diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7659eeb799..81c0ef791b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
             [ -f "$file" ] || continue
             case "$file" in
-              *.ts|*.tsx|*.js|*.jsx|*.mjs|*.cjs|*.mts|*.cts|*.json|*.jsonc|*.css)
+              # oxfmt formats Markdown too, and `fmt:check` covers the whole
+              # tree. Leaving .md/.mdx out here let unformatted docs land on
+              # main and turn this job red on every unrelated PR afterwards.
+              *.ts|*.tsx|*.js|*.jsx|*.mjs|*.cjs|*.mts|*.cts|*.json|*.jsonc|*.css|*.md|*.mdx)
                 format_files+=("$file")
                 ;;
             esac
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 666c9e537e..711df411f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     "test:agentkit-stream-ownership": "tsx --test scripts/guard-agentkit-stream-ownership.test.ts",
     "test:modal-layer-integrity": "tsx --test scripts/guard-modal-layer-integrity.test.ts",
     "test:ci-change-scope": "tsx --test scripts/ci-change-scope.test.ts",
-    "test:netlify-prebuilt-workflow": "tsx --test scripts/guard-netlify-prebuilt-workflow.test.ts scripts/verify-netlify-prebuilt-client.spec.ts scripts/smoke-check-health.test.ts scripts/check-production-cache-contract.test.ts scripts/cleanup-netlify-pr-previews.test.ts scripts/netlify-prebuilt-target.spec.ts scripts/netlify-pr-preview-targets.test.ts scripts/sync-netlify-preview-database.test.ts",
+    "test:netlify-migration-url": "tsx --test scripts/netlify-migration-url.test.ts",
+    "test:netlify-prebuilt-workflow": "tsx --test scripts/guard-netlify-prebuilt-workflow.test.ts scripts/netlify-migration-url.test.ts scripts/verify-netlify-prebuilt-client.spec.ts scripts/smoke-check-health.test.ts scripts/check-production-cache-contract.test.ts scripts/cleanup-netlify-pr-previews.test.ts scripts/netlify-prebuilt-target.spec.ts scripts/netlify-pr-preview-targets.test.ts scripts/sync-netlify-preview-database.test.ts",
     "test:function-size-baseline": "tsx --test scripts/check-function-size-baseline.test.ts",
     "test:package-release-workflow": "tsx --test scripts/package-release-workflow.test.ts scripts/create-release-changeset.test.ts scripts/release-everything-workflow.test.ts scripts/prepare-dev-snapshot.test.ts scripts/release-dev.test.ts",
     "test:oauth-postgres": "pnpm --filter @agent-native/core exec vitest --run src/oauth-tokens/lifecycle.postgres.integration.spec.ts --config vitest.config.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/ci-change-scope.test.ts b/scripts/ci-change-scope.test.ts
index 43b1f92584..79303efd07 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-change-scope.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci-change-scope.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,30 @@ test("selects only docs checks for an all-docs change set", () => {
 
   assert.equal(scope.docsOnly, true);
   assert.equal(scope.full, false);
-  assert.deepEqual(Object.values(scope.checks).filter(Boolean), []);
+  // Docs-only change sets still run `lint`: oxfmt --check covers the whole
+  // tree, so unformatted .md/.mdx would otherwise reach main.
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    Object.entries(scope.checks)
+      .filter(([, enabled]) => enabled)
+      .map(([name]) => name),
+    ["lint"],
+  );
+});
+
+test("keeps the format check on for a docs-only change set", () => {
+  const scope = classifyChangedPaths([
+    "packages/core/docs/content/integrations.mdx",
+    "docs/plans/2026-09-04-booking-host-working-hours-status.md",
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(scope.docsOnly, true);
+  // oxfmt --check runs over the whole tree, so docs can fail it. Skipping lint
+  // here is how unformatted docs reached main and turned Lint red on every
+  // other open PR.
+  assert.equal(scope.checks.lint, true);
+  assert.equal(scope.checks.typecheck, false);
+  assert.equal(scope.checks.build, false);
+  assert.equal(scope.checks.fast_tests, false);
+  assert.equal(scope.checks.guards, false);
 });
 
 test("treats docs-app source and config as code, not documentation", () => {
@@ -189,5 +212,12 @@ test("does not run code checks for a mixed docs-only package change", () => {
 
   assert.equal(scope.docsOnly, true);
   assert.equal(scope.full, false);
-  assert.deepEqual(Object.values(scope.checks).filter(Boolean), []);
+  // Docs-only change sets still run `lint`: oxfmt --check covers the whole
+  // tree, so unformatted .md/.mdx would otherwise reach main.
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    Object.entries(scope.checks)
+      .filter(([, enabled]) => enabled)
+      .map(([name]) => name),
+    ["lint"],
+  );
 });
diff --git a/scripts/ci-change-scope.ts b/scripts/ci-change-scope.ts
index a03bf3e8e3..5b67de3072 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-change-scope.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci-change-scope.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,12 @@ export function classifyChangedPaths(paths: readonly string[]): ChangeScope {
     full,
     nonDocsPaths,
     checks: docsOnly
-      ? (Object.fromEntries(
-          CHECK_NAMES.map((name) => [name, false]),
+      ? // `fmt:check` formats the whole tree, docs included, so it is the one
+        // check a docs-only change can still fail. Skipping it here let
+        // unformatted .md/.mdx land on main and turn Lint red on every
+        // unrelated PR afterwards.
+        (Object.fromEntries(
+          CHECK_NAMES.map((name) => [name, name === "lint"]),
         ) as CheckSelection)
       : buildChecks(changedPaths, full),
     workspaceFilters,
diff --git a/scripts/netlify-migration-url.test.ts b/scripts/netlify-migration-url.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49b6451efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/netlify-migration-url.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl } from "./netlify-migration-url.ts";
+
+const POOLED =
+  "postgresql://neondb_owner:pw@ep-round-heart-ap9wji9h-pooler.c-7.us-east-1.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require";
+const DIRECT =
+  "postgresql://neondb_owner:pw@ep-round-heart-ap9wji9h.c-7.us-east-1.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require";
+
+const envVar = (key: string, context: string, value: string) => [
+  { key, values: [{ context, value }] },
+];
+
+test("returns the direct endpoint when Netlify only exposes a pooled URL", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
+      envVar("NETLIFY_DATABASE_URL", "production", POOLED),
+      "production",
+    ),
+    DIRECT,
+  );
+});
+
+test("strips the pooler suffix from a site database connection string", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl({ connection_string: POOLED }, "production"),
+    DIRECT,
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
+      { connection_strings: { owner: POOLED } },
+      "production",
+    ),
+    DIRECT,
+  );
+});
+
+test("leaves an already-direct Neon URL and non-Neon hosts unchanged", () => {
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
+      envVar("NETLIFY_DATABASE_URL_UNPOOLED", "production", DIRECT),
+      "production",
+    ),
+    DIRECT,
+  );
+  const supabase =
+    "postgresql://u:p@db-pooler.example.supabase.co:5432/postgres";
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
+      envVar("DATABASE_URL", "production", supabase),
+      "production",
+    ),
+    supabase,
+  );
+});
+
+test("still prefers the unpooled key and the requested context", () => {
+  const variables = [
+    {
+      key: "NETLIFY_DATABASE_URL",
+      values: [{ context: "production", value: POOLED }],
+    },
+    {
+      key: "NETLIFY_DATABASE_URL_UNPOOLED",
+      values: [{ context: "production", value: DIRECT }],
+    },
+  ];
+  assert.equal(resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(variables, "production"), DIRECT);
+  assert.equal(
+    resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
+      envVar("NETLIFY_DATABASE_URL", "branch-deploy", POOLED),
+      "production",
+    ),
+    undefined,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/scripts/netlify-migration-url.ts b/scripts/netlify-migration-url.ts
index 8854f8b6d7..c1cf206a5f 100644
--- a/scripts/netlify-migration-url.ts
+++ b/scripts/netlify-migration-url.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,29 @@ const isRecord = (value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> =>
 const isPostgresUrl = (value: unknown): value is string =>
   typeof value === "string" && value.startsWith("postgres");
 
+/**
+ * Release migrations run DDL, so they must reach the direct endpoint. Neon's
+ * PgBouncer runs in transaction mode: a pooled session can land on a replica
+ * and reject `CREATE TABLE`/`UPDATE` with "cannot execute ... in a read-only
+ * transaction", and retrying the same URL fails identically every time.
+ *
+ * Same rule as `getMigrationDatabaseUrl()` in packages/core/src/db/client.ts.
+ * The region between `-pooler.` and `.neon.tech` can hold several
+ * dot-separated labels (`c-7.us-east-1.aws`), and anchoring on `.neon.tech`
+ * keeps non-Neon hosts untouched.
+ */
+const stripNeonPooler = (url: string): string =>
+  url.replace(/-pooler(\.[a-z0-9.-]+\.neon\.tech)/, "$1");
+
 function resolveNetlifyDatabaseUrl(
   response: NetlifyDatabaseResponse,
 ): string | undefined {
   if (isPostgresUrl(response.connection_string)) {
-    return response.connection_string;
+    return stripNeonPooler(response.connection_string);
   }
   if (!isRecord(response.connection_strings)) return undefined;
-  return Object.values(response.connection_strings).find(isPostgresUrl);
+  const pooled = Object.values(response.connection_strings).find(isPostgresUrl);
+  return pooled === undefined ? undefined : stripNeonPooler(pooled);
 }
 
 export function resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
@@ -77,7 +92,7 @@ export function resolveNetlifyMigrationUrl(
       .find(Boolean);
     const value = selected?.value;
     if (isPostgresUrl(value)) {
-      return value;
+      return stripNeonPooler(value);
     }
   }