diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index ad06605130..5f03c909df 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -2370,13 +2370,6 @@
         "line_number": 2970,
         "is_secret": false
       },
-      {
-        "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
-        "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Sequential Tasks Agents.json",
-        "hashed_secret": "d6e6d7b4b115cd3b9d172623199f8c403055fecc",
-        "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 3789
-      },
       {
         "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
         "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Sequential Tasks Agents.json",
@@ -2384,9 +2377,24 @@
         "is_verified": false,
         "line_number": 3206,
         "is_secret": false
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
+        "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Sequential Tasks Agents.json",
+        "hashed_secret": "d6e6d7b4b115cd3b9d172623199f8c403055fecc",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 3789
       }
     ],
     "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Simple Agent.json": [
+      {
+        "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
+        "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Simple Agent.json",
+        "hashed_secret": "de5b1f2ea12440f0a19893e82535166ea24c7ce3",
+        "is_verified": false,
+        "line_number": 203,
+        "is_secret": false
+      },
       {
         "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
         "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Simple Agent.json",
@@ -2401,14 +2409,6 @@
         "hashed_secret": "d6e6d7b4b115cd3b9d172623199f8c403055fecc",
         "is_verified": false,
         "line_number": 650
-      },
-      {
-        "type": "Hex High Entropy String",
-        "filename": "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Simple Agent.json",
-        "hashed_secret": "de5b1f2ea12440f0a19893e82535166ea24c7ce3",
-        "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 203,
-        "is_secret": false
       }
     ],
     "src/backend/base/langflow/initial_setup/starter_projects/Social Media Agent.json": [
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@
         "filename": "src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py",
         "hashed_secret": "3658a95db0b214e73694335448df084f979c526f",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 350,
+        "line_number": 358,
         "is_secret": false
       },
       {
@@ -3261,7 +3261,7 @@
         "filename": "src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py",
         "hashed_secret": "3d3c09dc9101fcd18909dd4071d6429141ec1bef",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 418,
+        "line_number": 427,
         "is_secret": false
       },
       {
@@ -3269,7 +3269,7 @@
         "filename": "src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py",
         "hashed_secret": "b871b1863882c37735c7754f2cb49d38356e7f1e",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 799,
+        "line_number": 810,
         "is_secret": false
       }
     ],
@@ -8287,5 +8287,5 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "generated_at": "2026-05-07T19:13:33Z"
+  "generated_at": "2026-05-15T00:15:30Z"
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py b/src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py
index 8b24ddaa24..c392b50669 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py
+++ b/src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_and_knowledge/test_retrieval.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import importlib.util
 import json
 import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ from lfx.components.files_and_knowledge.retrieval import KnowledgeBaseComponent
 
 from tests.base import ComponentTestBaseWithClient
 
+# langchain-ibm is gated to python_version<'3.14' in pyproject.toml because
+# upstream pins exclude 3.14. Tests that patch langchain_ibm.* directly must
+# be skipped when the package is unavailable.
+_HAS_LANGCHAIN_IBM = importlib.util.find_spec("langchain_ibm") is not None
+_NO_LANGCHAIN_IBM_REASON = "langchain-ibm not available (gated to python_version<'3.14')"
+
 
 class TestKnowledgeBaseComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithClient):
     @pytest.fixture
@@ -331,6 +338,7 @@ class TestKnowledgeBaseComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithClient):
         )
         assert result == mock_embeddings
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _HAS_LANGCHAIN_IBM, reason=_NO_LANGCHAIN_IBM_REASON)
     @patch("langchain_ibm.WatsonxEmbeddings")
     def test_build_embeddings_watsonx(self, mock_watsonx_embeddings, component_class, default_kwargs):
         """Test building IBM WatsonX embeddings."""
@@ -363,6 +371,7 @@ class TestKnowledgeBaseComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithClient):
         )
         assert result == mock_embeddings
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _HAS_LANGCHAIN_IBM, reason=_NO_LANGCHAIN_IBM_REASON)
     def test_build_embeddings_watsonx_no_key(self, component_class, default_kwargs):
         """Test building IBM WatsonX embeddings without API key raises error."""
         component = component_class(**default_kwargs)
@@ -748,6 +757,7 @@ class TestKnowledgeBaseComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithClient):
         mock_ollama_embeddings.assert_called_once_with(model="nomic-embed-text")
         assert result == mock_embeddings
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _HAS_LANGCHAIN_IBM, reason=_NO_LANGCHAIN_IBM_REASON)
     @patch("langchain_ibm.WatsonxEmbeddings")
     def test_build_embeddings_watsonx_api_key_from_provider_vars(
         self, mock_watsonx_embeddings, component_class, default_kwargs
@@ -781,6 +791,7 @@ class TestKnowledgeBaseComponent(ComponentTestBaseWithClient):
         )
         assert result == mock_embeddings
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not _HAS_LANGCHAIN_IBM, reason=_NO_LANGCHAIN_IBM_REASON)
     @patch("langchain_ibm.WatsonxEmbeddings")
     def test_build_embeddings_watsonx_partial_vars(self, mock_watsonx_embeddings, component_class, default_kwargs):
         """Test WatsonX with only apikey, no project_id or url."""