diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 80ce591759..f97eb21ff6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: e2e-next-build
-          path: .build/next/
+          # Exclude standalone/node_modules (558MB) — each shard already runs
+          # npm ci, so we cp node_modules into standalone after the download.
+          path: |
+            .build/next/
+            !.build/next/standalone/node_modules/
           retention-days: 1
 
   package-artifact:
@@ -541,6 +545,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: e2e-next-build
           path: .build/next/
+      - name: Restore standalone node_modules from npm ci
+        run: cp -r node_modules .build/next/standalone/node_modules
       - run: npx playwright test tests/e2e/*.spec.ts --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}/9
 
   test-integration:
diff --git a/tests/unit/agentSkills-routes.test.ts b/tests/unit/agentSkills-routes.test.ts
index d4a364d8ce..e29b031969 100644
--- a/tests/unit/agentSkills-routes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/agentSkills-routes.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Auth tested via requireManagementAuth with live DB in temp directory.
  *
  * Coverage goals:
- * - GET  /api/agent-skills           — happy path (42 skills), filters, invalid category
+ * - GET  /api/agent-skills           — happy path (43 skills), filters, invalid category
  * - GET  /api/agent-skills/[id]      — found, 404 not found
  * - GET  /api/agent-skills/[id]/raw  — found, 404 not found, 502 on GitHub failure
  * - GET  /api/agent-skills/coverage  — happy path
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ test.after(() => {
 // GET /api/agent-skills
 // ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
-test("GET /api/agent-skills — returns 42 skills with count and coverage", async () => {
+test("GET /api/agent-skills — returns 43 skills with count and coverage", async () => {
   const req = makeRequest("GET", "http://localhost/api/agent-skills");
   const res = await listRoute.GET(req);
 
   assert.equal(res.status, 200);
   const body = (await res.json()) as { skills: unknown[]; count: number; coverage: unknown };
-  assert.equal(body.count, 42, `Expected 42 skills but got ${body.count}`);
+  assert.equal(body.count, 43, `Expected 43 skills but got ${body.count}`);
   assert.equal(Array.isArray(body.skills), true);
-  assert.equal(body.skills.length, 42);
+  assert.equal(body.skills.length, 43);
   assert.ok(body.coverage !== undefined, "coverage should be present");
 });