test(conformance): migrate workspace lifecycle tests to workspace stories

e2e/rust/Cargo.toml

@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ name = "forward_proxy_jsonrpc_l7"
 path = "tests/forward_proxy_jsonrpc_l7.rs"
 required-features = ["e2e-host-gateway"]
 
-[[test]]
-name = "workspace_lifecycle"
-path = "tests/workspace_lifecycle.rs"
-required-features = ["e2e"]
-
 [[test]]
 name = "sandbox_templates"
 path = "tests/sandbox_templates.rs"

e2e/suites/conformance/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ conformance area and user story. The CLI is the current client interface; lifecy
 - `cli/tests/<area>/<story>.rs`: test functions, steps, and assertions for a story.
 - `cli/tests/<area>/helpers.rs`: setup and assertions shared by that area's stories.
 
-The current areas are `file_transfer`, `lifecycle`, `policy_advisor`, and `smoke`.
+The current areas are `file_transfer`, `lifecycle`, `policy_advisor`, `smoke`, and
+`workspaces`.
 Each area compiles into one test binary; individual stories remain selectable by
 their module prefix. `main.rs` contains only module declarations.
 
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ must supply the workload image and tools used by the selected scenarios. Missing
 CLI or gateway prerequisites fail the run rather than silently passing.
 
 Run one group with `--test file_transfer`, `--test lifecycle`,
-`--test policy_advisor`, or `--test smoke`, before the `--` separator. A group or
+`--test policy_advisor`, `--test smoke`, or `--test workspaces`, before the `--`
+separator. A group or
 individual-test filter exercises only part of the suite.
 
 The tmachine conformance testsuite runs these same entry points from the

e2e/suites/conformance/cli/tests/workspaces/crud.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use super::helpers::{fails, finish, require_status, succeeds};
+use openshell_e2e_support::OpenShellRunner;
+
+/// Verify a workspace can be created, inspected, listed as Active, deleted when
+/// empty, and is gone afterwards.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn workspace_full_crud_lifecycle() {
+    let mut runner =
+        OpenShellRunner::from_env("workspaces/crud").expect("candidate openshell CLI is available");
+    let workspace = format!("ws-{}-cr", runner.id());
+    let result = async {
+        runner.check_gateway_status().await?;
+        let r = &runner;
+        let name = workspace.as_str();
+        succeeds(
+            r,
+            "create",
+            "workspace is created",
+            &["workspace", "create", "--name", name],
+        )
+        .await?;
+        succeeds(
+            r,
+            "get",
+            "workspace can be retrieved",
+            &["workspace", "get", name],
+        )
+        .await?;
+        require_status(r, "list-active", name, Some("Active")).await?;
+        succeeds(
+            r,
+            "delete",
+            "empty workspace is deleted",
+            &["workspace", "delete", name],
+        )
+        .await?;
+        fails(
+            r,
+            "get-after-delete",
+            "deleted workspace is gone",
+            &["workspace", "get", name],
+        )
+        .await?;
+        require_status(r, "list-absent", name, None).await
+    }
+    .await;
+    if let Err(error) = finish(runner, result, &workspace, &[]).await {
+        panic!("workspaces/crud conformance story failed:\n{error}");
+    }
+}