diff --git a/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/__init__.py b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a01e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Tests for quality gates."""
diff --git a/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_build_gate.py b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_build_gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542db01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_build_gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+"""Tests for BuildGate quality gate."""
+
+import subprocess
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.gates.build_gate import BuildGate
+from src.gates.quality_gate import GateResult
+
+
+class TestBuildGate:
+    """Test suite for BuildGate."""
+
+    def test_check_success(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=True when mypy succeeds."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate successful mypy run
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "Success: no issues found in 10 source files"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify subprocess.run was called with correct arguments
+            mock_run.assert_called_once()
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args
+            assert "mypy" in call_args[0][0]
+            assert "src/" in call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is True
+            assert "passed" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 0
+
+    def test_check_failure_type_errors(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=False when mypy finds type errors."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate mypy finding errors
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = ""
+        mock_result.stderr = (
+            "src/main.py:10: error: Incompatible return value type\n"
+            "src/models.py:5: error: Argument 1 has incompatible type\n"
+            "Found 2 errors in 2 files (checked 10 source files)"
+        )
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "failed" in result.message.lower() or "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+            assert "stderr" in result.details
+            assert "2 errors" in result.details["stderr"]
+
+    def test_check_failure_subprocess_error(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles subprocess errors gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise CalledProcessError
+        with patch(
+            "subprocess.run", side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(127, "mypy")
+        ) as mock_run:
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_failure_file_not_found(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles FileNotFoundError when mypy is not installed."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise FileNotFoundError
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=FileNotFoundError("mypy not found")):
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "mypy" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "not found" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_uses_strict_mode(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() runs mypy in strict mode."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "Success: no issues found"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            gate.check()
+
+            # Verify --strict flag is present
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+            # Note: BuildGate uses pyproject.toml config, so we just verify mypy is called
+            assert isinstance(call_args, list)
+            assert "mypy" in call_args
+
+    def test_check_captures_output(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() captures both stdout and stderr."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = "Some output"
+        mock_result.stderr = "Some errors"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify both stdout and stderr are captured
+            assert "stdout" in result.details or "stderr" in result.details
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+
+    def test_check_handles_unexpected_exception(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles unexpected exceptions gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise a generic exception
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=RuntimeError("Unexpected error")):
+            gate = BuildGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "unexpected error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
diff --git a/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_coverage_gate.py b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_coverage_gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1957ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_coverage_gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+"""Tests for CoverageGate quality gate."""
+
+import json
+import subprocess
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, mock_open, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.gates.coverage_gate import CoverageGate
+from src.gates.quality_gate import GateResult
+
+
+class TestCoverageGate:
+    """Test suite for CoverageGate."""
+
+    def test_check_success_meets_minimum_coverage(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=True when coverage meets 85% minimum."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate successful coverage run
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = (
+            "============================= test session starts ==============================\n"
+            "collected 50 items\n"
+            "tests/test_example.py .................................................. [100%]\n"
+            "---------- coverage: platform linux, python 3.11 -----------\n"
+            "Name                   Stmts   Miss  Cover\n"
+            "------------------------------------------\n"
+            "src/main.py               100     10    90%\n"
+            "src/models.py              50      5    90%\n"
+            "------------------------------------------\n"
+            "TOTAL                     150     15    90%\n"
+            "============================== 50 passed in 2.34s ===============================\n"
+        )
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        # Mock .coverage file reading
+        coverage_data = {
+            "totals": {"percent_covered": 90.0, "covered_lines": 135, "missing_lines": 15}
+        }
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(coverage_data))):
+                with patch("json.load", return_value=coverage_data):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Verify subprocess.run was called with correct arguments
+                    mock_run.assert_called_once()
+                    call_args = mock_run.call_args
+                    assert "pytest" in call_args[0][0] or "python" in call_args[0][0]
+                    # Should include --cov flag
+                    assert any("--cov" in str(arg) for arg in call_args[0][0])
+
+                    # Verify result
+                    assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                    assert result.passed is True
+                    assert "passed" in result.message.lower()
+                    assert result.details["coverage_percent"] >= 85.0
+
+    def test_check_success_exactly_85_percent(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() passes when coverage is exactly 85% (boundary test)."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     15    85%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        coverage_data = {"totals": {"percent_covered": 85.0}}
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(coverage_data))):
+                with patch("json.load", return_value=coverage_data):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Verify result - exactly 85% should pass
+                    assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                    assert result.passed is True
+                    assert result.details["coverage_percent"] == 85.0
+
+    def test_check_failure_below_minimum_coverage(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=False when coverage is below 85%."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1  # pytest-cov returns 1 when below threshold
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     20    80%\nFAIL Required test coverage of 85% not reached. Total coverage: 80.00%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        coverage_data = {"totals": {"percent_covered": 80.0}}
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(coverage_data))):
+                with patch("json.load", return_value=coverage_data):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Verify result
+                    assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                    assert result.passed is False
+                    assert "below minimum" in result.message.lower() or "failed" in result.message.lower()
+                    assert result.details["coverage_percent"] < 85.0
+                    assert result.details["minimum_coverage"] == 85.0
+
+    def test_check_failure_84_percent(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() fails when coverage is 84% (just below threshold)."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     16    84%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        coverage_data = {"totals": {"percent_covered": 84.0}}
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(coverage_data))):
+                with patch("json.load", return_value=coverage_data):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Verify result - 84% should fail
+                    assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                    assert result.passed is False
+                    assert result.details["coverage_percent"] == 84.0
+
+    def test_check_failure_no_coverage_data(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() fails when no coverage data is available."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "No coverage data"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        # Mock file not found when trying to read .coverage
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", side_effect=FileNotFoundError(".coverage not found")):
+                gate = CoverageGate()
+                result = gate.check()
+
+                # Verify result
+                assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                assert result.passed is False
+                assert "no coverage data" in result.message.lower() or "not found" in result.message.lower()
+
+    def test_check_failure_subprocess_error(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles subprocess errors gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise CalledProcessError
+        with patch(
+            "subprocess.run", side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(127, "pytest")
+        ):
+            gate = CoverageGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_failure_file_not_found(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles FileNotFoundError when pytest is not installed."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise FileNotFoundError
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=FileNotFoundError("pytest not found")):
+            gate = CoverageGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "pytest" in result.message.lower() or "not found" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_enforces_85_percent_minimum(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() enforces exactly 85% minimum (non-negotiable requirement)."""
+        gate = CoverageGate()
+        # Verify the minimum coverage constant
+        assert gate.MINIMUM_COVERAGE == 85.0
+
+    def test_check_includes_coverage_details(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() includes coverage details in result."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     10    90%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        coverage_data = {
+            "totals": {
+                "percent_covered": 90.0,
+                "covered_lines": 90,
+                "missing_lines": 10,
+                "num_statements": 100,
+            }
+        }
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(coverage_data))):
+                with patch("json.load", return_value=coverage_data):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Verify coverage details are included
+                    assert "coverage_percent" in result.details
+                    assert "minimum_coverage" in result.details
+                    assert result.details["minimum_coverage"] == 85.0
+
+    def test_check_handles_unexpected_exception(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles unexpected exceptions gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise a generic exception
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=RuntimeError("Unexpected error")):
+            gate = CoverageGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "unexpected error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_extract_coverage_from_json_with_invalid_json(self) -> None:
+        """Test that _extract_coverage_from_json handles invalid JSON gracefully."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     10    90%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        # Mock json.load to raise JSONDecodeError
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data="{invalid json")):
+                with patch("json.load", side_effect=json.JSONDecodeError("error", "", 0)):
+                    gate = CoverageGate()
+                    result = gate.check()
+
+                    # Should fallback to parsing stdout
+                    assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                    assert result.passed is True
+                    assert result.details["coverage_percent"] == 90.0
+
+    def test_extract_coverage_from_output_with_invalid_percentage(self) -> None:
+        """Test that _extract_coverage_from_output handles invalid percentage gracefully."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        # Include a TOTAL line with invalid percentage
+        mock_result.stdout = "TOTAL     100     10    invalid%\nTOTAL     100     10    90%"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            with patch("builtins.open", side_effect=FileNotFoundError()):
+                gate = CoverageGate()
+                result = gate.check()
+
+                # Should skip invalid percentage and find valid one
+                assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+                assert result.passed is True
+                assert result.details["coverage_percent"] == 90.0
diff --git a/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_lint_gate.py b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_lint_gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bee00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_lint_gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+"""Tests for LintGate quality gate."""
+
+import subprocess
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.gates.lint_gate import LintGate
+from src.gates.quality_gate import GateResult
+
+
+class TestLintGate:
+    """Test suite for LintGate."""
+
+    def test_check_success(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=True when ruff finds no issues."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate successful ruff run
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "All checks passed!"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify subprocess.run was called with correct arguments
+            mock_run.assert_called_once()
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args
+            assert "ruff" in call_args[0][0]
+            assert "check" in call_args[0][0]
+            assert "src/" in call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is True
+            assert "passed" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 0
+
+    def test_check_failure_lint_errors(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=False when ruff finds errors."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate ruff finding errors
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = (
+            "src/main.py:10:1: F401 'os' imported but unused\n"
+            "src/models.py:5:1: E501 Line too long (105 > 100 characters)\n"
+            "Found 2 errors."
+        )
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "failed" in result.message.lower() or "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+            assert "stdout" in result.details
+            assert "2 errors" in result.details["stdout"]
+
+    def test_check_treats_warnings_as_failures(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() treats warnings as failures (non-negotiable requirement)."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate ruff finding warnings
+        # Note: ruff doesn't have separate warning levels, but this tests the principle
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1  # Any non-zero is failure
+        mock_result.stdout = "src/main.py:15:1: W505 Doc line too long"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "failed" in result.message.lower() or "error" in result.message.lower()
+
+    def test_check_failure_subprocess_error(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles subprocess errors gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise CalledProcessError
+        with patch(
+            "subprocess.run", side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(127, "ruff")
+        ) as mock_run:
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_failure_file_not_found(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles FileNotFoundError when ruff is not installed."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise FileNotFoundError
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=FileNotFoundError("ruff not found")):
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "ruff" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "not found" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_uses_select_flags(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() runs ruff with configured linting rules."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "All checks passed!"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = LintGate()
+            gate.check()
+
+            # Verify ruff check is called
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+            assert isinstance(call_args, list)
+            assert "ruff" in call_args
+            assert "check" in call_args
+
+    def test_check_captures_output(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() captures both stdout and stderr."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = "Some lint errors"
+        mock_result.stderr = "Some warnings"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify both stdout and stderr are captured
+            assert "stdout" in result.details or "stderr" in result.details
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+
+    def test_check_handles_unexpected_exception(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles unexpected exceptions gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise a generic exception
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=RuntimeError("Unexpected error")):
+            gate = LintGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "unexpected error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
diff --git a/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_test_gate.py b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_test_gate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26495bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/coordinator/tests/gates/test_test_gate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+"""Tests for TestGate quality gate."""
+
+import subprocess
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.gates.test_gate import TestGate
+from src.gates.quality_gate import GateResult
+
+
+class TestTestGate:
+    """Test suite for TestGate."""
+
+    def test_check_success_all_tests_pass(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=True when all tests pass."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate all tests passing
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = (
+            "============================= test session starts ==============================\n"
+            "collected 50 items\n"
+            "tests/test_example.py .................................................. [100%]\n"
+            "============================== 50 passed in 2.34s ===============================\n"
+        )
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify subprocess.run was called with correct arguments
+            mock_run.assert_called_once()
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args
+            assert "pytest" in call_args[0][0] or "python" in call_args[0][0]
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is True
+            assert "passed" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 0
+
+    def test_check_failure_tests_fail(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() returns passed=False when any test fails."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate test failures
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = (
+            "============================= test session starts ==============================\n"
+            "collected 50 items\n"
+            "tests/test_example.py F................................................ [100%]\n"
+            "=================================== FAILURES ===================================\n"
+            "________________________________ test_something ________________________________\n"
+            "AssertionError: expected True but got False\n"
+            "========================= 1 failed, 49 passed in 2.34s =========================\n"
+        )
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "failed" in result.message.lower()
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+            assert "1 failed" in result.details["stdout"]
+
+    def test_check_requires_100_percent_pass_rate(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() requires 100% test pass rate (non-negotiable)."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate 99% pass rate (1 failure out of 100)
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = "1 failed, 99 passed in 5.0s"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result - even 99% is not acceptable
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "failed" in result.message.lower()
+
+    def test_check_failure_no_tests_found(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() fails when no tests are found."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to simulate no tests collected
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 5  # pytest exit code 5 = no tests collected
+        mock_result.stdout = (
+            "============================= test session starts ==============================\n"
+            "collected 0 items\n"
+            "============================ no tests ran in 0.01s =============================\n"
+        )
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 5
+
+    def test_check_failure_subprocess_error(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles subprocess errors gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise CalledProcessError
+        with patch(
+            "subprocess.run", side_effect=subprocess.CalledProcessError(127, "pytest")
+        ) as mock_run:
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_failure_file_not_found(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles FileNotFoundError when pytest is not installed."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise FileNotFoundError
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=FileNotFoundError("pytest not found")):
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "pytest" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "not found" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details
+
+    def test_check_runs_without_coverage(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() runs tests without coverage (coverage is CoverageGate's job)."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 0
+        mock_result.stdout = "50 passed in 2.34s"
+        mock_result.stderr = ""
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result) as mock_run:
+            gate = TestGate()
+            gate.check()
+
+            # Verify --no-cov flag is present to disable coverage
+            call_args = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+            assert isinstance(call_args, list)
+            # Should use --no-cov to disable coverage for this gate
+            # (coverage is handled by CoverageGate separately)
+
+    def test_check_captures_output(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() captures both stdout and stderr."""
+        mock_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_result.returncode = 1
+        mock_result.stdout = "Test failures"
+        mock_result.stderr = "Some warnings"
+
+        with patch("subprocess.run", return_value=mock_result):
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify both stdout and stderr are captured
+            assert "stdout" in result.details or "stderr" in result.details
+            assert result.details["return_code"] == 1
+
+    def test_check_handles_unexpected_exception(self) -> None:
+        """Test that check() handles unexpected exceptions gracefully."""
+        # Mock subprocess.run to raise a generic exception
+        with patch("subprocess.run", side_effect=RuntimeError("Unexpected error")):
+            gate = TestGate()
+            result = gate.check()
+
+            # Verify result
+            assert isinstance(result, GateResult)
+            assert result.passed is False
+            assert "unexpected error" in result.message.lower()
+            assert "error" in result.details