diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 4f3fd73344..376d9947c6 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 npx lint-staged
 node scripts/check-docs-sync.mjs
+npm run test:unit
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 52e74dba08..0b02a757c2 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -24,16 +24,34 @@ const eslintConfig = [
       "react-hooks/rules-of-hooks": "off",
     },
   },
-  // Global ignores (open-sse and tests REMOVED — now linted)
+  // Global ignores — keep ESLint scoped to source files only
   {
     ignores: [
+      // Next.js build output
       ".next/**",
       "out/**",
       "build/**",
       "next-env.d.ts",
+      // Scripts and binaries
       "scripts/**",
       "bin/**",
+      // Dependencies
       "node_modules/**",
+      // VS Code extension and its large test fixtures
+      "vscode-extension/**",
+      // Electron app
+      "electron/**",
+      // Docs
+      "docs/**",
+      // Open-SSE compiled/bundled output
+      "open-sse/mcp-server/dist/**",
+      // Playwright test output
+      "playwright-report/**",
+      "test-results/**",
+      // Subdirectory .next build output (app/ subdir)
+      "app/.next/**",
+      // CLI package copy directory
+      "clipr/**",
     ],
   },
 ];
diff --git a/tests/unit/auth-clear-account-error.test.mjs b/tests/unit/auth-clear-account-error.test.mjs
index cb7f283f7f..7f957a1ccd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/auth-clear-account-error.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/unit/auth-clear-account-error.test.mjs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ test.after(() => {
 
 test("clearAccountError clears stale provider error metadata after recovery", async () => {
   await resetStorage();
-  core.getDbInstance().exec('ALTER TABLE provider_connections ADD COLUMN "group" TEXT');
 
   const created = await providersDb.createProviderConnection({
     provider: "codex",
diff --git a/tests/unit/auth-clear-provider-routes.test.mjs b/tests/unit/auth-clear-provider-routes.test.mjs
index 30c192ee2e..e67cb5245b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/auth-clear-provider-routes.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/unit/auth-clear-provider-routes.test.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ async function resetStorage() {
   core.resetDbInstance();
   fs.rmSync(TEST_DATA_DIR, { recursive: true, force: true });
   fs.mkdirSync(TEST_DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
-  core.getDbInstance().exec('ALTER TABLE provider_connections ADD COLUMN "group" TEXT');
 }
 
 async function seedOpenAIConnection(email) {