diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 20e038f..c198387 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -186,15 +186,35 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pnpm store prune
           pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
-      - name: 🧹 Lint
-        if: github.event.inputs.skip_checks != 'true'
-        run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web lint --max-warnings 999
-      - name: 🔍 Typecheck
-        if: github.event.inputs.skip_checks != 'true'
-        run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web typecheck
       - name: 🧪 Test
         if: github.event.inputs.skip_checks != 'true'
         run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web test
+      - name: Inspect on Failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "Listing root directory:"
+          ls -la
+          echo "Listing _at-mintel:"
+          ls -la _at-mintel || true
+          echo "Checking .npmrc:"
+          # Only redact the actual hex part, keep prefix for debugging
+          cat .npmrc | sed -E 's/authToken=[a-f0-9]{5}.*/authToken=REDACTED/'
+      - name: Extract QA Error Logs
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p logs
+          echo "Capturing state for debugging..." > logs/qa_state.log
+          ls -R >> logs/qa_state.log
+
+          # Attempt to zip up for debugging
+          tar -czf logs/ci_state_qa.tar.gz . --exclude=.git --exclude=node_modules || true
+
+          SSH_KEY_FILE=$(mktemp)
+          echo "${{ secrets.ALPHA_SSH_KEY }}" > "$SSH_KEY_FILE"
+          chmod 600 "$SSH_KEY_FILE"
+
+          scp -v -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i "$SSH_KEY_FILE" logs/* root@alpha.mintel.me:/var/www/mintel.me/logs/
+          rm "$SSH_KEY_FILE"
 
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   # JOB 3: Build & Push
@@ -474,11 +494,17 @@ jobs:
           sed -i 's|../at-mintel|./_at-mintel|g' package.json
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
-          echo "@mintel:registry=https://${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}" > .npmrc
-          echo "//${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}/:_authToken=${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}" >> .npmrc
+          TOKEN="${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
+          if [ -z "$TOKEN" ]; then TOKEN="${{ secrets.MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN }}"; fi
+          if [ -z "$TOKEN" ]; then TOKEN="${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }}"; fi
+          if [ -z "$TOKEN" ]; then echo "❌ Missing NPM_TOKEN / MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN / GITEA_PAT secret!"; exit 1; fi
+          echo "Configuring .npmrc for git.infra.mintel.me..."
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${TOKEN}" >> .npmrc
+          echo "always-auth=true" >> .npmrc
+          echo "NPM_TOKEN=${TOKEN}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+        run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
       - name: 🏥 App Health Check
         shell: bash
         env: