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+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH } from "../../constants";
+
+test.describe("Logout", () => {
+  test.use({ storageState: ADMIN_STORAGE_PATH });
+
+  test("Clicking Logout clears the session and forces re-login on a protected page", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto("/ui");
+    await expect(page.getByText("Virtual Keys")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+    // Open the navbar User dropdown. The trigger button exposes an aria-label
+    // of "Account menu — <role> — signed in as <email>", and the antd Dropdown
+    // is declared with trigger={["click"]}, so a plain click opens the popup.
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Account menu/i }).click();
+
+    const popup = page.locator(".ant-dropdown:visible").filter({
+      has: page.locator(".bg-white.rounded-lg.shadow-lg"),
+    }).first();
+    await expect(popup).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+
+    // Click Logout — the handler clears the auth cookie and navigates via
+    // window.location.href = PROXY_LOGOUT_URL (empty string in the e2e env).
+    await popup.getByText("Logout", { exact: true }).click();
+
+    // The cookie is now gone — visiting a protected page must redirect to /ui/login.
+    await page.goto("/ui?page=llm-playground", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/ui\/login/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Login" })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+});