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+# Kiwi CI — runs on GitHub mirror for public credibility badge.
+# Forgejo (.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml) is the canonical CI — keep these in sync.
+# No Forgejo-specific secrets used here; circuitforge-core is public on Forgejo.
+#
+# Note: frontend has no test suite yet — CI runs typecheck only.
+# Add 'npm run test' when vitest is wired.
+
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  backend:
+    name: Backend (Python)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+          cache: pip
+
+      - name: Install circuitforge-core
+        run: pip install git+https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/circuitforge-core.git@main
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -e . pytest pytest-asyncio httpx ruff
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: ruff check .
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: pytest tests/ -v --tb=short
+
+  frontend:
+    name: Frontend (Vue)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: frontend
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: npm
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Type check
+        run: npx vue-tsc --noEmit