diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6d811559..eae120c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
     branches: ['*']
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Run every midnight
 
 jobs:
   fmt-clippy:
@@ -33,6 +35,64 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Check AWS S3 configuration, Install AWS CLI
+      env:
+        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+        CI_LOGS_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.CI_LOGS_BUCKET }}
+      run: |
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        echo "Checking AWS S3 configuration..."
+        MISSING=false
+        for VAR in AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY AWS_DEFAULT_REGION CI_LOGS_BUCKET; do
+          if [ -z "${!VAR:-}" ]; then
+            echo "✖ $VAR is NOT set"
+            MISSING=true
+          else
+            if [ "$VAR" = "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" ] || [ "$VAR" = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" ]; then
+              echo "✔ $VAR is set"
+            else
+              echo "✔ $VAR is set: ${!VAR}"
+            fi
+          fi
+        done
+
+        if [ "$MISSING" = "true" ]; then
+          echo "One or more AWS environment variables are missing. S3 upload will be skipped later."
+          echo "AWS_CONFIGURED=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        else
+          echo "All required AWS environment variables are present."
+          echo "AWS_CONFIGURED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        fi
+
+        # Ensure unzip is available for AWS CLI installer
+        if ! command -v unzip &>/dev/null; then
+          echo "unzip not found; attempting to install unzip..."
+          sudo apt-get update -y || true
+          sudo apt-get install -y unzip || echo "Failed to install unzip; continuing"
+        fi
+
+        if command -v aws &>/dev/null; then
+          echo "AWS CLI already installed: $(aws --version)"
+        else
+          echo "AWS CLI not found; installing AWS CLI v2..."
+          curl -fsSL "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o /tmp/awscliv2.zip
+          unzip -q /tmp/awscliv2.zip -d /tmp/awscliv2
+          sudo /tmp/awscliv2/aws/install --update || sudo /tmp/awscliv2/aws/install || true
+          rm -rf /tmp/awscliv2.zip /tmp/awscliv2
+          if command -v aws &>/dev/null; then
+            echo "AWS CLI installed: $(aws --version)"
+          else
+            echo "Failed to install AWS CLI" >&2
+            if [ "${AWS_CONFIGURED:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+              echo "AWS required for uploads but installer failed; failing job." >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+
     # Free up disk space on GitHub Actions runner to avoid "no space left" errors
     - name: "EXEC: {Free up disk space}, independent"
       uses: endersonmenezes/free-disk-space@v3
@@ -271,7 +331,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: "EXEC: {Start cluster}, independent"
       id: start_cluster
       continue-on-error: true
-      run: ./foc-devnet start --parallel
+      run: ./foc-devnet start --parallel --notest
 
     # On failure, collect and print Docker container logs for debugging
     - name: "EXEC: {Collect Docker logs on failure}, independent"
@@ -309,6 +369,40 @@ jobs:
           echo "No container logs directory found"
         fi
 
+    # Upload state/latest directory to S3 for post-run inspection
+    # Path: s3://<CI_LOGS_BUCKET>/runs/<branch>/<run_id>/<run_attempt>/
+    # Requires: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AWS_REGION secrets
+    # and CI_LOGS_BUCKET repository variable.
+    - name: "EXEC: {Install AWS CLI and upload state/latest to S3}, independent"
+      if: always()
+      env:
+        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+        CI_LOGS_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.CI_LOGS_BUCKET }}
+      run: |
+        set -euo pipefail
+
+        if [ "${AWS_CONFIGURED:-false}" != "true" ]; then
+          echo "AWS not configured; skipping S3 upload"
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        if ! command -v aws &>/dev/null; then
+          echo "AWS CLI not found; cannot upload logs to S3" >&2
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # derive branch name: use head ref for PRs, otherwise ref name
+        BRANCH="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF_NAME}}"
+        # strip refs/heads/ prefix if present
+        BRANCH="${BRANCH#refs/heads/}"
+        BRANCH="${BRANCH//\//-}"
+        S3_PATH="s3://${CI_LOGS_BUCKET}/runs/${BRANCH}/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}/${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT}/"
+        echo "Uploading ~/.foc-devnet/state/latest to ${S3_PATH}"
+        aws s3 sync ~/.foc-devnet/state/latest "${S3_PATH}" --no-progress || echo "aws s3 sync returned non-zero"
+        echo "Upload complete: ${S3_PATH}"
+
     # Verify cluster is running correctly
     - name: "EXEC: {Check cluster status}, independent"
       run: ./foc-devnet status