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+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// Mock postgresClient BEFORE importing the module under test — mirrors
+// campaign-classifier.test.ts's vi.mock() factory-mocking discipline.
+const queryMock = vi.fn();
+vi.mock('./postgres-client', () => ({
+  postgresClient: {
+    query: (...args: unknown[]) => queryMock(...args),
+  },
+}));
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/first -- imported after vi.mock hoisting
+import { getCompanyAutomationGate } from './phishing-automation-gate';
+
+describe('getCompanyAutomationGate', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    queryMock.mockReset();
+  });
+
+  it('resolves to all-false when no row exists for the company', async () => {
+    queryMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ rows: [] });
+
+    const gate = await getCompanyAutomationGate(123);
+
+    expect(gate).toEqual({ autoParse: false, autoClassify: false, autoReport: false });
+    expect(queryMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('resolves to the mapped camelCase values when a row exists', async () => {
+    queryMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      rows: [{ auto_parse: true, auto_classify: false, auto_report: true }],
+    });
+
+    const gate = await getCompanyAutomationGate(456);
+
+    expect(gate).toEqual({ autoParse: true, autoClassify: false, autoReport: true });
+  });
+
+  it('resolves to all-false without querying when companyId is null', async () => {
+    const gate = await getCompanyAutomationGate(null);
+
+    expect(gate).toEqual({ autoParse: false, autoClassify: false, autoReport: false });
+    expect(queryMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('resolves to all-false without querying when companyId is NaN', async () => {
+    const gate = await getCompanyAutomationGate(NaN);
+
+    expect(gate).toEqual({ autoParse: false, autoClassify: false, autoReport: false });
+    expect(queryMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});