diff --git a/.story_kit/work/2_current/65_story_standardised_script_test_entry_point_for_all_projects.md b/.story_kit/work/2_current/65_story_standardised_script_test_entry_point_for_all_projects.md
index 24dd69a..1480b7b 100644
--- a/.story_kit/work/2_current/65_story_standardised_script_test_entry_point_for_all_projects.md
+++ b/.story_kit/work/2_current/65_story_standardised_script_test_entry_point_for_all_projects.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: Standardised script/test Entry Point for All Projects
-test_plan: pending
+test_plan: approved
 ---
 
 # Story 65: Standardised script/test Entry Point for All Projects
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index 0524571..06782e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ export type WsResponse =
 	| { type: "update"; messages: Message[] }
 	| { type: "session_id"; session_id: string }
 	| { type: "error"; message: string }
-	| { type: "pipeline_state"; upcoming: PipelineStageItem[]; current: PipelineStageItem[]; qa: PipelineStageItem[]; merge: PipelineStageItem[] };
+	| {
+			type: "pipeline_state";
+			upcoming: PipelineStageItem[];
+			current: PipelineStageItem[];
+			qa: PipelineStageItem[];
+			merge: PipelineStageItem[];
+	  };
 
 export interface ProviderConfig {
 	provider: string;
@@ -280,7 +286,13 @@ export class ChatWebSocket {
 				if (data.type === "update") this.onUpdate?.(data.messages);
 				if (data.type === "session_id") this.onSessionId?.(data.session_id);
 				if (data.type === "error") this.onError?.(data.message);
-				if (data.type === "pipeline_state") this.onPipelineState?.({ upcoming: data.upcoming, current: data.current, qa: data.qa, merge: data.merge });
+				if (data.type === "pipeline_state")
+					this.onPipelineState?.({
+						upcoming: data.upcoming,
+						current: data.current,
+						qa: data.qa,
+						merge: data.merge,
+					});
 			} catch (err) {
 				this.onError?.(String(err));
 			}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
index 700324d..6ca3ce3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AgentPanel.tsx
@@ -588,9 +588,7 @@ export function AgentPanel() {
 										fontSize: "0.8em",
 										padding: "0 4px",
 										transform:
-											expandedKey === key
-												? "rotate(90deg)"
-												: "rotate(0deg)",
+											expandedKey === key ? "rotate(90deg)" : "rotate(0deg)",
 										transition: "transform 0.15s",
 									}}
 								>
@@ -618,9 +616,7 @@ export function AgentPanel() {
 								{(a.status === "running" || a.status === "pending") && (
 									<button
 										type="button"
-										onClick={() =>
-											handleStop(key.split(":")[0], a.agentName)
-										}
+										onClick={() => handleStop(key.split(":")[0], a.agentName)}
 										style={{
 											padding: "4px 10px",
 											borderRadius: "999px",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
index 554ac7a..47c18c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Chat.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import { Prism as SyntaxHighlighter } from "react-syntax-highlighter";
 import { oneDark } from "react-syntax-highlighter/dist/esm/styles/prism";
-import { api, ChatWebSocket } from "../api/client";
 import type { PipelineState } from "../api/client";
+import { api, ChatWebSocket } from "../api/client";
 import type { Message, ProviderConfig, ToolCall } from "../types";
 import { AgentPanel } from "./AgentPanel";
 import { ChatHeader } from "./ChatHeader";
@@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ export function Chat({ projectPath, onCloseProject }: ChatProps) {
 					<StagePanel title="QA" items={pipeline.qa} />
 					<StagePanel title="Current" items={pipeline.current} />
 					<StagePanel title="Upcoming" items={pipeline.upcoming} />
-
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StagePanel.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StagePanel.tsx
index 11c8a04..7b5edf0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StagePanel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StagePanel.tsx
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ export function StagePanel({
 			</div>
 
 			{items.length === 0 ? (
-				<div style={{ fontSize: "0.85em", color: "#555" }}>
-					{emptyMessage}
-				</div>
+				<div style={{ fontSize: "0.85em", color: "#555" }}>{emptyMessage}</div>
 			) : (
 				<div
 					style={{
diff --git a/script/test b/script/test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cb109e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/test
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo "=== Running Rust tests ==="
+cargo test --manifest-path "$PROJECT_ROOT/Cargo.toml"
+
+echo "=== Running frontend unit tests ==="
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT/frontend"
+pnpm test
+
+echo "=== Running e2e tests ==="
+pnpm test:e2e
diff --git a/server/src/agents.rs b/server/src/agents.rs
index fbacc22..77d9432 100644
--- a/server/src/agents.rs
+++ b/server/src/agents.rs
@@ -983,38 +983,32 @@ fn check_uncommitted_changes(path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-/// Run `cargo clippy` and `cargo nextest run` (falling back to `cargo test`) in
-/// the given directory.  Returns `(gates_passed, combined_output)`.
-fn run_acceptance_gates(path: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
-    let mut all_output = String::new();
-    let mut all_passed = true;
-
-    // ── cargo clippy ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-    let clippy = Command::new("cargo")
-        .args(["clippy", "--all-targets", "--all-features"])
-        .current_dir(path)
-        .output()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run cargo clippy: {e}"))?;
-
-    all_output.push_str("=== cargo clippy ===\n");
-    let clippy_stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stdout);
-    let clippy_stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stderr);
-    if !clippy_stdout.is_empty() {
-        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stdout);
-    }
-    if !clippy_stderr.is_empty() {
-        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stderr);
-    }
-    all_output.push('\n');
-
-    if !clippy.status.success() {
-        all_passed = false;
+/// Run the project's test suite.
+///
+/// Uses `script/test` if present, treating it as the canonical single test entry point.
+/// Falls back to `cargo nextest run` / `cargo test` when `script/test` is absent.
+/// Returns `(tests_passed, output)`.
+fn run_project_tests(path: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
+    let script_test = path.join("script").join("test");
+    if script_test.exists() {
+        let mut output = String::from("=== script/test ===\n");
+        let result = Command::new(&script_test)
+            .current_dir(path)
+            .output()
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run script/test: {e}"))?;
+        let out = format!(
+            "{}{}",
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&result.stderr)
+        );
+        output.push_str(&out);
+        output.push('\n');
+        return Ok((result.status.success(), output));
     }
 
-    // ── cargo nextest run (fallback: cargo test) ──────────────────
-    all_output.push_str("=== tests ===\n");
-
-    let (test_success, test_out) = match Command::new("cargo")
+    // Fallback: cargo nextest run / cargo test
+    let mut output = String::from("=== tests ===\n");
+    let (success, test_out) = match Command::new("cargo")
         .args(["nextest", "run"])
         .current_dir(path)
         .output()
@@ -1042,10 +1036,43 @@ fn run_acceptance_gates(path: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
             (o.status.success(), combined)
         }
     };
+    output.push_str(&test_out);
+    output.push('\n');
+    Ok((success, output))
+}
 
-    all_output.push_str(&test_out);
+/// Run `cargo clippy` and the project test suite (via `script/test` if present,
+/// otherwise `cargo nextest run` / `cargo test`) in the given directory.
+/// Returns `(gates_passed, combined_output)`.
+fn run_acceptance_gates(path: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String> {
+    let mut all_output = String::new();
+    let mut all_passed = true;
+
+    // ── cargo clippy ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+    let clippy = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(["clippy", "--all-targets", "--all-features"])
+        .current_dir(path)
+        .output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run cargo clippy: {e}"))?;
+
+    all_output.push_str("=== cargo clippy ===\n");
+    let clippy_stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stdout);
+    let clippy_stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&clippy.stderr);
+    if !clippy_stdout.is_empty() {
+        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stdout);
+    }
+    if !clippy_stderr.is_empty() {
+        all_output.push_str(&clippy_stderr);
+    }
     all_output.push('\n');
 
+    if !clippy.status.success() {
+        all_passed = false;
+    }
+
+    // ── tests (script/test if available, else cargo nextest/test) ─
+    let (test_success, test_out) = run_project_tests(path)?;
+    all_output.push_str(&test_out);
     if !test_success {
         all_passed = false;
     }
@@ -1151,45 +1178,16 @@ fn run_merge_quality_gates(project_root: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String
         all_passed = false;
     }
 
-    // ── cargo nextest run (fallback: cargo test) ──────────────────
-    all_output.push_str("=== tests ===\n");
-
-    let (test_success, test_out) = match Command::new("cargo")
-        .args(["nextest", "run"])
-        .current_dir(project_root)
-        .output()
-    {
-        Ok(o) => {
-            let combined = format!(
-                "{}{}",
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout),
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr)
-            );
-            (o.status.success(), combined)
-        }
-        Err(_) => {
-            let o = Command::new("cargo")
-                .args(["test"])
-                .current_dir(project_root)
-                .output()
-                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run cargo test: {e}"))?;
-            let combined = format!(
-                "{}{}",
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout),
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr)
-            );
-            (o.status.success(), combined)
-        }
-    };
-
+    // ── tests (script/test if available, else cargo nextest/test) ─
+    let (test_success, test_out) = run_project_tests(project_root)?;
     all_output.push_str(&test_out);
-    all_output.push('\n');
-
     if !test_success {
         all_passed = false;
     }
 
-    // ── pnpm (if frontend/ directory exists) ─────────────────────
+    // ── pnpm build (if frontend/ directory exists) ────────────────
+    // pnpm test is handled by script/test when present; only run it here as
+    // a standalone fallback when there is no script/test.
     let frontend_dir = project_root.join("frontend");
     if frontend_dir.exists() {
         all_output.push_str("=== pnpm build ===\n");
@@ -1211,23 +1209,28 @@ fn run_merge_quality_gates(project_root: &Path) -> Result<(bool, String), String
             all_passed = false;
         }
 
-        all_output.push_str("=== pnpm test ===\n");
-        let pnpm_test = Command::new("pnpm")
-            .args(["test", "--run"])
-            .current_dir(&frontend_dir)
-            .output()
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run pnpm test: {e}"))?;
+        // Only run pnpm test separately when script/test is absent (it would
+        // already cover frontend tests in that case).
+        let script_test = project_root.join("script").join("test");
+        if !script_test.exists() {
+            all_output.push_str("=== pnpm test ===\n");
+            let pnpm_test = Command::new("pnpm")
+                .args(["test", "--run"])
+                .current_dir(&frontend_dir)
+                .output()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to run pnpm test: {e}"))?;
 
-        let test_out = format!(
-            "{}{}",
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&pnpm_test.stdout),
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&pnpm_test.stderr)
-        );
-        all_output.push_str(&test_out);
-        all_output.push('\n');
+            let pnpm_test_out = format!(
+                "{}{}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&pnpm_test.stdout),
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&pnpm_test.stderr)
+            );
+            all_output.push_str(&pnpm_test_out);
+            all_output.push('\n');
 
-        if !pnpm_test.status.success() {
-            all_passed = false;
+            if !pnpm_test.status.success() {
+                all_passed = false;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1875,4 +1878,50 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(archived.exists(), "archived file should exist");
         }
     }
+
+    // ── run_project_tests tests ───────────────────────────────────
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn run_project_tests_uses_script_test_when_present_and_passes() {
+        use std::fs;
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = tmp.path();
+        let script_dir = path.join("script");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&script_dir).unwrap();
+        let script_test = script_dir.join("test");
+        fs::write(&script_test, "#!/usr/bin/env bash\necho 'all tests passed'\nexit 0\n").unwrap();
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(&script_test).unwrap().permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o755);
+        fs::set_permissions(&script_test, perms).unwrap();
+
+        let (passed, output) = run_project_tests(path).unwrap();
+        assert!(passed, "script/test exiting 0 should pass");
+        assert!(output.contains("script/test"), "output should mention script/test");
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn run_project_tests_reports_failure_when_script_test_exits_nonzero() {
+        use std::fs;
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+        let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = tmp.path();
+        let script_dir = path.join("script");
+        fs::create_dir_all(&script_dir).unwrap();
+        let script_test = script_dir.join("test");
+        fs::write(&script_test, "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 1\n").unwrap();
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(&script_test).unwrap().permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o755);
+        fs::set_permissions(&script_test, perms).unwrap();
+
+        let (passed, output) = run_project_tests(path).unwrap();
+        assert!(!passed, "script/test exiting 1 should fail");
+        assert!(output.contains("script/test"), "output should mention script/test");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/io/fs.rs b/server/src/io/fs.rs
index df0d49f..54c1dbc 100644
--- a/server/src/io/fs.rs
+++ b/server/src/io/fs.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ To support both Remote and Local models, the system implements a `ModelProvider`
     *   Shell commands that modify state (non-readonly) should ideally require a UI confirmation (configurable).
     *   File writes must be confirmed or revertible."#;
 
+const STORY_KIT_SCRIPT_TEST: &str = "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\n\n# Add your project's test commands here.\n# Story Kit agents invoke this script as the canonical test runner.\n# Exit 0 on success, non-zero on failure.\necho \"No tests configured\"\n";
+
 /// Walk from `start` up through parent directories, returning the first
 /// directory that contains a `.story_kit/` subdirectory, or `None`.
 pub fn find_story_kit_root(start: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
@@ -468,6 +470,24 @@ fn write_file_if_missing(path: &Path, content: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Write `content` to `path` if missing, then ensure the file is executable.
+fn write_script_if_missing(path: &Path, content: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    write_file_if_missing(path, content)?;
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        let mut perms = fs::metadata(path)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read permissions for {}: {}", path.display(), e))?
+            .permissions();
+        perms.set_mode(0o755);
+        fs::set_permissions(path, perms)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to set permissions on {}: {}", path.display(), e))?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn scaffold_story_kit(root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     let story_kit_root = root.join(".story_kit");
     let specs_root = story_kit_root.join("specs");
@@ -475,17 +495,21 @@ fn scaffold_story_kit(root: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
     let functional_root = specs_root.join("functional");
     let stories_root = story_kit_root.join("stories");
     let archive_root = stories_root.join("archive");
+    let script_root = root.join("script");
 
     fs::create_dir_all(&tech_root).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create specs/tech: {}", e))?;
     fs::create_dir_all(&functional_root)
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create specs/functional: {}", e))?;
     fs::create_dir_all(&archive_root)
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create stories/archive: {}", e))?;
+    fs::create_dir_all(&script_root)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create script/ directory: {}", e))?;
 
     write_file_if_missing(&story_kit_root.join("README.md"), STORY_KIT_README)?;
     write_file_if_missing(&specs_root.join("README.md"), STORY_KIT_SPECS_README)?;
     write_file_if_missing(&specs_root.join("00_CONTEXT.md"), STORY_KIT_CONTEXT)?;
     write_file_if_missing(&tech_root.join("STACK.md"), STORY_KIT_STACK)?;
+    write_script_if_missing(&script_root.join("test"), STORY_KIT_SCRIPT_TEST)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -1027,6 +1051,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(dir.path().join(".story_kit/specs/00_CONTEXT.md").exists());
         assert!(dir.path().join(".story_kit/specs/tech/STACK.md").exists());
         assert!(dir.path().join(".story_kit/stories/archive").is_dir());
+        assert!(dir.path().join("script/test").exists());
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn scaffold_story_kit_creates_executable_script_test() {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        scaffold_story_kit(dir.path()).unwrap();
+
+        let script_test = dir.path().join("script/test");
+        assert!(script_test.exists(), "script/test should be created");
+        let perms = fs::metadata(&script_test).unwrap().permissions();
+        assert!(
+            perms.mode() & 0o111 != 0,
+            "script/test should be executable"
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]