diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 02fd1748..094447fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    # Required for publish-unit-test-result-action to post check runs and PR comments
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      checks: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -22,4 +28,30 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: pytest --cov=src --cov-report=term-missing
+        run: |
+          pytest \
+            --tb=short \
+            --cov=src \
+            --cov-report=term-missing \
+            --cov-report=xml:reports/coverage.xml \
+            --junitxml=reports/junit.xml
+
+      # Posts a check annotation + PR comment showing pass/fail counts.
+      # Visible in the GitHub mobile app under Checks and in PR conversations.
+      - name: Publish test results
+        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v2
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          files: reports/junit.xml
+          check_name: "pytest results"
+          comment_title: "Test Results"
+          report_individual_runs: true
+
+      # Coverage report available as a downloadable artifact in the Actions tab
+      - name: Upload coverage report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: coverage-report
+          path: reports/coverage.xml
+          retention-days: 14
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7415281b..ff2474cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ env/
 .pytest_cache/
 .coverage
 htmlcov/
+reports/
 
 # IDE
 .idea/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe356be0..ce078a71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Timmy Time — Mission Control
 
+[![Tests](https://github.com/Alexspayne/Timmy-time-dashboard/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Alexspayne/Timmy-time-dashboard/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+
 A local-first dashboard for your sovereign AI agents. Talk to Timmy, watch his status, verify Ollama is running — all from a browser, no cloud required.
 
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