diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml b/.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml
index b04bd29..2a7345e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
           SURREALDB_PASS=root
           SURREALDB_NS=ponderants
           SURREALDB_DB=main
+          SURREALDB_JWT_SECRET=${{ secrets.SURREALDB_JWT_SECRET }}
           ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID=${{ secrets.ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID }}
           ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI=${{ secrets.ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI }}
-          GOOGLE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.GOOGLE_API_KEY }}
+          GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=${{ secrets.GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY }}
           DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=${{ secrets.DEEPGRAM_API_KEY }}
-          SURREAL_JWT_SECRET=${{ secrets.SURREAL_JWT_SECRET }}
           TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE=${{ secrets.TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
           TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD }}
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb92dca..0b481c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /node_modules
 /.pnp
 .pnp.js
+.pnpm-store/
 
 # testing
 /coverage
diff --git a/docker-compose.ci.yml b/docker-compose.ci.yml
index 02b7437..7b5ea67 100644
--- a/docker-compose.ci.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.ci.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ services:
       - --pass
       - ${SURREALDB_PASS:-root}
       - memory
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/health"]
-      interval: 5s
-      timeout: 3s
-      retries: 10
-      start_period: 5s
     environment:
       - SURREAL_LOG=trace
 
@@ -39,11 +33,11 @@ services:
       - SURREALDB_PASS=${SURREALDB_PASS:-root}
       - SURREALDB_NS=${SURREALDB_NS:-ponderants}
       - SURREALDB_DB=${SURREALDB_DB:-main}
+      - SURREALDB_JWT_SECRET=${SURREALDB_JWT_SECRET}
       - ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID=${ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID}
       - ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI=${ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI}
-      - GOOGLE_API_KEY=${GOOGLE_API_KEY}
+      - GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=${GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY}
       - DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=${DEEPGRAM_API_KEY}
-      - SURREAL_JWT_SECRET=${SURREAL_JWT_SECRET}
       - TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE=${TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE}
       - TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD=${TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD}
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
@@ -52,39 +46,44 @@ services:
       sh -c "
         npm install -g pnpm &&
         pnpm install --frozen-lockfile &&
+        echo 'Waiting for SurrealDB to be ready...' &&
+        sleep 10 &&
         pnpm dev
       "
     depends_on:
-      surrealdb:
-        condition: service_healthy
+      - surrealdb
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "wget", "--spider", "-q", "http://localhost:3000"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 20
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 40s
 
   magnitude:
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.49.1-noble
-    working_dir: /home/pwuser/app
-    user: pwuser
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.56.1-noble
+    working_dir: /app
+    user: root
     network_mode: "service:nextjs"
     volumes:
-      - .:/home/pwuser/app
-      - /home/pwuser/app/node_modules
+      - .:/app
+      - node_modules:/app/node_modules
     environment:
       - TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE=${TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE}
       - TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD=${TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD}
       - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
+      - HOME=/root
     command: >
       sh -c "
         npm install -g pnpm &&
         pnpm install --frozen-lockfile &&
         npx wait-on http://localhost:3000 --timeout 120000 &&
-        npx magnitude
+        xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args='-screen 0 1280x960x24' npx magnitude
       "
     depends_on:
       nextjs:
         condition: service_healthy
     profiles:
       - test
+
+volumes:
+  node_modules:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index aac2777..eda6fae 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       - surrealdb
 
   playwright:
-    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.49.1-noble
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.56.1-noble
     working_dir: /home/pwuser/app
     user: pwuser
     network_mode: host
diff --git a/magnitude.config.ts b/magnitude.config.ts
index 541d149..c4bb711 100644
--- a/magnitude.config.ts
+++ b/magnitude.config.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export default {
   // Run tests in headless mode to avoid window focus issues
   headless: true,
   // Use Claude Sonnet 4.5 for best performance
-  model: 'anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-5-20250514',
+  model: 'anthropic:claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929',
 };
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index b9fddf8..b52d138 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     baseURL: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
     screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
+    headless: true,
   },
 
   projects: [