diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d2a7d18..f17379c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -104,3 +104,8 @@ jobs:
       # explicitly so `cypress run` finds it.
       - run: pnpm --filter web exec cypress install
       - run: pnpm --filter web e2e
+      # No dev server needed here — Cypress spins up its own Vite dev
+      # server internally for component testing (see cypress.config.ts's
+      # `component.devServer`), unlike `e2e` above which needs the real app
+      # running first.
+      - run: pnpm --filter web cy:run:component
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 8839d4a..a2f80dc 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "test": "echo \"no unit tests yet\" && exit 0",
     "cy:open": "cypress open",
     "cy:run": "cypress run",
-    "e2e": "start-server-and-test dev http://localhost:5173 cy:run"
+    "e2e": "start-server-and-test dev http://localhost:5173 cy:run",
+    "cy:run:component": "cypress run --component"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@batch-cooking/date-tools": "workspace:*",