diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1b43debf..b83fb7d30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "stylelint:fix": "stylelint --cache --fix '{apps,packages,src}/**/*.{css,vue}'",
     "stylelint": "stylelint --cache '{apps,packages,src}/**/*.{css,vue}'",
     "test:browser": "pnpm exec nx e2e",
+    "test:browser:local": "cross-env PLAYWRIGHT_LOCAL=1 pnpm test:browser",
     "test:unit": "nx run test",
     "typecheck": "vue-tsc --noEmit",
     "zipdist": "node scripts/zipdist.js",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index b52daad7f..e080f0c85 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
+import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test'
+
+const maybeLocalOptions: PlaywrightTestConfig = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_LOCAL
+  ? {
+      // VERY HELPFUL: Skip screenshot tests locally
+      // grep: process.env.CI ? undefined : /^(?!.*screenshot).*$/,
+      timeout: 30_000, // Longer timeout for breakpoints
+      retries: 0, // No retries while debugging. Increase if writing new tests. that may be flaky.
+      workers: 1, // Single worker for easier debugging. Increase to match CPU cores if you want to run a lot of tests in parallel.
+
+      use: {
+        trace: 'on', // Always capture traces (CI uses 'on-first-retry')
+        video: 'on' // Always record video (CI uses 'retain-on-failure')
+      }
+    }
+  : {
+      retries: process.env.CI ? 3 : 0,
+      use: {
+        trace: 'on-first-retry'
+      }
+    }
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './browser_tests',
   fullyParallel: true,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   reporter: 'html',
-  // /* // Toggle for [LOCAL] testing.
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 3 : 0,
-  use: {
-    trace: 'on-first-retry'
-  },
-  /*/ // [LOCAL]
-  // VERY HELPFUL: Skip screenshot tests locally
-  // grep: process.env.CI ? undefined : /^(?!.*screenshot).*$/,
-  timeout: 30_000, // Longer timeout for breakpoints
-  retries: 0, // No retries while debugging. Increase if writing new tests. that may be flaky.
-  workers: 4, // Single worker for easier debugging. Increase to match CPU cores if you want to run a lot of tests in parallel.
-
-  use: {
-    trace: 'on', // Always capture traces (CI uses 'on-first-retry')
-    video: 'on' // Always record video (CI uses 'retain-on-failure')
-  },
-  //*/
+  ...maybeLocalOptions,
 
   globalSetup: './browser_tests/globalSetup.ts',
   globalTeardown: './browser_tests/globalTeardown.ts',