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+# Task List API Tests
+
+# Test: Get task list (may or may not be empty)
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Captures]
+initial_count: jsonpath "$ length"
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$" isCollection
+
+# Setup: Create multiple tasks with different properties
+POST {{host}}/api/tasks
+Content-Type: application/json
+{
+  "title": "Test Task Alpha",
+  "description": "Alpha task description"
+}
+
+HTTP 201
+[Captures]
+alpha_task_id: jsonpath "$.id"
+alpha_created_at: jsonpath "$.created_at"
+
+POST {{host}}/api/tasks
+Content-Type: application/json
+{
+  "title": "Test Task Beta"
+}
+
+HTTP 201
+[Captures]
+beta_task_id: jsonpath "$.id"
+beta_created_at: jsonpath "$.created_at"
+
+POST {{host}}/api/tasks
+Content-Type: application/json
+{
+  "title": "Test Task Gamma",
+  "description": "Gamma task with description"
+}
+
+HTTP 201
+[Captures]
+gamma_task_id: jsonpath "$.id"
+gamma_created_at: jsonpath "$.created_at"
+
+# Test: List includes our newly created tasks
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$" isCollection
+jsonpath "$ length" >= {{initial_count}}
+jsonpath "$[*].id" includes "{{alpha_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].id" includes "{{beta_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].id" includes "{{gamma_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].title" includes "Test Task Alpha"
+jsonpath "$[*].title" includes "Test Task Beta"
+jsonpath "$[*].title" includes "Test Task Gamma"
+
+# Test: Verify all tasks have required fields
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].title" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].status" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].created_at" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].updated_at" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].title" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].status" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].created_at" exists
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].updated_at" exists
+
+# Test: Verify our tasks have correct initial values
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].title" nth 0 == "Test Task Alpha"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].description" nth 0 == "Alpha task description"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].status" nth 0 == "todo"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].title" nth 0 == "Test Task Beta"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].description" nth 0 == null
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].status" nth 0 == "todo"
+
+# Setup: Update tasks to test mixed statuses
+PUT {{host}}/api/tasks/{{beta_task_id}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+{
+  "status": "done"
+}
+
+HTTP 200
+
+PUT {{host}}/api/tasks/{{gamma_task_id}}
+Content-Type: application/json
+{
+  "status": "backlog"
+}
+
+HTTP 200
+
+# Test: List shows updated statuses
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{alpha_task_id}}')].status" nth 0 == "todo"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{beta_task_id}}')].status" nth 0 == "done"
+jsonpath "$[?(@.id=='{{gamma_task_id}}')].status" nth 0 == "backlog"
+
+# Setup: Delete one task
+DELETE {{host}}/api/tasks/{{alpha_task_id}}
+
+HTTP 204
+
+# Test: Deleted task no longer appears in list
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$[*].id" not includes "{{alpha_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].id" includes "{{beta_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].id" includes "{{gamma_task_id}}"
+
+# Cleanup: Delete remaining test tasks
+DELETE {{host}}/api/tasks/{{beta_task_id}}
+
+HTTP 204
+
+DELETE {{host}}/api/tasks/{{gamma_task_id}}
+
+HTTP 204
+
+# Test: Our test tasks are gone
+GET {{host}}/api/tasks
+
+HTTP 200
+[Asserts]
+jsonpath "$[*].id" not includes "{{beta_task_id}}"
+jsonpath "$[*].id" not includes "{{gamma_task_id}}"
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