diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
index 6f3e4c127..953d99c6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       BUNDLE_IGNORE_FUNDING_REQUESTS: true
       BUNDLE_IGNORE_MESSAGES: true
       RAILS_ENV: test
+      COVERAGE: true
       PARALLEL_TEST_PROCESSORS: ${{ matrix.ci_node_total }}
     services:
       postgres:
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index c2687774c..1fedbd75f 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ codebar planner is a Rails 8.1 application for managing [codebar.io](https://cod
 
 - **Setup**: `bundle && rake db:create db:migrate db:seed`
 - **Server**: `bundle exec rails server`
-- **Tests**: `bundle exec rspec [path]` - runs RSpec tests, optionally for specific file/line
+- **Tests**: `make test` or `bundle exec parallel_rspec spec/ -n 3` - runs RSpec tests in parallel (3 processes is optimal)
+- **Single test**: `bundle exec rspec spec/path/to/file_spec.rb:42`
 - **Rails console**: `bundle exec rails console`
 - **Run rake tasks**: `bundle exec rake [task]`
 - **Linting**: `bundle exec rubocop`
@@ -129,14 +130,15 @@ See `app/models/README.md` for detailed data model documentation.
 - **JavaScript Driver**: Playwright (Chromium by default)
 - **Factories**: Fabrication (not FactoryBot)
 - **Test data**: Faker for generated data
-- **Coverage**: SimpleCov
+- **Coverage**: SimpleCov (runs in CI when COVERAGE=true)
+- **Parallel testing**: Use `make test` or `bundle exec parallel_rspec spec/ -n 3` for ~45% faster test runs
 - **JavaScript tests**: Capybara with Playwright driver
   - Use `PLAYWRIGHT_HEADLESS=false` to debug with visible browser
   - Use `PWDEBUG=1` for Playwright Inspector (step-through debugging)
   - Use `PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSER=firefox` or `webkit` for cross-browser testing
 - **Matchers**: Shoulda Matchers, RSpec Collection Matchers
 
-Run single test: `bin/drspec spec/path/to/file_spec.rb:42`
+Run single test: `bundle exec rspec spec/path/to/file_spec.rb:42`
 
 ## Code Style
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 650ee21a8..1107a5681 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ deploy_staging:
 	heroku maintenance:off --app=codebar-staging
 serve:
 	rm -f ./tmp/pids/server.pid && bundle exec rails server --binding=0.0.0.0 --port=3000
+
+test:
+	bundle exec parallel_rspec spec/ -n 3
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 3ca44fcb8..ca4b95fab 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,47 +1,49 @@
-require 'simplecov'
-require 'simplecov-lcov'
+require 'simplecov' if ENV['COVERAGE'] == 'true'
+require 'simplecov-lcov' if ENV['COVERAGE'] == 'true'
 require 'shoulda/matchers'
 require 'webmock/rspec'
 
-# Fix incompatibility of simplecov-lcov with older versions of simplecov that are not expresses in its gemspec.
-# https://github.com/fortissimo1997/simplecov-lcov/pull/25
+if ENV['COVERAGE'] == 'true'
+  # Fix incompatibility of simplecov-lcov with older versions of simplecov that are not expresses in its gemspec.
+  # https://github.com/fortissimo1997/simplecov-lcov/pull/25
 
-if !SimpleCov.respond_to?(:branch_coverage)
-  module SimpleCov
-    def self.branch_coverage?
-      false
+  if !SimpleCov.respond_to?(:branch_coverage)
+    module SimpleCov
+      def self.branch_coverage?
+        false
+      end
     end
   end
-end
 
-SimpleCov::Formatter::LcovFormatter.config do |c|
-  c.report_with_single_file = true
-  c.single_report_path = 'coverage/lcov.info'
-end
+  SimpleCov::Formatter::LcovFormatter.config do |c|
+    c.report_with_single_file = true
+    c.single_report_path = 'coverage/lcov.info'
+  end
 
-SimpleCov.formatters = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter.new(
-  [
-    SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
-    SimpleCov::Formatter::LcovFormatter,
-  ]
-)
-
-SimpleCov.start do
-  add_filter 'spec/'
-
-  # Support parallel test execution
-  # In CI: Use CI_NODE_INDEX (0, 1, 2, 3) set by GitHub Actions matrix
-  # Locally: Use TEST_ENV_NUMBER ('', '2', '3', '4') set by parallel_tests
-  if ENV['CI_NODE_INDEX']
-    command_name "RSpec-#{ENV['CI_NODE_INDEX']}"
-    use_merging true
-    merge_timeout 3600
-  elsif ENV.key?('TEST_ENV_NUMBER')
-    # TEST_ENV_NUMBER is '' for first process, '2', '3', etc. for others
-    suffix = ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER'].empty? ? '1' : ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER']
-    command_name "RSpec-#{suffix}"
-    use_merging true
-    merge_timeout 3600
+  SimpleCov.formatters = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter.new(
+    [
+      SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
+      SimpleCov::Formatter::LcovFormatter,
+    ]
+  )
+
+  SimpleCov.start do
+    add_filter 'spec/'
+
+    # Support parallel test execution
+    # In CI: Use CI_NODE_INDEX (0, 1, 2, 3) set by GitHub Actions matrix
+    # Locally: Use TEST_ENV_NUMBER ('', '2', '3', '4') set by parallel_tests
+    if ENV['CI_NODE_INDEX']
+      command_name "RSpec-#{ENV['CI_NODE_INDEX']}"
+      use_merging true
+      merge_timeout 3600
+    elsif ENV.key?('TEST_ENV_NUMBER')
+      # TEST_ENV_NUMBER is '' for first process, '2', '3', etc. for others
+      suffix = ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER'].empty? ? '1' : ENV['TEST_ENV_NUMBER']
+      command_name "RSpec-#{suffix}"
+      use_merging true
+      merge_timeout 3600
+    end
   end
 end