diff --git a/src/memory/index.test.ts b/src/memory/index.test.ts
index 6581a658b6..b82f06afa0 100644
--- a/src/memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/index.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import { getMemorySearchManager, type MemoryIndexManager } from "./index.js";
 
 let embedBatchCalls = 0;
 
+// Unit tests: avoid importing the real chokidar implementation (native fsevents, etc.).
+vi.mock("chokidar", () => ({
+  default: {
+    watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+  },
+  watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("./sqlite-vec.js", () => ({
   loadSqliteVecExtension: async () => ({ ok: false, error: "sqlite-vec disabled in tests" }),
 }));
diff --git a/src/memory/manager.batch.test.ts b/src/memory/manager.batch.test.ts
index 8ad9cb2773..bd29d8f6e7 100644
--- a/src/memory/manager.batch.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/manager.batch.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import { getMemorySearchManager, type MemoryIndexManager } from "./index.js";
 const embedBatch = vi.fn(async () => []);
 const embedQuery = vi.fn(async () => [0.5, 0.5, 0.5]);
 
+// Unit tests: avoid importing the real chokidar implementation (native fsevents, etc.).
+vi.mock("chokidar", () => ({
+  default: {
+    watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+  },
+  watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("./sqlite-vec.js", () => ({
   loadSqliteVecExtension: async () => ({ ok: false, error: "sqlite-vec disabled in tests" }),
 }));
diff --git a/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts b/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
index 466ecacbc0..db709ce854 100644
--- a/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/manager.embedding-batches.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import { getMemorySearchManager, type MemoryIndexManager } from "./index.js";
 const embedBatch = vi.fn(async (texts: string[]) => texts.map(() => [0, 1, 0]));
 const embedQuery = vi.fn(async () => [0, 1, 0]);
 
+// Unit tests: avoid importing the real chokidar implementation (native fsevents, etc.).
+vi.mock("chokidar", () => ({
+  default: {
+    watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+  },
+  watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("./sqlite-vec.js", () => ({
   loadSqliteVecExtension: async () => ({ ok: false, error: "sqlite-vec disabled in tests" }),
 }));
diff --git a/src/memory/manager.embedding-token-limit.test.ts b/src/memory/manager.embedding-token-limit.test.ts
index 53e73f897e..9e2b836b5b 100644
--- a/src/memory/manager.embedding-token-limit.test.ts
+++ b/src/memory/manager.embedding-token-limit.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import { getMemorySearchManager, type MemoryIndexManager } from "./index.js";
 const embedBatch = vi.fn(async (texts: string[]) => texts.map(() => [0, 1, 0]));
 const embedQuery = vi.fn(async () => [0, 1, 0]);
 
+// Unit tests: avoid importing the real chokidar implementation (native fsevents, etc.).
+vi.mock("chokidar", () => ({
+  default: {
+    watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+  },
+  watch: () => ({ on: () => {}, close: async () => {} }),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("./sqlite-vec.js", () => ({
   loadSqliteVecExtension: async () => ({ ok: false, error: "sqlite-vec disabled in tests" }),
 }));