diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai.yml b/.github/workflows/ai.yml
index c10f76a889..4cd3c2419c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ai.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ai.yml
@@ -113,11 +113,27 @@ jobs:
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/packages/web-integration/midscene_run/report
         if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+    - name: Run apps/report e2e tests
+      run: cd apps/report && pnpm run e2e
+      id: e2e-tests-app-report
+      continue-on-error: true
+
+    - name: Upload apps/report e2e report
+      if: always()
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: e2e-app-report-output
+        path: |
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/midscene_run/report
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/apps/report/midscene_run/report
+        if-no-files-found: ignore
+
     - name: Check if tests failed
-      if: steps.e2e-tests.outcome == 'failure' || steps.e2e-tests-cache.outcome == 'failure' || steps.e2e-tests-report.outcome == 'failure'
+      if: steps.e2e-tests.outcome == 'failure' || steps.e2e-tests-cache.outcome == 'failure' || steps.e2e-tests-report.outcome == 'failure' || steps.e2e-tests-app-report.outcome == 'failure'
       run: |
         echo "::error::The following e2e tests failed:"
         if [ "${{ steps.e2e-tests.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then echo "  - e2e (basic)"; fi
         if [ "${{ steps.e2e-tests-cache.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then echo "  - e2e:cache"; fi
         if [ "${{ steps.e2e-tests-report.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then echo "  - e2e:report"; fi
+        if [ "${{ steps.e2e-tests-app-report.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then echo "  - e2e:app-report"; fi
         exit 1
diff --git a/apps/report/e2e/check-html.yaml b/apps/report/e2e/check-html.yaml
index 06926f00ee..5d030d5288 100755
--- a/apps/report/e2e/check-html.yaml
+++ b/apps/report/e2e/check-html.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ target:
   serve: ./dist
   url: demo.html
 tasks:
-  - name: check console html
+  - name: check report loads and displays tasks
     flow:
-      - ai: Click the 'Insight / Locate' on Left
       - sleep: 3000
-      - aiAssert: There is a 'Open in Playground' button on the page
+      - aiAssert: There is a sidebar on the left showing a task execution list with task names and time costs
+      - aiAssert: There is a 'Record' timeline section with screenshot thumbnails
diff --git a/apps/report/e2e/player-autoplay.yaml b/apps/report/e2e/player-autoplay.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e74e32e3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/e2e/player-autoplay.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+target:
+  serve: ./dist
+  url: demo.html
+tasks:
+  - name: player autoplay starts automatically
+    flow:
+      - sleep: 3000
+      - aiAssert: There is a video player area with a progress bar showing playback time
+      - aiAssert: There is a pause button (two vertical bars icon) visible, indicating the player is currently playing
+
+  - name: pause and resume works
+    flow:
+      - ai: Click the pause button on the player controls bar
+      - sleep: 1000
+      - aiAssert: There is a play button (triangle icon) visible, indicating the player is paused
diff --git a/apps/report/e2e/player-completion.yaml b/apps/report/e2e/player-completion.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75f42c8b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/e2e/player-completion.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+target:
+  serve: ./dist
+  url: demo.html
+tasks:
+  - name: after playback completes player shows full view at last step
+    flow:
+      # Speed up playback to 2x and wait for completion
+      - ai: Click the settings gear icon on the player controls bar
+      - sleep: 1000
+      - ai: Select the '2x' playback speed option
+      - sleep: 500
+      - ai: Click somewhere on the player video area to close the settings popup
+      - sleep: 30000
+      # After playback completes, verify the state
+      - aiAssert: The play button (triangle icon) is visible on the player controls bar, indicating playback has stopped
+      - aiAssert: The player is showing a screenshot image of a web page
diff --git a/apps/report/e2e/player-settings.yaml b/apps/report/e2e/player-settings.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7ce9b8222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/e2e/player-settings.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+target:
+  serve: ./dist
+  url: demo.html
+tasks:
+  - name: subtitle toggle works
+    flow:
+      - sleep: 3000
+      - aiAssert: There is a subtitle text overlay at the bottom area of the player
+      - ai: Click the settings gear icon on the player controls bar
+      - sleep: 1000
+      - ai: Toggle off the subtitle switch in the settings popup
+      - sleep: 1000
+      - ai: Click somewhere on the player video area to close the settings popup
+      - sleep: 1000
+      - aiAssert: There is no subtitle text overlay visible at the bottom area of the player
diff --git a/apps/report/e2e/sidebar-interaction.yaml b/apps/report/e2e/sidebar-interaction.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..940e679170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/e2e/sidebar-interaction.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+target:
+  serve: ./dist
+  url: demo.html
+tasks:
+  - name: clicking a task in sidebar exits replay mode and shows detail
+    flow:
+      - sleep: 3000
+      - ai: Click on the first task row in the left sidebar execution list
+      - sleep: 2000
+      - aiAssert: The right side shows a detail panel with task information, not the video player
+      - aiAssert: There is a screenshot image displayed in the main content area
+
+  - name: clicking play button re-enters replay mode
+    flow:
+      - ai: Click the play icon button near the top of the sidebar to start replay
+      - sleep: 3000
+      - aiAssert: The video player is visible with playback controls at the bottom
diff --git a/apps/report/package.json b/apps/report/package.json
index abc3946f64..268728ba22 100644
--- a/apps/report/package.json
+++ b/apps/report/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "dev:rsdoctor": "RSDOCTOR=true rsbuild dev",
     "build:rsdoctor": "RSDOCTOR=true rsbuild build",
     "preview": "rsbuild preview",
-    "e2e": "node ../../packages/cli/bin/midscene ./e2e/"
+    "generate-demo": "node scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs",
+    "e2e": "node scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs && node ../../packages/cli/bin/midscene ./e2e/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ant-design/icons": "^5.3.1",
diff --git a/apps/report/scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs b/apps/report/scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fea0d13642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * Run a real Midscene YAML test to generate a report, then copy it as demo.html.
+ * This ensures the e2e tests validate against a genuinely generated report.
+ *
+ * Usage: node scripts/generate-demo-report.mjs
+ */
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, '..');
+const repoRoot = path.join(rootDir, '..', '..');
+const distDir = path.join(rootDir, 'dist');
+
+// Resolve report directory the same way the runtime does (respects MIDSCENE_RUN_DIR)
+const runDir = process.env.MIDSCENE_RUN_DIR || 'midscene_run';
+const reportDir = path.resolve(repoRoot, runDir, 'report');
+
+// Record the latest report file before running
+const reportsBefore = new Set(
+  fs.existsSync(reportDir)
+    ? fs.readdirSync(reportDir).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.html'))
+    : [],
+);
+
+// Run the generation YAML which produces a real report
+const yamlPath = path.join(rootDir, 'scripts', 'generate-report.yaml');
+const cliPath = path.join(repoRoot, 'packages', 'cli', 'bin', 'midscene');
+
+console.log('Running Midscene test to generate report...');
+try {
+  execFileSync('node', [cliPath, yamlPath], {
+    cwd: repoRoot,
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+    env: { ...process.env },
+  });
+} catch {
+  // Report is still generated even if some assertions fail
+  console.log(
+    'Test exited with errors, but report may still have been generated.',
+  );
+}
+
+// Find the newly generated report
+const reportsAfter = fs
+  .readdirSync(reportDir)
+  .filter((f) => f.endsWith('.html'));
+const newReports = reportsAfter.filter((f) => !reportsBefore.has(f));
+
+if (newReports.length === 0) {
+  console.error('No new report generated. Check if the test ran successfully.');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Pick the most recent one
+const latestReport = newReports
+  .map((f) => ({
+    name: f,
+    mtime: fs.statSync(path.join(reportDir, f)).mtimeMs,
+  }))
+  .sort((a, b) => b.mtime - a.mtime)[0].name;
+
+const reportPath = path.join(reportDir, latestReport);
+const demoPath = path.join(distDir, 'demo.html');
+
+fs.mkdirSync(distDir, { recursive: true });
+fs.copyFileSync(reportPath, demoPath);
+console.log(`Copied ${latestReport} -> dist/demo.html`);
diff --git a/apps/report/scripts/generate-report.yaml b/apps/report/scripts/generate-report.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f528a805e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/report/scripts/generate-report.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# This YAML generates a real report for e2e testing.
+# Keep tasks simple and stable to avoid flaky failures.
+web:
+  url: https://www.saucedemo.com/
+
+tasks:
+  - name: login to sauce demo
+    flow:
+      - ai: type 'standard_user' in user name input, type 'secret_sauce' in password, click 'Login'
+
+  - name: verify inventory page
+    flow:
+      - aiAssert: The page shows a list of products with prices