Actionbook Web Test

When to Use This Skill

Activate when the user:

• Asks to "test", "verify", "check", or "validate" a website workflow
• Wants to run smoke tests or health checks on a web application
• Needs to verify a user flow works end-to-end (login, checkout, search, etc.)
• Asks to "run regression tests" or "does this still work?"
• Wants to confirm a deployment didn't break functionality
• Needs to monitor a website's functionality on a schedule
• Builds browser-based test suites without writing Playwright/Cypress code

What actionbook-web-test Provides

actionbook-web-test transforms web tests from coded test scripts into declarative YAML workflows executed by AI agents via Actionbook CLI.

Benefit	How
AI-native recovery	When a selector fails, the agent snapshots the live page and finds the equivalent element
Actionbook-managed selectors	Pre-verified selectors with health scores, no manual maintenance
Cross-project reusability	YAML workflows work anywhere Actionbook CLI is installed
No test framework required	No Playwright/Cypress/Jest setup, just actionbook browser commands
Human-readable tests	YAML workflows are readable by non-developers
Visual test reports	json-ui powered HTML reports with metrics, step details, and failure screenshots

Test Workflow Format

Tests are defined as YAML files in a tests/ directory. Each file describes one test workflow.

name: example-test
description: What this test verifies
url: https://example.com
tags: [smoke, critical]
timeout: 30000  # ms, default 30000

# Pre-fetch verified selectors from Actionbook
actions:
  - "example.com:/:default"

# Environment variables (support {{env.VAR}} templates)
env:
  USERNAME: "test-user"
  PASSWORD: "{{env.TEST_PASSWORD}}"

# Browser setup options
setup:
  headless: true
  auto_dismiss_dialogs: true
  no_animations: true