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+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+test.describe("Dashboard", () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    // Mock backend API calls so tests run without a running backend
+    await page.route("**/api/notes**", (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: "application/json", body: JSON.stringify({ notes: [], total: 0 }) })
+    );
+    await page.route("**/api/workspaces**", (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: "application/json", body: JSON.stringify({ workspaces: [] }) })
+    );
+    await page.route("**/api/**", (route) =>
+      route.fulfill({ status: 200, contentType: "application/json", body: "{}" })
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("dashboard page loads with mocked API", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/dashboard");
+    await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
+    await expect(page.locator("body")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("dashboard shows empty state when no notes exist", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/dashboard");
+    await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
+    // Page renders without crashing even with empty data
+    const body = await page.locator("body").textContent();
+    expect(body).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  test("renders without console errors", async ({ page }) => {
+    const errors: string[] = [];
+    page.on("pageerror", (err) => errors.push(err.message));
+    await page.goto("/dashboard");
+    await page.waitForLoadState("domcontentloaded");
+    const realErrors = errors.filter(
+      (e) => !e.includes("fetch") && !e.includes("Failed") && !e.includes("Unexpected")
+    );
+    expect(realErrors).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  test("404 page renders for unknown routes", async ({ page }) => {
+    const res = await page.goto("/nonexistent-route-xyz");
+    if (res) {
+      expect([200, 404]).toContain(res.status());
+    }
+    await expect(page.locator("body")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});