diff --git a/testing/tests/server_camera_runtime_contract.rs b/testing/tests/server_camera_runtime_contract.rs
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+//! Integration coverage for the camera runtime activation contract.
+//!
+//! Scope: validate activation error handling and configuration equality edges
+//! through public camera-runtime APIs.
+//! Targets: `server/src/camera_runtime.rs`.
+//! Why: camera runtime generation and guardrails are core to safe stream
+//! transitions, so they need direct integration-level assertions.
+
+use lesavka_server::camera::{CameraCodec, CameraConfig, CameraOutput, HdmiConnector};
+use lesavka_server::camera_runtime::{CameraRuntime, camera_cfg_eq};
+use serial_test::serial;
+use temp_env::with_var;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
+use tonic::Code;
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn activate_rejects_uvc_when_disabled_and_bumps_generation() {
+    let runtime = CameraRuntime::new();
+    let cfg = CameraConfig {
+        output: CameraOutput::Uvc,
+        codec: CameraCodec::Mjpeg,
+        width: 1280,
+        height: 720,
+        fps: 25,
+        hdmi: None,
+    };
+
+    with_var("LESAVKA_DISABLE_UVC", Some("1"), || {
+        let rt = Runtime::new().expect("runtime");
+        let result = rt.block_on(runtime.activate(&cfg));
+        match result {
+            Ok(_) => panic!("UVC should be disabled"),
+            Err(err) => assert_eq!(err.code(), Code::FailedPrecondition),
+        }
+    });
+
+    assert!(runtime.is_active(1));
+    assert!(!runtime.is_active(2));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn camera_cfg_eq_handles_none_and_hdmi_connector_edges() {
+    let uvc_a = CameraConfig {
+        output: CameraOutput::Uvc,
+        codec: CameraCodec::Mjpeg,
+        width: 640,
+        height: 360,
+        fps: 30,
+        hdmi: None,
+    };
+    let uvc_b = uvc_a.clone();
+    assert!(camera_cfg_eq(&uvc_a, &uvc_b));
+
+    let hdmi_a = CameraConfig {
+        output: CameraOutput::Hdmi,
+        codec: CameraCodec::H264,
+        width: 1920,
+        height: 1080,
+        fps: 30,
+        hdmi: Some(HdmiConnector {
+            name: String::from("HDMI-A-1"),
+            id: Some(7),
+        }),
+    };
+    let hdmi_b = hdmi_a.clone();
+    assert!(camera_cfg_eq(&hdmi_a, &hdmi_b));
+
+    let mut different_id = hdmi_a.clone();
+    different_id.hdmi = Some(HdmiConnector {
+        name: String::from("HDMI-A-1"),
+        id: Some(8),
+    });
+    assert!(!camera_cfg_eq(&hdmi_a, &different_id));
+
+    let mut missing_connector = hdmi_a;
+    missing_connector.hdmi = None;
+    assert!(!camera_cfg_eq(&missing_connector, &hdmi_b));
+}
diff --git a/testing/tests/server_uvc_runtime_contract.rs b/testing/tests/server_uvc_runtime_contract.rs
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+//! Integration coverage for the UVC runtime supervision contract.
+//!
+//! Scope: exercise the long-running UVC helper supervisor in both successful
+//! spawn and spawn-failure modes.
+//! Targets: `server/src/uvc_runtime.rs`.
+//! Why: the helper supervisor is operationally critical and should be covered
+//! through top-level integration behavior, not only unit checks.
+
+use lesavka_server::uvc_runtime::supervise_uvc_control;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use std::fs;
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use temp_env::with_var;
+use tempfile::tempdir;
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn supervise_uvc_control_starts_helper_when_device_is_set() {
+    let dir = tempdir().expect("create temp dir");
+    let marker = dir.path().join("marker.log");
+    let helper = dir.path().join("helper.sh");
+    fs::write(
+        &helper,
+        format!(
+            "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nset -euo pipefail\necho \"$*\" >> '{}'\n",
+            marker.display()
+        ),
+    )
+    .expect("write helper script");
+    let mut perms = fs::metadata(&helper)
+        .expect("helper metadata")
+        .permissions();
+    perms.set_mode(0o755);
+    fs::set_permissions(&helper, perms).expect("chmod helper script");
+
+    let helper_path = helper.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+    with_var("LESAVKA_UVC_DEV", Some("/dev/video-loop"), || {
+        let rt = Runtime::new().expect("runtime");
+        let result = rt.block_on(async {
+            tokio::time::timeout(
+                Duration::from_millis(350),
+                supervise_uvc_control(helper_path),
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+        assert!(result.is_err(), "supervisor should still be running");
+    });
+
+    let calls = fs::read_to_string(marker).expect("read helper marker");
+    assert!(
+        calls.contains("--device /dev/video-loop"),
+        "expected helper to receive device args, got: {calls}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn supervise_uvc_control_survives_missing_helper_binary() {
+    with_var("LESAVKA_UVC_DEV", Some("/dev/video-loop"), || {
+        let rt = Runtime::new().expect("runtime");
+        let result = rt.block_on(async {
+            tokio::time::timeout(
+                Duration::from_millis(350),
+                supervise_uvc_control(String::from("/definitely/missing/lesavka-uvc")),
+            )
+            .await
+        });
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "supervisor should continue retrying forever"
+        );
+    });
+}