ExploreAI Tester
An autonomous quality engineering framework that combines AI-driven exploratory testing with deterministic scripted validation to maximize defect detection across the full application stack.
How It Works
This framework operates through 8 specialized subagents coordinated by an orchestrator, each backed by dedicated skills. Instead of brittle selector-based or pixel-matching approaches, it uses semantic UI understanding (visual AI) to interpret applications the way a human tester would.
Architecture Overview
User Request
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Orchestrator (you) │
│ Routes to agents │
└─────┬───────────────────┘
│
├──► E2E Suite
│ ├─ qa-e2e-exploratory-agent (explores UI autonomously)
│ └─ qa-e2e-deterministic-runner (scripted critical paths)
│
├──► Integration Suite
│ ├─ qa-api-contract-fuzzer (behavioral API fuzzing)
│ └─ qa-multi-service-validator (cross-service transactions)
│
├──► Visual Suite
│ ├─ qa-semantic-visual-regression (AI-powered UI diff)
│ └─ qa-cross-browser-explorer (browser/viewport matrix)
│
└──► Core Infrastructure
├─ qa-test-oracle-synthesizer (generates expected behavior)
└─ qa-benchmark-evaluator (measures effectiveness)Quick Start
When a user asks you to test something, follow this decision tree:
- Identify what they want tested — UI? API? Visual fidelity? All of the above?
- Gather inputs — URL, API specs, design references, browser matrix, credentials
- Select and spawn agents — based on the testing scope (see Agent Selection below)
- Collect and synthesize results — merge bug reports, generate summary
Agent Selection Guide
| User says... | Spawn these agents |
|---|---|
| "Test my app" / "Find bugs" | qa-e2e-exploratory-agent + qa-semantic-visual-regression |
| "Run my E2E tests" / "Validate checkout flow" | qa-e2e-deterministic-runner |
| "Test my API" / "Fuzz my endpoints" | qa-api-contract-fuzzer |
| "Check visual regressions" | qa-semantic-visual-regression |
| "Test across browsers" | qa-cross-browser-explorer |
| "Validate my microservices" | qa-multi-service-transaction-validator |
| "Full QA sweep" | All Tier 1 agents + qa-test-oracle-synthesizer |
| "How effective are our tests?" | qa-benchmark-evaluator |
Required Inputs
Before spawning agents, collect these from the user (not all are required for every scenario):
- Target URL / staging environment — where to point the agents
- API specs (OpenAPI/GraphQL schemas) — for integration testing
- Design references (Figma URLs or screenshots) — for visual regression
- Browser/viewport matrix — which browsers and screen sizes to cover
- User journeys — critical paths to validate (login → checkout → confirmation)
- Credentials / test data — how to authenticate and what data to use
- Prior bug reports — context for the test oracle to avoid known issues
Spawning Agents
Read the subagent definition from the agents/ directory (e.g., agents/<agent-name>.md relative to the QA core root) before spawning each subagent. Pass the subagent definition as instructions along with the relevant inputs.
Parallel spawning is preferred — agents are designed to run independently. Spawn all relevant agents in the same turn to maximize throughput.
Example spawn instruction for a subagent:
You are the qa-e2e-exploratory-agent. Read and follow the definition in agents/qa-e2e-exploratory-agent.md.
Target: https://staging.example.com
Credentials: test@example.com / TestPass123
Focus areas: checkout flow, user settings, search
Save outputs to: <workspace>/exploration-results/
Use the skills in skills/qa-exploring-application-ui/ and skills/qa-generating-bug-reports/.Skills Reference
Each skill has its own SKILL.md with detailed instructions. Read the relevant skill before executing its capabilities:
| Skill | Path | Used by agents |
|---|---|---|
| qa-generating-integration-tests | skills/qa-generating-integration-tests/SKILL.md | qa-api-contract-fuzzer, qa-multi-service-validator |
| qa-generating-e2e-tests | skills/qa-generating-e2e-tests/SKILL.md | qa-e2e-deterministic-runner, qa-e2e-exploratory-agent |
| qa-exploring-application-ui | skills/qa-exploring-application-ui/SKILL.md | qa-e2e-exploratory-agent |
| qa-detecting-visual-regressions | skills/qa-detecting-visual-regressions/SKILL.md | qa-semantic-visual-regression, qa-cross-browser-explorer |
| qa-generating-bug-reports | skills/qa-generating-bug-reports/SKILL.md | All agents |
| qa-testing-cross-browser-compatibility | skills/qa-testing-cross-browser-compatibility/SKILL.md | qa-cross-browser-explorer |
| qa-analyzing-ux-flows | skills/qa-analyzing-ux-flows/SKILL.md | qa-e2e-exploratory-agent, qa-test-oracle-synthesizer |
Output Structure
All agents write results to a shared workspace:
<workspace>/
├── exploration-results/ ← qa-e2e-exploratory-agent
├── e2e-results/ ← qa-e2e-deterministic-runner
├── integration-results/ ← qa-api-contract-fuzzer
├── service-results/ ← qa-multi-service-transaction-validator
├── visual-results/ ← qa-semantic-visual-regression
├── browser-results/ ← qa-cross-browser-explorer
├── oracle-baselines/ ← qa-test-oracle-synthesizer
├── benchmarks/ ← qa-benchmark-evaluator
└── summary-report.md ← orchestrator (you generate this)After all subagents complete, synthesize their findings into summary-report.md using the report generation script located in this skill's scripts/ directory:
# Replace <path-to-qa-exploring-tester> with the actual path to this skill directory
python <path-to-qa-exploring-tester>/scripts/generate_summary.py <workspace>/Implementation Priority
If building incrementally, follow this order:
Tier 1 — Foundation (high impact, fewer dependencies):
qa-semantic-visual-regression— immediate value for flaky visual test replacementqa-api-contract-fuzzer— leverages existing OpenAPI specs for security + robustnessqa-e2e-deterministic-runner— CI/CD regression gate
Tier 2 — Intelligence Layer (requires Tier 1 baselines): 4. qa-e2e-exploratory-agent — needs VLM integration (Claude Vision) 5. qa-test-oracle-synthesizer — uses Tier 1 outputs as validation baselines 6. qa-multi-service-transaction-validator — requires service mesh/contract definitions 7. qa-cross-browser-explorer — extends visual regression across browser matrix 8. qa-benchmark-evaluator — measures everything else's effectiveness