diff --git a/.github/workflows/xmake.yml b/.github/workflows/xmake.yml
index 7d229674..f0d424dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xmake.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Xmake configure
         run: |
-          xmake config --yes --mode=${{ matrix.build_type }} --toolchain=clang --sdk=/opt/homebrew/opt/llvm@20
+          xmake config --yes --ci=y --mode=${{ matrix.build_type }} --toolchain=clang --sdk=/opt/homebrew/opt/llvm@20
 
       - name: Build clice
         run: |
diff --git a/xmake.lua b/xmake.lua
index c2138d6e..82d64118 100644
--- a/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ option("enable_test", {default = true})
 option("dev", {default = true})
 option("release", {default = false})
 option("llvm", {default = nil, description = "Specify pre-compiled llvm binary directory."})
+option("ci", {default = false})
 
 if has_config("dev") then
     set_policy("compatibility.version", "3.0")
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ if has_config("dev") then
 
     if has_config("enable_test") then
         add_requires("gtest[main]")
---        add_requires("python 3.12.x", {kind = "binary", system = false})
+        -- TODO: fix python fetch on mac (from xmake-repo python fetch)
+        if not (has_config("ci") and is_plat("macosx")) then
+            add_requires("python >=3.12", {kind = "binary"})
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -117,40 +121,61 @@ target("unit_tests")
         )
     end)
 
--- target("integration_tests")
---     set_default(false)
---     set_kind("phony")
--- 
---     add_deps("clice")
---     add_packages("python", "llvm")
--- 
---     add_tests("default", {run_timeout = 1000 * 10})
--- 
---     on_test(function (target, opt)
---         import("private.action.run.runenvs")
--- 
---         local envs = opt.runenvs
---         if not envs then
---             local addenvs, setenvs = runenvs.make(target)
---             envs = runenvs.join(addenvs, setenvs)
---         end
--- 
---         local python = path.join(target:pkg("python"):installdir(), "bin/python")
---         os.vrunv(python, {"-m", "pip", "install", "pytest", "pytest-asyncio", "pytest-xdist"})
--- 
---         os.vcp(
---             path.join(target:pkg("llvm"):installdir(), "lib/clang/20"),
---             path.join(path.directory(target:targetdir()), "lib/clang/20")
---         )
--- 
---         os.vrunv(python, {
---             "-m", "pytest",
---             "-s", "tests/integration",
---             "--executable=" .. target:dep("clice"):targetfile(),
---         }, {envs = envs, timeout = opt.run_timeout, curdir = os.projectdir()})
--- 
---         return true
---     end)
+target("integration_tests")
+    set_default(false)
+    set_kind("phony")
+
+    add_deps("clice")
+    add_packages("python", "llvm")
+
+    add_tests("default", {run_timeout = 1000 * 10})
+
+    on_test(function (target, opt)
+        import("private.action.run.runenvs")
+
+        local envs = opt.runenvs
+        if not envs then
+            local addenvs, setenvs = runenvs.make(target)
+            envs = runenvs.join(addenvs, setenvs)
+        end
+
+        os.vcp(
+            path.join(target:pkg("llvm"):installdir(), "lib/clang/20"),
+            path.join(path.directory(target:targetdir()), "lib/clang/20")
+        )
+
+        if has_config("ci") and is_plat("macosx") then
+            os.vrun("pip install pytest pytest-asyncio pytest-xdist")
+            os.vrunv("pytest", {
+                "-s", "tests/integration",
+                "--executable=" .. target:dep("clice"):targetfile(),
+            }, {envs = envs, timeout = opt.run_timeout, curdir = os.projectdir()})
+        else
+            local python
+            local installdir = target:pkg("python"):installdir()
+            if installdir then
+                python = path.join(installdir, "bin/python")
+            else
+                python = "python3"
+            end
+
+            local ok = try { function()
+                os.vrunv(python, { "-c", "import pytest" })
+                return true
+            end }
+            if not ok then
+                os.vrunv(python, {"-m", "pip", "install", "pytest", "pytest-asyncio", "pytest-xdist"})
+            end
+
+            os.vrunv(python, {
+                "-m", "pytest",
+                "-s", "tests/integration",
+                "--executable=" .. target:dep("clice"):targetfile(),
+            }, {envs = envs, timeout = opt.run_timeout, curdir = os.projectdir()})
+        end
+
+        return true
+    end)
 
 rule("clice_build_config")
     on_load(function (target)