diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.test.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5ec087e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { CoreCronJob, CoreCronRun } from '../../../../utils/tauriCommands';
+import CoreJobList from './CoreJobList';
+
+vi.mock('../../../../lib/i18n/I18nContext', () => ({
+  useT: () => ({
+    t: (key: string) =>
+      ({
+        'common.enabled': 'Enabled',
+        'common.remove': 'Remove',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.desc': 'Manage cron jobs',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.lastStatus': 'Last status',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.nextRun': 'Next run',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.pause': 'Pause',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.recentRuns': 'Recent runs',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.schedule': 'Schedule',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.title': 'Scheduled Jobs',
+        'settings.cron.jobs.viewRuns': 'View Runs',
+        'subconscious.runNow': 'Run Now',
+      })[key] ?? key,
+  }),
+}));
+
+const job: CoreCronJob = {
+  id: 'morning_briefing',
+  expression: '0 9 * * *',
+  schedule: { kind: 'cron', expr: '0 9 * * *' },
+  command: 'brief',
+  name: 'Morning Briefing',
+  job_type: 'agent',
+  session_target: 'isolated',
+  enabled: true,
+  delivery: { mode: 'origin', best_effort: true },
+  delete_after_run: false,
+  created_at: '2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z',
+  next_run: '2026-05-18T09:00:00.000Z',
+  last_status: 'ok',
+};
+
+const run: CoreCronRun = {
+  id: 42,
+  job_id: job.id,
+  started_at: '2026-05-18T09:00:00.000Z',
+  finished_at: '2026-05-18T09:00:05.000Z',
+  status: 'success',
+};
+
+function renderList() {
+  return render(
+    <CoreJobList
+      loading={false}
+      coreJobs={[job]}
+      coreRunsByJob={{ [job.id]: [run] }}
+      coreBusyKey={null}
+      onToggleCoreJob={vi.fn()}
+      onRunCoreJob={vi.fn()}
+      onLoadCoreRuns={vi.fn()}
+      onRemoveCoreJob={vi.fn()}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+describe('CoreJobList stable test hooks', () => {
+  test('renders deterministic data-testid hooks for the row and row actions', () => {
+    renderList();
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-row-morning_briefing')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-toggle-morning_briefing')).toHaveTextContent('Pause');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-run-morning_briefing')).toHaveTextContent('Run Now');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-view-runs-morning_briefing')).toHaveTextContent(
+      'View Runs'
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-remove-morning_briefing')).toHaveTextContent('Remove');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cron-job-runs-morning_briefing')).toHaveTextContent('success');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.tsx b/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.tsx
index 14f1a71ab..af6e916dd 100644
--- a/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/settings/panels/cron/CoreJobList.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
           return (
             <div
               key={job.id}
+              data-testid={`cron-job-row-${job.id}`}
               className={`p-4 ${index === 0 ? '' : 'border-t border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800'} space-y-3`}>
               <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
                 <div>
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
               <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <button
                   type="button"
+                  data-testid={`cron-job-toggle-${job.id}`}
                   className="btn btn-sm btn-outline"
                   disabled={coreBusyKey === `core-toggle:${job.id}`}
                   onClick={() => onToggleCoreJob(job)}>
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
                 </button>
                 <button
                   type="button"
+                  data-testid={`cron-job-run-${job.id}`}
                   className="btn btn-sm btn-outline"
                   disabled={coreBusyKey === `core-run:${job.id}`}
                   onClick={() => onRunCoreJob(job.id)}>
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
                 </button>
                 <button
                   type="button"
+                  data-testid={`cron-job-view-runs-${job.id}`}
                   className="btn btn-sm btn-outline"
                   disabled={coreBusyKey === `core-runs:${job.id}`}
                   onClick={() => onLoadCoreRuns(job.id)}>
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
                 </button>
                 <button
                   type="button"
+                  data-testid={`cron-job-remove-${job.id}`}
                   className="btn btn-sm btn-error"
                   disabled={coreBusyKey === `core-remove:${job.id}`}
                   onClick={() => onRemoveCoreJob(job.id)}>
@@ -139,7 +144,9 @@ const CoreJobList = ({
               </div>
 
               {runs.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="rounded-lg border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-neutral-800/60 p-3 space-y-1">
+                <div
+                  data-testid={`cron-job-runs-${job.id}`}
+                  className="rounded-lg border border-stone-200 dark:border-neutral-800 bg-stone-50 dark:bg-neutral-800/60 p-3 space-y-1">
                   <div className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-stone-400 dark:text-neutral-500">
                     {t('settings.cron.jobs.recentRuns')}
                   </div>
diff --git a/app/test/e2e/specs/cron-jobs-flow.spec.ts b/app/test/e2e/specs/cron-jobs-flow.spec.ts
index 0215a620d..c47ff3f0f 100644
--- a/app/test/e2e/specs/cron-jobs-flow.spec.ts
+++ b/app/test/e2e/specs/cron-jobs-flow.spec.ts
@@ -57,50 +57,41 @@ async function waitForAnyText(candidates: string[], timeoutMs = 10_000): Promise
   return null;
 }
 
-/** Click the action button (Pause | Resume | Remove | …) inside the morning_briefing row. */
-async function clickActionForJob(jobName: string, action: string): Promise<boolean> {
+/** Click the action button (Pause | Resume | Remove | …) inside the seeded cron row. */
+async function clickActionForJob(
+  jobId: string,
+  action: 'toggle' | 'run' | 'view-runs' | 'remove'
+): Promise<boolean> {
   return Boolean(
     await browser.execute(
-      (name: string, label: string) => {
-        const rows = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('div'))
-          .filter(div => /text-sm font-semibold text-stone-900/.test(div.className))
-          .filter(div => (div.textContent ?? '').trim() === name);
-        if (rows.length === 0) return false;
-        // Walk up to the panel row container (sibling-of-sibling structure in CoreJobList).
-        const container = rows[0]?.closest('div.p-4');
-        if (!container) return false;
-        const buttons = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button'));
-        const btn = buttons.find(b => (b.textContent ?? '').trim() === label);
+      (id: string, actionName: string) => {
+        const btn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+          `[data-testid="cron-job-${actionName}-${id}"]`
+        );
         if (!btn) return false;
         btn.click();
         return true;
       },
-      jobName,
+      jobId,
       action
     )
   );
 }
 
-/** Poll for the in-row action button label to settle (e.g. "Pause" → "Resume"). */
+/** Poll for the in-row toggle action button label to settle (e.g. "Pause" → "Resume"). */
 async function waitForRowActionLabel(
-  jobName: string,
+  jobId: string,
   expected: string,
   timeoutMs = 10_000
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-    const current = await browser.execute((name: string) => {
-      const rows = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('div'))
-        .filter(div => /text-sm font-semibold text-stone-900/.test(div.className))
-        .filter(div => (div.textContent ?? '').trim() === name);
-      const container = rows[0]?.closest('div.p-4');
-      if (!container) return null;
-      const labels = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('button')).map(b =>
-        (b.textContent ?? '').trim()
+    const current = await browser.execute((id: string) => {
+      const btn = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+        `[data-testid="cron-job-toggle-${id}"]`
       );
-      // We care about the toggle button (first one in the row).
-      return labels[0] ?? null;
-    }, jobName);
+      return (btn?.textContent ?? '').trim() || null;
+    }, jobId);
     if (current === expected) return true;
     await browser.pause(400);
   }
@@ -156,7 +147,7 @@ describe('Cron jobs settings panel (real UI flow)', () => {
     const startLabel = await waitForRowActionLabel(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Pause', 5_000);
     expect(startLabel).toBe(true);
 
-    const clicked = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Pause');
+    const clicked = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'toggle');
     expect(clicked).toBe(true);
 
     const flipped = await waitForRowActionLabel(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Resume', 10_000);
@@ -170,14 +161,14 @@ describe('Cron jobs settings panel (real UI flow)', () => {
     expect(stillResumed).toBe(true);
 
     // Restore so the next test starts from the enabled state.
-    const restored = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Resume');
+    const restored = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'toggle');
     expect(restored).toBe(true);
     const back = await waitForRowActionLabel(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Pause', 10_000);
     expect(back).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('clicking Remove deletes the job from both the UI and the sidecar', async () => {
-    const clicked = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'Remove');
+    const clicked = await clickActionForJob(MORNING_BRIEFING, 'remove');
     expect(clicked).toBe(true);
 
     // UI assertion first — the row should disappear and the empty state appear.