diff --git a/src/veritext/pytest_plugin/assertions.py b/src/veritext/pytest_plugin/assertions.py
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+"""Assertion functions for text validation in pytest."""
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from veritext.core.types import ValidationContext, ValidationResult
+from veritext.validators import all_of
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from veritext.validators.base import Check
+
+
+def validate_text(
+    text: str,
+    *,
+    reference: str | list[str] | None = None,
+    min_bleu: float | None = None,
+    min_rouge: float | None = None,
+    min_semantic: float | None = None,
+    max_length: int | None = None,
+    min_length: int | None = None,
+    max_reading_grade: float | None = None,
+    must_contain: list[str] | None = None,
+    must_exclude: list[str] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Assert text passes all specified validation criteria.
+
+    This is the primary assertion function for text validation in pytest.
+    It builds validators from keyword arguments and raises AssertionError
+    with detailed failure information if validation fails.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The text to validate.
+        reference: Reference text for comparison metrics (BLEU, ROUGE, semantic).
+        min_bleu: Minimum BLEU-4 score required (0.0 to 1.0).
+        min_rouge: Minimum ROUGE-L F-measure required (0.0 to 1.0).
+        min_semantic: Minimum semantic similarity required (0.0 to 1.0).
+        max_length: Maximum character count allowed.
+        min_length: Minimum character count required.
+        max_reading_grade: Maximum Flesch-Kincaid grade level.
+        must_contain: Patterns that must be present in the text.
+        must_exclude: Patterns that must not be present in the text.
+
+    Raises:
+        AssertionError: With detailed failure information if validation fails.
+        ValueError: If comparison metrics requested but reference not provided,
+            or if no validation criteria are specified.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> validate_text(
+        ...     "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.",
+        ...     min_length=10,
+        ...     max_length=100,
+        ...     max_reading_grade=8.0,
+        ... )
+    """
+    if any([min_bleu, min_rouge, min_semantic]) and reference is None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Reference text required for comparison metrics "
+            "(min_bleu, min_rouge, min_semantic)"
+        )
+
+    checks: list[Check] = []
+
+    if min_bleu is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import bleu
+
+        checks.append(bleu(min_score=min_bleu))
+
+    if min_rouge is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import rouge
+
+        checks.append(rouge(min_score=min_rouge))
+
+    if min_semantic is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import semantic
+
+        checks.append(semantic(min_score=min_semantic))
+
+    if max_length is not None or min_length is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import length
+
+        checks.append(length(min_chars=min_length, max_chars=max_length))
+
+    if max_reading_grade is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import readability
+
+        checks.append(readability(max_grade=max_reading_grade))
+
+    if must_contain is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import contains
+
+        checks.append(contains(patterns=must_contain))
+
+    if must_exclude is not None:
+        from veritext.validators import excludes
+
+        checks.append(excludes(patterns=must_exclude))
+
+    if not checks:
+        raise ValueError("At least one validation criterion must be specified")
+
+    context = ValidationContext(reference=reference)
+    validator = all_of(checks)
+    result = validator.check(text, context)
+
+    if not result.passed:
+        raise AssertionError(_format_failure(text, result))
+
+
+def _format_failure(text: str, result: ValidationResult) -> str:
+    """Format a detailed failure message for pytest output.
+
+    Args:
+        text: The text that was validated.
+        result: The validation result containing check failures.
+
+    Returns:
+        Formatted failure message with check details.
+    """
+    lines = ["Text validation failed:"]
+    lines.append("")
+
+    preview = text[:100] + "..." if len(text) > 100 else text
+    lines.append(f"  Text: {preview!r}")
+    lines.append("")
+
+    lines.append("  Failed checks:")
+    for check in result.failed_checks:
+        lines.append(f"    - {check.name}:")
+        lines.append(f"        {check.message}")
+        if check.threshold is not None:
+            lines.append(f"        Expected: >= {check.threshold}")
+            lines.append(f"        Actual:   {check.actual}")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
diff --git a/src/veritext/pytest_plugin/fixtures.py b/src/veritext/pytest_plugin/fixtures.py
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+"""Pytest fixtures for text validation."""
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+import pytest
+
+from veritext.core.types import ValidationContext, ValidationResult
+from veritext.validators import all_of
+from veritext.validators.base import Check
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from collections.abc import Callable
+
+
+class ValidatorFactory:
+    """Factory for building validators from keyword arguments."""
+
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        checks: list[Check],
+        reference: str | list[str] | None = None,
+    ) -> "Callable[[str], ValidationResult]":
+        """Create a validator function from a list of checks.
+
+        Args:
+            checks: List of validation checks to apply.
+            reference: Optional reference text for comparison metrics.
+
+        Returns:
+            A callable that takes text and returns a ValidationResult.
+        """
+        validator = all_of(checks)
+        context = ValidationContext(reference=reference)
+
+        def validate(text: str) -> ValidationResult:
+            return validator.check(text, context)
+
+        return validate
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def text_validator() -> ValidatorFactory:
+    """Provide a factory for building validators.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> def test_with_factory(text_validator):
+        ...     from veritext.validators import bleu, length
+        ...     validate = text_validator(
+        ...         checks=[bleu(min_score=0.5), length(min_words=10)],
+        ...         reference="The reference text.",
+        ...     )
+        ...     result = validate("Some candidate text.")
+        ...     assert result.passed
+
+    Returns:
+        ValidatorFactory instance.
+    """
+    return ValidatorFactory()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def validation_context() -> "Callable[..., ValidationContext]":
+    """Provide a factory for creating ValidationContext objects.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> def test_with_context(validation_context):
+        ...     ctx = validation_context(reference="The reference text.")
+        ...     assert ctx.reference == "The reference text."
+
+    Returns:
+        A callable that creates ValidationContext objects.
+    """
+
+    def _create(
+        reference: str | list[str] | None = None,
+        **metadata: Any,
+    ) -> ValidationContext:
+        return ValidationContext(reference=reference, metadata=metadata)
+
+    return _create