diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/core-generation.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/core-generation.spec.ts
index da3dec340..246c5de61 100755
--- a/apps/web/e2e/core-generation.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/core-generation.spec.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type AssetListResponse = {
 test.describe("Core generation flow", () => {
   test.describe.configure({ timeout: 360_000 })
 
-  test("walks through 7-step wizard and starts generation", async ({ page, request }) => {
+  test("walks through 6-step wizard and starts generation", async ({ page, request }) => {
     test.setTimeout(360_000)
 
     await routeBrowserApiToTestApi(page)
@@ -214,18 +214,11 @@ test.describe("Core generation flow", () => {
 
     const titleText = `E2E Test ${suffix}`
     await titleInput.fill(titleText)
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "下一步" }).click()
 
-    // Step 5: preview — 前端实时预览架构改造，无需后端生成预览
-    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /预览设置/ })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "下一步" }).click()
-
-    // Step 6: cover (默认 AI 智能选帧模式，直接下一步)
-    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /选择封面/ })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
-    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "下一步" }).click()
-
-    // Step 7: confirm and generate
-    await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /确认生成/ })).toBeVisible()
+    // Step 4（标题+实时预览）：确认生成按钮已移到标题页，点击直接创建最终渲染任务
+    // 等待前端实时预览就绪（previewReady：素材已解析 + 模板已选中），
+    // 否则按钮会被 previewReady 校验拦截并弹 warning
+    await expect(page.locator(".xx-inline-video-player")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 })
 
     // Wait for generation API to be called
     // 前端直接创建生成任务：POST /generation/tasks
@@ -238,10 +231,10 @@ test.describe("Core generation flow", () => {
       { timeout: 30_000 },
     )
 
-    // Click generate button
-    await page.locator(".xx-btn-primary").filter({ hasText: "确认生成" }).first().click()
+    // 点击「确认生成视频」
+    await page.locator(".xx-btn-primary").filter({ hasText: "确认生成视频" }).first().click()
 
-    // Verify generation was triggered successfully
+    // Verify generation was triggered
     const genResp = await generatePromise
     if (!genResp.ok()) {
       const body = await genResp.text()
@@ -258,19 +251,42 @@ test.describe("Core generation flow", () => {
       }
       expect(genData.items.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
       expect(genData.items[0].id).toBeTruthy()
+
+      // Step 5: 确认生成页 — 任务创建成功后自动跳转，展示渲染进度
+      await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /确认生成/ })).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 15_000,
+      })
+
+      // Step 5 → Step 6：等待渲染终态
+      // - 完成：页面出现「视频生成完成」，步骤5「下一步」按钮解锁，点击进入封面
+      // - 失败：出现「生成失败」，停在确认生成页也算向导流程走通
+      // - 超时未终态（测试环境 worker 可能不处理任务）：进度仍在轮询，同样算走通
+      const renderSucceeded = await page
+        .getByText("视频生成完成", { exact: false })
+        .waitFor({ timeout: 180_000 })
+        .then(() => true)
+        .catch(() => false)
+      if (renderSucceeded) {
+        // 渲染完成：手动点「下一步」进入封面步骤（渲染完不自动跳转）
+        await page.getByRole("button", { name: "下一步" }).click()
+        // Step 6: 封面（最后一步，无主按钮），仅验证页面渲染
+        await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /选择封面/ })).toBeVisible({
+          timeout: 15_000,
+        })
+      } else {
+        // 失败或超时：仍在确认生成页（进度展示或失败提示），向导流程已完整走通
+        await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: /确认生成/ })).toBeVisible()
+        console.log("[E2E] 渲染任务失败或未在 180s 内完成，冒烟测试仍通过（已达确认生成页）")
+      }
     } else {
       console.log(`[E2E] Generate API returned ${genResp.status()}, wizard flow test still passes`)
+      // 创建失败时停留在标题页并展示错误提示
+      await page
+        .getByText(/生成失败|重新生成/)
+        .isVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+        .catch(() => false)
     }
 
-    // Generation may fail in test env (no worker), that's OK
-    // Just verify the flow started - check page shows generation-related UI
-    await page
-      .getByText(/生成中|生成完成|生成失败/)
-      .isVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
-      .catch(() => false)
-    // If we see progress or result, great; if not, flow still reached the end
-    // which is sufficient for an E2E smoke test
-
     // Verify product library page loads (smoke: just verify page renders)
     await page.goto("/app/products")
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/app\/products/)