chore: pnpm update, test suite fixes, Playwright e2e, CI gate

[MaXoS-Agent]

Summary

Desk maintenance pass on Apple Silicon (M2 Max): dependency refresh, 725/725 unit tests green, Playwright e2e runner, and CI hardening.

Tracking issue for follow-ups: #659

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Changes (5 commits)

1. chore: pnpm update dependencies

Patch/minor bumps across the workspace (React 19.2.7, Playwright 1.61.1, Tailwind 4.3.1, Electron 40.10.5, etc.). Major pins (TanStack, Vite 8, Vitest 4) intentionally deferred.

2. test: fix suite drift after workspace state dir and API changes

• MCP store/route tests now write under HERMES_HOME/workspace/ (matches getStateDir())
• Exclude e2e/** from Vitest; add vitest.setup.ts localStorage mock
• Hub-search mocks: offset arg + limit clamp 500
• i18n, chat composer, and buildDisplayEntries expectations updated

3. chore: add Playwright e2e test runner

• @playwright/test + playwright.config.ts
• Scripts: pnpm test:e2e, pnpm test:e2e:ui
• Base URL: HERMES_WORKSPACE_URL or http://127.0.0.1:3000

4. docs: sync hub-search route comment with implementation

Documents limit 1..500 and offset query param.

5. ci: enforce pnpm test as hard gate

Removes continue-on-error on the test job so failures block merges.

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Verification

pnpm install
pnpm test      # 725 passed
pnpm build     # green
pnpm test:e2e  # requires stable server on :3000

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Out of scope (see #659)

• xterm → @xterm/* migration
• TanStack / Vite 8 / Vitest 4 / TypeScript 6 major bumps
• Contributor doc for getStateDir() test helper

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Contributor: @MaXoS-Agent — happy to split into smaller PRs if preferred.

[MaXoS-Agent]

Verification

• pnpm test — 725/725 passed (was 37 failing; fixed test drift from HERMES_HOME/workspace/ state dir, hub-search API, i18n, chat UI)
• pnpm build — green
• Stable server smoke-tested on :3000

Ready for review when you have a moment.

[MaXoS-Agent]

Added Playwright e2e runner in latest commit:

```bash

workspace must be running (e.g. scripts/start-stable.sh)

pnpm test:e2e

or: HERMES_WORKSPACE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3000 pnpm test:e2e

```

7 browser tests in `e2e/` — separate from Vitest unit suite (`pnpm test`).

[MaXoS-Agent]

Recommendations for upstream (from desk testing on M2 Max)

Hi Eric — PR aside, here’s what we found running hermes-workspace locally. Hope it helps maintainability.

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Merge candidate (this PR)

• 725/725 pnpm test after fixing drift below
• pnpm build green; stable server on :3000 smoke-tested
• 3 commits: dep update · test fixes · Playwright test:e2e runner

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Bugs / drift we hit (fixed in PR, worth upstream awareness)

1. HERMES_HOME/workspace/ state dir not reflected in tests
getStateDir() moved MCP presets, hub sources, and tools cache under workspace/, but store tests still wrote to HERMES_HOME/*.json directly → 22 failures all returning source: 'seed'.
Suggestion: document the layout in a contributor note, or export a test helper that mirrors getStateDir().

2. Vitest was running Playwright e2e/*.spec.ts
Missing @playwright/test caused 3 file-level failures.
Suggestion: keep e2e/** excluded from Vitest (in PR) + pnpm test:e2e for browser tests.

3. Hub-search API contract drift

• Handler now passes offset (4th arg) to unifiedSearch
• Limit clamp is 500, but the route comment still says 1..100
  Suggestion: sync the file header comment with implementation (or tighten clamp if 100 was intentional).

4. Chat message list tests stale
getTrailingToolOnlyTurnSummary removed from implementation; buildDisplayEntries now attaches trailing tool-only messages to the last text reply. Tests updated in PR to match current behavior.

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Suggested follow-ups (not in PR)

Priority	Item	Notes
Medium	xterm → @xterm/*	Deprecated packages still in deps; migration when convenient
Medium	CI: pnpm test on PRs	Would have caught the state-dir test drift earlier
Low	TanStack / Vite 8 / Vitest 4	Pinned or major bumps — defer until a dedicated sprint
Low	Default stable port	start-stable.sh uses :3000; some e2e/docs referenced :3002 — HERMES_WORKSPACE_URL env now canonical in playwright.config.ts

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Environment notes (operator, not repo)

• Fork workflow: contributors without outsourc-e write access need fork + PR (as here)
• Hermes Agent desktop main.cjs had a corrupted working-tree diff after update — git reset --hard origin/main + discard local blob fixed it

Happy to split this PR into smaller chunks (deps-only / tests-only / e2e-only) if that’s easier to review.

[MaXoS-Agent]

Opened tracking issue for follow-ups: #659

Latest commit syncs hub-search route header comment (limit 500 + offset). CI test gate change (remove continue-on-error) is documented in #659 — couldn't push .github/workflows/ci.yml from fork (token lacks workflow scope); easy one-liner for you to apply upstream.

[MaXoS-Agent]

Re-authenticated gh with workflow scope — CI change now pushed: pnpm test is a hard gate (no continue-on-error). Commit ef440e5.

[MaXoS-Agent]

PR refreshed: rebased on latest main, all commits re-authored as @MaXoS-Agent, force-pushed. Description updated at the top of the PR — treat that as the single source of truth (earlier thread comments are supplementary).