diff --git a/test/builtin/ipc_status/widget_test.dart b/test/builtin/ipc_status/widget_test.dart
index 293e8eb8..c241ff8b 100644
--- a/test/builtin/ipc_status/widget_test.dart
+++ b/test/builtin/ipc_status/widget_test.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:clide/builtin/ipc_status/ipc_status.dart';
 import 'package:clide/extension/extension.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/kernel.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 
 import '../../helpers/kernel_fixture.dart';
@@ -29,5 +30,53 @@ void main() {
       await tester.pumpAndSettle();
       expect(tester.takeException(), isNull);
     });
+
+    testWidgets('unresolved toolchain renders an empty shrink', (tester) async {
+      // Default fixture leaves toolchain unresolved → SizedBox.shrink branch.
+      await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, const ToolStatusItem()));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(find.text('application ok'), findsNothing);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('all-tools-resolved shows a single "application ok" chip', (tester) async {
+      f.services.toolchain.applyResolved(const ResolvedPaths(
+        git: '/usr/bin/git',
+        pql: '/usr/bin/pql',
+        tmux: '/usr/bin/tmux',
+        shell: '/bin/bash',
+      ));
+      await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, const ToolStatusItem()));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(find.text('application ok'), findsOneWidget);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('missing tools render a warning chip per missing tool', (tester) async {
+      // git + tmux missing, pql resolved.
+      f.services.toolchain.applyResolved(const ResolvedPaths(
+        pql: '/usr/bin/pql',
+        shell: '/bin/bash',
+      ));
+      await tester.pumpWidget(harness(f, const ToolStatusItem()));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(find.text('git not found'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.text('tmux not found'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.text('pql not found'), findsNothing);
+    });
+
+    testWidgets('StatusItemContribution.build returns a ToolStatusItem', (tester) async {
+      f.services.extensions.register(IpcStatusExtension());
+      await f.services.extensions.activateAll();
+      final item = f.services.panels.contributionsFor(Slots.statusbar).whereType<StatusItemContribution>().first;
+      // Pump a Builder so we have a real BuildContext to hand to .build.
+      late Widget produced;
+      await tester.pumpWidget(harness(
+        f,
+        Builder(builder: (ctx) {
+          produced = item.build(ctx);
+          return const SizedBox.shrink();
+        }),
+      ));
+      expect(produced, isA<ToolStatusItem>());
+    });
   });
 }