Triage CI Failure

Overview

Systematic workflow designed specifically for triaging and fixing end-to-end (e2e) test failures in CI, especially flaky Playwright tests that pass locally but fail in CI. E2E tests that made it to main are usually flaky due to timing, bundling, or environment differences.

CRITICAL RULE: You MUST run the reproduction workflow before proposing any fixes. No exceptions.

When to Use

• CI test fails on main branch after PR was merged
• Test passes locally but fails in CI
• Test failure labeled as "flaky" or intermittent
• E2E test timing out in CI only
• User provides a PR URL/number with failing checks

PR-Based Workflow (When PR URL/Number Provided)

When the user provides a PR URL (e.g., https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/16701) or PR number: