diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 8a80619..e62c5f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class TestServerComponent(unittest.TestCase):
             if os.path.exists(client_out):
                 os.remove(client_out)
 
-    def test_4_run_rule_and_12h_window(self):
+    def test_direct_hermes_anomaly_and_12h_window(self):
         Server.init_db(self.test_db)
         log_entry = {
             "server": "app-worker-01.corp.local",
@@ -89,23 +89,24 @@ class TestServerComponent(unittest.TestCase):
             "logs": [log_entry]
         }
 
-        # Runs 1 to 3: WARNING should remain TRANSIENT
-        for run_idx in range(1, 4):
-            res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=4)
-            self.assertEqual(res["status"], "success")
-            self.assertEqual(res["promoted_verified"], 0)
+        # Run 1: WARNING is immediately VERIFIED for Hermes AI reasoning
+        res1 = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=1)
+        self.assertEqual(res1["status"], "success")
+        self.assertEqual(res1["promoted_verified"], 1)
 
         conn = sqlite3.connect(self.test_db)
         c = conn.cursor()
         c.execute("SELECT run_count, status FROM active_issues WHERE signature = ?", ("PostgresConnWarning",))
         row = c.fetchone()
         conn.close()
-        self.assertEqual(row[0], 3)
-        self.assertEqual(row[1], "TRANSIENT")
+        self.assertEqual(row[0], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(row[1], "VERIFIED")
 
-        # Run 4: promotes WARNING to VERIFIED!
-        res4 = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=4)
-        self.assertEqual(res4["promoted_verified"], 1)
+        # Runs 2 to 4: Increments consecutive run count while remaining VERIFIED
+        for run_idx in range(2, 5):
+            res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=1)
+            self.assertEqual(res["status"], "success")
+            self.assertEqual(res["promoted_verified"], 0)
 
         conn = sqlite3.connect(self.test_db)
         c = conn.cursor()
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class TestServerComponent(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         # Run 1: ERROR must immediately promote to VERIFIED
-        res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=4)
+        res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=1)
         self.assertEqual(res["status"], "success")
         self.assertEqual(res["promoted_verified"], 1)
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ class TestServerComponent(unittest.TestCase):
                 {"server": "app-worker-01", "signature": "SigTrace", "severity": "TRACE", "message": "Trace msg", "os_type": "linux"}
             ]
         }
-        res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=4)
+        res = Server.process_ingested_logs(payload, self.test_db, window_hours=12, min_runs=1)
         self.assertEqual(res["status"], "success")
 
         conn = sqlite3.connect(self.test_db)
@@ -171,10 +172,10 @@ class TestServerComponent(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn("SigDebug", rows)
         self.assertNotIn("SigTrace", rows)
 
-        # SigErr is immediately VERIFIED; SigWarn and SigInfo are TRANSIENT on run 1
+        # All actionable issues (ERROR, WARNING, INFO) are promoted to VERIFIED immediately for Hermes reasoning
         self.assertEqual(rows["SigErr"], "VERIFIED")
-        self.assertEqual(rows["SigWarn"], "TRANSIENT")
-        self.assertEqual(rows["SigInfo"], "TRANSIENT")
+        self.assertEqual(rows["SigWarn"], "VERIFIED")
+        self.assertEqual(rows["SigInfo"], "VERIFIED")
 
     def test_license_schema_and_pki_generation(self):
         secret = "test-secret-12345"