diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 97a7be3..f439ae8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,25 +128,12 @@ jobs:
       - run: uv run python -c "import PySide6.QtWidgets"
       - run: uv run pytest -q
 
-  desktop:
-    name: ${{ matrix.os }} · py${{ matrix.python }}
-    # github.com only: no free Windows/macOS runners on self-hosted
-    # Gitea/Forgejo. Skipped (not queued) elsewhere.
-    if: github.server_url == 'https://github.com'
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, macos-latest]
-        python: ["3.11", "3.13"]
-    env:
-      UV_PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
-      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d4b2f3b6ecc6e67c4457f6d3e41ec42d3d0fcb86 # v5.4.2
-      - run: uv sync --frozen
-      - run: uv run python -c "import PySide6.QtWidgets"
-      - run: uv run pytest -q
+  # No windows/macos job: Gitea evaluates a job's `if` only after a
+  # runner with a matching label claims it, so runs-on: windows-latest
+  # cells sit in "Waiting" forever on this instance and pin the whole
+  # run (and badge) there. On a github.com mirror, add the job back:
+  #   matrix os [windows-latest, macos-latest] x python [3.11, 3.13],
+  #   steps: checkout, setup-uv, uv sync --frozen, pytest.
 
   nixos:
     name: NixOS (FHS wrapper from docs/NIXOS.md)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7204348..2257946 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ SWIG API. Requires KiCad **10.0.1+**.
 
 | Platform                    | Status | Verified by |
 |-----------------------------|:------:|-------------|
-| Windows                     |   ✅   | development platform; CI test suite |
-| macOS                       |   ✅   | field-tested in KiCad 10; CI test suite |
-| NixOS                       |   ✅   | field-tested in KiCad 10 ([setup](docs/NIXOS.md)); CI runs the suite inside the documented FHS env |
+| Windows                     |   ✅   | development platform, full suite before every release |
+| macOS                       |   ✅   | field-tested in KiCad 10 |
+| NixOS                       |   ✅   | field-tested in KiCad 10 ([setup](docs/NIXOS.md)) |
 | Debian 12                   |   ✅   | CI test suite in container |
 | Ubuntu 24.04                |   ✅   | CI test suite in container |
 | Fedora (latest)             |   ✅   | CI test suite in container |
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ SWIG API. Requires KiCad **10.0.1+**.
 
 CI (`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`) runs the full pytest suite — solver,
 rasterizer, and the platform-fallback regressions — headless against
-the real pip wheels of each row, including the `PySide6.QtWidgets`
-import probe that decides the matplotlib backend. What CI *cannot* do
-is launch KiCad itself, so "runs inside KiCad" remains field-tested
-(Windows continuously, macOS and NixOS per release).
+the real pip wheels of each Linux row, including the
+`PySide6.QtWidgets` import probe that decides the matplotlib backend.
+What CI *cannot* do is launch KiCad itself, so "runs inside KiCad"
+remains field-tested (Windows continuously, macOS and NixOS per
+release).
 
 ## Setup (one-time)