diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f4f9d4c..b110612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -81,14 +81,25 @@ jobs:
             build-essential \
             libclang-dev \
             clang \
-            libvulkan-dev
+            libvulkan-dev \
+            glslang-tools \
+            spirv-tools
+          LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE=$(ls -d /usr/lib/llvm-*/lib 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -n1)
+          if [ -z "$LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE" ]; then
+            LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+          fi
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Install macOS deps
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           brew list cmake >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install cmake
           brew list llvm >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install llvm
+          brew install vulkan-headers vulkan-loader molten-vk shaderc
           echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          BREW_PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)
+          echo "VULKAN_SDK=$BREW_PREFIX" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BREW_PREFIX" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Install Windows deps
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 56997aa..f389d17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ jobs:
       # System packages whisper-rs-sys + llama-cpp-sys-2 + Tauri need on each OS.
       # - libclang-dev: bindgen (pulled by whisper-rs-sys + llama-cpp-sys-2)
       #   needs a libclang shared library at build time.
-      # - libvulkan-dev: llama-cpp-sys-2's `vulkan` feature links against
-      #   libvulkan.so at build time, even when VULKAN_SDK is unset
-      #   (falls back to the system-provided lib on Linux).
-      # - Linux is the heaviest because we depend on GTK/WebKit, audio,
-      #   evdev, plus cmake for whisper.cpp.
+      # - Vulkan: llama-cpp-sys-2's `vulkan` feature wires `GGML_VULKAN=ON`
+      #   for its embedded llama.cpp build, which runs `find_package(Vulkan)`
+      #   and needs headers + loader + glslc at configure time (and
+      #   libvulkan.so at link time). On Linux apt-get covers all four.
+      # - LIBCLANG_PATH: set explicitly because bindgen-0.72.1's default
+      #   search path does not include /usr/lib/llvm-*/lib on 22.04.
       - name: Install Linux deps
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
@@ -55,19 +56,35 @@ jobs:
             build-essential \
             libclang-dev \
             clang \
-            libvulkan-dev
+            libvulkan-dev \
+            glslang-tools \
+            spirv-tools
+          LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE=$(ls -d /usr/lib/llvm-*/lib 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -n1)
+          if [ -z "$LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE" ]; then
+            LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+          fi
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$LIBCLANG_CANDIDATE" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       # macOS: cmake is preinstalled in macos-latest but pin via brew to
-      # be explicit and future-proof. Xcode CLT provides libclang but the
-      # runner's default clang install does not ship libclang.dylib — use
-      # Homebrew's LLVM, which does, and point LIBCLANG_PATH at it.
+      # be explicit. Xcode CLT provides libclang but the runner's default
+      # clang install does not ship libclang.dylib in a discoverable
+      # location — use Homebrew's LLVM and point LIBCLANG_PATH at it.
+      #
+      # Vulkan on macOS is provided by MoltenVK (Vulkan → Metal shim).
+      # We install the Homebrew formulae individually rather than the
+      # LunarG macOS SDK, which ships as an interactive .dmg/.app and
+      # doesn't scriptify cleanly. shaderc gives us glslc, which
+      # find_package(Vulkan) requires at cmake configure time.
       - name: Install macOS deps
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           brew list cmake >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install cmake
           brew list llvm >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install llvm
-          # Expose libclang.dylib to bindgen for subsequent steps.
+          brew install vulkan-headers vulkan-loader molten-vk shaderc
           echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          BREW_PREFIX=$(brew --prefix)
+          echo "VULKAN_SDK=$BREW_PREFIX" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$BREW_PREFIX" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       # Windows: cmake + clang (for whisper-rs-sys/llama-cpp-sys bindgen)
       # + Vulkan SDK (required by llama-cpp-sys-2 when the `vulkan`