Suppress non-essential console output in tests unless VERBOSE=true; adjust Playwright config to respect verbosity settings and use appropriate reporter.

frontend/jest.setup.js

@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ global.sessionStorage = {
   key: jest.fn(),
 };
 
+// Suppress console logs during tests (unless VERBOSE=true)
+const VERBOSE = process.env.VERBOSE === 'true';
+
+if (!VERBOSE) {
+  global.console = {
+    ...console,
+    log: jest.fn(),
+    debug: jest.fn(),
+    info: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+  };
+}
+
 // Reset storage mocks before each test
 beforeEach(() => {
   // Don't use clearAllMocks - it breaks the mocks

frontend/playwright.config.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Limit workers to prevent test interference */
   workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : 12,
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
-  reporter: 'html',
+  reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'list',
+  /* Suppress console output unless VERBOSE=true */
+  quiet: process.env.VERBOSE !== 'true',
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */