fix: scope startup by route

tests/e2e/smoke.js

@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ const {
 } = require("./lib/selenium-smoke");
 
 const domWrapAddonPath = path.join(__dirname, "dom-wrap-addon");
+let bootstrapAdminSession = null;
+
+async function ensureAdminSession() {
+  if (bootstrapAdminSession) {
+    return bootstrapAdminSession;
+  }
+
+  const username = uniqueName("bootstrap-admin");
+  bootstrapAdminSession = await registerAndLoginApi(username, "Bootstrap Admin");
+  return bootstrapAdminSession;
+}
 
 async function openAuthenticatedPlay(driver, sessionCookie) {
   await seedAuthenticatedBrowser(driver, sessionCookie);
@@ -76,8 +87,7 @@ const tests = [
   {
     name: "authenticated root document redirects to play",
     run: async () => {
-      const username = uniqueName("doc-auth");
-      const { sessionCookie } = await registerAndLoginApi(username, "Document Auth");
+      const { sessionCookie } = await ensureAdminSession();
       const response = await request("/", {
         cookie: sessionCookie,
         redirect: "manual"
@@ -142,6 +152,21 @@ const tests = [
       assert.equal(await hasSelector(driver, ".management-list"), false);
     })
   },
+  {
+    name: "admin route mounts directly without play UI",
+    run: async () => withDriver({}, async (driver) => {
+      const { sessionCookie } = await ensureAdminSession();
+
+      await seedAuthenticatedBrowser(driver, sessionCookie);
+      await driver.get(absoluteUrl("/admin"));
+
+      await waitForUrl(driver, "/admin");
+      await waitForText(driver, "User Management");
+      assert.equal(await hasSelector(driver, ".management-list"), true);
+      assert.equal(await hasSelector(driver, "#skill-filter-input"), false);
+      assert.equal(await hasSelector(driver, ".log-panel"), false);
+    })
+  },
   {
     name: "successful login transitions to play workspace",
     run: async () => withDriver({}, async (driver) => {