diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
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+import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: './src/__tests__/e2e',
+  testMatch: '**/*.spec.js',
+  timeout: 30000,
+  expect: { timeout: 5000 },
+  fullyParallel: false,
+  retries: 1,
+  use: {
+    baseURL: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000',
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+  projects: [
+    { name: 'chromium', use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] } },
+  ],
+  webServer: undefined,
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/canvas-mount.spec.js b/src/__tests__/e2e/canvas-mount.spec.js
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+import { test, expect, request } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+const TEST_EMAIL = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL;
+const TEST_PASSWORD = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD;
+
+async function serverReachable() {
+  try {
+    const ctx = await request.newContext();
+    const res = await ctx.get(BASE, { timeout: 3000 }).catch(() => null);
+    await ctx.dispose();
+    return Boolean(res);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function login(page) {
+  await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+  await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(TEST_EMAIL);
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(TEST_PASSWORD);
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Login' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL((url) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 15000 });
+}
+
+function skipIfUnconfigured() {
+  if (!TEST_EMAIL || !TEST_PASSWORD) test.skip(true, 'VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL / VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD not set');
+}
+
+test.describe('Canvas mount', () => {
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    skipIfUnconfigured();
+    const reachable = await serverReachable();
+    test.skip(!reachable, `Dev server not reachable at ${BASE}`);
+  });
+
+  test('login and show lesson canvas within 5s', async ({ page }) => {
+    await login(page);
+    const canvasVisible = await page
+      .locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container')
+      .waitFor({ timeout: 10000 })
+      .then(() => true)
+      .catch(() => false);
+    expect(canvasVisible).toBe(true);
+    await expect(page.locator('[class*="error-state"], [data-testid="error"]').first()).toBeHidden({ timeout: 2000 }).catch(() => {});
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/canvas-mount.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/e2e/canvas-mount.spec.ts
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+++ b/src/__tests__/e2e/canvas-mount.spec.ts
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+/// <reference types="@playwright/test" />
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+
+test.describe('Canvas mount', () => {
+  test('login and show lesson canvas', async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60000);
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+    const email = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL || 'teacher@test';
+    const password = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD || 'password';
+
+    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(email);
+    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(password);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in|log in/i }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL((url: URL) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 12000 });
+
+    async function pingOk() {
+      try {
+        const r = await page.request.get(new URL('/api/health', BASE).toString(), { timeout: 4000 }).catch(
+          () => null as any
+        );
+        return Boolean(r && (r as any).ok());
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!(await pingOk())) test.skip(true, 'Dev server not reachable at ' + BASE);
+
+    const canvasVisible = page
+      .locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container')
+      .waitFor({ timeout: 8000 })
+      .then(() => true)
+      .catch(() => false);
+
+    expect((await canvasVisible)).toBe(true);
+    await expect(page.getByText(/error|failed to load/i).first()).toBeHidden();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.js b/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.js
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+++ b/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.js
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+import { test, expect, request } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+const TEST_EMAIL = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL;
+const TEST_PASSWORD = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD;
+
+async function serverReachable() {
+  try {
+    const ctx = await request.newContext();
+    const res = await ctx.get(BASE, { timeout: 3000 }).catch(() => null);
+    await ctx.dispose();
+    return Boolean(res);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function login(page) {
+  await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+  await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(TEST_EMAIL);
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(TEST_PASSWORD);
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Login' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL((url) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 15000 });
+}
+
+function skipIfUnconfigured() {
+  if (!TEST_EMAIL || !TEST_PASSWORD) test.skip(true, 'VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL / VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD not set');
+}
+
+test.describe('Node navigation', () => {
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    skipIfUnconfigured();
+    const reachable = await serverReachable();
+    test.skip(!reachable, `Dev server not reachable at ${BASE}`);
+  });
+
+  test('canvas remounts cleanly on node navigation', async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors = [];
+    page.on('pageerror', err => errors.push(err.message));
+    await login(page);
+    await page.locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container').waitFor({ timeout: 10000 });
+    const navLinks = page.locator('nav a, [data-testid="nav-node"]');
+    const count = await navLinks.count();
+    if (count > 1) {
+      await navLinks.nth(1).click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+      const hasCanvas = await page.locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container')
+        .waitFor({ timeout: 8000 }).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+      expect(hasCanvas).toBe(true);
+    }
+    const criticalErrors = errors.filter(e => /uncaught|undefined is not/i.test(e));
+    expect(criticalErrors).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.ts
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+++ b/src/__tests__/e2e/node-navigation.spec.ts
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+/// <reference types="@playwright/test" />
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+
+test.describe('Node navigation', () => {
+  test('canvas remounts on node change', async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60000);
+
+    async function serverReachable() {
+      try {
+        const res = await page.request.get(new URL('/api/health', BASE).toString(), { timeout: 4000 }).catch(
+          () => null as any
+        );
+        return Boolean(res && (res as any).ok());
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!(await serverReachable())) test.skip(true, 'Dev server not reachable at ' + BASE);
+
+    const consoleMessages: string[] = [];
+    page.on('console', (msg: any) => consoleMessages.push((msg.text() as string) || ''));
+    page.on('pageerror', (err: any) => consoleMessages.push('pageerror: ' + ((err.message as string) || 'unknown')));
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+    const email = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL || 'teacher@test';
+    const password = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD || 'password';
+    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(email);
+    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(password);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in|log in/i }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL((url: URL) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 12000 });
+
+    const canvas = page.locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container');
+    if ((await canvas.count()) === 0) await canvas.first().waitFor({ timeout: 8000 });
+    await canvas.first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 8000 });
+
+    const nodes = page.locator('a[href*="/node/"]').first();
+    if ((await nodes.count()) === 0) test.skip(true, 'No node navigation links found');
+    await nodes.click();
+    await page.waitForURL((url: URL) => /\/node\/\d+/.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 12000 });
+
+    await expect(canvas.first()).toBeVisible();
+    const errorTexts = consoleMessages.some((m) => /error|failed/i.test(m));
+    expect(errorTexts).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.js b/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.js
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+++ b/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.js
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+import { test, expect, request } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+const TEST_EMAIL = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL;
+const TEST_PASSWORD = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD;
+
+async function serverReachable() {
+  try {
+    const ctx = await request.newContext();
+    const res = await ctx.get(BASE, { timeout: 3000 }).catch(() => null);
+    await ctx.dispose();
+    return Boolean(res);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function login(page) {
+  await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+  await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(TEST_EMAIL);
+  await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(TEST_PASSWORD);
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Login' }).click();
+  await page.waitForURL((url) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 15000 });
+}
+
+function skipIfUnconfigured() {
+  if (!TEST_EMAIL || !TEST_PASSWORD) test.skip(true, 'VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL / VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD not set');
+}
+
+test.describe('Transcription toggle', () => {
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    skipIfUnconfigured();
+    const reachable = await serverReachable();
+    test.skip(!reachable, `Dev server not reachable at ${BASE}`);
+  });
+
+  test('record button toggles isRecording state', async ({ page, context }) => {
+    await context.grantPermissions(['microphone']);
+    await login(page);
+    await page.locator('[data-testid="tldraw-canvas"], .tl-container').waitFor({ timeout: 10000 });
+    const recordBtn = page.locator('[data-testid="record-button"], button[aria-label*="ecord" i]').first();
+    const btnVisible = await recordBtn.waitFor({ timeout: 5000 }).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+    if (btnVisible) {
+      const labelBefore = await recordBtn.getAttribute('aria-label').catch(() => '');
+      await recordBtn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+      const labelAfter = await recordBtn.getAttribute('aria-label').catch(() => '');
+      expect(labelBefore).not.toEqual(labelAfter);
+      await recordBtn.click();
+    } else {
+      test.skip(true, 'Record button not visible on current node type');
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.ts
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+++ b/src/__tests__/e2e/transcription-toggle.spec.ts
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+/// <reference types="@playwright/test" />
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+const BASE = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://192.168.0.251:13000';
+
+test.describe('Transcription toggle', () => {
+  test('record and stop preserve segments', async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60000);
+
+    async function serverReachable() {
+      try {
+        const res = await page.request.get(new URL('/api/health', BASE).toString(), { timeout: 4000 }).catch(
+          () => null as any
+        );
+        return Boolean(res && (res as any).ok());
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!(await serverReachable())) test.skip(true, 'Dev server not reachable at ' + BASE);
+
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/login`);
+    const email = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_EMAIL || 'teacher@test';
+    const password = process.env.VITE_TEST_TEACHER_PASSWORD || 'password';
+    await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(email);
+    await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(password);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in|log in/i }).click();
+    await page.waitForURL((url: URL) => /\/dashboard|\/node\//.test(url.pathname), { timeout: 12000 });
+
+    const recordButton = page.locator('[data-testid="record-button"], button[aria-label*="record" i], button[aria-label*="Record" i]').first();
+    if ((await recordButton.count()) === 0) test.skip(true, 'No transcription record control found');
+    const beforeCount = await page.locator('[data-testid="segment"], .segment, .transcription-segment').count();
+
+    await recordButton.click();
+    await expect(recordButton).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+    await recordButton.click();
+
+    const afterCount = await page.locator('[data-testid="segment"], .segment, .transcription-segment').count();
+    expect(afterCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(beforeCount);
+  });
+});