diff --git a/.serena/memories/frontend/testing.md b/.serena/memories/frontend/testing.md
index ceffa3af2d..396f827071 100644
--- a/.serena/memories/frontend/testing.md
+++ b/.serena/memories/frontend/testing.md
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Frontend validation: CLJS + React/Rumext + RxJS/Potok; SCSS modules; shared CLJC
 Frontend unit tests live under `frontend/test/frontend_tests/` and use `cljs.test`. They should be deterministic, avoid DOM/UI integration where possible, and mock side effects such as RPC, storage, timers, or network access.
 
 From `frontend/`:
-- Full unit test run: `pnpm run test`.
-- Focus a frontend CLJS test namespace: `pnpm run test -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens`.
-- Focus one frontend CLJS test var: `pnpm run test -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens/change-spacing-token-in-main-updates-copy-layout`.
+- Full unit test run: `pnpm run test:quiet`.
+- Focus a frontend CLJS test namespace: `pnpm run test:quiet -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens`.
+- Focus one frontend CLJS test var: `pnpm run test:quiet -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens/change-spacing-token-in-main-updates-copy-layout`.
 - Build test target only: `pnpm run build:test`.
 - After `pnpm run build:test`, direct compiled runner focus is faster: `node target/tests/test.js --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens/change-spacing-token-in-main-updates-copy-layout`.
 - Watch tests: `pnpm run watch:test`.
diff --git a/docs/technical-guide/developer/common.md b/docs/technical-guide/developer/common.md
index 4115b51d85..9341f590c4 100644
--- a/docs/technical-guide/developer/common.md
+++ b/docs/technical-guide/developer/common.md
@@ -294,6 +294,18 @@ pnpm run test -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens
 pnpm run test -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens/change-token-in-main
 ```
 
+For non-interactive runs (CI, scripted invocations, agent loops), use the quiet
+variant. It runs the same `build:wasm && build:test && node target/tests/test.js`
+pipeline but buffers each build step's output and only replays it on failure;
+test-runner output streams through normally. Short progress hints
+(`Building wasm...`, `Running tests...`) go to `stderr`, so capturing `stdout`
+gives you just the test results.
+
+```bash
+# Quiet run (same arguments as `pnpm run test`)
+pnpm run test:quiet -- --focus frontend-tests.logic.components-and-tokens
+```
+
 #### Test output
 
 The default kaocha reporter outputs a summary for the test run. There is a pair
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 921e0ff02f..289e92c734 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "lint:scss": "pnpm exec stylelint '{src,resources}/**/*.scss'",
     "build:test": "clojure -M:dev:shadow-cljs compile test",
     "test": "pnpm run build:wasm && pnpm run build:test && node target/tests/test.js",
+    "test:quiet": "node ./scripts/test-quiet.js",
     "test:storybook": "vitest run --project=storybook",
     "watch:test": "mkdir -p target/tests && concurrently \"clojure -M:dev:shadow-cljs watch test\" \"nodemon -C -d 2 -w target/tests --exec 'node target/tests/test.js'\"",
     "test:e2e": "playwright test --project default",
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/test-quiet.js b/frontend/scripts/test-quiet.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b5ad068ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/scripts/test-quiet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+
+const BUILD_STEPS = [
+  { label: "Building wasm", cmd: "pnpm", args: ["run", "build:wasm"] },
+  { label: "Building test bundle", cmd: "pnpm", args: ["run", "build:test"] },
+];
+
+const progress = (msg) => process.stderr.write(`${msg}\n`);
+
+for (const step of BUILD_STEPS) {
+  progress(`${step.label}...`);
+  const result = spawnSync(step.cmd, step.args, {
+    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    maxBuffer: 64 * 1024 * 1024,
+  });
+  if (result.status !== 0) {
+    progress(`${step.label} failed`);
+    if (result.stdout?.length) process.stdout.write(result.stdout);
+    if (result.stderr?.length) process.stderr.write(result.stderr);
+    process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+  }
+}
+
+progress("Running tests...");
+const result = spawnSync(
+  "node",
+  ["target/tests/test.js", ...process.argv.slice(2)],
+  { stdio: "inherit" },
+);
+process.exit(result.status ?? 1);