diff --git a/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t11-council-v2.test.ts b/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t11-council-v2.test.ts
index 485e770..c4244fa 100644
--- a/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t11-council-v2.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t11-council-v2.test.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ describe('Council v2 E2E', () => {
 
     const rule = createWorkflowRule(codingTask, store);
 
-    triggerCoding('task-a', 'Feature A', 'Build feature A', '/tmp/a');
-    triggerCoding('task-b', 'Feature B', 'Build feature B', '/tmp/b');
+    await triggerCoding('task-a', 'Feature A', 'Build feature A', '/tmp/a');
+    await triggerCoding('task-b', 'Feature B', 'Build feature B', '/tmp/b');
 
     // Run ticks until both are closed
     const allExecuted: { topicId: string; role: string }[] = [];
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ describe('Council v2 E2E', () => {
     expect(taskACoded.length).toBe(1);
 
     // Verify complete event chain
-    const allEvents = store
-      .getAfter(0)
-      .filter((e) => e.kind.startsWith('coding.'));
+    const allEvents = (await store.getAfter(0)).filter((e) =>
+      e.kind.startsWith('coding.'),
+    );
     expect(allEvents.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(10);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t9-int-id.test.ts b/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t9-int-id.test.ts
index bc2e7d1..1dc7ce1 100644
--- a/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t9-int-id.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pulse/src/e2e/t9-int-id.test.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ describe('E2E T9: INT ID through rebuildSnapshot + rules', () => {
       timestamp: number;
       system: Sensed<{ diskPct: number; memoryPct: number }>;
     }
-    const snapshot = rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(store, ['system'], epoch);
+    const snapshot = await rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(store, ['system'], epoch);
     expect(snapshot.system.data.diskPct).toBe(40);
     expect(snapshot.system.data.memoryPct).toBe(60);
   });
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe('E2E T9: INT ID through rebuildSnapshot + rules', () => {
       timestamp: number;
       system: Sensed<{ memoryPct: number }>;
     }
-    const snapshot = rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(
+    const snapshot = await rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(
       { system: store, vitals: vitalsStore },
       ['system'],
     );
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe('E2E T9: INT ID through rebuildSnapshot + rules', () => {
     const pulse = composeRules<Snap, Eff>([testRule]);
 
     const prev: Snap = { timestamp: Date.now() - 1000 };
-    const curr = rebuildSnapshot<Snap>({ system: store, vitals: vitalsStore }, [
+    const curr = await rebuildSnapshot<Snap>({ system: store, vitals: vitalsStore }, [
       'system',
     ]);
 
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ describe('E2E T9: INT ID through rebuildSnapshot + rules', () => {
       timestamp: number;
       data: Sensed<{ value: string }>;
     }
-    const snap = rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(store, ['data'], epoch);
+    const snap = await rebuildSnapshot<Snap>(store, ['data'], epoch);
     expect(snap.data.data.value).toBe('v1-state');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/pulse/src/scoped-store.test.ts b/packages/pulse/src/scoped-store.test.ts
index bca9e0e..3663b49 100644
--- a/packages/pulse/src/scoped-store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pulse/src/scoped-store.test.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('createScopedStore', () => {
 
     // Also accessible from any scope
     const store = scopedStore.scope('_system');
-    await expect(store.getObject(hash)).toEqual(data);
+    expect(await store.getObject(hash)).toEqual(data);
   });
 
   // ── 10. scope name validation: valid names ──────────────────
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ describe('createScopedStore', () => {
 
     // After close, accessing the db should throw
     await expect(
-      async () => await system.appendEvent({ occurredAt: 3000, kind: 'tick' }),
+      system.appendEvent({ occurredAt: 3000, kind: 'tick' }),
     ).rejects.toThrow();
     await expect(
-      async () => await neko.appendEvent({ occurredAt: 3000, kind: 'tick' }),
+      neko.appendEvent({ occurredAt: 3000, kind: 'tick' }),
     ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ describe('createStore backward compatibility', () => {
 
     const data = { test: true };
     const hash = await store.putObject(data);
-    await expect(store.getObject(hash)).toEqual(data);
+    expect(await store.getObject(hash)).toEqual(data);
 
     await store.close();
   });
diff --git a/packages/pulse/src/workflows/coding.test.ts b/packages/pulse/src/workflows/coding.test.ts
index 96515ef..280450f 100644
--- a/packages/pulse/src/workflows/coding.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pulse/src/workflows/coding.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('CodingTask WorkflowType', () => {
     expect(r1.executed).toMatchObject([
       { topicId: 'task-1', role: 'architect' },
     ]);
-    await expect(store.queryByKind('coding.architect').length).toBe(1);
+    expect((await store.queryByKind('coding.architect')).length).toBe(1);
 
     const r2 = await rule.tick();
     expect(r2.executed).toMatchObject([{ topicId: 'task-1', role: 'coder' }]);
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ describe('CodingTask WorkflowType', () => {
       );
       await rule.tick();
 
-      await expect(logStore.queryByKind('coding.role-started').length).toBe(1);
-      await expect(logStore.queryByKind('coding.role-completed').length).toBe(
+      expect((await logStore.queryByKind('coding.role-started')).length).toBe(1);
+      expect((await logStore.queryByKind('coding.role-completed')).length).toBe(
         1,
       );
-      await expect(store.queryByKind('coding.role-started').length).toBe(0);
+      expect((await store.queryByKind('coding.role-started')).length).toBe(0);
     } finally {
       await logStore.close();
       rmSync(logTmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
diff --git a/packages/pulse/src/workflows/workflow-rule-adapter.test.ts b/packages/pulse/src/workflows/workflow-rule-adapter.test.ts
index 03ea159..4ef51ce 100644
--- a/packages/pulse/src/workflows/workflow-rule-adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pulse/src/workflows/workflow-rule-adapter.test.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('createWorkflowRule', () => {
     // Verify logging
     const started = await logStore.queryByKind('echo.role-started');
     expect(started.length).toBe(1);
-    await expect(store.queryByKind('echo.role-started').length).toBe(0);
+    expect((await store.queryByKind('echo.role-started')).length).toBe(0);
   });
 
   it('role failure is logged, does not crash tick', async () => {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('createWorkflowRule', () => {
 
     const r1 = await rule.tick();
     expect(r1.executed).toMatchObject([{ topicId: 't1', role: 'echo' }]);
-    await expect(store.queryByKind('echo.role-started').length).toBe(0);
+    expect((await store.queryByKind('echo.role-started')).length).toBe(0);
   });
 
   it('Moore diff prevents re-execution', async () => {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ describe('createWorkflowRule', () => {
 
     // 测试多个 topic，超过 maxTicksPerTopic 限制
     for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      triggerWorkflow('multi', `t${i}`, `work${i}`);
+      await triggerWorkflow('multi', `t${i}`, `work${i}`);
     }
 
     // 第一波 tick，执行所有 3 个 topic