diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5277b7f6..b6fdf818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       actions: write
+      checks: write
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -43,6 +44,78 @@ jobs:
             artifacts/test-results.xml
             artifacts/coverage.xml
 
+      - name: Publish test results
+        if: always() && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
+        uses: dorny/test-reporter@v1
+        with:
+          name: Pester Tests (${{ matrix.os }})
+          path: artifacts/test-results.xml
+          reporter: java-junit
+          fail-on-error: false
+
+      - name: Publish coverage report
+        if: always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository)
+        uses: madrapps/jacoco-report@v1.7.1
+        with:
+          paths: artifacts/coverage.xml
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          min-coverage-overall: 0
+          min-coverage-changed-files: 0
+          title: Code Coverage Report
+          update-comment: true
+          skip-if-no-changes: false
+
+      - name: Add coverage to job summary
+        if: always() && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+          
+          $coverageXml = 'artifacts/coverage.xml'
+          if (Test-Path $coverageXml) {
+            try {
+              [xml]$coverage = Get-Content $coverageXml
+              
+              # Get the report element (root) and its direct counter children (JaCoCo XML format)
+              $reportElement = $coverage.DocumentElement
+              if ($reportElement -and $reportElement.LocalName -eq 'report') {
+                $counters = $reportElement.ChildNodes | Where-Object { $_.LocalName -eq 'counter' }
+                $lineCounter = $counters | Where-Object { $_.type -eq 'LINE' } | Select-Object -First 1
+                
+                if ($lineCounter -and
+                    $lineCounter.PSObject.Properties['covered'] -and
+                    $lineCounter.PSObject.Properties['missed']) {
+                  try {
+                    $covered = [int]$lineCounter.covered
+                    $missed = [int]$lineCounter.missed
+                    $total = $covered + $missed
+                    
+                    if ($total -gt 0) {
+                      $percentage = [math]::Round(($covered / $total) * 100, 2)
+                      
+                      # Build summary using array and join for better readability
+                      $summaryLines = @(
+                        '## Code Coverage Summary'
+                        ''
+                        "- **Coverage:** $percentage%"
+                        "- **Lines Covered:** $covered / $total"
+                      )
+                      $summary = $summaryLines -join "`n"
+                      $summary | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY -Append
+                    }
+                  }
+                  catch {
+                    Write-Host 'Skipping coverage summary due to invalid or malformed coverage data.'
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            catch {
+              Write-Host 'Skipping coverage summary due to error reading coverage file.'
+            }
+          }
+
   lint:
     name: PSScriptAnalyzer
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b300db60..6e36c8ee 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ To generate CI-like artifacts (test results + coverage) under `artifacts/`:
 
 Outputs:
 
-- `artifacts/test-results.xml` (NUnitXml)
+- `artifacts/test-results.xml` (JUnitXml)
 - `artifacts/coverage.xml` (coverage report)
 
+> **Note:** In CI, these artifacts are automatically published in GitHub's UI as checks and PR comments, so reviewers don't need to download artifacts to see test results or coverage.
+
 ### Run static analysis (PSScriptAnalyzer)
 
 Run PSScriptAnalyzer using the repository settings:
diff --git a/docs/advanced/testing.md b/docs/advanced/testing.md
index e83f7bb4..109272fd 100644
--- a/docs/advanced/testing.md
+++ b/docs/advanced/testing.md
@@ -66,9 +66,17 @@ The CI pipeline produces test artifacts under the `artifacts/` folder and upload
 
 Expected outputs:
 
-- `artifacts/test-results.xml` (NUnitXml test results)
+- `artifacts/test-results.xml` (JUnitXml test results)
 - `artifacts/coverage.xml` (code coverage report; format depends on configuration)
 
+In addition to uploading these artifacts, CI automatically publishes:
+
+- **Test results** as a GitHub Check (visible in PR checks and workflow runs)
+- **Code coverage** as a GitHub Check with inline PR comments
+- **Coverage summary** in the workflow run summary
+
+This allows reviewers to see test failures and coverage directly in GitHub's UI without downloading artifacts.
+
 ## Static analysis
 
 IdLE uses **PSScriptAnalyzer** as a CI quality gate to enforce baseline style and correctness rules.
diff --git a/tools/Invoke-IdlePesterTests.ps1 b/tools/Invoke-IdlePesterTests.ps1
index d37a7a1e..4daae10b 100644
--- a/tools/Invoke-IdlePesterTests.ps1
+++ b/tools/Invoke-IdlePesterTests.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This script is the canonical entry point for running Pester in the IdLE reposito
 
 It is designed to be:
 - deterministic (fixed artifact paths under repo root)
-- CI-friendly (NUnitXml results + coverage output on demand)
+- CI-friendly (JUnitXml results + coverage output on demand)
 - robust against different working directories (resolves paths relative to repo root)
 
 The script ensures Pester is available and imports it before running tests.
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ Path to the tests folder. Defaults to 'tests' relative to the repository root.
 
 .PARAMETER CI
 Enables CI mode:
-- Writes NUnitXml test results to -TestResultsPath
+- Writes JUnitXml test results to -TestResultsPath
 - Enables code coverage and writes a coverage report to -CoverageOutputPath
 
 .PARAMETER TestResultsPath
-Path to the NUnitXml test results file. Defaults to 'artifacts/test-results.xml'
+Path to the JUnitXml test results file. Defaults to 'artifacts/test-results.xml'
 relative to the repository root.
 
 .PARAMETER EnableCoverage
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $config.Output.Verbosity = 'Detailed'
 
 if ($emitTestResults -and $resolvedTestResultsPath) {
     $config.TestResult.Enabled = $true
-    $config.TestResult.OutputFormat = 'NUnitXml'
+    $config.TestResult.OutputFormat = 'JUnitXml'
     $config.TestResult.OutputPath = $resolvedTestResultsPath
 }