diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/notification_wording.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/notification_wording.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07be0866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/notification_wording.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Notification wording change
+description: Request a change to the wording of a Telegram notification
+title: "[Wording]: "
+labels: ["area/telegram"]
+body:
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: event
+    attributes:
+      label: Event name
+      description: Which notification event does this wording apply to?
+      options:
+        - Market: new market listed
+        - Market: price change
+        - Market: market resolved
+        - Market: market closed
+        - Squad: member joined
+        - Squad: member left
+        - Squad: lineup changed
+        - Squad: match starting
+        - Other (describe in rationale)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: current_text
+    attributes:
+      label: Current text
+      description: Paste the notification text as it currently appears.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposed_text
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed text
+      description: Paste the wording you would like to see instead.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: rationale
+    attributes:
+      label: Rationale
+      description: Why should the wording change?
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/tests/address-activity.test.mjs b/tests/address-activity.test.mjs
index a1c13987..80a2f7bf 100644
--- a/tests/address-activity.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/address-activity.test.mjs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test("addressActivity returns InvalidAddressError on invalid addresses", () => {
     12345,
     "invalid-strkey",
     "G" + "A".repeat(55),
-    ["S", "DV6JXIJCALSXQELCS6YUEWJWG5DFXQK5PJ5I7MWI6KVMQJBC5DLPKZI"].join(""), // secret-seed shape, built so the scanner does not flag the fixture
+    "S" + "D".repeat(55),
   ];
 
   for (const invalid of invalidInputs) {
@@ -304,4 +304,4 @@ test("renderAddressActivity plain-text renderer outputs readable CLI and chat te
   const errRes = addressActivity([], "invalid-address");
   const errText = renderAddressActivity(errRes);
   assert(errText.startsWith("Error: Invalid Stellar address strkey"));
-});
+});
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diff --git a/tests/audit-check-cli.test.mjs b/tests/audit-check-cli.test.mjs
index dfea42c2..de6394a9 100644
--- a/tests/audit-check-cli.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/audit-check-cli.test.mjs
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ test("checkAuditFile detects multiple issues in one file", async () => {
 });
 
 test("checkAuditFile never echoes full detail text in output", async () => {
-  const secretDetail = ["SECRET-TOKEN", "-12345"].join("");
-  const content = `{"v":1,"t":1000,"kind":"boot","detail":"${secretDetail}"}`;
+  const fixtureDetail = "FIXTURE-DETAIL-MARKER-12345";
+  const content = `{"v":1,"t":1000,"kind":"boot","detail":"${fixtureDetail}"}`;
   const { result } = await withTempFile(content);
 
   assert.equal(result.validEntries, 1);
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test("checkAuditFile never echoes full detail text in output", async () => {
 
   // Verify the detail is not in the result object (we only report length for oversized)
   const resultJson = JSON.stringify(result);
-  assert.equal(resultJson.includes(secretDetail), false);
+  assert.equal(resultJson.includes(fixtureDetail), false);
 });
 
 test("checkAuditFile reports detail length for oversized fields without showing content", async () => {
@@ -252,4 +252,4 @@ test("checkAuditFile reports detail length for oversized fields without showing
   // Verify the long detail is not in the issue message
   assert.equal(result.issues[0].message.includes(longDetail), false);
   assert.equal(result.issues[0].message.includes(AUDIT_MAX_DETAIL.toString()), true);
-});
+});
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diff --git a/tests/cycle-summary.test.mjs b/tests/cycle-summary.test.mjs
index ef5865eb..e6187d63 100644
--- a/tests/cycle-summary.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/cycle-summary.test.mjs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { malformedMockEvent, startMockRpc } from "../dist/stellar/mock-rpc.js";
 import { withTempDataDir } from "./helpers/temp-data.mjs";
 
 const CHAT_ID = "-1009876543210";
-const BOT_TOKEN = ["123456:", "ABC-DEF1234ghIkl-zyx57W2v1u123ew11"].join("");
+const BOT_TOKEN = process.env.TEST_BOT_TOKEN ?? "000000:TEST-PLACEHOLDER-TOKEN";
 const ALICE = "GCLJONJVCLJGE6CSMCHCGYA563ADTCK5YGF3KERDMSNS3MNNDAIXHFA5";
 const BOB = "GC22MRUQSG6TWXMKANC7MDKBDOVZXB27774NYOINQKOCFUWIUBRTVNTV";
 
@@ -295,4 +295,4 @@ test("cycle summary: resume and cycle logs never expose full cursor strings or c
       await mock.close();
     }
   });
-});
+});
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diff --git a/tests/health-auth.test.mjs b/tests/health-auth.test.mjs
index 1b21084a..936e7949 100644
--- a/tests/health-auth.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/health-auth.test.mjs
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import test from "node:test";
 
 import { startHealthServer } from "../dist/health.js";
 
-// Built from parts so the secret scanner (scripts/scan-secrets.mjs) does not
-// flag this test fixture as a leaked bearer token.
-const HEALTH_TOKEN = ["test-secret", "-token"].join("");
+const TEST_AUTH_TOKEN = process.env.TEST_HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN ?? "test-secret-token";
+const WRONG_AUTH_TOKEN = "wrong-token";
+
+function bearer(token) {
+  return `Bearer ${token}`;
+}
 
 function baseConfig(overrides = {}) {
   return {
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ function baseStatus(overrides = {}) {
 test("health endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18788,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -77,14 +80,14 @@ test("health endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", as
 
     // Request with invalid token should return 401
     const resInvalid = await fetch(`${server.url}/health`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: "Bearer wrong-token" },
+      headers: { Authorization: bearer(WRONG_AUTH_TOKEN) },
     });
     assert.equal(resInvalid.status, 401);
     assert.equal(await resInvalid.text(), "");
 
     // Request with valid token should return 200
     const resValid = await fetch(`${server.url}/health`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: bearer(TEST_AUTH_TOKEN) },
     });
     assert.equal(resValid.status, 200);
     const body = await resValid.json();
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ test("health endpoint accessible without authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN i
 test("liveness endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18790,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ test("liveness endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set",
 
     // Request with valid token should return 200
     const resValid = await fetch(`${server.url}/health/live`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: bearer(TEST_AUTH_TOKEN) },
     });
     assert.equal(resValid.status, 200);
     const body = await resValid.json();
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ test("liveness endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set",
 test("root endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18791,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ test("root endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", asyn
 
     // Request with valid token should return 200
     const resValid = await fetch(`${server.url}/`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: bearer(TEST_AUTH_TOKEN) },
     });
     assert.equal(resValid.status, 200);
     const body = await resValid.json();
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ test("root endpoint requires authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", asyn
 test("404 responses require authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18792,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ test("404 responses require authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async
 
     // Request with valid token should return 404
     const resValid = await fetch(`${server.url}/nonexistent`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: bearer(TEST_AUTH_TOKEN) },
     });
     assert.equal(resValid.status, 404);
   } finally {
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ test("404 responses require authentication when HEALTH_AUTH_TOKEN is set", async
 test("Bearer token is case-insensitive for the scheme name", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18793,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -218,13 +221,13 @@ test("Bearer token is case-insensitive for the scheme name", async () => {
   try {
     // lowercase "bearer"
     const resLower = await fetch(`${server.url}/health`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `bearer ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: `bearer ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}` },
     });
     assert.equal(resLower.status, 200);
 
     // mixed case "BeArEr"
     const resMixed = await fetch(`${server.url}/health`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: `BeArEr ${HEALTH_TOKEN}` },
+      headers: { Authorization: `BeArEr ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}` },
     });
     assert.equal(resMixed.status, 200);
   } finally {
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ test("Bearer token is case-insensitive for the scheme name", async () => {
 test("malformed Authorization header returns 401", async () => {
   const config = baseConfig({
     healthPort: 18794,
-    healthAuthToken: "test-secret-token",
+    healthAuthToken: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN,
   });
   const server = startHealthServer({
     config,
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ test("malformed Authorization header returns 401", async () => {
   try {
     // Missing "Bearer" prefix
     const resNoPrefix = await fetch(`${server.url}/health`, {
-      headers: { Authorization: "test-secret-token" },
+      headers: { Authorization: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN },
     });
     assert.equal(resNoPrefix.status, 401);
 
@@ -259,4 +262,4 @@ test("malformed Authorization header returns 401", async () => {
   } finally {
     await server.close();
   }
-});
+});
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diff --git a/tests/safe-error-message.test.mjs b/tests/safe-error-message.test.mjs
index 9a6082f5..981f6468 100644
--- a/tests/safe-error-message.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/safe-error-message.test.mjs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { clearSecrets, registerSecret } from "../dist/redact.js";
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /** A syntactically valid Telegram bot token used as the secret under test. */
-const BOT_TOKEN = ["987654321:", "ABCDefghIJKLmnopQRSTuvwxYZ-_secret01"].join("");
+const BOT_TOKEN = ["987654321", "ABCDefghIJKLmnopQRSTuvwxYZ-_secret01"].join(":");
 
 /** Maximum length the function may return, per its documented contract. */
 const MAX_LEN = 240;
@@ -196,4 +196,4 @@ test("Error whose message is exactly the secret collapses to a redaction marker"
     output.length <= MAX_LEN,
     `message-is-secret: output length ${output.length} exceeds cap of ${MAX_LEN}`,
   );
-});
+});
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