deterministically execute create_skill from create_category, execute skill after creation

tests/integration/test_pipeline.py

@@ -206,4 +206,32 @@ def test_create_skill_empty_category_does_not_wedge(tmp_path):
 
     status, detail = scheduler.submit("tell me if my package was delivered")
     print(f"[{status}] {detail}")
-    assert scheduler.current is None
+    assert scheduler.current is None
+
+
+def test_create_category_chain_runs_new_skill(tmp_path):
+    """A request that needs a brand-new category must end with a skill run.
+
+    Deterministic chain: create_category -> create_skill in the new category ->
+    run that skill (the leaf answers the request, not the category stub). Slow:
+    uses real codegen (~7 min). Run in the background.
+    """
+    config = load_config()
+    require_real(config)
+    config["log"] = str(tmp_path / "decisions.jsonl")
+    config["trace"] = str(tmp_path / "runs.jsonl")
+    config["category_registry"] = str(tmp_path / "categories.json")
+    config["skill_bodies"] = str(tmp_path / "skills")
+    scheduler, config = build_scheduler(config)
+    scheduler.tree = {}
+
+    status, detail = scheduler.submit("track my drone delivery in real time")
+    print(f"[{status}] {detail}")
+
+    rows = scheduler.trace.read()
+    kinds = [e["kind"] for e in rows]
+    assert "category_created" in kinds, "category stub must be authored first"
+    created = next(e for e in rows if e["kind"] == "skill_created")
+    assert created["written"] is True, "codegen must produce a runnable body"
+    assessed = next(e for e in rows if e["kind"] == "assessed")
+    assert assessed["skill"] == created["skill"], "the created skill must run"