diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# valveGroupControl Example Flows
+
+Import-ready Node-RED examples for valveGroupControl.
+
+## Files
+- basic.flow.json
+- integration.flow.json
+- edge.flow.json
diff --git a/examples/basic.flow.json b/examples/basic.flow.json
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+++ b/examples/basic.flow.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_basic_tab","type":"tab","label":"valveGroupControl basic","disabled":false,"info":"valveGroupControl basic example"},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_basic_node","type":"valveGroupControl","z":"valveGroupControl_basic_tab","name":"valveGroupControl basic","x":420,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_basic_dbg"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_basic_inj","type":"inject","z":"valveGroupControl_basic_tab","name":"basic trigger","props":[{"p":"topic","vt":"str"},{"p":"payload","vt":"str"}],"topic":"ping","payload":"1","payloadType":"str","x":160,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_basic_node"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_basic_dbg","type":"debug","z":"valveGroupControl_basic_tab","name":"valveGroupControl basic debug","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":660,"y":180,"wires":[]}
+]
diff --git a/examples/edge.flow.json b/examples/edge.flow.json
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+++ b/examples/edge.flow.json
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+[
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_edge_tab","type":"tab","label":"valveGroupControl edge","disabled":false,"info":"valveGroupControl edge example"},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_edge_node","type":"valveGroupControl","z":"valveGroupControl_edge_tab","name":"valveGroupControl edge","x":420,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_edge_dbg"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_edge_inj","type":"inject","z":"valveGroupControl_edge_tab","name":"unknown topic","props":[{"p":"topic","vt":"str"},{"p":"payload","vt":"str"}],"topic":"doesNotExist","payload":"x","payloadType":"str","x":170,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_edge_node"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_edge_dbg","type":"debug","z":"valveGroupControl_edge_tab","name":"valveGroupControl edge debug","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":660,"y":180,"wires":[]}
+]
diff --git a/examples/integration.flow.json b/examples/integration.flow.json
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+++ b/examples/integration.flow.json
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+[
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_int_tab","type":"tab","label":"valveGroupControl integration","disabled":false,"info":"valveGroupControl integration example"},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_int_node","type":"valveGroupControl","z":"valveGroupControl_int_tab","name":"valveGroupControl integration","x":420,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_int_dbg"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_int_inj","type":"inject","z":"valveGroupControl_int_tab","name":"registerChild","props":[{"p":"topic","vt":"str"},{"p":"payload","vt":"str"}],"topic":"registerChild","payload":"example-child-id","payloadType":"str","x":170,"y":180,"wires":[["valveGroupControl_int_node"]]},
+  {"id":"valveGroupControl_int_dbg","type":"debug","z":"valveGroupControl_int_tab","name":"valveGroupControl integration debug","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","x":680,"y":180,"wires":[]}
+]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Valve group control module",
   "main": "valveGroupControl.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "node valveGroupControl.js"
+    "test": "node --test test/basic/*.test.js test/integration/*.test.js test/edge/*.test.js"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/README.md b/test/README.md
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+# valveGroupControl Test Suite Layout
+
+Required EVOLV layout:
+- basic/
+- integration/
+- edge/
+- helpers/
+
+Baseline structure tests:
+- basic/structure-module-load.basic.test.js
+- integration/structure-examples.integration.test.js
+- edge/structure-examples-node-type.edge.test.js
diff --git a/test/basic/.gitkeep b/test/basic/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/test/basic/structure-module-load.basic.test.js b/test/basic/structure-module-load.basic.test.js
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+++ b/test/basic/structure-module-load.basic.test.js
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+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+test('valveGroupControl module load smoke', () => {
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    require('../../vgc.js');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/edge/.gitkeep b/test/edge/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/test/edge/structure-examples-node-type.edge.test.js b/test/edge/structure-examples-node-type.edge.test.js
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+++ b/test/edge/structure-examples-node-type.edge.test.js
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+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const flow = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../examples/basic.flow.json'), 'utf8'));
+
+test('basic example includes node type valveGroupControl', () => {
+  const count = flow.filter((n) => n && n.type === 'valveGroupControl').length;
+  assert.equal(count >= 1, true);
+});
diff --git a/test/helpers/.gitkeep b/test/helpers/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/test/integration/.gitkeep b/test/integration/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/test/integration/structure-examples.integration.test.js b/test/integration/structure-examples.integration.test.js
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+++ b/test/integration/structure-examples.integration.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+
+const dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../examples');
+
+function loadJson(file) {
+  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dir, file), 'utf8'));
+}
+
+test('examples package exists for valveGroupControl', () => {
+  for (const file of ['README.md', 'basic.flow.json', 'integration.flow.json', 'edge.flow.json']) {
+    assert.equal(fs.existsSync(path.join(dir, file)), true, file + ' missing');
+  }
+});
+
+test('example flows are parseable arrays for valveGroupControl', () => {
+  for (const file of ['basic.flow.json', 'integration.flow.json', 'edge.flow.json']) {
+    const parsed = loadJson(file);
+    assert.equal(Array.isArray(parsed), true);
+  }
+});