diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4580d90d..a9bd9b87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,55 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  eval:
+    name: Evaluate packages
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.evaluate.outputs.matrix }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@V27
+
+      - name: Setup cache
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v8
+
+      - name: Evaluate & output matrix
+        id: evaluate
+        run: |
+          echo "matrix=$(nix run .#eval-matrix -- 'hydraJobs.packages')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  packages:
+    name: Build packages.${{ matrix.attr }}
+    needs: eval
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.eval.outputs.matrix) }}
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@V27
+
+      - name: Setup cache
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v8
+
+      - name: Run build
+        run: |
+          nix build --print-build-logs --show-trace '.#${{ matrix.attr }}'
+
+  modules:
     name: Test Modules
+    needs: packages
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -40,3 +87,14 @@ jobs:
             github:Mic92/nix-fast-build -- \
             --no-nom \
             --flake ".#checks.$(nix eval --raw --impure --expr builtins.currentSystem)"
+
+  release-gate:
+    name: Release Gate
+    needs: [ eval, packages, modules ]
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Exit with error
+        if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
+        run: exit 1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b272df7c..591b2ba3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 result
 result-*
 repl-result-*
-
+gcroot/
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fe06cbae..e4a57607 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,69 @@
         in
         {
           apps = {
+            eval-matrix = {
+              type = "app";
+              program = lib.getExe (
+                pkgs.writeShellApplication {
+                  name = "nix-eval-matrix";
+
+                  runtimeInputs = [
+                    pkgs.jq
+                    pkgs.nix-eval-jobs
+                  ];
+
+                  text = ''
+                    usage="Usage: $0 <attribute>"
+
+                    attribute="''${1:-}"
+                    if [ -z "$attribute" ]; then
+                      echo -n "$usage"
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
+
+                    filter='
+                    {
+                      includes: [
+                        .[] | {
+                          attr,
+                          system,
+                          os: (
+                            if .system == "x86_64-linux" then
+                              "ubuntu-latest"
+                            elif .system == "aarch64-darwin" then
+                              "macos-latest"
+                            elif .system == "x86_64-darwin" then
+                              "macos-13"
+                            else
+                              null
+                            end
+                          )
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                    '
+
+                    gcroot_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+                    trap 'rm -r "$gcroot_dir"' EXIT
+
+                    eval_jobs_args=(
+                      "--gc-roots-dir" "$gcroot_dir"
+                      "--force-recurse"
+                      "--flake" "${self.outPath}#$attribute"
+                    )
+
+                    jq_args=(
+                      "--compact-output"
+                      "--slurp"
+                      "$filter"
+                    )
+
+                    nix-eval-jobs "''${eval_jobs_args[@]}" | jq "''${jq_args[@]}"
+                  '';
+                }
+              );
+            };
+
             serve = {
               type = "app";
               program = lib.getExe self.packages.${system}.site.serve;
@@ -149,6 +212,23 @@
       ))
 
       {
+        hydraJobs =
+          let
+            supportedSystems = [
+              "x86_64-linux"
+              "aarch64-darwin"
+              "x86_64-darwin"
+            ];
+          in
+          {
+            checks = lib.getAttrs [
+              "x86_64-linux"
+              "aarch64-darwin"
+            ] self.checks;
+
+            packages = lib.getAttrs supportedSystems self.packages;
+          };
+
         homeManagerModules.catppuccin = mkModule {
           type = "homeManager";
           file = ./modules/home-manager;