diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-node-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-node-tests.yml
index b7ed3cdc..56f47f86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-node-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-node-tests.yml
@@ -219,10 +219,27 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Build CLI
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest' }}
         env:
           LIVESYNC_CLI_TEST_SUPPORT: '1'
         run: npm run build --workspace self-hosted-livesync-cli
 
       - name: Run local smoke tests
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest' }}
         working-directory: src/apps/cli
         run: node ../../../test/e2e-cli/run-task.ts test:local
+
+      - name: Run local smoke tests with coverage
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        run: npm run test:e2e:coverage --workspace self-hosted-livesync-cli
+
+      - name: Upload local smoke coverage reports
+        if: ${{ always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: cli-e2e-local-coverage
+          path: |
+            coverage/cli-e2e/**
+            !coverage/cli-e2e/raw/**
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 7
diff --git a/test/e2e-cli/test_dev_node.md b/test/e2e-cli/test_dev_node.md
index ad7c1de9..2f006878 100644
--- a/test/e2e-cli/test_dev_node.md
+++ b/test/e2e-cli/test_dev_node.md
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ npm run test:e2e:coverage --workspace self-hosted-livesync-cli -- test:ci
 
 The runner defaults to `test:local`, which does not require services. It writes HTML, JSON, and text reports under `coverage/cli-e2e/`. The runner enables CLI bundle source maps only for the coverage build with `LIVESYNC_CLI_COVERAGE=1`; ordinary builds do not enable them.
 
+The CLI Node.js workflow runs this local smoke coverage on Linux and publishes the HTML and JSON reports as the `cli-e2e-local-coverage` artifact, retained for seven days. This artifact covers `test:local` only and is separate from unit-test and service-backed/P2P coverage.
+
 ## Environment variables
 
 ### CouchDB
diff --git a/utils/cli-ci.unit.spec.ts b/utils/cli-ci.unit.spec.ts
index 8b1896dc..dd60faf0 100644
--- a/utils/cli-ci.unit.spec.ts
+++ b/utils/cli-ci.unit.spec.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,33 @@ describe("CLI CI selection", () => {
         expect(test.steps?.find((step) => step.run?.includes("node run-task.ts"))?.run).toContain('node run-task.ts "$TASK"');
     });
 
+    it("collects local smoke coverage once on Linux and retains its reports for seven days", () => {
+        const steps = workflow("cli-node-tests.yml").jobs["local-smoke"].steps ?? [];
+        const coverage = steps.filter((step) => step.run?.includes("test:e2e:coverage"));
+        expect(coverage).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(coverage[0].run).toBe("npm run test:e2e:coverage --workspace self-hosted-livesync-cli");
+        expect(coverage[0].if).toBe("${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}");
+        for (const step of steps.filter(
+            (step) => step.run?.includes("npm run build --workspace") || step.run?.includes("run-task.ts test:local")
+        )) {
+            expect(step.if).toBe("${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest' }}");
+        }
+        const uploads = steps.filter((step) => step.uses?.startsWith("actions/upload-artifact@"));
+        expect(uploads).toHaveLength(1);
+        const upload = uploads[0];
+        expect(upload.if).toBe("${{ always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}");
+        expect(upload.with?.name).toBe("cli-e2e-local-coverage");
+        expect(upload.with?.["retention-days"]).toBe(7);
+        expect(upload.with?.["if-no-files-found"]).toBe("warn");
+        const paths = String(upload.with?.path).trim().split("\n");
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/cli-e2e/index.html")).toBe(true);
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/cli-e2e/src/apps/cli/main.ts.html")).toBe(true);
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/cli-e2e/base.css")).toBe(true);
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/cli-e2e/coverage-final.json")).toBe(true);
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/cli-e2e/raw/coverage-123.json")).toBe(false);
+        expect(matches(paths, "coverage/unit/index.html")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     it("passes a single CLI build to every standard test job", () => {
         const { prepare, test } = workflow("cli-node-tests.yml").jobs;
         expect(test.needs).toBe("prepare");