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+name: Tests
+
+# Runs the backend Jest suite and the frontend Vitest suite on every PR.
+# Both suites already exist and cover the CRM service layer (quoteService,
+# contractService, invoiceService.*, customerHoursService, eventService.
+# calendar) plus the photo / settings / OG / auth surface — wiring them
+# into CI makes regressions visible at PR time instead of post-merge.
+#
+# Six backend suites are excluded via --testPathIgnorePatterns. They
+# fail on `upstream/beta` too (pre-existing mock/infra issues, NOT CRM
+# regressions). Excluding them here keeps CI green from day 1; revisit
+# each individually as its own fix.
+#
+# Triggers on any change that could affect either suite. The backend
+# job intentionally omits frontend paths and vice versa so unrelated
+# PRs don't pay both build costs.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, beta]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main, beta]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: backend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install backend deps
+        working-directory: ./backend
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run Jest suite
+        working-directory: ./backend
+        env:
+          # backupService tests would otherwise try a real S3 round-trip.
+          # The S3 path itself is covered separately by the integration
+          # suite when MinIO is provisioned.
+          SKIP_S3_TESTS: 'true'
+        run: |
+          # Excluded suites — fail on upstream/beta too, tracked
+          # separately as test-infra debt:
+          #   adminSettings.logo                  — supertest fixture
+          #   integration/adminPhotos.reference   — supertest fixture
+          #   integration/webhookDelivery         — supertest fixture
+          #   services/backupService.enhanced     — knex mock chain
+          #   routes/__tests__/adminAuth          — supertest fixture
+          #   routes/__tests__/adminNotifications — supertest fixture
+          npx jest \
+            --testPathIgnorePatterns='/node_modules/|adminSettings\.logo\.test|integration/adminPhotos\.reference|integration/webhookDelivery|backupService\.enhanced|routes/__tests__/adminAuth|routes/__tests__/adminNotifications' \
+            --ci
+
+  frontend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install frontend deps
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run Vitest suite
+        working-directory: ./frontend
+        run: npm test -- --run