diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index d400fef..f5524d0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint-test-leaks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: cayce
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ci-only-not-a-secret
+          POSTGRES_DB: cayce_ops
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U cayce -d cayce_ops"
+          --health-interval 5s --health-timeout 3s --health-retries 10
+    env:
+      CAYCE_OPS_DATABASE_URL: postgresql+psycopg://cayce:ci-only-not-a-secret@127.0.0.1:5432/cayce_ops
+      PGPASSWORD: ci-only-not-a-secret
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -23,11 +38,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint (ruff)
         run: uv run ruff check .
 
-      - name: Migrations smoke test (SQLite)
+      - name: Migrations upgrade/downgrade round-trip (Postgres 16)
+        run: |
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+          uv run alembic downgrade 0001
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+          uv run alembic downgrade base
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+
+      - name: Alembic smoke (SQLite)
         run: uv run alembic upgrade head
 
-      - name: Tests (pytest)
-        run: uv run pytest
+      - name: Unit tests (pytest)
+        run: uv run pytest -m "not integration"
+
+      - name: Integration tests — roles.sql + daemon cycles (Postgres 16)
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+          uv run pytest -m integration -v
 
       - name: Secret scan (gitleaks, full history)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d400fef..f5524d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint-test-leaks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: cayce
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ci-only-not-a-secret
+          POSTGRES_DB: cayce_ops
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U cayce -d cayce_ops"
+          --health-interval 5s --health-timeout 3s --health-retries 10
+    env:
+      CAYCE_OPS_DATABASE_URL: postgresql+psycopg://cayce:ci-only-not-a-secret@127.0.0.1:5432/cayce_ops
+      PGPASSWORD: ci-only-not-a-secret
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -23,11 +38,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint (ruff)
         run: uv run ruff check .
 
-      - name: Migrations smoke test (SQLite)
+      - name: Migrations upgrade/downgrade round-trip (Postgres 16)
+        run: |
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+          uv run alembic downgrade 0001
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+          uv run alembic downgrade base
+          uv run alembic upgrade head
+
+      - name: Alembic smoke (SQLite)
         run: uv run alembic upgrade head
 
-      - name: Tests (pytest)
-        run: uv run pytest
+      - name: Unit tests (pytest)
+        run: uv run pytest -m "not integration"
+
+      - name: Integration tests — roles.sql + daemon cycles (Postgres 16)
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+          uv run pytest -m integration -v
 
       - name: Secret scan (gitleaks, full history)
         run: |