diff --git a/.config/make/tests.mak b/.config/make/tests.mak
index d1fe55cc7..df47452ed 100644
--- a/.config/make/tests.mak
+++ b/.config/make/tests.mak
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ script-tests: ## Run shell script tests
 	./scripts/test_object_batch_bench_enhanced.sh
 	./scripts/test_exact_1mib_handoff_abba.sh
 	./scripts/test_pinned_paired_abba_bench.sh
+	./scripts/test_manual_transition_runbooks.sh
 	bash -n ./scripts/validate_object_data_cache_cold_stampede.sh
 	python3 ./scripts/check_object_data_cache_follower_samples.py --self-test
 	./scripts/validate_object_data_cache_cold_stampede.sh --self-test
diff --git a/scripts/test_manual_transition_runbooks.sh b/scripts/test_manual_transition_runbooks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..766be4687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test_manual_transition_runbooks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+MIXED_MATRIX="${PROJECT_ROOT}/scripts/manual_transition_mixed_rollout_matrix.sh"
+SOAK_MATRIX="${PROJECT_ROOT}/scripts/manual_transition_soak_matrix.sh"
+MIXED_RUNBOOK="${PROJECT_ROOT}/scripts/manual_transition_mixed_rollout_runbook.sh"
+STRESS_RUNBOOK="${PROJECT_ROOT}/scripts/manual_transition_nightly_stress_runbook.sh"
+TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+bash -n "$MIXED_MATRIX" "$SOAK_MATRIX" "$MIXED_RUNBOOK" "$STRESS_RUNBOOK"
+
+if "$MIXED_MATRIX" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --phase-matrix bad:60:60:1 \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/bad-mixed" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/bad-mixed.out" 2>"$TMP_DIR/bad-mixed.err"; then
+  echo "expected mixed rollout ratios that do not sum to 100 to fail" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+rg -q "phase ratios must sum to 100" "$TMP_DIR/bad-mixed.err"
+
+if "$SOAK_MATRIX" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --window-spec quick:1:1:1:bad \
+  --soak-ratios bad:90:90 \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/bad-soak" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/bad-soak.out" 2>"$TMP_DIR/bad-soak.err"; then
+  echo "expected soak read/write percentages that do not sum to 100 to fail" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+rg -q "read/write percentages must sum to 100" "$TMP_DIR/bad-soak.err"
+
+"$MIXED_MATRIX" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --phase-matrix request-only:100:0:1,canary:90:10:1 \
+  --concurrencies 2 \
+  --object-counts 3k \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/mixed" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/mixed.out"
+
+rg -qx "phase,old_pct,new_pct,duration_min,concurrency,object_count,read_ratio,gate,admin_check" "$TMP_DIR/mixed/mixed_rollout_matrix.csv"
+rg -q "# check-request-only" "$TMP_DIR/mixed/run_phase_commands.sh"
+rg -q "/rustfs/admin/v3/ilm/transition/jobs/<JOB_ID_request-only_c2_q3k>" "$TMP_DIR/mixed/run_phase_commands.sh"
+rg -q "/rustfs/admin/v3/metrics\\?types=1&n=1" "$TMP_DIR/mixed/run_phase_commands.sh"
+rg -q "manual_transition_journal_audit.sh --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 --job-id \"<JOB_ID_request-only_c2_q3k>\" --sys-bucket .rustfs.sys" "$TMP_DIR/mixed/run_phase_commands.sh"
+
+"$SOAK_MATRIX" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --window-spec quick:1:1:1:balanced \
+  --soak-ratios balanced:70:30 \
+  --workload-sizes 4KiB \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/soak" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/soak.out"
+
+rg -qx "window,window_duration_min,concurrency,ops_per_min,mix_name,read_pct,write_pct,size,expected_ops,expected_run_id,run_check" "$TMP_DIR/soak/nightly_soak_matrix.csv"
+rg -qx "quick,1,1,1,balanced,70,30,4KiB,1,1,within-budget" "$TMP_DIR/soak/nightly_soak_matrix.csv"
+
+"$MIXED_RUNBOOK" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --phase-matrix request-only:100:0:1 \
+  --concurrencies 2 \
+  --object-counts 3k \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook.out"
+
+test -x "$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook/run_mixed_rollout_plan.sh"
+rg -q "Manual transition mixed-version rollout runbook" "$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook/manual_transition_mixed_rollout_runbook.md"
+rg -q "MIXED_MATRIX_CSV='$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook/mixed_rollout_matrix.csv'" "$TMP_DIR/mixed-runbook/run_mixed_rollout_plan.sh"
+
+"$STRESS_RUNBOOK" \
+  --endpoint http://127.0.0.1:9000 \
+  --window-spec quick:1:1:1:balanced \
+  --soak-ratios balanced:70:30 \
+  --workload-sizes 4KiB \
+  --out-dir "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook" \
+  --dry-run >"$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook.out"
+
+test -x "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "failure-snapshots" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "UNKNOWN_FAILURE_RATIO_THRESHOLD" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "QUEUE_MISMATCH_RATIO_THRESHOLD" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "UNKNOWN_FAILURE_COUNT_THRESHOLD" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "snapshot_failure" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"
+rg -q "Manual transition nightly/stress stress-runbook" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/manual_transition_nightly_stress_runbook.md"
+rg -q "SOAK_MATRIX_CSV='$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/nightly_soak_matrix.csv'" "$TMP_DIR/stress-runbook/run_nightly_stress_plan.sh"