diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index d407ef5..ae3f59e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tests
         run: python manage.py test lobby -v 1
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - name: Install SPA dependencies
+        run: npm ci --prefix frontend/angular
+
+      - name: SPA Angular smoke tests
+        run: npm --prefix frontend/angular test
diff --git a/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts b/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d1010d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/angular/src/app/api-contract-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { createAngularApiClient, type AngularHttpClientLike } from '../../../src/api/angular-client';
+
+describe('SPA Angular API contract smoke (host/player foundation)', () => {
+  it('smoke-checks session read, join and start-round contracts', async () => {
+    const get = vi.fn<AngularHttpClientLike['get']>(async <T>(url: string) => {
+      if (url === '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12') {
+        return {
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lobby', host_id: 1, current_round: 1, players_count: 2 },
+          players: [
+            { id: 2, nickname: 'Maja', score: 0, is_connected: true },
+            { id: 3, nickname: 'Bo', score: 0, is_connected: true }
+          ],
+          round_question: null,
+          phase_view_model: {
+            status: 'lobby',
+            round_number: 1,
+            players_count: 2,
+            constraints: {
+              min_players_to_start: 2,
+              max_players_mvp: 8,
+              min_players_reached: true,
+              max_players_allowed: true
+            },
+            host: {
+              can_start_round: true,
+              can_show_question: false,
+              can_mix_answers: false,
+              can_calculate_scores: false,
+              can_reveal_scoreboard: false,
+              can_start_next_round: false,
+              can_finish_game: false
+            },
+            player: {
+              can_join: true,
+              can_submit_lie: false,
+              can_submit_guess: false,
+              can_view_final_result: false
+            }
+          }
+        } as T;
+      }
+
+      throw { status: 404, error: { error: 'Not found' } };
+    });
+
+    const post = vi.fn<AngularHttpClientLike['post']>(async <T>(url: string, body: unknown) => {
+      if (url === '/lobby/sessions/join') {
+        expect(body).toEqual({ code: 'ABCD12', nickname: 'Maja' });
+        return {
+          player: { id: 9, nickname: 'Maja', session_token: 'session-token-1', score: 0 },
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lobby' }
+        } as T;
+      }
+
+      if (url === '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12/rounds/start') {
+        expect(body).toEqual({ category_slug: 'history' });
+        return {
+          session: { code: 'ABCD12', status: 'lie', current_round: 1 },
+          round: { number: 1, category: { slug: 'history', name: 'History' } }
+        } as T;
+      }
+
+      throw { status: 404, error: { error: 'Not found' } };
+    });
+
+    const client = createAngularApiClient({ get, post } as AngularHttpClientLike);
+
+    const session = await client.getSession(' abcd12 ');
+    expect(session.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (session.ok) {
+      expect(session.data.session.code).toBe('ABCD12');
+      expect(session.data.session.host_id).toBe(1);
+      expect(session.data.phase_view_model.host.can_start_round).toBe(true);
+      expect(session.data.phase_view_model.player.can_join).toBe(true);
+      expect(session.data.phase_view_model.constraints.min_players_to_start).toBe(2);
+    }
+
+    const join = await client.joinSession({ code: ' abcd12 ', nickname: ' Maja ' });
+    expect(join.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (join.ok) {
+      expect(join.data.player.id).toBe(9);
+      expect(join.data.player.session_token).toBe('session-token-1');
+      expect(join.data.session.code).toBe('ABCD12');
+    }
+
+    const start = await client.startRound(' abcd12 ', { category_slug: 'history' });
+    expect(start.ok).toBe(true);
+    if (start.ok) {
+      expect(start.data.session.status).toBe('lie');
+      expect(start.data.round.number).toBe(1);
+      expect(start.data.round.category.slug).toBe('history');
+    }
+
+    expect(get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/lobby/sessions/ABCD12', { withCredentials: true });
+    expect(post).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      '/lobby/sessions/join',
+      { code: 'ABCD12', nickname: 'Maja' },
+      { withCredentials: true }
+    );
+    expect(post).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      '/lobby/sessions/ABCD12/rounds/start',
+      { category_slug: 'history' },
+      { withCredentials: true }
+    );
+  });
+});