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+import path from "node:path";
+
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+const fixturePath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "fixtures/assets/tiny-triangle-draco.glb");
+
+test("imports a draco-compressed glb asset, places an instance, and survives reload", async ({ page }) => {
+  const pageErrors: string[] = [];
+  const consoleErrors: string[] = [];
+
+  page.on("pageerror", (error) => {
+    pageErrors.push(error.message);
+  });
+
+  page.on("console", (message) => {
+    if (message.type() === "error") {
+      consoleErrors.push(message.text());
+    }
+  });
+
+  await page.goto("/");
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Import Model" })).toBeEnabled();
+
+  await page.locator('input[type="file"][accept*="gltf"]').setInputFiles(fixturePath);
+
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("asset-list").getByText("tiny-triangle-draco.glb", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("outliner-model-instance-list").getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(1);
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Place Instance" }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("outliner-model-instance-list").getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(2);
+
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Save Draft" }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("status-message")).toContainText("Local draft saved.");
+
+  await page.reload();
+
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("asset-list").getByText("tiny-triangle-draco.glb", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("outliner-model-instance-list").getByRole("button")).toHaveCount(2);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("asset-status-message")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+  expect(pageErrors).toEqual([]);
+  expect(consoleErrors).toEqual([]);
+});