Make smoke CI deterministic by removing external API dependency

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The smoke GitHub Actions job was failing because npm run test depended on reaching https://api.vmdev.lat, which is not reliable from CI runners. This change makes smoke validation self-contained by default while preserving optional real-endpoint checks.

• Smoke script behavior

  • scripts/smoke-contact.js now resolves target URL as:
    • CONTACT_API_URL set → test that endpoint
    • unset → boot a local in-process mock API and run smoke checks against it
  • Added local mock handlers for:
    • GET /api/health
    • POST /api/contact (including honeypot path)

• CI workflow

  • Updated .github/workflows/ci.yml smoke job to stop forcing CONTACT_API_URL, so CI uses deterministic local smoke mode by default.

• Docs

  • Updated README.md quality/validation section to reflect:
    • default in-process mock smoke behavior
    • optional override via CONTACT_API_URL

const configuredBaseUrl = getBaseUrl();
const mockApi = configuredBaseUrl ? null : await startLocalMockApi();
const baseUrl = configuredBaseUrl || mockApi.baseUrl;

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Pull request overview

This PR makes API smoke validation deterministic in CI by using a local mock contact API unless CONTACT_API_URL is explicitly provided, while documenting the new default behavior.

Changes:

• Adds an in-process mock API for health and contact smoke checks.
• Stops forcing the production API URL in the smoke CI job.
• Updates README validation notes to describe deterministic smoke mode and optional real-endpoint checks.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
scripts/smoke-contact.js	Adds local mock API startup/teardown and preserves optional external endpoint testing.
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Removes the hardcoded CONTACT_API_URL so CI uses the mock path by default.
README.md	Documents the updated smoke test behavior.

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