diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d186a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+name: CICD Checks
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ "CICD Main Build" ]
+    types: [ completed ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  GITEA_REGISTRY: kankali.darkhelm.lan:3001
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_IP: 10.18.75.2
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+
+concurrency:
+  group: checks-${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  route:
+    name: Route Checks Trigger
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    outputs:
+      run_checks: ${{ steps.route.outputs.run_checks }}
+      head_sha: ${{ steps.route.outputs.head_sha }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Decide whether to run checks
+        id: route
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          SOURCE_CONCLUSION: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+        run: |
+          echo "head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "run_checks=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          elif [ "${SOURCE_CONCLUSION}" = "success" ]; then
+            echo "run_checks=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "run_checks=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+  trailing-whitespace:
+    name: Trailing Whitespace Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - &configure_registry_host_step
+        name: Configure registry host resolution
+        run: |
+          if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+            echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+          fi
+      - &ensure_cicd_image_step
+        name: Ensure CICD image is available
+        run: |
+          IMAGE="${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}"
+          if docker image inspect "${IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Using cached CICD image: ${IMAGE}"
+          else
+            echo "${{ secrets.PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" | docker login "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}" -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}" --password-stdin
+            docker pull "${IMAGE}"
+          fi
+      - name: Check trailing whitespace with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  check-yaml:
+    name: YAML Syntax Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check YAML files with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run check-yaml --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  end-of-file-fixer:
+    name: End of File Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check end of file with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  check-toml:
+    name: TOML Syntax Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check TOML files with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run check-toml --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  mixed-line-ending:
+    name: Mixed Line Ending Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check line endings with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run mixed-line-ending --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  toml-lint:
+    name: TOML Formatting Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check TOML formatting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run pretty-format-toml --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  ruff-lint:
+    name: Ruff Linting
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run ruff linting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run ruff --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  ruff-format:
+    name: Ruff Format Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check ruff formatting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run ruff-format --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  pyright:
+    name: Pyright Type Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run pyright type checking with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run pyright --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  darglint:
+    name: Darglint Docstring Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run darglint docstring linting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run darglint --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  no-docstring-types:
+    name: No Docstring Types Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run no docstring types check with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run no-docstring-types --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  eslint:
+    name: ESLint Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run ESLint with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run eslint --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  prettier:
+    name: Prettier Format Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Check Prettier formatting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run prettier --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  tsdoc-lint:
+    name: TSDoc Lint Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run TSDoc linting with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run tsdoc-lint --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
+
+  typescript-check:
+    name: TypeScript Type Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_checks == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run TypeScript type checking with pre-commit
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace &&
+            pre-commit run typescript-check --all-files --show-diff-on-failure
+          "
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml
index fb05cf3..1f65cca 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,9 @@
 name: CICD Base Image
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main, develop, feature/* ]
-    paths:
-      - Dockerfile.cicd-base
-      - .dockerignore
-      - scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
-      - .gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-    paths:
-      - Dockerfile.cicd-base
-      - .dockerignore
-      - scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
-      - .gitea/workflows/cicd-base.yml
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ "CICD Start" ]
+    types: [ completed ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       force_rebuild:
@@ -22,6 +11,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: "false"
 
+concurrency:
+  group: base-${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   GITEA_SSH_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
   GITEA_SSH_PORT: "2222"
@@ -34,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   registry-preflight:
     name: Registry Push Preflight
     runs-on: ubuntu-act-8gb
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
 
     steps:
       - &write_registry_push_helpers
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}
-          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
         run: |
           echo "=== Registry Push Preflight ==="
 
@@ -160,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Minimal checkout for base inputs
         env:
           SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
         run: |
           umask 077
           trap 'rm -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa' EXIT
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd-main-build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd-main-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e524e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd-main-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+name: CICD Main Build
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ "CICD Start", "CICD Base Image" ]
+    types: [ completed ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  GITEA_SSH_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+  GITEA_SSH_PORT: "2222"
+  GITEA_REPO_SSH_URL: ssh://git@kankali.darkhelm.lan:2222/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git
+  GITEA_REGISTRY: kankali.darkhelm.lan:3001
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_IP: 10.18.75.2
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+
+concurrency:
+  group: main-build-${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  route:
+    name: Route Main Build Trigger
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act-8gb
+
+    outputs:
+      run_build: ${{ steps.route.outputs.run_build }}
+      head_sha: ${{ steps.route.outputs.head_sha }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Decide whether to run main build
+        id: route
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          SOURCE_WORKFLOW: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}
+          SOURCE_CONCLUSION: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          echo "head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          if [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "run_build=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${SOURCE_CONCLUSION}" != "success" ]; then
+            echo "run_build=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          umask 077
+          trap 'rm -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa' EXIT
+
+          if [ -z "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" ]; then
+            echo "❌ SSH_PRIVATE_KEY is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh-keyscan -p "${GITEA_SSH_PORT}" "${GITEA_SSH_HOST}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git clone --depth 1 --no-checkout "${GITEA_REPO_SSH_URL}" .
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git fetch --depth 1 origin "${HEAD_SHA}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(git show --pretty='' --name-only "${HEAD_SHA}" | sed '/^$/d' || true)
+
+          BASE_CHANGED=false
+          if printf '%s\n' "${CHANGED_FILES}" | grep -Eq '^(Dockerfile\.cicd-base|\.dockerignore|scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash\.sh|\.gitea/workflows/cicd-base\.yml)$'; then
+            BASE_CHANGED=true
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${SOURCE_WORKFLOW}" = "CICD Start" ]; then
+            if [ "${BASE_CHANGED}" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "run_build=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            else
+              echo "run_build=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ "${SOURCE_WORKFLOW}" = "CICD Base Image" ]; then
+            if [ "${BASE_CHANGED}" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "run_build=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            else
+              echo "run_build=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "run_build=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  build:
+    name: Build and Push CICD Complete Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act-8gb
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_build == 'true'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Minimal checkout for build inputs
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          umask 077
+          trap 'rm -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa' EXIT
+
+          if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+            echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh-keyscan -p "${GITEA_SSH_PORT}" "${GITEA_SSH_HOST}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git clone --depth 1 --no-checkout "${GITEA_REPO_SSH_URL}" .
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git fetch --depth 1 origin "${HEAD_SHA}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+          git checkout FETCH_HEAD -- Dockerfile.cicd Dockerfile.cicd-base .dockerignore scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
+          chmod +x scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
+
+      - name: Build and push complete CICD image
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          umask 077
+          trap 'rm -f /tmp/ssh_key' EXIT
+
+          if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+            echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+          fi
+
+          echo "${PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN}" | docker login "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}" -u "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
+
+          BASE_HASH=$(./scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh)
+          BASE_IMAGE="${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd-base:${BASE_HASH}"
+
+          verify_base_image() {
+            if timeout 30 docker manifest inspect "${BASE_IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+               timeout 60 docker pull "${BASE_IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              actual_hash=$(docker image inspect "${BASE_IMAGE}" --format '{{ index .Config.Labels "darkhelm.cicd-base.hash" }}' 2>/dev/null || true)
+              if [ "${actual_hash}" = "${BASE_HASH}" ]; then
+                return 0
+              fi
+            fi
+            return 1
+          }
+
+          max_attempts=220
+          sleep_seconds=30
+          for i in $(seq 1 "${max_attempts}"); do
+            echo "Base availability check ${i}/${max_attempts}..."
+            if verify_base_image; then
+              break
+            fi
+
+            if [ "${i}" -eq "${max_attempts}" ]; then
+              echo "❌ Required immutable base image is not available or mismatched: ${BASE_IMAGE}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            sleep "${sleep_seconds}"
+          done
+
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > /tmp/ssh_key
+          chmod 600 /tmp/ssh_key
+          export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
+
+          docker build -f Dockerfile.cicd \
+            --secret id=ssh_private_key,src=/tmp/ssh_key \
+            --build-arg GITHUB_SHA="${HEAD_SHA}" \
+            --build-arg CICD_BASE_IMAGE="${BASE_IMAGE}" \
+            -t cicd:latest .
+
+          docker tag cicd:latest "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:latest"
+          docker tag cicd:latest "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${HEAD_SHA}"
+
+          docker push "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:latest"
+          docker push "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${HEAD_SHA}"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
index cde1c53..3d04620 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 name: Tests
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ main, develop, feature/* ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/start.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/start.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..012df4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/start.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+name: CICD Start
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, develop, feature/* ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  GITEA_SSH_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+  GITEA_SSH_PORT: "2222"
+  GITEA_REPO_SSH_URL: ssh://git@kankali.darkhelm.lan:2222/DarkHelm.org/plex-playlist.git
+  GITEA_REGISTRY: kankali.darkhelm.lan:3001
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_IP: 10.18.75.2
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+
+concurrency:
+  group: start-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  sanity-and-routing:
+    name: Sanity and Base Decision
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act-8gb
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Configure registry host resolution
+        run: |
+          if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+            echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+          fi
+
+      - name: Registry sanity login
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}
+        run: |
+          echo "${PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN}" | docker login "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}" -u "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
+
+      - name: Registry sanity push and pull
+        env:
+          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}
+        run: |
+          PREFLIGHT_TAG="${GITHUB_SHA:-manual}"
+          PREFLIGHT_REF="${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-ci-preflight:${PREFLIGHT_TAG}"
+
+          cat <<'EOF' > /tmp/Dockerfile.preflight
+          FROM scratch
+          LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="plex-playlist registry preflight"
+          LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="Minimal image used to verify registry push/pull access"
+          EOF
+
+          docker build -f /tmp/Dockerfile.preflight -t registry-preflight:latest /tmp
+          docker tag registry-preflight:latest "${PREFLIGHT_REF}"
+          docker push "${PREFLIGHT_REF}"
+          docker pull "${PREFLIGHT_REF}"
+
+      - name: Compute base hash and base-needed signal
+        env:
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          umask 077
+          trap 'rm -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa' EXIT
+
+          if [ -z "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" ]; then
+            echo "❌ SSH_PRIVATE_KEY is empty"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh-keyscan -p "${GITEA_SSH_PORT}" "${GITEA_SSH_HOST}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git clone --depth 1 --no-checkout "${GITEA_REPO_SSH_URL}" .
+
+          GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
+            git fetch --depth 1 origin "${GITHUB_SHA}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+          git checkout FETCH_HEAD -- Dockerfile.cicd-base .dockerignore scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
+          chmod +x scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh
+
+          BASE_HASH=$(./scripts/compute-cicd-base-hash.sh)
+          BASE_REF_HASH="${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd-base:${BASE_HASH}"
+
+          echo "Base hash: ${BASE_HASH}"
+          echo "Base ref: ${BASE_REF_HASH}"
+
+          for i in 1 2 3; do
+            if timeout 30 docker manifest inspect "${BASE_REF_HASH}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+               timeout 60 docker pull "${BASE_REF_HASH}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "Base rebuild needed: false"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+
+            if [ "${i}" -lt 3 ]; then
+              sleep 20
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "Base rebuild needed: true"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d06df99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+name: CICD Tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: [ "CICD Checks" ]
+    types: [ completed ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  GITEA_REGISTRY: kankali.darkhelm.lan:3001
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_IP: 10.18.75.2
+  GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST: kankali.darkhelm.lan
+
+concurrency:
+  group: tests-${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  route:
+    name: Route Tests Trigger
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    outputs:
+      run_tests: ${{ steps.route.outputs.run_tests }}
+      head_sha: ${{ steps.route.outputs.head_sha }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Decide whether to run tests
+        id: route
+        env:
+          EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          SOURCE_CONCLUSION: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || github.sha }}
+        run: |
+          echo "head_sha=${HEAD_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            echo "run_tests=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          elif [ "${SOURCE_CONCLUSION}" = "success" ]; then
+            echo "run_tests=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "run_tests=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+  backend-tests:
+    name: Backend Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - &configure_registry_host_step
+        name: Configure registry host resolution
+        run: |
+          if ! grep -q "${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" /etc/hosts; then
+            echo "${GITEA_REGISTRY_IP} ${GITEA_REGISTRY_HOST}" >> /etc/hosts
+          fi
+      - &ensure_cicd_image_step
+        name: Ensure CICD image is available
+        run: |
+          IMAGE="${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}"
+          if docker image inspect "${IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Using cached CICD image: ${IMAGE}"
+          else
+            echo "${{ secrets.PACKAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" | docker login "http://${GITEA_REGISTRY}" -u "${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER || github.actor }}" --password-stdin
+            docker pull "${IMAGE}"
+          fi
+      - name: Run backend tests with coverage
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace/backend &&
+            source .venv/bin/activate &&
+            uv run pytest -v --tb=short --cov=src --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=95
+          "
+
+  frontend-tests:
+    name: Frontend Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run frontend tests with coverage
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace/frontend &&
+            yarn test:coverage --run --reporter=verbose --coverage.reporter=text --coverage.reporter=text-summary --coverage.thresholds.lines=85 --coverage.thresholds.functions=85 --coverage.thresholds.branches=85 --coverage.thresholds.statements=85
+          "
+
+  xdoctest:
+    name: Backend Doctests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: route
+    if: needs.route.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run backend doctests
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace/backend &&
+            source .venv/bin/activate &&
+            uv run xdoctest src/ --quiet
+          "
+
+  integration-tests:
+    name: Integration Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: backend-tests
+    if: needs.backend-tests.result == 'success'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace/backend &&
+            source .venv/bin/activate &&
+            if [ -d 'tests/integration' ]; then
+              uv run pytest tests/integration/ -v --tb=short
+            else
+              echo 'ℹ No integration tests found'
+            fi
+          "
+
+  e2e-tests:
+    name: End-to-End Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-act
+    needs: frontend-tests
+    if: needs.frontend-tests.result == 'success'
+    steps:
+      - *configure_registry_host_step
+      - *ensure_cicd_image_step
+      - name: Run E2E tests
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm -e CI=true "${GITEA_REGISTRY}/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist-cicd:${{ needs.route.outputs.head_sha }}" bash -c "
+            cd /workspace/frontend &&
+            if [ -d 'tests/e2e' ] || grep -q 'playwright' package.json; then
+              yarn playwright --version &&
+              timeout 300 yarn playwright install chromium &&
+              yarn test:e2e --reporter=list --timeout=90000
+            else
+              echo 'ℹ No E2E tests found'
+            fi
+          "