diff --git a/tests/dashboard/test_api.py b/tests/dashboard/test_api.py
index b9b8fb42e..16581da85 100644
--- a/tests/dashboard/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/dashboard/test_api.py
@@ -1,127 +1,113 @@
 """Comprehensive API smoke tests covering every registered route.
 
 Each endpoint is hit once — the test only checks that it does not crash
-(no 500).  Created after a merge broke routes silently; this ensures that
-regressions are caught before deployment.
+(no 500 / no hang).  Created after a merge broke routes silently.
 """
 
-import json
-import re
-
 import pytest
 import pytest_asyncio
+from _pytest.mark.structures import ParameterSet
 from quart import Quart
 
 
-# ===========================================================================
-# Route registry  —  every endpoint the dashboard registers
-# ===========================================================================
-# (method, path, json_body | None)
-# Paths with ``<angle>`` placeholders are skipped (they need runtime IDs).
-# Paths that expect a file upload are also skipped (cannot be tested without
-# a real file).
-ROUTES: list[tuple[str, str, dict | None]] = [
+def _p(method: str, path: str, body: dict | None = None) -> ParameterSet:
+    """Shorthand to build a parametrize row with readable id."""
+    name = path.replace("/", "_").replace("?", "_").replace("=", "_")
+    return pytest.param(method, path, body, id=f"{method.upper()}_{name}".rstrip("_"))
+
+
+ROUTES = [
     # -- auth --
-    ("POST", "/api/auth/login", {"username": "astrbot", "password": "astrbot"}),
+    _p("POST", "/api/auth/login", {"username": "astrbot", "password": "astrbot"}),
     # -- chat --
-    ("GET", "/api/chat/sessions", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/new_session", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/stop", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/send", {"command": "test", "text": "ping"}),
-    ("GET", "/api/chat/get_session?conversation_id=0", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/chat/delete_session?conversation_id=0", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/batch_delete_sessions", {"session_ids": []}),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/update_session_display_name", {"conversation_id": "0", "name": "t"}),
-    ("GET", "/api/chat/get_file?filename=nonexistent", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chat/post_file", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/chat/get_attachment?attachment_id=0", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chat/sessions"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/new_session"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/stop"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/send", {"command": "test", "text": "ping"}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chat/get_session?conversation_id=0"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chat/delete_session?conversation_id=0"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/batch_delete_sessions", {"session_ids": []}),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/update_session_display_name", {"conversation_id": "0", "name": "t"}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chat/get_file?filename=nonexistent"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chat/post_file"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chat/get_attachment?attachment_id=0"),
     # -- conversation --
-    ("GET", "/api/conversation/list", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/conversation/detail?id=0", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/conversation/list"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/conversation/detail?id=0"),
     # -- config —
-    ("POST", "/api/config/get", {"keys": []}),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/default", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/abconfs", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/config/abconf/new", {"name": "t", "config": {}}),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/abconf?id=0", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/config/abconf/delete", {"id": 0}),
-    ("POST", "/api/config/abconf/update", {"id": 0, "config": {}}),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/umo_abconf_routes", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/provider/list", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/provider/template", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/platform/list", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/config/platform/delete", {"id": 0}),
-    ("GET", "/api/config/provider_sources/models", None),
+    _p("POST", "/api/config/get", {"keys": []}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/default"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/abconfs"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/config/abconf/new", {"name": "t", "config": {}}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/abconf?id=0"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/config/abconf/delete", {"id": 0}),
+    _p("POST", "/api/config/abconf/update", {"id": 0, "config": {}}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/umo_abconf_routes"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/provider/list"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/provider/template"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/platform/list"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/config/platform/delete", {"id": 0}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/config/provider_sources/models"),
     # -- persona —
-    ("GET", "/api/persona/list", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/persona/create", {"name": "t", "prompt": "test"}),
-    ("GET", "/api/persona/detail?id=0", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/persona/delete", {"id": 0}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/persona/list"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/persona/create", {"name": "t", "prompt": "test"}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/persona/detail?id=0"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/persona/delete", {"id": 0}),
     # -- cron —
-    ("GET", "/api/cron/jobs", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/cron/jobs"),
     # -- api key —
-    ("GET", "/api/apikey/list", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/apikey/create", {"name": "t", "scopes": ["chat:read"]}),
-    ("POST", "/api/apikey/delete", {"id": 0}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/apikey/list"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/apikey/create", {"name": "t", "scopes": ["chat:read"]}),
+    _p("POST", "/api/apikey/delete", {"id": 0}),
     # — platform —
-    ("GET", "/api/platform/list", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/platform/stats", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/platform/list"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/platform/stats"),
     # — knowledge base —
-    ("GET", "/api/kb/list", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/kb/create", {"name": "t"}),
-    ("GET", "/api/kb/get?id=0", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/kb/stats", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/kb/list"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/kb/create", {"name": "t"}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/kb/get?id=0"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/kb/stats"),
     # — skills —
-    ("POST", "/api/skills/upload", None),
+    _p("POST", "/api/skills/upload"),
     # — tools / MCP —
-    ("GET", "/api/tools/list", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/tools/mcp/servers", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/tools/toggle-tool", {"tool_name": "test", "enabled": False}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/tools/list"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/tools/mcp/servers"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/tools/toggle-tool", {"tool_name": "test", "enabled": False}),
     # — chatui project —
-    ("GET", "/api/chatui_project/list", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chatui_project/create", {"title": "t"}),
-    ("GET", "/api/chatui_project/get", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/chatui_project/delete", {"id": 0}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chatui_project/list"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chatui_project/create", {"title": "t"}),
+    _p("GET", "/api/chatui_project/get"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/chatui_project/delete", {"id": 0}),
     # — stat —
-    ("GET", "/api/stat/get", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/stat/version", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/stat/storage", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/stat/changelog", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/stat/get"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/stat/version"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/stat/storage"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/stat/changelog"),
     # — update —
-    ("GET", "/api/update/check", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/update/releases", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/update/check"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/update/releases"),
     # — subagent —
-    ("GET", "/api/subagent/config", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/subagent/config"),
     # — session management —
-    ("GET", "/api/session/groups", None),
-    ("POST", "/api/session/group/create", {"name": "t"}),
-    # — backup — (GET only; POST/DELETE need runtime IDs)
-    ("GET", "/api/backup/list", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/backup/progress", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/backup/check", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/session/groups"),
+    _p("POST", "/api/session/group/create", {"name": "t"}),
+    # — backup —
+    _p("GET", "/api/backup/list"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/backup/progress"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/backup/check"),
     # — commands —
-    ("GET", "/api/commands/conflicts", None),
-    ("GET", "/api/commands/permission", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/commands/conflicts"),
+    _p("GET", "/api/commands/permission"),
     # — live-log —
-    ("GET", "/api/log-history", None),
+    _p("GET", "/api/log-history"),
 ]
 
 
-def _route_id(params: tuple) -> str:
-    """Return a short test-id for each parametrised row."""
-    method, path, _ = params
-    name = path.replace("/", "_").replace("?", "_").replace("=", "_")
-    return f"{method.upper()}_{name}".rstrip("_")
-
-
-# ===========================================================================
-# Tests
-# ===========================================================================
 class TestAllRoutes:
     """Hit every registered route and assert no 500 / no crash."""
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("method,path,body", ROUTES, ids=_route_id)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("method,path,body", ROUTES)
     async def test_route_returns_no_500(
         self,
         method: str,
@@ -132,22 +118,15 @@ class TestAllRoutes:
     ):
         client = app.test_client()
         headers = {**authenticated_header}
-        kwargs = {"headers": headers}
-
         if body is not None:
-            kwargs["json"] = body
+            resp = await client.open(path, method=method, headers=headers, json=body)
+        else:
+            resp = await client.open(path, method=method, headers=headers, json=None)
+        assert resp.status_code != 500, f"{method} {path} returned 500"
 
-        resp = await client.open(path, method=method, **kwargs)
-        assert resp.status_code != 500, (
-            f"{method} {path} returned 500"
-        )
-
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Live-log SSE needs a dedicated test (streaming response)
-    # ------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Live-log SSE — just check the response status code
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_live_log_sse(self, app: Quart, authenticated_header: dict):
         client = app.test_client()
         resp = await client.get("/api/live-log", headers=authenticated_header)
         assert resp.status_code == 200
-        assert resp.mimetype == "text/event-stream"