diff --git a/tests/test_presets.py b/tests/test_presets.py
index 848c072dd0..24134ae231 100644
--- a/tests/test_presets.py
+++ b/tests/test_presets.py
@@ -1948,8 +1948,15 @@ def install_self_test_preset(manager: PresetManager, speckit_version: str = "0.1
         return manager.install_from_directory(SELF_TEST_PRESET_DIR, speckit_version)
 
 
+
 class TestSelfTestPreset:
-    """Tests using the self-test preset that ships with the repo."""
+    """Tests using the self-test preset that ships with the repo.
+
+    The self-test preset ships a wrap-strategy command (``speckit.wrap-test``)
+    without a corresponding core base layer; reconciliation deliberately
+    surfaces a UserWarning in that case. The filters above acknowledge those
+    expected warnings so the suite stays quiet without masking unrelated ones.
+    """
 
     def test_self_test_preset_exists(self):
         """Verify the self-test preset directory and manifest exist."""
@@ -2237,7 +2244,12 @@ def test_load_returns_empty_on_invalid_json(self, project_dir):
 
 
 class TestPresetSkills:
-    """Tests for preset skill registration and unregistration."""
+    """Tests for preset skill registration and unregistration.
+
+    Tests that install the self-test preset use ``install_self_test_preset``
+    which scopes a narrow filter to the expected wrap-strategy warning.
+    Reconciliation failures remain audible so real regressions surface.
+    """
 
     def _write_init_options(self, project_dir, ai="claude", ai_skills=True, script="sh"):
         from specify_cli import save_init_options