E2E manual testing of PRs/branches using docker compose, agent-browser, and API calls. TRIGGER when user asks to manually test a PR, test a feature end-to-end, or run integration tests against a running system.
E2E manual testing of PRs/branches using docker compose, agent-browser, and API calls. TRIGGER when user asks to manually test a PR, test a feature end-to-end, or run integration tests against a running system.
user-invocable
true
argument-hint
[worktree path or PR number] — tests the PR in the given worktree. Optional flags: --fix (auto-fix issues found)
metadata
{"author":"autogpt-team","version":"2.1.0"}
Manual E2E Test
Test a PR/branch end-to-end by building the full platform, interacting via browser and API, capturing screenshots, and reporting results.
Critical Requirements
These are NON-NEGOTIABLE. Every test run MUST satisfy ALL the following:
1. Screenshots at Every Step
Take a screenshot at EVERY significant test step — not just at the end
Every test scenario MUST have at least one BEFORE and one AFTER screenshot
Name screenshots sequentially: {NN}-{action}-{state}.png (e.g., 01-credits-before.png, 02-credits-after.png)
If a screenshot is missing for a scenario, the test is INCOMPLETE — go back and take it
2. Screenshots MUST Be Posted to PR
Push ALL screenshots to a temp branch test-screenshots/pr-{N}
Post a PR comment with ALL screenshots embedded inline using GitHub raw URLs
This is NOT optional — every test run MUST end with a PR comment containing screenshots
If screenshot upload fails, retry. If it still fails, list failed files and require manual drag-and-drop/paste attachment in the PR comment
3. State Verification with Before/After Evidence
For EVERY state-changing operation (API call, user action), capture the state BEFORE and AFTER
Log the actual API response values (e.g., credits_before=100, credits_after=95)
Screenshot MUST show the relevant UI state change
Compare expected vs actual values explicitly — do not just eyeball it
4. Negative Test Cases Are Mandatory
Test at least ONE negative case per feature (e.g., insufficient credits, invalid input, unauthorized access)
Verify error messages are user-friendly and accurate
Verify the system state did NOT change after a rejected operation
5. Test Report Must Include Full Evidence
Each test scenario in the report MUST have:
Steps: What was done (exact commands or UI actions)
Expected: What should happen
Actual: What actually happened
API Evidence: Before/after API response values for state-changing operations
Screenshot Evidence: Before/after screenshots with explanations
State Manipulation for Realistic Testing
When testing features that depend on specific states (rate limits, credits, quotas):
Use Redis CLI to set counters directly:
# Find the Redis container
REDIS_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep redis | head -1)
# Set a key with expiry
docker exec$REDIS_CONTAINER redis-cli SET key value EX ttl
# Example: Set rate limit counter to near-limit
docker exec$REDIS_CONTAINER redis-cli SET "rate_limit:user:$PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL" 99 EX 3600
# Example: Check current value
docker exec$REDIS_CONTAINER redis-cli GET "rate_limit:user:$PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL"
Use API calls to check before/after state:
# BEFORE: Record current state
BEFORE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/credits | jq '.credits')
echo"Credits BEFORE: $BEFORE"# Perform the action...# AFTER: Record new state and compare
AFTER=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/credits | jq '.credits')
echo"Credits AFTER: $AFTER"echo"Delta: $(( BEFORE - AFTER ))"
Take screenshots BEFORE and AFTER state changes — the UI must reflect the backend state change
Never rely on mocked/injected browser state — always use real backend state. Do NOT use agent-browser eval to fake UI state. The backend must be the source of truth.
Use direct DB queries when needed:
# Query via Supabase's PostgREST or docker exec into the DB
docker exec supabase-db psql -U supabase_admin -d postgres -c "SELECT credits FROM user_credits WHERE user_id = '...';"
After every API test, verify the state change actually persisted:
# Example: After a credits purchase, verify DB matches API
API_CREDITS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/credits | jq '.credits')
DB_CREDITS=$(docker exec supabase-db psql -U supabase_admin -d postgres -t -c "SELECT credits FROM user_credits WHERE user_id = '...';" | tr -d ' ')
[ "$API_CREDITS" = "$DB_CREDITS" ] && echo"CONSISTENT" || echo"MISMATCH: API=$API_CREDITS DB=$DB_CREDITS"
Arguments
$ARGUMENTS — worktree path (e.g. $REPO_ROOT) or PR number
If --fix flag is present, auto-fix bugs found and push fixes (like pr-address loop)
Step 0: Resolve the target
# If argument is a PR number, find its worktree
gh pr view {N} --json headRefName --jq '.headRefName'# If argument is a path, use it directly
Determine:
REPO_ROOT — the root repo directory: git -C "$WORKTREE_PATH" worktree list | head -1 | awk '{print $1}' (or git rev-parse --show-toplevel if not a worktree)
WORKTREE_PATH — the worktree directory
PLATFORM_DIR — $WORKTREE_PATH/autogpt_platform
BACKEND_DIR — $PLATFORM_DIR/backend
FRONTEND_DIR — $PLATFORM_DIR/frontend
PR_NUMBER — the PR number (from gh pr list --head $(git branch --show-current))
PR_NUMBER=$(cd$WORKTREE_PATH && gh pr list --head $(git branch --show-current) --repo Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT --json number --jq '.[0].number')
PR_TITLE=$(cd$WORKTREE_PATH && gh pr list --head $(git branch --show-current) --repo Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT --json title --jq '.[0].title' | tr'[:upper:]''[:lower:]' | sed 's/[^a-z0-9]/-/g' | sed 's/--*/-/g' | sed 's/^-//;s/-$//' | head -c 50)
RESULTS_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/test-results/PR-${PR_NUMBER}-${PR_TITLE}"mkdir -p $RESULTS_DIR
Test user credentials — required to log into the UI or call authenticated APIs.
NEVER hardcode these in this SKILL, a PR comment, a screenshot, or any committed file. Sources, in priority order:
Env vars (CI / preconfigured local shell): $PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL + $PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD. If both are set, use them.
Interactive prompt (everything else, including dev-preview runs): if the env vars are not set, ASK the user at the start of the run — e.g. "I need test-user credentials for this run; paste the email and password." Hold them in shell vars only for the duration of the run. Do not echo, log, or write them to disk.
Acquire the variables — env first, prompt if missing — and only then lock them in:
# 1. Prefer env vars (CI / preconfigured shell). Prompt only for the# specific var that is unset so an already-exported credential is# not overwritten by the prompt when only the other one is missing.if [ -z "${PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL:-}" ] || [ -z "${PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD:-}" ]; thenecho"Test user credentials required for this run."if [ -z "${PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL:-}" ]; thenread -r -p "Email: " PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL
fiif [ -z "${PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD:-}" ]; thenread -r -s -p "Password: " PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD
echofiexport PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD
fi# 2. Lock them in — fail loudly if either is STILL unset (e.g. the user# pressed Enter on an empty prompt). The error message names the var so# the agent / operator knows what to fix.
: "${PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL:?PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL is empty after env+prompt — supply a value before re-running}"
: "${PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD:?PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD is empty after env+prompt — supply a value before re-running}"
For local docker-compose runs, a fresh dev user is created on first call to the signup snippet below. For dev-preview runs, the test user lives in the project's Supabase — ask the user for the current valid credentials each session (the previously-shared test@test.com test account was disabled on 2026-05-23 after its credentials leaked into this very SKILL — do NOT re-introduce a default).
Step 1: Understand the PR
Before testing, understand what changed:
cd$WORKTREE_PATH# Read PR description to understand the WHY
gh pr view {N} --json body --jq '.body'
git log --oneline dev..HEAD | head -20
git diff dev --stat
Read the PR description (Why / What / How) and changed files to understand:
0. Why does this PR exist? What problem does it solve?
What feature/fix does this PR implement?
How does it work? What's the approach?
What components are affected? (backend, frontend, copilot, executor, etc.)
What are the key user-facing behaviors to test?
Step 2: Write test scenarios
Based on the PR analysis, write a test plan to $RESULTS_DIR/test-plan.md:
# Test Plan: PR #{N} — {title}## Scenarios1. [Scenario name] — [what to verify]
2. ...
## API Tests (if applicable)1. [Endpoint] — [expected behavior]
- Before state: [what to check before]
- After state: [what to verify changed]
## UI Tests (if applicable)1. [Page/component] — [interaction to test]
- Screenshot before: [what to capture]
- Screenshot after: [what to capture]
## Negative Tests (REQUIRED — at least one per feature)1. [What should NOT happen] — [how to trigger it]
- Expected error: [what error message/code]
- State unchanged: [what to verify did NOT change]
Be critical — include edge cases, error paths, and security checks. Every scenario MUST specify what screenshots to take and what state to verify.
Step 3.0: Claim the testing lock (coordinate parallel agents)
Multiple worktrees share the same host — Docker infra (postgres, redis, clamav), app ports (3000/8006/…), and the test user. Two agents running /pr-test concurrently will corrupt each other's state (connection-pool exhaustion, port binds failing silently, cross-test assertions). Use the root-worktree lock file to take turns.
Lock file contract
Path (always the root worktree so all siblings see it): $REPO_ROOT/.ign.testing.lock
trap'kill "$HEARTBEAT_PID" 2>/dev/null; rm -f "$LOCK"' EXIT INT TERM
Release the lock AS SOON AS the test run is done
The lock guards test execution, not app lifecycle. Once Step 5 (record results) and Step 6 (post PR comment) are complete, release the lock IMMEDIATELY — even if:
The native poetry run app / pnpm dev processes are still running so the user can keep poking at the app manually.
You're leaving docker containers up.
You're tailing logs for a minute or two.
Keeping the lock held past the test run is the single most common way /pr-test stalls other agents. The app staying up is orthogonal to the lock; don't conflate them. Sibling worktrees running their own /pr-test will kill the stray processes and free the ports themselves (Step 3c/3e-native handle that) — they just need the lock file gone.
Concretely, the sequence at the end of every /pr-test run (success or failure) is:
# 1. Write the final report + post PR comment — done above in Step 5/6.# 2. Release the lock right now, even if the app is still up.kill"$HEARTBEAT_PID" 2>/dev/null
rm -f "$LOCK" /tmp/pr-test-heartbeat.pid
echo"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ) [pr-${PR_NUMBER}] released lock (app may still be running)" \
>> $REPO_ROOT/.ign.testing.log
# 3. Optionally leave the app running and note it so the user knows:echo"Native stack still running on :3000 / :8006 for manual poking. Kill with:"echo" pkill -9 -f 'poetry run app'; pkill -9 -f 'next-server|next dev'"
If a sibling agent's /pr-test needs to take over, it'll do the kill+rebuild dance from Step 3c/3e-native on its own — your only job is to not hold the lock file past the end of your test.
Shared status log
$REPO_ROOT/.ign.testing.log is an append-only channel any agent can read/write. Use it for "I'm waiting", "I'm done, resources free", or post-run notes:
The root worktree ($REPO_ROOT) has the canonical .env files with all API keys. Copy them to the target worktree:
# CRITICAL: .env files are NOT checked into git. They must be copied manually.cp$REPO_ROOT/autogpt_platform/.env $PLATFORM_DIR/.env
cp$REPO_ROOT/autogpt_platform/backend/.env $BACKEND_DIR/.env
cp$REPO_ROOT/autogpt_platform/frontend/.env $FRONTEND_DIR/.env
3b. Configure copilot authentication
The copilot needs an LLM API to function. Two approaches (try subscription first):
Option 1: Subscription mode (preferred — uses your Claude Max/Pro subscription)
The claude_agent_sdk Python package bundles its own Claude CLI binary — no need to install @anthropic-ai/claude-code via npm. The backend auto-provisions credentials from environment variables on startup.
Run the helper script to extract tokens from your host and auto-update backend/.env (works on macOS, Linux, and Windows/WSL):
# Extracts OAuth tokens and writes CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN + CLAUDE_CODE_REFRESH_TOKEN into .env
bash $BACKEND_DIR/scripts/refresh_claude_token.sh --env-file $BACKEND_DIR/.env
How it works: The script reads the OAuth token from:
macOS: system keychain ("Claude Code-credentials")
Linux/WSL: ~/.claude/.credentials.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/claude/.credentials.json
It sets CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN, CLAUDE_CODE_REFRESH_TOKEN, and CHAT_USE_CLAUDE_CODE_SUBSCRIPTION=true in the .env file. On container startup, the backend auto-provisions ~/.claude/.credentials.json inside the container from these env vars. The SDK's bundled CLI then authenticates using that file. No claude login, no npm install needed.
Note: The OAuth token expires (~24h). If copilot returns auth errors, re-run the script and restart: $BACKEND_DIR/scripts/refresh_claude_token.sh --env-file $BACKEND_DIR/.env && docker compose up -d copilot_executor
Option 2: OpenRouter API key mode (fallback)
If subscription mode doesn't work, switch to API key mode using OpenRouter:
# In $BACKEND_DIR/.env, ensure these are set:
CHAT_USE_CLAUDE_CODE_SUBSCRIPTION=false
CHAT_API_KEY=<value of OPEN_ROUTER_API_KEY from the same .env>
CHAT_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
CHAT_USE_CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK=true
Native mode also: when running the app natively (see 3e-native), kill any stray host processes and free the app ports before starting — otherwise poetry run app and pnpm dev will fail to bind.
# Kill stray native app processes from prior runs
pkill -9 -f "python.*backend" 2>/dev/null || true
pkill -9 -f "poetry run app" 2>/dev/null || true
pkill -9 -f "next-server|next dev" 2>/dev/null || true# Free app ports (errors per port are ignored — port may simply be unused)for port in 3000 8006 8001 8002 8005 8008; do
lsof -ti :$port -sTCP:LISTEN | xargs -r kill -9 2>/dev/null || truedone
3e-native. Run the app natively (PREFERRED for iterative dev)
Native mode runs infra (postgres, supabase, redis, rabbitmq, clamav) in docker but runs the backend and frontend directly on the host. This avoids the 3-8 minute docker compose build cycle on every backend change — code edits are picked up on process restart (seconds) instead of a full image rebuild.
When to prefer native mode (default for this skill):
Iterative dev/debug loops where you're editing backend or frontend code between test runs
Any PR that touches Python/TS source but not Dockerfiles, compose config, or infra images
Fast repro of a failing scenario — restart poetry run app in a couple of seconds
When to prefer docker mode (3e fallback):
Testing changes to Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, or base images
CI-equivalent runs where you need the exact image that'll ship
Note on 3b (copilot auth): no npm install anywhere. poetry install pulls in claude_agent_sdk, which ships its own Claude CLI binary — available on PATH whenever you run commands via poetry run (native) OR whenever the copilot_executor container is built from its Poetry lockfile (docker). The OAuth token extraction still applies (same refresh_claude_token.sh call).
Preamble: before starting native, run the kill-stray + free-ports block from 3c's "Native mode also" subsection.
1. Start infra only (one-time per session):
cd$PLATFORM_DIR && docker compose --profile local up deps --detach --remove-orphans --build
This brings up postgres/supabase/redis/rabbitmq/clamav and skips all app services.
2. Start the backend natively:
cd$BACKEND_DIR && (poetry run app 2>&1 | tee .ign.application.logs) &
poetry run app spawns all app subprocesses — rest_server, executor, copilot_executor, websocket, scheduler, notification_server, database_manager — inside ONE parent process. No separate containers, no separate terminals. The .ign.application.logs prefix is already gitignored.
3. Wait for the backend on :8006 BEFORE starting the frontend. This ordering matters — the frontend's pnpm dev startup invokes generate-api-queries, which fetches /openapi.json from the backend. If the backend isn't listening yet, pnpm dev fails immediately.
for i in $(seq 1 60); doif [ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8006/docs 2>/dev/null)" = "200" ]; thenecho"Backend ready"breakfisleep 2
done
4. Start the frontend natively:
cd$FRONTEND_DIR && (pnpm dev 2>&1 | tee .ign.frontend.logs) &
5. Wait for the frontend on :3000:
for i in $(seq 1 60); doif [ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:3000 2>/dev/null)" = "200" ]; thenecho"Frontend ready"breakfisleep 2
done
Once both are up, skip 3e/3f and go straight to 3g/3h (feature flags / test user creation).
3e. Build and start (docker — fallback)
cd$PLATFORM_DIR && docker compose build --no-cache 2>&1 | tail -20
if [ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]; thenecho"ERROR: Docker build failed"; exit 1; ficd$PLATFORM_DIR && docker compose up -d 2>&1 | tail -20
if [ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]; thenecho"ERROR: Docker compose up failed"; exit 1; fi
Note: If the container appears to be running old code (e.g. missing PR changes), use docker compose build --no-cache to force a full rebuild. Docker BuildKit may sometimes reuse cached COPY layers from a previous build on a different branch.
Expected time: 3-8 minutes for build, 5-10 minutes with --no-cache.
3f. Wait for services to be ready
# Poll until backend and frontend respondfor i in $(seq 1 60); do
BACKEND=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:8006/docs 2>/dev/null)
FRONTEND=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000 2>/dev/null)
if [ "$BACKEND" = "200" ] && [ "$FRONTEND" = "200" ]; thenecho"Services ready"breakfisleep 5
done
3h. Create test user and get auth token
ANON_KEY=$(grep "NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY="$FRONTEND_DIR/.env | sed 's/.*NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=//' | tr -d '[:space:]')
# Signup (idempotent — returns "User already registered" if exists)
SIGNUP_PAYLOAD=$(jq -nc --arg e "$PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL" --arg p "$PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD"'{email:$e,password:$p}')
RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/auth/v1/signup' \
-H "apikey: $ANON_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d "$SIGNUP_PAYLOAD")
# If "Database error finding user", restart supabase-auth and retry —# capture the retry result back into $RESULT so the token step below# reads the post-retry state, not the original failure.ifecho"$RESULT" | grep -q "Database error"; then
docker restart supabase-auth && sleep 5
RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/auth/v1/signup' \
-H "apikey: $ANON_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d "$SIGNUP_PAYLOAD")
fi# Get auth token
TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/auth/v1/token?grant_type=password' \
-H "apikey: $ANON_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d "$SIGNUP_PAYLOAD" | jq -r '.access_token // ""')
The frontend redirects to /onboarding when the ONBOARDING_COMPLETE step is not in completedSteps.
Mark it complete via the backend API so every browser test lands on the real feature UI:
ONBOARDING_RESULT=$(curl -s --max-time 30 -X POST \
"http://localhost:8006/api/onboarding/step?step=ONBOARDING_COMPLETE" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN")
echo"Onboarding bypass: $ONBOARDING_RESULT"# Verify it took effect
ONBOARDING_STATUS=$(curl -s --max-time 30 \
"http://localhost:8006/api/onboarding/completed" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq -r '.is_completed')
echo"Onboarding completed: $ONBOARDING_STATUS"if [ "$ONBOARDING_STATUS" != "true" ]; thenecho"ERROR: onboarding bypass failed — browser tests will hit /onboarding instead of the target feature. Investigate before proceeding."exit 1
fi
Use curl with the auth token for backend API tests. For EVERY API call that changes state, record before/after values:
# Example: List agents
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/graphs | jq . | head -20
# Example: Create an agent
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8006/api/graphs \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{...}' | jq .
# Example: Run an agent
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:8006/api/graphs/{graph_id}/execute" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"data": {...}}'# Example: Get execution results
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
"http://localhost:8006/api/graphs/{graph_id}/executions/{exec_id}" | jq .
State verification pattern (use for EVERY state-changing API call):
# 1. Record BEFORE state
BEFORE_STATE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/{resource} | jq '{relevant_fields}')
echo"BEFORE: $BEFORE_STATE"# 2. Perform the action
ACTION_RESULT=$(curl -s -X POST ... | jq .)
echo"ACTION RESULT: $ACTION_RESULT"# 3. Record AFTER state
AFTER_STATE=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:8006/api/{resource} | jq '{relevant_fields}')
echo"AFTER: $AFTER_STATE"# 4. Log the comparisonecho"=== STATE CHANGE VERIFICATION ==="echo"Before: $BEFORE_STATE"echo"After: $AFTER_STATE"echo"Expected change: {describe what should have changed}"
Browser testing with agent-browser
# Close any existing session
agent-browser close 2>/dev/null || true# Use --session-name to persist cookies across navigations# This means login only needs to happen once per test session
agent-browser --session-name pr-test open 'http://localhost:3000/login' --timeout 15000
# Get interactive elements
agent-browser --session-name pr-test snapshot | grep "textbox\|button"# Login (read creds from env — set PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL / PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD or ask the user)
agent-browser --session-name pr-test fill {email_ref} "$PR_TEST_USER_EMAIL"
agent-browser --session-name pr-test fill {password_ref} "$PR_TEST_USER_PASSWORD"
agent-browser --session-name pr-test click {login_button_ref}
sleep 5
# Dismiss cookie banner if present
agent-browser --session-name pr-test click 'text=Accept All' 2>/dev/null || true# Navigate — cookies are preserved so login persists
agent-browser --session-name pr-test open 'http://localhost:3000/copilot' --timeout 10000
# Take screenshot
agent-browser --session-name pr-test screenshot $RESULTS_DIR/01-page.png
# Interact with elements
agent-browser --session-name pr-test fill {ref} "text"
agent-browser --session-name pr-test press "Enter"
agent-browser --session-name pr-test click {ref}
agent-browser --session-name pr-test click 'text=Button Text'# Read page content
agent-browser --session-name pr-test snapshot | grep "text:"
/library/agents/{id} — Agent detail with run history
/marketplace — Marketplace
Checking logs
Native mode: when running via poetry run app + pnpm dev, all app logs stream to the .ign.*.logs files written by the tee pipes in 3e-native. rest_server, executor, copilot_executor, websocket, scheduler, notification_server, and database_manager are all subprocesses of the single poetry run app parent, so their output is interleaved in .ign.application.logs.
# Backend (all app subprocesses interleaved)tail -f $BACKEND_DIR/.ign.application.logs
# Frontend (Next.js dev server)tail -f $FRONTEND_DIR/.ign.frontend.logs
# Filter for errors across either log
grep -iE "error|exception|traceback"$BACKEND_DIR/.ign.application.logs | tail -20
grep -iE "error|exception|traceback"$FRONTEND_DIR/.ign.frontend.logs | tail -20
# Create a session
SESSION_ID=$(curl -s -X POST 'http://localhost:8006/api/chat/sessions' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{}' | jq -r '.id // .session_id // ""')
# Stream a message (SSE - will stream chunks)
curl -N -X POST "http://localhost:8006/api/chat/sessions/$SESSION_ID/stream" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"message": "Hello, what can you help me with?"}' \
--max-time 60 2>/dev/null | head -50
Or test via browser (preferred for UI verification):
agent-browser --session-name pr-test open 'http://localhost:3000/copilot' --timeout 10000
# ... fill chat input and press Enter, wait 20-30s for response
Step 5: Record results and take screenshots
Take a screenshot at EVERY significant test step — before and after interactions, on success, and on failure. This is NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Required screenshot pattern for each test scenario:
# BEFORE the action
agent-browser --session-name pr-test screenshot $RESULTS_DIR/{NN}-{scenario}-before.png
# Perform the action...# AFTER the action
agent-browser --session-name pr-test screenshot $RESULTS_DIR/{NN}-{scenario}-after.png
At least TWO screenshots per test scenario (before + after)
At least ONE screenshot for each negative test case showing the error state
If a test fails, screenshot the failure state AND any error logs visible in the UI
Step 6: Show results to user with screenshots
CRITICAL: After all tests complete, you MUST show every screenshot to the user using the Read tool, with an explanation of what each screenshot shows. This is the most important part of the test report — the user needs to visually verify the results.
For each screenshot:
Use the Read tool to display the PNG file (Claude can read images)
Write a 1-2 sentence explanation below it describing:
What page/state is being shown
What the screenshot proves (which test scenario it validates)
Any notable details visible in the UI
Format the output like this:
### Screenshot 1: {descriptive title}
[Read the PNG file here]
**What it shows:** {1-2 sentence explanation of what this screenshot proves}
---
After showing all screenshots, output a detailed summary table:
#
Scenario
Result
API Evidence
Screenshot Evidence
1
{name}
PASS/FAIL
Before: X, After: Y
01-before.png, 02-after.png
2
...
...
...
...
IMPORTANT: As you show each screenshot and record test results, persist them in shell variables for Step 7:
# Build these variables during Step 6 — they are required by Step 7's script# NOTE: declare -A requires Bash 4.0+. This is standard on modern systems (macOS ships zsh# but Homebrew bash is 5.x; Linux typically has bash 5.x). If running on Bash <4, use a# plain variable with a lookup function instead.declare -A SCREENSHOT_EXPLANATIONS=(
["01-login-page.png"]="Shows the login page loaded successfully with SSO options visible."
["02-builder-with-block.png"]="The builder canvas displays the newly added block connected to the trigger."# ... one entry per screenshot, using the same explanations you showed the user above
)
TEST_RESULTS_TABLE="| 1 | Login flow | PASS | N/A | 01-login-before.png, 02-login-after.png |
| 2 | Credits purchase | PASS | Before: 100, After: 95 | 03-credits-before.png, 04-credits-after.png |
| 3 | Insufficient credits (negative) | PASS | Credits: 0, rejected | 05-insufficient-credits-error.png |"# ... one row per test scenario with actual results
Step 7: Post test report as PR comment with screenshots
Upload screenshots to the PR using the GitHub Git API (no local git operations — safe for worktrees), then post a comment with inline images and per-screenshot explanations.
This step is MANDATORY. Every test run MUST post a PR comment with screenshots. No exceptions.
CRITICAL — NEVER post a bare directory link like https://github.com/.../tree/.... Every screenshot MUST appear as  inline in the PR comment so reviewers can see them without clicking any links. After posting, the verification step below greps the comment for ![ tags and exits 1 if none are found — the test run is considered incomplete until this passes.
CRITICAL — NEVER paste absolute local paths into the PR comment. Strings like /Users/…, /home/…, C:\… are useless to every reviewer except you. Before posting, grep the final body for /Users/, /home/, /tmp/, /private/, C:\, ~/ and either drop those lines entirely or rewrite them as repo-relative paths (autogpt_platform/backend/…). The PR comment is an artifact reviewers on GitHub read — it must be self-contained on github.com. Keep local paths in $RESULTS_DIR/test-report.md for yourself; only copy the content they reference (excerpts, test names, log lines) into the PR comment, not the path.
Pre-post sanity check (paste after building the comment body, before gh api ... comments):
# Reject any local-looking absolute path or home-dir shortcut in the bodyif grep -nE '(^|[^A-Za-z])(/Users/|/home/|/tmp/|/private/|C:\\|~/)[A-Za-z0-9]'"$COMMENT_FILE" ; thenecho"ABORT: local filesystem paths detected in PR comment body."echo"Remove or rewrite as repo-relative (autogpt_platform/...) before posting."exit 1
fi
# Upload screenshots via GitHub Git API (creates blobs, tree, commit, and ref remotely)
REPO="Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT"
SCREENSHOTS_BRANCH="test-screenshots/pr-${PR_NUMBER}"
SCREENSHOTS_DIR="test-screenshots/PR-${PR_NUMBER}"# Step 1: Create blobs for each screenshot and build tree JSON# Retry each blob upload up to 3 times. If still failing, list them at end of report.shopt -s nullglob
SCREENSHOT_FILES=("$RESULTS_DIR"/*.png)
if [ ${#SCREENSHOT_FILES[@]} -eq 0 ]; thenecho"ERROR: No screenshots found in $RESULTS_DIR. Test run is incomplete."exit 1
fi
TREE_JSON='['
FIRST=true
FAILED_UPLOADS=()
for img in"${SCREENSHOT_FILES[@]}"; do
BASENAME=$(basename"$img")
B64=$(base64 < "$img")
BLOB_SHA=""for attempt in 1 2 3; do
BLOB_SHA=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/blobs" -f content="$B64" -f encoding="base64" --jq '.sha' 2>/dev/null || true)
[ -n "$BLOB_SHA" ] && breaksleep 1
doneif [ -z "$BLOB_SHA" ]; then
FAILED_UPLOADS+=("$img")
continuefiif [ "$FIRST" = true ]; then FIRST=false; else TREE_JSON+=','; fi
TREE_JSON+="{\"path\":\"${SCREENSHOTS_DIR}/${BASENAME}\",\"mode\":\"100644\",\"type\":\"blob\",\"sha\":\"${BLOB_SHA}\"}"done
TREE_JSON+=']'# Step 2: Create tree, commit, and branch ref
TREE_SHA=$(echo"$TREE_JSON" | jq -c '{tree: .}' | gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/trees" --input - --jq '.sha')
# Resolve parent commit so screenshots are chained, not orphan root commits
PARENT_SHA=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/heads/${SCREENSHOTS_BRANCH}" --jq '.object.sha' 2>/dev/null || echo"")
if [ -n "$PARENT_SHA" ]; then
COMMIT_SHA=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/commits" \
-f message="test: add E2E test screenshots for PR #${PR_NUMBER}" \
-f tree="$TREE_SHA" \
-f "parents[]=$PARENT_SHA" \
--jq '.sha')
else
COMMIT_SHA=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/commits" \
-f message="test: add E2E test screenshots for PR #${PR_NUMBER}" \
-f tree="$TREE_SHA" \
--jq '.sha')
fi
gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/refs" \
-f ref="refs/heads/${SCREENSHOTS_BRANCH}" \
-f sha="$COMMIT_SHA" 2>/dev/null \
|| gh api "repos/${REPO}/git/refs/heads/${SCREENSHOTS_BRANCH}" \
-X PATCH -f sha="$COMMIT_SHA" -F force=true
Then post the comment with inline images AND explanations for each screenshot:
REPO_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${REPO}/${SCREENSHOTS_BRANCH}"# Build image markdown using uploaded image URLs; skip FAILED_UPLOADS (listed separately)
IMAGE_MARKDOWN=""for img in"${SCREENSHOT_FILES[@]}"; do
BASENAME=$(basename"$img")
TITLE=$(echo"${BASENAME%.png}" | sed 's/^[0-9]*-//' | sed 's/-/ /g' | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) $i=toupper(substr($i,1,1)) tolower(substr($i,2))}1')
# Skip images that failed to upload — they will be listed at the end
IS_FAILED=falsefor failed in"${FAILED_UPLOADS[@]}"; do
[ "$(basename "$failed")" = "$BASENAME" ] && IS_FAILED=true && breakdoneif [ "$IS_FAILED" = true ]; thencontinuefi
EXPLANATION="${SCREENSHOT_EXPLANATIONS[$BASENAME]}"if [ -z "$EXPLANATION" ]; thenecho"ERROR: Missing screenshot explanation for $BASENAME. Add it to SCREENSHOT_EXPLANATIONS in Step 6."exit 1
fi
IMAGE_MARKDOWN="${IMAGE_MARKDOWN}
### ${TITLE}
${EXPLANATION}
"done# Write comment body to file to avoid shell interpretation issues with special characters
COMMENT_FILE=$(mktemp)
# If any uploads failed, append a section listing them with instructions
FAILED_SECTION=""if [ ${#FAILED_UPLOADS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
FAILED_SECTION="
## ⚠️ Failed Screenshot Uploads
The following screenshots could not be uploaded via the GitHub API after 3 retries.
**To add them:** drag-and-drop or paste these files into a PR comment manually:
"for failed in"${FAILED_UPLOADS[@]}"; do
FAILED_SECTION="${FAILED_SECTION}
- \`$(basename "$failed")\` (local path: \`$failed\`)"done
FAILED_SECTION="${FAILED_SECTION}
**Run status:** INCOMPLETE until the files above are manually attached and visible inline in the PR."ficat > "$COMMENT_FILE" <<INNEREOF
## E2E Test Report
| # | Scenario | Result | API Evidence | Screenshot Evidence |
|---|----------|--------|-------------|-------------------|
${TEST_RESULTS_TABLE}
${IMAGE_MARKDOWN}
${FAILED_SECTION}
INNEREOF
gh api "repos/${REPO}/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments" -F body=@"$COMMENT_FILE"rm -f "$COMMENT_FILE"# Verify the posted comment contains inline images — exit 1 if none found# Use separate --paginate + jq pipe: --jq applies per-page, not to the full list
LAST_COMMENT=$(gh api "repos/${REPO}/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments" --paginate 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.[-1].body // ""')
if ! echo"$LAST_COMMENT" | grep -q '!\['; thenecho"ERROR: Posted comment contains no inline images (![). Bare directory links are not acceptable." >&2
exit 1
fiecho"✓ Inline images verified in posted comment"
The PR comment MUST include:
A summary table of all scenarios with PASS/FAIL and before/after API evidence
Every successfully uploaded screenshot rendered inline; any failed uploads listed with manual attachment instructions
A 1-2 sentence explanation below each screenshot describing what it proves
This approach uses the GitHub Git API to create blobs, trees, commits, and refs entirely server-side. No local git checkout or git push — safe for worktrees and won't interfere with the PR branch.
Step 8: Evaluate and post a formal PR review
After the test comment is posted, evaluate whether the run was thorough enough to make a merge decision, then post a formal GitHub review (approve or request changes). This step is mandatory — every test run MUST end with a formal review decision.
Evaluation criteria
Re-read the PR description:
gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json body --jq '.body' --repo "$REPO"
Score the run against each criterion:
Criterion
Pass condition
Coverage
Every feature/change described in the PR has at least one test scenario
All scenarios pass
No FAIL rows in the results table
Negative tests
At least one failure-path test per feature (invalid input, unauthorized, edge case)
Before/after evidence
Every state-changing API call has before/after values logged
Screenshots are meaningful
Screenshots show the actual state change, not just a loading spinner or blank page
No regressions
Existing core flows (login, agent create/run) still work
Decision logic
ALL criteria pass → APPROVE
Any scenario FAIL or missing PR feature → REQUEST_CHANGES (list gaps)
Evidence weak (no before/after, vague shots) → REQUEST_CHANGES (list what's missing)
Post the review
REVIEW_FILE=$(mktemp)
# Count results
PASS_COUNT=$(echo"$TEST_RESULTS_TABLE" | grep -c "PASS" || true)
FAIL_COUNT=$(echo"$TEST_RESULTS_TABLE" | grep -c "FAIL" || true)
TOTAL=$(( PASS_COUNT + FAIL_COUNT ))
# List any coverage gaps found during evaluation (populate this array as you assess)# e.g. COVERAGE_GAPS=("PR claims to add X but no test covers it")
COVERAGE_GAPS=()
If APPROVING — all criteria met, zero failures, full coverage:
cat > "$REVIEW_FILE" <<REVIEWEOF
## E2E Test Evaluation — APPROVED
**Results:** ${PASS_COUNT}/${TOTAL} scenarios passed.
**Coverage:** All features described in the PR were exercised.
**Evidence:** Before/after API values logged for all state-changing operations; screenshots show meaningful state transitions.
**Negative tests:** Failure paths tested for each feature.
No regressions observed on core flows.
REVIEWEOF
gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --approve --body "$(cat "$REVIEW_FILE")"echo"✅ PR approved"
If REQUESTING CHANGES — any failure, coverage gap, or missing evidence:
FAIL_LIST=$(echo"$TEST_RESULTS_TABLE" | grep "FAIL" | awk -F'|''{print "- Scenario" $2 "failed"}' || true)
cat > "$REVIEW_FILE" <<REVIEWEOF
## E2E Test Evaluation — Changes Requested
**Results:** ${PASS_COUNT}/${TOTAL} scenarios passed, ${FAIL_COUNT} failed.
### Required before merge
${FAIL_LIST}
$(for gap in "${COVERAGE_GAPS[@]}"; do echo "- $gap"; done)
Please fix the above and re-run the E2E tests.
REVIEWEOF
gh pr review "$PR_NUMBER" --repo "$REPO" --request-changes --body "$(cat "$REVIEW_FILE")"echo"❌ Changes requested"
rm -f "$REVIEW_FILE"
Rules:
In --fix mode, fix all failures before posting the review — the review reflects the final state after fixes
Never approve if any scenario failed, even if it seems like a flake — rerun that scenario first
Never request changes for issues already fixed in this run
Fix mode (--fix flag)
When --fix is present, the standard is HIGHER. Do not just note issues — FIX them immediately.
Fix protocol for EVERY issue found (including UX issues):
Identify the root cause in the code — read the relevant source files
Write a failing test first (TDD): For backend bugs, write a test marked with pytest.mark.xfail(reason="..."). For frontend/Playwright bugs, write a test with .fixme annotation. Run it to confirm it fails as expected.
Screenshot the broken state: agent-browser screenshot $RESULTS_DIR/{NN}-broken-{description}.png
Fix the code in the worktree
Rebuild ONLY the affected service (not the whole stack):
cd$PLATFORM_DIR && docker compose up --build -d {service_name}
# e.g., docker compose up --build -d rest_server# e.g., docker compose up --build -d frontend
Wait for the service to be ready (poll health endpoint)
Re-test the same scenario
Screenshot the fixed state: agent-browser screenshot $RESULTS_DIR/{NN}-fixed-{description}.png
Remove the xfail/fixme marker from the test written in step 2, and verify it passes
Verify the fix did not break other scenarios (run a quick smoke test)
Commit and push immediately:
cd$WORKTREE_PATH
git add -A
git commit -m "fix: {description of fix}"
git push
Continue to the next test scenario
Fix loop (like pr-address)
test scenario → find issue (bug OR UX problem) → screenshot broken state
→ fix code → rebuild affected service only → re-test → screenshot fixed state
→ verify no regressions → commit + push
→ repeat for next scenario
→ after ALL scenarios pass, run full re-test to verify everything together
Key differences from non-fix mode:
UX issues count as bugs — fix them (bad alignment, confusing labels, missing loading states)
Every fix MUST have a before/after screenshot pair proving it works
Commit after EACH fix, not in a batch at the end
The final re-test must produce a clean set of all-passing screenshots
Known issues and workarounds
Problem: "Database error finding user" on signup
Cause: Supabase auth service schema cache is stale after migration.
Fix:docker restart supabase-auth && sleep 5 then retry signup.
Problem: Copilot returns auth errors in subscription mode
Cause:CHAT_USE_CLAUDE_CODE_SUBSCRIPTION=true but CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN is not set or expired.
Fix: Re-extract the OAuth token from macOS keychain (see step 3b, Option 1) and recreate the container (docker compose up -d copilot_executor). The backend auto-provisions ~/.claude/.credentials.json from the env var on startup. No npm install or claude login needed — the SDK bundles its own CLI binary.
Problem: agent-browser can't find chromium
Cause: The Dockerfile auto-provisions system chromium on all architectures (including ARM64). If your branch is behind dev, this may not be present yet.
Fix: Check if chromium exists: which chromium || which chromium-browser. If missing, install it: apt-get install -y chromium and set AGENT_BROWSER_EXECUTABLE_PATH=/usr/bin/chromium in the container environment.
Problem: agent-browser selector matches multiple elements
Cause:text=X matches all elements containing that text.
Fix: Use agent-browser snapshot to get specific ref=eNN references, then use those: agent-browser click eNN.
Fix:agent-browser click 'text=Accept All' before other interactions.
Problem: Claude CLI not found in copilot_executor container
Symptom: Copilot logs say claude: command not found or similar when starting an SDK turn.
Cause: Image was built without poetry install (stale base layer, or Dockerfile bypass). The SDK CLI ships inside the claude_agent_sdk Poetry dep — it is NOT an npm package.
Fix: Rebuild the image cleanly: docker compose build --no-cache copilot_executor && docker compose up -d copilot_executor. Do NOT docker exec ... npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code — that is outdated guidance and will pollute the container with a second CLI that the SDK won't use.
Problem: agent-browser screenshot hangs / times out
Symptom:agent-browser screenshot exits with code 124 even on about:blank.
Cause: Stuck CDP connection or Chromium process tree. Seen on macOS when a prior /pr-test left a zombie Chrome for Testing.
Fix:pkill -9 -f "agent-browser|chromium|Chrome for Testing" && sleep 2, then reopen the browser with a fresh --session-name. If still failing, verify via agent-browser eval + agent-browser snapshot (DOM state) instead of relying on PNGs — the feature under test is the same.
Problem: Services not starting after docker compose up
Fix: Wait and check health: docker compose ps. Common cause: migration hasn't finished. Check: docker logs autogpt_platform-migrate-1 2>&1 | tail -5. If supabase-db isn't healthy: docker restart supabase-db && sleep 10.
Problem: Docker uses cached layers with old code (PR changes not visible)
Cause:docker compose up --build reuses cached COPY layers from previous builds. If the PR branch changes Python files but the previous build already cached that layer from dev, the container runs dev code.
Fix: Always use docker compose build --no-cache for the first build of a PR branch. Subsequent rebuilds within the same branch can use --build.
Problem: agent-browser open loses login session
Cause: Without session persistence, agent-browser open starts fresh.
Fix: Use --session-name pr-test on ALL agent-browser commands. This auto-saves/restores cookies and localStorage across navigations. Alternatively, use agent-browser eval "window.location.href = '...'" to navigate within the same context.
Cause: The database schema changed (migration ran) but supabase-auth has a stale schema cache.
Fix:docker restart supabase-db && sleep 10 && docker restart supabase-auth && sleep 8. If user data was lost, re-signup.
