fix: align CI tests with current UI text and database naming

Backend conftest.py was hardcoded to patherly_test but CI creates
resolutionflow_test — now reads DATABASE_URL env var first. E2E tests
had stale placeholder text, heading, and landing page assertions.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/tests/conftest.py

@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ settings.REQUIRE_INVITE_CODE = False
 # otherwise fall back to localhost for local development.
 import os
 TEST_DATABASE_URL = os.environ.get(
-    "DATABASE_TEST_URL",
+    "DATABASE_URL",
-    "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/patherly_test",
+    os.environ.get(
+        "DATABASE_TEST_URL",
+        "postgresql+asyncpg://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/patherly_test",
+    ),
 )
 
 

frontend/e2e/command-palette.spec.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ test.describe('command palette smoke tests', () => {
     await page.keyboard.press('Control+k')
 
     // Should show the palette modal with search input
-    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, ask a question, navigate')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
+    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, sessions, tags... or describe an issue to troubleshoot')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 3000 })
 
     // Empty state should show quick actions — the palette label renders uppercase via CSS
     // Use the palette container to scope the check
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test.describe('command palette smoke tests', () => {
 
     // Close with Escape
     await page.keyboard.press('Escape')
-    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, ask a question, navigate')).not.toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, sessions, tags... or describe an issue to troubleshoot')).not.toBeVisible()
   })
 
   test('searches and shows AI Assistant option', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test.describe('command palette smoke tests', () => {
 
       await page.keyboard.press('Control+k')
 
-      const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, ask a question, navigate')
+      const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, sessions, tags... or describe an issue to troubleshoot')
       await expect(input).toBeVisible()
       await input.fill('PW Palette Search')
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test.describe('command palette smoke tests', () => {
 
     await page.keyboard.press('Control+k')
 
-    const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, ask a question, navigate')
+    const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, sessions, tags... or describe an issue to troubleshoot')
     await expect(input).toBeVisible()
     await input.fill('analytics')
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ test.describe('command palette smoke tests', () => {
 
     await page.keyboard.press('Control+k')
 
-    const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, ask a question, navigate')
+    const input = page.getByPlaceholder('Search flows, sessions, tags... or describe an issue to troubleshoot')
     await expect(input).toBeVisible()
     await input.fill('how do I fix a print spooler issue')
 

frontend/e2e/history.spec.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test.describe('session history smoke tests', () => {
       await page.goto('/sessions')
 
       await expect(
-        page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Session History' }),
+        page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Sessions' }),
       ).toBeVisible()
 
       await page.getByPlaceholder('Search by ticket number...').fill(ticketNumber)

frontend/e2e/navigation.spec.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test.describe('authenticated navigation smoke tests', () => {
     await page.goto('/sessions')
 
     await expect(
-      page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Session History' }),
+      page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Sessions' }),
     ).toBeVisible()
   })
 

frontend/e2e/public.spec.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ test.describe('public route smoke tests', () => {
     await page.goto('/landing')
 
     await expect(
-      page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Get Started Free' }),
+      page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Start Free' }),
     ).toBeVisible()
     await expect(
-      page.getByText('Stop writing ticket notes.'),
+      page.getByText('Resolve tickets faster.'),
     ).toBeVisible()
   })