diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 51f775e8..dc2815d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ jobs:
           BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-issue-1273-qr-overlay-height-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
           BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-issue-1281-location-row-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
           BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-issue-1279-legend-p2-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
+          CHROMIUM_REQUIRE=1 BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-home-coverage-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
+          CHROMIUM_REQUIRE=1 BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
           CHROMIUM_REQUIRE=1 BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-issue-1206-resize-observer-leak-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
           CHROMIUM_REQUIRE=1 BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-nav-drawer-1064-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
           CHROMIUM_REQUIRE=1 BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-audio-live-1297-e2e.js 2>&1 | tee -a e2e-output.txt
diff --git a/test-home-coverage-e2e.js b/test-home-coverage-e2e.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8800ac54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-home-coverage-e2e.js
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/* Coverage E2E for public/home.js (#1297 B5).
+ *
+ * Exercises the My Mesh home page surface that previously had ~1 E2E hit.
+ * Walks the user through:
+ *   - first-time "chooser" flow (clears the level pref, asserts both
+ *     onboarding buttons render, picks "experienced")
+ *   - rendered home: hero, footer links, home-stats block
+ *   - node search → suggestion list → claim flow → My Mesh card render
+ *   - health detail (loadHealth) via card click + Full health button
+ *   - level toggle back to "new" → checklist accordion expand
+ *   - remove-from-mesh ✕ button clears card
+ *
+ * The goal is statement coverage of public/home.js init/renderHome/
+ * setupSearch/loadMyNodes/loadStats/loadHealth/checklist/showJourney,
+ * not exhaustive assertions — but each step has at least one assertion
+ * so a regression breaks the test.
+ *
+ * Usage: BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-home-coverage-e2e.js
+ */
+'use strict';
+const { chromium } = require('playwright');
+
+const BASE = process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:13581';
+
+let passed = 0, failed = 0;
+async function step(name, fn) {
+  try { await fn(); passed++; console.log('  \u2713 ' + name); }
+  catch (e) { failed++; console.error('  \u2717 ' + name + ': ' + e.message); }
+}
+function assert(c, m) { if (!c) throw new Error(m || 'assertion failed'); }
+
+async function pickAnyPubkey(page) {
+  // Use the live /api/nodes list — fixture has 200 nodes.
+  const res = await page.request.get(BASE + '/api/nodes?limit=5');
+  if (!res.ok()) return null;
+  const body = await res.json();
+  return body.nodes && body.nodes.length ? body.nodes[0] : null;
+}
+
+(async () => {
+  const requireChromium = process.env.CHROMIUM_REQUIRE === '1';
+  let browser;
+  try {
+    browser = await chromium.launch({
+      headless: true,
+      executablePath: process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH || undefined,
+      args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-gpu', '--disable-dev-shm-usage'],
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (requireChromium) {
+      console.error('test-home-coverage-e2e.js: FAIL — Chromium required but unavailable: ' + err.message);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    console.log('test-home-coverage-e2e.js: SKIP (Chromium unavailable: ' + err.message.split('\n')[0] + ')');
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  const ctx = await browser.newContext({ viewport: { width: 1400, height: 900 } });
+  const page = await ctx.newPage();
+  page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
+  page.on('pageerror', (e) => console.error('[pageerror]', e.message));
+
+  console.log('\n=== home.js coverage E2E against ' + BASE + ' ===');
+
+  // ── 1. First-time chooser flow ──
+  await step('first-time visit shows chooser (both buttons present)', async () => {
+    await page.goto(BASE + '/#/home', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-user-level');
+      localStorage.removeItem('meshcore-my-nodes');
+    });
+    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('.home-chooser', { timeout: 8000 });
+    const newBtn = await page.$('#chooseNew');
+    const expBtn = await page.$('#chooseExp');
+    assert(newBtn, 'chooser missing #chooseNew');
+    assert(expBtn, 'chooser missing #chooseExp');
+  });
+
+  await step('clicking "experienced" sets pref and renders home hero', async () => {
+    await page.click('#chooseExp');
+    await page.waitForSelector('.home-hero', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const level = await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('meshcore-user-level'));
+    assert(level === 'experienced', 'expected pref="experienced", got ' + level);
+  });
+
+  await step('home stats block populates from /api/stats', async () => {
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      const el = document.getElementById('homeStats');
+      return el && el.children.length >= 3;
+    }, { timeout: 8000 });
+    const txt = await page.textContent('#homeStats');
+    assert(/Nodes/i.test(txt), 'expected "Nodes" stat label, got: ' + txt);
+  });
+
+  await step('footer links render (at least one anchor present)', async () => {
+    const count = await page.$$eval('.home-footer-link', els => els.length);
+    assert(count >= 1, 'expected >=1 footer link, got ' + count);
+  });
+
+  // ── 2. Search flow ──
+  let pickedPubkey = null;
+  let pickedName = null;
+  await step('search input renders suggestions for a 1-char query', async () => {
+    const node = await pickAnyPubkey(page);
+    assert(node, 'fixture must have at least one node');
+    pickedPubkey = node.public_key;
+    pickedName = node.name || '';
+    // Use prefix of the name (or pubkey) so the API returns at least one hit.
+    const q = (pickedName || pickedPubkey).slice(0, 3);
+    await page.fill('#homeSearch', q);
+    await page.waitForSelector('.suggest-item, .suggest-empty', { timeout: 5000 });
+  });
+
+  await step('claim button adds a node to My Mesh (localStorage)', async () => {
+    // First suggest item with a claim button
+    const claim = await page.$('.suggest-item .suggest-claim');
+    if (!claim) {
+      // No matches for our prefix; manually inject and reload.
+      await page.evaluate((pk) => {
+        localStorage.setItem('meshcore-my-nodes', JSON.stringify([{ pubkey: pk, name: 'TestNode', addedAt: new Date().toISOString() }]));
+      }, pickedPubkey);
+      await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+      await page.waitForSelector('.home-hero', { timeout: 5000 });
+    } else {
+      await claim.click();
+    }
+    const stored = await page.evaluate(() => JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('meshcore-my-nodes') || '[]'));
+    assert(stored.length >= 1, 'expected at least one node in My Mesh');
+  });
+
+  // ── 3. My Mesh card render + interactions ──
+  await step('My Mesh grid renders at least one card', async () => {
+    // Clear search and reload to render the grid fresh
+    await page.fill('#homeSearch', '');
+    await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await page.waitForSelector('.my-node-card', { timeout: 10000 });
+    const count = await page.$$eval('.my-node-card', els => els.length);
+    assert(count >= 1, 'expected >=1 my-node-card');
+  });
+
+  await step('clicking a My Mesh card loads health detail panel', async () => {
+    await page.click('.my-node-card');
+    await page.waitForSelector('#homeHealth.visible, .health-banner', { timeout: 8000 });
+    const visible = await page.$('.health-banner');
+    assert(visible, 'expected .health-banner after card click');
+  });
+
+  await step('"Full health" button triggers loadHealth again without error', async () => {
+    const btn = await page.$('.mnc-btn[data-action="health"]');
+    if (btn) {
+      await btn.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(400);
+      const visible = await page.$('.health-banner');
+      assert(visible, 'health banner should remain after re-load');
+    }
+  });
+
+  await step('Remove (✕) button removes the card and clears localStorage', async () => {
+    const remove = await page.$('.mnc-remove');
+    if (remove) {
+      await remove.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    }
+    const stored = await page.evaluate(() => JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('meshcore-my-nodes') || '[]'));
+    assert(stored.length === 0, 'expected localStorage cleared after remove');
+  });
+
+  // ── 4. Level toggle + checklist ──
+  await step('toggling level → "new" re-renders with checklist accordion', async () => {
+    const toggle = await page.$('#toggleLevel');
+    assert(toggle, '#toggleLevel link missing');
+    await toggle.click();
+    await page.waitForSelector('.home-checklist', { timeout: 5000 });
+    const items = await page.$$eval('.checklist-item', els => els.length);
+    assert(items >= 3, 'expected checklist items, got ' + items);
+  });
+
+  await step('checklist accordion: click first question → item gains "open" class', async () => {
+    const q = await page.$('.checklist-q');
+    assert(q, 'no .checklist-q present');
+    await q.click();
+    const opened = await page.$eval('.checklist-item.open', el => !!el).catch(() => false);
+    assert(opened, 'expected first checklist item to be open');
+  });
+
+  await browser.close();
+  console.log('\n--- ' + passed + ' passed, ' + failed + ' failed ---\n');
+  process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+})().catch((e) => { console.error(e); process.exit(1); });
diff --git a/test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js b/test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33ce8db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/* Coverage E2E for public/path-inspector.js (#1297 B5).
+ *
+ * The existing test-path-inspector-e2e.js uses @playwright/test runner
+ * which is not wired into CI's `e2e-test` step (CI runs raw
+ * `node test-…-e2e.js`). This file uses the plain chromium-launch
+ * pattern compatible with CI and exercises the standalone tools page
+ * surface end-to-end:
+ *
+ *   - navigate to /#/tools/path-inspector
+ *   - assert page chrome renders (input, submit btn, help text)
+ *   - validation paths: empty input → error; mixed prefix lengths →
+ *     error; non-hex input → error
+ *   - valid prefixes (1-byte) → submit → API round-trip completes,
+ *     URL gets ?prefixes=… appended, results table OR no-results
+ *     state renders
+ *   - if a candidate exists, expand its evidence row by clicking the
+ *     non-button cells and exercise "Show on Map" (asserts route
+ *     hand-off via window._pendingPathInspectorRoute / nav to #/map)
+ *   - deep-link auto-fill: /#/tools/path-inspector?prefixes=2c
+ *     auto-runs and renders the input value
+ *
+ * Target: lift public/path-inspector.js coverage >= 50% by exercising
+ * init/parsePrefixes/validatePrefixes/submit/renderResults/showOnMap
+ * branches.
+ *
+ * Usage: BASE_URL=http://localhost:13581 node test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js
+ */
+'use strict';
+const { chromium } = require('playwright');
+
+const BASE = process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:13581';
+
+let passed = 0, failed = 0;
+async function step(name, fn) {
+  try { await fn(); passed++; console.log('  \u2713 ' + name); }
+  catch (e) { failed++; console.error('  \u2717 ' + name + ': ' + e.message); }
+}
+function assert(c, m) { if (!c) throw new Error(m || 'assertion failed'); }
+
+async function goPI(page, qs) {
+  const url = BASE + '/#/tools/path-inspector' + (qs ? '?' + qs : '');
+  await page.goto(url, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+  await page.waitForSelector('.path-inspector-page', { timeout: 8000 });
+}
+
+(async () => {
+  const requireChromium = process.env.CHROMIUM_REQUIRE === '1';
+  let browser;
+  try {
+    browser = await chromium.launch({
+      headless: true,
+      executablePath: process.env.CHROMIUM_PATH || undefined,
+      args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-gpu', '--disable-dev-shm-usage'],
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (requireChromium) {
+      console.error('test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js: FAIL — Chromium required but unavailable: ' + err.message);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+    console.log('test-path-inspector-coverage-e2e.js: SKIP (Chromium unavailable: ' + err.message.split('\n')[0] + ')');
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  const ctx = await browser.newContext({ viewport: { width: 1400, height: 900 } });
+  const page = await ctx.newPage();
+  page.setDefaultTimeout(15000);
+  page.on('pageerror', (e) => console.error('[pageerror]', e.message));
+
+  console.log('\n=== path-inspector.js coverage E2E against ' + BASE + ' ===');
+
+  // ── 1. Page chrome ──
+  await step('page renders input, submit button, and help text', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    const input = await page.$('#path-inspector-input');
+    const btn = await page.$('#path-inspector-submit');
+    assert(input, '#path-inspector-input missing');
+    assert(btn, '#path-inspector-submit missing');
+    const helpHasCode = await page.$('.help-text code');
+    assert(helpHasCode, 'help-text <code> example missing');
+  });
+
+  // ── 2. Validation branches ──
+  await step('empty input shows "Enter at least one prefix." error', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    const err = (await page.textContent('#path-inspector-error') || '').trim();
+    assert(/at least one prefix/i.test(err), 'expected validation error, got: ' + err);
+  });
+
+  await step('non-hex input shows "Invalid hex" error', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', 'zz');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    const err = (await page.textContent('#path-inspector-error') || '').trim();
+    assert(/invalid hex/i.test(err), 'expected "Invalid hex" error, got: ' + err);
+  });
+
+  await step('odd-length prefix shows error', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', 'abc');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    const err = (await page.textContent('#path-inspector-error') || '').trim();
+    assert(/odd-length/i.test(err), 'expected odd-length error, got: ' + err);
+  });
+
+  await step('mixed prefix lengths show error', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', '2c,aabb');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    const err = (await page.textContent('#path-inspector-error') || '').trim();
+    assert(/mixed/i.test(err), 'expected mixed-length error, got: ' + err);
+  });
+
+  // ── 3. Enter-key submit path ──
+  await step('Enter key in input triggers submit (URL gets ?prefixes=…)', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', '2c');
+    await page.press('#path-inspector-input', 'Enter');
+    // The history.replaceState appends ?prefixes=2c to the hash.
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => location.hash.includes('prefixes='), { timeout: 4000 });
+    const hash = await page.evaluate(() => location.hash);
+    assert(hash.includes('prefixes=2c'), 'expected hash to contain prefixes=2c, got: ' + hash);
+  });
+
+  // ── 4. Submit produces a result (table or no-results) ──
+  await step('valid 1-byte prefixes → results table OR no-results renders', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', '2c,a1');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      const r = document.getElementById('path-inspector-results');
+      const e = document.getElementById('path-inspector-error');
+      return (r && (r.querySelector('.path-inspector-table') || r.querySelector('.no-results'))) ||
+             (e && e.textContent.trim().length > 0);
+    }, { timeout: 8000 });
+    // If error path, surface it so the test fails informatively.
+    const err = (await page.textContent('#path-inspector-error') || '').trim();
+    if (err) assert(false, 'unexpected error from valid input: ' + err);
+  });
+
+  // ── 5. Candidate interactions (only if table rendered) ──
+  await step('if candidates returned: clicking row toggles evidence row', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', '2c,a1');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    await page.waitForSelector('.path-inspector-table, .no-results', { timeout: 6000 });
+    const hasTable = await page.$('.path-inspector-table');
+    if (!hasTable) return; // No candidates in fixture; that's still coverage of renderResults() empty branch.
+    // Click on the # cell of the first candidate row (NOT the Show on Map button).
+    const firstRow = await page.$('.path-inspector-table tbody tr:not(.evidence-row)');
+    if (firstRow) {
+      // Click the first <td> (the index cell) to avoid the Show on Map button.
+      await firstRow.evaluate((row) => {
+        const td = row.querySelector('td');
+        if (td) td.click();
+      });
+      await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+      // Evidence row should toggle .collapsed off (or stay off if already shown).
+      const evidenceRow = await page.$('.evidence-row');
+      assert(evidenceRow, 'evidence row should exist when candidates render');
+    }
+  });
+
+  await step('"Show on Map" hands off to map page (hash → #/map)', async () => {
+    await goPI(page);
+    await page.fill('#path-inspector-input', '2c,a1');
+    await page.click('#path-inspector-submit');
+    await page.waitForSelector('.path-inspector-table, .no-results', { timeout: 6000 });
+    const hasTable = await page.$('.path-inspector-table');
+    if (!hasTable) return;
+    const btn = await page.$('.path-inspector-table button[data-idx]');
+    if (!btn) return;
+    await btn.click();
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => location.hash.startsWith('#/map'), { timeout: 4000 });
+    const hash = await page.evaluate(() => location.hash);
+    assert(hash.startsWith('#/map'), 'expected nav to #/map, got: ' + hash);
+  });
+
+  // ── 6. Deep-link auto-fill ──
+  await step('deep link ?prefixes=2c auto-fills the input', async () => {
+    await goPI(page, 'prefixes=2c');
+    const val = await page.inputValue('#path-inspector-input');
+    assert(val === '2c', 'expected input prefilled with "2c", got: ' + val);
+    // And auto-submit kicks off a request that produces results or no-results.
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+      const r = document.getElementById('path-inspector-results');
+      const e = document.getElementById('path-inspector-error');
+      return (r && (r.querySelector('.path-inspector-table') || r.querySelector('.no-results'))) ||
+             (e && e.textContent.trim().length > 0);
+    }, { timeout: 8000 });
+  });
+
+  await browser.close();
+  console.log('\n--- ' + passed + ' passed, ' + failed + ' failed ---\n');
+  process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+})().catch((e) => { console.error(e); process.exit(1); });