Run Test Plan#

Execute a YAML test plan, run setup commands, health checks, and each test sequentially. Stop on first failure with rich debug output.

Prerequisites#

• agent-browser CLI: Browser tests require the agent-browser command-line tool to be available on PATH

Arguments#

• --plan <path>: Path to test plan (default: docs/testing/test-plan.yaml)
• --skip-setup: Skip setup commands and health checks (for re-running after failure)

Step 1: Parse Test Plan#

Read and validate the test plan:

bash

# Resolve plan path from --plan (default shown)
PLAN_PATH="${PLAN_PATH:-docs/testing/test-plan.yaml}"

# Check file exists
ls "$PLAN_PATH" || { echo "Error: Test plan not found: $PLAN_PATH"; exit 1; }

# Validate YAML
python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open('$PLAN_PATH'))" || { echo "Error: Invalid YAML: $PLAN_PATH"; exit 1; }

Extract from the YAML:

• setup.commands: List of setup commands
• setup.health_checks: List of URLs to poll
• tests: Array of test cases

Step 2: Run Setup (unless --skip-setup)#

2a. Check Prerequisites#

If setup.prerequisites exists, verify each one:

bash

# For each prerequisite in setup.prerequisites
<prerequisite.check> || { echo "Prerequisite not met: <prerequisite.name>"; exit 1; }

2b. Set Environment Variables#

If setup.env exists, export each variable. Variables using ${VAR} syntax should be resolved from the current environment:

bash

# For each key/value in setup.env
export <key>="<value>"

2c. Build#

If setup.build exists, execute build commands sequentially:

bash

# For each command in setup.build
<command> || { echo "Build failed: <command>"; exit 1; }

2d. Start Services#

If setup.services exists, start long-running processes and wait for health checks:

bash

# For each service in setup.services
nohup <service.command> > .beagle/service-<index>.log 2>&1 &
echo $! > .beagle/service-<index>.pid

For each service with a health_check, poll until ready:

bash

timeout=<service.health_check.timeout or 30>
url=<service.health_check.url>
elapsed=0

while [ $elapsed -lt $timeout ]; do
  if curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$url" | grep -qE "^(200|301|302)"; then
    echo "✓ Health check passed: $url"
    break
  fi
  sleep 2
  elapsed=$((elapsed + 2))
done

if [ $elapsed -ge $timeout ]; then
  echo "✗ Health check timeout: $url"
  exit 1
fi

2e. Legacy Setup Format#

If the plan uses the older flat format ( setup.commands + setup.health_checks instead of prerequisites/ build/ services), fall back to executing setup.commands sequentially and polling setup.health_checks as before.

Step 3: Gate — setup ready before tests#

Do not start Step 4 until each condition you can check is true:

1. Plan load: The file from --plan (default docs/testing/test-plan.yaml) exists and parses as YAML (same checks as Step 1).
2. Setup branch:
   • If not using --skip-setup: Every setup.prerequisites check that exists exited 0; every setup.build command succeeded; every service health_check reached HTTP 200, 301, or 302 within its timeout or legacy setup.health_checks passed after setup.commands.
   • If using --skip-setup: Before TC-01, confirm anything the plan still needs is alive—at minimum one successful curl (or equivalent) to each URL in setup.health_checks or each setup.services[].health_check.url that the tests depend on.
3. Evidence path: mkdir -p docs/testing/evidence succeeds and the directory exists.

If any gate fails, stop, fix setup or flags, and do not execute tests.

Step 4: Execute Tests Sequentially#

For each test in the plan:

4a. Log Test Start#

markdown

## Running: TC-XX - <test.name>

Context: <test.context>

4b. Execute Steps#

For each step in test.steps, determine the step type and execute accordingly:

Shell commands ( run: steps):

The most common step type. Execute the command via Bash and capture stdout, stderr, and exit code:

bash

# Execute the command, capture output and exit code
<command> 2>&1
echo "EXIT_CODE: $?"

Capture all output for evaluation in step 4c. Shell steps cover:

• CLI binary invocations (e.g., ./target/debug/myapp status --all)
• Database queries (e.g., psql "${DATABASE_URL}" -c "SELECT ...")
• File inspection (e.g., ls -la /path/to/expected/output)
• Process lifecycle checks (e.g., timeout 5 ./myapp 2>&1 || true)
• Any other command a human would type in a terminal

curl actions ( action: curl steps):

bash

curl -X <method> \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  <additional headers> \
  -d '<body>' \
  "<url>" \
  -o response.json \
  -w "%{http_code}" > status_code.txt

# Capture response for evaluation
cat response.json
cat status_code.txt

agent-browser CLI actions:

Steps starting with agent-browser are browser automation commands:

bash

# Navigate
agent-browser open <url>

# Snapshot interactive elements (always do before interacting)
agent-browser snapshot -i

# Interact using refs from snapshot output (@e1, @e2, etc.)
agent-browser fill @<ref> "<value>"
agent-browser click @<ref>

# Wait for conditions
agent-browser wait --url "<pattern>"
agent-browser wait --text "<text>"
agent-browser wait --load networkidle

# Capture evidence
agent-browser screenshot docs/testing/evidence/<test.id>.png

Important: Always run agent-browser snapshot -i before interacting with elements to get valid refs, and re-snapshot after navigation or significant DOM changes.

Save screenshots to docs/testing/evidence/<test.id>.png

4c. Evaluate Result#

Gate — artifacts before PASS/FAIL:

• run: steps: Stdout and stderr captured; exit code recorded (e.g. EXIT_CODE: line or equivalent).
• action: curl steps: Response body and HTTP status captured to known paths (e.g. response.json, status_code.txt or paths the plan specifies).
• agent-browser steps: After any navigation or DOM change, a fresh agent-browser snapshot -i exists before asserting; if the test records evidence, the screenshot file path is created or failure is explicit.

Then, using agent reasoning, compare actual outcome against test.expected:

• Read the expected behavior description
• Compare with actual response/screenshot
• Determine PASS or FAIL

4d. On PASS#

markdown

✓ TC-XX PASSED: <test.name>

Continue to next test.

4e. On FAIL#

Stop immediately. Go to Step 6.

Step 5: On All Tests Pass#

markdown

## Test Results: ALL PASSED

| ID | Name | Result |
|----|------|--------|
| TC-01 | <name> | ✓ PASS |
| TC-02 | <name> | ✓ PASS |
| ... | ... | ... |

**Total:** N/N tests passed

### Evidence

Screenshots saved to `docs/testing/evidence/`

### Cleanup

Stopping background services...

Clean up:

bash

# Kill background services
for pidfile in .beagle/service-*.pid .beagle/dev-server.pid; do
  if [ -f "$pidfile" ]; then
    kill $(cat "$pidfile") 2>/dev/null
    rm "$pidfile"
  fi
done

Step 6: On Failure - Generate Debug Prompt#

When a test fails, generate rich debug output:

6a. Gather Context#

bash

# Get changed files relevant to the failure
git diff --name-only $(git merge-base HEAD origin/main)..HEAD

# Get recent changes in files mentioned in test.context
git diff $(git merge-base HEAD origin/main)..HEAD -- <relevant_files>

6b. Output Debug Report#

markdown

## Test Failure: TC-XX - <test.name>

### What Failed

**Test:** <test.name>
**Expected:**
<test.expected>

**Actual:**
<Describe what actually happened - response code, error message, screenshot description>

### Relevant Changes in This PR

<For each file mentioned in test.context or related to the failure:>
- `<file>` (lines X-Y) - <brief description of changes>

### Evidence

<If screenshot exists:>
- Screenshot: `docs/testing/evidence/<test.id>.png`

<If API response:>
- Status code: <code>
- Response body:
```json
<response>

Error Details#

```

```

Suggested Investigation#

<Based on the error, suggest 2-3 specific things to check:>

1. <Third thing about environment/setup>

Debug Session Prompt#

Copy this to start a new agent session:

---

I'm debugging a test failure in branch <branch>.

Test: <test.name> Error:

Relevant files:

Help me investigate why .#

text

### 6c. Preserve Evidence

```bash
# Ensure evidence directory exists
mkdir -p docs/testing/evidence

# Save failure context
cat > docs/testing/evidence/<test.id>-failure.md << 'EOF'
# Failure Report: <test.id>

<Full debug report content>
EOF

6d. Cleanup and Exit#

bash

# Kill background services
for pidfile in .beagle/service-*.pid .beagle/dev-server.pid; do
  if [ -f "$pidfile" ]; then
    kill $(cat "$pidfile") 2>/dev/null
    rm "$pidfile"
  fi
done

Test Results Summary Table#

Always output a summary table showing progress:

markdown

## Test Results

| ID | Name | Result |
|----|------|--------|
| TC-01 | <name> | ✓ PASS |
| TC-02 | <name> | ✗ FAIL |
| TC-03 | <name> | - SKIP |

**Passed:** 1/3
**Failed:** TC-02

Tests after a failure are marked as SKIP (not executed).

Verification#

Before completing:

bash

# Verify evidence directory exists
ls -la docs/testing/evidence/

# List captured evidence
ls docs/testing/evidence/*.png docs/testing/evidence/*.md 2>/dev/null

Pass conditions (all must be true to call the run complete):

• ls -la docs/testing/evidence/ exits 0 (directory exists).
• Every test that ran has an explicit PASS or FAIL (not only “felt right”).
• If any test failed: a failure artifact exists ( docs/testing/evidence/<test.id>-failure.md or equivalent) or the debug report was emitted with expected vs actual.
• Cleanup ran: no stale .beagle/service-*.pid pointing at live processes you started, unless the plan says to leave them up.

Verification Checklist:

• Setup commands executed successfully (or --skip-setup with live dependencies confirmed)
• Health checks passed before test execution (Step 3 gate)
• Each executed test has recorded result
• Evidence captured in docs/testing/evidence/
• On failure: debug prompt includes expected vs actual
• On failure: relevant PR changes listed
• Background processes cleaned up

Gates (ordered)#

1. Plan valid: YAML parses; required keys for your branch ( setup / tests) are present.
2. Setup healthy: Step 3 pass conditions met before TC-01.
3. Per-test artifacts: Step 4c gate satisfied before marking PASS.
4. Stop on fail: First failure → Step 6; later tests = SKIP in the summary table.
5. Cleanup: Step 5 or Step 6d executed so background PIDs from this run are released.

Rules#

• Stop on first test failure (do not continue to other tests)
• Always capture evidence (screenshots, responses)
• Include file:line references in debug prompts when possible
• Use --skip-setup flag to re-run after fixing issues
• Never hardcode secrets - use environment variables
• Clean up background processes even on failure
• Preserve failure evidence for debugging
• Make debug prompts copy-paste ready for new sessions