diff --git a/src/native/AppleDispatchMetadata.failure.test.ts b/src/native/AppleDispatchMetadata.failure.test.ts
index 11d187ac97..8c9a36141a 100644
--- a/src/native/AppleDispatchMetadata.failure.test.ts
+++ b/src/native/AppleDispatchMetadata.failure.test.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,18 @@ import { expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { ArtifactReaderFailure } from "../artifacts/ArtifactReader.js";
 import { appleDispatchMetadataFailure } from "./AppleDispatchMetadata.js";
 
+// The metadata target is already bound, so losing it is a change to that artifact rather than a new input error.
 it.each(["integrity", "path"] as const)(
-  "keeps %s source-read refusals distinct from provider execution failures",
+  "reports a %s source-read refusal as a change to the bound target, not a provider failure",
   (reason) => {
     const cause = new ArtifactReaderFailure(reason, "source boundary refused");
     expect(appleDispatchMetadataFailure(cause, "/selected")._tag).toBe(
-      reason === "integrity"
-        ? "AnalysisArtifactChangedError"
-        : "AnalysisInputError",
+      "AnalysisArtifactChangedError",
     );
   },
 );
 it.each(["EACCES", "EPERM", "ENOENT"])(
-  "preserves the filesystem outcome %s for a selected metadata target",
+  "preserves the filesystem outcome %s for a bound metadata target",
   (code) => {
     const physical = Object.assign(new Error("selected read refused"), {
       code,
@@ -23,7 +22,9 @@ it.each(["EACCES", "EPERM", "ENOENT"])(
       cause: physical,
     });
     expect(appleDispatchMetadataFailure(cause, "/selected")._tag).toBe(
-      code === "ENOENT" ? "AnalysisInputError" : "AnalysisAccessDeniedError",
+      code === "ENOENT"
+        ? "AnalysisArtifactChangedError"
+        : "AnalysisAccessDeniedError",
     );
   },
 );
diff --git a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistCli.test.ts b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistCli.test.ts
index 9f0648c802..192f2337ab 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistCli.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/cli/nativePlistCli.test.ts
@@ -281,7 +281,17 @@ describe.skipIf(process.platform !== "darwin")(
               ],
             },
             bundle: { identifier: "com.example.types", executable: "App" },
-            provenance: [{ tool: "file" }],
+            // An XML source also records its successful native format validation.
+            provenance:
+              format === "xml"
+                ? [
+                    { tool: "file" },
+                    {
+                      tool: "plutil",
+                      command: ["/usr/bin/plutil", "-lint", "--", "$PLIST"],
+                    },
+                  ]
+                : [{ tool: "file" }],
             limitations: [expect.stringContaining("2 non-finite real")],
           },
         });
diff --git a/tests/boundary/mcp/deferredRuntime.test.ts b/tests/boundary/mcp/deferredRuntime.test.ts
index 3718f20650..14196fe55b 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/mcp/deferredRuntime.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/mcp/deferredRuntime.test.ts
@@ -619,8 +619,13 @@ it("runs the real static artifact workflow after deferred initialization", async
 const copyCompiledPackage = async (prefix: string): Promise<string> => {
   const directory = await createTestTempDirectory(prefix);
   await cp(resolve("dist"), join(directory, "dist"), { recursive: true });
-  await mkdir(join(directory, "scripts"));
+  await mkdir(join(directory, "scripts/lib"), { recursive: true });
   await cp(resolve("scripts/rea.mjs"), join(directory, "scripts/rea.mjs"));
+  // The launcher imports its process-environment owner, as the package ships it.
+  await cp(
+    resolve("scripts/lib/cli-process-environment.mjs"),
+    join(directory, "scripts/lib/cli-process-environment.mjs"),
+  );
   await cp(resolve("package.json"), join(directory, "package.json"));
   await symlink(
     resolve("node_modules"),
diff --git a/tests/boundary/process/packageTarListing.test.ts b/tests/boundary/process/packageTarListing.test.ts
index e876811bac..02a84327c7 100644
--- a/tests/boundary/process/packageTarListing.test.ts
+++ b/tests/boundary/process/packageTarListing.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const members = [
   "package/bridge/ghidra/ReaGhidraAnalysisOptions.java",
   "package/bridge/ghidra/ReaGhidraNoReturnFix.java",
   "package/bridge/ghidra/ReaGhidraMipsSoftFloat.java",
+  "package/scripts/lib/cli-process-environment.mjs",
 ];
 
 async function verifyListing(listing: string) {