diff --git a/scripts/checks/replaced-paths.txt b/scripts/checks/replaced-paths.txt
index cb88df07b..44b9f7e4c 100644
--- a/scripts/checks/replaced-paths.txt
+++ b/scripts/checks/replaced-paths.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,21 @@ scripts/checks/growth.ts
 scripts/checks/manifest.ts
 scripts/checks/routes.ts
 scripts/checks/lib/modules.ts
+packages/agent-workflow-authoring
+packages/cli
+packages/echo
+packages/folded-run-one-shot
+packages/folded-runs
+packages/hub-client
+packages/routines
+packages/routines-tools
+packages/sidecar-placement
+packages/task-dispatch-tools
+packages/task-planner
+packages/tasks
+packages/tasks-ui
+packages/workflow-catalog
+packages/workflow-deploy-source
+packages/workflow-freeze
+packages/workflow-host-actions
+packages/workflow-source
diff --git a/scripts/checks/test/deletion.test.ts b/scripts/checks/test/deletion.test.ts
index 5a717ad46..1f5832e17 100644
--- a/scripts/checks/test/deletion.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/checks/test/deletion.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { auditReplacedPaths, parseLedger } from "../deletion";
 
@@ -27,3 +29,41 @@ test("only the surviving paths are reported", () => {
   expect(report.violations).toHaveLength(1);
   expect(report.violations[0]).toContain("alive.ts");
 });
+
+// Empty leftover package dirs from the installer review (13) plus five more
+// found at pickup. Git already dropped them; the replacement ledger keeps
+// them from coming back as workspace members.
+const DELETED_HUSK_PACKAGES = [
+  "packages/agent-workflow-authoring",
+  "packages/cli",
+  "packages/echo",
+  "packages/folded-run-one-shot",
+  "packages/folded-runs",
+  "packages/hub-client",
+  "packages/routines",
+  "packages/routines-tools",
+  "packages/sidecar-placement",
+  "packages/task-dispatch-tools",
+  "packages/task-planner",
+  "packages/tasks",
+  "packages/tasks-ui",
+  "packages/workflow-catalog",
+  "packages/workflow-deploy-source",
+  "packages/workflow-freeze",
+  "packages/workflow-host-actions",
+  "packages/workflow-source",
+];
+
+test("deleted husk packages stay on the replacement ledger and are gone", () => {
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "../../..");
+  const ledger = parseLedger(
+    readFileSync(
+      path.join(repoRoot, "scripts/checks/replaced-paths.txt"),
+      "utf8",
+    ),
+  );
+  for (const husk of DELETED_HUSK_PACKAGES) {
+    expect(ledger).toContain(husk);
+    expect(existsSync(path.join(repoRoot, husk))).toBe(false);
+  }
+});