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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { bootTwoInstances, type TwoInstanceHarness } from './helpers/twoInstanceHarness.js';
+import { peerInstances } from './helpers/seedPeer.js';
+
+let harness: TwoInstanceHarness;
+let sharedHmacSecret: string;
+
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  harness = await bootTwoInstances();
+  sharedHmacSecret = await peerInstances(harness.home, harness.remote);
+}, 60_000);
+
+afterAll(async () => {
+  if (harness) await harness.cleanup();
+});
+
+describe('Federation identity deletion — server suite', () => {
+  it('boots the harness and peers the two instances', async () => {
+    expect(harness.home.origin).toMatch(/^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1:\d+$/);
+    expect(harness.remote.origin).toMatch(/^http:\/\/127\.0\.0\.1:\d+$/);
+    expect(sharedHmacSecret).toHaveLength(64);
+  });
+});