From 969cc07a5e813a34ad342c1e72159fd9af2c8463 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric <ciregenz@berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 00:35:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [eric] ci: gitignore the per-run e2e trace dir and upload it
 as an artifact on every leg so a failed run is downloadable, not a black box

---
 .github/workflows/e2e.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 .gitignore                |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 8ae52660..3cba9393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: ignore
           retention-days: 14
 
+      # Per-test traces: playwright-trace.zip (open via `npx playwright show-trace`),
+      # events.jsonl (unified timestamped stream), mousepath.jsonl, backend.log.tail.
+      # Always-upload so a failed run is debuggable without re-running.
+      - name: Upload E2E visibility traces
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: e2e-traces-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: e2e/traces/
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 14
+
   # Real Windows 10 coverage. Skipped unless a self-hosted Win10 runner exists
   # and WIN10_SELF_HOSTED=true (repo variable). Mirrors the windows steps above.
   e2e-win10:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 271a2656..1d543a11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 .env.*
 !.env*.example
 .local-stash/
+
+# Playwright e2e artifacts (per-run traces, screenshots, reports, raw results).
+e2e/traces/
+e2e/playwright-report/
+e2e/test-results/
+e2e/results.json
 backend/data/**
 !backend/data/outputs/
 !backend/data/outputs/*.json