feat: adopt strict TDD framework and add adversarial test suite

- Update AGENTS.md and .agents/rules/blog-system.md with strict TDD mandate
- Extract Eleventy custom filters into modular src/_filters/index.js for unit testing
- Add npm test script using Node.js native test runner (node:test)
- Create test/site-config.test.js for environment validation and fatal error assertions
- Create test/filters.test.js for adversarial filter edge cases (dates, limits, reading time, headings)
- Create test/frontmatter-schema.test.js enforcing post metadata contracts
- Create test/design-rules.test.js enforcing strict anti-patterns (no glassmorphism, no shadows, max 4px radius)
- Create test/build-integrity.test.js checking static output, zero 404 links, and TOC anchor targets

.agents/rules/blog-system.md

@@ -54,3 +54,18 @@
    - Wikilinks `[[slug]]` or `[[slug|Label]]` must be transformed into standard web URLs (`/posts/slug/`).
    - Callout blocks (`> [!NOTE]`, `> [!WARNING]`, etc.) must render as terminal-style alert callouts.
    - Images must be processed into `src/assets/images/posts/` and linked via standard `<img>` or Markdown image syntax.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Test-Driven Development (TDD) & Adversarial Verification
+1. **Red-Green-Refactor Lifecycle:**
+   - Write tests in `test/*.test.js` using Node's native test runner (`node:test`, `node:assert/strict`).
+   - Test inputs before implementing filters, data loaders, or template macros.
+2. **Adversarial Test Coverage Required:**
+   - **Data & Configuration:** Test that missing required environment variables (e.g. `SITE_DOMAIN`) throw fatal errors.
+   - **Filters:** Test edge cases: empty strings, undefined values, single-word inputs, massive word counts, non-date objects.
+   - **Content Schemas:** Validate all Markdown files in `src/posts/` against frontmatter schemas.
+   - **Design Spec Compliance:** Automate regex/AST assertions on `src/assets/css/` ensuring zero violations of the "Do Not Use" list (`backdrop-filter`, `box-shadow`, `text-shadow`, gradients, floaty transitions).
+   - **Link & Anchor Integrity:** Verify that every compiled page has zero broken internal links and that all Table of Contents anchor links resolve to valid heading IDs.
+3. **Execution Invariant:**
+   - Always run `npm test` before committing. All tests must pass cleanly with 0 failures.

AGENTS.md

@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ Every component, style, and layout change must strictly adhere to [`sample-desig
 - **Interactivity:** Instant binary hover state transitions (no 300ms easing); high-contrast 1px/2px focus outlines for keyboard navigation.
 - **Typography:** IBM Plex Mono / JetBrains Mono for UI elements and code blocks; Inter for body prose.
 
+### 1.4 Strict Test-Driven Development (TDD) & Adversarial Verification Mandate
+- **Test-First Development:** For all new features, custom filters, template helpers, frontmatter schemas, or configuration changes, write automated tests asserting expected behaviors and edge cases *before* or alongside implementing the code.
+- **Adversarial Mindset:** Actively design tests to break assumptions:
+  - Missing environment variables (e.g. unset `SITE_DOMAIN` must throw).
+  - Malformed frontmatter (missing titles, invalid dates, empty tags).
+  - Edge-case inputs to filters (empty strings, giant numbers, special characters).
+  - Design rule violations (asserting 0 instances of `backdrop-filter`, `box-shadow`, gradients, or floaty animations).
+  - Broken internal links and missing anchor tags in generated HTML.
+- **Verification Gate:** Every code change must be verified by running `npm test`. No feature or commit is considered complete unless 100% of the test suite passes.
+
 ---
 
 ## 2. Code Modularity & Isolation Guidelines

eleventy.config.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import syntaxHighlight from "@11ty/eleventy-plugin-syntaxhighlight";
 import markdownIt from "markdown-it";
 import markdownItAnchor from "markdown-it-anchor";
-import { DateTime } from "luxon";
+import { filters } from "./src/_filters/index.js";
 
 export default function (eleventyConfig) {
   // 1. Static Asset Passthrough Copy
@@ -32,57 +32,10 @@ export default function (eleventyConfig) {
 
   eleventyConfig.setLibrary("md", markdownLib);
 
-  // 4. Custom Filters
-  // Format readable dates: SEP 12, 2026
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("postDate", (dateObj) => {
-    if (!dateObj) return "";
-    return DateTime.fromJSDate(new Date(dateObj), { zone: "utc" })
-      .toFormat("LLL dd, yyyy")
-      .toUpperCase();
-  });
-
-  // ISO date format for <time datetime="...">
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("isoDate", (dateObj) => {
-    if (!dateObj) return "";
-    return DateTime.fromJSDate(new Date(dateObj), { zone: "utc" }).toISODate();
-  });
-
-  // Limit array items
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("limit", (arr, limit) => {
-    if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return [];
-    return arr.slice(0, limit);
-  });
-
-  // Filter out internal system tags
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("filterTagList", (tags) => {
-    const internalTags = ["all", "nav", "post", "posts"];
-    return (tags || []).filter((tag) => !internalTags.includes(tag.toLowerCase()));
-  });
-
-  // Reading time estimator (defaults to 200 words/min if frontmatter lacks readingTime)
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("readingTime", (text, frontmatterTime) => {
-    if (frontmatterTime) return frontmatterTime;
-    if (!text) return "1 MIN READ";
-    const wordCount = text.trim().split(/\s+/).length;
-    const minutes = Math.ceil(wordCount / 200);
-    return `${minutes} MIN READ`;
-  });
-
-  // Extract H2 and H3 headings with IDs for dynamic Table of Contents
-  eleventyConfig.addFilter("extractHeadings", (htmlContent) => {
-    if (!htmlContent) return [];
-    const headingRegex = /<h([23])\s+id="([^"]+)"[^>]*>(.*?)<\/h\1>/gis;
-    const headings = [];
-    let match;
-    while ((match = headingRegex.exec(htmlContent)) !== null) {
-      headings.push({
-        level: parseInt(match[1], 10),
-        id: match[2],
-        title: match[3].replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "").trim()
-      });
+  // 4. Custom Filters (imported from modular src/_filters/index.js)
+  for (const [name, fn] of Object.entries(filters)) {
+    eleventyConfig.addFilter(name, fn);
   }
-    return headings;
-  });
 
   // 5. Custom Collections
   // Chronological blog posts collection

package.json

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "eleventy --serve --watch",
     "build": "eleventy",
+    "test": "node --test 'test/**/*.test.js'",
     "clean": "rm -rf _site",
     "start": "npm run dev"
   },

src/_data/site.js

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 
-// Load .env variables into process.env if present
-try {
+// Load .env variables into process.env if SITE_DOMAIN is not already defined
+if (!process.env.SITE_DOMAIN) {
+  try {
     const envPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), ".env");
     if (fs.existsSync(envPath)) {
       const envContent = fs.readFileSync(envPath, "utf-8");
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ try {
         }
       }
     }
-} catch (e) {
+  } catch (e) {
     // Silent fallback
+  }
 }
 
 const siteDomain = process.env.SITE_DOMAIN;

src/_filters/index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { DateTime } from "luxon";
+
+/**
+ * Custom Eleventy Filters for River Rooks Blog
+ */
+
+export const postDate = (dateObj) => {
+  if (!dateObj) return "";
+  const date = typeof dateObj === "string" ? new Date(dateObj) : dateObj;
+  const dt = DateTime.fromJSDate(date, { zone: "utc" });
+  if (!dt.isValid) return "";
+  return dt.toFormat("LLL dd, yyyy").toUpperCase();
+};
+
+export const isoDate = (dateObj) => {
+  if (!dateObj) return "";
+  const date = typeof dateObj === "string" ? new Date(dateObj) : dateObj;
+  const dt = DateTime.fromJSDate(date, { zone: "utc" });
+  if (!dt.isValid) return "";
+  return dt.toISODate() || "";
+};
+
+export const limit = (arr, count) => {
+  if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return [];
+  if (count <= 0) return [];
+  return arr.slice(0, count);
+};
+
+export const filterTagList = (tags) => {
+  const internalTags = ["all", "nav", "post", "posts"];
+  if (!tags) return [];
+  const tagArray = Array.isArray(tags) ? tags : [tags];
+  return tagArray.filter((tag) => {
+    if (typeof tag !== "string") return false;
+    const clean = tag.replace(/^#/, "").toLowerCase();
+    return !internalTags.includes(clean);
+  });
+};
+
+export const readingTime = (text, frontmatterTime) => {
+  if (frontmatterTime) return frontmatterTime;
+  if (!text || typeof text !== "string") return "1 MIN READ";
+  const clean = text.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "").trim();
+  if (!clean) return "1 MIN READ";
+  const words = clean.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
+  const minutes = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(words / 200));
+  return `${minutes} MIN READ`;
+};
+
+export const extractHeadings = (htmlContent) => {
+  if (!htmlContent || typeof htmlContent !== "string") return [];
+  const headingRegex = /<h([23])\s+id="([^"]+)"[^>]*>(.*?)<\/h\1>/gis;
+  const headings = [];
+  let match;
+  while ((match = headingRegex.exec(htmlContent)) !== null) {
+    headings.push({
+      level: parseInt(match[1], 10),
+      id: match[2],
+      title: match[3].replace(/<[^>]+>/g, "").trim()
+    });
+  }
+  return headings;
+};
+
+export const filters = {
+  postDate,
+  isoDate,
+  limit,
+  filterTagList,
+  readingTime,
+  extractHeadings
+};
+
+export default filters;

test/build-integrity.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+const siteDir = path.resolve("_site");
+
+function getAllHtmlFiles(dir) {
+  let results = [];
+  const list = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+  for (const file of list) {
+    const filePath = path.join(dir, file);
+    const stat = fs.statSync(filePath);
+    if (stat && stat.isDirectory()) {
+      results = results.concat(getAllHtmlFiles(filePath));
+    } else if (file.endsWith(".html")) {
+      results.push(filePath);
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+test("Build & Link Integrity: Output inspection and link verification", () => {
+  // Ensure fresh build exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync(siteDir)) {
+    execSync("npm run build", { stdio: "pipe" });
+  }
+
+  // 1. Core Pages Exist
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(siteDir, "index.html")), "Root _site/index.html must exist");
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(siteDir, "dispatches/index.html")), "_site/dispatches/index.html must exist");
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(siteDir, "assets/css/main.css")), "_site/assets/css/main.css must exist");
+
+  const htmlFiles = getAllHtmlFiles(siteDir);
+  assert.ok(htmlFiles.length >= 4, "Must compile all core pages and articles");
+
+  for (const htmlFile of htmlFiles) {
+    const relHtml = path.relative(siteDir, htmlFile);
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(htmlFile, "utf-8");
+
+    // 2. HTML Boilerplate Invariants
+    assert.match(content, /<!DOCTYPE html>/i, `${relHtml} must contain <!DOCTYPE html>`);
+    assert.match(content, /<meta\s+name="viewport"/i, `${relHtml} must have viewport meta tag`);
+    assert.match(content, /<link\s+rel="stylesheet"\s+href="\/assets\/css\/main\.css">/i, `${relHtml} must link to main.css`);
+
+    // 3. Internal Link Integrity (No 404s!)
+    const internalLinks = [...content.matchAll(/href="(\/[^"#?]*)"/g)].map((m) => m[1]);
+    for (const link of internalLinks) {
+      if (link.startsWith("/feed.xml")) continue; // dynamic RSS route
+      // Normalize link to file on disk: /dispatches/ -> _site/dispatches/index.html or _site/dispatches.html
+      let targetPath;
+      if (link.endsWith("/")) {
+        targetPath = path.join(siteDir, link, "index.html");
+      } else if (path.extname(link)) {
+        targetPath = path.join(siteDir, link);
+      } else {
+        targetPath = path.join(siteDir, `${link}.html`);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(targetPath)) {
+          targetPath = path.join(siteDir, link, "index.html");
+        }
+      }
+
+      assert.ok(
+        fs.existsSync(targetPath),
+        `Broken internal link in ${relHtml}: href="${link}" resolves to missing file: ${targetPath}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // 4. Anchor Link Integrity (TOC anchor links match actual heading IDs)
+    const anchorLinks = [...content.matchAll(/href="#([^"]+)"/g)].map((m) => m[1]);
+    for (const anchor of anchorLinks) {
+      // Ignore skip-to-content or standard body anchors
+      if (anchor === "main-content") continue;
+      const expectedIdRegex = new RegExp(`id="${anchor}"`, "i");
+      assert.match(
+        content,
+        expectedIdRegex,
+        `Broken TOC anchor link in ${relHtml}: href="#${anchor}" has no corresponding id="${anchor}"`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});

test/design-rules.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const cssDir = path.resolve("src/assets/css");
+
+function getAllCssFiles(dir) {
+  let results = [];
+  const list = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+  for (const file of list) {
+    const filePath = path.join(dir, file);
+    const stat = fs.statSync(filePath);
+    if (stat && stat.isDirectory()) {
+      results = results.concat(getAllCssFiles(filePath));
+    } else if (file.endsWith(".css")) {
+      results.push(filePath);
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
+test("Design Specification: Strict Anti-Pattern Regression Testing", () => {
+  const cssFiles = getAllCssFiles(cssDir);
+  assert.ok(cssFiles.length >= 5, "Must inspect all modular CSS files");
+
+  for (const file of cssFiles) {
+    const relPath = path.relative(process.cwd(), file);
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf-8");
+
+    // 1. Anti-Pattern: NO Glassmorphism (backdrop-filter)
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+      content,
+      /backdrop-filter\s*:/i,
+      `Violation in ${relPath}: Glassmorphism (backdrop-filter) is strictly forbidden`
+    );
+
+    // 2. Anti-Pattern: NO Drop Shadows or Glows (box-shadow, text-shadow)
+    // Allowed: box-shadow: none; or text-shadow: none;
+    const shadowMatches = content.match(/(box-shadow|text-shadow)\s*:\s*([^;]+);/gi) || [];
+    for (const match of shadowMatches) {
+      assert.match(
+        match,
+        /(box-shadow|text-shadow)\s*:\s*none\s*;/i,
+        `Violation in ${relPath}: Drop shadows and glows are forbidden (found: '${match}')`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // 3. Anti-Pattern: NO Gradients (linear, radial, conic)
+    assert.doesNotMatch(
+      content,
+      /(linear-gradient|radial-gradient|conic-gradient)/i,
+      `Violation in ${relPath}: Gradients are strictly forbidden`
+    );
+
+    // 4. Anti-Pattern: NO Rounded Bubbles (border-radius capped at 4px max)
+    const radiusMatches = content.match(/border-radius\s*:\s*([^;]+);/gi) || [];
+    for (const match of radiusMatches) {
+      // Check for pixel values > 4px (e.g. 5px, 6px, 8px, 12px, 20px)
+      const pxMatch = match.match(/(\d+)\s*px/i);
+      if (pxMatch) {
+        const px = parseInt(pxMatch[1], 10);
+        assert.ok(
+          px <= 4,
+          `Violation in ${relPath}: Border radius must be 0px to 4px max, found: ${px}px in '${match}'`
+        );
+      }
+      // Check for percentages (e.g. 50%)
+      assert.doesNotMatch(
+        match,
+        /\d+%/,
+        `Violation in ${relPath}: Rounded pill/circular percentages forbidden in '${match}'`
+      );
+    }
+
+    // 5. Anti-Pattern: NO Float/Spring Transitions (Must be instant snaps)
+    const transitionMatches = content.match(/transition\s*:\s*([^;]+);/gi) || [];
+    for (const match of transitionMatches) {
+      assert.match(
+        match,
+        /transition\s*:\s*(none(\s*!important)?|0s\s*);/i,
+        `Violation in ${relPath}: Transitions must be instant (none or 0s), found: '${match}'`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});

test/filters.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import {
+  postDate,
+  isoDate,
+  limit,
+  filterTagList,
+  readingTime,
+  extractHeadings
+} from "../src/_filters/index.js";
+
+test("Filters - postDate: formats valid dates", () => {
+  assert.equal(postDate("2026-07-20"), "JUL 20, 2026");
+  assert.equal(postDate(new Date("2026-12-31T00:00:00Z")), "DEC 31, 2026");
+});
+
+test("Filters - postDate: handles adversarial / invalid inputs gracefully", () => {
+  assert.equal(postDate(null), "");
+  assert.equal(postDate(undefined), "");
+  assert.equal(postDate("invalid-date-string"), "");
+  assert.equal(postDate(""), "");
+});
+
+test("Filters - isoDate: formats ISO strings", () => {
+  assert.equal(isoDate("2026-07-20"), "2026-07-20");
+  assert.equal(isoDate(new Date("2026-05-15T00:00:00Z")), "2026-05-15");
+});
+
+test("Filters - isoDate: handles adversarial / invalid inputs gracefully", () => {
+  assert.equal(isoDate(null), "");
+  assert.equal(isoDate(undefined), "");
+  assert.equal(isoDate("not-a-date"), "");
+});
+
+test("Filters - limit: slices arrays correctly", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(limit([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 3), [1, 2, 3]);
+  assert.deepEqual(limit([1, 2], 5), [1, 2]);
+});
+
+test("Filters - limit: handles adversarial inputs (negative, 0, non-array)", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(limit([1, 2, 3], 0), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(limit([1, 2, 3], -5), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(limit(null, 3), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(limit("not-an-array", 3), []);
+});
+
+test("Filters - filterTagList: removes internal system tags", () => {
+  const input = ["firmware", "posts", "security", "all", "nav", "post"];
+  assert.deepEqual(filterTagList(input), ["firmware", "security"]);
+});
+
+test("Filters - filterTagList: handles adversarial inputs (# prefix, casing, non-string)", () => {
+  const input = ["#firmware", "#POSTS", "ALL", "#homelab", 42, null, undefined];
+  assert.deepEqual(filterTagList(input), ["#firmware", "#homelab"]);
+  assert.deepEqual(filterTagList(null), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(filterTagList(undefined), []);
+});
+
+test("Filters - readingTime: calculates reading time from word count", () => {
+  // 199 words -> 1 min
+  const shortText = "word ".repeat(199);
+  assert.equal(readingTime(shortText), "1 MIN READ");
+
+  // 201 words -> 2 min
+  const mediumText = "word ".repeat(201);
+  assert.equal(readingTime(mediumText), "2 MIN READ");
+
+  // 1000 words -> 5 min
+  const longText = "word ".repeat(1000);
+  assert.equal(readingTime(longText), "5 MIN READ");
+});
+
+test("Filters - readingTime: respects explicit frontmatter override", () => {
+  assert.equal(readingTime("any text", "15 MIN READ"), "15 MIN READ");
+});
+
+test("Filters - readingTime: handles adversarial HTML tags without inflating word count", () => {
+  // HTML tags should be stripped before counting words
+  const htmlText = "<div><span>word</span> <p>another</p></div>";
+  assert.equal(readingTime(htmlText), "1 MIN READ");
+  assert.equal(readingTime(""), "1 MIN READ");
+  assert.equal(readingTime(null), "1 MIN READ");
+});
+
+test("Filters - extractHeadings: extracts H2 and H3 with IDs and titles", () => {
+  const html = `
+    <h1>Title To Ignore</h1>
+    <h2 id="section-1">1.0 First Section</h2>
+    <p>Some text</p>
+    <h3 id="sub-1">1.1 Sub Section</h3>
+    <h4 id="h4-ignore">Ignore H4</h4>
+    <h2 id="section-2">2.0 Second Section with <code>code</code> and <span class="tag">span</span></h2>
+  `;
+
+  const headings = extractHeadings(html);
+  assert.equal(headings.length, 3);
+  assert.deepEqual(headings[0], { level: 2, id: "section-1", title: "1.0 First Section" });
+  assert.deepEqual(headings[1], { level: 3, id: "sub-1", title: "1.1 Sub Section" });
+  assert.deepEqual(headings[2], { level: 2, id: "section-2", title: "2.0 Second Section with code and span" });
+});
+
+test("Filters - extractHeadings: handles adversarial HTML inputs gracefully", () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(extractHeadings(""), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(extractHeadings(null), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(extractHeadings(undefined), []);
+  assert.deepEqual(extractHeadings("<p>No headings here</p>"), []);
+});

test/frontmatter-schema.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+const postsDir = path.resolve("src/posts");
+
+test("Content Contract: All posts in src/posts/ satisfy frontmatter schema", () => {
+  assert.ok(fs.existsSync(postsDir), "src/posts directory must exist");
+  const postFiles = fs.readdirSync(postsDir).filter((f) => f.endsWith(".md"));
+
+  assert.ok(postFiles.length > 0, "There must be at least one published post");
+
+  for (const file of postFiles) {
+    const filePath = path.join(postsDir, file);
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf-8");
+
+    // 1. Filename Convention: YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md
+    assert.match(
+      file,
+      /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}-[a-z0-9-]+\.md$/,
+      `Post filename '${file}' must follow 'YYYY-MM-DD-slug.md' naming standard`
+    );
+
+    // 2. YAML Frontmatter Boundary check
+    assert.match(
+      content,
+      /^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/,
+      `Post '${file}' must start with valid YAML frontmatter delimiters`
+    );
+
+    // Extract frontmatter block
+    const fmMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+    const fmText = fmMatch[1];
+
+    // 3. Title Invariant
+    assert.match(
+      fmText,
+      /title:\s*"[^"]{5,}"/,
+      `Post '${file}' must contain a valid title of at least 5 characters`
+    );
+
+    // 4. Date Invariant (ISO Format)
+    assert.match(
+      fmText,
+      /date:\s*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/,
+      `Post '${file}' must define an ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD)`
+    );
+
+    // 5. Layout Invariant
+    assert.match(
+      fmText,
+      /layout:\s*layouts\/post\.njk/,
+      `Post '${file}' must specify 'layout: layouts/post.njk'`
+    );
+
+    // 6. Tags Invariant
+    assert.match(
+      fmText,
+      /tags:\s*\n(\s+-\s+[a-z0-9-]+\n)+/,
+      `Post '${file}' must specify a non-empty YAML tags list`
+    );
+
+    // 7. Excerpt Invariant
+    assert.match(
+      fmText,
+      /excerpt:\s*"[^"]{20,}"/,
+      `Post '${file}' must provide a substantive excerpt of at least 20 characters`
+    );
+  }
+});

test/site-config.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import test from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+test("Site Config: throws explicit error when SITE_DOMAIN is unset", () => {
+  // Run isolated Node process with empty environment to verify error throw
+  const cmd = `node -e '
+    process.env.SITE_DOMAIN = "";
+    delete process.env.SITE_DOMAIN;
+    // mock empty cwd without .env
+    process.chdir("/tmp");
+    import("${process.cwd()}/src/_data/site.js")
+      .then(() => process.exit(0))
+      .catch(err => {
+        if (err.message.includes("FATAL CONFIGURATION ERROR: SITE_DOMAIN")) {
+          process.exit(42);
+        }
+        process.exit(1);
+      });
+  '`;
+
+  try {
+    execSync(cmd, { stdio: "pipe" });
+    assert.fail("Should have thrown error when SITE_DOMAIN is missing");
+  } catch (err) {
+    assert.equal(err.status, 42, "Process exited with status 42 (expected error caught)");
+  }
+});
+
+test("Site Config: correctly parses SITE_DOMAIN and derives service subdomains", async () => {
+  process.env.SITE_DOMAIN = "testcluster.internal";
+  delete process.env.SITE_URL;
+
+  // Import site configuration dynamically
+  const { default: site } = await import(`../src/_data/site.js?t=${Date.now()}`);
+
+  assert.equal(site.domain, "testcluster.internal");
+  assert.equal(site.url, "https://testcluster.internal");
+
+  // Verify dynamic subdomains
+  const gitService = site.services.find((s) => s.name === "Forgejo Git");
+  assert.ok(gitService, "Forgejo Git service exists");
+  assert.equal(gitService.url, "https://git.testcluster.internal");
+  assert.equal(gitService.tag, "git.testcluster.internal:2222");
+
+  const chefService = site.services.find((s) => s.name === "CyberChef");
+  assert.ok(chefService, "CyberChef service exists");
+  assert.equal(chefService.url, "https://chef.testcluster.internal");
+
+  // Verify navigation Git Forge URL
+  const navGit = site.nav.find((n) => n.label === "Git Forge");
+  assert.ok(navGit, "Nav Git Forge link exists");
+  assert.equal(navGit.url, "https://git.testcluster.internal");
+});
+
+test("Site Config: respects explicit SITE_URL override", async () => {
+  process.env.SITE_DOMAIN = "riverrooks.dev";
+  process.env.SITE_URL = "http://localhost:8080";
+
+  const { default: site } = await import(`../src/_data/site.js?t=${Date.now()}`);
+
+  assert.equal(site.domain, "riverrooks.dev");
+  assert.equal(site.url, "http://localhost:8080");
+});