diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index fafb01e..f3e6fe3 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,26 @@
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.3",
         "mysql2": "^3.18.2",
         "zod": "^4.3.6"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
+        "playwright": "^1.58.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-akea+6bHYBBfA9uQqSYmlJXn61cTa+jbO87xVLCWbTqbWadRVmhxlXATaOjOgcBaWU4ePo0wB41KMFv3o35IXA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright": "1.58.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
@@ -378,6 +398,21 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -794,6 +829,38 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/playwright": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vA30H8Nvkq/cPBnNw4Q8TWz1EJyqgpuinBcHET0YVJVFldr8JDNiU9LaWAE1KqSkRYazuaBhTpB5ZzShOezQ6A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.58.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "fsevents": "2.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/playwright-core": {
+      "version": "1.58.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.58.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yZkEtftgwS8CsfYo7nm0KE8jsvm6i/PTgVtB8DL726wNf6H2IMsDuxCpJj59KDaxCtSnrWan2AeDqM7JBaultg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "bin": {
+        "playwright-core": "cli.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index fb1a3c5..af10e91 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "dev": "node --watch src/server.js",
     "db:init": "node src/db/init.js",
     "db:seed": "node src/db/seed.js",
-    "test:smoke": "node scripts/smoke-test.mjs"
+    "test:smoke": "node scripts/smoke-test.mjs",
+    "test:integration": "node scripts/integration-test.mjs"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -23,5 +24,9 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.3",
     "mysql2": "^3.18.2",
     "zod": "^4.3.6"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.58.2",
+    "playwright": "^1.58.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/playwright.config.js b/backend/playwright.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35e3964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/playwright.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const { devices } = require('@playwright/test');
+
+/** @type {import('@playwright/test').PlaywrightTestConfig} */
+const config = {
+  testDir: './scripts',
+  timeout: 30000,
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  reporter: 'html',
+  use: {
+    actionTimeout: 0,
+    baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: 'chromium',
+      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+module.exports = config;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/scripts/integration-test.mjs b/backend/scripts/integration-test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25b652c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/scripts/integration-test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test('API server starts and returns 200', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('http://localhost:3000/api/health');
+  await expect(page.status()).toBe(200);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/runtime/next_actions_helpyourneighbour.md b/docs/runtime/next_actions_helpyourneighbour.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3ac8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/runtime/next_actions_helpyourneighbour.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Auto Next Actions (helpyourneighbour)
+Generated: 2026-03-05T23:29:37Z