diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 8adffe7..5978943 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,37 @@ jobs:
             printf 'Go files require gofmt:\n%s\n' "$unformatted" >&2
             exit 1
           }
+      - name: Start PostgreSQL 16 integration database
+        env:
+          CI_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          CI_RUN_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          container="easyai-gateway-test-pg-${CI_RUN_ID}-${CI_RUN_NUMBER}"
+          docker run -d --rm --name "$container" \
+            -e POSTGRES_USER=easyai_test \
+            -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=easyai_test_only \
+            -e POSTGRES_DB=easyai_gateway_test \
+            postgres:16-alpine
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 60); do
+            if docker exec "$container" pg_isready -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              break
+            fi
+            test "$attempt" -lt 60
+            sleep 1
+          done
+          database_ip=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' "$container")
+          test -n "$database_ip"
+          printf 'AI_GATEWAY_TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://easyai_test:easyai_test_only@%s:5432/easyai_gateway_test?sslmode=disable\n' "$database_ip" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          printf 'AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER=%s\n' "$container" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          docker exec "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test \
+            -c 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_migrations (version text PRIMARY KEY, applied_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now())'
+          for migration in apps/api/migrations/*.sql; do
+            docker exec -i "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test < "$migration"
+            version=$(basename "$migration" .sql)
+            docker exec "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test \
+              -c "INSERT INTO schema_migrations(version) VALUES ('$version') ON CONFLICT (version) DO NOTHING"
+          done
       - name: Verify Go code
         working-directory: apps/api
         env:
@@ -110,3 +141,9 @@ jobs:
           trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret,misconfig --severity HIGH,CRITICAL \
             --ignore-unfixed --exit-code 1 --timeout 15m --skip-dirs .git \
             --skip-dirs node_modules .
+      - name: Stop PostgreSQL integration database
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          if test -n "${AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER:-}"; then
+            docker rm -f "$AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          fi
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-ci.yml
index a0d1ed5..80b389b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,37 @@ jobs:
             printf 'Go files require gofmt:\n%s\n' "$unformatted" >&2
             exit 1
           }
+      - name: Start PostgreSQL 16 integration database
+        env:
+          CI_RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
+          CI_RUN_NUMBER: ${{ github.run_number }}
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          container="easyai-gateway-test-pg-${CI_RUN_ID}-${CI_RUN_NUMBER}"
+          docker run -d --rm --name "$container" \
+            -e POSTGRES_USER=easyai_test \
+            -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=easyai_test_only \
+            -e POSTGRES_DB=easyai_gateway_test \
+            postgres:16-alpine
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 60); do
+            if docker exec "$container" pg_isready -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              break
+            fi
+            test "$attempt" -lt 60
+            sleep 1
+          done
+          database_ip=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' "$container")
+          test -n "$database_ip"
+          printf 'AI_GATEWAY_TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://easyai_test:easyai_test_only@%s:5432/easyai_gateway_test?sslmode=disable\n' "$database_ip" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          printf 'AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER=%s\n' "$container" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          docker exec "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test \
+            -c 'CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_migrations (version text PRIMARY KEY, applied_at timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now())'
+          for migration in apps/api/migrations/*.sql; do
+            docker exec -i "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test < "$migration"
+            version=$(basename "$migration" .sql)
+            docker exec "$container" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U easyai_test -d easyai_gateway_test \
+              -c "INSERT INTO schema_migrations(version) VALUES ('$version') ON CONFLICT (version) DO NOTHING"
+          done
       - name: Verify Go code
         working-directory: apps/api
         env:
@@ -95,3 +126,9 @@ jobs:
           trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret,misconfig --severity HIGH,CRITICAL \
             --ignore-unfixed --exit-code 1 --timeout 15m --skip-dirs .git \
             --skip-dirs node_modules .
+      - name: Stop PostgreSQL integration database
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          if test -n "${AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER:-}"; then
+            docker rm -f "$AI_GATEWAY_TEST_POSTGRES_CONTAINER" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          fi