diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
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+pipeline {
+ agent {
+        kubernetes {
+            yaml """
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: node-2290-build
+      image: python:3.9-slim-buster
+      command:
+        - cat
+      tty: true
+      securityContext:
+        privileged: true
+        runAsUser: 0
+    - name: jnlp
+      image: jenkins/inbound-agent:latest
+      args: ['\$(JENKINS_SECRET)', '\$(JENKINS_NAME)']
+      securityContext:
+        privileged: true
+        runAsUser: 0
+    - name: podman
+      image: quay.io/podman/stable
+      command:
+        - cat
+      tty: true
+      securityContext:
+        privileged: true
+        runAsUser: 0
+    - name: kubectl
+      image: dtzar/helm-kubectl
+      command:
+        - cat
+      tty: true
+      securityContext:
+        privileged: true
+        runAsUser: 0
+"""
+        }
+    } 
+    parameters {
+
+        string(name: 'CHASE_USER', defaultValue: '', description: 'Chase username')
+        string(name: 'CHASE_PASS', defaultValue: '', description: 'Chase password')
+    }
+    
+
+  environment {
+    VENV_DIR = 'venv'
+    OUTPUTDIR = 'results'
+    CHASE_USER= "${params.CHASE_USER}"
+    CHASE_PASS= "${params.CHASE_PASS}"
+  }
+
+  stages {
+    stage('Checkout') {
+      steps {
+        checkout scm
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('Setup Python') {
+      steps {
+        sh 'python3 -m venv $VENV_DIR'
+        sh '. $VENV_DIR/bin/activate && python -m pip install --upgrade pip'
+        // try installing from requirements.txt if present
+        sh '. $VENV_DIR/bin/activate && if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt || true; fi'
+        // ensure Robot and common libs are installed
+        sh '. $VENV_DIR/bin/activate && pip install robotframework selenium robotframework-seleniumlibrary webdriver-manager || true'
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('Create PVC') {
+      steps {
+        // Apply PVC manifest if kubectl is available
+        sh "if command -v kubectl >/dev/null 2>&1; then kubectl apply -f k8s/pvc-chrome-profile.yaml || true; kubectl wait --for=condition=bound pvc/chrome-profile-pvc --timeout=60s || true; else echo 'kubectl not found, skipping PVC creation'; fi"
+      }
+    }
+
+    stage('Run Robot Tests') {
+      steps {
+        sh '. $VENV_DIR/bin/activate && mkdir -p ${OUTPUTDIR} && ./jenkins/run_robot.sh'
+      }
+      post {
+        always {
+          archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'results/**', fingerprint: true
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  post {
+    failure {
+      echo 'Robot tests failed. See archived artifacts in results/ for details.'
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jenkins/run_robot.sh b/jenkins/run_robot.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Activate virtualenv
+if [ -f venv/bin/activate ]; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  . venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
+# Ensure results directory exists
+mkdir -p results
+
+# If running in Kubernetes or a container where a PVC is mounted at /workspace/results/chrome-profile,
+# use that as the Chrome user data dir so Chrome uses a persistent profile.
+if [ -d /workspace/results/chrome-profile ]; then
+  export CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=/workspace/results/chrome-profile
+elif [ -d ${PWD}/results/chrome-profile ]; then
+  export CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR=${PWD}/results/chrome-profile
+fi
+
+# Create profile dir if not present
+mkdir -p "${CHROME_USER_DATA_DIR-./results/chrome-profile}"
+
+# Run robot framework on tests folder; adjust args as needed
+robot -d results tests || RC=$?
+
+# Exit with robot return code if set
+if [ -n "${RC-}" ]; then
+  exit $RC
+fi
diff --git a/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml b/k8s/pod-with-chrome-profile.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: robot-runner-with-profile
+  labels:
+    app: robot-tests
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: robot-runner
+      image: python:3.11-slim
+      command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+      args:
+        - mkdir -p /workspace && cd /workspace && \
+          python -m venv venv && . venv/bin/activate && pip install robotframework selenium robotframework-seleniumlibrary webdriver-manager && \
+          # run tests (adjust as needed)
+          robot -d results tests || true
+      volumeMounts:
+        - name: chrome-profile
+          mountPath: /workspace/results/chrome-profile
+        - name: workspace
+          mountPath: /workspace
+  restartPolicy: Never
+  volumes:
+    - name: chrome-profile
+      persistentVolumeClaim:
+        claimName: chrome-profile-pvc
+    - name: workspace
+      emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/k8s/pvc-chrome-profile.yaml b/k8s/pvc-chrome-profile.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: chrome-profile-pvc
+  labels:
+    app: robot-tests
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 5Gi
+  # Optional: specify StorageClass if needed
+  # storageClassName: standard