fix(ci): isolate desktop e2e runtime

packages/app/e2e/support/global-setup.ts

@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ async function startRelay(excludedPorts: Set<number>): Promise<RelayPorts> {
 
 function startMetro(input: {
   metroPort: number;
-  daemonPort: number;
   buffer: ReturnType<typeof createLineBuffer>;
 }): ChildProcess {
   const appDir = path.resolve(__dirname, "../..");
@@ -727,7 +726,6 @@ function startMetro(input: {
       ...(process.env.E2E_DESKTOP_RUNTIME === "1"
         ? {
             PASEO_WEB_PLATFORM: "electron",
-            EXPO_PUBLIC_LOCAL_DAEMON: `127.0.0.1:${input.daemonPort}`,
           }
         : {}),
     },
@@ -875,7 +873,6 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
   try {
     metroProcess = startMetro({
       metroPort,
-      daemonPort: port,
       buffer: metroLineBuffer,
     });
     await waitForMetro(metroPort, {

packages/desktop/e2e/workspace-restart.spec.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../app/src/utils/host-routes";
 import { expect, test, type Page } from "../../app/e2e/support/fixtures";
 import { gotoAppShell } from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/app";
-import {
-  createIdleAgent,
-  expectWorkspaceTabVisible,
-} from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/archive-tab";
+import { expectWorkspaceTabVisible } from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/archive-tab";
 import { getE2EDaemonPort } from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/daemon-port";
 import { installDaemonWebSocketGate } from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/daemon-websocket-gate";
 import { expectAppRoute } from "../../app/e2e/support/helpers/route-assertions";
@@ -84,7 +81,10 @@ test("refresh keeps one continuous splash before restoring the desktop workspace
   const workspace = await seedWorkspace({ repoPrefix: "workspace-refresh-route-" });
 
   try {
-    const agent = await createIdleAgent(workspace.client, {
+    const agent = await workspace.client.createAgent({
+      provider: "mock",
+      model: "ten-second-stream",
+      modeId: "load-test",
       cwd: workspace.repoPath,
       workspaceId: workspace.workspaceId,
       title: `workspace-refresh-route-${Date.now()}`,