diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a4cf78b4ac0..b380f48ace5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
       CARGO_TARGET_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/target
+      CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_DEBUG: line-tables-only
+      KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/keynote-profile
+      STDB_V8_FLAGS: "--perf-basic-prof --perf-basic-prof-only-functions --interpreted-frames-native-stack"
     steps:
       - name: Find Git ref
         env:
@@ -303,7 +306,14 @@ jobs:
           prefix-key: v1
 
       - name: Build keynote benchmark binaries
-        run: cargo build --release -p spacetimedb-cli -p spacetimedb-standalone
+        run: >
+          cargo
+          --config 'build.rustflags = ["-C", "force-frame-pointers=yes"]'
+          build
+          --release
+          -p spacetimedb-cli
+          -p spacetimedb-standalone
+          --features spacetimedb-standalone/perfmap
 
       # Node 24 is the current Active LTS line.
       - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -320,7 +330,44 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: crates/bindings-typescript
 
       - name: Run keynote-2 benchmark regression check
-        run: cargo ci keynote-bench
+        id: keynote_bench
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR"
+          set +e
+          samply record \
+            --save-only \
+            --unstable-presymbolicate \
+            --profile-name keynote-bench \
+            -o "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR/profile.json.gz" \
+            -- cargo ci keynote-bench
+          status=$?
+          ls -lh "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR" || true
+          exit "$status"
+
+      - name: Upload keynote benchmark profile
+        if: failure() && steps.keynote_bench.outcome == 'failure'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: keynote-bench-profile
+          path: ${{ env.KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR }}
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Report keynote benchmark profile instructions
+        if: failure() && steps.keynote_bench.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo "## Keynote benchmark profile"
+            echo
+            echo "The keynote benchmark failed after recording a Samply/Firefox profile."
+            echo
+            echo "1. Open this run's Summary page: ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
+            echo "2. Download the artifact named \`keynote-bench-profile\`."
+            echo "3. Open <https://profiler.firefox.com/> and load \`profile.json.gz\`."
+            echo "4. Compare hot frames against a recent nightly \`keynote-bench-nightly-profile\` artifact."
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
+          echo "::error title=Keynote benchmark profile uploaded::Download the keynote-bench-profile artifact from this run and open profile.json.gz in https://profiler.firefox.com/."
 
   lints:
     name: Lints
diff --git a/.github/workflows/keynote-bench-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/keynote-bench-nightly.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e378ba5df4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/keynote-bench-nightly.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+name: Keynote Bench Nightly
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Nightly at 3 AM UTC.
+    - cron: '0 3 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        description: "Git ref to benchmark"
+        required: false
+        default: master
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: keynote-bench-nightly
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  keynote_bench:
+    name: Keynote Bench
+    runs-on: spacetimedb-benchmark-runner
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    env:
+      CARGO_TARGET_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/target
+      CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_DEBUG: line-tables-only
+      KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/keynote-profile
+      STDB_V8_FLAGS: "--perf-basic-prof --perf-basic-prof-only-functions --interpreted-frames-native-stack"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.ref || 'master' }}
+
+      - uses: dsherret/rust-toolchain-file@v1
+      - name: Set default rust toolchain
+        run: rustup default $(rustup show active-toolchain | cut -d' ' -f1)
+
+      - name: Cache Rust dependencies
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          shared-key: spacetimedb
+          save-if: false
+          prefix-key: v1
+
+      - name: Build keynote benchmark binaries
+        run: >
+          cargo
+          --config 'build.rustflags = ["-C", "force-frame-pointers=yes"]'
+          build
+          --release
+          -p spacetimedb-cli
+          -p spacetimedb-standalone
+          --features spacetimedb-standalone/perfmap
+
+      # Node 24 is the current Active LTS line.
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-pnpm
+        with:
+          run_install: true
+
+      - name: Build TypeScript SDK
+        run: pnpm build
+        working-directory: crates/bindings-typescript
+
+      - name: Run keynote-2 benchmark regression check
+        id: keynote_bench
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR"
+          samply record \
+            --save-only \
+            --unstable-presymbolicate \
+            --profile-name keynote-bench-nightly \
+            -o "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR/profile.json.gz" \
+            -- cargo ci keynote-bench
+          ls -lh "$KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR" || true
+
+      - name: Upload keynote benchmark profile
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: keynote-bench-nightly-profile
+          path: ${{ env.KEYNOTE_PROFILE_DIR }}
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 90
+
+      - name: Report keynote benchmark profile instructions
+        if: failure() && steps.keynote_bench.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo "## Keynote benchmark profile"
+            echo
+            echo "The nightly keynote benchmark failed after recording a Samply/Firefox profile."
+            echo
+            echo "1. Open this run's Summary page: ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
+            echo "2. Download the artifact named \`keynote-bench-nightly-profile\`."
+            echo "3. Open <https://profiler.firefox.com/> and load \`profile.json.gz\`."
+            echo "4. Compare hot frames against earlier nightly \`keynote-bench-nightly-profile\` artifacts."
+          } >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+
+          echo "::error title=Keynote benchmark profile uploaded::Download the keynote-bench-nightly-profile artifact from this run and open profile.json.gz in https://profiler.firefox.com/."