diff --git a/dashboard/tests/e2e/chat-message.spec.ts b/dashboard/tests/e2e/chat-message.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 494ca8c6..00000000
--- a/dashboard/tests/e2e/chat-message.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference types="node" />
-import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
-import { waitForTopologyLoaded } from "../helpers/wait-for-ready";
-
-test.describe("Chat Message Flow", () => {
-  // This test suite requires a running instance
-  // It will launch one if needed
-
-  test("should send a chat message and receive a response", async ({
-    page,
-  }) => {
-    // Skip in CI - requires launching an instance and downloading a model
-    test.skip(!!process.env.CI, "Skipped in CI - requires model download");
-    test.setTimeout(600000); // 10 minutes
-
-    await page.goto("/");
-    await waitForTopologyLoaded(page);
-
-    // Check if we already have a running instance with chat available
-    const chatInput = page.locator('[data-testid="chat-input"]');
-    let hasChatReady = await chatInput
-      .isVisible({ timeout: 5000 })
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    // Check if there's a ready instance (use first() in case multiple exist)
-    const readyIndicator = page.locator("text=READY").first();
-    let hasReady = await readyIndicator
-      .isVisible({ timeout: 2000 })
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    if (!hasReady) {
-      // Need to launch an instance first
-      const modelDropdown = page.locator('[data-testid="model-dropdown"]');
-      await expect(modelDropdown).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
-
-      // Wait for placement previews
-      await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
-
-      const launchButton = page
-        .locator('[data-testid="launch-button"]:not([disabled])')
-        .first();
-      let hasLaunchButton = await launchButton
-        .isVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
-        .catch(() => false);
-
-      if (!hasLaunchButton) {
-        // Select a model - prefer Qwen3-0.6B-4bit (smallest)
-        await modelDropdown.click();
-        await page.waitForTimeout(500);
-
-        const qwenOption = page
-          .locator('[data-testid="model-option"]', {
-            hasText: /qwen.*0\.6b.*4bit/i,
-          })
-          .first();
-        const hasQwen = await qwenOption
-          .isVisible({ timeout: 2000 })
-          .catch(() => false);
-
-        if (hasQwen) {
-          await qwenOption.click();
-        } else {
-          const modelOption = page
-            .locator('[data-testid="model-option"]:not([disabled])')
-            .first();
-          await expect(modelOption).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
-          await modelOption.click();
-        }
-
-        await expect(launchButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 });
-      }
-
-      // Launch the instance
-      await launchButton.click();
-
-      // Wait for instance to be ready
-      await expect(readyIndicator).toBeVisible({ timeout: 300000 }); // 5 min for download
-    }
-
-    // Now we should have a running instance - wait for chat input to be available
-    await expect(chatInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 });
-
-    // Type a simple message
-    await chatInput.fill("What is 2+2? Reply with just the number.");
-
-    // Click send button
-    const sendButton = page.locator('[data-testid="send-button"]');
-    await expect(sendButton).toBeVisible();
-    await sendButton.click();
-
-    // Wait for user message to appear
-    const userMessage = page.locator('[data-testid="user-message"]');
-    await expect(userMessage).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
-
-    // Wait for assistant response
-    const assistantMessage = page.locator('[data-testid="assistant-message"]');
-    await expect(assistantMessage).toBeVisible({ timeout: 120000 }); // 2 min for response
-
-    // Verify we got some response text
-    const responseText = await assistantMessage.textContent();
-    expect(responseText).toBeTruthy();
-    expect(responseText!.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/dashboard/tests/e2e/launch-instance.spec.ts b/dashboard/tests/e2e/launch-instance.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index be33ff9a..00000000
--- a/dashboard/tests/e2e/launch-instance.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference types="node" />
-import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
-import { waitForTopologyLoaded } from "../helpers/wait-for-ready";
-
-test.describe("Launch Model Instance", () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto("/");
-    await waitForTopologyLoaded(page);
-  });
-
-  test("should display topology graph on page load", async ({ page }) => {
-    const topologyGraph = page.locator('[data-testid="topology-graph"]');
-    await expect(topologyGraph).toBeVisible();
-  });
-
-  test("should display model dropdown on welcome page", async ({ page }) => {
-    const modelDropdown = page.locator('[data-testid="model-dropdown"]');
-    await expect(modelDropdown).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
-  });
-
-  test("should display model cards when model is selected", async ({
-    page,
-  }) => {
-    const modelDropdown = page.locator('[data-testid="model-dropdown"]');
-    await expect(modelDropdown).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
-
-    // Wait for API to respond with placement previews
-    await page.waitForTimeout(5000);
-
-    // Check if launch button is visible (indicates model card is showing)
-    const launchButton = page.locator('[data-testid="launch-button"]').first();
-    let hasLaunchButton = await launchButton
-      .isVisible({ timeout: 5000 })
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    if (!hasLaunchButton) {
-      // No model selected yet - click dropdown and select one
-      await modelDropdown.click();
-      await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
-
-      const modelOption = page
-        .locator('[data-testid="model-option"]:not([disabled])')
-        .first();
-      await expect(modelOption).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
-
-      await modelOption.click();
-      await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
-    }
-
-    await expect(launchButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 });
-  });
-
-  test("should launch a model instance", async ({ page }) => {
-    // Skip in CI - requires downloading a model which is too slow
-    test.skip(!!process.env.CI, "Skipped in CI - requires model download");
-    test.setTimeout(300000); // 5 minutes
-
-    const modelDropdown = page.locator('[data-testid="model-dropdown"]');
-    await expect(modelDropdown).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
-
-    // Wait for placement previews to load
-    await page.waitForTimeout(3000);
-
-    // Check if launch button is visible
-    const launchButton = page
-      .locator('[data-testid="launch-button"]:not([disabled])')
-      .first();
-    let hasLaunchButton = await launchButton
-      .isVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
-      .catch(() => false);
-
-    if (!hasLaunchButton) {
-      // Select a model first - prefer Qwen3-0.6B (smallest)
-      await modelDropdown.click();
-      await page.waitForTimeout(500);
-
-      // Try to find Qwen3-0.6B-4bit specifically (smallest model), otherwise take first available
-      const qwenOption = page
-        .locator('[data-testid="model-option"]', {
-          hasText: /qwen.*0\.6b.*4bit/i,
-        })
-        .first();
-      const hasQwen = await qwenOption
-        .isVisible({ timeout: 2000 })
-        .catch(() => false);
-
-      if (hasQwen) {
-        await qwenOption.click();
-      } else {
-        const modelOption = page
-          .locator('[data-testid="model-option"]:not([disabled])')
-          .first();
-        await expect(modelOption).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
-        await modelOption.click();
-      }
-
-      await expect(launchButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30000 });
-    }
-
-    // Click launch
-    await launchButton.click();
-
-    // Wait for instance to start - could be downloading, loading, or ready
-    await expect(async () => {
-      const isDownloading = await page
-        .locator("text=DOWNLOADING")
-        .first()
-        .isVisible();
-      const isReady = await page.locator("text=READY").first().isVisible();
-      const isLoading = await page.locator("text=LOADING").first().isVisible();
-      const hasLaunching = await launchButton
-        .textContent()
-        .then((t) => t?.includes("LAUNCHING"));
-      expect(
-        isDownloading || isReady || isLoading || hasLaunching,
-      ).toBeTruthy();
-    }).toPass({ timeout: 30000 });
-
-    // Wait for instance to be fully ready (this may take a while if downloading)
-    await expect(page.locator("text=READY").first()).toBeVisible({
-      timeout: 240000,
-    }); // 4 min for download
-  });
-});
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diff --git a/dashboard/tests/visual/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/topology-graph-chromium-darwin.png b/dashboard/tests/visual/homepage.spec.ts-snapshots/topology-graph-chromium-darwin.png
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