diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index d374d096..39cdf4a8 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@
                 "panel": "dedicated"
             }
         },
+        {
+            "label": "Test: E2E Playwright (UI - Headless Server)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "npm run e2e:ui:headless-server",
+            "group": "test",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "dedicated",
+                "close": false
+            }
+        },
         {
             "label": "Lint: Pre-commit (All Files)",
             "type": "shell",
@@ -508,6 +520,57 @@
                 "close": false
             }
         },
+        {
+            "label": "Open: App in Simple Browser (Docker E2E)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "dependsOn": ["Docker: Rebuild E2E Environment"],
+            "command": "bash -lc 'printf "Waiting for Charon at http://localhost:8080...\n"; for i in {1..60}; do if curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/ >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "Ready: http://localhost:8080"; exit 0; fi; sleep 1; done; echo "Timed out waiting for http://localhost:8080"; exit 1'",
+            "group": "test",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "dedicated",
+                "echo": true,
+                "close": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Open: App in System Browser (Docker E2E)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "dependsOn": ["Docker: Rebuild E2E Environment"],
+            "command": "bash -lc '\\
+              printf "Waiting for Charon at http://localhost:8080...\\n"; \
+              for i in {1..60}; do \
+                if curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/ >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo "Ready: http://localhost:8080"; break; fi; \
+                sleep 1; \
+              done; \
+              if command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1; then xdg-open http://localhost:8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown; \
+              elif command -v sensible-browser >/dev/null 2>&1; then sensible-browser http://localhost:8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown; \
+              elif command -v gio >/dev/null 2>&1; then gio open http://localhost:8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown; \
+              elif command -v open >/dev/null 2>&1; then open http://localhost:8080 >/dev/null 2>&1 & disown; \
+              else echo "No known browser opener found. Open http://localhost:8080 manually."; fi'",
+            "group": "test",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "dedicated",
+                "echo": true,
+                "close": false
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Record: Playwright codegen (Docker E2E)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "dependsOn": ["Docker: Rebuild E2E Environment"],
+            "command": "bash -lc 'npx playwright codegen http://localhost:8080 --output=tests/recorded.from_codegen.spec.ts'",
+            "group": "test",
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "presentation": {
+                "reveal": "always",
+                "panel": "dedicated",
+                "close": false
+            }
+        },
         {
             "label": "Test: E2E Playwright (Debug Mode)",
             "type": "shell",
diff --git a/docs/development/running-e2e.md b/docs/development/running-e2e.md
index adf3a232..b9333e86 100644
--- a/docs/development/running-e2e.md
+++ b/docs/development/running-e2e.md
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ This document explains how to run Playwright tests using a real browser (headed)
   npx playwright test --ui
   ```
 
+- Open the running Docker E2E app in your system browser (one-step via VS Code task):
+  - Run the VS Code task: **Open: App in System Browser (Docker E2E)**
+  - This will rebuild the E2E container (if needed), wait for http://localhost:8080 to respond, and open your system browser automatically.
+
+- Open the running Docker E2E app in VS Code Simple Browser:
+  - Run the VS Code task: **Open: App in Simple Browser (Docker E2E)**
+  - Then use the command palette: `Simple Browser: Open URL` → paste `http://localhost:8080`
+
 ## Using the project's E2E Docker image (recommended for parity with CI)
 1. Rebuild/start the E2E container (this sets up the full test environment):
    ```bash
@@ -55,4 +63,4 @@ This document explains how to run Playwright tests using a real browser (headed)
 - Playwright auth artifacts are ignored by git (`playwright/.auth/`). Do not commit credentials.
 
 ---
-If you'd like, I can open a PR with these changes (scripts + config + docs) and add a short CI note to `.github/` workflows.  
+If you'd like, I can open a PR with these changes (scripts + config + docs) and add a short CI note to `.github/` workflows.