diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5c5ae58..b84f4b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -231,6 +231,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Seed database
         run: pnpm db:seed
 
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        # These talk to real Postgres. The unit-test job has no DB so
+        # the `*.integration.test.ts` files skip there; this job has
+        # the DB up + schema pushed, so flip the gate env vars to "1"
+        # and let them run. Each gate is read by one file — see
+        # `runIntegration` in each test.
+        #
+        # --no-file-parallelism: integration tests share the journal
+        # schema and clean up by `DELETE FROM ... WHERE email LIKE
+        # '%@example.test'`. Parallel files step on each other's rows
+        # and trip FK constraints. Running sequentially is still <3s.
+        run: pnpm --filter @trails-cool/journal exec vitest run --no-file-parallelism --reporter=default app/lib/explore.integration.test.ts app/lib/follow.integration.test.ts app/lib/demo-bot.integration.test.ts app/lib/notifications.integration.test.ts app/jobs/notifications-fanout.integration.test.ts
+        env:
+          EXPLORE_INTEGRATION: "1"
+          FOLLOW_INTEGRATION: "1"
+          DEMO_BOT_INTEGRATION: "1"
+          NOTIFICATIONS_INTEGRATION: "1"
+
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
         id: playwright-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v5
diff --git a/apps/journal/app/lib/demo-bot.integration.test.ts b/apps/journal/app/lib/demo-bot.integration.test.ts
index 7ed763a..9556fb3 100644
--- a/apps/journal/app/lib/demo-bot.integration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/journal/app/lib/demo-bot.integration.test.ts
@@ -82,9 +82,26 @@ describe.skipIf(!runIntegration)("demo-bot integration", () => {
   });
 
   it("generateOneWalk inserts a public synthetic route + activity", async () => {
+    // createPlannerSession() calls resp.json() (returns { sessionId });
+    // requestBrouterGpx() then calls resp.text() (returns the GPX body).
+    // Stub both so the chain completes without a real Planner running.
     vi.stubGlobal(
       "fetch",
-      vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, status: 200, text: async () => STUB_GPX }),
+      vi.fn().mockImplementation((input: string | URL) => {
+        const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+        if (url.endsWith("/api/sessions")) {
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            ok: true,
+            status: 200,
+            json: async () => ({ sessionId: "test-session" }),
+          });
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          status: 200,
+          text: async () => STUB_GPX,
+        });
+      }),
     );
 
     const ownerId = await ensureDemoUser();
diff --git a/apps/journal/app/lib/routes.server.ts b/apps/journal/app/lib/routes.server.ts
index cf9ef9d..d50e54e 100644
--- a/apps/journal/app/lib/routes.server.ts
+++ b/apps/journal/app/lib/routes.server.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export async function createRoute(ownerId: string, input: RouteInput) {
       elevationGain,
       elevationLoss,
       dayBreaks,
+      ...(input.visibility ? { visibility: input.visibility } : {}),
       ...(input.synthetic ? { synthetic: true } : {}),
     });