Acceptance — API

Exercise the running server the way a real client will. A unit test passes against the code's own assumptions; this proves the wire behavior — the status codes, the JSON shape, the side effects that survive a reload.

Invoked by validate-feature with a slice of the acceptance ledger — or run directly against an API change, in which case first derive the checklist from the change's acceptance criteria (the spec, or the endpoints touched). Either way, work through the items in order.

1. Get the server running — and persist how