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+"""
+Regression guard: assert token type boundaries on Execution API routes.
+
+``token:workload`` is a long-lived, minimal-privilege token visible in executor
+queues (Celery messages, K8s pod specs).  Its security value depends on being
+accepted by as few routes as possible.  See PR #62582 (foundation) and PR #66989
+(two-token mechanism).
+
+This test checks the real API router and enforces two rules:
+
+1. Routes not listed in NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY accept only ``token:execution``.
+2. Routes listed in NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY accept exactly the declared types.
+
+Maintenance:
+- New route with default (execution-only) scope: no test change needed.
+- New route with non-default scope: add it to NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY.
+- Route removed: remove it from NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY (if present).
+- New token type: add it to the relevant entries in NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
+
+from airflow.api_fastapi.execution_api.routes import execution_api_router
+
+# Routes that intentionally deviate from the default (execution-only) policy.
+# Any route NOT listed here must accept only {"execution"}.
+NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY: dict[str, set[str]] = {
+    # The /run endpoint exchanges a workload token for a short-lived execution token.
+    "PATCH /task-instances/{task_instance_id}/run": {"execution", "workload"},
+    # Connection test routes run from a queued worker context (workload-only).
+    "PATCH /connection-tests/{connection_test_id}": {"workload"},
+    "GET /connection-tests/{connection_test_id}/connection": {"workload"},
+}
+
+
+def _all_route_policies() -> dict[str, set[str]]:
+    """Return a map of all API routes and their allowed token types."""
+    policy_map: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
+    for route in execution_api_router.routes:
+        if isinstance(route, APIRoute):
+            allowed_tokens = set(getattr(route, "allowed_token_types", {"execution"}))
+            if route.methods:
+                for method in route.methods:
+                    policy_map[f"{method} {route.path}"] = allowed_tokens
+    return policy_map
+
+
+class TestTokenScopeBoundaries:
+    """Execution API routes must not silently gain or lose token type access."""
+
+    def test_all_default_routes_are_execution_only(self):
+        actual = _all_route_policies()
+        non_default = {
+            route: types
+            for route, types in actual.items()
+            if route not in NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY and types != {"execution"}
+        }
+
+        assert not non_default, (
+            "Routes gained non-default token access without being declared in "
+            "NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY:\n  "
+            + "\n  ".join(f"{route}: got {sorted(tokens)}" for route, tokens in sorted(non_default.items()))
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(("route", "expected"), sorted(NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY.items()))
+    def test_non_default_route_still_registered(self, route, expected):
+        actual = _all_route_policies()
+
+        assert route in actual, f"{route}: declared in policy but no longer registered"
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(("route", "expected"), sorted(NON_DEFAULT_TOKEN_POLICY.items()))
+    def test_non_default_route_matches_policy(self, route, expected):
+        actual = _all_route_policies()
+        if route not in actual:
+            pytest.skip("Route not registered (caught by test_non_default_route_still_registered)")
+
+        tokens_gained = actual[route] - expected
+        tokens_lost = expected - actual[route]
+
+        assert not tokens_gained, f"{route}: gained unexpected token types {sorted(tokens_gained)}"
+        assert not tokens_lost, f"{route}: lost expected token types {sorted(tokens_lost)}"