fix: address coderabbit feedback

scripts/test-plugin-start-gate.lua

@@ -559,6 +559,49 @@ do
 	)
 end
 
+do
+	local recorded, err = run_plugin_scenario({
+		process_list = "",
+		option_overrides = {
+			binary_path = binary_path,
+			auto_start = "yes",
+			auto_start_visible_overlay = "yes",
+			auto_start_pause_until_ready = "yes",
+			socket_path = "/tmp/subminer-socket",
+		},
+		input_ipc_server = "/tmp/subminer-socket",
+		media_title = "Random Movie",
+		files = {
+			[binary_path] = true,
+		},
+	})
+	assert_true(recorded ~= nil, "plugin failed to load for pre-ready duplicate auto-start scenario: " .. tostring(err))
+	fire_event(recorded, "file-loaded")
+	fire_event(recorded, "file-loaded")
+	assert_true(recorded.script_messages["subminer-autoplay-ready"] ~= nil, "subminer-autoplay-ready script message not registered")
+	assert_true(
+		count_start_calls(recorded.async_calls) == 1,
+		"pre-ready duplicate auto-start should not issue duplicate --start commands"
+	)
+	assert_true(
+		count_property_set(recorded.property_sets, "pause", true) == 1,
+		"pre-ready duplicate auto-start should not repeat the pause gate"
+	)
+	assert_true(
+		count_property_set(recorded.property_sets, "pause", false) == 0,
+		"pre-ready duplicate auto-start should not resume playback before tokenization is ready"
+	)
+	assert_true(
+		count_osd_message(recorded.osd, "SubMiner: Loading subtitle tokenization...") == 1,
+		"pre-ready duplicate auto-start should not repeat the loading OSD"
+	)
+	recorded.script_messages["subminer-autoplay-ready"]()
+	assert_true(
+		count_property_set(recorded.property_sets, "pause", false) == 1,
+		"autoplay-ready should resume the original pre-ready gate"
+	)
+end
+
 do
 	local recorded, err = run_plugin_scenario({
 		process_list = "",