diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py
index b6e11e4c517..562f54a5e0a 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_commands.py
@@ -336,13 +336,19 @@ class TestSlackNativeSlashes:
             )
 
     def test_includes_aliases_as_first_class_slashes(self):
-        """Aliases (/btw, /bg, /reset, /q) must be registered as standalone
-        slashes — this is the whole point of native-slashes parity."""
+        """Aliases (/btw, /bg, /reset) must be registered as standalone
+        slashes — this is the whole point of native-slashes parity.
+
+        Note: Slack's manifest hard-caps slash commands at 50
+        (``_SLACK_MAX_SLASH_COMMANDS``). Canonical names win slots first,
+        then aliases, so the lowest-priority aliases can be clamped off
+        once the registry fills the cap (e.g. ``/q`` once ``/version``
+        landed). The surviving aliases below still prove alias parity;
+        anything dropped remains reachable via ``/hermes <command>``."""
         names = {n for n, _d, _h in slack_native_slashes()}
         assert "btw" in names
         assert "bg" in names
         assert "reset" in names
-        assert "q" in names
 
     def test_telegram_parity(self):
         """Every Telegram bot command must be registerable on Slack too.