diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 04abc22..0857b41 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -26,17 +26,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Cargo build all
-        run: cargo build --all --verbose
-
-      - name: Cargo test all
-        run: cargo test --all --lib --verbose 2>&1 | tail -150 || true
-
-      - name: Cargo clippy
-        run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets -- -D warnings 2>&1 | tail -50 || true
-
-      - name: Clean build artifacts before Docker
-        run: cargo clean
+      - name: Cargo build, test, clippy (single compile pass)
+        run: |
+          cargo build --all --verbose
+          cargo test --all --lib --verbose 2>&1 | tail -150 || true
+          cargo clippy --all --all-targets -- -D warnings 2>&1 | tail -50 || true
 
       - name: Get short SHA
         id: sha
@@ -44,6 +38,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Registry login
         run: |
+          if [ -z "${REGISTRY_USER}" ] || [ -z "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Missing REGISTRY_USER or REGISTRY_TOKEN secrets"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" | docker login "${REGISTRY}" \
             --username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
         env:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 52db832..57cc53a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -15,29 +15,48 @@ jobs:
     name: Tag & Push Latest
     runs-on: rust
     steps:
-      - name: Install Docker
-        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker.io
+      - name: Install Docker and curl
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y docker.io curl
 
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Get short SHA
+      - name: Get short SHA via Gitea API
         id: sha
-        run: echo "short_sha=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          # Fetch latest commit SHA for main branch from Gitea API
+          COMMIT_SHA=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" \
+            "https://forgejo.riotpiao.com/api/v1/repos/riotpiao-poimen/poimen-memory/commits?sha=main&limit=1" | \
+            grep -o '"sha":"[^"]*' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+          
+          if [ -z "$COMMIT_SHA" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Failed to fetch commit SHA from Gitea API"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          SHORT_SHA=$(echo "$COMMIT_SHA" | cut -c1-7)
+          echo "short_sha=$SHORT_SHA" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Full SHA: $COMMIT_SHA, Short: $SHORT_SHA"
+        env:
+          REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Registry login
         run: |
+          if [ -z "${REGISTRY_USER}" ] || [ -z "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Missing REGISTRY_USER or REGISTRY_TOKEN secrets"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" | docker login "${REGISTRY}" \
             --username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
         env:
           REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER }}
           REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Pull SHA image and tag as latest
+      - name: Verify SHA image exists, tag as latest
         run: |
-          docker pull "${IMAGE}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" && \
-          docker tag "${IMAGE}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" "${IMAGE}:latest" && \
-          docker push "${IMAGE}:latest" && \
+          if ! docker pull "${IMAGE}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}"; then
+            echo "ERROR: Image ${IMAGE}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }} not found. Check build.yaml passed."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          docker tag "${IMAGE}:${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }}" "${IMAGE}:latest"
+          docker push "${IMAGE}:latest"
           echo "Tagged and pushed: ${IMAGE}:latest (from ${{ steps.sha.outputs.short_sha }})"
 
       - name: Prune images
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/migrate.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/migrate.yaml
index 84c25e0..e3028fc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/migrate.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/migrate.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Changed migrations: $CHANGED"
           echo "CHANGED_MIGRATIONS=$CHANGED" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Run migrations
+      - name: Run changed migrations and verify schema
         if: env.CHANGED_MIGRATIONS != ''
         run: |
           export PGPASSWORD="${DB_PASSWORD}"
@@ -55,18 +55,27 @@ jobs:
           DB_USER: ${{ secrets.DB_USER }}
           DB_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DB_PASSWORD }}
 
-      - name: Run all migrations (manual trigger)
+      - name: Run all migrations and verify schema (manual trigger)
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         run: |
           export PGPASSWORD="${DB_PASSWORD}"
 
           echo "=== Running all migrations in order ==="
+          FAILED=0
           for f in $(ls crates/mem-store/migrations/*.sql | sort); do
             echo "--- Applying: $f ---"
-            psql -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -f "$f" 2>&1 || true
-            echo "--- Done: $f ---"
+            if ! psql -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -f "$f" 2>&1; then
+              echo "ERROR: Migration $f failed!"
+              FAILED=1
+            else
+              echo "--- OK: $f ---"
+            fi
           done
 
+          if [ $FAILED -eq 1 ]; then
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
           echo "=== Final schema ==="
           psql -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "\dt memory*"
           psql -h "$DB_HOST" -p "$DB_PORT" -U "$DB_USER" -d "$DB_NAME" -c "\d memory_entity"