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+---
+status: done
+---
+
+# Instruction: Clarify browser session lifecycle
+
+## Architecture projection
+
+> Tree of the final files. ✅ create · ✏️ modify · ❌ delete
+
+```txt
+plugins/aidd-qa/skills/01-acceptance-qa/references/interface-browser-playwright-cli.md ✏️
+```
+
+## Test Scope
+
+| Scenario | Action | Observable outcome | Actor |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Setup | Read the Playwright CLI reference | Existing per-scenario session and teardown guidance is present | system |
+| Happy path | Review scenario guidance | It says to reuse one tab or tab group throughout the scenario and close its session after teardown | system |
+| Edge case | A scenario contains multiple steps | Each step uses the existing tab or tab group rather than opening another | system |
+
+## Tasks to do
+
+### `1)` Add browser tab reuse guidance
+
+> Keep each QA scenario in the same tab or tab group and close it when done.
+
+1. Add a concise instruction to reuse the same tab or tab group for every step in a scenario, then close the session after teardown and verification.
+
+## Test acceptance criteria
+
+| Task | Acceptance criteria |
+| --- | --- |
+| 1 | The active QA reference explicitly requires tab reuse within a scenario and session closure after teardown. |
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+---
+objective: "The browser QA instructions require reusing one tab or tab group for each scenario and closing its session when finished."
+status: implemented
+---
+
+# Plan: Reuse browser tabs in QA
+
+Source: User request (2026-10-25)
+
+## Phases
+
+| # | Phase | File | Depends on |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| 1 | Clarify browser session lifecycle | [`phase-1.md`](./phase-1.md) | none |
+
+## External sources
+
+| URL | What it settled |
+| --- | --- |
+| none | none |
+
+## Impact
+
+| Category | Verdict and evidence | Handled in |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| regression | Low: one instruction added to the Playwright QA reference; no runtime code changes. | phase-1 |
+| documentation | The active browser QA instructions already require one session per scenario and closing it, but do not explicitly require reusing its tab across steps. | phase-1 |
+
+## Rules
+
+| Rule | Why it applies |
+| --- | --- |
+| `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`: capabilities belong to the owning concern | The browser QA interface reference belongs to the `aidd-qa` plugin. |
diff --git a/plugins/aidd-qa/skills/01-acceptance-qa/references/interface-browser-playwright-cli.md b/plugins/aidd-qa/skills/01-acceptance-qa/references/interface-browser-playwright-cli.md
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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ npx --yes @playwright/cli@0.1.17 -s=qa-<run-id> <command>
 ```
 
 Run every command from a temporary directory outside the application repository.
+Within each scenario, reuse the same browser tab or tab group for every step; after teardown and verification, close the session.
 
 `run-code` takes one `page` argument: pass `async page => { ... }`, never bare statements. Never throw on a product mismatch: check each expected outcome with a bounded `waitFor`, and return `{ step, expected, actual, ok }` per step. Keep stdout, stderr, and exit status visible; no redirects, pipes, command substitutions, or `|| true` in runner commands. A throw, `SyntaxError`, or non-zero exit is a tooling failure and invalidates the take.