diff --git a/tests/test_per_pov_summary.py b/tests/test_per_pov_summary.py
index a6e7a69..3ed22ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_per_pov_summary.py
+++ b/tests/test_per_pov_summary.py
@@ -1749,3 +1749,197 @@ async def test_thread_closed_uses_chat_clock_time(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
         payload = json.loads(rows[0][0])
         assert payload["thread_id"] == "thr_x"
         assert payload["closed_at"] == chat_clock
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# T80.5: T58 coverage gaps (truncation, thread update/close emissions).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_key_quote_truncation_at_200_chars(tmp_path):
+    """T80.5: when a memory's pov_summary exceeds 200 chars, the
+    Key-quote bullet truncates the source text to exactly 200 chars
+    (no ellipsis — a hard slice, per the existing T58 implementation)."""
+    db = tmp_path / "t.db"
+    apply_migrations(db)
+    canned = json.dumps(
+        {
+            "summary": "BotA had a heavy talk.",
+            "knowledge_facts": [],
+            "relationship_summary": "Things shifted.",
+        }
+    )
+    no_threads = json.dumps({"candidates": []})
+    long_text = "X" * 500  # 500 X's; expected slice is 200 X's.
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        _seed_single_bot_scene_no_memory(conn)
+        _seed_memory(conn, pov_summary=long_text, significance=2)
+        project(conn)
+
+        client = MockLLMClient(canned=[canned, no_threads])
+        await apply_scene_close_summary(
+            conn,
+            client,
+            classifier_model="x",
+            chat_id="chat_bot_a",
+            scene_id=1,
+            host_bot_id="bot_a",
+        )
+
+        new_pov = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT pov_summary FROM memories WHERE scene_id = 1"
+        ).fetchone()[0]
+        assert "Key quotes:" in new_pov
+        # The bullet should contain exactly 200 X's, not 500.
+        # Format from _build_key_quotes_suffix: ``- "<text>"``.
+        bullet_marker = '- "'
+        idx = new_pov.index(bullet_marker)
+        # Count consecutive X's after the bullet marker.
+        x_run = 0
+        for ch in new_pov[idx + len(bullet_marker):]:
+            if ch == "X":
+                x_run += 1
+            else:
+                break
+        assert x_run == 200, (
+            f"expected 200-char truncation, got {x_run}"
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_thread_detection_update_candidate_emits_thread_updated(
+    tmp_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """T80.5: a detect_threads ``update`` candidate produces a
+    ``thread_updated`` event with the candidate's summary and a
+    last_referenced_scene_id pointing at the closed scene."""
+    from chat.services import thread_detection as td_mod
+
+    canned = json.dumps(
+        {
+            "summary": "BotA had a quick chat.",
+            "knowledge_facts": [],
+            "relationship_summary": "Steady.",
+        }
+    )
+
+    async def fake_detect_threads(client, **kwargs):
+        return td_mod.ThreadDetectionResult(
+            candidates=[
+                td_mod.ThreadCandidate(
+                    action="update",
+                    existing_thread_id="thr_x",
+                    summary="updated summary",
+                ),
+            ]
+        )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(td_mod, "detect_threads", fake_detect_threads)
+
+    db = tmp_path / "t.db"
+    apply_migrations(db)
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        _seed_single_bot_scene(conn)
+        from chat.eventlog.log import append_and_apply
+        import chat.state.threads  # noqa: F401
+
+        # Pre-seed the open thread so the update has a row to target.
+        append_and_apply(
+            conn,
+            kind="thread_opened",
+            payload={
+                "thread_id": "thr_x",
+                "chat_id": "chat_bot_a",
+                "title": "Lingering question",
+                "summary": "old summary",
+            },
+        )
+        project(conn)
+
+        client = MockLLMClient(canned=[canned])
+        await apply_scene_close_summary(
+            conn,
+            client,
+            classifier_model="x",
+            chat_id="chat_bot_a",
+            scene_id=1,
+            host_bot_id="bot_a",
+        )
+
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT payload_json FROM event_log WHERE kind = 'thread_updated'"
+        ).fetchall()
+        assert len(rows) == 1
+        payload = json.loads(rows[0][0])
+        assert payload["thread_id"] == "thr_x"
+        assert payload["summary"] == "updated summary"
+        assert payload["last_referenced_scene_id"] == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_thread_detection_close_candidate_emits_thread_closed(
+    tmp_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """T80.5: a detect_threads ``close`` candidate produces a
+    ``thread_closed`` event for the existing thread."""
+    from chat.services import thread_detection as td_mod
+
+    canned = json.dumps(
+        {
+            "summary": "BotA had a quick chat.",
+            "knowledge_facts": [],
+            "relationship_summary": "Steady.",
+        }
+    )
+
+    async def fake_detect_threads(client, **kwargs):
+        return td_mod.ThreadDetectionResult(
+            candidates=[
+                td_mod.ThreadCandidate(
+                    action="close",
+                    existing_thread_id="thr_x",
+                    summary="resolved",
+                ),
+            ]
+        )
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(td_mod, "detect_threads", fake_detect_threads)
+
+    db = tmp_path / "t.db"
+    apply_migrations(db)
+    with open_db(db) as conn:
+        _seed_single_bot_scene(conn)
+        from chat.eventlog.log import append_and_apply
+        import chat.state.threads  # noqa: F401
+
+        append_and_apply(
+            conn,
+            kind="thread_opened",
+            payload={
+                "thread_id": "thr_x",
+                "chat_id": "chat_bot_a",
+                "title": "Lingering question",
+                "summary": "open",
+            },
+        )
+        project(conn)
+
+        client = MockLLMClient(canned=[canned])
+        await apply_scene_close_summary(
+            conn,
+            client,
+            classifier_model="x",
+            chat_id="chat_bot_a",
+            scene_id=1,
+            host_bot_id="bot_a",
+        )
+
+        rows = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT payload_json FROM event_log WHERE kind = 'thread_closed'"
+        ).fetchall()
+        assert len(rows) == 1
+        payload = json.loads(rows[0][0])
+        assert payload["thread_id"] == "thr_x"
+        # closed_at field is present (T80.4 verifies its value).
+        assert "closed_at" in payload