Expand edge gateway workspace and streamline app loading

playwright.global-setup.mjs

@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ const runtimeNamespace = String(process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_ARTIFACT_NAMESPACE || `po
   .replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]+/g, "-");
 const pidFile = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "output/playwright", `dev-server-${runtimeNamespace}.json`);
 const serverOutputLimit = 80;
+// Hardlinked Windows worktrees can break Vite's bundled config temp paths during Playwright boot.
+const viteDevArgs = [
+  "run",
+  "dev",
+  "--",
+  "--force",
+  ...(process.platform === "win32" ? ["--configLoader", "runner"] : []),
+  "--host",
+  devHost,
+  "--port",
+  String(devPort),
+  "--strictPort",
+];
 
 async function getListeningProcessOnWindows(port) {
   const { stdout } = await execFileAsync("netstat", ["-ano", "-p", "tcp"], {
@@ -303,7 +316,7 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
 
   const serverProcess =
     process.platform === "win32"
-      ? spawn("cmd.exe", ["/d", "/s", "/c", `npm.cmd run dev -- --force --host ${devHost} --port ${devPort} --strictPort`], {
+      ? spawn("cmd.exe", ["/d", "/s", "/c", `npm.cmd ${viteDevArgs.join(" ")}`], {
           cwd: process.cwd(),
           detached: true,
           env: {
@@ -313,7 +326,7 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
           stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
           windowsHide: true,
         })
-      : spawn("npm", ["run", "dev", "--", "--force", "--host", devHost, "--port", String(devPort), "--strictPort"], {
+      : spawn("npm", viteDevArgs, {
           cwd: process.cwd(),
           detached: true,
           env: {