diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/config/greeting_trigger_params.yaml b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/config/greeting_trigger_params.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c35a161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/config/greeting_trigger_params.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+greeting_trigger_node:
+  ros__parameters:
+    proximity_m: 2.0          # Trigger when person is within this distance (m)
+    cooldown_s: 300.0         # Re-greeting suppression window per face_id (s)
+    unknown_distance: 0.0     # Distance assumed when PersonState not yet available
+                              # 0.0 → always greet faces with no state yet
+    faces_topic: "/social/faces/detected"
+    states_topic: "/social/person_states"
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/launch/greeting_trigger.launch.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/launch/greeting_trigger.launch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ac79c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/launch/greeting_trigger.launch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""greeting_trigger.launch.py -- Launch proximity-based greeting trigger (Issue #270).
+
+Usage:
+  ros2 launch saltybot_social greeting_trigger.launch.py
+  ros2 launch saltybot_social greeting_trigger.launch.py proximity_m:=1.5 cooldown_s:=120.0
+"""
+
+import os
+from ament_index_python.packages import get_package_share_directory
+from launch import LaunchDescription
+from launch.actions import DeclareLaunchArgument
+from launch.substitutions import LaunchConfiguration
+from launch_ros.actions import Node
+
+
+def generate_launch_description():
+    pkg = get_package_share_directory("saltybot_social")
+    cfg = os.path.join(pkg, "config", "greeting_trigger_params.yaml")
+
+    return LaunchDescription([
+        DeclareLaunchArgument("proximity_m",  default_value="2.0",
+                              description="Greeting proximity threshold (m)"),
+        DeclareLaunchArgument("cooldown_s",   default_value="300.0",
+                              description="Per-face_id re-greeting cooldown (s)"),
+
+        Node(
+            package="saltybot_social",
+            executable="greeting_trigger_node",
+            name="greeting_trigger_node",
+            output="screen",
+            parameters=[
+                cfg,
+                {
+                    "proximity_m": LaunchConfiguration("proximity_m"),
+                    "cooldown_s":  LaunchConfiguration("cooldown_s"),
+                },
+            ],
+        ),
+    ])
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/greeting_trigger_node.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/greeting_trigger_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..362ed2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/saltybot_social/greeting_trigger_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+"""greeting_trigger_node.py -- Proximity-based greeting trigger.
+Issue #270
+
+Monitors face detections and person states.  When a new face_id is seen
+within ``proximity_m`` metres (default 2 m) and has not been greeted within
+``cooldown_s`` seconds, publishes a JSON greeting trigger on
+/saltybot/greeting_trigger.
+
+Distance is looked up from the /social/person_states topic which carries a
+face_id → distance mapping.  When no state is available for a face the node
+applies a configurable default distance so it can still fire on face-only
+pipelines.
+
+Subscriptions:
+  /social/faces/detected    saltybot_social_msgs/FaceDetectionArray
+  /social/person_states     saltybot_social_msgs/PersonStateArray
+
+Publication:
+  /saltybot/greeting_trigger  std_msgs/String  (JSON)
+    {"face_id": <int>, "person_name": <str>, "distance_m": <float>,
+     "ts": <float unix epoch>}
+
+Parameters:
+  proximity_m       (float, 2.0)     -- trigger when distance <= this
+  cooldown_s        (float, 300.0)   -- suppress re-greeting same face_id
+  unknown_distance  (float, 0.0)     -- distance assumed when PersonState
+                                        is not yet available (0.0 → always
+                                        trigger for unknown faces)
+  faces_topic       (str, "/social/faces/detected")
+  states_topic      (str, "/social/person_states")
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+import threading
+from typing import Dict
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from rclpy.qos import QoSProfile
+from std_msgs.msg import String
+
+# Custom messages — imported at runtime so offline tests can stub them
+try:
+    from saltybot_social_msgs.msg import FaceDetectionArray, PersonStateArray
+    _MSGS = True
+except ImportError:
+    _MSGS = False
+
+
+class GreetingTriggerNode(Node):
+    """Publishes greeting trigger when a person enters proximity."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("greeting_trigger_node")
+
+        self.declare_parameter("proximity_m",      2.0)
+        self.declare_parameter("cooldown_s",       300.0)
+        self.declare_parameter("unknown_distance",  0.0)
+        self.declare_parameter("faces_topic",      "/social/faces/detected")
+        self.declare_parameter("states_topic",     "/social/person_states")
+
+        self._proximity    = self.get_parameter("proximity_m").value
+        self._cooldown     = self.get_parameter("cooldown_s").value
+        self._unknown_dist = self.get_parameter("unknown_distance").value
+        faces_topic        = self.get_parameter("faces_topic").value
+        states_topic       = self.get_parameter("states_topic").value
+
+        # face_id → last known distance (m); updated from PersonStateArray
+        self._distance_cache: Dict[int, float] = {}
+        # face_id → unix timestamp of last greeting
+        self._last_greeted: Dict[int, float] = {}
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        qos = QoSProfile(depth=10)
+        self._pub = self.create_publisher(String, "/saltybot/greeting_trigger", qos)
+
+        if _MSGS:
+            self._states_sub = self.create_subscription(
+                PersonStateArray, states_topic, self._on_person_states, qos
+            )
+            self._faces_sub = self.create_subscription(
+                FaceDetectionArray, faces_topic, self._on_faces, qos
+            )
+        else:
+            self.get_logger().warn(
+                "saltybot_social_msgs not available — node is passive (no subscriptions)"
+            )
+
+        self.get_logger().info(
+            f"GreetingTriggerNode ready "
+            f"(proximity={self._proximity}m, cooldown={self._cooldown}s)"
+        )
+
+    # ── Callbacks ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def _on_person_states(self, msg: "PersonStateArray") -> None:
+        """Cache face_id → distance from incoming PersonState array."""
+        with self._lock:
+            for ps in msg.persons:
+                if ps.face_id >= 0:
+                    self._distance_cache[ps.face_id] = float(ps.distance)
+
+    def _on_faces(self, msg: "FaceDetectionArray") -> None:
+        """Evaluate each detected face; fire greeting if conditions met."""
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        with self._lock:
+            for face in msg.faces:
+                fid = int(face.face_id)
+                dist = self._distance_cache.get(fid, self._unknown_dist)
+
+                if dist > self._proximity:
+                    continue  # too far
+
+                last = self._last_greeted.get(fid, 0.0)
+                if now - last < self._cooldown:
+                    continue  # still in cooldown
+
+                # Fire!
+                self._last_greeted[fid] = now
+                self._fire(fid, str(face.person_name), dist)
+
+    def _fire(self, face_id: int, person_name: str, distance_m: float) -> None:
+        payload = {
+            "face_id":     face_id,
+            "person_name": person_name,
+            "distance_m":  round(distance_m, 3),
+            "ts":          time.time(),
+        }
+        msg = String()
+        msg.data = json.dumps(payload)
+        self._pub.publish(msg)
+        self.get_logger().info(
+            f"Greeting trigger: face_id={face_id} name={person_name!r} "
+            f"dist={distance_m:.2f}m"
+        )
+
+
+def main(args=None) -> None:
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+    node = GreetingTriggerNode()
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(node)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        node.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/setup.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/setup.py
index 521704d..c341b1f 100644
--- a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/setup.py
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/setup.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ setup(
             'vad_node = saltybot_social.vad_node:main',
             # Ambient sound classifier — mel-spectrogram (Issue #252)
             'ambient_sound_node = saltybot_social.ambient_sound_node:main',
+            # Proximity-based greeting trigger (Issue #270)
+            'greeting_trigger_node = saltybot_social.greeting_trigger_node:main',
         ],
     },
 )
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/test/test_greeting_trigger.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/test/test_greeting_trigger.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5914a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_social/test/test_greeting_trigger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,472 @@
+"""test_greeting_trigger.py -- Offline tests for greeting_trigger_node (Issue #270).
+
+Stubs out rclpy and saltybot_social_msgs so tests run without a ROS install.
+"""
+
+import importlib
+import json
+import sys
+import time
+import types
+import unittest
+
+
+# ── ROS2 / message stubs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _make_ros_stubs():
+    """Install minimal stubs for rclpy and message packages."""
+    for mod_name in ("rclpy", "rclpy.node", "rclpy.qos",
+                     "std_msgs", "std_msgs.msg",
+                     "saltybot_social_msgs", "saltybot_social_msgs.msg"):
+        sys.modules[mod_name] = types.ModuleType(mod_name)
+
+    class _Node:
+        def __init__(self, name):
+            self._name = name
+            # Preserve _params if pre-set by _make_node (super().__init__() is
+            # called from GreetingTriggerNode.__init__, so don't reset here)
+            if not hasattr(self, '_params'):
+                self._params = {}
+            self._pubs = {}
+            self._subs = {}
+            self._logs = []
+
+        def declare_parameter(self, name, default):
+            # Don't overwrite values pre-set by _make_node
+            if name not in self._params:
+                self._params[name] = default
+
+        def get_parameter(self, name):
+            class _P:
+                def __init__(self, v):
+                    self.value = v
+            return _P(self._params[name])
+
+        def create_publisher(self, msg_type, topic, qos):
+            pub = _FakePub()
+            self._pubs[topic] = pub
+            return pub
+
+        def create_subscription(self, msg_type, topic, cb, qos):
+            self._subs[topic] = cb
+            return object()
+
+        def get_logger(self):
+            node = self
+            class _L:
+                def info(self, m):  node._logs.append(("INFO",  m))
+                def warn(self, m):  node._logs.append(("WARN",  m))
+                def error(self, m): node._logs.append(("ERROR", m))
+            return _L()
+
+        def destroy_node(self): pass
+
+    class _FakePub:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.msgs = []
+        def publish(self, msg):
+            self.msgs.append(msg)
+
+    class _QoSProfile:
+        def __init__(self, depth=10): self.depth = depth
+
+    class _String:
+        def __init__(self): self.data = ""
+
+    # rclpy
+    rclpy_mod = sys.modules["rclpy"]
+    rclpy_mod.init = lambda args=None: None
+    rclpy_mod.spin = lambda node: None
+    rclpy_mod.shutdown = lambda: None
+
+    # rclpy.node
+    sys.modules["rclpy.node"].Node = _Node
+
+    # rclpy.qos
+    sys.modules["rclpy.qos"].QoSProfile = _QoSProfile
+
+    # std_msgs.msg
+    sys.modules["std_msgs.msg"].String = _String
+
+    # saltybot_social_msgs.msg  (FaceDetectionArray + PersonStateArray)
+    class _FaceDetection:
+        def __init__(self, face_id=0, person_name="", confidence=1.0):
+            self.face_id = face_id
+            self.person_name = person_name
+            self.confidence = confidence
+
+    class _FaceDetectionArray:
+        def __init__(self, faces=None):
+            self.faces = faces or []
+
+    class _PersonState:
+        def __init__(self, face_id=0, distance=0.0):
+            self.face_id = face_id
+            self.distance = distance
+
+    class _PersonStateArray:
+        def __init__(self, persons=None):
+            self.persons = persons or []
+
+    msgs = sys.modules["saltybot_social_msgs.msg"]
+    msgs.FaceDetection       = _FaceDetection
+    msgs.FaceDetectionArray  = _FaceDetectionArray
+    msgs.PersonState         = _PersonState
+    msgs.PersonStateArray    = _PersonStateArray
+
+    return _Node, _FakePub, _QoSProfile, _String, _FaceDetection, _FaceDetectionArray, _PersonState, _PersonStateArray
+
+
+_Node, _FakePub, _QoSProfile, _String, _FaceDetection, _FaceDetectionArray, _PersonState, _PersonStateArray = _make_ros_stubs()
+
+
+# ── Load module under test ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+_SRC = (
+    "/Users/seb/AI/saltylab-firmware/jetson/ros2_ws/src/"
+    "saltybot_social/saltybot_social/greeting_trigger_node.py"
+)
+
+def _load_mod():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("greeting_trigger_node_testmod", _SRC)
+    mod  = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    return mod
+
+
+# ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+def _make_node(mod, **kwargs):
+    """Instantiate GreetingTriggerNode with overridden parameters."""
+    node = mod.GreetingTriggerNode.__new__(mod.GreetingTriggerNode)
+
+    # Pre-populate _params BEFORE __init__ so super().__init__() (which calls
+    # _Node.__init__) sees them and skips reset due to hasattr guard.
+    defaults = {
+        "proximity_m":      2.0,
+        "cooldown_s":       300.0,
+        "unknown_distance": 0.0,
+        "faces_topic":      "/social/faces/detected",
+        "states_topic":     "/social/person_states",
+    }
+    defaults.update(kwargs)
+    node._params = dict(defaults)
+
+    mod.GreetingTriggerNode.__init__(node)
+    return node
+
+
+def _face_msg(faces):
+    return _FaceDetectionArray(faces=faces)
+
+def _state_msg(persons):
+    return _PersonStateArray(persons=persons)
+
+
+# ── Test suites ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+class TestNodeInit(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.mod = _load_mod()
+
+    def test_imports_cleanly(self):
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(self.mod, "GreetingTriggerNode"))
+
+    def test_default_proximity(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertEqual(node._proximity, 2.0)
+
+    def test_default_cooldown(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertEqual(node._cooldown, 300.0)
+
+    def test_default_unknown_distance(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertEqual(node._unknown_dist, 0.0)
+
+    def test_pub_topic(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertIn("/saltybot/greeting_trigger", node._pubs)
+
+    def test_subs_registered(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertIn("/social/faces/detected", node._subs)
+        self.assertIn("/social/person_states",  node._subs)
+
+    def test_initial_caches_empty(self):
+        node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.assertEqual(node._distance_cache, {})
+        self.assertEqual(node._last_greeted, {})
+
+
+class TestDistanceCache(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.mod = _load_mod()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.node = _make_node(self.mod)
+
+    def test_state_updates_cache(self):
+        ps = _PersonState(face_id=1, distance=1.5)
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([ps]))
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(self.node._distance_cache[1], 1.5)
+
+    def test_multiple_states_cached(self):
+        persons = [_PersonState(face_id=i, distance=float(i)) for i in range(5)]
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg(persons))
+        for i in range(5):
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(self.node._distance_cache[i], float(i))
+
+    def test_state_update_overwrites(self):
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=1, distance=3.0)]))
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=1, distance=1.0)]))
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(self.node._distance_cache[1], 1.0)
+
+    def test_negative_face_id_ignored(self):
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=-1, distance=1.0)]))
+        self.assertNotIn(-1, self.node._distance_cache)
+
+    def test_zero_distance_cached(self):
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=5, distance=0.0)]))
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(self.node._distance_cache[5], 0.0)
+
+
+class TestGreetingTrigger(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.mod = _load_mod()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.node = _make_node(self.mod, proximity_m=2.0, cooldown_s=300.0)
+        self.pub = self.node._pubs["/saltybot/greeting_trigger"]
+
+    def _inject_distance(self, face_id, distance):
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=face_id, distance=distance)]))
+
+    def test_triggers_within_proximity(self):
+        self._inject_distance(1, 1.5)
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=1, person_name="alice")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 1)
+
+    def test_no_trigger_beyond_proximity(self):
+        self._inject_distance(2, 3.0)
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=2, person_name="bob")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 0)
+
+    def test_trigger_at_exact_proximity(self):
+        self._inject_distance(3, 2.0)
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=3, person_name="carol")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 1)
+
+    def test_no_trigger_just_beyond(self):
+        self._inject_distance(4, 2.001)
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=4, person_name="dave")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 0)
+
+    def test_cooldown_suppresses_retrigger(self):
+        self._inject_distance(5, 1.0)
+        face = _FaceDetection(face_id=5, person_name="eve")
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([face]))
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([face]))  # second call in cooldown
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 1)
+
+    def test_cooldown_per_face_id(self):
+        self._inject_distance(6, 1.0)
+        self._inject_distance(7, 1.0)
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=6, person_name="f")]))
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=7, person_name="g")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 2)
+
+    def test_expired_cooldown_retrigers(self):
+        self._inject_distance(8, 1.0)
+        face = _FaceDetection(face_id=8, person_name="hank")
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([face]))
+        # Manually expire the cooldown
+        self.node._last_greeted[8] = time.monotonic() - 400.0
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([face]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 2)
+
+    def test_unknown_face_uses_unknown_distance(self):
+        # unknown_distance=0.0 → should trigger (0.0 <= 2.0)
+        node = _make_node(self.mod, unknown_distance=0.0)
+        pub = node._pubs["/saltybot/greeting_trigger"]
+        node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=99, person_name="stranger")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(pub.msgs), 1)
+
+    def test_unknown_face_large_distance_no_trigger(self):
+        # unknown_distance=10.0 → should NOT trigger
+        node = _make_node(self.mod, unknown_distance=10.0)
+        pub = node._pubs["/saltybot/greeting_trigger"]
+        node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=100, person_name="far")]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(pub.msgs), 0)
+
+    def test_multiple_faces_triggers_each_within_range(self):
+        self._inject_distance(10, 1.0)
+        self._inject_distance(11, 3.0)  # out of range
+        faces = [
+            _FaceDetection(face_id=10, person_name="near"),
+            _FaceDetection(face_id=11, person_name="far"),
+        ]
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg(faces))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 1)
+
+    def test_empty_face_array_no_trigger(self):
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([]))
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.pub.msgs), 0)
+
+
+class TestPayload(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.mod = _load_mod()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.node = _make_node(self.mod)
+        self.pub = self.node._pubs["/saltybot/greeting_trigger"]
+
+    def _trigger(self, face_id=1, person_name="alice", distance=1.5):
+        self.node._on_person_states(_state_msg([_PersonState(face_id=face_id, distance=distance)]))
+        self.node._on_faces(_face_msg([_FaceDetection(face_id=face_id, person_name=person_name)]))
+
+    def test_payload_is_json(self):
+        self._trigger()
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertIsInstance(payload, dict)
+
+    def test_payload_face_id(self):
+        self._trigger(face_id=42)
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["face_id"], 42)
+
+    def test_payload_person_name(self):
+        self._trigger(person_name="zara")
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["person_name"], "zara")
+
+    def test_payload_distance(self):
+        self._trigger(distance=1.234)
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(payload["distance_m"], 1.234, places=2)
+
+    def test_payload_has_ts(self):
+        self._trigger()
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertIn("ts", payload)
+        self.assertIsInstance(payload["ts"], float)
+
+    def test_ts_is_recent(self):
+        before = time.time()
+        self._trigger()
+        after = time.time()
+        payload = json.loads(self.pub.msgs[0].data)
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(payload["ts"], before)
+        self.assertLessEqual(payload["ts"], after + 1.0)
+
+
+class TestNodeSrc(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Source-level checks — verify node structure without instantiation."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        with open(_SRC) as f:
+            cls.src = f.read()
+
+    def test_issue_tag(self):
+        self.assertIn("#270", self.src)
+
+    def test_pub_topic(self):
+        self.assertIn("/saltybot/greeting_trigger", self.src)
+
+    def test_faces_topic(self):
+        self.assertIn("/social/faces/detected", self.src)
+
+    def test_states_topic(self):
+        self.assertIn("/social/person_states", self.src)
+
+    def test_proximity_param(self):
+        self.assertIn("proximity_m", self.src)
+
+    def test_cooldown_param(self):
+        self.assertIn("cooldown_s", self.src)
+
+    def test_unknown_distance_param(self):
+        self.assertIn("unknown_distance", self.src)
+
+    def test_json_output(self):
+        self.assertIn("json", self.src)
+
+    def test_face_id_in_payload(self):
+        self.assertIn("face_id", self.src)
+
+    def test_person_name_in_payload(self):
+        self.assertIn("person_name", self.src)
+
+    def test_distance_in_payload(self):
+        self.assertIn("distance_m", self.src)
+
+    def test_main_defined(self):
+        self.assertIn("def main", self.src)
+
+    def test_threading_lock(self):
+        self.assertIn("threading.Lock", self.src)
+
+
+class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Checks on config/launch/setup files."""
+
+    _CONFIG = (
+        "/Users/seb/AI/saltylab-firmware/jetson/ros2_ws/src/"
+        "saltybot_social/config/greeting_trigger_params.yaml"
+    )
+    _LAUNCH = (
+        "/Users/seb/AI/saltylab-firmware/jetson/ros2_ws/src/"
+        "saltybot_social/launch/greeting_trigger.launch.py"
+    )
+    _SETUP = (
+        "/Users/seb/AI/saltylab-firmware/jetson/ros2_ws/src/"
+        "saltybot_social/setup.py"
+    )
+
+    def test_config_exists(self):
+        import os
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self._CONFIG))
+
+    def test_config_proximity(self):
+        with open(self._CONFIG) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("proximity_m", content)
+
+    def test_config_cooldown(self):
+        with open(self._CONFIG) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("cooldown_s", content)
+
+    def test_config_node_name(self):
+        with open(self._CONFIG) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("greeting_trigger_node", content)
+
+    def test_launch_exists(self):
+        import os
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self._LAUNCH))
+
+    def test_launch_proximity_arg(self):
+        with open(self._LAUNCH) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("proximity_m", content)
+
+    def test_launch_cooldown_arg(self):
+        with open(self._LAUNCH) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("cooldown_s", content)
+
+    def test_entry_point(self):
+        with open(self._SETUP) as f:
+            content = f.read()
+        self.assertIn("greeting_trigger_node", content)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()