diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a823c07..ba9ffee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,29 @@ test.describe('Test deployment', () => {
 
 If your LTI tool requires the user to grant access, you must call `grantAccessIfNeeded` in your tests. This is no longer handled during authentication setup.
 
+### Optional: Skip page navigation in `grantAccessIfNeeded`
+
+If `toolUrl` is provided, `grantAccessIfNeeded` navigates to it. If your test has already navigated to the tool, omit `toolUrl` to skip the navigation step:
+
+```javascript
+// Already at the tool URL
+await page.goto(TEST_URL)
+// Check for grant access flow without re-navigating
+await grantAccessIfNeeded(page, context)
+```
+
+### Optional: Register a cookie-dialog handler once per test
+
+If your environment shows the OneTrust cookie dialog unpredictably, register a locator handler in test setup so it is auto-accepted whenever it appears:
+
+```javascript
+import { registerCookieDialogHandler } from '@oxctl/deployment-test-utils'
+
+test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+  await registerCookieDialogHandler(page)
+})
+```
+
 ## Recommended npm scripts
 
 ```json
diff --git a/src/testUtils.js b/src/testUtils.js
index a404b2b..42a0bdc 100644
--- a/src/testUtils.js
+++ b/src/testUtils.js
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ export const TEST_URL = buildTestUrl(
  *
  * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page - Playwright page instance
  * @param {import('@playwright/test').BrowserContext} context - Playwright browser context
- * @param {string} toolUrl - URL of the LTI tool to visit
+ * @param {string} [toolUrl] - Optional URL of the LTI tool to visit
  * @returns {Promise<void>}
  */
 export const grantAccessIfNeeded = async (page, context, toolUrl) => {
-  await page.goto(toolUrl)
+  if (toolUrl) {
+    await page.goto(toolUrl)
+  }
   const ltiToolFrame = getLtiIFrame(page)
 
   // wait for tool-support loading page
@@ -126,4 +128,20 @@ function normalizeUrlParts(host, path) {
 function buildTestUrl(host, path) {
   const { host: normalizedHost, path: normalizedPath } = normalizeUrlParts(host, path)
   return `${normalizedHost}/${normalizedPath}`
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Register a Playwright locator handler that accepts the OneTrust cookie dialog
+ * whenever it appears on the page.
+ *
+ * Call this once per test/page in consumer setup (for example in `beforeEach`).
+ *
+ * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page - Playwright page
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export const registerCookieDialogHandler = async (page) => {
+  const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Cookie Settings' })
+  await page.addLocatorHandler(dialog, async () => {
+    await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Accept' }).first().click()
+  })
+}