diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7c8a9ff923..7a5d741049 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -792,6 +792,14 @@ jobs:
       # D3 (plano mestre): a coverage é coletada NESTE mesmo run (c8/NODE_V8_COVERAGE propaga
       # aos filhos através do npm) — elimina a matrix Coverage Shard ×8, que re-executava a
       # suíte inteira só para medir o gate. Padrão usado pelo CI do próprio nodejs/node.
+      # Heap: os shards rodam sob instrumentacao de cobertura do V8, que retem muito
+      # mais memoria que a suite crua. Com o teto antigo de 4096 MB os shards passaram
+      # a abortar com SIGABRT (exit 134, "Ineffective mark-compacts near heap limit")
+      # ao redor de 4086 MB conforme o catalogo de providers cresceu no ciclo v3.8.50 —
+      # todos os testes passavam e o processo morria no fim, o que le como falha de
+      # teste sem ser. O teto vive em `test:unit:ci:shard` (package.json) e agora
+      # acompanha os 8192 MB ja usados pelas variantes nao-shardadas; os runners
+      # GitHub-hosted tem 16 GB.
       - name: Unit tests (shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/8) with V8 coverage
         env:
           TEST_SHARD: ${{ matrix.shard }}/8
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ff6db5131..54a0bc149e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     "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,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,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: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,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=4096 --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,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=4096 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 --test-shard=$TEST_SHARD \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=4096 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=1 --test-shard=$TEST_SHARD \"tests/unit/serial/**/*.test.ts\"",
+    "test:unit: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=$TEST_SHARD tests/unit/*.test.ts \"tests/unit/{api,auth,authz,build,cli,cli-helper,combo,compression,correctness,cors,db,db-adapters,docs,gamification,guardrails,lib,mcp,memory,runtime,security,services,settings,shared,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=8192 --import tsx --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=4 --test-shard=$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,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",
     "test:scoped": "bash scripts/quality/test-scoped.sh",
     "test:scoped:staged": "bash scripts/quality/test-scoped.sh --staged",
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
     "release:contributors": "node scripts/release/gen-contributors.mjs",
     "release:uncovered": "node scripts/release/list-uncovered-commits.mjs",
     "test:coverage:runner": "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=8 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,ui,usage}/**/*.test.ts\" \"tests/unit/**/*.test.mjs\" && cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 c8 --merge-async --output-dir coverage --exclude=tests/** --exclude=**/*.test.* --reporter=text-summary --reporter=html --reporter=json-summary --reporter=lcov --check-coverage --statements 60 --lines 60 --functions 60 --branches 60 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=8 \"tests/unit/dashboard/**/*.test.ts\" && npm run test:unit:serial",
-    "test:unit:serial": "cross-env DISABLE_SQLITE_AUTO_BACKUP=true node --max-old-space-size=4096 --import tsx/esm --import ./open-sse/utils/setupPolyfill.ts --import ./tests/_setup/isolateDataDir.ts --test --test-force-exit --test-concurrency=1 \"tests/unit/serial/**/*.test.ts\"",
+    "test:unit:serial": "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 \"tests/unit/serial/**/*.test.ts\"",
     "alibaba:sync-allowlist": "node --import tsx/esm scripts/ops/sync-alibaba-allowlist.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {