diff --git a/tests/hs-run-filtered.js b/tests/hs-run-filtered.js
index 2d5270eb..d5baf1e1 100755
--- a/tests/hs-run-filtered.js
+++ b/tests/hs-run-filtered.js
@@ -14,6 +14,28 @@ const SX_DIR = path.join(WASM_DIR, 'sx');
 eval(fs.readFileSync(path.join(WASM_DIR, 'sx_browser.bc.js'), 'utf8'));
 const K = globalThis.SxKernel;
 
+// Auto-unwrap shim: the post-JIT-Phase-1 kernel returns numbers, strings,
+// booleans, and nil as opaque value handles ({_type, __sx_handle}). Tests
+// expect plain JS values from K.eval like the pre-rewrite kernel did. Wrap
+// once at boot rather than touching all 23 K.eval call sites.
+if (K && typeof K.eval === 'function' && K.stringify) {
+  const _kEval = K.eval.bind(K);
+  K.eval = function(expr) {
+    const r = _kEval(expr);
+    if (r && typeof r === 'object' && typeof r._type === 'string') {
+      switch (r._type) {
+        case 'number':  { const s = K.stringify(r); const n = Number(s);
+                          return Number.isInteger(n) || /^-?\d+$/.test(s) ? n : (Number.isNaN(n) ? r : n); }
+        case 'string':  return K.stringify(r);
+        case 'boolean': return K.stringify(r) === 'true';
+        case 'nil':     return null;
+        default:        return r;  // list/dict/symbol — leave as handle
+      }
+    }
+    return r;
+  };
+}
+
 // Step limit API — exposed from OCaml kernel
 const STEP_LIMIT = parseInt(process.env.HS_STEP_LIMIT || '1000000');