diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.UnitTests/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryServiceTests.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.UnitTests/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryServiceTests.cs
index 7ac8e47043..db9a2b9773 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.UnitTests/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.Common.UnitTests/ExtensionGallery/Services/ExtensionGalleryServiceTests.cs
@@ -287,10 +287,8 @@ public class ExtensionGalleryServiceTests
     [TestMethod]
     public async Task FetchExtensionsAsync_ParsesDocumentedJsonRpcGalleryExample()
     {
-        // This JSON is the gallery feed example published in
-        // doc/json-rpc-spec/04-manifest-packaging.md. It is fed through the production parser so
-        // the documentation and the real gallery model stay in sync. The example omits iconUrl
-        // so the test stays offline.
+        // This copy validates compatibility with the documented JSON shape, but it does not read
+        // the docs file. If that example changes, this fixture must be updated by hand.
         var feedDirectory = CreateTempDirectory("feed");
         var cacheDirectory = CreateTempDirectory("cache");
 
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSExtensionManifestTests.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSExtensionManifestTests.cs
index bbfc353530..7c9197453e 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSExtensionManifestTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Tests/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels.UnitTests/JSExtensionManifestTests.cs
@@ -866,162 +866,6 @@ public class JSExtensionManifestTests
         }
     }
 
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_RelativeIcon_ResolvesToContainedAbsolutePath()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        CreateEntryPoint("assets/icon.png");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "relative-icon",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": { "icon": "assets/icon.png" }
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        var expected = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_testDirectory, "assets", "icon.png"));
-        Assert.AreEqual(expected, result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_RootDirectory_IsResolvedToPackageRoot()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "root-directory",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": {}
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        var expected = Path.TrimEndingDirectorySeparator(Path.GetFullPath(_testDirectory));
-        Assert.AreEqual(expected, result.Manifest!.RootDirectory);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_RelativeIcon_ThatEscapesPackage_ResolvesToEmpty()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "escaping-icon",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": { "icon": "../outside-icon.png" }
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_RelativeIcon_ThatDoesNotExist_ResolvesToEmpty()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "missing-icon",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": { "icon": "assets/missing.png" }
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_GlyphIcon_IsPreservedUnchanged()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "glyph-icon",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": { "icon": "\uE700" }
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        Assert.AreEqual("\uE700", result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_UriIcon_IsPreservedUnchanged()
-    {
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-        const string Json = """
-        {
-            "name": "uri-icon",
-            "main": "dist/index.js",
-            "cmdpal": { "icon": "https://example.com/icon.png" }
-        }
-        """;
-
-        var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-        Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-        Assert.AreEqual("https://example.com/icon.png", result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-    }
-
-    [TestMethod]
-    public void TryParse_IconThroughJunction_ResolvesToEmpty()
-    {
-        // An icon whose lexical path stays inside the package but traverses a junction that
-        // redirects outside the package must resolve to empty rather than load the outside file.
-        CreateEntryPoint("dist/index.js");
-
-        var outsideDirectory = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"JSExtensionIconJunctionTarget_{Guid.NewGuid():N}");
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(outsideDirectory);
-        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(outsideDirectory, "icon.png"), "// icon bytes");
-
-        var junctionPath = Path.Combine(_testDirectory, "linked-assets");
-        if (!TryCreateJunction(junctionPath, outsideDirectory))
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(outsideDirectory, recursive: true);
-            Assert.Inconclusive("A directory junction could not be created in this environment.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try
-        {
-            const string Json = """
-            {
-                "name": "junction-icon",
-                "main": "dist/index.js",
-                "cmdpal": { "icon": "linked-assets/icon.png" }
-            }
-            """;
-
-            var result = JSExtensionManifest.TryParse(Json, _testDirectory);
-
-            Assert.IsTrue(result.IsValid, result.FailureReason);
-            Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, result.Manifest!.IconPath);
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (Directory.Exists(junctionPath))
-            {
-                Directory.Delete(junctionPath, recursive: false);
-            }
-
-            Directory.Delete(outsideDirectory, recursive: true);
-        }
-    }
-
     private static bool TryCreateJunction(string junctionPath, string targetPath)
     {
         try
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/ts-sdk/test/forms.test.ts b/src/modules/cmdpal/ts-sdk/test/forms.test.ts
index c947ab3082..9b62103505 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/ts-sdk/test/forms.test.ts
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/ts-sdk/test/forms.test.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,29 @@ describe('form identity and routing', () => {
     expect(responseFor(sent, 4)?.result).toEqual({ kind: 2 });
   });
 
+  it('assigns a deterministic formId when the author omits one', async () => {
+    const page: IContentPage = {
+      id: 'page',
+      name: 'Page',
+      title: 'Page',
+      getContent(): Content[] {
+        return [formContent(undefined, () => ({ kind: 'goHome' }))];
+      },
+    };
+    const { runtime, sent } = createHarness();
+    runtime.setProvider(providerWith(page));
+
+    await runtime.handleRequest({
+      jsonrpc: JSONRPC_VERSION,
+      id: 1,
+      method: 'contentPage/getContent',
+      params: { pageId: 'page' },
+    });
+
+    const content = responseFor(sent, 1)?.result as Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+    expect(content[0]?.formId).toBe('form-0');
+  });
+
   it('keeps routing a nested form by its stable id after the tree grows', async () => {
     // Mirrors the comments sample: submitting a reply mutates the tree, and the
     // next serialization must still route the same stable formId back to its