diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
index a23524c..27824f2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: bs-node
     steps:
       - uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: https://github.com/actions/setup-python@v5
+      # uv supplies standalone Python builds for the Debian job container.
+      - uses: https://github.com/astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
         with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
-          cache: pip
+          version: '0.9.6'
+          enable-cache: false
+          github-token: ''
+      - name: Create Python environment
+        run: uv venv --python 3.13 --seed .venv
       - name: Install test dependencies
-        run: python -m pip install -r requirements-test.txt
+        run: uv pip install --python .venv/bin/python -r requirements-test.txt
       - name: Run checks
-        run: sh scripts/check.sh
+        run: |
+          . .venv/bin/activate
+          sh scripts/check.sh
diff --git a/AUDIT.md b/AUDIT.md
index cdb9be0..d79f59f 100644
--- a/AUDIT.md
+++ b/AUDIT.md
@@ -124,3 +124,14 @@ Remote runner execution, a modern-HA version matrix, dedicated lint/type checks,
 full process restart, partial platform failure and real disk-failure testing remain
 open. The test harness needed a pycares 4.11.0 pin for compatibility with HA's DNS
 dependency. Integration runtime dependencies and behavior are unchanged.
+
+
+## CI provisioning correction
+
+Remote CI reached checkout on the dedicated `bs-node` runner but failed at
+setup-python: no Python 3.13 x64 build matched the Debian Bookworm job OS. No tests
+ran in that job. The workflow now uses setup-uv v6 with uv 0.9.6 to create a seeded
+Python 3.13 virtual environment, then runs the same dependency and test checks.
+GitHub cache services are disabled and no Gitea token is supplied to setup-uv.
+The runner label and integration runtime are unchanged. Remote execution of the
+corrected workflow remains to be verified.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe8245e..ec1a905 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ still works without installing HA.
 
 `.gitea/workflows/tests.yml` runs the same checks for pushes and pull requests on
 the dedicated `bs-node` Actions runner label (`bs-node:docker://node:22-bookworm`). Repository Actions must be enabled.
-The runner must support checkout/setup-python and Python 3.13 dependencies. Dependencies and action downloads need internet access in CI;
+The runner must support the checkout and setup-uv actions. CI uses pinned uv
+0.9.6 to create a Python 3.13 virtual environment from standalone Python builds;
+`setup-python` cannot provision this version in the Debian Bookworm job image.
+The environment includes pip for the existing check script. Action caching is
+explicitly disabled to avoid requiring GitHub cache services on Gitea.
+Dependencies, Python builds and action downloads need internet access in CI;
 model inference does not. Remote CI execution has not yet been verified. Local
 validation used macOS and Python 3.13; Linux runner validation remains necessary.
 No runtime integration behavior or manifest version changed in this test commit.