diff --git a/docs/specification/draft/schema.mdx b/docs/specification/draft/schema.mdx
index 159c7be5e..75ac20091 100644
--- a/docs/specification/draft/schema.mdx
+++ b/docs/specification/draft/schema.mdx
@@ -1536,4 +1536,3 @@ For example, the world of a web search tool is open, whereas that
 of a memory tool is not.</p> <p>Default: true</p> </div></section>
 </div>
 
-
diff --git a/tools/sep-automation/src/processor.ts b/tools/sep-automation/src/processor.ts
index 900496744..0657200ea 100644
--- a/tools/sep-automation/src/processor.ts
+++ b/tools/sep-automation/src/processor.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   type SEPItem,
   type ActionResult,
   type SEPState,
+  type StaleAnalysis,
 } from "./types.js";
 
 /** Summary data collected during processing */
@@ -95,10 +96,14 @@ export class SEPProcessor {
     }
 
     // Check staleness
-    const stalenessResult = await this.checkStaleness(sep);
-    if (stalenessResult) {
-      results.push(stalenessResult);
-      this.updateSummaryFromStaleness(stalenessResult, sep, summaryData);
+    const stalenessAction = await this.checkStaleness(sep);
+    if (stalenessAction) {
+      results.push(stalenessAction.result);
+      await this.updateSummaryFromStaleness(
+        stalenessAction.result,
+        stalenessAction.analysis,
+        summaryData,
+      );
     }
 
     // Check maintainer accountability
@@ -155,14 +160,20 @@ export class SEPProcessor {
   /**
    * Check for staleness and take appropriate action
    */
-  private async checkStaleness(sep: SEPItem): Promise<ActionResult | null> {
+  private async checkStaleness(
+    sep: SEPItem,
+  ): Promise<{ result: ActionResult; analysis: StaleAnalysis } | null> {
     const analysis = await this.analyzer.analyze(sep);
 
     if (!analysis.shouldPing && !analysis.shouldMarkDormant) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    return this.pingHandler.executePing(analysis, this.config.dryRun);
+    const result = await this.pingHandler.executePing(
+      analysis,
+      this.config.dryRun,
+    );
+    return { result, analysis };
   }
 
   /**
@@ -218,14 +229,14 @@ export class SEPProcessor {
    */
   private async updateSummaryFromStaleness(
     result: ActionResult,
-    sep: SEPItem,
+    analysis: StaleAnalysis,
     summary: SummaryData,
   ): Promise<void> {
     if (!result.success) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const analysis = await this.analyzer.analyze(sep);
+    const { item: sep } = analysis;
 
     switch (result.action.type) {
       case ActionType.NeedsSponsor:
diff --git a/tools/sep-automation/test/unit/processor.test.ts b/tools/sep-automation/test/unit/processor.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7dfa5701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/sep-automation/test/unit/processor.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { PingHandler } from "../../src/actions/ping.js";
+import type { TransitionHandler } from "../../src/actions/transition.js";
+import type { GitHubComment } from "../../src/github/types.js";
+import { SEPProcessor } from "../../src/processor.js";
+import { SEPAnalyzer } from "../../src/sep/analyzer.js";
+import { ActionType, BOT_COMMENT_MARKER } from "../../src/types.js";
+import {
+  asGitHubClient,
+  asLogger,
+  asMaintainerResolver,
+  createMockConfig,
+  createMockGitHubClient,
+  createMockLogger,
+  createMockMaintainerResolver,
+  createMockSEPItem,
+  type MockGitHubClient,
+  type MockLogger,
+  type MockMaintainerResolver,
+} from "../mocks.js";
+
+const MS_PER_DAY = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+describe("SEPProcessor", () => {
+  let github: MockGitHubClient;
+  let maintainers: MockMaintainerResolver;
+  let logger: MockLogger;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    github = createMockGitHubClient();
+    maintainers = createMockMaintainerResolver();
+    logger = createMockLogger();
+  });
+
+  function createProcessor(comments: GitHubComment[]): SEPProcessor {
+    const config = createMockConfig();
+    const githubClient = asGitHubClient(github);
+    const maintainerResolver = asMaintainerResolver(maintainers);
+    const typedLogger = asLogger(logger);
+
+    github.getComments.mockImplementation(async () => comments);
+    github.addComment.mockImplementation(async (_number, body: string) => {
+      comments.push({
+        id: comments.length + 1,
+        body,
+        created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        user: { login: "sep-automation-bot" },
+      });
+      return { url: "https://github.com/comment/1" };
+    });
+
+    return new SEPProcessor(
+      config,
+      new SEPAnalyzer(config, githubClient),
+      maintainerResolver,
+      {
+        executeTransition: vi.fn(),
+      } as unknown as TransitionHandler,
+      new PingHandler(config, githubClient, maintainerResolver, typedLogger),
+      typedLogger,
+    );
+  }
+
+  it("includes a successful stale ping in the returned summary", async () => {
+    const comments: GitHubComment[] = [];
+    const processor = createProcessor(comments);
+    const sep = createMockSEPItem({
+      assignees: [],
+      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 95 * MS_PER_DAY),
+    });
+
+    const result = await processor.process(sep);
+
+    expect(result.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result.results[0]?.action.type).toBe(ActionType.PingAuthor);
+    expect(result.summaryData.pings).toEqual([
+      {
+        item: sep,
+        pingTarget: "author",
+        targetUser: sep.author,
+        daysSinceActivity: 95,
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(comments[0]?.body).toContain(BOT_COMMENT_MARKER);
+    expect(github.getComments).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves the original close decision in the dormant summary", async () => {
+    const comments: GitHubComment[] = [];
+    const processor = createProcessor(comments);
+    const sep = createMockSEPItem({
+      assignees: [],
+      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 185 * MS_PER_DAY),
+    });
+
+    const result = await processor.process(sep);
+
+    expect(result.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result.results[0]?.action.type).toBe(ActionType.MarkDormant);
+    expect(result.summaryData.dormant).toEqual([
+      {
+        item: sep,
+        daysSinceActivity: 185,
+        wasClosed: true,
+      },
+    ]);
+    expect(github.closeIssue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sep.number);
+    expect(github.getComments).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});