diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index 752434dd1..0f19a9b4e 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import path from "node:path";
+import os from "node:os";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
 const repoRoot = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const isCI = process.env.CI === "true" || process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === "true";
+const cpuCount = os.cpus().length;
+const localWorkers = Math.min(16, Math.max(4, Math.floor(cpuCount * 0.5)));
 
 export default defineConfig({
   resolve: {
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     testTimeout: 60_000,
     hookTimeout: 120_000,
     pool: "forks",
-    maxWorkers: isCI ? 3 : 4,
+    maxWorkers: isCI ? 3 : localWorkers,
     include: [
       "src/**/*.test.ts",
       "extensions/**/*.test.ts",
diff --git a/vitest.e2e.config.ts b/vitest.e2e.config.ts
index 40b27b9fa..3531e7fe5 100644
--- a/vitest.e2e.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.e2e.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+import os from "node:os";
 import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
+const isCI = process.env.CI === "true" || process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS === "true";
+const cpuCount = os.cpus().length;
+const e2eWorkers = isCI ? 2 : Math.min(4, Math.max(1, Math.floor(cpuCount * 0.25)));
+
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
+    pool: "forks",
+    maxWorkers: e2eWorkers,
     include: ["test/**/*.e2e.test.ts"],
     setupFiles: ["test/setup.ts"],
     exclude: [
diff --git a/vitest.live.config.ts b/vitest.live.config.ts
index 922024206..f7cef15b2 100644
--- a/vitest.live.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.live.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
+    pool: "forks",
+    maxWorkers: 1,
     include: ["src/**/*.live.test.ts"],
     setupFiles: ["test/setup.ts"],
     exclude: [