commit d46a1e468007732e5ea23910ea3078676d02dd26
Author: peptiderepo <peptiderepo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Sun Apr 26 04:39:13 2026 +0000

    feat: initial Playwright smoke suite
    
    20 tests across 5 files covering all plugin surfaces on staging:
    - Homepage load and PHP fatal detection
    - Reconstitution Calculator shortcode + math
    - Peptide Search AI widget + AJAX response
    - Admin: all plugins active, PSA + PRAutoBlogger settings pages
    - REST API: prc/v1/presets, peptides/v1/search, compounds, CPT types
    
    Staging shortcode pages:
      /reconstitution-calculator/ - [prc_calculator]
      /search-peptides/           - [peptide_search]
      /peptide-directory/         - [peptide_directory]
    
    GHA workflow: smoke.yml supports manual dispatch + workflow_call
    for use as a deploy gate from plugin repos.

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# Copy this to .env and fill in values — never commit .env to git
+BASE_URL=https://staging.peptiderepo.com
+WP_ADMIN_USER=peptiderepo
+WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD=your-staging-password-here
+
+# Page paths where shortcodes live (adjust to match actual WP page slugs)
+CALC_PAGE_PATH=/reconstitution-calculator/
+SEARCH_PAGE_PATH=/search-peptides/
+DIRECTORY_PAGE_PATH=/peptide-directory/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
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+# smoke.yml
+#
+# Playwright smoke tests against staging.peptiderepo.com
+#
+# Triggers:
+#   - Manually via workflow_dispatch (run before any prod deploy)
+#   - Called by other repos via workflow_call (deploy gates)
+#
+# Secrets required (set in GitHub repo Settings → Secrets → Actions):
+#   STAGING_WP_ADMIN_USER     — WordPress admin username on staging
+#   STAGING_WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD — WordPress admin password on staging
+
+name: Smoke Tests (Staging)
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      base_url:
+        description: 'Target URL (defaults to staging)'
+        required: false
+        default: 'https://staging.peptiderepo.com'
+
+  # Allow other repos to call this workflow as a deploy gate
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      base_url:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: 'https://staging.peptiderepo.com'
+    secrets:
+      STAGING_WP_ADMIN_USER:
+        required: true
+      STAGING_WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    name: Playwright smoke suite
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: e2e/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: e2e
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        working-directory: e2e
+        run: npx playwright install chromium --with-deps
+
+      - name: Run smoke tests
+        working-directory: e2e
+        env:
+          BASE_URL: ${{ inputs.base_url || 'https://staging.peptiderepo.com' }}
+          WP_ADMIN_USER: ${{ secrets.STAGING_WP_ADMIN_USER }}
+          WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.STAGING_WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD }}
+        run: npx playwright test
+
+      - name: Upload test report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report
+          path: e2e/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload failure screenshots/videos
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: playwright-failures
+          path: e2e/test-results/
+          retention-days: 7
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
+playwright-report/
+playwright/.auth/
+test-results/
+.env
diff --git a/global.setup.ts b/global.setup.ts
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+++ b/global.setup.ts
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+/**
+ * global.setup.ts
+ *
+ * What: Authenticates to WordPress admin once and persists the session to disk.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright "setup" project, runs before all smoke tests.
+ * Dependencies: WP_ADMIN_USER and WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD env vars.
+ *
+ * The saved auth state (playwright/.auth/admin.json) is reused by the
+ * "chromium" project so individual tests don't each incur a login round-trip.
+ */
+
+import { test as setup, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+const AUTH_FILE = path.join(__dirname, 'playwright/.auth/admin.json');
+
+setup('authenticate as WP admin', async ({ page }) => {
+  const user = process.env.WP_ADMIN_USER;
+  const password = process.env.WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD;
+
+  if (!user || !password) {
+    throw new Error(
+      'WP_ADMIN_USER and WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD must be set in .env or CI secrets'
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Ensure directory exists
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(AUTH_FILE), { recursive: true });
+
+  await page.goto('/wp-login.php');
+  await page.fill('#user_login', user);
+  await page.fill('#user_pass', password);
+  await page.click('#wp-submit');
+
+  // Wait for successful redirect to wp-admin dashboard
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/wp-admin/, { timeout: 20_000 });
+  await expect(page.locator('#wpadminbar')).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Persist session cookies + localStorage to disk
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: AUTH_FILE });
+});
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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+++ b/package-lock.json
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+{
+  "name": "peptide-e2e",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "peptide-e2e",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.43.0",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.59.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C8oWjPR3F81yljW9o5OxcWzfh6avkVwDD2VYdwIGqTkl+OGFISgypqzfu7dOe4QNLL2aqcWBmI3PMtLIK233lw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.59.1"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.59.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.59.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HBV/RJg81z5BiiZ9yPzIiClYV/QMsDCKUyogwH9p3MCP6IYjUFu/MActgYAvK0oWyV9NlwM3GLBjADyWgydVyg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "peptide-e2e",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Playwright smoke tests for peptiderepo.com (staging + production)",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "playwright test",
+    "test:staging": "BASE_URL=https://staging.peptiderepo.com playwright test",
+    "test:prod": "BASE_URL=https://peptiderepo.com playwright test",
+    "test:headed": "playwright test --headed",
+    "report": "playwright show-report"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.43.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
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+/**
+ * Playwright configuration for peptiderepo.com smoke tests.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   npm test                          — run against BASE_URL (defaults to staging)
+ *   npm run test:staging              — explicit staging run
+ *   npm run test:prod                 — production smoke run
+ *
+ * Environment variables (set in .env or CI secrets):
+ *   BASE_URL                 — target site root (default: https://staging.peptiderepo.com)
+ *   WP_ADMIN_USER            — WordPress admin username
+ *   WP_ADMIN_PASSWORD        — WordPress admin password
+ *   CALC_PAGE_PATH           — URL path to the reconstitution calculator page (default: /reconstitution-calculator/)
+ *   SEARCH_PAGE_PATH         — URL path to the peptide search page (default: /)
+ *   DIRECTORY_PAGE_PATH      — URL path to the peptide directory page (default: /peptides/)
+ */
+
+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
+import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '.env') });
+
+const BASE_URL = process.env.BASE_URL ?? 'https://staging.peptiderepo.com';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: './tests',
+  fullyParallel: false,          // WP staging is single-server; parallel can cause rate-limit hits
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,  // Prevent .only from landing in CI
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 0,
+  workers: 1,                    // Sequential against staging to be polite
+  reporter: process.env.CI
+    ? [['github'], ['html', { open: 'never' }]]
+    : [['list'], ['html', { open: 'on-failure' }]],
+
+  use: {
+    baseURL: BASE_URL,
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+    video: 'retain-on-failure',
+    actionTimeout: 15_000,
+    navigationTimeout: 30_000,
+  },
+
+  projects: [
+    // Auth setup — runs first, saves session to disk
+    {
+      name: 'setup',
+      testMatch: /global\.setup\.ts/,
+    },
+    // All smoke tests — depend on auth setup
+    {
+      name: 'chromium',
+      use: {
+        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
+        storageState: 'playwright/.auth/admin.json',
+      },
+      dependencies: ['setup'],
+    },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/tests/00-homepage.spec.ts b/tests/00-homepage.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * 00-homepage.spec.ts
+ *
+ * What: Verifies the site root loads with no fatal PHP errors and basic
+ *       theme elements are present. Catches theme activation failures,
+ *       white screens, and missing plugin-provided content.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright chromium project (post-auth setup).
+ * Dependencies: peptide-starter-theme, PR Core active.
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('Homepage', () => {
+  test('loads with HTTP 200 and no fatal error', async ({ page }) => {
+    const response = await page.goto('/');
+    expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  test('has no PHP fatal error or white screen', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/');
+    const body = await page.textContent('body');
+    // PHP fatals produce these strings in non-production WP configs
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Fatal error');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Parse error');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Warning: ');
+    // White-screen: body is empty or nearly empty
+    expect((body ?? '').trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(200);
+  });
+
+  test('renders site name in page title', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/');
+    await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/peptiderepo/i);
+  });
+
+  test('wp-admin bar present (logged-in session)', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/');
+    // The auth state from global.setup means we should see the admin bar
+    await expect(page.locator('#wpadminbar')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/01-reconstitution-calculator.spec.ts b/tests/01-reconstitution-calculator.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * 01-reconstitution-calculator.spec.ts
+ *
+ * What: Smoke-tests the Peptide Reconstitution Calculator (PRC) plugin.
+ *       Verifies the shortcode renders, presets load, and basic math produces
+ *       a non-zero result — catching broken PHP, failed asset enqueue, or
+ *       missing PR Core integration.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright chromium project (post-auth setup).
+ * Dependencies: peptide-reconstitution-calculator plugin active, [prc_calculator]
+ *               shortcode on the page at CALC_PAGE_PATH.
+ *
+ * @see C:\Users\ongte\apps\Peptide Repo CTO\app-maps\peptide-reconstitution-calculator.md
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const CALC_PATH = process.env.CALC_PAGE_PATH ?? '/reconstitution-calculator/';
+
+test.describe('Reconstitution Calculator', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    const res = await page.goto(CALC_PATH);
+    // Tolerate 200 or 301 (redirect to trailing slash)
+    expect([200, 301]).toContain(res?.status());
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  });
+
+  test('shortcode widget renders on page', async ({ page }) => {
+    // The shortcode wraps the widget in a container with class prc-calculator
+    // or similar; at minimum a <select> for peptide presets must exist.
+    const widget = page.locator('.prc-calculator, [data-prc], #prc-calculator').first();
+    await expect(widget).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+
+  test('peptide preset dropdown is populated', async ({ page }) => {
+    // At minimum the 8 hardcoded defaults; more if PR Core is active
+    const select = page.locator('select').first();
+    await expect(select).toBeVisible();
+    const options = await select.locator('option').count();
+    expect(options).toBeGreaterThan(1); // >1 means at least one peptide beyond placeholder
+  });
+
+  test('fills inputs and gets a numeric result', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Select BPC-157 or the first non-placeholder option
+    const select = page.locator('select').first();
+    const firstPeptide = select.locator('option').nth(1);
+    const firstValue = await firstPeptide.getAttribute('value');
+    await select.selectOption(firstValue ?? '');
+
+    // Fill reconstitution volume (mL) — use a known valid value
+    const volInput = page.locator('input[name*="recon"], input[placeholder*="mL"], input[type="number"]').first();
+    await volInput.fill('2');
+
+    // Fill desired dose
+    const doseInput = page.locator('input[name*="dose"], input[placeholder*="dose"], input[type="number"]').nth(1);
+    await doseInput.fill('250');
+
+    // Trigger calculation (button or auto-calculate on input)
+    const calcButton = page.locator('button[type="submit"], button:has-text("Calculate")');
+    if (await calcButton.count() > 0) {
+      await calcButton.first().click();
+    }
+
+    // Results container should show a non-zero concentration or injection volume
+    const results = page.locator('.prc-results, .calculator-results, [data-prc-result]').first();
+    await expect(results).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+    const resultText = await results.textContent();
+    expect(resultText).toMatch(/\d+(\.\d+)?/); // contains at least one number
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/02-peptide-search.spec.ts b/tests/02-peptide-search.spec.ts
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+++ b/tests/02-peptide-search.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * 02-peptide-search.spec.ts
+ *
+ * What: Smoke-tests the Peptide Search AI (PSA) frontend search widget.
+ *       Verifies the [peptide_search] shortcode renders, accepts input,
+ *       and returns results for a known-good peptide name. Catches AJAX
+ *       failures, nonce issues, and missing PR Core dependency.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright chromium project (post-auth setup).
+ * Dependencies: peptide-search-ai plugin + PR Core active; at least one
+ *               published peptide CPT post (e.g., BPC-157) on staging.
+ *
+ * @see C:\Users\ongte\apps\Peptide Repo CTO\app-maps\peptide-search-ai.md
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const SEARCH_PATH = process.env.SEARCH_PAGE_PATH ?? '/';
+
+test.describe('Peptide Search AI', () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(SEARCH_PATH);
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  });
+
+  test('search input widget is present on page', async ({ page }) => {
+    // PSA renders a form with class .psa-search-form or input with data-psa attr
+    const searchInput = page.locator(
+      '.psa-search-form input, input[name*="peptide"], input[placeholder*="peptide" i], [data-psa] input'
+    ).first();
+    await expect(searchInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+
+  test('searching for a known peptide returns results', async ({ page }) => {
+    const searchInput = page.locator(
+      '.psa-search-form input, input[name*="peptide"], input[placeholder*="peptide" i], [data-psa] input'
+    ).first();
+    await expect(searchInput).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Type a peptide that should exist on staging
+    await searchInput.fill('BPC-157');
+    await searchInput.press('Enter');
+
+    // Results container should appear and contain something
+    const results = page.locator('.psa-results, .psa-search-results, [data-psa-results]').first();
+    await expect(results).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    const text = await results.textContent();
+    expect((text ?? '').trim().length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  test('AJAX response contains no PHP error', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Intercept the AJAX call and inspect raw response
+    const ajaxResponse = page.waitForResponse(
+      (resp) =>
+        resp.url().includes('admin-ajax.php') &&
+        resp.request().method() === 'POST',
+      { timeout: 15_000 }
+    );
+
+    const searchInput = page.locator(
+      '.psa-search-form input, input[name*="peptide"], input[placeholder*="peptide" i], [data-psa] input'
+    ).first();
+    await searchInput.fill('TB-500');
+    await searchInput.press('Enter');
+
+    try {
+      const resp = await ajaxResponse;
+      const body = await resp.text();
+      expect(body).not.toContain('Fatal error');
+      expect(body).not.toContain('Parse error');
+      // Valid PSA response is JSON; check it starts with { or [
+      expect(body.trim()).toMatch(/^[\[{]/);
+    } catch {
+      // AJAX call may not fire if results cached in page HTML — that's fine
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/03-admin-plugins.spec.ts b/tests/03-admin-plugins.spec.ts
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+++ b/tests/03-admin-plugins.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * 03-admin-plugins.spec.ts
+ *
+ * What: Verifies all five peptiderepo plugins are active in wp-admin and
+ *       their admin pages load without PHP errors. Catches activation failures
+ *       or missing plugin files after a deploy.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright chromium project (post-auth setup).
+ * Dependencies: wp-admin authenticated session (from global.setup.ts).
+ *
+ * Plugin admin page slugs:
+ *   - peptide-search-ai       → ?page=peptide-search-ai
+ *   - pr-autoblogger          → ?page=pr-autoblogger
+ *   - peptide-repo-core       → ?page=peptide-repo-core  (if admin page exists)
+ *
+ * @see C:\Users\ongte\apps\Peptide Repo CTO\app-maps\
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const ADMIN = '/wp-admin';
+const PLUGINS_PAGE = `${ADMIN}/plugins.php`;
+
+// All five plugin slugs as WordPress registers them (directory name)
+const REQUIRED_PLUGINS = [
+  'peptide-search-ai',
+  'peptide-repo-core',
+  'peptide-reconstitution-calculator',
+  'pr-autoblogger',
+  'peptide-starter-theme', // theme, shown differently — checked separately
+];
+
+test.describe('WP Admin — Plugin health', () => {
+  test('plugins page loads without fatal error', async ({ page }) => {
+    const res = await page.goto(PLUGINS_PAGE);
+    expect(res?.status()).toBe(200);
+    await expect(page.locator('#wpbody')).toBeVisible();
+    const body = await page.textContent('body');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Fatal error');
+  });
+
+  test('all required plugins are active', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(PLUGINS_PAGE);
+
+    for (const slug of REQUIRED_PLUGINS.filter((s) => s !== 'peptide-starter-theme')) {
+      // Active plugins have tr with class "active" and data-slug matching the plugin
+      const row = page.locator(`tr[data-slug="${slug}"]`);
+      if (await row.count() === 0) {
+        // Plugin may be in a subfolder — try partial match
+        const anyRow = page.locator(`tr[data-plugin*="${slug}"]`);
+        await expect(anyRow).toHaveCount(1, {
+          timeout: 5_000,
+        }).catch(() => {
+          throw new Error(`Plugin row not found for slug: ${slug}`);
+        });
+        await expect(anyRow.first()).toHaveClass(/active/);
+      } else {
+        await expect(row).toHaveClass(/active/, { timeout: 5_000 });
+      }
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('WP Admin — PSA settings page', () => {
+  test('PSA settings page loads', async ({ page }) => {
+    const res = await page.goto(`${ADMIN}/admin.php?page=peptide-search-ai`);
+    expect(res?.status()).toBe(200);
+    await expect(page.locator('#wpbody')).toBeVisible();
+    const body = await page.textContent('body');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Fatal error');
+    // Settings form must be present
+    await expect(page.locator('form')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('PSA settings page shows cost dashboard section', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`${ADMIN}/admin.php?page=peptide-search-ai`);
+    // Cost tracking dashboard renders on the same page
+    const dashboard = page.locator(
+      '.psa-cost-dashboard, [id*="cost"], [class*="usage"], table'
+    ).first();
+    await expect(dashboard).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('WP Admin — PRAutoBlogger settings page', () => {
+  test('PRAutoBlogger settings page loads', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Real slug confirmed via live inspection: prautoblogger-settings
+    const res = await page.goto(`${ADMIN}/admin.php?page=prautoblogger-settings`);
+    expect(res?.status()).toBe(200);
+    await expect(page.locator('#wpbody')).toBeVisible();
+    const body = await page.textContent('body');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Fatal error');
+    // PRAutoBlogger uses a tabbed dashboard, not a plain <form>
+    await expect(page.locator('.prautoblogger-dashboard, h1, h2').first()).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('WP Admin — Peptide Repo Core admin', () => {
+  test('PR Core menu item exists in wp-admin', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`${ADMIN}/`);
+    // PR Core registers the peptide CPT which creates a "Peptides" menu item
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diff --git a/tests/04-rest-api.spec.ts b/tests/04-rest-api.spec.ts
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+/**
+ * 04-rest-api.spec.ts
+ *
+ * What: Verifies public REST API endpoints from all plugins respond with
+ *       valid JSON and expected shapes. Catches broken REST registration,
+ *       PHP errors in REST handlers, or missing PR Core dependency.
+ * Who triggers it: Playwright chromium project (post-auth setup).
+ *       Note: these tests do NOT need auth — they test public endpoints.
+ * Dependencies: All plugins active on staging; at least one published peptide.
+ *
+ * Endpoints tested:
+ *   - GET /wp-json/prc/v1/presets          — Reconstitution Calculator presets
+ *   - GET /wp-json/peptides/v1/search      — PSA search REST endpoint
+ *   - GET /wp-json/peptide-search-ai/v1/compounds — PSA directory endpoint
+ *   - GET /wp-json/wp/v2/peptide           — PR Core CPT via WP REST
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('REST API — Reconstitution Calculator', () => {
+  test('GET /wp-json/prc/v1/presets returns array', async ({ request }) => {
+    const res = await request.get('/wp-json/prc/v1/presets');
+    expect(res.status()).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(Array.isArray(body)).toBe(true);
+    expect(body.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    // Each preset should have at minimum a slug and name
+    const first = body[0];
+    expect(first).toHaveProperty('slug');
+    expect(first).toHaveProperty('name');
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('REST API — Peptide Search AI', () => {
+  test('GET /wp-json/peptides/v1/search returns valid JSON', async ({ request }) => {
+    const res = await request.get('/wp-json/peptides/v1/search?q=BPC');
+    // 200 (results found) or 404 (no results) are both acceptable; 500 is not
+    expect([200, 404]).toContain(res.status());
+    if (res.status() === 200) {
+      const body = await res.json();
+      expect(body).toHaveProperty('status');
+      expect(body).toHaveProperty('results');
+    }
+  });
+
+  test('GET /wp-json/peptide-search-ai/v1/compounds returns paginated list', async ({ request }) => {
+    const res = await request.get('/wp-json/peptide-search-ai/v1/compounds?fields=basic');
+    expect(res.status()).toBe(200);
+    const body = await res.json();
+    // Response should be array or object with data key
+    expect(body).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('REST API — PR Core (CPT registration)', () => {
+  test('peptide CPT is registered and appears in WP REST index', async ({ request }) => {
+    // Confirmed via live inspection: the peptide CPT does NOT expose via /wp/v2/peptide
+    // (not registered with show_in_rest on the default namespace).
+    // Instead we verify the CPT exists via the WP REST types endpoint.
+    const res = await request.get('/wp-json/wp/v2/types/peptide');
+    // 200 = CPT registered; 404 = CPT missing entirely — both are informative
+   
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