diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/api-endpoint-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/api-endpoint-tests.yml
index ddfe2e8b..d98e29df 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/api-endpoint-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/api-endpoint-tests.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,31 @@ jobs:
             --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
             --skip-requirements \
             --extra-packages "requests pytest httpx"
-          
+
           # Ensure standard directories exist
           mkdir -p /var/lib/aitbc/data /var/lib/aitbc/keystore /etc/aitbc /var/log/aitbc
 
+      - name: Start required services
+        run: |
+          echo "Starting AITBC services for endpoint testing..."
+          
+          # Start coordinator-api
+          systemctl start aitbc-coordinator-api.service || echo "⚠️  coordinator-api already running or failed to start"
+          
+          # Start exchange-api
+          systemctl start aitbc-exchange-api.service || echo "⚠️  exchange-api already running or failed to start"
+          
+          # Start wallet daemon
+          systemctl start aitbc-wallet.service || echo "⚠️  wallet already running or failed to start"
+          
+          # Start blockchain RPC
+          systemctl start aitbc-blockchain-rpc.service || echo "⚠️  blockchain-rpc already running or failed to start"
+          
+          # Give services time to initialize
+          sleep 5
+          
+          echo "✅ Services started"
+
       - name: Wait for services
         id: wait-services
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -124,4 +145,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cleanup
         if: always()
-        run: rm -rf /var/lib/aitbc-workspaces/api-tests
+        run: |
+          # Stop the services we started
+          systemctl stop aitbc-coordinator-api.service || true
+          systemctl stop aitbc-exchange-api.service || true
+          systemctl stop aitbc-wallet.service || true
+          systemctl stop aitbc-blockchain-rpc.service || true
+          
+          # Clean up workspace
+          rm -rf /var/lib/aitbc-workspaces/api-tests
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
index e86a372b..48076295 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/package-tests.yml
@@ -58,18 +58,17 @@ jobs:
             --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
             --mode copy \
             --extra-packages "pytest mypy black"
-          source venv/bin/activate
 
           if [[ "${{ matrix.package.name }}" == "aitbc-sdk" ]]; then
-            pip install -q -e "$WORKSPACE/repo/packages/py/aitbc-crypto"
+            venv/bin/pip install -q -e "$WORKSPACE/repo/packages/py/aitbc-crypto"
           fi
 
           # Install dependencies
           if [[ -f "pyproject.toml" ]]; then
-            pip install -q -e ".[dev]" 2>/dev/null || pip install -q -e .
+            venv/bin/pip install -q -e ".[dev]" 2>/dev/null || venv/bin/pip install -q -e .
           fi
           if [[ -f "requirements.txt" ]]; then
-            pip install -q -r requirements.txt
+            venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements.txt
           fi
 
           # Linting
@@ -100,8 +99,7 @@ jobs:
               --venv-dir "$PWD/venv-build" \
               --skip-requirements \
               --extra-packages "build"
-            source venv-build/bin/activate
-            python -m build
+            venv-build/bin/python -m build
             echo "✅ Package built"
           fi
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/production-tests.yml b/.gitea/workflows/production-tests.yml
index a187fe57..4d85c32f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/production-tests.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/production-tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ jobs:
             --repo-dir "$PWD" \
             --venv-dir "$PWD/venv" \
             --skip-requirements \
-            --extra-packages "pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-timeout requests pyjwt fastapi uvicorn[standard] redis bcrypt websockets numpy psutil prometheus-client"
+            --extra-packages "pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-timeout requests pyjwt fastapi uvicorn[standard] redis bcrypt websockets numpy psutil prometheus-client celery aiohttp pydantic"
+
+          # Install agent-coordinator package with its dependencies
+          venv/bin/pip install -q -e apps/agent-coordinator
 
           # Ensure standard directories exist
           mkdir -p /var/lib/aitbc/data /var/lib/aitbc/keystore /etc/aitbc /var/log/aitbc
@@ -62,16 +65,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start agent coordinator
         run: |
           cd /var/lib/aitbc-workspaces/production-tests/repo
-          source venv/bin/activate
           export PYTHONPATH="apps/agent-coordinator/src:$PYTHONPATH"
-          
+
           # Start agent coordinator in background
-          nohup uvicorn app.main:app \
+          nohup venv/bin/uvicorn app.main:app \
             --host 0.0.0.0 \
             --port 9001 \
             --log-level info \
             > /tmp/agent-coordinator.log 2>&1 &
-          
+
           echo $! > /tmp/agent-coordinator.pid
           echo "✅ Agent coordinator started (PID: $(cat /tmp/agent-coordinator.pid))"
 
@@ -93,16 +95,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run production tests
         run: |
           cd /var/lib/aitbc-workspaces/production-tests/repo
-          source venv/bin/activate
           export PYTHONPATH="apps/agent-coordinator/src:$PYTHONPATH"
-          
-          pytest tests/production/ \
+
+          venv/bin/pytest tests/production/ \
             -v \
             --tb=short \
             --timeout=30 \
             --import-mode=importlib \
             -k "not test_error_handling"
-          
+
           echo "✅ Production tests completed"
 
       - name: Agent coordinator logs
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ae824c3..69e330ec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # - Added bech32>=1.2.0 for blockchain address encoding (2026-03-30)
 # - Fixed duplicate web3 entries and tenseal version
 # - All dependencies tested and working with current services
+# - Cache invalidation for CLI rich dependency (2026-04-19)
 
 # Core Web Framework
 fastapi>=0.115.6