diff --git a/extensions/context.py b/extensions/context.py
index 358cacf2f..dbd2a8b8c 100644
--- a/extensions/context.py
+++ b/extensions/context.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def hook(  # noqa: PLR0915 # yes, this is a lot of statements, but it's all just
         context["node_kiota_bundle_version"] = "1.0.0-preview.100"
         context["labsync_nuxt_common_version"] = "^0.1.0"
         context["tanstack_vue_table_version"] = "^8.21.3"
+        context["unplugin_auto_import_version"] = "^21.0.0"
 
         context["gha_checkout"] = "v6.0.2"
         context["gha_setup_python"] = "v6.2.0"
diff --git a/template/frontend/package.json.jinja b/template/frontend/package.json.jinja
index 5b47dea32..b366ed47e 100644
--- a/template/frontend/package.json.jinja
+++ b/template/frontend/package.json.jinja
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
     "playwright-core": "{% endraw %}{{ playwright_version }}{% raw %}",
     "postcss": "^8.5.14",
     "tailwindcss": "{% endraw %}{{ tailwindcss_version }}{% raw %}",
-    "typescript": "{% endraw %}{{ typescript_version }}{% raw %}",
+    "typescript": "{% endraw %}{{ typescript_version }}{% raw %}",{% endraw %}{% if is_circuit_python_driver %}{% raw %}
+    "unplugin-auto-import": "{% endraw %}{{ unplugin_auto_import_version }}{% raw %}",{% endraw %}{% endif %}{% raw %}
     "vitest": "{% endraw %}{{ vitest_version }}{% raw %}",
     "vue-eslint-parser": "{% endraw %}{{ vue_eslint_parser_version }}{% raw %}",
     "vue-tsc": "{% endraw %}{{ vue_tsc_version }}{% raw %}"
diff --git a/template/frontend/vitest.config.ts b/template/frontend/vitest.config.ts.jinja
similarity index 85%
rename from template/frontend/vitest.config.ts
rename to template/frontend/vitest.config.ts.jinja
index ffca794cb..5bc03660d 100644
--- a/template/frontend/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/template/frontend/vitest.config.ts.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+{% raw %}import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 import { defineVitestProject } from "@nuxt/test-utils/config";
+{% endraw %}{% if is_circuit_python_driver %}import AutoImport from "unplugin-auto-import/vite";
+{% endif %}{% raw %}
 import { defineConfig, type TestProjectInlineConfiguration } from "vitest/config";
 
 const fakerSeed = Number(process.env.TEST_FAKER_SEED) || Math.floor(Math.random() * 1e9); // to use this, you'll need to create a setup.ts file and add it to the vitest `setupFiles` config
@@ -80,6 +82,21 @@ const e2eProject = {
       "@": appDir,
     },
   },
+{% endraw %}{% if is_circuit_python_driver %}{% raw %}
+  // Nuxt auto-imports (like `useKiotaClient`) are injected at build time by Nuxt's vite plugin
+  // chain, which is absent here. This plugin replicates that injection for the e2e test context
+  // so composables that rely on auto-imports (e.g. useBackendClient → useKiotaClient) resolve.
+  plugins: [
+    AutoImport({
+      imports: [
+        {
+          "@lab-sync/nuxt-common": ["useKiotaClient", "_resetKiotaClientForTests"],
+        },
+      ],
+      dts: false, // type-checking runs separately via pre-commit; no .d.ts needed here
+    }),
+  ],
+{% endraw %}{% endif %}{% raw %}
   test: {
     name: "e2e",
     include: ["tests/e2e/**/*.spec.ts"],
@@ -110,4 +127,4 @@ export default defineConfig({
       exclude: ["**/generated/**"],
     },
   },
-});
+});{% endraw %}