"),
+    };
+    let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        v.get("schema_version").and_then(|s| s.as_str()),
+        Some("ingest_report.v1")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(v.get("new").and_then(|n| n.as_u64()), Some(1));
+}
diff --git a/crates/kebab-mcp/tests/tools_call_ingest_stdin.rs b/crates/kebab-mcp/tests/tools_call_ingest_stdin.rs
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+++ b/crates/kebab-mcp/tests/tools_call_ingest_stdin.rs
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+//! Integration: tools/call name=ingest_stdin → ingest_report.v1.
+//! Frontmatter precheck path also covered.
+
+use std::fs;
+
+use kebab_config::Config;
+use kebab_mcp::KebabAppState;
+use rmcp::model::RawContent;
+
+fn fresh_state(dir: &std::path::Path) -> KebabAppState {
+    let workspace = dir.join("notes");
+    let data = dir.join("data");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&workspace).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(&data).unwrap();
+
+    let mut cfg = Config::defaults();
+    cfg.workspace.root = workspace.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    cfg.storage.data_dir = data.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+    cfg.models.embedding.provider = "none".to_string();
+    cfg.models.embedding.dimensions = 0;
+    KebabAppState::new(cfg, None)
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn ingest_stdin_tool_returns_ingest_report_v1() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let state = fresh_state(dir.path());
+
+    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+        let state = state.clone();
+        move || {
+            kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_stdin::handle(
+                &state,
+                kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_stdin::IngestStdinInput {
+                    content: "## Body".to_string(),
+                    title: "X".to_string(),
+                    source_uri: Some("https://example.com/x".to_string()),
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert!(!result.is_error.unwrap_or(false), "{result:?}");
+    let text = match &result.content.first().unwrap().raw {
+        RawContent::Text(t) => &t.text,
+        other => panic!("expected text content, got {other:?}"),
+    };
+    let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        v.get("schema_version").and_then(|s| s.as_str()),
+        Some("ingest_report.v1")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(v.get("new").and_then(|n| n.as_u64()), Some(1));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn ingest_stdin_tool_emits_error_v1_on_existing_frontmatter() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let state = fresh_state(dir.path());
+
+    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking({
+        let state = state.clone();
+        move || {
+            kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_stdin::handle(
+                &state,
+                kebab_mcp::tools::ingest_stdin::IngestStdinInput {
+                    content: "---\ntitle: Existing\n---\n\n## Body".to_string(),
+                    title: "New".to_string(),
+                    source_uri: None,
+                },
+            )
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(result.is_error, Some(true), "{result:?}");
+    let text = match &result.content.first().unwrap().raw {
+        RawContent::Text(t) => &t.text,
+        other => panic!("expected text content, got {other:?}"),
+    };
+    let v: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        v.get("schema_version").and_then(|s| s.as_str()),
+        Some("error.v1")
+    );
+}