diff --git a/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh b/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
index 7058821..ce463d2 100755
--- a/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ readonly ROOT=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)
 # Space-separated check names; each has a check_<name> function.
 CHECKS="repo_root_readable scripts_dir_present healthcheck_executable_bit
 selftest_present test_healthcheck_present readme_present
-no_crlf_line_endings no_tabs_in_scripts"
+no_crlf_line_endings no_tabs_in_scripts
+shebang_is_bash usage_text_mentions_every_flag"
 
 # name=ok / name=fail pairs, in run order.
 RESULTS=
@@ -37,6 +38,25 @@ check_no_tabs_in_scripts() {
   ! grep -q "$(printf '\t')" "$ROOT"/scripts/*.sh 2>/dev/null
 }
 
+check_shebang_is_bash() {
+  [ -d "$ROOT/scripts" ] || return 1
+  local f
+  for f in "$ROOT"/scripts/*.sh; do
+    [ "$(head -n 1 "$f")" = '#!/usr/bin/env bash' ] || return 1
+  done
+}
+
+check_usage_text_mentions_every_flag() {
+  local text flag
+  text=$(usage text)
+  for flag in --quiet --json --help; do
+    case "$text" in
+      *"$flag"*) ;;
+      *) return 1 ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
 # emit <format> <template> [args...]: the single output path.
 # format: text or json print; none suppresses (--quiet). Explicit argument,
 # never read from an enclosing variable.
@@ -46,16 +66,29 @@ emit() {
   [ "$format" = none ] || printf "$@"
 }
 
+# usage <format>: the --help body. Also the source check_usage_text_mentions_every_flag
+# reads, so the flag list has exactly one home.
+usage() {
+  emit "$1" 'Usage: %s [--quiet]\n\n' "${0##*/}"
+  emit "$1" 'Healthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\n'
+  emit "$1" 'Exits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n'
+  emit "$1" '  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\n'
+  emit "$1" '  --json   Print a single-line JSON result; still exits 0.\n'
+  emit "$1" '  --help   Print this usage text and exit 0.\n'
+  emit "$1" '\nChecks:\n'
+  local name
+  for name in $CHECKS; do
+    emit "$1" '  %s\n' "$name"
+  done
+  emit "$1" '\nVersion: %s\n' "$VERSION"
+}
+
 main() {
   local quiet=
   local json=
   for arg in "$@"; do
     if [ "$arg" = --help ]; then
-      emit text 'Usage: %s [--quiet]\n\n' "${0##*/}"
-      emit text 'Healthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\n'
-      emit text 'Exits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n'
-      emit text '  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\n'
-      emit text 'Version: %s\n' "$VERSION"
+      usage text
       exit 0
     elif [ "$arg" = --quiet ]; then
       quiet=1
diff --git a/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh b/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
index 71193f9..fe3212c 100755
--- a/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_healthcheck.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 HC="$(dirname "$0")/orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh"
 OK='OK - all healthchecks passed'
-USAGE="$(printf 'Usage: orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh [--quiet]\n\nHealthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\nExits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\nVersion: 1.0.0')"
+NAMES='repo_root_readable scripts_dir_present healthcheck_executable_bit
+selftest_present test_healthcheck_present readme_present
+no_crlf_line_endings no_tabs_in_scripts
+shebang_is_bash usage_text_mentions_every_flag'
+USAGE="$(printf 'Usage: orchestra_e2e_healthcheck.sh [--quiet]\n\nHealthcheck script for Orchestra E2E tests.\nExits 0 with a success message if all checks pass.\n  --quiet  Suppress the success message; still exits 0.\n  --json   Print a single-line JSON result; still exits 0.\n  --help   Print this usage text and exit 0.\n\nChecks:\n  repo_root_readable\n  scripts_dir_present\n  healthcheck_executable_bit\n  selftest_present\n  test_healthcheck_present\n  readme_present\n  no_crlf_line_endings\n  no_tabs_in_scripts\n  shebang_is_bash\n  usage_text_mentions_every_flag\n\nVersion: 1.0.0')"
 fails=0
 
 check() { # check <expected-stdout> <label> [args...]
@@ -17,6 +21,18 @@ check() { # check <expected-stdout> <label> [args...]
   fi
 }
 
+contains() { # contains <needle> <label> [args...]
+  local want=$1 label=$2 got status
+  shift 2
+  got=$(bash "$HC" "$@" 2>/dev/null)
+  status=$?
+  if [ "$status" -ne 0 ] || [ "${got#*"$want"}" = "$got" ]; then
+    printf 'FAIL: %s (exit=%s)\n---missing---\n%s\n---in---\n%s\n' \
+      "$label" "$status" "$want" "$got"
+    fails=$((fails + 1))
+  fi
+}
+
 check "$OK" 'no args'
 check '' '--quiet' --quiet
 check "$USAGE" '--help' --help
@@ -24,5 +40,20 @@ check "$USAGE" '--help --quiet' --help --quiet
 check "$USAGE" '--quiet --help' --quiet --help
 check "$OK" 'unknown flag ignored' --bogus
 
+for name in $NAMES; do
+  contains "$name" "--help names $name" --help
+done
+
+# All ten names in one run's output.
+help_out=$(bash "$HC" --help 2>/dev/null)
+missing=
+for name in $NAMES; do
+  [ "${help_out#*"$name"}" = "$help_out" ] && missing="$missing $name"
+done
+if [ -n "$missing" ]; then
+  printf 'FAIL: --help lists all ten check names\n---missing---\n%s\n' "$missing"
+  fails=$((fails + 1))
+fi
+
 [ "$fails" -eq 0 ] || exit 1
 printf 'all checks passed\n'