diff --git a/.claude/tasks/2025-07-07-bash-migration.md b/.claude/tasks/2025-07-07-bash-migration.md
index dc2f15fa..1a3e5da6 100644
--- a/.claude/tasks/2025-07-07-bash-migration.md
+++ b/.claude/tasks/2025-07-07-bash-migration.md
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Bash Migration Epic
 
-## Current Status (July 7, 2025)
+## Current Status (July 11, 2025)
 
 **Task**: Migrate dotfiles installation infrastructure from custom zsh to industry-standard bash + shellcheck + bats
 **Approach**: Enhanced 3-phase migration with setup.bash at the center for maximum tooling leverage
-**Current**: Phase 1 enhanced scope - migrating setup.bash + core scripts + shared utilities
+**Current**: Phase 1 nearing completion - core utilities and 4 installation scripts migrated, setup.bash pending
 
 ## Migration Strategy
 
 ### Phase 1: Setup + Core Infrastructure Migration (IN PROGRESS - Enhanced Scope)
 **Goal**: Migrate setup.bash + core installation scripts + shared utilities for maximum tooling leverage
 
-#### ✅ PR #13: GitHub Installation Testing (MERGED)
+#### Completed PRs
+
+##### ✅ PR #13: GitHub Installation Testing (MERGED)
 - **Files Created**:
   - `lib/github-utils.bash` - GitHub SSH utilities (shellcheck clean)
   - `bin/install/github.bash` - Bash replacement for github.zsh
@@ -22,6 +24,46 @@
 - **Benefits Demonstrated**: Better error catching, industry-standard tooling, cleaner syntax
 - **Status**: MERGED - established complete migration pattern with 20 passing tests
 
+##### ✅ PR #15: SSH Installation Testing (MERGED)
+- **Files Created**:
+  - `lib/ssh-utils.bash` - SSH utilities with comprehensive functionality
+  - `bin/install/ssh.bash` - Bash replacement for ssh.zsh
+  - `test/install/test-ssh-utils.bats` - 14 utility function tests
+  - `test/install/test-ssh-installation.bats` - 7 integration tests
+- **Test Results**: All 21 tests passing, shellcheck compliance verified
+- **Improvements**: Better macOS version detection for ssh-add keychain flag
+- **Status**: MERGED - SSH installation fully migrated to bash
+
+##### ✅ PR #17: Homebrew Utilities Migration (MERGED)
+- **Files Created**:
+  - `lib/homebrew-utils.bash` - Homebrew shared utilities
+  - `bin/install/homebrew.bash` - Bash replacement for homebrew.zsh
+  - `test/install/test-homebrew-utils.bats` - Comprehensive utility tests
+- **Status**: MERGED - Homebrew installation fully migrated with shared utilities
+
+##### ✅ PR #18: Core Utility Libraries Migration (MERGED)
+- **Files Migrated**:
+  - `bin/lib/machine-detection.bash` - Dynamic hostname-based machine detection
+  - `bin/lib/prerequisite-validation.bash` - System prerequisites validation
+  - Test files for all core utilities
+- **Status**: MERGED - Core utilities successfully migrated to bash
+
+##### ✅ PR #19: Dry-run and Error Handling Utilities (MERGED)
+- **Files Created**:
+  - `bin/lib/dry-run-utils.bash` - Complete dry-run functionality
+  - `bin/lib/error-handling.bash` - Error handling and retry mechanisms
+  - `test/setup/test-dry-run-utils-bash.bats` - 20 tests for dry-run utilities
+- **Test Results**: 20/20 tests passing, zero shellcheck warnings
+- **Status**: MERGED - Dry-run and error handling utilities in bash
+- **Note**: Error handling tests still needed
+
+##### ✅ PR #20: Symlink Utilities Extraction (MERGED)
+- **Files Created**:
+  - `lib/symlink-utils.bash` - Symlink management utilities
+  - `bin/install/symlinks.bash` - Bash replacement for symlinks installation
+  - `test/setup/test-symlink-utils-bash.bats` - Comprehensive symlink tests
+- **Status**: MERGED - Symlink functionality fully migrated to bash
+
 ### Phase 2: Remaining Script Migration (Pending)
 **Goal**: Migrate remaining installation scripts using established three-tier architecture
 
diff --git a/test/setup/test-error-handling-bash.bats b/test/setup/test-error-handling-bash.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0dce346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/setup/test-error-handling-bash.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+# Test error handling utilities (bash implementation)
+
+# Load the error handling utilities
+load "../../bin/lib/error-handling.bash"
+
+# Test capture_error with no command provided
+@test "capture_error returns error when no command provided" {
+    run capture_error
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: No command provided to capture_error" ]]
+}
+
+# Test capture_error with successful command
+@test "capture_error executes successful command and returns 0" {
+    run capture_error "echo 'Hello World'"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [[ "$output" == "Hello World" ]]
+}
+
+# Test capture_error with failing command
+@test "capture_error handles failing command and provides context" {
+    run capture_error "exit 42" "Test operation"
+    [ "$status" -eq 42 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Test operation failed (exit code: 42)" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Command: exit 42" ]]
+}
+
+# Test capture_error preserves command output before showing error
+@test "capture_error shows command output before error message" {
+    run capture_error "echo 'Output before failure' && exit 1" "Command with output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "${lines[0]}" == "Output before failure" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Command with output failed" ]]
+}
+
+# Test retry_with_backoff with no command provided
+@test "retry_with_backoff returns error when no command provided" {
+    run retry_with_backoff
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: No command provided to retry_with_backoff" ]]
+}
+
+# Test retry_with_backoff with successful command on first try
+@test "retry_with_backoff succeeds on first attempt" {
+    run retry_with_backoff "exit 0"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+}
+
+# Test retry_with_backoff exhausts all attempts and fails
+@test "retry_with_backoff fails after exhausting max attempts" {
+    run retry_with_backoff "exit 1" 2 0
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error with no command provided
+@test "handle_error returns error when no command provided" {
+    run handle_error
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: No command provided to handle_error" ]]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error displays error message and generic suggestion
+@test "handle_error displays error message and generic suggestion" {
+    run handle_error "test-command" "999" "Custom error message"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "❌ Error occurred while running: test-command" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Custom error message" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "💡 Suggestion: Check the command syntax and try again" ]]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error provides permission-specific suggestion
+@test "handle_error provides permission-specific suggestion for EACCES" {
+    run handle_error "test-command" "EACCES" "Permission denied"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "❌ Error occurred while running: test-command" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Permission denied" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "💡 Suggestion: Try running with sudo or check file permissions" ]]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error provides file-not-found suggestion
+@test "handle_error provides file-not-found suggestion for ENOENT" {
+    run handle_error "test-command" "ENOENT" "No such file or directory"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "❌ Error occurred while running: test-command" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: No such file or directory" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "💡 Suggestion: Check if the file or directory exists" ]]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error provides network-specific suggestion
+@test "handle_error provides network-specific suggestion for ECONNREFUSED" {
+    run handle_error "test-command" "ECONNREFUSED" "Connection refused"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "❌ Error occurred while running: test-command" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Connection refused" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "💡 Suggestion: Check your internet connection or try again later" ]]
+}
+
+# Test handle_error provides disk-space suggestion
+@test "handle_error provides disk-space suggestion for ENOSPC" {
+    run handle_error "test-command" "ENOSPC" "No space left on device"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "❌ Error occurred while running: test-command" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: No space left on device" ]]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "💡 Suggestion: Free up disk space and try again" ]]
+}
+
+# Test retry_with_backoff succeeds on second attempt
+@test "retry_with_backoff succeeds on second attempt after one failure" {
+    # Create a file that tracks attempts
+    local attempt_file=$(mktemp)
+    echo "0" > "$attempt_file"
+    
+    # Command that fails first time, succeeds second time
+    local test_command="
+        current=\$(cat '$attempt_file')
+        next=\$((current + 1))
+        echo \$next > '$attempt_file'
+        [ \$next -eq 2 ]
+    "
+    
+    run retry_with_backoff "$test_command" 3 0
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    
+    # Clean up
+    rm -f "$attempt_file"
+}
+
+# Test capture_error with default context
+@test "capture_error uses default context when none provided" {
+    run capture_error "exit 1"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    [[ "$output" =~ "Error: Command execution failed" ]]
+}
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