diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d66663..de2b322 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: build test e2e e2e-live lint tidy
+.PHONY: build test e2e e2e-live e2e-browser lint tidy
 build:
 	go build -o bin/captcha-solver-mcp ./cmd/captcha-solver-mcp
 test:
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ e2e:
 	go test -tags e2e ./test/e2e/...
 e2e-live:
 	CAPTCHA_E2E_LIVE=1 go test -tags e2e,live ./test/e2e/...
+# Live browser e2e against the 2captcha demo (network + Chromium required).
+# Prereqs: npm install && npx playwright install chromium
+e2e-browser:
+	CAPTCHA_E2E_LIVE=1 \
+	CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER=openai-compatible \
+	CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL=https://llmgw.h.raczylo.com \
+	CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL=openai/gpt-5.4 \
+	CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT=120s \
+	go test -tags 'e2e live' -run Browser -v ./test/e2e/...
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run
 tidy:
diff --git a/test/e2e/browser_test.go b/test/e2e/browser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b6a538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/browser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//go:build e2e && live
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// runBrowserScript shells out to a Playwright .mjs harness under test/e2e/playwright.
+// It gates on CAPTCHA_E2E_LIVE=1, requires `node` and an installed Playwright Chromium,
+// inherits the ambient CAPTCHA_LLM_* gateway config, and asserts a clean (exit 0) run.
+func runBrowserScript(t *testing.T, script string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	if os.Getenv("CAPTCHA_E2E_LIVE") != "1" {
+		t.Skip("CAPTCHA_E2E_LIVE != 1; skipping live browser e2e")
+	}
+	if os.Getenv("CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER") == "" || os.Getenv("CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL") == "" {
+		t.Skip("CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER / CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL not set; skipping live browser e2e")
+	}
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("node"); err != nil {
+		t.Skip("node not found on PATH; skipping live browser e2e")
+	}
+	if !chromiumInstalled() {
+		t.Skip("Playwright Chromium not installed (run: npx playwright install chromium); skipping")
+	}
+
+	// cwd is test/e2e so the script path "playwright/<script>" resolves and pnpm's
+	// node_modules above it is reachable for the `playwright` import.
+	cmd := exec.Command("node", filepath.Join("playwright", script))
+	cmd.Dir = "."
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Environ(),
+		"CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT="+envOr("CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT", "120s"),
+	)
+	cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdout, os.Stderr
+
+	// Generous ceiling: live network + a vision model + (recaptcha) several rounds.
+	timer := time.AfterFunc(5*time.Minute, func() {
+		if cmd.Process != nil {
+			_ = cmd.Process.Kill()
+		}
+	})
+	defer timer.Stop()
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("browser script %s failed: %v", script, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// chromiumInstalled reports whether a Playwright Chromium build is present in the
+// default browsers cache. Playwright also honors PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH.
+func chromiumInstalled() bool {
+	dirs := []string{}
+	if p := os.Getenv("PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"); p != "" {
+		dirs = append(dirs, p)
+	}
+	if home, err := os.UserHomeDir(); err == nil {
+		dirs = append(dirs,
+			filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Caches", "ms-playwright"), // macOS
+			filepath.Join(home, ".cache", "ms-playwright"),             // linux
+		)
+	}
+	for _, d := range dirs {
+		matches, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(d, "chromium-*"))
+		if len(matches) > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func envOr(key, def string) string {
+	if v := os.Getenv(key); v != "" {
+		return v
+	}
+	return def
+}
+
+// TestBrowserSolveText drives the RELIABLE path: the live 2captcha text-captcha demo,
+// solved via the MCP server + a real vision model, verified by the demo's own success
+// indicator. Fails if the demo does not accept any prediction after retries.
+func TestBrowserSolveText(t *testing.T) {
+	runBrowserScript(t, "solve-text.mjs")
+}
+
+// TestBrowserRecaptchaV2 drives the BEST-EFFORT path: the live 2captcha reCAPTCHA v2
+// demo. The script returns 0 whether or not a token is obtained (Google often resists
+// headless), failing only on a real script/transport error.
+func TestBrowserRecaptchaV2(t *testing.T) {
+	runBrowserScript(t, "solve-recaptcha-v2.mjs")
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/playwright/solve-recaptcha-v2.mjs b/test/e2e/playwright/solve-recaptcha-v2.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef274de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/playwright/solve-recaptcha-v2.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+// BEST-EFFORT browser e2e: attempt the LIVE 2captcha reCAPTCHA v2 demo.
+//
+//   server (brain) ── solve_grid_captcha / plan_interaction ──┐
+//   Playwright (hands) ── checkbox/screenshot/clicks/verify ──> reads g-recaptcha-response
+//
+// Target: https://2captcha.com/demo/recaptcha-v2 (real Google reCAPTCHA v2). Google
+// aggressively resists headless/automation, so obtaining a token is NOT guaranteed. This
+// script is BEST-EFFORT: it logs the outcome and EXITS 0 even with no token. It exits
+// non-zero ONLY on a real script/transport error (e.g. server crash, navigation failure).
+//
+// AUTHORIZED USE ONLY — this targets 2captcha's public reCAPTCHA demo page.
+//
+// Required env (passed straight through to the spawned server):
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER=openai-compatible
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL=https://llmgw.h.raczylo.com
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL=openai/gpt-5.4
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT=120s        (optional)
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY=...         (optional; gateway is keyless)
+//   CAPTCHA_BIN=/abs/path           (optional; defaults to repo bin/captcha-solver-mcp)
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { chromium } from 'playwright';
+import { McpStdioClient } from '../../../examples/mcp-client.mjs';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const REPO_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..');
+
+const TARGET_URL = 'https://2captcha.com/demo/recaptcha-v2';
+const CAPTCHA_BIN = process.env.CAPTCHA_BIN || path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'bin', 'captcha-solver-mcp');
+const HEADLESS = process.env.CAPTCHA_E2E_HEADLESS !== '0';
+const MAX_ROUNDS = 5; // dynamic grids re-render; cap the loop.
+
+const serverEnv = {
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER || 'openai-compatible',
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT || '120s',
+};
+
+function log(...args) {
+  console.log('[recaptcha-v2]', ...args);
+}
+
+// Centroids come back from the Go imageutil.Point struct, which has no JSON tags,
+// so it serializes with capitalized keys {X,Y}. Tolerate both shapes.
+function centroidXY(c) {
+  if (!c) return null;
+  const x = c.x ?? c.X;
+  const y = c.y ?? c.Y;
+  if (typeof x !== 'number' || typeof y !== 'number') return null;
+  return { x, y };
+}
+
+async function readToken(page) {
+  return page.evaluate(() => {
+    const el = document.querySelector('textarea[name="g-recaptcha-response"]');
+    return el ? el.value : '';
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const mcp = new McpStdioClient(CAPTCHA_BIN, serverEnv);
+  await mcp.initialize();
+
+  // Coherent identity + matching headers + evasion init script.
+  const fp = await mcp.callTool('generate_fingerprint', {
+    os: 'macos',
+    browser: 'chrome',
+    locale: 'en-US',
+    seed: 42,
+  });
+  const stealth = await mcp.callTool('get_stealth_script', { engine: 'playwright' });
+  log('stealth evasions:', stealth.included_evasions);
+
+  const headers = (fp.header_set && fp.header_set.headers) || {};
+  const userAgent = headers['User-Agent'] || headers['user-agent'];
+  const [vpW, vpH] = (fp.fingerprint && fp.fingerprint.viewport
+    ? fp.fingerprint.viewport
+    : '1366x768'
+  )
+    .split('x')
+    .map((n) => parseInt(n, 10));
+  const locale = (fp.fingerprint && fp.fingerprint.locale) || 'en-US';
+
+  const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: HEADLESS });
+  const context = await browser.newContext({
+    userAgent,
+    locale,
+    viewport: { width: vpW || 1366, height: vpH || 768 },
+    extraHTTPHeaders: headers,
+  });
+  await context.addInitScript({ content: stealth.script });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+
+  let token = '';
+
+  try {
+    await page.goto(TARGET_URL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 60000 });
+
+    // Click the "I'm not a robot" checkbox inside the anchor iframe.
+    const anchor = page.frameLocator('iframe[title="reCAPTCHA"]');
+    await anchor.locator('#recaptcha-anchor').click({ timeout: 20000 });
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1500);
+
+    // If the checkbox alone passed (low-friction path), we're done.
+    token = await readToken(page);
+    if (token) {
+      log('token obtained from checkbox alone (no image challenge).');
+    } else {
+      // Image challenge lives in the "challenge" iframe.
+      const challenge = page.frameLocator('iframe[title*="challenge"]');
+
+      for (let round = 1; round <= MAX_ROUNDS; round++) {
+        let instruction = '';
+        try {
+          instruction = (
+            await challenge.locator('.rc-imageselect-instructions').innerText({ timeout: 8000 })
+          )
+            .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+            .trim();
+        } catch {
+          log(`round ${round}: no challenge instructions visible; stopping.`);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const gridTable = challenge.locator('table');
+        const box = await gridTable.boundingBox();
+        if (!box) {
+          log(`round ${round}: could not locate the grid table; stopping.`);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const cells = await challenge.locator('table td').count();
+        const cols = Math.max(1, Math.round(Math.sqrt(cells)));
+        const rows = Math.max(1, Math.round(cells / cols));
+
+        const png = await gridTable.screenshot();
+        const screenshot = `data:image/png;base64,${png.toString('base64')}`;
+
+        const grid = await mcp.callTool('solve_grid_captcha', {
+          screenshot,
+          instruction,
+          rows,
+          cols,
+          image_width: Math.round(box.width),
+          image_height: Math.round(box.height),
+          captcha_type: 'recaptcha',
+        });
+        log(
+          `round ${round}: instruction="${instruction}" tiles=${JSON.stringify(grid.tiles)} ` +
+            `conf=${grid.confidence} recheck=${grid.recheck_recommended}`,
+        );
+
+        if (grid.tiles && grid.tiles.length > 0) {
+          // Map tiles -> page-absolute click targets (prefer brain centroids).
+          const clickActions = grid.tiles.map((tileIndex, i) => {
+            const c = centroidXY(grid.centroids && grid.centroids[i]);
+            const localX = c ? c.x : ((tileIndex % cols) + 0.5) * (box.width / cols);
+            const localY = c ? c.y : (Math.floor(tileIndex / cols) + 0.5) * (box.height / rows);
+            return { type: 'click', x: Math.round(box.x + localX), y: Math.round(box.y + localY) };
+          });
+
+          const plan = await mcp.callTool('plan_interaction', { actions: clickActions, seed: 7 });
+          for (const step of plan.steps) {
+            if (step.type === 'move') await page.mouse.move(step.x, step.y);
+            else if (step.type === 'down') await page.mouse.down();
+            else if (step.type === 'up') await page.mouse.up();
+            if (step.at_ms != null) await page.waitForTimeout(8);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (grid.recheck_recommended && grid.tiles && grid.tiles.length > 0) {
+          await page.waitForTimeout(900); // dynamic tiles fade in; re-screenshot next round.
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // Verify the current selection.
+        try {
+          await challenge.locator('#recaptcha-verify-button').click({ timeout: 8000 });
+        } catch {
+          log(`round ${round}: verify button not clickable; stopping.`);
+          break;
+        }
+        await page.waitForTimeout(1800);
+
+        token = await readToken(page);
+        if (token) break;
+
+        // No token yet — Google likely served a fresh challenge; loop and re-solve.
+        log(`round ${round}: no token yet; re-checking for a new challenge.`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    token = token || (await readToken(page));
+  } catch (err) {
+    // A genuine script/transport error -> non-zero exit.
+    console.error('[recaptcha-v2] ERROR:', err && err.stack ? err.stack : err);
+    mcp.close();
+    await browser.close();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  mcp.close();
+  await browser.close();
+
+  if (token) {
+    log(`OUTCOME: token obtained (length=${token.length}). reCAPTCHA v2 solved.`);
+  } else {
+    log(
+      'OUTCOME: no token obtained. Real Google reCAPTCHA commonly resists headless automation; ' +
+        'this is expected for the best-effort path. Exiting 0.',
+    );
+  }
+  process.exit(0); // best-effort: success regardless of token, only errors fail.
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('[recaptcha-v2] ERROR:', err && err.stack ? err.stack : err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/test/e2e/playwright/solve-text.mjs b/test/e2e/playwright/solve-text.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10939a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/playwright/solve-text.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// RELIABLE browser e2e: solve the LIVE 2captcha text-captcha demo end-to-end.
+//
+//   server (brain) ── solve_text_captcha ──┐
+//   Playwright (hands) ── screenshot/type/submit ──> 2captcha demo verifies the answer
+//
+// The 2captcha demo at https://2captcha.com/demo/normal is the ground truth: it renders a
+// distorted-text image, accepts a typed answer, and shows a success message only when the
+// answer is correct. We screenshot the image element, ask the MCP server's vision OCR to
+// read it, type the prediction, click "Check", and assert the demo's own success indicator.
+//
+// AUTHORIZED USE ONLY — this targets 2captcha's public, self-verifying demo page.
+//
+// Required env (passed straight through to the spawned server):
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER=openai-compatible
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL=https://llmgw.h.raczylo.com
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL=openai/gpt-5.4
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT=120s        (optional; defaults to 120s here)
+//   CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY=...         (optional; gateway is keyless)
+//   CAPTCHA_BIN=/abs/path           (optional; defaults to repo bin/captcha-solver-mcp)
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { chromium } from 'playwright';
+import { McpStdioClient } from '../../../examples/mcp-client.mjs';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const REPO_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..');
+
+const TARGET_URL = 'https://2captcha.com/demo/normal';
+const CAPTCHA_BIN = process.env.CAPTCHA_BIN || path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'bin', 'captcha-solver-mcp');
+const HEADLESS = process.env.CAPTCHA_E2E_HEADLESS !== '0';
+const MAX_ATTEMPTS = 3; // initial + up to 2 fresh retries; OCR is stochastic.
+
+// Selectors verified against the live DOM (CSS-module hashes are partial-matched).
+const SEL = {
+  image: 'img[class*="_captchaImage"]',
+  input: '#simple-captcha-field',
+  submit: 'form[class*="_widgetForm"] button[type="submit"]',
+  success: '[class*="_successMessage"]',
+  error: '[class*="_errorMessage"], [class*="_alertError"]',
+};
+
+const serverEnv = {
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_PROVIDER || 'openai-compatible',
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_BASE_URL,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_API_KEY,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_MODEL,
+  CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT: process.env.CAPTCHA_LLM_TIMEOUT || '120s',
+};
+
+function log(...args) {
+  console.log('[solve-text]', ...args);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const mcp = new McpStdioClient(CAPTCHA_BIN, serverEnv);
+  await mcp.initialize();
+
+  // Stealth init script the page never sees as automation.
+  const stealth = await mcp.callTool('get_stealth_script', { engine: 'playwright' });
+  log('stealth evasions:', stealth.included_evasions);
+
+  const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: HEADLESS });
+  const context = await browser.newContext();
+  await context.addInitScript({ content: stealth.script });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+
+  let passed = false;
+  const predictions = [];
+
+  try {
+    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
+      // Fresh load each attempt so any per-load captcha state resets.
+      await page.goto(TARGET_URL, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 60000 });
+
+      const img = page.locator(SEL.image).first();
+      await img.waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 30000 });
+
+      // Screenshot just the image element -> base64 PNG for the OCR tool.
+      const pngBuf = await img.screenshot({ type: 'png' });
+      const dataUri = `data:image/png;base64,${pngBuf.toString('base64')}`;
+
+      // The demo's normal captcha is a 5-char alphanumeric, case-insensitive.
+      const solved = await mcp.callTool('solve_text_captcha', {
+        image: dataUri,
+        length: 5,
+        case_sensitive: false,
+      });
+      const prediction = (solved.text || '').trim();
+      predictions.push(prediction);
+      log(`attempt ${attempt}/${MAX_ATTEMPTS}: predicted="${prediction}" confidence=${solved.confidence}`);
+
+      if (!prediction) {
+        log(`attempt ${attempt}: empty prediction; retrying`);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const input = page.locator(SEL.input);
+      await input.fill('');
+      await input.fill(prediction);
+      await page.locator(SEL.submit).click();
+
+      // Wait for either the success or the error indicator to appear.
+      const outcome = await Promise.race([
+        page
+          .locator(SEL.success)
+          .first()
+          .waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15000 })
+          .then(() => 'success')
+          .catch(() => null),
+        page
+          .locator(SEL.error)
+          .first()
+          .waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15000 })
+          .then(() => 'error')
+          .catch(() => null),
+      ]);
+
+      if (outcome === 'success') {
+        const msg = (await page.locator(SEL.success).first().innerText()).trim();
+        log(`attempt ${attempt}: SUCCESS — demo says: "${msg}"`);
+        passed = true;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      const errText = (await page.locator(SEL.error).first().innerText().catch(() => '')).trim();
+      log(`attempt ${attempt}: NOT accepted (demo: "${errText || 'no success indicator'}")`);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    mcp.close();
+    await browser.close();
+  }
+
+  if (!passed) {
+    console.error(
+      `[solve-text] FAIL: demo did not accept any prediction after ${MAX_ATTEMPTS} attempts. ` +
+        `predictions=${JSON.stringify(predictions)}`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  log(`PASS: predictions tried=${JSON.stringify(predictions)} — demo confirmed correct.`);
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('[solve-text] ERROR:', err && err.stack ? err.stack : err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});