diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 48eb77ea6..6356c756f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
 
+      - name: Install agent CLIs for provider tests
+        run: npm install -g @openai/codex opencode-ai
+
       - name: Build highlight dependency
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight