diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 611aea6..4e63d08 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  COMMON_PLAT: /Users/sd9235/code/mygh/learning_ai_common_plat
   DB_PROVIDER: memory
   JWT_SECRET: ci-test-secret-at-least-32-characters-long
   NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '1'
@@ -18,11 +17,15 @@ jobs:
   backend:
     name: Backend — typecheck + test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: /Users/sd9235/code/mygh/learning_ai_clock
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Pull latest
+        run: git pull --ff-only origin main || true
 
       - name: Build @bytelyst/* packages
-        working-directory: ${{ env.COMMON_PLAT }}
+        working-directory: /Users/sd9235/code/mygh/learning_ai_common_plat
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build
 
       - name: Install workspace dependencies
@@ -37,11 +40,15 @@ jobs:
   web:
     name: Web — typecheck + lint + test + build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: /Users/sd9235/code/mygh/learning_ai_clock
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Pull latest
+        run: git pull --ff-only origin main || true
 
       - name: Build @bytelyst/* packages
-        working-directory: ${{ env.COMMON_PLAT }}
+        working-directory: /Users/sd9235/code/mygh/learning_ai_common_plat
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build
 
       - name: Install workspace dependencies