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+# Phase 14: Desktop E2E Coverage - Context
+
+**Gathered:** 2026-06-12
+**Status:** Ready for planning
+
+
+## Phase Boundary
+
+Add a `desktop` Playwright project (Desktop Chrome, wide viewport, no `hasTouch`) to
+`apps/pwa/playwright.config.ts` and make the existing Phase 7 mobile-authored e2e specs
+pass on a no-touch desktop viewport, so the Phase 8 CI regression gate validates the
+**desktop** layout/flows in addition to the `iphone`/`pixel` mobile profiles.
+
+The real work is the **spec-compat pass**, not CI plumbing — Phase 8 already runs
+`pnpm test:e2e` and will pick up the new project automatically. No new test *capabilities*
+are added; this is desktop-profile coverage of the layout/state bars Phase 7 already asserts.
+
+**In scope:** desktop project config; per-spec review so the suite is green on desktop;
+desktop-equivalent assertions where the mobile layout diverges.
+**Out of scope:** new flows/features; live event-create against CalDAV (dev user 1 still has
+no calendar credential — carried from Phase 7); Desktop WebKit; prod-SW / iOS-standalone testing.
+
+
+
+## Implementation Decisions
+
+### Spec-Compat Strategy
+- **D-01:** Keep **one set of spec files** (no separate `desktop.spec.ts`). Gate the genuinely
+ mobile-only tests with `test.skip()` keyed on project name (`desktop`), and add desktop-equivalent
+ assertions where the layout diverges. Cross-cutting tests (no-overflow, populated/empty/error
+ states) stay shared and run on all three profiles. Rationale: one source of truth, least
+ duplication, avoids drift between mobile and desktop copies of the same cross-cutting assertions.
+- **D-02:** Prefer scoping/skip over deletion — do not weaken or remove the existing mobile
+ assertions to make desktop pass. The mobile profiles must remain exactly as authored in Phase 7.
+
+### Desktop Gate Severity
+- **D-03:** Desktop-profile failures are **blocking** — same severity as `iphone`/`pixel`.
+ A desktop regression must not be able to land on `main`. No `continue-on-error` / advisory
+ carve-out. (Resolves ROADMAP Phase 14 Success Criterion 3, which deferred blocking-vs-advisory
+ to planning.) Implication: the desktop specs must be deterministic before this merges —
+ if they flake, fix the spec, don't downgrade the gate.
+
+### Desktop Assertion Depth
+- **D-04:** **Parity-adapted** coverage. On desktop, positively assert the desktop equivalents:
+ DesktopNav sidebar (`nav[aria-label="Main navigation"]`) visible, nav tap targets, no horizontal
+ overflow, populated/empty/error states render (calendar grid, seeded event, lists card, empty
+ state, error heading + Retry). Skip only the assertions that have no desktop analog.
+- **D-05:** Do **not** add "mobile chrome is absent on desktop" negative assertions (the rejected
+ "full divergence" option). Reason grounded in code: the `New Event` accessible name is **not**
+ mobile-only — `CalendarShell.tsx:424` renders a desktop-only toolbar "New Event" button sharing
+ the same name as the phone FAB. Asserting its absence would be wrong. Only the **56×56 FAB
+ geometry** check is mobile-specific.
+
+### Desktop Profile / Viewport
+- **D-06:** Single desktop project using `devices['Desktop Chrome']` (1280×720), **no Desktop WebKit**.
+ The Apple member is already covered on mobile Safari via the `iphone`/WebKit profile; Desktop
+ Chrome is sufficient for the shared/wall-browser use case. Keep the default viewport — no custom
+ width override unless planning finds the sidebar layout needs more horizontal room than 1280 gives.
+
+### Claude's Discretion
+- Exact mechanism for the skip gate (e.g. `test.skip(testInfo.project.name === 'desktop', ...)` vs.
+ `test.describe` blocks split by a `isDesktop` helper vs. project-level `grep`/`grepInvert`) — pick
+ the cleanest that keeps the shared cross-cutting tests un-duplicated. Planner/researcher to choose.
+- Whether the desktop "New Event" toolbar button gets its own ≥44px tap-target assertion as the
+ desktop parity equivalent of the FAB's 56×56 check (recommended, but optional).
+
+
+
+## Canonical References
+
+**Downstream agents MUST read these before planning or implementing.**
+
+### The harness being extended (Phase 7)
+- `apps/pwa/playwright.config.ts` — the two-profile matrix to extend with a third `desktop` project;
+ documents the carried-forward auth/SW/baseURL/webServer decisions (D-01..D-10 in its header).
+- `apps/pwa/e2e/layout.spec.ts` — the spec with the most mobile-only assumptions (BottomTabBar
+ safe-area/in-viewport, 56×56 FAB, PhoneNav chrome, tap targets). Primary compat-pass target.
+- `apps/pwa/e2e/calendar.spec.ts` — auth-bypass precondition, no-SW precondition, populated/error states.
+- `apps/pwa/e2e/lists.spec.ts` — populated/empty states.
+- `apps/pwa/e2e/global-setup.ts` — `/health` readiness poll + deterministic DB reset/seed (shared by
+ all profiles, unchanged by this phase).
+- `apps/pwa/e2e/README.md` — harness run/guardrail docs; update for the new profile.
+
+### Phase context / roadmap
+- `.planning/ROADMAP.md` §"Phase 14: Desktop E2E Coverage" — goal, 3 success criteria, pitfalls.
+- `.planning/phases/07-mobile-test-harness/07-CONTEXT.md` — original harness decisions to carry forward
+ (DEV_AUTH_BYPASS not storageState, `serviceWorkers: 'block'`, env baseURL, Vite-only webServer).
+- `.planning/phases/08-gitea-ci/08-CONTEXT.md` — how CI runs `pnpm test:e2e`; confirms desktop project
+ is picked up automatically (only watch desktop-profile runtime/wait in CI).
+
+### CI entry point (no plumbing change expected, but verify)
+- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` — the harness job that runs the Playwright specs; confirm the new desktop
+ project runs and gates without a config change beyond runtime/wait budget.
+
+
+
+## Existing Code Insights
+
+### Reusable Assets
+- **Existing `playwright.config.ts` project array** — add a third `{ name: 'desktop', use: {
+ ...devices['Desktop Chrome'], serviceWorkers: 'block' } }` entry. `serviceWorkers: 'block'`,
+ env baseURL, and the Vite `webServer` are already shared across projects.
+- **`global-setup.ts`** — DB reset/seed is profile-agnostic; reused unchanged for desktop.
+
+### Established Patterns
+- **Breakpoint = 767/768px**, driven by `window.matchMedia('(max-width: 767px)')` in
+ `AppNav.tsx:32`, `BottomTabBar.tsx:24`, `CalendarShell.tsx:75`. Desktop Chrome at 1280px is
+ unambiguously in the desktop branch.
+- **`getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Main navigation' })`** resolves to the **BottomTabBar** on
+ mobile but the **DesktopNav sidebar** on desktop — same locator, different element, both valid.
+- **No strict-mode collision on desktop:** `BottomTabBar.tsx:53-57` returns `null` at ≥768px, so the
+ sidebar is the *sole* `Main navigation` landmark on desktop. Most nav-visibility/tap-target tests
+ pass as-authored, just resolving to the sidebar.
+
+### Integration Points — desktop divergences the compat pass must handle
+- **BottomTabBar safe-area / "fully in-viewport" tests** (`layout.spec.ts` describe blocks):
+ bottom bar is `null` on desktop → **skip on desktop**.
+- **"New Event FAB meets 56×56px"** (`layout.spec.ts:91`): on desktop the `New Event` name resolves
+ to the toolbar button (`CalendarShell.tsx:424`), which is not 56×56 → **skip the FAB-geometry test
+ on desktop**; optionally assert the desktop toolbar button's ≥44px target instead (D-04 parity).
+- **"PhoneNav header is visible"** (`layout.spec.ts:76`): `getByText('FamilySync', {exact:true})` also
+ matches the DesktopNav title (`AppNav.tsx:181`) → likely passes on desktop; verify no second match.
+- **Settings button** (`/open settings/i`): present on both PhoneNav and DesktopNav → resolves on both.
+- **Tap-target tests scoped to the nav landmark**: desktop sidebar links have `minHeight: 44px`
+ (`AppNav.tsx:151`) → pass on desktop.
+
+
+
+## Specific Ideas
+
+- The gate's whole point is to be real: desktop must be **blocking**, and the specs must be made
+ deterministic to earn that (D-03). "Make it green by weakening the assertion" is explicitly rejected.
+- Mirror Phase 7's self-validation ethos where cheap: a desktop run should fail loudly if the desktop
+ layout actually regresses, not silently pass because everything was skipped.
+
+
+
+## Deferred Ideas
+
+- **Desktop WebKit (Desktop Safari) profile** — considered and declined for this phase (D-06).
+ Revisit only if a desktop-Safari-specific rendering bug is ever reported.
+- **Live desktop event-create round-trip** — still blocked by dev user 1 having no CalDAV calendar
+ (carried from Phase 7); out of scope here, same as on mobile.
+
+None of the above are blockers — discussion stayed within phase scope.
+
+
+---
+
+*Phase: 14-Desktop E2E Coverage*
+*Context gathered: 2026-06-12*
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+# Phase 14: Desktop E2E Coverage - Discussion Log
+
+> **Audit trail only.** Do not use as input to planning, research, or execution agents.
+> Decisions are captured in CONTEXT.md — this log preserves the alternatives considered.
+
+**Date:** 2026-06-12
+**Phase:** 14-Desktop E2E Coverage
+**Areas discussed:** Spec-compat strategy, Desktop gate severity, Desktop assertion depth, Desktop profile/viewport
+
+---
+
+## Spec-Compat Strategy
+
+| Option | Description | Selected |
+|--------|-------------|----------|
+| Conditional skips, shared specs | One set of spec files; gate mobile-only tests with `test.skip(project==='desktop')`, assert desktop equivalents on divergence; cross-cutting tests shared. | ✓ |
+| Separate desktop spec files | New `desktop.spec.ts`; mobile specs project-filtered. Clear separation, duplicates cross-cutting assertions. | |
+| Locator-only, no skips | Viewport-agnostic locators, no skips. Impossible where elements don't exist on desktop (FAB, bottom bar). | |
+
+**User's choice:** Conditional skips, shared specs
+**Notes:** One source of truth, least duplication. Mobile profiles stay exactly as authored in Phase 7.
+
+---
+
+## Desktop Gate Severity
+
+| Option | Description | Selected |
+|--------|-------------|----------|
+| Blocking (same as mobile) | Desktop failures block the merge exactly like iphone/pixel. | ✓ |
+| Advisory (non-blocking) | Desktop runs/reports but doesn't block merge (continue-on-error). | |
+
+**User's choice:** Blocking (same as mobile)
+**Notes:** Resolves ROADMAP Success Criterion 3 (deferred to planning). Implies specs must be deterministic before merge — fix flakes, don't downgrade the gate.
+
+---
+
+## Desktop Assertion Depth
+
+| Option | Description | Selected |
+|--------|-------------|----------|
+| Parity-adapted | Assert desktop equivalents (sidebar nav, no overflow, populated/empty/error states, nav tap targets); skip FAB/bottom-bar. | ✓ |
+| Render-only smoke | Just no-overflow + states render; no desktop-chrome assertions. | |
+| Full divergence assertions | Also assert mobile chrome absent + desktop-only elements present. | |
+
+**User's choice:** Parity-adapted
+**Notes:** Full-divergence rejected on code grounds — `New Event` is not mobile-only (desktop toolbar button shares the name, `CalendarShell.tsx:424`); only the 56×56 FAB geometry is mobile-specific.
+
+---
+
+## Desktop Profile / Viewport
+
+| Option | Description | Selected |
+|--------|-------------|----------|
+| Desktop Chrome default, no WebKit | `devices['Desktop Chrome']` (1280×720), single desktop project. | ✓ |
+| Desktop Chrome at wider width | Override to ~1440×900 for more sidebar/grid real estate. | |
+| Add Desktop WebKit too | Desktop Chrome + Desktop Safari/WebKit. | |
+
+**User's choice:** Desktop Chrome default, no WebKit
+**Notes:** Apple member already covered on mobile Safari (iphone/WebKit). Desktop Chrome sufficient for shared/wall browser.
+
+## Claude's Discretion
+
+- Exact skip-gate mechanism (`test.skip(testInfo.project.name === 'desktop')` vs. `isDesktop` describe split vs. project `grep`/`grepInvert`) — pick the cleanest that avoids duplicating cross-cutting tests.
+- Whether the desktop "New Event" toolbar button gets its own ≥44px tap-target assertion as the desktop parity equivalent of the FAB check (recommended, optional).
+
+## Deferred Ideas
+
+- Desktop WebKit profile — declined for this phase; revisit only on a desktop-Safari-specific bug.
+- Live desktop event-create round-trip — still blocked by dev user 1 having no CalDAV calendar (carried from Phase 7).