feat(e2e): playwright golden-path smoke (sub-PR 7 of 2026.5)

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
+          cache: "npm"
 
       - id: get_tag
         run: |
@@ -111,14 +112,14 @@ jobs:
 
           # Build browser JS bundle
           cd packages/karriojs
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npx gulp build --output "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/apps/api/karrio/server/static/karrio/js/karrio.js"
           cd -
 
       - name: Build embeddable elements
         run: |
           cd packages/elements
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npm run build
 
           # Copy built elements to Django static directory
@@ -163,15 +164,28 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
       - id: get_tag
         run: |
           cat ./apps/api/karrio/server/VERSION
           echo "tag=$(cat ./apps/api/karrio/server/VERSION)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Build karrio dashboard image
-        run: |
-          echo 'Building karrio dashboard:${{ env.tag }}...'
-          ./bin/build-dashboard-image ${{ env.tag }}
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/dashboard/Dockerfile
+          push: false
+          load: true
+          tags: karrio/dashboard:${{ env.tag }}
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ env.tag }}
+            NEXT_PUBLIC_DASHBOARD_VERSION=${{ env.tag }}
+            SOURCE=https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio
+          cache-from: type=gha,scope=dashboard
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=dashboard
 
       - name: Push karrio dashboard image
         run: |

.github/workflows/insiders-build.yml

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
+          cache: "npm"
 
       - id: get_tag
         run: |
@@ -112,14 +113,14 @@ jobs:
             --additional-properties=useSingleRequestParameter=true
 
           cd packages/karriojs
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npx gulp build --output "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/apps/api/karrio/server/static/karrio/js/karrio.js"
           cd -
 
       - name: Build embeddable elements
         run: |
           cd packages/elements
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npm run build
 
           ELEMENTS_STATIC="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/apps/api/karrio/server/static/karrio/elements"
@@ -156,14 +157,27 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
       - id: get_tag
         run: |
           cat ./apps/api/karrio/server/VERSION
           echo "tag=$(cat ./apps/api/karrio/server/VERSION)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
+      - name: Login to GHCR
+        run: echo ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} | docker login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin
+
       - name: Build insider dashboard image
-        run: |
-          echo 'Build and push karrio-insiders dashboard:${{ env.tag }}...'
-          echo ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }} | docker login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin
-          KARRIO_IMAGE=ghcr.io/karrioapi/dashboard SOURCE=https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio-insiders ./bin/build-dashboard-image ${{ env.tag }} &&
-          docker push ghcr.io/karrioapi/dashboard:${{ env.tag }} || exit 1
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./docker/dashboard/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ghcr.io/karrioapi/dashboard:${{ env.tag }}
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ env.tag }}
+            NEXT_PUBLIC_DASHBOARD_VERSION=${{ env.tag }}
+            SOURCE=https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio-insiders
+          cache-from: type=gha,scope=insiders-dashboard
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=insiders-dashboard

.github/workflows/platform-build.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
+          cache: "npm"
 
       - id: get_tag
         run: |
@@ -57,14 +58,14 @@ jobs:
             --additional-properties=useSingleRequestParameter=true
 
           cd packages/karriojs
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npx gulp build --output "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/apps/api/karrio/server/static/karrio/js/karrio.js"
           cd -
 
       - name: Build embeddable elements
         run: |
           cd packages/elements
-          npm install
+          npm ci
           npm run build
 
           ELEMENTS_STATIC="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/apps/api/karrio/server/static/karrio/elements"
@@ -126,6 +127,12 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          cache: "npm"
+
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -237,3 +237,76 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         working-directory: packages/mcp
         run: npm run build
+
+  e2e:
+    # Required gate on any `refs/tags/2026.*` push.  PRs and branch pushes
+    # also run the suite so regressions surface before tag cuts.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 40
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: false
+
+      - name: Checkout submodules (shallow)
+        run: git submodule update --init --depth=1 community
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22.x
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install workspace dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Start stack (api + dashboard + stubbed carrier + db)
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.e2e.yml up -d --wait
+        env:
+          KARRIO_TAG: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' && 'latest' || 'latest' }}
+
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        working-directory: packages/e2e
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium firefox
+
+      - name: Seed test tenant
+        working-directory: packages/e2e
+        run: npx tsx scripts/seed.ts
+        env:
+          KARRIO_API_URL: http://localhost:5002
+          KARRIO_DASHBOARD_URL: http://localhost:3002
+
+      - name: Run Playwright smoke suite
+        working-directory: packages/e2e
+        run: npx playwright test specs/
+        env:
+          CI: "true"
+          KARRIO_API_URL: http://localhost:5002
+          KARRIO_DASHBOARD_URL: http://localhost:3002
+
+      - name: Collect docker logs on failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.e2e.yml logs --no-color > docker-logs.txt || true
+
+      - name: Upload Playwright report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: packages/e2e/playwright-report
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload traces + videos on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: playwright-artifacts-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: |
+            packages/e2e/test-results
+            docker-logs.txt
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Tear down stack
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.e2e.yml down -v