diff --git a/.agents/skills/constrained-tests/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/constrained-tests/SKILL.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..649f08826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/skills/constrained-tests/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+name: constrained-tests
+description: Slow-CI simulation — run unit tests on saturated CPU to reproduce CI-style flakiness locally. Suggest when new/reworked suite lean heavy on awaits (deferFulfillment, waitForConfirmation, TestClock, timeouts) or test fail only on CI. Not for every change.
+---
+
+# Constrained test runs
+
+CI runners shared + slow. Background tasks starve, awaits stretch, scheduler races flake there, pass locally. `--constrained` saturate CPU with hog tasks — same conditions, local.
+
+## When
+
+- PR add/rework suite heavy on timing-sensitive async: `deferFulfillment`, `waitForConfirmation`, `TestClock`, `transitionValues`, timeouts.
+- Test fail on CI, pass locally.
+- Not routine changes, not sync suites — slow, no gain.
+
+## How
+
+Full unit test workflow (what CI run):
+
+```bash
+swift run tools ci unit-tests --constrained
+```
+
+One suite, iterate on new tests (prefer while developing):
+
+```bash
+swift run tools ci run-tests --scheme UnitTests --test-name MyNewTests --constrained
+```
+
+Hog count automatic (2× cores). Suite survive ~10 constrained iterations → good shape.
+
+## Failures mean
+
+Failure under constraint = real bug in test (sometimes code under test): assertion race async work, transient state observation missed, timeout too tight. Fix synchronisation, no blind timeout bump. Helpers in `UnitTests/Sources/TestUtilities/` (`deferFulfillment`, `deferFailure`, `waitForConfirmation`). Wait on durable state, not transient.
diff --git a/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/CPUConstraint.swift b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/CPUConstraint.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5afaddb08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/CPUConstraint.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Saturates the CPU with busy processes for the duration of a test run, approximating
+/// a loaded CI runner where timing-sensitive tests are starved of processor time.
+final class CPUConstraint {
+    private var processes = [Process]()
+    
+    /// 2× the machine's cores is enough to keep the scheduler permanently oversubscribed.
+    private let taskCount = ProcessInfo.processInfo.processorCount * 2
+    
+    func start() {
+        logger.info("\n🐌 Constraining the CPU with \(taskCount) tasks…\n")
+        
+        for _ in 0..<taskCount {
+            let process = Process()
+            process.executableURL = URL(filePath: "/usr/bin/yes")
+            process.standardOutput = FileHandle.nullDevice
+            process.standardError = FileHandle.nullDevice
+            
+            do {
+                try process.run()
+                processes.append(process)
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("Failed to start a CPU constraining task: \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func stop() {
+        guard !processes.isEmpty else { return }
+        
+        logger.info("\n🐌 Releasing the CPU…\n")
+        processes.forEach { $0.terminate() }
+        processes.removeAll()
+    }
+    
+    deinit {
+        stop()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/RunTests.swift b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/RunTests.swift
index 51e207faa..4f75f131d 100644
--- a/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/RunTests.swift
+++ b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/RunTests.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ struct RunTests: AsyncParsableCommand {
     @Option(help: "Only run a specific test (format: 'ClassName/testName').")
     var testName: String?
     
+    @Flag(help: "Run the tests on a saturated CPU to reproduce the flakiness of a busy CI runner.")
+    var constrained = false
+    
     private var isCI: Bool {
         ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["CI"] != nil
     }
@@ -73,6 +76,12 @@ struct RunTests: AsyncParsableCommand {
         let outputDirectory = resultBundleURL.deletingLastPathComponent()
         try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: outputDirectory, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
         
+        let cpuConstraint = CPUConstraint()
+        if constrained {
+            cpuConstraint.start()
+        }
+        defer { cpuConstraint.stop() }
+        
         try await executeXcodeBuild()
         
         try await shutdownSimulator()
diff --git a/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/UnitTests.swift b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/UnitTests.swift
index 260622ab1..70aac08ce 100644
--- a/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/UnitTests.swift
+++ b/Tools/Sources/Commands/CI/UnitTests.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ struct UnitTests: AsyncParsableCommand {
     @Flag(help: "Skip preview tests")
     var skipPreviews = false
     
+    @Flag(help: "Run the unit tests on a saturated CPU to reproduce the flakiness of a busy CI runner.")
+    var constrained = false
+    
     private static let osVersion = CI.defaultOSVersion
     private static let device = "iPhone 17"
     
@@ -19,12 +22,18 @@ struct UnitTests: AsyncParsableCommand {
         // Run unit tests
         do {
             logger.info("\n🧪 Running unit tests…\n")
-            try await RunTests.parse([
+            
+            var arguments = [
                 "--scheme", "UnitTests",
                 "--device", Self.device,
                 "--os-version", Self.osVersion,
                 "--retries", "3"
-            ]).run()
+            ]
+            if constrained {
+                arguments.append("--constrained")
+            }
+            
+            try await RunTests.parse(arguments).run()
         } catch {
             failures.append("UnitTests")
             logger.error("\n❌ Unit tests failed. \(error)\n")