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+<?php
+
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Jobs\EmbedMemory;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Mcp\Tools\Agent\Brain\BrainForget;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Mcp\Tools\Agent\Brain\BrainList;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Mcp\Tools\Agent\Brain\BrainRemember;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Models\AgentSession;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Models\BrainMemory;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Services\BrainService;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
+
+function brainSmokeService(): BrainService
+{
+    return new class extends BrainService
+    {
+        public bool $forgetCalled = false;
+
+        public function forget(string $id): void
+        {
+            $this->forgetCalled = true;
+
+            DB::connection('brain')->transaction(function () use ($id): void {
+                BrainMemory::where('id', $id)->delete();
+            });
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @return array{workspace: \Core\Tenant\Models\Workspace, session: AgentSession, context: array{workspace_id: int, session_id: string}}
+ */
+function brainSmokeContext(): array
+{
+    $workspace = createWorkspace();
+    $session = AgentSession::start(null, AgentSession::AGENT_OPUS, $workspace);
+
+    return [
+        'workspace' => $workspace,
+        'session' => $session,
+        'context' => [
+            'workspace_id' => $workspace->id,
+            'session_id' => $session->session_id,
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+
+test('BrainSmoke_remember_list_forget_Good_exercises_mariadb_only_handlers_end_to_end', function (): void {
+    Queue::fake();
+
+    $brain = brainSmokeService();
+    $this->app->instance(BrainService::class, $brain);
+
+    [
+        'workspace' => $workspace,
+        'session' => $session,
+        'context' => $context,
+    ] = brainSmokeContext();
+
+    $rememberPayload = [
+        'content' => 'test memory about X',
+        'scope' => 'workspace',
+        'type' => 'context',
+        'tags' => ['smoketest'],
+    ];
+
+    $rememberResult = (new BrainRemember)->handle($rememberPayload, $context);
+
+    expect($rememberResult)->toBeArray()
+        ->and($rememberResult['success'])->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($rememberResult['memory']['id'])->toBeString()
+        ->and($rememberResult['memory']['content'])->toBe($rememberPayload['content'])
+        ->and($rememberResult['memory']['type'])->toBe($rememberPayload['type'])
+        ->and($rememberResult['memory']['tags'])->toBe($rememberPayload['tags'])
+        ->and($rememberResult['memory']['agent_id'])->toBe($session->session_id);
+
+    $memoryId = $rememberResult['memory']['id'];
+    $storedMemory = BrainMemory::query()->find($memoryId);
+
+    expect($storedMemory)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($storedMemory?->workspace_id)->toBe($workspace->id)
+        ->and($storedMemory?->content)->toBe($rememberPayload['content'])
+        ->and($storedMemory?->type)->toBe($rememberPayload['type'])
+        ->and($storedMemory?->tags)->toBe($rememberPayload['tags'])
+        ->and($storedMemory?->deleted_at)->toBeNull();
+
+    Queue::assertPushed(EmbedMemory::class, fn (EmbedMemory $job): bool => $job->memoryId === $memoryId);
+
+    $listResult = (new BrainList)->handle([
+        'scope' => 'workspace',
+    ], $context);
+
+    expect($listResult)->toBeArray()
+        ->and($listResult['success'])->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($listResult['count'])->toBe(1)
+        ->and($listResult['memories'])->toHaveCount(1)
+        ->and($listResult['memories'][0]['id'])->toBe($memoryId)
+        ->and($listResult['memories'][0]['agent_id'])->toBe($session->session_id)
+        ->and($listResult['memories'][0]['content'])->toBe($rememberPayload['content'])
+        ->and($listResult['memories'][0]['type'])->toBe($rememberPayload['type'])
+        ->and($listResult['memories'][0]['tags'])->toBe($rememberPayload['tags']);
+
+    $forgetResult = (new BrainForget)->handle([
+        'id' => $memoryId,
+    ], $context);
+
+    expect($forgetResult)->toBeArray()
+        ->and($forgetResult['success'])->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($forgetResult['forgotten'])->toBe($memoryId)
+        ->and($forgetResult['type'])->toBe($rememberPayload['type'])
+        ->and($brain->forgetCalled)->toBeTrue();
+
+    $deletedMemory = BrainMemory::withTrashed()->find($memoryId);
+
+    expect(BrainMemory::query()->find($memoryId))->toBeNull()
+        ->and($deletedMemory)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($deletedMemory?->trashed())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+test('BrainSmoke_forget_Bad_reports_missing_memory_without_a_type_error', function (): void {
+    $brain = brainSmokeService();
+    $this->app->instance(BrainService::class, $brain);
+
+    ['context' => $context] = brainSmokeContext();
+
+    $missingId = '00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000096';
+    $tool = new BrainForget;
+    $result = null;
+    $reportedError = null;
+
+    try {
+        $result = $tool->handle(['id' => $missingId], $context);
+    } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $exception) {
+        $reportedError = $exception->getMessage();
+    }
+
+    expect($reportedError ?? $result['error'] ?? null)->toBe("Memory '{$missingId}' not found in this workspace")
+        ->and($result['success'] ?? false)->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($brain->forgetCalled)->toBeFalse();
+});