Queue cron runs through workers

services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/ReleaseManager/ReleaseManagerTest.php

@@ -442,6 +442,36 @@ it('derives cron worker deployment context from the API target without public ro
     expect($context)->not->toHaveKey('manual_endpoint_host');
 });
 
+it('requires Coolify cron worker autoprovisioning for API deployments by default', function (): void {
+    $manager = new release_manager();
+    $enabledMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerAutoprovisionEnabled');
+    $requiredMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerAutoprovisionRequired');
+    $enabledMethod->setAccessible(true);
+    $requiredMethod->setAccessible(true);
+
+    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, ['deploy_context_json' => null]))->toBeTrue();
+    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, ['deploy_context_json' => null]))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $optionalTarget = [
+        'deploy_context_json' => json_encode([
+            'cron_worker_autoprovision_required' => false,
+        ]),
+    ];
+    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, $optionalTarget))->toBeTrue();
+    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, $optionalTarget))->toBeFalse();
+
+    $disabledTarget = [
+        'deploy_context_json' => json_encode([
+            'cron_worker_autoprovision' => false,
+        ]),
+    ];
+    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, $disabledTarget))->toBeFalse();
+    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, $disabledTarget))->toBeFalse();
+
+    $managerSource = file_get_contents(app_path('classes/release_manager.php'));
+    expect($managerSource)->toContain('Cron worker deployment is required for API deployments');
+});
+
 it('builds explicit Coolify application route labels for release API targets', function (): void {
     $manager = new release_manager();
     $payloadMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'releaseCoolifyApplicationRoutePayload');