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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
+and this project adheres to the [Haskell Package Versioning Policy](https://pvp.haskell.org/).
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-07-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Initial release.
diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hspec-effectful.cabal b/hspec-effectful.cabal
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+cabal-version: 3.0
+name: hspec-effectful
+version: 0.1.0.0
+synopsis: Effectful driver for Hspec
+category: Test
+description:
+  Adaptation of the @<https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hspec Hspec>@ library for the @<https://hackage.haskell.org/package/effectful effectful>@ ecosystem.
+
+license: EUPL-1.2
+license-file: LICENCE
+author: IDA
+maintainer: IDA
+homepage: https://digital-autonomy.institute
+bug-reports: https://issues.digital-autonomy.institute
+build-type: Simple
+extra-doc-files:
+  CHANGELOG.md
+
+common common
+  default-language: GHC2021
+  ghc-options:
+    -Weverything
+    -Wno-unsafe
+    -Wno-missing-safe-haskell-mode
+    -Wno-missing-export-lists
+    -Wno-missing-import-lists
+    -Wno-missing-kind-signatures
+    -Wno-all-missed-specialisations
+
+  default-extensions:
+    ApplicativeDo
+    BlockArguments
+    DataKinds
+    DefaultSignatures
+    DeriveAnyClass
+    DeriveGeneric
+    DerivingStrategies
+    DerivingVia
+    ExplicitNamespaces
+    GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving
+    LambdaCase
+    NoImplicitPrelude
+    OverloadedLabels
+    OverloadedRecordDot
+    OverloadedStrings
+    RecordWildCards
+    RecursiveDo
+    TypeFamilies
+    ViewPatterns
+
+  build-depends:
+    base >=4.16 && <5,
+    effectful >=2.6 && <2.7,
+
+library
+  import: common
+  hs-source-dirs: src
+  build-depends:
+    hspec >=2.11 && <2.12,
+    hspec-core >=2.11 && <2.12,
+    hspec-expectations >=0.8 && <0.9,
+    hspec-expectations-pretty-diff >=0.7 && <0.8,
+    hunit-effectful >=1.0 && <1.1,
+
+  exposed-modules:
+    Effectful.Hspec
+
+test-suite test
+  import: common
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  ghc-options: -threaded
+  hs-source-dirs: test
+  main-is: Main.hs
+  build-depends:
+    hspec-effectful
diff --git a/src/Effectful/Hspec.hs b/src/Effectful/Hspec.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE ImpredicativeTypes #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-missing-role-annotations #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-orphans #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module      : Effectful.Hspec
+-- Copyright   : (c) 2026 Institute for Digital Autonomy
+-- License     : EUPL-1.2
+-- Maintainer  : IDA
+--
+-- Effectful bindings for the <http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hspec Hspec library>
+-- built on top of @<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hunit-effectful hunit-effectful>@.
+--
+-- = Overview
+--
+-- This library provides @Hspec@'s test combinators expressed in terms of the 'Hspec' effect.
+-- This effect allows you to intersperse test assertions with arbitrary other effects.
+--
+-- = Example usage
+--
+-- Suppose we wish to test stateful operations on an account balance:
+--
+-- > deposit :: (State Int :> es) => Int -> Eff es ()
+-- > deposit amount = modify (+ amount)
+-- >
+-- > balance :: (State Int :> es) => Eff es Int
+-- > balance = get
+--
+-- > withdraw :: (State Int :> es) => Int -> Eff es Bool
+-- > withdraw amount = do
+-- >     funds <- balance
+-- >     if funds < amount
+-- >         then pure False
+-- >         else do
+-- >             put $ funds - amount
+-- >             pure True
+--
+-- Use 'describe' to group related examples, 'it' to state individual expectations,
+-- and setup/teardown combinators such as 'before_', 'after_', or 'around_' to
+-- run the examples from a known initial state:
+--
+-- > accountSpec :: (State Int :> es, Hspec :> es) => Eff es ()
+-- > accountSpec = describe "account" . before_ (put @Int 0) $ do
+-- >     it "accumulates deposits" $ do
+-- >         deposit 100
+-- >         deposit 50
+-- >         balance `shouldReturn` 150
+-- >
+-- >     it "checks for sufficient funds before withdrawing" $ do
+-- >         deposit 100
+-- >         withdraw 30 `shouldReturn` True
+-- >         withdraw 1000 `shouldReturn` False
+-- >         balance `shouldReturn` 70
+--
+-- Finally, run the spec with 'runHspec', which also resolves the underlying 'HUnit' effect:
+--
+-- > main :: IO ()
+-- > main = runEff . runHspec . evalState @Int 0 $ accountSpec
+module Effectful.Hspec
+    ( -- * Effect
+      Hspec
+    , Expectation
+    , runHspecWith'
+    , runHspecWith
+    , runHspec'
+    , runHspec
+
+      -- * Spec construction
+    , describe
+    , context
+    , it
+    , specify
+    , pending
+    , pendingWith
+
+      -- * Skipping
+    , xit
+    , xspecify
+    , xdescribe
+    , xcontext
+
+      -- * Focusing
+    , focus
+    , fit
+    , fspecify
+    , fdescribe
+    , fcontext
+
+      -- * Setup / Teardown
+    , before_
+    , beforeAll_
+    , after_
+    , afterAll_
+    , around_
+    , aroundAll_
+
+      -- * Expectations
+    , expectationFailure
+    , shouldBe
+    , shouldSatisfy
+    , shouldStartWith
+    , shouldEndWith
+    , shouldContain
+    , shouldMatchList
+    , shouldReturn
+    , shouldNotBe
+    , shouldNotSatisfy
+    , shouldNotContain
+    , shouldNotReturn
+    , shouldThrow
+    , anyException
+    , Config (..)
+    , defaultConfig
+    , Hspec.Spec
+    , HasCallStack
+    )
+where
+
+import Control.Monad (unless)
+import Data.List qualified as List
+import Data.Typeable (typeOf)
+import Effectful
+import Effectful.Dispatch.Static
+import Effectful.Environment (runEnvironment, withArgs)
+import Effectful.Exception (Exception, throwIO, try)
+import Effectful.HUnit as HUnit
+import Test.Hspec qualified as Hspec
+import Test.Hspec.Core.Spec (ResultStatus (..))
+import Test.Hspec.Expectations (Selector, anyException)
+import Test.Hspec.Expectations.Pretty.Matcher (matchList)
+import Test.Hspec.Runner (Config (..), defaultConfig)
+import Test.Hspec.Runner qualified as Hspec
+import Prelude
+
+data Hspec :: Effect
+
+type instance DispatchOf Hspec = 'Static 'WithSideEffects
+
+data instance StaticRep Hspec = Hspec
+    { spec :: Hspec.Spec
+    , unlift :: forall r. Eff '[HUnit] r -> IO r
+    }
+
+type Expectation es = Assertion es
+
+runHspecWith' :: (IOE :> es, HUnit :> es) => Config -> Eff (Hspec ': es) a -> Eff es a
+runHspecWith' config action = do
+    (a, Hspec{spec}) <- withEffToIO (ConcUnlift Ephemeral Unlimited) \unlift ->
+        unlift
+            . runStaticRep
+                Hspec
+                    { spec = pure ()
+                    , unlift = unlift . inject
+                    }
+            . inject
+            $ action
+    runEnvironment . withArgs [] . liftIO $ Hspec.hspecWith config spec
+    pure a
+
+runHspecWith :: (IOE :> es) => Config -> Eff (Hspec ': es) a -> Eff es a
+runHspecWith = (runHUnit .) . (. inject) . runHspecWith'
+
+runHspec' :: (IOE :> es, HUnit :> es) => Eff (Hspec ': es) a -> Eff es a
+runHspec' = runHspecWith' defaultConfig . inject
+
+runHspec :: (IOE :> es) => Eff (Hspec ': es) a -> Eff es a
+runHspec = runHUnit . runHspec' . inject
+
+hunit :: (Hspec :> es) => Eff '[HUnit] r -> Eff es r
+hunit action = do
+    Hspec{unlift} <- getStaticRep
+    unsafeEff_ . unlift . inject $ action
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.describe'
+describe :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+describe label action =
+    stateStaticRepM \before -> do
+        putStaticRep before{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, before{spec = spec before >> Hspec.describe label (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.it'
+it :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+it label action = do
+    ioAction <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \runInIO ->
+            pure (runInIO action)
+    stateStaticRep \hspec -> ((), hspec{spec = spec hspec >> Hspec.it label ioAction})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.specify'
+specify :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+specify = it
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.context'
+context :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+context = describe
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.pending'
+pending :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es ()
+pending = getStaticRep @Hspec >> unsafeEff_ Hspec.pending
+
+pending_ :: Eff es ()
+pending_ = throwIO $ Pending Nothing Nothing
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.pendingWith'
+pendingWith :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es ()
+pendingWith = (getStaticRep @Hspec >>) . unsafeEff_ . Hspec.pendingWith
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.xit'
+xit :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+xit = (before_ pending_ .) . it
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.xspecify'
+xspecify :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+xspecify = xit
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.xdescribe'
+xdescribe :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+xdescribe = (before_ pending_ .) . describe
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.xcontext'
+xcontext :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+xcontext = xdescribe
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.focus'
+focus :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es a -> Eff es a
+focus action =
+    stateStaticRepM \before -> do
+        putStaticRep before{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, before{spec = spec before >> Hspec.focus (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.fit'
+fit :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+fit = fmap focus . it
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.fspecify'
+fspecify :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es () -> Eff es ()
+fspecify = fit
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.fdescribe'
+fdescribe :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+fdescribe = fmap focus . describe
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.fcontext'
+fcontext :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+fcontext = fdescribe
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.before_'
+before_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es () -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+before_ setup action = do
+    ioSetup <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift setup)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.before_ ioSetup (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.beforeAll_'
+beforeAll_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es () -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+beforeAll_ setup action = do
+    ioSetup <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift setup)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.beforeAll_ ioSetup (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.after_'
+after_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es () -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+after_ teardown action = do
+    ioTeardown <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift teardown)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.after_ ioTeardown (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.afterAll_'
+afterAll_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => Eff es () -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+afterAll_ teardown action = do
+    ioTeardown <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift teardown)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.afterAll_ ioTeardown (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.around_'
+around_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => (Eff es () -> Eff es ()) -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+around_ wrapper action = do
+    ioWrapper <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift . wrapper . unsafeEff_)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.around_ ioWrapper (spec after)})
+
+-- | Lifted 'Hspec.aroundAll_'
+aroundAll_ :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => (Eff es () -> Eff es ()) -> Eff es a -> Eff es a
+aroundAll_ wrapper action = do
+    ioWrapper <-
+        unsafeConcUnliftIO Ephemeral Unlimited \unlift ->
+            pure (unlift . wrapper . unsafeEff_)
+    stateStaticRepM \prev -> do
+        putStaticRep prev{spec = pure ()}
+        result <- action
+        after <- getStaticRep
+        pure (result, prev{spec = spec prev >> Hspec.aroundAll_ ioWrapper (spec after)})
+
+expectationFailure :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es) => String -> Expectation es
+expectationFailure msg = hunit $ HUnit.assertFailure msg
+
+expectTrue
+    :: (HasCallStack, Hspec :> es)
+    => String
+    -> Bool
+    -> Expectation es
+expectTrue msg b = unless b (expectationFailure msg)
+
+infix 1 `shouldBe`
+        , `shouldSatisfy`
+        , `shouldStartWith`
+        , `shouldEndWith`
+        , `shouldContain`
+        , `shouldMatchList`
+        , `shouldReturn`
+        , `shouldThrow`
+
+infix 1 `shouldNotBe`, `shouldNotSatisfy`, `shouldNotContain`, `shouldNotReturn`
+
+-- |
+-- @actual \`shouldBe\` expected@ sets the expectation that @actual@ is equal
+-- to @expected@.
+shouldBe :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => a -> a -> Expectation es
+actual `shouldBe` expected = hunit $ actual @?= expected
+
+-- |
+-- @v \`shouldSatisfy\` p@ sets the expectation that @p v@ is @True@.
+shouldSatisfy :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Hspec :> es) => a -> (a -> Bool) -> Expectation es
+v `shouldSatisfy` p = expectTrue ("predicate failed on: " ++ show v) (p v)
+
+compareWith
+    :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Hspec :> es)
+    => (a -> a -> Bool)
+    -> String
+    -> a
+    -> a
+    -> Expectation es
+compareWith comparator errorDesc result expected = expectTrue errorMsg (comparator expected result)
+  where
+    errorMsg = show result ++ " " ++ errorDesc ++ " " ++ show expected
+
+-- |
+-- @list \`shouldStartWith\` prefix@ sets the expectation that @list@ starts with @prefix@,
+shouldStartWith :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => [a] -> [a] -> Expectation es
+shouldStartWith = compareWith List.isPrefixOf "does not start with"
+
+-- |
+-- @list \`shouldEndWith\` suffix@ sets the expectation that @list@ ends with @suffix@,
+shouldEndWith :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => [a] -> [a] -> Expectation es
+shouldEndWith = compareWith List.isSuffixOf "does not end with"
+
+-- |
+-- @list \`shouldContain\` sublist@ sets the expectation that @sublist@ is contained,
+-- wholly and intact, anywhere in @list@.
+shouldContain :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => [a] -> [a] -> Expectation es
+shouldContain = compareWith List.isInfixOf "does not contain"
+
+-- |
+-- @xs \`shouldMatchList\` ys@ sets the expectation that @xs@ has the same
+-- elements that @ys@ has, possibly in another order
+shouldMatchList :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => [a] -> [a] -> Expectation es
+xs `shouldMatchList` ys = maybe (return ()) expectationFailure (matchList xs ys)
+
+-- |
+-- @action \`shouldReturn\` expected@ sets the expectation that @action@
+-- returns @expected@.
+shouldReturn :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => Eff es a -> a -> Expectation es
+action `shouldReturn` expected = action >>= (`shouldBe` expected)
+
+-- |
+-- @actual \`shouldNotBe\` notExpected@ sets the expectation that @actual@ is not
+-- equal to @notExpected@
+shouldNotBe :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => a -> a -> Expectation es
+actual `shouldNotBe` notExpected = expectTrue ("not expected: " ++ show actual) (actual /= notExpected)
+
+-- |
+-- @v \`shouldNotSatisfy\` p@ sets the expectation that @p v@ is @False@.
+shouldNotSatisfy :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Hspec :> es) => a -> (a -> Bool) -> Expectation es
+v `shouldNotSatisfy` p = expectTrue ("predicate succeeded on: " ++ show v) ((not . p) v)
+
+-- |
+-- @list \`shouldNotContain\` sublist@ sets the expectation that @sublist@ is not
+-- contained anywhere in @list@.
+shouldNotContain :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es) => [a] -> [a] -> Expectation es
+list `shouldNotContain` sublist = expectTrue errorMsg (not $ sublist `List.isInfixOf` list)
+  where
+    errorMsg = show list ++ " does contain " ++ show sublist
+
+-- |
+-- @action \`shouldNotReturn\` notExpected@ sets the expectation that @action@
+-- does not return @notExpected@.
+shouldNotReturn
+    :: (HasCallStack, Show a, Eq a, Hspec :> es)
+    => Eff es a
+    -> a
+    -> Expectation es
+action `shouldNotReturn` notExpected = action >>= (`shouldNotBe` notExpected)
+
+-- |
+-- @action \`shouldThrow\` selector@ sets the expectation that @action@ throws
+-- an exception.  The precise nature of the expected exception is described
+-- with a 'Selector'.
+shouldThrow
+    :: (HasCallStack, Exception e, Hspec :> es)
+    => Eff es a
+    -> Selector e
+    -> Expectation es
+action `shouldThrow` p = do
+    r <- try action
+    case r of
+        Right _ ->
+            expectationFailure $
+                "did not get expected exception: " ++ exceptionType
+        Left e ->
+            (`expectTrue` p e) $
+                "predicate failed on expected exception: " ++ exceptionType ++ "\n" ++ show e
+  where
+    -- a string representation of the expected exception's type
+    exceptionType = (show . typeOf . instanceOf) p
+      where
+        instanceOf :: Selector a -> a
+        instanceOf _ = error "Effectful.Hspec.shouldThrow: broken Typeable instance"
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-missing-local-signatures #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-monomorphism-restriction #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-type-defaults #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import Effectful
+import Effectful.Hspec
+import Prelude
+
+main :: IO ()
+main = runEff . runHspec $ do
+    it "shouldBe" $ do
+        10 `shouldBe` 10
+
+    it "shouldSatisfy" $ do
+        10 `shouldSatisfy` (> 5)
+
+    let xs = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] :: [Int]
+    it "shouldStartWith" $ do
+        xs `shouldStartWith` [1, 2]
+
+    it "shouldEndWith" $ do
+        xs `shouldEndWith` [4, 5]
+
+    it "shouldContain" $ do
+        [1, 2, 3] `shouldContain` [2]
+
+    it "shouldMatchList" $ do
+        [1, 2, 3] `shouldMatchList` [3, 2, 1]
+
+    it "shouldReturn" $ do
+        let action = pure "hello"
+        action `shouldReturn` "hello"
+
+    it "shouldThrow" $ do
+        let errorAction = error "boom" :: Eff es ()
+        errorAction `shouldThrow` anyException
+
+    it "shouldNotBe" do
+        1 `shouldNotBe` 2
+
+    it "shouldNotSatisfy" do
+        1 `shouldNotSatisfy` (> 10)
+
+    it "shouldNotContain" do
+        [1, 2] `shouldNotContain` [3]
+
+    it "handles shouldNotReturn" $ do
+        let action = pure (1 :: Int) :: Eff es Int
+        action `shouldNotReturn` 2
