diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 1db29ca..c881229 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           cd hermes-agent
-          uv sync
+          # pytest lives in the `dev` extra — a plain `uv sync` leaves the
+          # venv without it and run_tests.sh refuses to run.
+          uv sync --extra dev
 
       - name: Run android gateway tests
         run: |
@@ -62,7 +64,11 @@ jobs:
             https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-11076708_latest.zip
           unzip -q /tmp/ct.zip -d "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools"
           mv "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools" "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest"
-          yes | "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses > /dev/null
+          # Finite input from a file: `yes | sdkmanager` dies with SIGPIPE
+          # (exit 141) under Gitea's `bash -e -o pipefail` once sdkmanager
+          # exits before `yes` is done writing.
+          for i in $(seq 100); do echo y; done > /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt
+          "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses < /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt > /dev/null
           echo "ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME" > app/local.properties
 
@@ -70,4 +76,4 @@ jobs:
       # missing SDK platforms (licenses accepted above).
       - name: Run host tests
         working-directory: app
-        run: ./gradlew :shared:testAndroidHostTest :shared:desktopTest
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: ./gradlew :shared:testAndroidHostTest :shared:desktopTest
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index cb3f8e1..21de9b2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           cd hermes-agent
-          uv sync
+          # pytest lives in the `dev` extra — a plain `uv sync` leaves the
+          # venv without it and run_tests.sh refuses to run.
+          uv sync --extra dev
 
       - name: Run android gateway tests
         run: |
@@ -63,7 +65,11 @@ jobs:
             https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-11076708_latest.zip
           unzip -q /tmp/ct.zip -d "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools"
           mv "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools" "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest"
-          yes | "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses > /dev/null
+          # Finite input from a file: `yes | sdkmanager` dies with SIGPIPE
+          # (exit 141) under Gitea's `bash -e -o pipefail` once sdkmanager
+          # exits before `yes` is done writing.
+          for i in $(seq 100); do echo y; done > /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt
+          "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses < /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt > /dev/null
           echo "ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME" > app/local.properties
 
@@ -94,7 +100,11 @@ jobs:
             https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-11076708_latest.zip
           unzip -q /tmp/ct.zip -d "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools"
           mv "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/cmdline-tools" "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest"
-          yes | "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses > /dev/null
+          # Finite input from a file: `yes | sdkmanager` dies with SIGPIPE
+          # (exit 141) under Gitea's `bash -e -o pipefail` once sdkmanager
+          # exits before `yes` is done writing.
+          for i in $(seq 100); do echo y; done > /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt
+          "$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager" --licenses < /tmp/sdk_licenses_yes.txt > /dev/null
           echo "ANDROID_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "sdk.dir=$ANDROID_HOME" > app/local.properties