diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 15a35fe..f8ac123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm typecheck
 
       - name: Install Playwright Dependencies
-        run: pnpm exec playwright install chromium firefox --with-deps
+        run: pnpm exec playwright install chromium firefox --with-deps --only-shell
 
       - name: Test
         run: pnpm test
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: vitest-screenshots
+          name: vitest-screenshots-${{ matrix.node-version }}
           path: test/__screenshots__
           retention-days: 30
 
diff --git a/src/fixtures/webcontainer.ts b/src/fixtures/webcontainer.ts
index df2a274..9b97512 100644
--- a/src/fixtures/webcontainer.ts
+++ b/src/fixtures/webcontainer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { commands } from "@vitest/browser/context";
 import {
+  type BufferEncoding,
   type FileSystemTree,
   WebContainer as WebContainerApi,
 } from "@webcontainer/api";
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export class WebContainer {
   async teardown() {
     await Promise.all(this._onExit.map((fn) => fn()));
 
+    // @ts-ignore -- internal
+    await this._instance._instance.teardown();
+
     this._instance.teardown();
     this._instancePromise = undefined;
   }
@@ -81,4 +85,28 @@ export class WebContainer {
 
     return output.trim();
   }
+
+  async readFile(path: string, encoding: BufferEncoding = "utf8") {
+    return this._instance.fs.readFile(path, encoding);
+  }
+
+  async writeFile(path: string, data: string, encoding = "utf8") {
+    return this._instance.fs.writeFile(path, data, { encoding });
+  }
+
+  async rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string) {
+    return this._instance.fs.rename(oldPath, newPath);
+  }
+
+  async mkdir(path: string) {
+    return this._instance.fs.mkdir(path);
+  }
+
+  async readdir(path: string) {
+    return this._instance.fs.readdir(path);
+  }
+
+  async rm(path: string) {
+    return this._instance.fs.rm(path);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/file-system.test.ts b/test/file-system.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90dd6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/file-system.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { expect } from "vitest";
+import { test } from "../src";
+
+test("user can create files and folders into webcontainer", async ({
+  webcontainer,
+}) => {
+  await webcontainer.writeFile("/example", "Hello world");
+  await webcontainer.mkdir("/folder");
+
+  await expect(webcontainer.readdir("/")).resolves.toStrictEqual([
+    "example",
+    "folder",
+  ]);
+  await expect(webcontainer.readFile("/example")).resolves.toBe("Hello world");
+});
+
+test("user can rename files and folders in webcontainer", async ({
+  webcontainer,
+}) => {
+  await webcontainer.writeFile("/example", "Hello world");
+  await webcontainer.mkdir("/folder");
+
+  await webcontainer.rename("/example", "/example-2");
+  await webcontainer.rename("/folder", "/folder-2");
+
+  await expect(webcontainer.readdir("/")).resolves.toStrictEqual([
+    "example-2",
+    "folder-2",
+  ]);
+});
+
+test("user can remove files from webcontainer", async ({ webcontainer }) => {
+  await webcontainer.writeFile("/first", "1");
+  await webcontainer.writeFile("/second", "2");
+  await webcontainer.writeFile("/third", "3");
+
+  await webcontainer.rm("/second");
+  await expect(webcontainer.readdir("/")).resolves.toStrictEqual([
+    "first",
+    "third",
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/test/preview.test.ts b/test/preview.test.ts
index 5fee135..dbf0fe9 100644
--- a/test/preview.test.ts
+++ b/test/preview.test.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,24 @@ test("user can see server output in preview", async ({
 
   await preview.getByRole("heading", { level: 1, name: "Hello Vite!" });
 });
+
+test("user can see HMR changes in preview", async ({
+  webcontainer,
+  preview,
+}) => {
+  await webcontainer.mount("test/fixtures/starter-vite");
+
+  await webcontainer.runCommand("npm", ["install"]);
+  void webcontainer.runCommand("npm", ["run", "dev"]);
+
+  await preview.getByRole("heading", { level: 1, name: "Hello Vite!" });
+
+  const content = await webcontainer.readFile("/src/main.js");
+
+  await webcontainer.writeFile(
+    "/src/main.js",
+    content.replace("Hello Vite!", "Modified title!"),
+  );
+
+  await preview.getByRole("heading", { level: 1, name: "Modified title!" });
+});