diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 532bb45..0210042 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# CI for TypeScript / Next.js services. Copy to .gitea/workflows/ci.yaml in the repo.
+# CI for TypeScript / Next.js services on Gitea Actions.
+# `shared` always runs; `test`/`e2e`/`image` activate when package.json lands.
 name: ci
 
 on:
@@ -16,20 +17,47 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: commitlint (PR only)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@v6
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          pattern='^(feat|fix|docs|chore|refactor|test|perf|build|ci|revert)(\([a-z0-9_/.-]+\))?!?: .{1,72}$'
+          bad=0
+          while IFS= read -r subject; do
+            if ! [[ "$subject" =~ $pattern ]]; then
+              echo "::error::Commit subject does not match Conventional Commits: $subject"
+              bad=$((bad+1))
+            fi
+          done < <(git log --format=%s "${BASE_SHA}..${HEAD_SHA}")
+          if [ "$bad" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::$bad commit(s) failed commitlint."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "commitlint: OK"
 
       - name: gitleaks
-        uses: gitleaks/gitleaks-action@v2
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          GL_VERSION=8.18.4
+          curl -fsSL "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/download/v${GL_VERSION}/gitleaks_${GL_VERSION}_linux_x64.tar.gz" \
+            | tar -xz -C /tmp gitleaks
+          /tmp/gitleaks detect --source . --no-banner --redact --verbose --exit-code 1
 
       - name: trivy fs scan
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
-        with:
-          scan-type: fs
-          severity: HIGH,CRITICAL
-          exit-code: 1
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          TRIVY_VERSION=0.70.0
+          curl -fsSL "https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/releases/download/v${TRIVY_VERSION}/trivy_${TRIVY_VERSION}_Linux-64bit.tar.gz" \
+            | tar -xz -C /tmp trivy
+          /tmp/trivy fs --severity HIGH,CRITICAL --exit-code 1 --no-progress --skip-dirs node_modules,target,dist .
 
   test:
     runs-on: docker
+    if: hashFiles('package.json') != ''
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -42,20 +70,18 @@ jobs:
           cache: pnpm
 
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
       - run: pnpm lint
       - run: pnpm typecheck
       - run: pnpm test --coverage
-
       - name: coverage gate
         run: |
           node -e "const c=require('./coverage/coverage-summary.json').total.lines.pct; if (c<70) { console.error('coverage', c, '< 70%'); process.exit(1) }"
-
       - run: pnpm build
 
   e2e:
     needs: test
     runs-on: docker
+    if: hashFiles('playwright.config.ts','playwright.config.js') != '' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
@@ -64,9 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         with: { node-version: '20', cache: pnpm }
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
-      - name: e2e against stage
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: pnpm e2e
+      - run: pnpm e2e
         env:
           PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL: https://stage.yourplatform.com
           PLAYWRIGHT_TEST_USER: ${{ secrets.STAGE_TEST_USER }}
@@ -74,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
   image:
     needs: [shared, test]
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && hashFiles('Dockerfile') != ''
     runs-on: docker
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a143db9..7804e26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Generated section is appended on release tag via `git-cliff` (see `.gitea/workfl
 -
 
 ### Fixed
+- ci: rework workflow for Gitea Actions (bash commitlint, inline gitleaks binary, per-stack jobs gated on real code)
 -
 
 ### Removed