diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
index 1b71232bc2e..2109897e74d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-rust.yml
@@ -80,10 +80,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run core tests with Bedrock auth
         run: cargo test -p litellm-core --features bedrock-auth --locked
 
+      - name: Run Clippy with server feature
+        run: cargo clippy -p litellm-ai-gateway --all-targets --features server --locked -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Run server-feature tests
+        run: cargo test -p litellm-ai-gateway --features server --locked
+
   release-wheel:
     name: release wheel
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 20
+    timeout-minutes: 25
     permissions:
       contents: read
     env:
@@ -126,3 +132,71 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test native route wheel
         run: python tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/native_route_wheel_test.py dist/*.whl
+
+      - name: Test wheel-installed Python wrappers
+        run: |
+          python -m venv .venv-wheel-test
+          .venv-wheel-test/bin/pip install dist/*.whl pytest pytest-asyncio
+          # Run against the wheel-installed litellm, not the repo checkout:
+          # the venv's pytest console script keeps the repo root off
+          # sys.path, and --import-mode=importlib stops pytest from
+          # prepending the repo root when importing the shared conftest.
+          .venv-wheel-test/bin/pytest \
+            tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_bindings.py \
+            tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_runtime.py \
+            tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py \
+            -q --import-mode=importlib
+
+  debug-wheel:
+    name: debug wheel
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    env:
+      CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        run: rustup toolchain install
+
+      - name: Cache Cargo registry and target
+        uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            litellm-rust/target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('rust-toolchain.toml', 'litellm-rust/Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+
+      # pyproject [tool.maturin] supplies manifest-path and the configured
+      # features, but --features is passed explicitly (mirroring the
+      # release-wheel panic wheel): smoke_test_native_wheel.py requires the
+      # panic-test-only `_panic_for_test` helper, and extension-module keeps
+      # libpython out of the link. --profile dev overrides the configured
+      # release profile.
+      - name: Build debug wheel
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install maturin==1.15.0
+          maturin build --profile dev --features extension-module,panic-test -o dist
+
+      # verify_linux_native_wheel.py is intentionally not run here: it
+      # asserts release-only properties (e.g. stripped symbols) that a
+      # dev-profile wheel does not satisfy.
+      - name: Smoke-test native panic unwinding
+        run: python .github/scripts/smoke_test_native_wheel.py dist/*.whl
+
+      - name: Test native route wheel
+        run: python tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/native_route_wheel_test.py dist/*.whl
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/realtime/streaming.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/realtime/streaming.rs
index c32e727de54..edd9338b4f2 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/realtime/streaming.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/realtime/streaming.rs
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ impl RealTimeStreaming {
     /// `litellm_call_id`, replacing the gateway-generated fallback.
     fn on_session(&mut self, event: &RealtimeEvent) {
         let session = event.data.get("session").and_then(Value::as_object);
-        if let Some(id) = session.and_then(|s| s.get("id")).and_then(Value::as_str) {
-            if !id.is_empty() {
-                self.id = id.to_string();
-                self.litellm_call_id = id.to_string();
-            }
+        if let Some(id) = session.and_then(|s| s.get("id")).and_then(Value::as_str)
+            && !id.is_empty()
+        {
+            self.id = id.to_string();
+            self.litellm_call_id = id.to_string();
         }
-        if let Some(model) = session.and_then(|s| s.get("model")).and_then(Value::as_str) {
-            if !model.is_empty() {
-                self.model = model.to_string();
-            }
+        if let Some(model) = session.and_then(|s| s.get("model")).and_then(Value::as_str)
+            && !model.is_empty()
+        {
+            self.model = model.to_string();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/routes/realtime/service.rs b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/routes/realtime/service.rs
index b8ee77c4269..f7bbb37dff4 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/routes/realtime/service.rs
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/src/routes/realtime/service.rs
@@ -50,18 +50,17 @@ where
         provider_model,
         params.api_key.as_deref(),
         params.api_base.as_deref(),
-    ) {
-        if let Some(handoff) = pool.take(&key) {
-            return crate::io::realtime::realtime_warm(
-                provider_model,
-                handoff,
-                idle_timeout,
-                observe,
-                client_in,
-                client_out,
-            )
-            .await;
-        }
+    ) && let Some(handoff) = pool.take(&key)
+    {
+        return crate::io::realtime::realtime_warm(
+            provider_model,
+            handoff,
+            idle_timeout,
+            observe,
+            client_in,
+            client_out,
+        )
+        .await;
     }
 
     // Cold path: fresh dial (the original behavior).