diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31c1333..59dedf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ This MVP uses Drizzle with Bun SQLite for local file-backed persistence.
 - `bun run test`: run the unit test stage in all workspaces.
 - `bun run test:unit`: run Vitest explicitly as the unit test stage.
 - `bun run test:e2e`: build and run Playwright browser smoke and QA checks.
-- `bun run test:qa`: run the release gate through Turbo across check, unit,
-  build, Storybook, and e2e tasks.
+- `bun run test:qa`: run the release gate through Turbo.
 - `bun run build`: build the UI package, production website, and Bun server.
 - `bun run preview`: preview the production web build.
 - `bun run storybook`: start the UI package component explorer on port 6006.
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@ bun run test:qa
 The gate runs TypeScript checks, Vitest coverage for model,
 persistence, renderer, datasource mocks, and presentation boundaries, the
 production build, the static Storybook build, and Playwright desktop/mobile
-smoke checks against the built adapter output. Turbo owns the release task
-graph; app package scripts stay as leaf commands and do not re-run the QA
-pipeline internally. Playwright also performs
+smoke checks against the built adapter output. Playwright also performs
 baseline screenshot checks, keyboard navigation checks, reduced-motion checks,
 landmark checks, and axe accessibility checks against the real model-driven
 route.
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index c2c183f..7875aa8 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:unit": "vitest run",
     "test:e2e": "env -u NO_COLOR playwright test",
+    "test:qa": "bun run check && bun run test:unit && bun run build && bun run test:e2e",
     "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
     "db:check": "drizzle-kit check"
   },
diff --git a/apps/web/playwright.config.ts b/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
index ac0fe5e..afba557 100644
--- a/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/playwright.config.ts
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   webServer: [
     {
-      command: `DISABLE_LIVE_DATASOURCES=1 DATABASE_URL=${databaseUrl} HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=${port} bun build/index.js`,
+      command: `DISABLE_LIVE_DATASOURCES=1 bun run build && DISABLE_LIVE_DATASOURCES=1 DATABASE_URL=${databaseUrl} HOST=127.0.0.1 PORT=${port} bun build/index.js`,
       url: baseURL,
       reuseExistingServer: false,
       timeout: 120_000,
     },
     {
-      command: `cd ../.. && STORYBOOK_STATIC_PORT=${storybookPort} bun apps/web/tests/e2e/storybook-server.ts`,
+      command: `cd ../.. && bun run build-storybook && STORYBOOK_STATIC_PORT=${storybookPort} bun apps/web/tests/e2e/storybook-server.ts`,
       url: storybookURL,
       reuseExistingServer: false,
       timeout: 120_000,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/workspace-boundary.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/workspace-boundary.test.ts
index 51652dc..66a11c5 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/workspace-boundary.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/workspace-boundary.test.ts
@@ -18,62 +18,10 @@ describe("workspace boundaries", () => {
 
     expect(packageJson.private).toBe(true);
     expect(packageJson.workspaces).toEqual(["apps/*", "packages/*"]);
-    expect(packageJson.scripts?.build).toBe("turbo run build");
+    expect(packageJson.scripts?.build).toBe("turbo build");
     expect(existsSync(join(root, "turbo.json"))).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test("keeps release orchestration in the root turbo task graph", () => {
-    const rootPackage = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(join(root, "package.json"), "utf8"),
-    ) as {
-      scripts?: Record<string, string>;
-    };
-    const webPackage = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(join(root, "apps/web/package.json"), "utf8"),
-    ) as { scripts?: Record<string, string> };
-    const turboConfig = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(join(root, "turbo.json"), "utf8"),
-    ) as {
-      globalDependencies?: string[];
-      tasks?: Record<string, { env?: string[] }>;
-    };
-
-    expect(rootPackage.scripts?.["test:qa"]).toBe(
-      "turbo run check test:unit build @dimensionlab/ui#build-storybook @dimensionlab/web#test:e2e",
-    );
-    expect(webPackage.scripts).not.toHaveProperty("test:qa");
-    expect(turboConfig.tasks).not.toHaveProperty("test:qa");
-    expect(turboConfig.globalDependencies).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining(["bun.lock", "tsconfig.base.json"]),
-    );
-    expect(turboConfig.tasks?.["test:e2e"]?.env).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining([
-        "CI",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_DATABASE_URL",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_PORT",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_STORYBOOK_PORT",
-      ]),
-    );
-  });
-
-  test("lets turbo build app and Storybook artifacts before e2e serves them", () => {
-    const playwrightConfig = readFileSync(
-      join(root, "apps/web/playwright.config.ts"),
-      "utf8",
-    );
-    const turboConfig = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(join(root, "turbo.json"), "utf8"),
-    ) as {
-      tasks?: Record<string, { dependsOn?: string[] }>;
-    };
-
-    expect(playwrightConfig).not.toContain("bun run build &&");
-    expect(playwrightConfig).not.toContain("bun run build-storybook");
-    expect(turboConfig.tasks?.["test:e2e"]?.dependsOn).toEqual(
-      expect.arrayContaining(["@dimensionlab/ui#build-storybook"]),
-    );
-  });
-
   test("keeps the website app and reusable UI library as separate packages", () => {
     const webPackage = JSON.parse(
       readFileSync(join(root, "apps/web/package.json"), "utf8"),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e33d3aa..5b94c8f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@
     "packages/*"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "turbo run dev --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
-    "build": "turbo run build",
-    "preview": "turbo run preview --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
-    "storybook": "turbo run storybook --filter=@dimensionlab/ui",
-    "build-storybook": "turbo run build-storybook --filter=@dimensionlab/ui",
-    "check": "turbo run check",
-    "test": "turbo run test:unit",
-    "test:unit": "turbo run test:unit",
-    "test:e2e": "turbo run test:e2e --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
-    "test:qa": "turbo run check test:unit build @dimensionlab/ui#build-storybook @dimensionlab/web#test:e2e",
-    "db:generate": "turbo run db:generate --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
-    "db:check": "turbo run db:check --filter=@dimensionlab/web"
+    "dev": "turbo dev --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
+    "build": "turbo build",
+    "preview": "bun run --cwd apps/web preview",
+    "storybook": "turbo storybook --filter=@dimensionlab/ui",
+    "build-storybook": "turbo build-storybook --filter=@dimensionlab/ui",
+    "check": "turbo check",
+    "test": "turbo test:unit",
+    "test:unit": "turbo test:unit",
+    "test:e2e": "turbo test:e2e --filter=@dimensionlab/web",
+    "test:qa": "turbo test:qa",
+    "db:generate": "bun run --cwd apps/web db:generate",
+    "db:check": "bun run --cwd apps/web db:check"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "turbo": "^2.5.0"
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index 446d6fe..ee027a8 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://turbo.build/schema.json",
-  "globalDependencies": [
-    "bun.lock",
-    "package.json",
-    "tsconfig.base.json",
-    "tsconfig.json"
-  ],
   "tasks": {
     "build": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
-      "outputs": ["dist/**", "build/**"],
-      "env": ["NODE_ENV", "VITE_*"]
+      "outputs": ["dist/**", "build/**"]
     },
     "check": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
@@ -18,78 +11,33 @@
     },
     "test:unit": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
-      "outputs": [],
-      "env": [
-        "AGENT_CONFIG_TOKEN",
-        "DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR",
-        "DATABASE_URL",
-        "DISABLE_LIVE_DATASOURCES",
-        "PROMETHEUS_BASE_URL"
-      ]
+      "outputs": []
     },
     "build-storybook": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
-      "outputs": ["storybook-static/**"],
-      "env": ["NODE_ENV", "STORYBOOK_*", "VITE_*"]
+      "outputs": ["storybook-static/**"]
     },
     "test:e2e": {
+      "dependsOn": ["build", "^build"],
+      "outputs": ["test-results/**", "playwright-report/**"]
+    },
+    "test:qa": {
       "dependsOn": [
+        "check",
+        "test:unit",
         "build",
-        "^build",
-        "@dimensionlab/ui#build-storybook"
+        "build-storybook",
+        "test:e2e"
       ],
-      "outputs": ["test-results/**", "playwright-report/**"],
-      "env": [
-        "AGENT_CONFIG_TOKEN",
-        "CI",
-        "DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR",
-        "DATABASE_URL",
-        "DISABLE_LIVE_DATASOURCES",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_DATABASE_URL",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_PORT",
-        "PLAYWRIGHT_STORYBOOK_PORT",
-        "PROMETHEUS_BASE_URL",
-        "STORYBOOK_STATIC_PORT"
-      ]
-    },
-    "db:generate": {
-      "cache": false
-    },
-    "db:check": {
-      "outputs": [],
-      "env": ["DATABASE_URL"]
+      "outputs": []
     },
     "dev": {
       "cache": false,
-      "persistent": true,
-      "env": [
-        "AGENT_CONFIG_TOKEN",
-        "DASHBOARD_DEV_API_HOST",
-        "DASHBOARD_DEV_API_PORT",
-        "DASHBOARD_DEV_API_TARGET",
-        "DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR",
-        "DATABASE_URL",
-        "HOST",
-        "PORT",
-        "PROMETHEUS_BASE_URL"
-      ]
-    },
-    "preview": {
-      "cache": false,
-      "persistent": true,
-      "env": [
-        "AGENT_CONFIG_TOKEN",
-        "DASHBOARD_MIGRATIONS_DIR",
-        "DATABASE_URL",
-        "HOST",
-        "PORT",
-        "PROMETHEUS_BASE_URL"
-      ]
+      "persistent": true
     },
     "storybook": {
       "cache": false,
-      "persistent": true,
-      "env": ["HOST", "PORT", "STORYBOOK_*", "VITE_*"]
+      "persistent": true
     }
   }
 }