diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 89abc57d7..77a7e5b79 100755
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
-  validate:
-    name: Validate Code Quality And Tests
+  validate-code-quality:
+    name: Validate - Code Quality
     runs-on:
-      - ci-l2
+      - ci-l1
       - host
-    timeout-minutes: 20
-    env:
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/xiaoxia_saas
-      USE_IN_MEMORY_DB: 'false'
+    timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       shell: sh
@@ -130,6 +127,79 @@ jobs:
 
         bash -n scripts/init_production_env.sh
 
+        '
+    - name: Job duration summary
+      if: always()
+      shell: sh
+      run: "set +eu\nif [ -n \"$JOB_START_TIME\" ]; then\n  END_TIME=$(date +%s)\n  DURATION=$((END_TIME - JOB_START_TIME))\n  MINS=$((DURATION / 60))\n  SECS=$((DURATION % 60))\n  echo \"JOB_DURATION_SECONDS=$DURATION\" >> $GITHUB_ENV\n  echo \"=== Job Duration: ${MINS}m${SECS}s ===\"\nelse\n  echo \"JOB_DURATION_SECONDS=0\" >> $GITHUB_ENV\n  echo \"=== Job Duration: unknown ===\"\nfi\n"
+    - name: Notify on failure
+      continue-on-error: true
+      if: failure()
+      shell: sh
+      env:
+        CI_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.CI_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK }}
+      run: 'set +e
+
+        NOTIFY_MODE=failure JOB_NAME="Validate - Code Quality" python3 scripts/ci_notify.py
+
+        '
+
+  validate-db-migrations:
+    name: Validate - DB Migrations
+    runs-on:
+      - ci-l2
+      - host
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    env:
+      DATABASE_URL: postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/xiaoxia_saas
+      USE_IN_MEMORY_DB: 'false'
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      shell: sh
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      run: "set -eu\npython3 - <<'PY'\nimport io, os, tarfile, time, urllib.request, urllib.error\nurl = f\"{os.environ['GITHUB_API_URL']}/repos/{os.environ['GITHUB_REPOSITORY']}/archive/{os.environ['GITHUB_SHA']}.tar.gz\"\nrequest = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={\"Authorization\": f\"token {os.environ['GITHUB_TOKEN']}\"})\nlast_err = None\nfor attempt in range(5):\n    try:\n        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:\n            archive = response.read()\n        break\n    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:\n        last_err = e\n        if e.code >= 500 and attempt < 4:\n            wait = 2 ** attempt\n            print(f\"Checkout HTTP {e.code}, retrying in {wait}s (attempt {attempt+1}/5)...\")\n            time.sleep(wait)\n            continue\n        raise\n    except Exception as e:\n        last_err = e\n        if attempt < 4:\n            wait = 2 ** attempt\n            print(f\"Checkout error: {e}, retrying in {wait}s (attempt {attempt+1}/5)...\"\
+        )\n            time.sleep(wait)\n            continue\n        raise\nelse:\n    raise last_err\nwith tarfile.open(fileobj=io.BytesIO(archive), mode='r:gz') as tar:\n    root_prefix = tar.getmembers()[0].name.split('/', 1)[0] + '/'\n    for member in tar.getmembers():\n        name = member.name\n        if name == root_prefix[:-1]:\n            continue\n        if name.startswith(root_prefix):\n            member.name = name[len(root_prefix):]\n        if member.name:\n            tar.extract(member, '.')\nPY\n"
+    - name: Record job start time
+      shell: sh
+      run: 'set -eu
+
+        echo "JOB_START_TIME=$(date +%s)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+        echo "Job started at $(date)"
+
+        '
+    - name: Verify CI environment
+      shell: sh
+      run: 'set -eu
+
+        python3 --version
+
+        python3 -m pip --version
+
+        echo "CI environment is ready"
+
+        '
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      shell: sh
+      run: 'set -eu
+
+        python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-base.txt
+
+        python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+
+        python3 -m pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+
+        python3 -m black --version
+
+        python3 -m isort --version-number
+
+        python3 -m ruff --version
+
+        bandit --version
+
+        pytest --version
+
         '
     - name: Start PostgreSQL for validate (isolated container)
       shell: sh
@@ -162,9 +232,30 @@ jobs:
         CI_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.CI_NOTIFY_WEBHOOK }}
       run: 'set +e
 
-        NOTIFY_MODE=failure JOB_NAME="Validate Code Quality And Tests" python3 scripts/ci_notify.py
+        NOTIFY_MODE=failure JOB_NAME="Validate - Code Quality" python3 scripts/ci_notify.py
 
         '
+
+  validate:
+    name: Validate Code Quality And Tests
+    needs: [validate-code-quality, validate-db-migrations]
+    runs-on:
+      - ci-l1
+      - host
+    timeout-minutes: 2
+    steps:
+    - name: Validate summary
+      shell: sh
+      run: 'set -eu
+
+        echo "All validate checks passed ✅"
+
+        echo "  - Code Quality: PASSED"
+
+        echo "  - DB Migrations: PASSED"
+
+        '
+
   unit-tests:
     name: Unit Tests
     runs-on: