diff --git a/roles/base/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/base/molecule/default/verify.yml
index c87d14e..f56e7c3 100644
--- a/roles/base/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/roles/base/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,46 @@
 ---
 - name: Verify
   hosts: all
-  gather_facts: true
-
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
   tasks:
-    - name: Add verification tasks here
+    - name: Read the rendered ruleset
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: /etc/nftables.conf
+      register: ruleset
+
+    - name: Decode it
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        nft: "{{ ruleset.content | b64decode }}"
+
+    - name: Assert default-deny input policy and management plane
       ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that: true
-        msg: "Replace this with real assertions"
-      tags: [verify]
+        that:
+          - "'type filter hook input priority 0; policy drop;' in nft"
+          - "'ct state established,related accept' in nft"
+          - "'iifname \"wt0\" tcp dport 22 accept' in nft"
+        fail_msg: "input chain is missing default-deny or the management plane"
+
+    - name: Assert the lan->reverse_proxy:443 ingress rule (zone source)
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "'10.30.0.0/24' in nft"
+          - "'tcp dport 443 accept' in nft"
+        fail_msg: "missing lan->443 rule for reverse_proxy"
+
+    - name: Assert the srv->photoprism:2342 ingress rule (zone source)
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "'10.20.0.0/24' in nft"
+          - "'tcp dport 2342 accept' in nft"
+        fail_msg: "missing srv->2342 rule for photoprism"
+
+    - name: Assert the docker_host extension hook is present
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "'include \"/etc/nftables.d/*.nft\"' in nft"
+        fail_msg: "missing drop-in include hook"
+
+    - name: Syntax-check the rendered ruleset (no apply)
+      ansible.builtin.command: nft -c -f /etc/nftables.conf
+      changed_when: false