diff --git a/tests/v1-complex-names-dsl2.nf b/tests/v1-complex-names-dsl2.nf
index 90e6cb0fa5..6bca50df81 100644
--- a/tests/v1-complex-names-dsl2.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-complex-names-dsl2.nf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
+// parser_v1: dollar slashy strings
 
 process foo {
   publishDir 'foo', mode: 'copy'
diff --git a/tests/v1-env.nf b/tests/v1-env.nf
index e33b6e297d..dea9706e28 100644
--- a/tests/v1-env.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-env.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: unquoted env inputs/outputs
+// parser_v1: implicit process script section
 
 process foo {
     output:
diff --git a/tests/v1-error-finish.nf b/tests/v1-error-finish.nf
index 8f70d60605..c07d2ba6e0 100644
--- a/tests/v1-error-finish.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-error-finish.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: mixing script declarations and statements
 
 process foo {
   debug true
diff --git a/tests/v1-output-globs.nf b/tests/v1-output-globs.nf
index 836d3323a8..a410229d58 100644
--- a/tests/v1-output-globs.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-output-globs.nf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// parser_v1: mixing script declarations and statements
 
 def CMD =  """
     mkdir -p a/a b/b c/c
diff --git a/tests/v1-output-val-dsl2.nf b/tests/v1-output-val-dsl2.nf
index e769f9e4d1..24280994f4 100644
--- a/tests/v1-output-val-dsl2.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-output-val-dsl2.nf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
+// parser_v1: mixing script declarations and statements
 
 x = 100
 y = 200
diff --git a/tests/v1-publish-saveas.nf b/tests/v1-publish-saveas.nf
index 7b760db1cb..8a6ddc356f 100644
--- a/tests/v1-publish-saveas.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-publish-saveas.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: implicit environment variables
+// parser_v1: method pointers
+// parser_v1: implicit process script section
 
 def rule( file ) {
   if( file == 'file_1.txt' )
diff --git a/tests/v1-singleton.nf b/tests/v1-singleton.nf
index 70f4bde70a..26af43f6cd 100644
--- a/tests/v1-singleton.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-singleton.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: unquoted file output
+// parser_v1: implicit process script section
 
 process foo {
   output:
diff --git a/tests/v1-subworkflow-dsl2.nf b/tests/v1-subworkflow-dsl2.nf
index 27d70ccc09..e591e9e5aa 100644
--- a/tests/v1-subworkflow-dsl2.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-subworkflow-dsl2.nf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash nextflow
+// parser_v1: implicit workflow main section
 
 process foo {
     output: stdout
diff --git a/tests/v1-task-retry.nf b/tests/v1-task-retry.nf
index 174db33737..ce2fe71f74 100644
--- a/tests/v1-task-retry.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-task-retry.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: implicit environment variables
 
 workflow {
   foo()
diff --git a/tests/v1-tuples-dsl2.nf b/tests/v1-tuples-dsl2.nf
index ceeb5e1d24..e4eebd4893 100644
--- a/tests/v1-tuples-dsl2.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-tuples-dsl2.nf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
+// parser_v1: multi-line slashy strings
 
 process touch {
 
diff --git a/tests/v1-when-block.nf b/tests/v1-when-block.nf
index 3b6e685b7f..8f97514e45 100644
--- a/tests/v1-when-block.nf
+++ b/tests/v1-when-block.nf
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env nextflow
-/*
- * Copyright 2013-2024, Seqera Labs
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
+// parser_v1: mixing script declarations and statements
 
 items = [0,1,2,3,4]
 decode = ['zero','one','two','three','fourth']