ci(web): Phase P6 — vite build + headless E2E gate on every trunk merge (#1445) (#1454)

apps/web/e2e/admin.spec.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { loginAs, ADMIN_USER, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { loginAs, ADMIN_USER, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 test.describe('Admin page — admin user', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, ADMIN_USER.email, ADMIN_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded admin user — skipping admin tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded admin user — skipping admin tests',
+    );
   });
 
   test('admin page loads with the Admin Panel heading', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -31,15 +34,11 @@ test.describe('Admin page — admin user', () => {
     await page.goto('/admin');
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: /system health/i }).click();
     // Health cards or loading indicator should appear
-    const hasLoading = await page
+    const loadingOrCard = page
       .getByText(/loading health/i)
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    const hasCard = await page
-      .getByText(/database/i)
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    expect(hasLoading || hasCard).toBe(true);
+      .or(page.getByText(/database/i))
+      .first();
+    await expect(loadingOrCard).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
   });
 });
 
@@ -47,26 +46,19 @@ test.describe('Admin page — non-admin user', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping non-admin tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping non-admin tests',
+    );
   });
 
-  test('non-admin visiting /admin sees access denied or is redirected', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('non-admin visiting /admin never sees the admin panel', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/admin');
-    // Either redirected away or shown an access-denied message
-    const onAdmin = page.url().includes('/admin');
-    if (onAdmin) {
-      // Should show some access-denied content rather than the full admin panel
-      const hasPanel = await page
-        .getByRole('heading', { name: /admin panel/i })
-        .isVisible()
-        .catch(() => false);
-      // If heading is visible, the guard allowed access (user may have admin role in this env)
-      // — not a failure, just informational
-      if (!hasPanel) {
-        // access denied message, redirect, or guard placeholder
-        const url = page.url();
-        expect(url).toBeTruthy(); // environment-dependent — no hard assertion
-      }
-    }
+    // Wait for the app shell to render (redirect and access-denied views both
+    // keep the sidebar), then assert the panel itself is absent. globalSetup
+    // seeds TEST_USER with role 'member', so this is a real authorization
+    // assertion, not environment-dependent.
+    await expect(page.getByRole('img', { name: /mosaic logo/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /admin panel/i })).not.toBeVisible();
   });
 });

apps/web/e2e/auth.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 // ── Login page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -49,18 +49,14 @@ test.describe('Login page', () => {
   });
 
   test('redirects to /chat after successful login', async ({ page }) => {
+    // Only meaningful with known-good credentials; against a live environment
+    // this would just probe someone else's user table.
+    test.skip(!REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, 'needs seeded credentials (E2E_REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH=1)');
     await page.goto('/login');
     await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(TEST_USER.email);
     await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(TEST_USER.password);
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }).click();
-    // Either reaches /chat or shows an error (if credentials are wrong in this env).
-    // We assert a navigation away from /login, or the alert is shown.
-    await Promise.race([
-      expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat/, { timeout: 10_000 }),
-      expect(page.getByRole('alert')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 }),
-    ]).catch(() => {
-      // Acceptable — environment may not have seeded credentials
-    });
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat/, { timeout: 10_000 });
   });
 });
 

apps/web/e2e/chat.spec.ts

@@ -1,45 +1,38 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { loginAs, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { loginAs, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 test.describe('Chat page', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     // If login failed (no seeded user in env) we may be on /login — skip
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests',
+    );
   });
 
-  test('chat page loads and shows the welcome message or conversation list', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('chat page loads and shows the conversation area', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
-    // Either there are conversations listed or the welcome empty-state is shown
-    const hasWelcome = await page
-      .getByRole('heading', { name: /welcome to mosaic chat/i })
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    const hasConversationPanel = await page
-      .locator('[data-testid="conversation-list"], nav, aside')
-      .first()
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    expect(hasWelcome || hasConversationPanel).toBe(true);
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /chat/i })).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 10_000,
+    });
+    await expect(page.getByRole('log', { name: /conversation/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  test('new conversation button is visible', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('message composer input is visible', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
-    // "Start new conversation" button or a "+" button in the sidebar
-    const newConvButton = page.getByRole('button', { name: /new conversation|start new/i }).first();
-    await expect(newConvButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Message')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
   });
 
-  test('clicking new conversation shows a chat input area', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('command panel lists /new and exposes the run controls', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
-    // Find any button that creates a new conversation
-    const newBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /new conversation|start new/i }).first();
-    await newBtn.click();
-    // After creating, a text input for sending messages should appear
-    const chatInput = page.getByRole('textbox').or(page.locator('textarea')).first();
-    await expect(chatInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    // Conversations are command-driven: /new starts one via the commands panel.
+    const commandList = page.getByRole('list', { name: /available commands/i });
+    await expect(commandList).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    await expect(commandList.getByText('/new', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByLabel('Command name')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /run command/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('sidebar navigation is present on chat page', async ({ page }) => {

apps/web/e2e/global-setup.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import type { FullConfig } from '@playwright/test';
+import { ADMIN_USER, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+
+/**
+ * Seed the E2E users through the gateway's real APIs (#1445, P6).
+ *
+ * On a fresh database (CI boots the gateway on the embedded PGlite path):
+ *   1. POST /api/bootstrap/setup creates ADMIN_USER as the first admin.
+ *   2. The admin signs in and creates TEST_USER via the better-auth admin API.
+ *
+ * Against an environment that already has users (needsSetup=false), seeding is
+ * skipped entirely: the specs keep their own skip-when-login-fails guards, so
+ * a live environment stays usable as a test target without mutation. Under
+ * E2E_REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH=1 (CI) that state is instead a hard failure and the
+ * guards are disabled — see helpers/auth.ts.
+ *
+ * On a fresh database, any seeding failure throws and fails the whole run: an
+ * E2E gate whose authenticated suites silently skip would pass while proving
+ * nothing.
+ */
+export default async function globalSetup(config: FullConfig): Promise<void> {
+  const baseURL = config.projects[0]?.use?.baseURL ?? 'http://localhost:14242';
+
+  const statusRes = await fetch(`${baseURL}/api/bootstrap/status`);
+  if (!statusRes.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`GET /api/bootstrap/status returned ${statusRes.status} — is the gateway up?`);
+  }
+  const status = (await statusRes.json()) as { needsSetup: boolean };
+  if (!status.needsSetup) {
+    if (REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH) {
+      // CI boots the gateway on a fresh HOME-isolated database, so an
+      // already-populated one means the isolation regressed — refuse to run
+      // against unknown data rather than skip-and-pass.
+      throw new Error(
+        'E2E_REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH=1 but the database already has users — gateway HOME isolation regressed?',
+      );
+    }
+    console.info('[e2e setup] users already exist; skipping seed');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const setupRes = await fetch(`${baseURL}/api/bootstrap/setup`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      name: ADMIN_USER.name,
+      email: ADMIN_USER.email,
+      password: ADMIN_USER.password,
+    }),
+  });
+  if (!setupRes.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `POST /api/bootstrap/setup failed (${setupRes.status}): ${await setupRes.text()}`,
+    );
+  }
+  console.info(`[e2e setup] bootstrap admin created: ${ADMIN_USER.email}`);
+
+  // better-auth's CSRF protection rejects requests without an Origin header
+  // (403 MISSING_OR_NULL_ORIGIN), so the server-side fetches here send the
+  // gateway's own origin — the same value a browser tab on the SPA would send.
+  const authHeaders = { 'content-type': 'application/json', origin: baseURL };
+
+  const signInRes = await fetch(`${baseURL}/api/auth/sign-in/email`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: authHeaders,
+    body: JSON.stringify({ email: ADMIN_USER.email, password: ADMIN_USER.password }),
+  });
+  if (!signInRes.ok) {
+    throw new Error(`admin sign-in failed (${signInRes.status}): ${await signInRes.text()}`);
+  }
+  const cookies = signInRes.headers
+    .getSetCookie()
+    .map((cookie) => cookie.split(';', 1)[0])
+    .join('; ');
+  if (!cookies) {
+    throw new Error('admin sign-in returned no session cookie');
+  }
+
+  const createRes = await fetch(`${baseURL}/api/auth/admin/create-user`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { ...authHeaders, cookie: cookies },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      name: TEST_USER.name,
+      email: TEST_USER.email,
+      password: TEST_USER.password,
+      role: 'member',
+    }),
+  });
+  if (!createRes.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `POST /api/auth/admin/create-user failed (${createRes.status}): ${await createRes.text()}`,
+    );
+  }
+  console.info(`[e2e setup] test user created: ${TEST_USER.email}`);
+}

apps/web/e2e/helpers/auth.ts

@@ -13,11 +13,28 @@ export const ADMIN_USER = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Fill the login form and submit. Waits for navigation after success.
+ * Set when the database was seeded by global-setup (CI sets it in the
+ * publish.yml e2e step). Seeded credentials MUST work, so login failures are
+ * hard failures and the skip-when-login-fails guards are disabled — otherwise
+ * a login regression would skip every authenticated suite and the gate would
+ * pass while proving nothing. Unset (a live environment used as a test
+ * target), the guards stay on and unseeded credentials skip their suites.
+ */
+export const REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH = process.env['E2E_REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH'] === '1';
+
+/**
+ * Fill the login form and submit, then wait for the post-login redirect to
+ * /chat. Under REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH a missed redirect throws (failing the
+ * test). Otherwise the timeout is swallowed: the page stays on /login and the
+ * callers' `test.skip(...)` guards see that. Without this wait, every guard
+ * read page.url() before the redirect happened and skipped its suite even
+ * when login succeeded (#1445).
  */
 export async function loginAs(page: Page, email: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
   await page.goto('/login');
   await page.getByLabel('Email').fill(email);
   await page.getByLabel('Password').fill(password);
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /sign in/i }).click();
+  const redirect = page.waitForURL(/\/chat/, { timeout: 10_000 });
+  await (REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH ? redirect : redirect.catch(() => {}));
 }

apps/web/e2e/navigation.spec.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { loginAs, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { loginAs, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 test.describe('Sidebar navigation', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests',
+    );
   });
 
-  test('sidebar shows Mosaic brand link', async ({ page }) => {
+  test('sidebar shows the Mosaic brand', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: /mosaic/i }).first()).toBeVisible();
+    // The brand block is a logo image plus "Mosaic / Mission Control" text,
+    // not a link.
+    await expect(page.getByRole('img', { name: /mosaic logo/i })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Mission Control')).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('Chat nav link navigates to /chat', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -48,11 +54,12 @@ test.describe('Sidebar navigation', () => {
 
   test('active link is visually highlighted', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
-    // The active link should have a distinct class — check that the Chat link
-    // has the active style class (bg-blue-600/20 text-blue-400)
+    // The sidebar marks the active item with `font-medium` (plus an inline
+    // primary-color style); inactive items get the hover class instead.
     const chatLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: /^chat$/i }).first();
-    const cls = await chatLink.getAttribute('class');
-    expect(cls).toContain('blue');
+    const projectsLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: /^projects$/i }).first();
+    await expect(chatLink).toHaveClass(/font-medium/);
+    await expect(projectsLink).not.toHaveClass(/font-medium/);
   });
 });
 
@@ -60,18 +67,23 @@ test.describe('Route transitions', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests',
+    );
   });
 
   test('navigating chat → projects → settings → chat works without errors', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/chat');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat/);
 
+    // level: 1 — empty-state h2s ("No projects yet") also match the loose
+    // patterns, and a two-element match is a strict-mode violation.
     await page.goto('/projects');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /projects/i })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /projects/i })).toBeVisible();
 
     await page.goto('/settings');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /settings/i })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /settings/i })).toBeVisible();
 
     await page.goto('/chat');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat/);

apps/web/e2e/projects.spec.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { loginAs, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { loginAs, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 test.describe('Projects page', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests',
+    );
   });
 
   test('projects page loads with heading', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/projects');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /projects/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    // level: 1 — the "No projects yet" empty-state h2 also matches /projects/i
+    // and a two-element match is a strict-mode violation.
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: /projects/i })).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 10_000,
+    });
   });
 
   test('shows empty state or project cards when loaded', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -18,23 +25,11 @@ test.describe('Projects page', () => {
     // Wait for loading state to clear
     await expect(page.getByText(/loading projects/i)).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
 
-    const hasProjects = await page
+    const cardsOrEmpty = page
       .locator('[class*="grid"]')
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-    const hasEmpty = await page
-      .getByText(/no projects yet/i)
-      .isVisible()
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    expect(hasProjects || hasEmpty).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  test('shows Active Mission section', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/projects');
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /active mission/i })).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 10_000,
-    });
+      .or(page.getByText(/no projects yet/i))
+      .first();
+    await expect(cardsOrEmpty).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
   });
 
   test('sidebar navigation is present', async ({ page }) => {

apps/web/e2e/settings.spec.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
-import { loginAs, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
+import { loginAs, REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH, TEST_USER } from './helpers/auth.js';
 
 test.describe('Settings page', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     await loginAs(page, TEST_USER.email, TEST_USER.password);
     const url = page.url();
-    test.skip(!url.includes('/chat'), 'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests');
+    test.skip(
+      !REQUIRE_SEEDED_AUTH && !url.includes('/chat'),
+      'No seeded test user — skipping authenticated tests',
+    );
   });
 
   test('settings page loads with heading', async ({ page }) => {

apps/web/playwright.config.ts

@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
 
 /**
- * Playwright E2E configuration for Mosaic web app.
+ * Playwright E2E configuration for the Mosaic web SPA.
  *
- * Assumes:
- *   - Next.js web app running on http://localhost:3000
- *   - NestJS gateway running on http://localhost:14242
+ * Assumes the NestJS gateway is already running on http://localhost:14242 and
+ * serving the built SPA bundle (WEB_DIST_DIR pointing at apps/web/dist) — the
+ * same serving path production uses (Phase P5, #1444). Override the target
+ * with PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL.
+ *
+ * global-setup seeds the E2E users through the real bootstrap and admin APIs
+ * when the database is empty; against an already-populated environment it
+ * seeds nothing.
  *
  * Run with:   pnpm --filter @mosaicstack/web test:e2e
  */
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './e2e',
+  globalSetup: './e2e/global-setup.ts',
   fullyParallel: true,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env['CI'],
   retries: process.env['CI'] ? 2 : 0,
   workers: process.env['CI'] ? 1 : undefined,
-  reporter: 'html',
+  // CI needs the verdict in the step log; the html report is a local tool.
+  reporter: process.env['CI'] ? 'list' : 'html',
   use: {
-    baseURL: process.env['PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL'] ?? 'http://localhost:3000',
+    baseURL: process.env['PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL'] ?? 'http://localhost:14242',
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
   },
@@ -27,6 +34,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
       use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
     },
   ],
-  // Do NOT auto-start the dev server — tests assume it is already running.
+  // Do NOT auto-start a server — tests assume the gateway is already running.
   // webServer is intentionally omitted so tests can run against a live env.
 });

apps/web/src/spa/pages/settings.tsx

@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ function prefValue<T>(prefs: Preference[], key: string, fallback: T): T {
   return p.value as T;
 }
 
+// The reset must not outlive the tab: an uncleared setTimeout fires into a
+// torn-down environment (unmount, or jsdom teardown under vitest).
+function useSavedBadgeReset(saveState: SaveState, setSaveState: (s: SaveState) => void): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (saveState !== 'saved') return undefined;
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [saveState, setSaveState]);
+}
+
 // ─── Main Page ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export function SettingsPage(): React.ReactElement {
@@ -111,6 +121,7 @@ function ProfileTab({
   const [image, setImage] = useState(session?.user.image ?? '');
   const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
   const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+  useSavedBadgeReset(saveState, setSaveState);
 
   // Sync from session when it loads
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -131,7 +142,6 @@ function ProfileTab({
         return;
       }
       setSaveState('saved');
-      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to update profile';
       setErrorMsg(message);
@@ -194,6 +204,7 @@ function AppearanceTab(): React.ReactElement {
   const [defaultModel, setDefaultModel] = useState('');
   const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
   const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+  useSavedBadgeReset(saveState, setSaveState);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     api<Preference[]>('/api/memory/preferences?category=appearance')
@@ -239,7 +250,6 @@ function AppearanceTab(): React.ReactElement {
           : []),
       ]);
       setSaveState('saved');
-      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save preferences';
       setErrorMsg(message);
@@ -323,6 +333,7 @@ function NotificationsTab(): React.ReactElement {
   const [emailDigest, setEmailDigest] = useState(false);
   const [saveState, setSaveState] = useState<SaveState>('idle');
   const [errorMsg, setErrorMsg] = useState('');
+  useSavedBadgeReset(saveState, setSaveState);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     api<Preference[]>('/api/memory/preferences?category=communication')
@@ -369,7 +380,6 @@ function NotificationsTab(): React.ReactElement {
         }),
       ]);
       setSaveState('saved');
-      setTimeout(() => setSaveState('idle'), 2000);
     } catch (err: unknown) {
       const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save preferences';
       setErrorMsg(message);