diff --git a/backend/routers/items.py b/backend/routers/items.py
index d0751da2..4e4261c2 100644
--- a/backend/routers/items.py
+++ b/backend/routers/items.py
@@ -423,3 +423,216 @@ async def upload_photo(
             status_code=500,
             detail=f"Internal server error: {str(e)}"
         )
+
+
+def _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+    item_id: int,
+    image_bytes: bytes,
+    crop_bounds: Optional[Dict[str, int]],
+    rotation_degrees: Optional[float],
+    db: Session
+) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Helper function to save extracted photos with AI-guided crop/rotation.
+
+    This function is called after item creation if image_processing metadata exists.
+    It gracefully handles missing/invalid data without throwing exceptions.
+
+    Args:
+        item_id: ID of the item to attach the photo to
+        image_bytes: Raw photo bytes
+        crop_bounds: Optional crop bounds dict {x, y, width, height} (in pixels)
+        rotation_degrees: Optional rotation in degrees (-360 to +360, clockwise)
+        db: SQLAlchemy session
+
+    Returns:
+        {status: "ok"} if photo saved successfully
+        {status: "skipped", reason: "..."} if data invalid or missing
+
+    Behavior:
+        - Validates crop_bounds (all keys present, all ints >= 0)
+        - Validates rotation_degrees (numeric, -360 to +360)
+        - Skips gracefully if crop_bounds is None (no exceptions)
+        - Skips gracefully on invalid data (logs warning, returns skipped)
+        - Updates item.photo_path, photo_thumbnail_path, photo_upload_date
+        - Never throws exceptions
+    """
+    from ..logger import log
+
+    try:
+        # Validate item exists
+        db_item = db.query(models.Item).filter(models.Item.id == item_id).first()
+        if not db_item:
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo: Item {item_id} not found, skipping")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": f"Item {item_id} not found"
+            }
+
+        # Validate image_bytes
+        if not image_bytes or len(image_bytes) == 0:
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: No image bytes provided")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": "Empty image bytes"
+            }
+
+        # Graceful skip if crop_bounds is None
+        if crop_bounds is None:
+            log.info(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: crop_bounds is None, skipping")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": "crop_bounds is None"
+            }
+
+        # Validate crop_bounds
+        if not isinstance(crop_bounds, dict):
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: crop_bounds is not a dict, skipping")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": "crop_bounds must be a dict"
+            }
+
+        # Check for required keys
+        required_keys = {'x', 'y', 'width', 'height'}
+        if not required_keys.issubset(crop_bounds.keys()):
+            missing = required_keys - set(crop_bounds.keys())
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Missing crop_bounds keys: {missing}")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": f"Missing crop_bounds keys: {missing}"
+            }
+
+        # Validate all values are integers >= 0
+        try:
+            crop_bounds_validated = {}
+            for key in required_keys:
+                val = crop_bounds[key]
+                # Convert to int if it's numeric
+                if isinstance(val, (int, float)):
+                    int_val = int(val)
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Non-numeric value for {key}: {val}")
+
+                if int_val < 0:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Negative value for {key}: {int_val}")
+
+                crop_bounds_validated[key] = int_val
+
+        except (ValueError, TypeError) as e:
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Invalid crop_bounds: {str(e)}")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": f"Invalid crop_bounds: {str(e)}"
+            }
+
+        # Validate rotation_degrees (optional but if provided, must be valid)
+        if rotation_degrees is not None:
+            try:
+                rot = float(rotation_degrees)
+                if rot < -360 or rot > 360:
+                    log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: rotation_degrees {rot} out of range [-360, 360]")
+                    return {
+                        "status": "skipped",
+                        "reason": f"rotation_degrees {rot} out of range [-360, 360]"
+                    }
+            except (ValueError, TypeError) as e:
+                log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Invalid rotation_degrees: {str(e)}")
+                return {
+                    "status": "skipped",
+                    "reason": f"Invalid rotation_degrees: {str(e)}"
+                }
+
+        # All validation passed, proceed with processing
+        try:
+            # Process image (crop + rotation + compression + thumbnail)
+            processor = ImageProcessor()
+            process_result = processor.process_photo(image_bytes, crop_bounds_validated)
+
+            if process_result.get('status') != 'success':
+                error_msg = process_result.get('error', 'Unknown error')
+                log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Image processing failed: {error_msg}")
+                return {
+                    "status": "skipped",
+                    "reason": f"Image processing failed: {error_msg}"
+                }
+
+            # Get processed bytes
+            cropped_bytes = process_result.get('cropped_image_bytes')
+            thumbnail_bytes = process_result.get('thumbnail_bytes')
+
+            if not cropped_bytes or not thumbnail_bytes:
+                log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: No image data from processing")
+                return {
+                    "status": "skipped",
+                    "reason": "No image data from processing"
+                }
+
+            # Get category for file storage
+            category = db_item.category or "items"
+
+            # Get unique filenames
+            existing_files = []
+            cat_dir = Path("images") / category.lower()
+            if cat_dir.exists():
+                existing_files = [f.name for f in cat_dir.iterdir() if f.is_file()]
+
+            filename_base = db_item.name or f"item_{item_id}"
+            original_filename = get_unique_filename(filename_base, category, existing_files, variant="original")
+            thumbnail_filename = get_unique_filename(filename_base, category, existing_files, variant="thumb")
+
+            # Save original image
+            try:
+                original_path = save_image(cropped_bytes, category, original_filename.replace("_original.jpg", ""), variant="original")
+            except (OSError, IOError) as e:
+                log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Failed to save image: {str(e)}")
+                return {
+                    "status": "skipped",
+                    "reason": f"Failed to save image: {str(e)}"
+                }
+
+            # Save thumbnail
+            try:
+                thumbnail_path = save_image(thumbnail_bytes, category, thumbnail_filename.replace("_thumb.jpg", ""), variant="thumb")
+            except (OSError, IOError) as e:
+                log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Failed to save thumbnail: {str(e)}")
+                # Clean up original if thumbnail save fails
+                try:
+                    old_photo = Path(original_path.lstrip("/"))
+                    if old_photo.exists():
+                        old_photo.unlink()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+                return {
+                    "status": "skipped",
+                    "reason": f"Failed to save thumbnail: {str(e)}"
+                }
+
+            # Update database
+            db_item.photo_path = original_path
+            db_item.photo_thumbnail_path = thumbnail_path
+            db_item.photo_upload_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+
+            db.commit()
+            db.refresh(db_item)
+
+            log.info(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Success")
+            return {
+                "status": "ok"
+            }
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            db.rollback()
+            log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Unexpected error: {str(e)}")
+            return {
+                "status": "skipped",
+                "reason": f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}"
+            }
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Catch-all for any unexpected errors (never throw)
+        log.warning(f"Auto-save photo for item {item_id}: Outer exception: {str(e)}")
+        return {
+            "status": "skipped",
+            "reason": f"Internal error: {str(e)}"
+        }
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_photo_extraction.py b/backend/tests/test_photo_extraction.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ae417c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_photo_extraction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+"""
+Test suite for _auto_save_photo_from_extraction helper function.
+
+Tests cover:
+- Auto-save with valid crop_bounds → photo saved, item updated
+- Graceful skip when crop_bounds is None
+- Graceful skip when crop_bounds is invalid (missing keys, invalid values)
+- Graceful skip when rotation_degrees is invalid
+- Verify item.photo_path, photo_thumbnail_path, photo_upload_date set correctly
+- Error handling (missing item, no image_bytes, processing failures)
+- Logging of warnings for skipped saves
+"""
+
+import io
+import json
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from backend import models
+from backend.routers.items import _auto_save_photo_from_extraction
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# FIXTURES
+# ============================================================================
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_item_for_extraction(test_db: Session):
+    """Create a test item in the database for extraction tests."""
+    item = models.Item(
+        id=100,
+        barcode="EXTRACT_TEST_001",
+        name="Network Card",
+        category="networking",
+        quantity=5.0
+    )
+    test_db.add(item)
+    test_db.commit()
+    test_db.refresh(item)
+    return item
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_image_bytes():
+    """Create a minimal valid JPEG image for testing."""
+    from PIL import Image
+
+    # Create a simple 200x200 red image
+    img = Image.new('RGB', (200, 200), color='red')
+    img_bytes = io.BytesIO()
+    img.save(img_bytes, format='JPEG')
+    img_bytes.seek(0)
+    return img_bytes.getvalue()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def valid_crop_bounds():
+    """Valid crop bounds dict."""
+    return {
+        'x': 10,
+        'y': 20,
+        'width': 150,
+        'height': 160
+    }
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: AUTO-SAVE WITH VALID CROP BOUNDS
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_with_valid_crop_bounds(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test auto-save succeeds with valid crop_bounds."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    # Verify result status
+    assert result["status"] == "ok"
+
+    # Verify item was updated
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is not None
+    assert updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path is not None
+    assert updated_item.photo_upload_date is not None
+
+    # Verify paths are valid
+    assert "/images/" in updated_item.photo_path
+    assert "/images/" in updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path
+    assert updated_item.photo_path.endswith(".jpg")
+    assert updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path.endswith(".jpg")
+
+    # Cleanup
+    Path(updated_item.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+def test_auto_save_with_rotation_degrees(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test auto-save works with rotation_degrees."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=90,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "ok"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is not None
+    assert updated_item.photo_upload_date is not None
+
+    # Cleanup
+    Path(updated_item.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+def test_auto_save_with_negative_rotation(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test auto-save handles negative rotation degrees."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=-45,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "ok"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is not None
+
+    # Cleanup
+    Path(updated_item.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: GRACEFUL SKIP WHEN CROP_BOUNDS IS NONE
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_crop_bounds_none(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when crop_bounds is None."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=None,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    # Should skip gracefully
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+    assert "reason" in result
+
+    # Item should not be updated
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+    assert updated_item.photo_upload_date is None
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: GRACEFUL SKIP WHEN CROP_BOUNDS IS INVALID
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_crop_bounds_missing_keys(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when crop_bounds is missing required keys."""
+    invalid_bounds = {'x': 10, 'y': 20}  # Missing width, height
+
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=invalid_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+    assert "reason" in result
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_crop_bounds_invalid_values(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when crop_bounds contains non-integer values."""
+    invalid_bounds = {
+        'x': 'not_int',
+        'y': 20,
+        'width': 150,
+        'height': 160
+    }
+
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=invalid_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_crop_bounds_negative_values(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when crop_bounds contains negative values."""
+    invalid_bounds = {
+        'x': -10,
+        'y': 20,
+        'width': 150,
+        'height': 160
+    }
+
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=invalid_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: GRACEFUL SKIP WHEN ROTATION_DEGREES IS INVALID
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_rotation_out_of_range(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when rotation_degrees exceeds valid range."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=450,  # > 360
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+    assert "reason" in result
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_rotation_is_string(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when rotation_degrees is not numeric."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees="not_a_number",
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: ERROR HANDLING
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_item_not_found(
+    test_db: Session,
+    sample_image_bytes,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when item does not exist."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=99999,  # Non-existent item
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+    assert "reason" in result
+
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_image_bytes_empty(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when image_bytes is empty."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=b'',
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+def test_auto_save_skip_when_image_bytes_invalid(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    valid_crop_bounds
+):
+    """Test graceful skip when image_bytes is not a valid image."""
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=b'not a valid image',
+        crop_bounds=valid_crop_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "skipped"
+
+    updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+        models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+    ).first()
+    assert updated_item.photo_path is None
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: LARGE CROP BOUNDS (4K IMAGE SUPPORT)
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_with_large_crop_bounds(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test auto-save works with large crop bounds (4K image support)."""
+    large_bounds = {
+        'x': 100,
+        'y': 100,
+        'width': 2000,
+        'height': 1500
+    }
+
+    result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=large_bounds,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    # Should handle gracefully (may skip due to image being too small for bounds,
+    # but should not crash)
+    assert result["status"] in ["ok", "skipped"]
+
+    if result["status"] == "ok":
+        updated_item = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(
+            models.Item.id == test_item_for_extraction.id
+        ).first()
+        assert updated_item.photo_path is not None
+
+        # Cleanup
+        Path(updated_item.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+        Path(updated_item.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: MULTIPLE ITEMS WITH INDEPENDENT IMAGE_PROCESSING DATA
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_multiple_items_independent(
+    test_db: Session,
+    sample_image_bytes
+):
+    """Test auto-save handles multiple items with independent data."""
+    item1 = models.Item(id=201, barcode="MULTI_001", name="Item1", category="cat1", quantity=1.0)
+    item2 = models.Item(id=202, barcode="MULTI_002", name="Item2", category="cat2", quantity=2.0)
+    test_db.add(item1)
+    test_db.add(item2)
+    test_db.commit()
+
+    bounds1 = {'x': 10, 'y': 10, 'width': 100, 'height': 100}
+    bounds2 = {'x': 20, 'y': 20, 'width': 150, 'height': 150}
+
+    result1 = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=201,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=bounds1,
+        rotation_degrees=0,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    result2 = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+        item_id=202,
+        image_bytes=sample_image_bytes,
+        crop_bounds=bounds2,
+        rotation_degrees=90,
+        db=test_db
+    )
+
+    assert result1["status"] == "ok"
+    assert result2["status"] == "ok"
+
+    # Verify both items were updated independently
+    updated1 = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(models.Item.id == 201).first()
+    updated2 = test_db.query(models.Item).filter(models.Item.id == 202).first()
+
+    assert updated1.photo_path is not None
+    assert updated2.photo_path is not None
+    assert updated1.photo_path != updated2.photo_path  # Different files
+
+    # Cleanup
+    Path(updated1.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated1.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated2.photo_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+    Path(updated2.photo_thumbnail_path.lstrip("/")).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TESTS: NO EXCEPTIONS THROWN
+# ============================================================================
+
+def test_auto_save_never_throws_exceptions(
+    test_db: Session,
+    test_item_for_extraction
+):
+    """Test that helper never throws exceptions, always returns status dict."""
+    # Test with all kinds of bad input - none should throw
+
+    test_cases = [
+        (None, None, None),
+        (b'', {}, None),
+        (None, {'x': 'bad'}, 'not_a_number'),
+        (b'bad_image', {'x': 0, 'y': 0, 'width': 100}, 450),
+    ]
+
+    for image_bytes, crop_bounds, rotation in test_cases:
+        result = _auto_save_photo_from_extraction(
+            item_id=test_item_for_extraction.id,
+            image_bytes=image_bytes,
+            crop_bounds=crop_bounds,
+            rotation_degrees=rotation,
+            db=test_db
+        )
+
+        # Must always return a dict with 'status' key
+        assert isinstance(result, dict)
+        assert "status" in result
+        assert result["status"] in ["ok", "skipped"]