A spec that arms `page.route(...)` in a `beforeEach` and never drops the handler races its own teardown. The context closes, an async handler is still awaiting, its next call rejects with "Test ended.", and Playwright attributes that to the test that had just passed. With `retries: 2` plus `failOnFlakyTests`, which spec bites is a matter of timing. `e2e/setup/test.ts` re-exports Playwright's `test` extended with an auto fixture that unroutes every page and the context after each test, and clears the page event listeners a spec subscribes to; `expect` rides along so a spec needs one import. Auto means a spec author cannot forget it and does not have to know it exists. Every spec now takes `test` from there, and `e2e-route-cleanup-guard.test.ts` keeps the import boundary closed with an allowlist that carries its reason. The per-file `afterEach` on the cycle spec goes away — leaving both would read as not trusting the fixture. Not covered: a page inside a context a spec builds itself. Only `share-documents.spec.ts` does that, and it owns those contexts.
e2e/
End-to-end browser tests. Playwright 1.60 drives a production build of the app against a real PostgreSQL, with @axe-core/playwright for accessibility assertions. This is the heaviest test tier; CI runs it on every PR, and locally it is worth running when a change touches a UI flow.
Running
pnpm e2e
The Playwright config (../playwright.config.ts) builds the app (next build) and brings up Postgres before the specs run; setup/global-setup.ts seeds the auth + fixture state. The suite is not part of the fast local gate (typecheck / lint / test) — it surfaces at PR CI, so expect responsive/wizard/nav reworks to flag here first.
Layout
setup/—test.ts(the suite'stest+expectentry point),global-setup.ts(auth + DB seeding),test-helpers.ts(shared login + navigation helpers).utils/— fixtures such asmock-dashboard-snapshot.ts.*.spec.ts— one spec per flow: auth/login/redirect, dashboard, charts, the medication-wizard cadences (medications-wizard-*), insights generation + scroll restoration, doctor report, settings, mobile-viewport consistency, locale switch, accessibility (a11y.spec.ts), and thev1427-*regression set.
Conventions
Import test and expect from ./setup/test, never from @playwright/test — types (Page, Route, …) still come from the package. The entry point extends Playwright's test with an automatic fixture that drops route handlers and page listeners after every test, so a handler left in flight cannot fail the test it belonged to once the context closes. src/__tests__/e2e-route-cleanup-guard.test.ts enforces the import boundary.
Assert against stable data-* attributes (data-slot, data-display-step, root display attrs), not viewport-dependent visible text. Responsive sm:hidden UI changes break getByText on desktop while the underlying element is still present — anchoring on data attributes keeps the specs stable across breakpoints. See ../CLAUDE.md.