diff --git a/check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh b/check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh
index 2390835..52c7dcb 100755
--- a/check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh
+++ b/check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh
@@ -733,6 +733,26 @@ if [[ -n "$manifest" && "$require_complete" == "--require-kinematics-complete" ]
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    required_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources=(
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.ini
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both.ini
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both_auto.ini
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xzbase.inc
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.tbl
+        configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/README
+    )
+    missing_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources=()
+    for source in "${required_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources[@]}"; do
+        if ! printf '%s\n' "${manifest_asset_sources[@]}" | grep -Fx -- "$source" >/dev/null; then
+            missing_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources+=("$source")
+        fi
+    done
+    if ((${#missing_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources[@]} > 0)); then
+        echo "manifest does not cover LinuxCNC AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ INI/include/tool/demo sources as asset sources: $manifest" >&2
+        printf 'missing AXIS joint-axis trivkins asset source: %s\n' "${missing_axis_ja_xz_trivkins_asset_sources[@]}" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
     required_scorbot_asset_sources=(
         configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini
         configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.hal
diff --git a/linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt b/linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt
index 0e0d536..2caf239 100644
--- a/linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt
+++ b/linuxcnc-kinematics-source-files.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ asset:configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/xz_both.ini:TkLinuxCNC trivkins XZ KINEMAT
 asset:configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/xzbase.inc:TkLinuxCNC trivkins XZ shared INI include
 asset:configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/xz.tbl:TkLinuxCNC trivkins XZ tool table source referenced by shared include
 asset:configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/README:TkLinuxCNC trivkins example notes adjacent to XZ coverage
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.ini:AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ KINEMATICS_IDENTITY source
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both.ini:AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ KINEMATICS_BOTH source
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both_auto.ini:AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ KINEMATICS_BOTH auto teleop source
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xzbase.inc:AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ shared INI include
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.tbl:AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ tool table source referenced by shared include
+asset:configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/README:AXIS joint-axis trivkins example notes adjacent to XZ coverage
 asset:configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini:Scorbot ER-3 KINEMATICS source for LinuxCNC scorbot-kins coverage
 asset:configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.hal:Scorbot ER-3 HALFILE source loading scorbot-kins and user component
 asset:configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/pyvcp.hal:Scorbot ER-3 POSTGUI_HALFILE source wiring gripper PYVCP output
diff --git a/test-native.sh b/test-native.sh
index c2de778..73ea8dc 100755
--- a/test-native.sh
+++ b/test-native.sh
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ grep -Fx "configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sources"
 grep -Fx "KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=xz" "../linuxcnc/configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/xz.ini" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=xz kinstype=BOTH" "../linuxcnc/configs/sim/tklinuxcnc/trivkins/xz_both.ini" >/dev/null
 grep -F 'manifest does not cover LinuxCNC TkLinuxCNC trivkins XZ INI/include/tool/demo sources as asset sources' check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.ini" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both.ini" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both_auto.ini" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xzbase.inc" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.tbl" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=xz" "../linuxcnc/configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz.ini" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "KINEMATICS = trivkins coordinates=xz kinstype=BOTH" "../linuxcnc/configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both.ini" >/dev/null
+grep -Fx "MACHINE = trivkins XZ KINEMATICS_BOTH,AUTO TELEOP" "../linuxcnc/configs/sim/axis/ja_tests/xz/xz_both_auto.ini" >/dev/null
+grep -F 'manifest does not cover LinuxCNC AXIS joint-axis trivkins XZ INI/include/tool/demo sources as asset sources' check-linuxcnc-inputs.sh >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.ini" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/scorbot-er-3.hal" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "configs/by_machine/scorbot-er-3/pyvcp.hal" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
@@ -341,7 +351,7 @@ grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/vismach/melfa-sim/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sourc
 grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/vismach/millturn/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/vismach/puma/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx "configs/sim/axis/vismach/scara/README" "$kinematics_manifest_sources" >/dev/null
-if [[ "$(grep -Ec '/README$' "$kinematics_manifest_sources")" -ne 15 ]]; then
+if [[ "$(grep -Ec '/README$' "$kinematics_manifest_sources")" -ne 16 ]]; then
     echo "expected kinematics manifest to cover all tracked LinuxCNC README sources adjacent to kinematics INI files" >&2
     exit 1
 fi