diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9febe5f..33c1533 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -132,9 +132,82 @@ repos:
 
   - repo: local
     hooks:
-      - id: ci-mirror
-        name: CI mirror (clean-venv pytest + pre-commit --all-files)
-        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh
+      # Split into <60 s steps (run in this order); no-arg ci_mirror.sh is the CI form.
+      - id: ci-mirror-venv
+        name: CI mirror 1 (clean venv)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh venv
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-precommit
+        name: CI mirror 2 (pre-commit --all-files)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh precommit
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-pytest
+        name: CI mirror 3 (pytest, xvfb, 100% cov)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh pytest
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-analyze
+        name: CI mirror 4 (flutter analyze)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-analyze
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-1
+        name: CI mirror 5 (flutter test 1/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 0/6
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-2
+        name: CI mirror 6 (flutter test 2/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 1/6
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-3
+        name: CI mirror 7 (flutter test 3/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 2/6
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-4
+        name: CI mirror 8 (flutter test 4/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 3/6
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-5
+        name: CI mirror 9 (flutter test 5/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 4/6
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        always_run: true
+        require_serial: true
+        stages: [manual]
+      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-6
+        name: CI mirror 10 (flutter test 6/6)
+        entry: bash scripts/ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard 5/6
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
         always_run: true
diff --git a/app/pubspec.yaml b/app/pubspec.yaml
index ccba945..fbabe08 100644
--- a/app/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/app/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: diet_guard_app
 description: "Companion phone app for diet_guard: log meals on the go."
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 1.0.125+1
+version: 1.0.126+1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.12.2
diff --git a/scripts/ci_mirror.sh b/scripts/ci_mirror.sh
index 675a085..aaa7c8a 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_mirror.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_mirror.sh
@@ -119,27 +119,79 @@ flutter_clean_env() {
 # hooks) then the full test suite. Deliberately fails rather than skips when
 # flutter is missing -- a gate that quietly passes on a machine without the
 # toolchain is the same as no gate.
-run_flutter_gates() {
+require_app() {
     if [[ ! -f "$APP_DIR/pubspec.yaml" ]]; then
         log "no app/pubspec.yaml — skipping the Flutter gates"
-        return
+        return 1
     fi
     if ! command -v flutter >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         fail "flutter is not on PATH but app/ exists (cannot verify the app)"
     fi
+}
+
+run_flutter_analyze() {
+    require_app || return 0
     log "flutter analyze (app/)"
     (cd "$APP_DIR" && flutter_clean_env analyze) || fail "flutter analyze"
+}
+
+run_flutter_test() {
+    require_app || return 0
     log "flutter test (app/)"
     (cd "$APP_DIR" && flutter_clean_env test) || fail "flutter test"
 }
 
+run_flutter_gates() {
+    run_flutter_analyze
+    run_flutter_test
+}
+
+# Bucket I of N of the app's test files (every N-th, sorted), so the N buckets
+# partition the suite exactly. Each bucket stays under the 60 s action cap.
+run_flutter_test_shard() {
+    [[ ${1:-} =~ ^([0-9]+)/([1-9][0-9]*)$ ]] || fail "flutter-test --shard wants I/N, got '${1:-}'"
+    local index=${BASH_REMATCH[1]} total=${BASH_REMATCH[2]} hooks i=0 file
+    local -a files=()
+    hooks="$(grep -c '^      - id: ci-mirror-flutter-test-[0-9]' "$ROOT/.pre-commit-config.yaml" || true)"
+    ((total == hooks && index < total)) \
+        || fail "shard $index/$total does not match the $hooks ci-mirror-flutter-test-N hooks"
+    require_app || return 0
+    while IFS= read -r file; do
+        if ((i % total == index)); then
+            files+=("${file#"$APP_DIR"/}")
+        fi
+        i=$((i + 1))
+    done < <(find "$APP_DIR/test" -name '*_test.dart' | LC_ALL=C sort)
+    ((${#files[@]} > 0)) || fail "flutter test shard $index/$total has no test files"
+    log "flutter test shard $index/$total (${#files[@]} files)"
+    (cd "$APP_DIR" && flutter_clean_env test "${files[@]}") || fail "flutter test shard $index/$total"
+}
+
+# No phase argument (or pytest options) runs everything, exactly as CI does.
 main() {
     require_file
-    ensure_venv
-    run_precommit_all_files
-    run_pytest_clean_venv "$@"
-    run_flutter_gates
-    log "all CI gates passed locally — safe to push"
+    case "${1:-all}" in
+        venv) ensure_venv ;;
+        precommit) run_precommit_all_files ;;
+        pytest)
+            shift
+            ensure_venv
+            run_pytest_clean_venv "$@"
+            ;;
+        flutter-analyze) run_flutter_analyze ;;
+        flutter-test)
+            [[ "${2:-}" == "--shard" ]] || fail "usage: ci_mirror.sh flutter-test --shard I/N"
+            run_flutter_test_shard "${3:-}"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            [[ "${1:-}" == "all" ]] && shift
+            ensure_venv
+            run_precommit_all_files
+            run_pytest_clean_venv "$@"
+            run_flutter_gates
+            ;;
+    esac
+    log "gates passed locally — safe to push"
 }
 
 main "$@"