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+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**/*.py'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  test-channels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: backend
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        with:
+          version: "0.7.2"
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --group test
+
+      - name: Run channel gateway tests
+        run: uv run pytest test/unit/channels/ -v --tb=short
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