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+name: CI / Test
+
+# Runs on every PR touching Go code, and on every push to main.
+# Mirrors the test job from release.yml so PRs are validated independently
+# of the release workflow. Uses Go 1.25 to match release.yml.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.mod'
+      - 'go.sum'
+      - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.25'
+          cache: true
+      - name: Tidy
+        run: go mod tidy && git diff --exit-code go.sum
+      - name: Vet
+        run: go vet ./...
+      - name: Test
+        run: go test -race -count=1 ./...