diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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--- a/CLAUDE.md
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@@ -83,8 +83,14 @@ Quality:
 pnpm run build
 pnpm run type-check
 pnpm run format
+pnpm run validate:all   # turbo recursion + pgSchema + crypto registry — run before push
+pnpm run test:coverage  # emit v8 coverage under per-package coverage/
 ```
 
+`validate:all` is the local mirror of the CI `validate` job — it runs in
+seconds and fails fast on any of the three invariant checks. Use it as a
+pre-push gate.
+
 ## Key Architecture Notes
 
 These are the patterns that span the repo. Service-/app-specific details live in their own CLAUDE.md.