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diff --git a/internal/api/validate_test.go b/internal/api/validate_test.go
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+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestValidateTask_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	validResult := validateResult{
+		Clarity:     "clear",
+		Ready:       true,
+		Summary:     "Instructions are clear and actionable.",
+		Questions:   []validateQuestion{},
+		Suggestions: []string{},
+	}
+	resultJSON, _ := json.Marshal(validResult)
+	wrapper := map[string]string{"result": string(resultJSON)}
+	wrapperJSON, _ := json.Marshal(wrapper)
+	srv.validateCmdPath = createFakeClaude(t, string(wrapperJSON), 0)
+
+	body := `{"name":"Test Task","claude":{"instructions":"Run go test ./... and report results."}}`
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/tasks/validate", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	srv.Handler().ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status: want 200, got %d; body: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+
+	var result validateResult
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.Clarity == "" {
+		t.Error("expected non-empty clarity field in response")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateTask_MissingInstructions(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	body := `{"name":"Test Task","claude":{"instructions":""}}`
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/tasks/validate", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	srv.Handler().ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("status: want 400, got %d; body: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateTask_MissingName(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+
+	body := `{"name":"","claude":{"instructions":"Do something useful."}}`
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/tasks/validate", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	srv.Handler().ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("status: want 400, got %d; body: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateTask_BadJSONFromClaude(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _ := testServer(t)
+	srv.validateCmdPath = createFakeClaude(t, "not valid json at all", 0)
+
+	body := `{"name":"Test Task","claude":{"instructions":"Do something useful."}}`
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("POST", "/api/tasks/validate", bytes.NewBufferString(body))
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	srv.Handler().ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusBadGateway {
+		t.Fatalf("status: want 502, got %d; body: %s", w.Code, w.Body.String())
+	}
+}