@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ SupportLab is a server-rendered IT support ticket system and a controlled enviro
 
 The current supported runtime is **Java 17**. The JDK 21 migration is documented but intentionally not implemented.
 
+## Companion browser automation project
+
+End-to-end browser regression coverage is implemented in the separate [automated-regression-testing-suite](https://github.com/fetachino/automated-regression-testing-suite) repository. That project runs 42 Playwright test scenarios against this application using TypeScript, the Page Object Model, reusable fixtures, test-data factories, HTML and Allure reporting, failure screenshots/video/traces, and a two-repository GitHub Actions workflow.
+
 ## Highlights
 
 - Operational dashboard for total, open, resolved, and critical ticket counts.
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ The current supported runtime is **Java 17**. The JDK 21 migration is documented
 - Responsive, accessible server-rendered interface with no front-end framework dependency.
 - In-memory H2 database with startup seed data and a browser troubleshooting console.
 - Unit and persistence-backed MVC integration tests executed by GitHub Actions.
+- A separate [Playwright regression suite](https://github.com/fetachino/automated-regression-testing-suite) covering dashboard, filtering, creation, validation, workflow, error handling, and responsive behavior.
 
 ## Screenshots
 
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ Surefire reports are written to `target/surefire-reports`.
 
 - **Service unit tests:** mock persistence to verify ticket creation, status changes, missing records, dashboard aggregation, and pagination policy.
 - **MVC integration tests:** load the Spring context with MockMvc and H2 to verify rendered endpoints, combined filtering, operational sorting, pagination, validation boundaries, persistence, timestamps, redirects, and error responses.
+- **End-to-end browser regression:** the companion [Playwright automation repository](https://github.com/fetachino/automated-regression-testing-suite) exercises 42 traceable UI scenarios and starts this application as part of its GitHub Actions workflow.
 - **Manual regression:** exercise browser usability, responsive behavior, toast feedback, H2 inspection, and end-to-end workflows using the documented test cases.
 - **CI regression:** run `mvn test` on JDK 17 for every push and pull request to `main`.
 
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ The repository includes a portable Agile delivery pack designed for a two-week s
 - [Working agreement](docs/agile/working-agreement.md)
 - [Release plan](docs/agile/release-plan.md)
 
-Completed stories are marked `Done`; browser automation, audit history, CSV export, production-profile hardening, and execution of the JDK 21 upgrade remain explicitly planned or in the backlog.
+Completed stories are marked `Done`. Browser automation is now implemented in the companion [Playwright regression suite](https://github.com/fetachino/automated-regression-testing-suite); audit history, CSV export, production-profile hardening, and execution of the JDK 21 upgrade remain explicitly planned or in the backlog.
 
 ## Azure DevOps readiness
 
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ Java 17 is the approved baseline. A later milestone will capture baseline eviden
 2. **Support workflow:** assignment, comments, categories, SLA targets, and audit history.
 3. **Security:** authenticated users, role-based authorization, and CSRF-protected production configuration.
 4. **Operations:** Actuator health checks, structured logs, correlation IDs, and production error telemetry.
-5. **Quality:** browser automation, accessibility audits, code coverage reporting, and test containers.
+5. **Quality:** extend the existing [Playwright browser automation](https://github.com/fetachino/automated-regression-testing-suite) with accessibility audits, additional browser coverage, code coverage reporting, and test containers.
 6. **Upgrade:** controlled Java 17-to-21 migration with recorded regression evidence.
 
 ## Project workflow