diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e738138..f214840 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ docker-create-db-migration:  ## Create a new alembic database migration. Example
 # ====================================================================================
 # TESTING
 # ====================================================================================
+.PHONY: test
+test: ## Run project tests locally with Compose dependencies
+	docker compose -f compose.yml up -d --wait postgres redis
+	POSTGRES_HOST=127.0.0.1 REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1 uv run --frozen pytest tests --durations=0 -vv
+
 .PHONY: docker-test
 docker-test:	## Run project tests
 	docker compose -f compose.yml run --rm api1 pytest tests --durations=0 -vv
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ffef2e..a321257 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -234,10 +234,11 @@ generator yielding text chunks, plus `aclose()`) in a new class - e.g. wrapping
 return it from `build_chat_agent` for a new `backend` value. No changes are needed in
 `app/api/chat.py` or the session manager.
 
-Run the tests for this service locally with:
+Run the full test suite locally with:
 ```shell
-pytest tests/api/test_chat_ws.py -vv
+make test
 ```
+This starts PostgreSQL and Redis with Docker Compose, then points host-side tests at their published localhost ports.
 
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