diff --git a/tests/employee-create-v1774.mjs b/tests/employee-create-v1774.mjs
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+import fs from 'node:fs';
+const src=fs.readFileSync('supabase/functions/caterium-create-employee/index.ts','utf8');
+let bad=0;const check=(v,m)=>{console.log(`${v?'OK':'FAIL'}: ${m}`);if(!v)bad++};
+check(src.includes('prepStatus === "already_member"'),'already_member returns without duplicate creation');
+check(src.includes('prepStatus === "existing"'),'existing auth user is handled explicitly');
+check(src.includes('p_user_id: existingUserId'),'existing auth user is finalized into workspace membership');
+check(src.includes('retryStatus === "existing"'),'partial/concurrent auth creation retries finalize');
+check(src.includes('sun_employee_finalize_v28'),'employee finalize RPC remains required');
+check(!src.includes('if (prep.data?.status !== "new")'),'old early-return bug is removed');
+if(bad)process.exit(1);