diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 45ccc6c..a7a7906 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI
+name: lint/test
 
 on:
   push:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 155d408..c9a348e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
-  # Re-run lint + tests at merge time; the release is gated on them passing.
   ci:
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 3f5a0fb..06175b5 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
         ],
         test: {
           name: "storybook",
+          // Browser-mode story tests flake under CI's constrained parallelism
+          // (transient dynamic-import / iframe races). Run serially + retry there;
+          // keep the fast parallel path locally.
+          fileParallelism: !process.env.CI,
+          retry: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
           browser: {
             enabled: true,
             headless: true,