diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 33f6bf3..57bc084 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ pnpm legacy:build-run
 
 ## Testing
 
+Token Host Builder uses a two-layer quality model:
+
+- Builder framework tests: validate schema/generator/CLI/runtime behavior.
+- Generated app tests: validate that produced apps behave correctly for their schema (canonical `job-board` is enforced in CI today).
+
 Fast local suite (no local chain required):
 
 ```bash
@@ -53,6 +58,27 @@ Local integration suite (requires `anvil` on PATH):
 pnpm test:integration
 ```
 
+Generated app test scaffold (issue #28 slice):
+
+```bash
+pnpm th generate apps/example/job-board.schema.json --out artifacts/job-board --with-tests
+cd artifacts/job-board/ui
+pnpm test
+```
+
+Current integration coverage includes:
+
+- preview auto-deploy behavior and manifest publication checks,
+- local faucet behavior checks,
+- canonical `apps/example/job-board.schema.json` end-to-end assertions:
+  - Candidate CRUD flows,
+  - JobPosting paid-create enforcement,
+  - generated UI route health checks.
+
+Planned expansion:
+
+- generated apps emitted by `th generate` should include app-level test scaffolds/scripts so downstream repos can run schema-specific tests by default.
+
 ## CI
 
 PRs run two required jobs:
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index f78bd9f..36f716f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@ function copyDir(srcDir: string, destDir: string) {
   }
 }
 
+function addGeneratedUiTestScaffold(uiDir: string, templateDir: string) {
+  const scaffoldDir = path.join(templateDir, 'test-scaffold');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(scaffoldDir)) {
+    throw new Error(`Missing test scaffold template at ${scaffoldDir}`);
+  }
+
+  copyDir(scaffoldDir, uiDir);
+
+  const packageJsonPath = path.join(uiDir, 'package.json');
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf-8'));
+  const scripts = { ...(pkg.scripts || {}) };
+  scripts.test = scripts.test || 'pnpm run test:contract && pnpm run test:ui';
+  scripts['test:contract'] = scripts['test:contract'] || 'node tests/contract/smoke.mjs';
+  scripts['test:ui'] = scripts['test:ui'] || 'node tests/ui/smoke.mjs';
+  pkg.scripts = scripts;
+  fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n');
+}
+
 function publishManifestToUiSite(uiSiteDir: string, manifestJson: string) {
   ensureDir(uiSiteDir);
   ensureDir(path.join(uiSiteDir, '.well-known', 'tokenhost'));
@@ -1438,7 +1456,8 @@ program
   .argument('<schema>', 'Path to THS schema JSON file')
   .option('--out <dir>', 'Output directory', 'artifacts')
   .option('--no-ui', 'Do not generate UI output')
-  .action((schemaPath: string, opts: { out: string; ui: boolean }) => {
+  .option('--with-tests', 'Emit generated app test scaffold', false)
+  .action((schemaPath: string, opts: { out: string; ui: boolean; withTests: boolean }) => {
     const input = readJsonFile(schemaPath);
     const structural = validateThsStructural(input);
     if (!structural.ok) {
@@ -1475,6 +1494,11 @@ program
       ensureDir(path.dirname(thsTsPath));
       fs.writeFileSync(thsTsPath, renderThsTs(schema));
 
+      if (opts.withTests) {
+        addGeneratedUiTestScaffold(uiDir, templateDir);
+        console.log(`Wrote ui/tests/ (generated app test scaffold)`);
+      }
+
       console.log(`Wrote ui/ (Next.js static export template)`);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/README.md b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c30be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Generated app test scaffold
+
+This directory is emitted by `th generate --with-tests`.
+
+- `contract/smoke.mjs` validates baseline generated app contract test preconditions.
+- `ui/smoke.mjs` validates baseline generated UI route/component preconditions.
+
+These are starter tests and are intended to be expanded with schema-specific assertions.
diff --git a/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/contract/smoke.mjs b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/contract/smoke.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9af905e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/contract/smoke.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+function mustExist(root, relPath) {
+  const p = path.join(root, relPath);
+  assert.equal(fs.existsSync(p), true, `Missing required generated file: ${relPath}`);
+  return p;
+}
+
+const root = process.cwd();
+const thsPath = mustExist(root, 'src/generated/ths.ts');
+mustExist(root, 'src/lib/app.ts');
+mustExist(root, 'src/lib/abi.ts');
+
+const thsSource = fs.readFileSync(thsPath, 'utf-8');
+assert.match(thsSource, /export const ths = /, 'Generated THS export is missing.');
+
+console.log('PASS contract smoke scaffold');
diff --git a/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/ui/smoke.mjs b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/ui/smoke.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..365053c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/templates/next-export-ui/test-scaffold/tests/ui/smoke.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+function mustExist(root, relPath) {
+  const p = path.join(root, relPath);
+  assert.equal(fs.existsSync(p), true, `Missing required generated UI file: ${relPath}`);
+}
+
+const root = process.cwd();
+
+for (const relPath of [
+  'app/layout.tsx',
+  'app/page.tsx',
+  'app/[collection]/layout.tsx',
+  'app/[collection]/page.tsx',
+  'app/[collection]/new/page.tsx'
+]) {
+  mustExist(root, relPath);
+}
+
+console.log('PASS ui smoke scaffold');
diff --git a/test/testCliGenerateUi.js b/test/testCliGenerateUi.js
index 84e3144..a681ca3 100644
--- a/test/testCliGenerateUi.js
+++ b/test/testCliGenerateUi.js
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ describe('th generate (UI template)', function () {
 
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outDir, 'ui', 'package.json'))).to.equal(true);
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outDir, 'ui', 'app', 'page.tsx'))).to.equal(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outDir, 'ui', 'tests'))).to.equal(false);
 
     const generatedThs = fs.readFileSync(path.join(outDir, 'ui', 'src', 'generated', 'ths.ts'), 'utf-8');
     expect(generatedThs).to.include('export const ths =');
@@ -110,4 +111,29 @@ describe('th generate (UI template)', function () {
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outDir, 'contracts', 'App.sol'))).to.equal(true);
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outDir, 'ui'))).to.equal(false);
   });
+
+  it('emits generated app test scaffold with --with-tests', function () {
+    const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'th-ui-gen-tests-'));
+    const schemaPath = path.join(dir, 'schema.json');
+    const outDir = path.join(dir, 'out');
+    writeJson(schemaPath, minimalSchema());
+
+    const res = runTh(['generate', schemaPath, '--out', outDir, '--with-tests'], process.cwd());
+    expect(res.status, res.stderr || res.stdout).to.equal(0);
+
+    const uiDir = path.join(outDir, 'ui');
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(uiDir, 'tests', 'contract', 'smoke.mjs'))).to.equal(true);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(uiDir, 'tests', 'ui', 'smoke.mjs'))).to.equal(true);
+
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(uiDir, 'package.json'), 'utf-8'));
+    expect(pkg?.scripts?.test).to.equal('pnpm run test:contract && pnpm run test:ui');
+    expect(pkg?.scripts?.['test:contract']).to.equal('node tests/contract/smoke.mjs');
+    expect(pkg?.scripts?.['test:ui']).to.equal('node tests/ui/smoke.mjs');
+
+    const contractSmoke = runCmd('node', ['tests/contract/smoke.mjs'], uiDir);
+    expect(contractSmoke.status, contractSmoke.stderr || contractSmoke.stdout).to.equal(0);
+
+    const uiSmoke = runCmd('node', ['tests/ui/smoke.mjs'], uiDir);
+    expect(uiSmoke.status, uiSmoke.stderr || uiSmoke.stdout).to.equal(0);
+  });
 });