diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 181a577..5849df1 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
       - name: Run test suite
-        run: pytest -q
+        # `python -m pytest` puts the repo root on sys.path so the test modules
+        # can `import tests.*` (the pytest console script would not).
+        run: python -m pytest -q
diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e17fb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Pre-push gate: run the local CI checks (ruff + mypy + pytest) before allowing
+# a push. Blocks the push on any failure.
+#
+# Enable in a fresh clone with:
+#   git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+# Bypass a single push with:
+#   git push --no-verify
+#
+exec "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/scripts/check.sh"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa7bf54..97a9b20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,9 +157,22 @@ Für Details siehe [`docs/SECURITY_AND_OPERATIONS.md`](docs/SECURITY_AND_OPERATI
 
 ```bash
 pip install -e ".[dev]"
-pytest -q
+python -m pytest -q
 ```
 
+`python -m pytest` (statt des `pytest`-Skripts) legt das Repo-Root auf
+`sys.path`, damit die Testmodule `import tests.*` auflösen.
+
+**Lokales CI-Gate:** `scripts/check.sh` bündelt `ruff` + `mypy` + `pytest`
+(spiegelt `.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml`). Als Pre-Push-Hook aktivieren — er
+blockt einen Push bei Fehlern:
+
+```bash
+git config core.hooksPath .githooks   # einmalig pro Clone
+```
+
+Einen einzelnen Push im Notfall umgehen: `git push --no-verify`.
+
 Die Test-Suite deckt die Prompt-Eingabeschicht (Datei- und URL-Quellen inkl.
 SSRF-Abwehr mit gemockter DNS-Auflösung und DNS-Pinning), die
 Konfigurationsauflösung (inkl. `${ENV}`-Expansion), die CLI-Validierung, die
diff --git a/scripts/check.sh b/scripts/check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5f7fdd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Local CI gate: lint + type-check + tests. Mirrors .forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+# so the same checks run before a push even without a Forgejo Actions runner.
+#
+# Run manually:            scripts/check.sh
+# Run automatically:       git config core.hooksPath .githooks   (see .githooks/pre-push)
+# Bypass once (emergency): git push --no-verify
+#
+set -uo pipefail
+
+cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)" || exit 1
+
+# Prefer the project venv's tools if present, else fall back to PATH.
+BIN=""
+if [ -x ".venv/bin/ruff" ]; then BIN=".venv/bin/"; fi
+
+fail=0
+run() {
+  local label=$1; shift
+  echo "== ${label} =="
+  if "$@"; then
+    echo "  OK"
+  else
+    echo "  FAILED"
+    fail=1
+  fi
+}
+
+run "ruff (lint)"      "${BIN}ruff" check src/ tests/
+run "mypy (types)"     "${BIN}mypy"
+# Use `python -m pytest` (not the pytest console script) so the repo root is on
+# sys.path — the test modules import `from tests.test_docker_ops import ...`.
+run "pytest (tests)"   "${BIN}python" -m pytest -q
+
+echo
+if [ "$fail" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "CI gate FAILED — fix the above or push with --no-verify to bypass."
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "CI gate passed."