diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/PackControllerFullCatalogTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/PackControllerFullCatalogTests.cs
index bcf2a24..30c1065 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/PackControllerFullCatalogTests.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Controllers/PackControllerFullCatalogTests.cs
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ using SVSim.UnitTests.Infrastructure;
 namespace SVSim.UnitTests.Controllers;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Drives the importer + controller against the full production pack seed (35 packs). Guards
-/// against regressions in either layer caused by future seed refreshes.
+/// Drives the importer + controller against the full production pack seed. Guards against
+/// regressions in either layer caused by future seed refreshes.
 /// </summary>
 public class PackControllerFullCatalogTests
 {
     [Test]
-    public async Task Info_returns_full_35_pack_catalog_from_production_seed()
+    public async Task Info_round_trips_every_active_pack_from_production_seed()
     {
         // The production seed (packs.json) is overlaid by a 3-pack test fixture in the default test
-        // output dir (see SVSim.UnitTests.csproj). For this test we need the FULL 35-pack catalog,
+        // output dir (see SVSim.UnitTests.csproj). For this test we need the FULL prod catalog,
         // so we point PackImporter at a temp seed dir holding only the upstream production seed
         // (copied from the Bootstrap project's source-tree Data/seeds/).
         var prodSeed = LocateProdSeed("packs.json");
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ public class PackControllerFullCatalogTests
 
             long viewerId = await factory.SeedViewerAsync();
 
+            // Snapshot the clock BEFORE the request so the expected count derives from the
+            // same moment the controller will read. PackController calls DateTime.UtcNow
+            // directly (not via TimeProvider), so we can't share a single instant — the
+            // sub-millisecond window between this and the controller's read is the only
+            // race exposure and any pack whose complete_date falls inside it is on the
+            // boundary either way.
+            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            int expectedActive = CountActiveInSeed(prodSeed, now);
+
             using var client = factory.CreateAuthenticatedClient(viewerId);
             var response = await client.PostAsync(
                 "/pack/info",
@@ -51,23 +60,28 @@ public class PackControllerFullCatalogTests
 
             using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(body);
             var list = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("pack_config_list");
-            Assert.That(list.GetArrayLength(), Is.EqualTo(35),
-                "Full prod seed should yield 35 active packs as of 2026-05-23.");
 
-            // Spot-check pack 99047 (LegendCardPack throwback, pack_category=1)
-            bool sawSpecial = false;
+            Assert.That(list.GetArrayLength(), Is.EqualTo(expectedActive),
+                $"Importer+controller must surface every active pack in the prod seed " +
+                $"(expected {expectedActive} active as of {now:O}).");
+
+            // Schema-fidelity spot check: at least one pack with a non-default pack_category
+            // proves the field survives the JSON round trip. Doesn't pin to a specific pack id
+            // so it stays valid as seasonal packs roll over.
+            bool sawNonDefaultCategory = false;
             for (int i = 0; i < list.GetArrayLength(); i++)
             {
-                var el = list[i];
-                if (el.GetProperty("parent_gacha_id").GetInt32() == 99047)
+                if (list[i].GetProperty("pack_category").GetInt32() != 0)
                 {
-                    Assert.That(el.GetProperty("pack_category").GetInt32(), Is.EqualTo(1),
-                        "99047 is a LegendCardPack (category 1) in the prod capture.");
-                    sawSpecial = true;
+                    sawNonDefaultCategory = true;
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            Assert.That(sawSpecial, Is.True, "pack 99047 must be in the prod capture output.");
+            Assert.That(sawNonDefaultCategory, Is.True,
+                "At least one active pack should carry a non-default pack_category — " +
+                "the prod seed always has e.g. category 1 LegendCardPacks alongside the " +
+                "category 0 standard packs. If this fails, either the round-trip dropped " +
+                "the field or the seed no longer contains any non-default category.");
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -75,6 +89,28 @@ public class PackControllerFullCatalogTests
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Mirrors <c>PackRepository.GetActivePacks</c>'s filter (IsEnabled &amp;&amp;
+    /// CommenceDate &lt;= now &lt;= CompleteDate) against the raw seed file. is_enabled
+    /// defaults to true to match <c>PackSeed.IsEnabled</c>. Uses the same wire-date parser
+    /// as the importer so any date-string quirk is parsed identically on both sides.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static int CountActiveInSeed(string seedPath, DateTime when)
+    {
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(File.ReadAllText(seedPath));
+        int count = 0;
+        foreach (var pack in doc.RootElement.EnumerateArray())
+        {
+            bool enabled = !pack.TryGetProperty("is_enabled", out var en) || en.GetBoolean();
+            if (!enabled) continue;
+
+            var commence = ImporterBase.ParseWireDateTime(pack.GetProperty("commence_date").GetString());
+            var complete = ImporterBase.ParseWireDateTime(pack.GetProperty("complete_date").GetString());
+            if (commence <= when && complete >= when) count++;
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// The test output dir's <c>Data/seeds/packs.json</c> is the fixture overlay (3 packs). The
     /// upstream production seed lives in the Bootstrap project's source tree. Walk up from the