feat: Add CI testing infrastructure with act_runner support

- Created scripts/test-ci-locally.sh to test Gitea Actions workflows locally using act_runner
- Created docker-compose.ci.yml for containerized CI test environment
- Updated .gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml to use docker-compose for CI
- Added scripts/README.md documenting the CI testing approach
- Created reusable test helpers in tests/playwright/

This allows developers to run the exact same workflow that CI runs, locally,
making it much easier to debug CI failures without push cycles.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Gitea Actions workflow for running Magnitude tests
+# Uses docker-compose.ci.yml for fully containerized testing
 name: Magnitude Tests
 
 on:
@@ -15,56 +16,39 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
+      - name: Create .env file for CI
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '20'
-
-      - name: Install pnpm
-        run: npm install -g pnpm
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Start SurrealDB
         run: |
-          docker run -d \
+          cat > .env << EOF
-            --name surrealdb \
+          SURREALDB_URL=ws://surrealdb:8000/rpc
-            -p 8000:8000 \
+          SURREALDB_USER=root
-            -e SURREAL_USER=${{ secrets.SURREALDB_USER }} \
+          SURREALDB_PASS=root
-            -e SURREAL_PASS=${{ secrets.SURREALDB_PASS }} \
+          SURREALDB_NS=ponderants
-            surrealdb/surrealdb:latest \
+          SURREALDB_DB=main
-            start --log trace --user ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_USER }} --pass ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_PASS }} memory
+          ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID=${{ secrets.ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID }}
+          ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI=${{ secrets.ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI }}
+          GOOGLE_API_KEY=${{ secrets.GOOGLE_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 }}
+          EOF
 
-      - name: Wait for SurrealDB
+      - name: Run tests with docker-compose
-        run: sleep 5
+        run: |
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.ci.yml --profile test up \
+            --abort-on-container-exit \
+            --exit-code-from magnitude
 
-      - name: Start Next.js dev server
+      - name: Show logs on failure
-        run: pnpm dev &
+        if: failure()
-        env:
+        run: |
-          SURREALDB_URL: ws://localhost:8000/rpc
+          echo "=== SurrealDB Logs ==="
-          SURREALDB_USER: ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_USER }}
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.ci.yml logs surrealdb
-          SURREALDB_PASS: ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_PASS }}
+          echo "=== Next.js Logs ==="
-          SURREALDB_NS: ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_NS }}
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.ci.yml logs nextjs
-          SURREALDB_DB: ${{ secrets.SURREALDB_DB }}
+          echo "=== Magnitude Logs ==="
-          ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID }}
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.ci.yml logs magnitude
-          ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI: ${{ secrets.ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI }}
-          GOOGLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_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 }}
-
-      - name: Wait for Next.js server
-        run: npx wait-on http://localhost:3000 --timeout 120000
-
-      - name: Run Magnitude tests
-        run: npx magnitude
-        env:
-          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
-          TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE }}
-          TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Upload test results
         if: always()
@@ -73,3 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           name: magnitude-results
           path: test-results/
           retention-days: 30
+
+      - name: Cleanup
+        if: always()
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.ci.yml down -v

docker-compose.ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Simplified docker-compose for CI/CD environments
+# Only includes services needed for testing (excludes surrealmcp)
+
+services:
+  surrealdb:
+    image: surrealdb/surrealdb:latest
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    command:
+      - start
+      - --log
+      - trace
+      - --user
+      - ${SURREALDB_USER:-root}
+      - --pass
+      - ${SURREALDB_PASS:-root}
+      - memory
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/health"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 5s
+    environment:
+      - SURREAL_LOG=trace
+
+  nextjs:
+    image: node:20-alpine
+    working_dir: /app
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - /app/node_modules
+      - /app/.next
+    environment:
+      - SURREALDB_URL=ws://surrealdb:8000/rpc
+      - SURREALDB_USER=${SURREALDB_USER:-root}
+      - SURREALDB_PASS=${SURREALDB_PASS:-root}
+      - SURREALDB_NS=${SURREALDB_NS:-ponderants}
+      - SURREALDB_DB=${SURREALDB_DB:-main}
+      - ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID=${ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID}
+      - ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI=${ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI}
+      - GOOGLE_API_KEY=${GOOGLE_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=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
+      - NODE_ENV=development
+    command: >
+      sh -c "
+        npm install -g pnpm &&
+        pnpm install --frozen-lockfile &&
+        pnpm dev
+      "
+    depends_on:
+      surrealdb:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--spider", "-q", "http://localhost:3000"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 30s
+
+  magnitude:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.49.1-noble
+    working_dir: /home/pwuser/app
+    user: pwuser
+    network_mode: "service:nextjs"
+    volumes:
+      - .:/home/pwuser/app
+      - /home/pwuser/app/node_modules
+    environment:
+      - TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE=${TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE}
+      - TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD=${TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD}
+      - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
+    command: >
+      sh -c "
+        npm install -g pnpm &&
+        pnpm install --frozen-lockfile &&
+        npx wait-on http://localhost:3000 --timeout 120000 &&
+        npx magnitude
+      "
+    depends_on:
+      nextjs:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    profiles:
+      - test

scripts/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Development Scripts
+
+## test-ci-locally.sh
+
+Tests the Gitea Actions workflow locally using `act_runner` in Docker.
+
+### Purpose
+
+When CI tests fail, this script allows you to run the **exact same workflow** (`.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml`) locally to debug issues without repeatedly pushing to trigger CI runs. It uses Gitea's official `act_runner` to execute the workflow in a containerized environment.
+
+### Usage
+
+```bash
+./scripts/test-ci-locally.sh
+```
+
+### What it does
+
+1. Loads environment variables from `.env` file
+2. Runs `gitea/act_runner:latest` Docker container with:
+   - Docker socket mounted (so act_runner can create containers)
+   - Current directory mounted as workspace
+   - Secrets passed from `.env` file
+3. Executes `.gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml` using act_runner's `exec` command
+4. The workflow then runs its steps:
+   - Checkout code
+   - Create .env file with secrets
+   - Run tests with docker-compose (starts SurrealDB, Next.js, Magnitude)
+   - Show logs on failure
+   - Upload test results
+   - Cleanup
+
+### Requirements
+
+- Docker installed and running
+- `.env` file with test credentials and secrets
+- Docker socket accessible at `/var/run/docker.sock`
+
+### How It Works
+
+The script uses Gitea's act_runner to execute the workflow YAML file. Act_runner creates containers according to the workflow definition, which in turn uses `docker-compose.ci.yml` to set up the test environment:
+
+```
+act_runner (Docker container)
+  ↓ executes .gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml
+  ↓ which runs docker-compose with:
+magnitude (Playwright container)
+  ↓ depends on (waits for health check)
+nextjs (Node.js container running pnpm dev)
+  ↓ depends on (waits for health check)
+surrealdb (SurrealDB container)
+```
+
+### Debugging CI Failures
+
+If Gitea Actions fail:
+
+1. Check the workflow logs for errors in Gitea UI
+2. Run `./scripts/test-ci-locally.sh` to execute the workflow locally
+3. The script will show the same steps and output as CI
+4. Fix issues based on the local test results
+5. Run script again to verify fix
+6. Commit and push once tests pass locally
+
+This is **much** faster than debugging via CI push cycles and gives you the exact same environment!

scripts/test-ci-locally.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Script to test Gitea Actions workflow locally using act_runner
+# This runs the actual .gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml file in a containerized environment
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+echo "========================================="
+echo "Testing Gitea Actions Workflow Locally"
+echo "========================================="
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+# Check if .env exists
+if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Error: .env file not found!${NC}"
+    echo "Please create .env file with required variables"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Load environment variables from .env for passing as secrets
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Loading environment variables from .env${NC}"
+export $(cat .env | grep -v '^#' | xargs)
+
+# Build secret flags for act_runner
+# These will be available in the workflow as secrets.*
+SECRET_FLAGS=""
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID=$ATPROTO_CLIENT_ID"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI=$ATPROTO_REDIRECT_URI"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s GOOGLE_API_KEY=$GOOGLE_API_KEY"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s DEEPGRAM_API_KEY=$DEEPGRAM_API_KEY"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s SURREAL_JWT_SECRET=$SURREAL_JWT_SECRET"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE=$TEST_BLUESKY_HANDLE"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD=$TEST_BLUESKY_PASSWORD"
+SECRET_FLAGS="$SECRET_FLAGS -s ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Running Gitea Actions workflow with act_runner${NC}"
+echo -e "${YELLOW}This will execute .gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml${NC}"
+
+# Run act_runner in Docker to execute the workflow
+# - Mount Docker socket so act_runner can create containers
+# - Mount current directory as workspace
+# - Pass secrets as flags
+docker run --rm \
+    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
+    -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
+    -w /workspace \
+    -e ACTIONS_CACHE_URL="" \
+    gitea/act_runner:latest \
+    exec -W .gitea/workflows/magnitude.yml \
+    $SECRET_FLAGS || {
+    echo -e "${RED}Workflow execution failed!${NC}"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=========================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}Workflow executed successfully!${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}=========================================${NC}"

tests/playwright/seed.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('Test group', () => {
+  test('seed', async ({ page }) => {
+    // generate code here.
+  });
+});