diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 00cee66a..93d4e369 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ commands =
 # ── Test Environments ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 [testenv:unit]
-description = Fast tests — excludes e2e, functional, and external services
+description = Fast unit tests — only tests marked @pytest.mark.unit
 commands =
     pytest tests/ -q --tb=short \
-        --ignore=tests/e2e \
-        --ignore=tests/functional \
-        -m "not ollama and not docker and not selenium and not external_api and not skip_ci and not slow" \
+        -m "unit and not ollama and not docker and not selenium and not external_api and not skip_ci and not slow" \
         -n auto --dist worksteal
 
 [testenv:integration]