diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
index 2e3d380e7eb2..399278f78ebb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test.yml
@@ -95,11 +95,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make Binary Executable
         run: chmod +x target/debug/goose
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Install agentic providers
+        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex @google/gemini-cli
+
       - name: Run Smoke Tests with Provider Script
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          CODEX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
+          GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
           DATABRICKS_HOST: ${{ secrets.DATABRICKS_HOST }}
           DATABRICKS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DATABRICKS_TOKEN }}
           OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
@@ -171,11 +181,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make Binary Executable
         run: chmod +x target/debug/goose
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Install agentic providers
+        run: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code @openai/codex @google/gemini-cli
+
       - name: Run Provider Tests (Code Execution Mode)
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          CODEX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
+          GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
           DATABRICKS_HOST: ${{ secrets.DATABRICKS_HOST }}
           DATABRICKS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DATABRICKS_TOKEN }}
           OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/scripts/test_providers.sh b/scripts/test_providers.sh
index 638d74eb8f27..971c06cc8da2 100755
--- a/scripts/test_providers.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_providers.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ ALLOWED_FAILURES=(
   "openrouter:nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b"
 )
 
+# Agentic providers handle tools internally and return text results.
+# They can't produce the normal tool-call log patterns (e.g. "shell | developer").
+AGENTIC_PROVIDERS=("claude-code" "codex" "gemini-cli" "cursor-agent")
+
 if [ -f .env ]; then
   export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
 fi
@@ -40,6 +44,13 @@ fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(pwd)
 
+# Create a test file with known content in the current directory
+# This cannot be /tmp as some agents cannot work outside the PWD
+mkdir -p target
+TEST_CONTENT="test-content-abc123"
+TEST_FILE="./target/test-content.txt"
+echo "$TEST_CONTENT" > "$TEST_FILE"
+
 # Format: "provider -> model1|model2|model3"
 # Base providers that are always tested (with appropriate env vars)
 PROVIDERS=(
@@ -224,6 +235,16 @@ should_skip_provider() {
   return 1
 }
 
+is_agentic_provider() {
+  local provider="$1"
+  for agentic in "${AGENTIC_PROVIDERS[@]}"; do
+    if [ "$agentic" = "$provider" ]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
 # Create temp directory for results
 RESULTS_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 trap "rm -rf $RESULTS_DIR" EXIT
@@ -241,17 +262,34 @@ run_test() {
   local output_file="$4"
 
   local testdir=$(mktemp -d)
-  echo "hello" > "$testdir/hello.txt"
+
+  # Agentic providers use a file-read prompt with known content marker;
+  # regular providers use the shell prompt that produces tool-call logs.
+  local prompt
+  if is_agentic_provider "$provider"; then
+    cp "$TEST_FILE" "$testdir/test-content.txt"
+    prompt="read ./test-content.txt and output its contents exactly"
+  else
+    echo "hello" > "$testdir/hello.txt"
+    prompt="Immediately use the shell tool to run 'ls'. Do not ask for confirmation."
+  fi
 
   # Run the test and capture output
   (
     export GOOSE_PROVIDER="$provider"
     export GOOSE_MODEL="$model"
-    cd "$testdir" && "$SCRIPT_DIR/target/debug/goose" run --text "Immediately use the shell tool to run 'ls'. Do not ask for confirmation." --with-builtin "$BUILTINS" 2>&1
+    cd "$testdir" && "$SCRIPT_DIR/target/debug/goose" run --text "$prompt" --with-builtin "$BUILTINS" 2>&1
   ) > "$output_file" 2>&1
 
-  # Check result
-  if grep -qE "$SUCCESS_PATTERN" "$output_file"; then
+  # Check result: agentic providers return text containing the test content
+  # instead of producing tool-call log patterns
+  if is_agentic_provider "$provider"; then
+    if grep -qi "$TEST_CONTENT" "$output_file"; then
+      echo "success" > "$result_file"
+    else
+      echo "failure" > "$result_file"
+    fi
+  elif grep -qE "$SUCCESS_PATTERN" "$output_file"; then
     echo "success" > "$result_file"
   else
     echo "failure" > "$result_file"
@@ -273,6 +311,12 @@ for provider_config in "${PROVIDERS[@]}"; do
     continue
   fi
 
+  # Agentic providers don't use goose's code_execution system
+  if [ "$CODE_EXEC_MODE" = true ] && is_agentic_provider "$PROVIDER"; then
+    echo "⊘ Skipping agentic provider in code_exec mode: ${PROVIDER}"
+    continue
+  fi
+
   IFS='|' read -ra MODELS <<< "$MODELS_STR"
   for MODEL in "${MODELS[@]}"; do
     JOBS+=("$PROVIDER|$MODEL|$job_index")