From dc26ccf2465a7a59868b9006b2c5e1ffb8f2e6ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:06:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs(ai): fix duplicated install commands in
 README/CONTRIBUTING (agent)

Co-authored-by: PR0M3TH3AN <53631862+PR0M3TH3AN@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md                               | 28 ++-----------------
 README.md                                     | 23 ++-------------
 ...026-02-16_13-05-00_docs-agent_completed.md | 13 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 docs/agents/task-logs/daily/2026-02-16_13-05-00_docs-agent_completed.md

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5593f8a8..c838bbcc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -99,31 +99,13 @@ To set up the project locally:
    - **NPM**: v10 or higher (included with Node 22).
 
 2. **Install Dependencies**:
-   Use `npm ci` to ensure you get the exact dependencies from `package-lock.json`. If you intend to run smoke or visual tests, also install Playwright browsers.
+   Use `npm ci` to ensure you get the exact dependencies from `package-lock.json`. If you intend to run smoke, visual, or end-to-end tests, also install Playwright browsers.
 
    ```bash
    npm ci
    npx playwright install
    ```
 
-   If you plan to run visual or smoke tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
-   If you plan to run smoke tests or visual tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
-   If you plan to run smoke, visual, or end-to-end tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
 3. **Start the Application**:
 
    ```bash
@@ -160,7 +142,7 @@ To set up the project locally:
 
    ```bash
    npm run test:e2e
-   npm run test:smoke
+   npm run test:smoke   # Critical path verification
    npm run test:visual
    ```
 
@@ -183,12 +165,6 @@ To set up the project locally:
    npm run test:dm:integration
    ```
 
-   To run smoke tests (critical path verification):
-
-   ```bash
-   npm run test:smoke
-   ```
-
    To aggregate telemetry from test logs:
 
    ```bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9f3bfe1..6c343ffd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,31 +143,13 @@ To run **bitvid** locally:
 
 2. Install dependencies:
 
-   Use `npm ci` to install dependencies exactly as specified in `package-lock.json`. If you intend to run smoke or visual tests, also install Playwright browsers.
+   Use `npm ci` to install dependencies exactly as specified in `package-lock.json`. If you intend to run smoke, visual, or end-to-end tests, also install Playwright browsers.
 
    ```bash
    npm ci
    npx playwright install
    ```
 
-   If you plan to run visual or smoke tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
-   If you plan to run smoke tests or visual tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
-   If you plan to run smoke, visual, or end-to-end tests, install the Playwright browsers:
-
-   ```bash
-   npx playwright install
-   ```
-
 3. Start the application:
 
    ```bash
@@ -227,14 +209,13 @@ For detailed architecture and system documentation, see the [Documentation Index
 
 **Other commands:**
 
-- **Run smoke tests**: `npm run test:smoke`
+- **Run smoke tests**: `npm run test:smoke` (Critical path verification)
 - **Run load tests**: `npm run test:load`
 - **Run DM unit tests**: `npm run test:dm:unit`
 - **Run DM integration tests**: `npm run test:dm:integration`
 - **Run headless E2E tests**: `npm run test:e2e`
 - **Run visual regression tests**: `npm run test:visual`
 - **Update visual baselines**: `npm run test:visual:update`
-- **Run smoke tests**: `npm run test:smoke` (Critical path verification)
 - **Run design system audit**: `npm run audit` (Generates remediation report)
 - **Aggregate telemetry**: `npm run telemetry:aggregate`
 - **Cancel CI runs**: See [`docs/cancelling-ci-runs.md`](docs/cancelling-ci-runs.md) for a script to clear pending workflows.
diff --git a/docs/agents/task-logs/daily/2026-02-16_13-05-00_docs-agent_completed.md b/docs/agents/task-logs/daily/2026-02-16_13-05-00_docs-agent_completed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15dc10bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/agents/task-logs/daily/2026-02-16_13-05-00_docs-agent_completed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# docs-agent Task Log
+
+- **Date**: 2026-02-16
+- **Agent**: docs-agent
+- **Status**: Completed
+- **Cadence**: Daily
+
+## Activities
+- Audited `README.md` and `CONTRIBUTING.md` for duplicate instructions.
+- Removed redundant `npx playwright install` commands.
+- Consolidated installation instructions.
+- Removed redundant `npm run test:smoke` entries and clarified existing ones.
+- Verified changes with `npm run lint` and `npm run format`.