diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 30e0077cae..ef56c32680 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ a module map, read/write paths, change-coupling points, and gotchas:
 - [`src/flow/AGENTS.md`](src/flow/AGENTS.md)
 - [`src/frontend/AGENTS.md`](src/frontend/AGENTS.md)
 - [`src/meta-srv/AGENTS.md`](src/meta-srv/AGENTS.md)
+- [`tests-integration/AGENTS.md`](tests-integration/AGENTS.md)
 - [`tests/compatibility/AGENTS.md`](tests/compatibility/AGENTS.md)
 - [`tests/perf/AGENTS.md`](tests/perf/AGENTS.md)
 
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ blast radius requires it.
 | Query regression harness or DSL | Follow `tests/perf/AGENTS.md` |
 | Enterprise-gated code | Build/test with `--features enterprise` where applicable and run `make check-enterprise-license` |
 
+For import/export, COPY, or snapshot-storage changes, follow the Windows
+portability and validation guidance in
+[`tests-integration/AGENTS.md`](tests-integration/AGENTS.md).
+
 ## Before opening a PR
 
 1. If you added a `.rs`, `.py`, or `.ts` file, apply and verify its license
diff --git a/tests-integration/AGENTS.md b/tests-integration/AGENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b83a05497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-integration/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# tests-integration — Agent & Contributor Guide
+
+Integration test modules are registered in `tests/main.rs` (`autotests = false`).
+Shared instance and storage helpers live in `src/instance.rs` and
+`src/test_util.rs`. See [README.md](README.md) for external-service setup.
+
+## Import/export portability
+
+Import/export and COPY tests must work on Windows as well as Linux/macOS.
+[#9227](https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb/issues/9227) records export
+tests failing because native Windows paths were compared with `/`-separated
+COPY locations.
+
+- Keep native filesystem paths (`Path`/`PathBuf`), file URIs, and `/`-separated
+  object-store keys distinct. Compare filesystem paths as paths; for COPY
+  location assertions, normalize both sides to the defined location format.
+  Do not compare native `PathBuf::join().display()` strings directly with
+  `/`-separated export locations.
+- Build filesystem fixtures with temporary directories and convert absolute
+  paths to file URIs with `Url::from_file_path`; do not hard-code `/tmp` or
+  concatenate `file://` with native paths. Close file handles before rename or
+  cleanup, including import-state writes.
+
+## Validation
+
+Run focused cases from the repository root:
+
+```bash
+cargo nextest run -p tests-integration --test main -E 'test(<test-name>)'
+```
+
+For import/export changes, run affected tests on Windows. The reference job is
+`test-on-windows` in [Nightly CI](../.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml)
+(`cargo nextest run -F dashboard`). Linux/macOS success does not establish
+Windows compatibility. If Windows execution is unavailable, explicitly report
+that gap and inspect platform-specific paths and file operations.
diff --git a/tests-integration/tests/export_logical_tables.rs b/tests-integration/tests/export_logical_tables.rs
index 9b4ea97a4a..8d5ea3e42b 100644
--- a/tests-integration/tests/export_logical_tables.rs
+++ b/tests-integration/tests/export_logical_tables.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use common_query::OutputData;
@@ -292,15 +293,13 @@ async fn database_export_roundtrip(instance: &Arc<Instance>) {
                 .path()
                 .join("data")
                 .join(format!("{name}.parquet"))
-                .to_str()
-                .unwrap()
-                .to_string()
         })
         .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
     assert_eq!(
         summary
             .output_files
             .into_iter()
+            .map(PathBuf::from)
             .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>(),
         expected
     );
@@ -697,13 +696,24 @@ async fn database_export_preserves_valid_table_names() {
                     }
                 })
                 .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
-            assert_eq!(
-                summary
-                    .output_files
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>(),
-                expected
-            );
+            let actual = summary
+                .output_files
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>();
+            if file_url {
+                assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+            } else {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    actual
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(PathBuf::from)
+                        .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>(),
+                    expected
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(PathBuf::from)
+                        .collect::<std::collections::BTreeSet<_>>()
+                );
+            }
         }
         for name in &names {
             let path = directory.join(format!("{name}.parquet"));