diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/55-go-ci-selftest.md b/.changelog/unreleased/55-go-ci-selftest.md
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+- **Go lane self-test.** New `self-test-go.yml` exercises `go-ci.yml` end-to-end in CI — calling it via a local reusable ref against fixture modules under `test/fixtures/go/` to prove discovery, `go build`/`go vet`/`go test`, and `exclude-modules` (including a self-validating intentionally-broken excluded module). Closes the workflow-level test gap the Go lane shipped with. (#55)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/self-test-go.yml b/.github/workflows/self-test-go.yml
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+name: Self-test (go lane)
+
+# Workflow-level proof that go-ci.yml actually executes in Actions — module
+# discovery, `go build` / `go vet` / `go test`, and `exclude-modules` — by
+# calling it through a LOCAL (./) reusable ref so the in-PR version is the one
+# under test. self-test.yml covers only the classifier scripts (vitest); this
+# is the missing execution proof for the reusable Go lane. See issue #55.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/go-ci.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/self-test-go.yml"
+      - "test/fixtures/go/**"
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/go-ci.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/self-test-go.yml"
+      - "test/fixtures/go/**"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: self-test-go-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  go-lane:
+    # Calls the in-PR go-ci.yml. It discovers the fixtures under
+    # test/fixtures/go/ via `git ls-files`, then builds/vets/tests `alpha` and
+    # `beta` and MUST skip the intentionally-broken `excluded` module. A green
+    # run proves the lane's shell works AND that exclude-modules skips as
+    # documented (a broken module that wasn't skipped would fail the build).
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/go-ci.yml
+    with:
+      go-versions: '["stable"]'
+      # Fixtures are dependency-less, so they have no go.sum. actions/setup-go
+      # with cache:true + cache-dependency-path '**/go.sum' errors when that
+      # glob matches nothing — and caching isn't what this self-test proves
+      # (the lane's discovery/build/vet/test/exclude shell is). Disable it.
+      cache: false
+      exclude-modules: |
+        test/fixtures/go/excluded/
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/README.md b/test/fixtures/go/README.md
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+# Go lane self-test fixtures
+
+These modules exist only to exercise `.github/workflows/go-ci.yml` from
+`.github/workflows/self-test-go.yml`. They are **not** shipped or imported by
+anything; they are discovered by `go-ci.yml` via `git ls-files '**/go.mod'`.
+
+| Module | Purpose |
+| --- | --- |
+| `alpha/` | Valid, vet-clean module **with a passing test** — proves `go build`, `go vet`, and `go test` all run. |
+| `beta/` | A second valid module — proves multi-module discovery (more than one tracked `go.mod` in one run). |
+| `excluded/` | **Intentionally does not compile.** The self-test passes `exclude-modules: test/fixtures/go/excluded/`. If exclusion regresses, this module builds and the job fails — a self-validating proof that `exclude-modules` works. |
+
+**Go version:** each `go.mod` declares `go 1.21` — a modern baseline that
+`actions/setup-go` with `go-version: stable` always satisfies (stable is the
+latest release). The modules have no dependencies, so `go mod download` is a
+no-op and no `go.sum` is needed.
+
+If you change `go-ci.yml`, the self-test re-runs automatically (its `paths`
+filter watches `go-ci.yml`, this directory, and the self-test workflow itself).
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/alpha/alpha.go b/test/fixtures/go/alpha/alpha.go
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+// Package alpha is a self-test fixture: a valid, vet-clean Go module that
+// go-ci.yml should discover, build, vet, and test. Paired with alpha_test.go
+// so the self-test proves `go test` actually runs (not just build/vet).
+package alpha
+
+// Add returns the sum of two integers.
+func Add(a, b int) int {
+	return a + b
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/alpha/alpha_test.go b/test/fixtures/go/alpha/alpha_test.go
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+package alpha
+
+import "testing"
+
+// TestAdd gives the self-test a real test to execute, proving go-ci.yml's
+// `go test` step runs and reports pass/fail (a module with no tests would
+// exit 0 regardless).
+func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := Add(2, 3); got != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("Add(2, 3) = %d, want 5", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/alpha/go.mod b/test/fixtures/go/alpha/go.mod
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+++ b/test/fixtures/go/alpha/go.mod
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+module example.com/selftest/alpha
+
+go 1.21
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/beta/beta.go b/test/fixtures/go/beta/beta.go
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+// Package beta is a second valid fixture module. Its only job is to prove
+// go-ci.yml discovers and verifies MORE THAN ONE tracked go.mod in a single
+// run (multi-module discovery via `git ls-files`).
+package beta
+
+// Greeting returns a fixed greeting.
+func Greeting() string {
+	return "beta"
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/beta/go.mod b/test/fixtures/go/beta/go.mod
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+module example.com/selftest/beta
+
+go 1.21
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/excluded/broken.go b/test/fixtures/go/excluded/broken.go
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+// Package excluded is INTENTIONALLY non-compiling. It exists solely to prove
+// that go-ci.yml's `exclude-modules` input actually skips a module: the
+// self-test passes `exclude-modules: test/fixtures/go/excluded/`, so this file
+// must never be compiled. If exclusion ever regresses, the undefined reference
+// below fails `go build`/`go vet` and the self-test job goes red — loudly —
+// instead of silently passing. See test/fixtures/go/README.md.
+package excluded
+
+// Broken references an undefined identifier on purpose.
+func Broken() int {
+	return undefinedOnPurpose
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/go/excluded/go.mod b/test/fixtures/go/excluded/go.mod
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+module example.com/selftest/excluded
+
+go 1.21