diff --git a/packages/tools/src/providers/core-data-provider.test.ts b/packages/tools/src/providers/core-data-provider.test.ts
index a9bec289..78a5045d 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/providers/core-data-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/src/providers/core-data-provider.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 import Database from 'better-sqlite3'
 import { CoreDataProvider } from './core-data-provider'
 import type { DatabaseAdapter, PreparedStatement, RunResult } from '@openchatlab/core'
+import { openTestSqliteDatabase } from '../../../../tests/helpers/sqlite.mts'
 
 class Stmt implements PreparedStatement {
   readonly?: boolean
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ describe('CoreDataProvider keyword search', () => {
   let provider: CoreDataProvider
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    raw = new Database(':memory:')
+    raw = openTestSqliteDatabase()
     raw.exec(`
       CREATE TABLE member (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, platform_id TEXT, account_name TEXT,
diff --git a/tests/helpers/sqlite.mts b/tests/helpers/sqlite.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37fcaa52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/helpers/sqlite.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import Database from 'better-sqlite3'
+
+export const testSqliteNativeBinding = resolve('apps/cli/native/better_sqlite3.node')
+
+function assertTestSqliteNativeBinding(): string {
+  if (!existsSync(testSqliteNativeBinding)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Missing test better-sqlite3 native binding: ${testSqliteNativeBinding}. ` +
+        'Run `pnpm --filter chatlab-cli run ensure-native` first.'
+    )
+  }
+
+  // 先用当前 Node 进程验证 ABI，避免 better-sqlite3 抛出难读的默认绑定错误。
+  const result = spawnSync(
+    process.execPath,
+    ['-e', 'require(process.argv[1]); process.stdout.write(process.versions.modules)', testSqliteNativeBinding],
+    { encoding: 'utf8' }
+  )
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    const detail = (result.stderr || result.stdout || result.error?.message || 'native binding failed to load').trim()
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid test better-sqlite3 native binding: ${testSqliteNativeBinding}. ${detail}. ` +
+        'Run `pnpm --filter chatlab-cli run ensure-native` to rebuild it for the current Node.js.'
+    )
+  }
+
+  return testSqliteNativeBinding
+}
+
+export function openTestSqliteDatabase(
+  filename: string = ':memory:',
+  options?: Omit<Database.Options, 'nativeBinding'>
+) {
+  return new Database(filename, {
+    ...options,
+    nativeBinding: assertTestSqliteNativeBinding(),
+  })
+}