diff --git a/src/lib/services/catalog-asset-repair-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/catalog-asset-repair-live.test.ts
index a64fb226..be5d4b6a 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/catalog-asset-repair-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/catalog-asset-repair-live.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { appendFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { loadEnvForLiveTests } from "@/test/live-env";
 
-const runLive = process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE === "1";
 const LOG = "/tmp/catalog-asset-repair.log";
 const log = (msg: string) => {
 	appendFileSync(LOG, `${new Date().toISOString()} ${msg}\n`);
diff --git a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-live.test.ts
index 6294b22a..fcc4dae5 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-live.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ const KNOWN_EVENT_TYPES = new Set([
 	"error",
 ]);
 
-describe("catalog audit live (read-only)", () => {
+describe("catalog audit live (read-only)", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	let db: typeof import("@/lib/db").db;
 	let runCatalogAudit: typeof import("@/lib/services/catalog-audit").runCatalogAudit;
 	let types: typeof import("@/lib/services/item-kind");
diff --git a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-repair-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-repair-live.test.ts
index dd9de11c..6b64717d 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-repair-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-repair-live.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { appendFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { loadEnvForLiveTests } from "@/test/live-env";
 
-const runLive = process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE === "1";
 const LOG = "/tmp/catalog-audit-repair.log";
 const log = (...parts: unknown[]) =>
 	appendFileSync(
@@ -23,7 +22,9 @@ const log = (...parts: unknown[]) =>
 			.join(" ")}\n`,
 	);
 
-describe("catalog audit live repair", () => {
+describe("catalog audit live repair", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	let runCatalogAudit: typeof import("@/lib/services/catalog-audit").runCatalogAudit;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-summary-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-summary-live.test.ts
index 3a2bdd7d..94ccc0d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-summary-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/catalog-audit-summary-live.test.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ import { appendFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { loadEnvForLiveTests } from "@/test/live-env";
 
-const runLive = process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE === "1";
 const LOG = "/tmp/catalog-audit-summary.log";
 const log = (msg: string) => {
 	appendFileSync(LOG, `${msg}\n`);
 };
 
-describe("catalog audit read-only summary", () => {
+describe("catalog audit read-only summary", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	let runCatalogAudit: typeof import("@/lib/services/catalog-audit").runCatalogAudit;
 
 	beforeAll(async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/services/catalog-repair-direct-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/catalog-repair-direct-live.test.ts
index 69175834..85f983ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/catalog-repair-direct-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/catalog-repair-direct-live.test.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { loadEnvForLiveTests } from "@/test/live-env";
 
-const runLive = process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE === "1";
-
-describe("catalog repair direct (live)", () => {
+describe("catalog repair direct (live)", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CATALOG_AUDIT_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	let db: typeof import("@/lib/db").db;
 	let repair: typeof import("@/lib/services/catalog-repair");
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/clone-bulk-import-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/clone-bulk-import-live.test.ts
index 9fb6b5a3..e89e511d 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/clone-bulk-import-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/clone-bulk-import-live.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ const log = (msg: string) => appendFileSync(LOG, `${msg}\n`);
 // Source ids that reliably serve .nitro files (verified 2026-09).
 const IMPORT_IDS = ["default-sodastudios", "default-hubbly"];
 
-describe("clone bulk import", () => {
+describe("clone bulk import", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CLONE_BULK_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		loadEnvForLiveTests();
 	});
diff --git a/src/lib/services/clone-feasibility-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/clone-feasibility-live.test.ts
index fdc47b7e..8f10b814 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/clone-feasibility-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/clone-feasibility-live.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const runLive = process.env.RUN_CLONE_FEASIBILITY_LIVE === "1";
 const LOG = "/tmp/clone-feasibility.log";
 const log = (msg: string) => appendFileSync(LOG, `${msg}\n`);
 
-describe("clone feasibility", () => {
+describe("clone feasibility", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_CLONE_FEASIBILITY_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	beforeAll(async () => {
 		loadEnvForLiveTests();
 	});
diff --git a/src/lib/services/import-real.test.ts b/src/lib/services/import-real.test.ts
index db66052e..8398be72 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/import-real.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/import-real.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { importClothingSet } from "@/lib/services/clothing-set-import";
 import { __clearFigureOfficialCache } from "@/lib/services/figure-official";
 
-describe("real import", () => {
+describe("real import", {
+	skip: process.env.RUN_IMPORT_REAL_LIVE !== "1",
+}, () => {
 	it("imports set 5044 (needs new lib shirt_M_drsports)", async () => {
 		__clearFigureOfficialCache();
 		const progress: string[] = [];