diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 60a73a23b..04a30fabf 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@ runs:
           fi
         fi
         echo "TAG_NPM=${TAG_NPM}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: node
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+      with:
+        node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+        cache: 'npm'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index a4b4b6d21..60b311032 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+
       - run: npm ci
 
       - name: upload npm logs
@@ -67,11 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/before-install
       - run: npm ci
       - name: upload npm logs
@@ -99,11 +91,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/before-install
       - run: npm ci
       - name: upload npm logs
@@ -181,12 +168,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
       - name: Deploy local ACS
         id: deploy-local-acs
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-local-acs
@@ -220,6 +201,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Before e2e
         uses: ./.github/actions/before-e2e
 
+      - name: Check Search Indexing
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: npm run ci:check-search-indexing
+        env:
+          ADMIN_PASSWORD_SCRIPT: ${{ env.ADMIN_PASSWORD }}
+
       - name: Before playwright (Chromium for PR)
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         run: npm run ci:playwright:install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 673917eab..dfcc210b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -60,11 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run affected:lint -- --base=origin/develop
       - run: npm run stylelint
@@ -86,11 +82,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/before-install
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run affected:test -- --browsers=ChromeHeadless --watch=false $TEST_OPTS --base=origin/develop
@@ -109,11 +100,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           npm_tag: ${{ inputs.npm-tag }}
@@ -146,11 +132,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           npm_tag: ${{ inputs.npm-tag }}
@@ -183,11 +164,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           npm_tag: ${{ inputs.npm-tag }}
@@ -222,12 +198,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
-      - name: Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           npm_tag: ${{ inputs.npm-tag }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6aae1924c..7c5d22c99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     "ci:audit": "adf-cli audit -d docs/audit",
     "ci:licenses": "adf-cli licenses -d docs/licences",
     "ci:changelog": "adf-cli changelog -o docs/changelog --exclude=\"bot\\|Alfresco Build User\\|alfresco-build\"",
-    "ci:check-env": "adf-cli check-cs-env --host $BASE_URL -u $ADMIN_EMAIL -p $ADMIN_PASSWORD"
+    "ci:check-env": "adf-cli check-cs-env --host $BASE_URL -u $ADMIN_EMAIL -p $ADMIN_PASSWORD",
+    "ci:check-search-indexing": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env ./scripts/ci/check-env/check-search-indexing.mjs"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/scripts/ci/check-env/check-search-indexing.mjs b/scripts/ci/check-env/check-search-indexing.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5638bf0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/check-env/check-search-indexing.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2005-2026 Hyland Software, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * License rights for this program may be obtained from Hyland Software, Inc.
+ * pursuant to a written agreement and any use of this program without such an
+ * agreement is prohibited.
+ */
+
+import { AlfrescoApi, NodesApi, SearchApi, PeopleApi, GroupsApi, CategoriesApi } from '@alfresco/js-api';
+import { exit } from 'node:process';
+
+function generateRandomString(length = 8) {
+    const charSet = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
+    const randomBytes = new Uint32Array(length);
+    crypto.getRandomValues(randomBytes);
+    return Array.from(randomBytes, (byte) => charSet[byte % charSet.length]).join('');
+}
+
+const INDEXING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 80;
+const RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 2;
+const TEST_PREFIX = 'search-indexing-check';
+
+let alfrescoJsApi;
+let adminAlfrescoJsApi;
+let nodesApi;
+let searchApi;
+let peopleApi;
+let groupsApi;
+let categoriesApi;
+
+async function main() {
+    const host = process.env.BASE_URL;
+    const username = process.env.HR_USER;
+    const password = process.env.HR_USER_PASSWORD;
+    const adminUsername = process.env.ADMIN_EMAIL;
+    const adminPassword = process.env.ADMIN_PASSWORD_SCRIPT;
+
+    if (!host || !username || !password) {
+        console.error('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Missing required environment variables: BASE_URL, HR_USER, HR_USER_PASSWORD');
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    console.info(`[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Checking search indexing on: ${host}`);
+
+    const oauthConfig = {
+        authType: 'BASIC',
+        hostBpm: host,
+        hostEcm: host,
+        provider: 'ECM',
+        contextRoot: 'alfresco'
+    };
+
+    try {
+        alfrescoJsApi = new AlfrescoApi(oauthConfig);
+        await alfrescoJsApi.login(username, password);
+        console.info('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Successfully logged in as regular user.');
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Regular user login failed:', error?.message || error);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    nodesApi = new NodesApi(alfrescoJsApi);
+    searchApi = new SearchApi(alfrescoJsApi);
+
+    let adminSkipReason = null;
+
+    if (adminUsername && adminPassword) {
+        try {
+            adminAlfrescoJsApi = new AlfrescoApi(oauthConfig);
+            await adminAlfrescoJsApi.login(adminUsername, adminPassword);
+            console.info('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Successfully logged in as admin user.');
+        } catch (error) {
+            adminSkipReason = 'admin login failed';
+            console.warn('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Admin login failed, skipping user/group/category checks:', error?.message || error);
+        }
+    } else {
+        adminSkipReason = 'admin credentials not provided';
+        console.warn('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Admin credentials not provided, skipping user/group/category checks.');
+    }
+
+    if (adminAlfrescoJsApi) {
+        peopleApi = new PeopleApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+        groupsApi = new GroupsApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+        categoriesApi = new CategoriesApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+    }
+
+    const uniqueId = Date.now();
+    const results = {
+        file: await checkFileIndexing(uniqueId),
+        user: adminAlfrescoJsApi ? await checkUserIndexing(uniqueId) : { skipped: adminSkipReason },
+        group: adminAlfrescoJsApi ? await checkGroupIndexing(uniqueId) : { skipped: adminSkipReason },
+        category: adminAlfrescoJsApi ? await checkCategoryIndexing(uniqueId) : { skipped: adminSkipReason }
+    };
+
+    printSummary(results);
+}
+
+function printSummary(results) {
+    console.info('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] === Summary ===');
+
+    const labels = {
+        file: 'File',
+        user: 'User',
+        group: 'Group',
+        category: 'Category'
+    };
+
+    let hasFailure = false;
+
+    for (const [key, result] of Object.entries(results)) {
+        if (result?.skipped) {
+            console.info(`[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] ⏭️  ${labels[key]}: skipped (${result.skipped}).`);
+        } else if (result.indexed) {
+            console.info(`[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] ✅ ${labels[key]} "${result.name}" was indexed within ${INDEXING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS}s.`);
+        } else {
+            console.error(`[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] ❌ ${labels[key]} "${result.name}" was NOT indexed within ${INDEXING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS}s.`);
+            hasFailure = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (hasFailure) {
+        console.warn(
+            '[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] ⚠️  Search indexing appears to be down or degraded. Tests may experience search-related failures.'
+        );
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+async function checkFileIndexing(uniqueId) {
+    const testFileName = `${TEST_PREFIX}-file-${uniqueId}.txt`;
+    let createdNodeId;
+    let indexed = false;
+
+    try {
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 File ] Creating test file: ${testFileName}`);
+        const createdNode = await nodesApi.createNode('-my-', {
+            name: testFileName,
+            nodeType: 'cm:content'
+        });
+        createdNodeId = createdNode.entry.id;
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 File ] File created with id: ${createdNodeId}`);
+
+        indexed = await waitForIndexing('File', testFileName, async () => {
+            const result = await searchApi.search({
+                query: { query: `cm:name:"${testFileName}"`, language: 'afts' },
+                paging: { skipCount: 0, maxItems: 5 }
+            });
+            const entries = result?.list?.entries || [];
+            return entries.some((entry) => entry.entry?.name === testFileName);
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`[ 🔍 File ] Error during file indexing check: ${error?.message || error}`);
+    } finally {
+        if (createdNodeId) {
+            try {
+                await nodesApi.deleteNode(createdNodeId, { permanent: true });
+                console.info(`[ 🔍 File ] Test file "${testFileName}" deleted successfully.`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn(`[ 🔍 File ] Failed to delete test file "${testFileName}": ${error?.message || error}`);
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.warn(`[ 🔍 File ] No node ID found for "${testFileName}", skipping deletion.`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { name: testFileName, indexed };
+}
+
+async function waitForIndexing(label, name, searchFn) {
+    const maxRetries = Math.ceil(INDEXING_TIMEOUT_SECONDS / RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+
+    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++) {
+        try {
+            const found = await searchFn();
+            if (found) {
+                const elapsedSeconds = ((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000).toFixed(1);
+                console.info(`[ 🔍 ${label} ] "${name}" indexed after ${elapsedSeconds}s (attempt ${attempt}/${maxRetries}).`);
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.warn(`[ 🔍 ${label} ] Search query failed on attempt ${attempt}: ${error?.message || error}`);
+        }
+
+        if (attempt % 10 === 0) {
+            const elapsedSeconds = ((Date.now() - startTime) / 1000).toFixed(1);
+            console.info(`[ 🔍 ${label} ] Still waiting for "${name}"... ${elapsedSeconds}s elapsed (attempt ${attempt}/${maxRetries}).`);
+        }
+
+        if (attempt < maxRetries) {
+            await delayInSeconds(RETRY_INTERVAL_SECONDS);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+async function checkUserIndexing(uniqueId) {
+    const testUsername = `${generateRandomString(5)}-${uniqueId}`;
+    const email = `${generateRandomString(5)}`;
+    const firstName = `${generateRandomString(5)}`;
+    const lastName = `${generateRandomString(5)}`;
+    const password = `${generateRandomString(5)}`;
+    let indexed = false;
+
+    try {
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 User ] Creating test user: ${testUsername}`);
+        await peopleApi.createPerson({
+            id: testUsername,
+            email,
+            firstName,
+            lastName,
+            password
+        });
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 User ] User "${testUsername}" created successfully.`);
+
+        const adminSearchApiUser = new SearchApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+        indexed = await waitForIndexing('User/Group', testUsername, async () => {
+            const result = await adminSearchApiUser.search({
+                query: {
+                    query: `(userName:*${testUsername}* OR authorityName:*${testUsername}*) AND PATH:"//cm:APP.DEFAULT/*"`,
+                    language: 'afts'
+                },
+                paging: { skipCount: 0, maxItems: 20 },
+                filterQueries: [{ query: "TYPE:'cm:authority'" }]
+            });
+            const entries = result?.list?.entries || [];
+            return entries.length > 0;
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`[ 🔍 User ] Error during user indexing check: ${error?.message || error}`);
+    }
+
+    return { name: testUsername, indexed };
+}
+
+async function checkGroupIndexing(uniqueId) {
+    const testGroupId = `${TEST_PREFIX}-group-${uniqueId}`;
+    const testGroupDisplayName = `SearchCheckGroup ${uniqueId}`;
+    let created = false;
+    let indexed = false;
+
+    try {
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 Group ] Creating test group: ${testGroupDisplayName}`);
+        await groupsApi.createGroup({
+            id: testGroupId,
+            displayName: testGroupDisplayName
+        });
+        created = true;
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 Group ] Group "${testGroupDisplayName}" created successfully.`);
+
+        const adminSearchApiGroup = new SearchApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+        indexed = await waitForIndexing('User/Group', testGroupId, async () => {
+            const result = await adminSearchApiGroup.search({
+                query: {
+                    query: `(authorityName:*${testGroupId}* OR authorityDisplayName:*${testGroupId}*) AND PATH:"//cm:APP.DEFAULT/*"`,
+                    language: 'afts'
+                },
+                paging: { skipCount: 0, maxItems: 20 },
+                filterQueries: [{ query: "TYPE:'cm:authority'" }]
+            });
+            const entries = result?.list?.entries || [];
+            return entries.length > 0;
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`[ 🔍 Group ] Error during group indexing check: ${error?.message || error}`);
+    } finally {
+        if (created) {
+            try {
+                await groupsApi.deleteGroup(`GROUP_${testGroupId}`);
+                console.info(`[ 🔍 Group ] Test group "${testGroupDisplayName}" deleted successfully.`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn(`[ 🔍 Group ] Failed to delete test group "${testGroupDisplayName}": ${error?.message || error}`);
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.warn(`[ 🔍 Group ] Group "${testGroupDisplayName}" was not created, skipping deletion.`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { name: testGroupDisplayName, indexed };
+}
+
+
+
+async function checkCategoryIndexing(uniqueId) {
+    const testCategoryName = `${TEST_PREFIX}-category-${uniqueId}`;
+    let createdCategoryId;
+    let indexed = false;
+
+    try {
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 Category ] Creating test category: ${testCategoryName}`);
+        createdCategoryId = (await categoriesApi.createSubcategories('-root-', [{ name: testCategoryName }])).entry?.id;
+        console.info(`[ 🔍 Category ] Category "${testCategoryName}" created with id: ${createdCategoryId}`);
+
+        const adminSearchApiCategory = new SearchApi(adminAlfrescoJsApi);
+        indexed = await waitForIndexing('Category', testCategoryName, async () => {
+            const result = await adminSearchApiCategory.search({
+                query: {
+                    query: `cm:name:"*${testCategoryName}*" AND TYPE:'cm:category' AND PATH:"/cm:categoryRoot/cm:generalclassifiable//*"`,
+                    language: 'afts'
+                },
+                paging: { skipCount: 0, maxItems: 25 }
+            });
+            const entries = result?.list?.entries || [];
+            return entries.some((entry) => entry.entry?.name === testCategoryName);
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`[ 🔍 Category ] Error during category indexing check: ${error?.message || error}`);
+    } finally {
+        if (createdCategoryId) {
+            try {
+                await categoriesApi.deleteCategory(createdCategoryId);
+                console.info(`[ 🔍 Category ] Test category "${testCategoryName}" deleted successfully.`);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn(`[ 🔍 Category ] Failed to delete test category "${testCategoryName}": ${error?.message || error}`);
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.warn(`[ 🔍 Category ] No category ID found for "${testCategoryName}", skipping deletion.`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return { name: testCategoryName, indexed };
+}
+
+
+
+async function delayInSeconds(seconds) {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, seconds * 1000));
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+    console.error('[ 🔍 Search Indexing Check ] Unexpected error:', error);
+    exit(1);
+});