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+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+
+/**
+ * Production smoke test: verifies the deployed cockpit shell and deployed
+ * example apps are reachable after production deploy.
+ *
+ * Requires:
+ *   BASE_URL - e.g. https://cockpit.cacheplane.ai
+ *   EXAMPLES_URL - e.g. https://examples.cacheplane.ai
+ *   OPENAI_API_KEY - optional; enables send/receive checks
+ *
+ * Run:
+ *   BASE_URL=https://cockpit.cacheplane.ai \
+ *   EXAMPLES_URL=https://examples.cacheplane.ai \
+ *   npx playwright test apps/cockpit/e2e/production-smoke.spec.ts
+ */
+
+const COCKPIT_URL = process.env['BASE_URL'] ?? 'https://cockpit.cacheplane.ai';
+const EXAMPLES_URL = process.env['EXAMPLES_URL'] ?? 'https://examples.cacheplane.ai';
+
+const CHAT_CAPABILITIES = [
+  'langgraph/streaming',
+  'langgraph/persistence',
+  'langgraph/interrupts',
+  'langgraph/memory',
+  'langgraph/durable-execution',
+  'langgraph/subgraphs',
+  'langgraph/time-travel',
+  'langgraph/deployment-runtime',
+  'deep-agents/planning',
+  'deep-agents/filesystem',
+  'deep-agents/subagents',
+  'deep-agents/memory',
+  'deep-agents/skills',
+  'deep-agents/sandboxes',
+  'chat/tool-calls',
+  'chat/subagents',
+  'chat/threads',
+  'chat/timeline',
+  'chat/generative-ui',
+  'chat/theming',
+  'chat/a2ui',
+] as const;
+
+const CHAT_PRIMITIVE_CAPABILITIES = [
+  'chat/messages',
+  'chat/input',
+  'chat/interrupts',
+  'chat/debug',
+] as const;
+
+const RENDER_CAPABILITIES = [
+  'render/spec-rendering',
+  'render/element-rendering',
+  'render/state-management',
+  'render/registry',
+  'render/repeat-loops',
+  'render/computed-functions',
+] as const;
+
+test.describe('Production: Angular chat example apps load', () => {
+  for (const cap of CHAT_CAPABILITIES) {
+    test(`${cap} loads at examples URL`, async ({ page }) => {
+      const response = await page.goto(`${EXAMPLES_URL}/${cap}/`, { timeout: 15_000 });
+      expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
+      await expect(page.locator('chat')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+test.describe('Production: Angular chat primitive apps load', () => {
+  for (const cap of CHAT_PRIMITIVE_CAPABILITIES) {
+    test(`${cap} loads at examples URL`, async ({ page }) => {
+      const response = await page.goto(`${EXAMPLES_URL}/${cap}/`, { timeout: 15_000 });
+      expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
+      await expect(page.locator('body')).not.toBeEmpty({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+test.describe('Production: render example apps load', () => {
+  for (const cap of RENDER_CAPABILITIES) {
+    test(`${cap} loads at examples URL`, async ({ page }) => {
+      const response = await page.goto(`${EXAMPLES_URL}/${cap}/`, { timeout: 15_000 });
+      expect(response?.status()).toBe(200);
+      await expect(page.locator('body')).not.toBeEmpty({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+test.describe('Production: cockpit shell loads', () => {
+  test('cockpit loads with sidebar navigation', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(COCKPIT_URL, { timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Cockpit navigation' })).toBeVisible();
+
+    const links = await page.locator('nav a').allTextContents();
+    const overviewLinks = links.filter((text) => text.toLowerCase().includes('overview'));
+    expect(overviewLinks).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe('Production: send/receive smoke', () => {
+  test.skip(() => !process.env['OPENAI_API_KEY'], 'Requires OPENAI_API_KEY');
+
+  for (const cap of ['langgraph/streaming', 'deep-agents/planning', 'chat/a2ui'] as const) {
+    test(`${cap} sends and receives a message`, async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto(`${EXAMPLES_URL}/${cap}/`, { timeout: 15_000 });
+      await expect(page.locator('chat')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+      await page.locator('textarea[name="messageText"]').fill('hello');
+      await page.getByRole('button', { name: /send message/i }).click();
+
+      if (cap === 'chat/a2ui') {
+        await expect(page.locator('a2ui-surface')).toBeAttached({ timeout: 30_000 });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await expect(page.locator('chat-message[data-role="assistant"]').last()).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+});