feat(tests): E2E test for sign in card flash

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This is a currently-failing E2E test which tries to reproduce a sign in card flash after entering the OTP code.

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• pnpm test runs as expected.
• pnpm build runs as expected.
• (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

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• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🌟 New feature
• 🔨 Breaking change
• 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
• other:

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds an end-to-end regression test for email-code authentication. The test records browser history transitions, samples the sign-in start card on animation frames, waits for factor preparation, completes OTP verification, and asserts that no /sign-in transition or start-card rendering occurs. It also adds an empty Changeset metadata block.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to aaaae

This PR adds a failing end-to-end regression test without changing shipped runtime behavior. The untyped browser-state usage is a localized test maintainability issue, but no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the new E2E test for the sign-in card flash issue.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains that the pull request adds a failing E2E test for the sign-in card flash after OTP entry.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

integration/tests/sign-in-flow.test.ts (1)

71-72: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the untyped browser-state contract.

any disables checking for __startCardFlash at its write and read sites. Define a shared StartCardFlash type and cast window to Window & { __startCardFlash: StartCardFlash } in each browser callback.

Proposed fix

+type StartCardFlash = {
+  recording: boolean;
+  urls: string[];
+  sawStartCard: boolean;
+};
+
 await page.addInitScript(() => {
   const flash = { recording: false, urls: [] as string[], sawStartCard: false };
-  (window as any).__startCardFlash = flash;
+  (window as Window & { __startCardFlash: StartCardFlash }).__startCardFlash = flash;

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Also applies to: 106-110

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In `@integration/tests/sign-in-flow.test.ts` around lines 71 - 72, Replace the
any-based __startCardFlash browser-state access in the test callbacks with a
shared StartCardFlash type, and cast window as Window & { __startCardFlash:
StartCardFlash } at every write and read site, including the additional
locations around lines 106–110.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@integration/tests/sign-in-flow.test.ts`:
- Around line 71-72: Replace the any-based __startCardFlash browser-state access
in the test callbacks with a shared StartCardFlash type, and cast window as
Window & { __startCardFlash: StartCardFlash } at every write and read site,
including the additional locations around lines 106–110.

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