diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/local-test-concurrency.md b/changelog.d/fixes/local-test-concurrency.md
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/local-test-concurrency.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **fix(test):** run the local `test` and `test:unit` scripts at concurrency 4 so a full-suite run no longer exhausts the machine's commit charge and kills unrelated processes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d5ae328ae..ccebb40b09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
     "electron:build:mac": "npm run build && cd electron && npm run build:mac",
     "electron:build:linux": "npm run build && cd electron && npm run build:linux",
     "electron:smoke:packaged": "node scripts/dev/smoke-electron-packaged.mjs",
-    "test": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-concurrency=20 tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-concurrency=20 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\"",
-    "test:unit": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=20 tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=20 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && npm run test:unit:serial",
+    "test": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\"",
+    "test:unit": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && npm run test:unit:serial",
     "test:unit:ci": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && npm run test:unit:serial",
     "test:unit:ci:shard": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 --test-shard=$TEST_SHARD tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 --test-shard=$TEST_SHARD \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=1 --test-shard=$TEST_SHARD \"tests/unit/serial/**/*.test.ts\"",
     "test:unit:fast": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-isolation=none tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,translator,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-isolation=none \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && npm run test:unit:serial",