diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/context.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/context.spec.ts
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+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures"
+import { promptSelector } from "./utils"
+
+test("context panel can be opened from the prompt", async ({ page, sdk, gotoSession }) => {
+  const title = `e2e smoke context ${Date.now()}`
+  const created = await sdk.session.create({ title }).then((r) => r.data)
+
+  if (!created?.id) throw new Error("Session create did not return an id")
+  const sessionID = created.id
+
+  try {
+    await gotoSession(sessionID)
+
+    const promptForm = page.locator("form").filter({ has: page.locator(promptSelector) }).first()
+    const contextButton = promptForm
+      .locator("button")
+      .filter({ has: promptForm.locator('[data-component="progress-circle"]').first() })
+      .first()
+
+    await expect(contextButton).toBeVisible()
+    await contextButton.click()
+
+    const tabs = page.locator('[data-component="tabs"][data-variant="normal"]')
+    await expect(tabs.getByRole("tab", { name: "Context" })).toBeVisible()
+  } finally {
+    await sdk.session.delete({ sessionID }).catch(() => undefined)
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/file-open.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/file-open.spec.ts
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index 000000000..673caf9dc
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+++ b/packages/app/e2e/file-open.spec.ts
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+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures"
+import { modKey } from "./utils"
+
+test("can open a file tab from the search palette", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
+  await gotoSession()
+
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+P`)
+
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog")
+  await expect(dialog).toBeVisible()
+
+  const input = dialog.getByRole("textbox").first()
+  await input.fill("package.json")
+
+  const firstItem = dialog.locator('[data-slot="list-item"]').first()
+  await expect(firstItem).toBeVisible()
+  await firstItem.click()
+
+  await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0)
+
+  const tabs = page.locator('[data-component="tabs"][data-variant="normal"]')
+  await expect(tabs).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(tabs.getByRole("tab").first()).toBeVisible()
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
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index 000000000..964b0a56c
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+++ b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
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+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures"
+import { modKey } from "./utils"
+
+test("sidebar can be collapsed and expanded", async ({ page, gotoSession }) => {
+  await gotoSession()
+
+  const createButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: /New (session|workspace)/ }).first()
+  const opened = (await createButton.count()) > 0
+
+  if (!opened) {
+    await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+B`)
+    await expect(createButton).toBeVisible()
+  }
+
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+B`)
+  await expect(createButton).toHaveCount(0)
+
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modKey}+B`)
+  await expect(createButton).toBeVisible()
+})