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-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# run-smoke.sh — Run Nexus smoke tests locally. No LLM. No cloud.
-#
-# Usage:
-#   ./tests/run-smoke.sh              # Run all smoke tests
-#   ./tests/run-smoke.sh --headed     # Run with visible browser (debug)
-#   ./tests/run-smoke.sh --grep "HUD" # Run specific test group
-#
-# Requirements: playwright installed (npm i -D @playwright/test)
-# First run: npx playwright install chromium
-
-set -euo pipefail
-cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
-
-# Ensure playwright is available
-if ! command -v npx &>/dev/null; then
-  echo "ERROR: npx not found. Install Node.js."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Install playwright test if needed
-if [ ! -d node_modules/@playwright ]; then
-  echo "Installing playwright test runner..."
-  npm install --save-dev @playwright/test 2>&1 | tail -3
-fi
-
-# Ensure browser is installed
-npx playwright install chromium --with-deps 2>/dev/null || true
-
-# Run tests
-echo ""
-echo "=== NEXUS SMOKE TESTS ==="
-echo ""
-npx playwright test tests/smoke.spec.js -c tests/playwright.config.js "$@"
-EXIT=$?
-
-echo ""
-if [ $EXIT -eq 0 ]; then
-  echo "✅ ALL SMOKE TESTS PASSED"
-else
-  echo "❌ SOME TESTS FAILED (exit $EXIT)"
-fi
-exit $EXIT