diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/qa.yml b/.gitea/workflows/qa.yml
index ec895d7..8f53e77 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/qa.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/qa.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,50 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # 1. Performance (Lighthouse)
+  # 1. Static Checks (OG Images, Links)
+  # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  static:
+    name: 🔍 Static Analysis
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
+        with:
+          version: 10
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+      - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
+        run: |
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm" > .npmrc
+          echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
+      - name: 📦 Cache node_modules
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache-deps
+        with:
+          path: node_modules
+          key: pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+      - name: Install
+        if: steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          pnpm store prune
+          pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+      - name: 🖼️ OG Images
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          TEST_URL: ${{ env.TARGET_URL }}
+          GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD }}
+        run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web run check:og
+      - name: 🔗 Lychee Link Check
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2
+        with:
+          args: --accept 200,204,429 --timeout 15 --insecure --exclude "file://*" --exclude "https://logs.infra.*" --exclude "https://git.infra.*" --exclude "https://mintel.me/*" .
+          fail: true
+
+  # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # 2. Performance (Lighthouse)
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   lighthouse:
     name: 🎭 Lighthouse
@@ -30,26 +73,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
-          echo "Testing available secrets against git.infra.mintel.me Docker registry..."
-          TOKENS="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }} ${{ secrets.MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN }} ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
-          USERS="${{ github.repository_owner }} ${{ github.actor }} marcmintel mintel mmintel"
-
-          for T_RAW in $TOKENS; do
-            if [ -n "$T_RAW" ]; then
-              T=$(echo "$T_RAW" | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r')
-              for U in $USERS; do
-                if [ -n "$U" ]; then
-                  if echo "$T" | docker login git.infra.mintel.me -u "$U" --password-stdin > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    echo "✅ Successfully authenticated with a token."
-                    echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/" > .npmrc
-                    echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${T}" >> .npmrc
-                    echo "always-auth=true" >> .npmrc
-                    break 2
-                  fi
-                fi
-              done
-            fi
-          done
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm" > .npmrc
+          echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
       - name: 📦 Cache node_modules
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: cache-deps
@@ -81,10 +106,10 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web run pagespeed:test -- --collect.settings.preset=mobile
 
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # 2. E2E & Links
+  # 3. E2E (Forms, Smoke)
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   e2e:
-    name: 📝 E2E & Links
+    name: 📝 E2E
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
@@ -98,26 +123,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
-          echo "Testing available secrets against git.infra.mintel.me Docker registry..."
-          TOKENS="${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ${{ secrets.GITEA_PAT }} ${{ secrets.MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN }} ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
-          USERS="${{ github.repository_owner }} ${{ github.actor }} marcmintel mintel mmintel"
-
-          for T_RAW in $TOKENS; do
-            if [ -n "$T_RAW" ]; then
-              T=$(echo "$T_RAW" | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r')
-              for U in $USERS; do
-                if [ -n "$U" ]; then
-                  if echo "$T" | docker login git.infra.mintel.me -u "$U" --password-stdin > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    echo "✅ Successfully authenticated with a token."
-                    echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/" > .npmrc
-                    echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${T}" >> .npmrc
-                    echo "always-auth=true" >> .npmrc
-                    break 2
-                  fi
-                fi
-              done
-            fi
-          done
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm" > .npmrc
+          echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
       - name: 📦 Cache node_modules
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: cache-deps
@@ -139,24 +146,13 @@ jobs:
           GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD }}
           PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH: /usr/bin/chromium
         run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web run check:forms
-      - name: 🖼️ OG Images Check
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          TEST_URL: ${{ env.TARGET_URL }}
-        run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web run check:og
-      - name: 🔗 Internal Links Test
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: ${{ env.TARGET_URL }}
-          GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD }}
-        run: pnpm --filter @mintel/web run test:links || true
 
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  # 3. Notification
+  # 4. Notification
   # ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   notify:
     name: 🔔 Notify
-    needs: [lighthouse, e2e]
+    needs: [static, lighthouse, e2e]
     if: always()
     runs-on: docker
     container:
@@ -165,10 +161,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🔔 Gotify
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          STATIC="${{ needs.static.result }}"
           LIGHTHOUSE="${{ needs.lighthouse.result }}"
           E2E="${{ needs.e2e.result }}"
 
-          if [[ "$LIGHTHOUSE" != "success" || "$E2E" != "success" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$STATIC" != "success" || "$LIGHTHOUSE" != "success" || "$E2E" != "success" ]]; then
             PRIORITY=8
             EMOJI="🚨"
             STATUS="Failed"
@@ -179,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           TITLE="$EMOJI ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }} QA $STATUS"
-          MESSAGE="Lighthouse: $LIGHTHOUSE | E2E: $E2E
+          MESSAGE="Static: $STATIC | Lighthouse: $LIGHTHOUSE | E2E: $E2E
           ${{ env.TARGET_URL }}"
 
           curl -s -k -X POST "${{ secrets.GOTIFY_URL }}/message?token=${{ secrets.GOTIFY_TOKEN }}" \