diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 929379fb9a..698d378a27 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ environments.js
 CLAUDE.md
 .claude
 .opencode
+cypress.local.js
diff --git a/cypress.config.js b/cypress.config.js
index f214715a1c..bbdd4d877b 100644
--- a/cypress.config.js
+++ b/cypress.config.js
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ if (activeEnvironment && !environments[activeEnvironment]) {
   );
 }
 
+let cypressLocal = {};
+try {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/extensions
+  cypressLocal = require('./cypress.local.js');
+} catch (e) {
+  // cypress.local.js is gitignored and optional
+}
+
 /**
  * Chains after:spec handlers to ensure both TestRail and flaky marker handlers execute.
  * Since Cypress's on() overwrites previous handlers (except for 'task'), we need to intercept
@@ -186,6 +194,7 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
 
         // HTTP tasks (axios requests in Node.js context)
         ...httpTasks,
+        ...cypressLocal.tasks?.(on, config),
       });
 
       // keep Cypress running until the ReportPortal reporter is finished. this is a
@@ -223,4 +232,5 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
     baseUrl: envOverrides.baseUrl || 'https://folio-etesting-cypress-diku.ci.folio.org',
     testIsolation: false,
   },
+  ...cypressLocal.cypress,
 });
diff --git a/cypress/support/e2e.js b/cypress/support/e2e.js
index b0e3cb5c54..7f2edaf25c 100644
--- a/cypress/support/e2e.js
+++ b/cypress/support/e2e.js
@@ -48,3 +48,11 @@ Cypress.on('fail', (err) => {
 beforeEach(() => {
   cy.intercept('POST', '/authn/refresh').as('/authn/refresh');
 });
+
+// cypress.local.js support hooks (gitignored, local-only)
+try {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line global-require, import/extensions
+  require('../../cypress.local.js').support?.();
+} catch (e) {
+  // cypress.local.js is optional
+}