| name | test-links |
| description | Test link integrity, navigation, and semantics. Use when user wants to check for broken links, test navigation, verify external links, or audit link behavior. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(playwright-cli:*) Bash(npx:*) Bash(mkdir:*) |
Link Integrity & Navigation
Run 23 test cases across 3 parallel agents covering internal links, external links, and link behavior/semantics.
Setup
URL="${ARGUMENTS:-http://localhost:3000}"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
OUTDIR="test-results/test-links/$TIMESTAMP"
mkdir -p "$OUTDIR/screenshots" "$OUTDIR/snapshots" "$OUTDIR/traces"
Pre-check: Discover Links
playwright-cli -s=links-discovery open "$URL"
playwright-cli -s=links-discovery run-code "async page => {
const links = await page.locator('a[href]').all();
const hrefs = await Promise.all(links.map(l => l.getAttribute('href')));
const origin = new URL(page.url()).origin;
const internal = hrefs.filter(h => h && (h.startsWith('/') || h.startsWith(origin)));
const external = hrefs.filter(h => h && h.startsWith('http') && !h.startsWith(origin));
return { total: hrefs.length, internal: internal.length, external: external.length };
}"
playwright-cli -s=links-discovery snapshot --filename="$OUTDIR/snapshots/links-discovery.yaml"
playwright-cli -s=links-discovery close
Parallel Execution — 3 Subagents
Agent 1: Internal Links (-s=links-internal)
Tests all internal link targets.
playwright-cli -s=links-internal open "$URL"
playwright-cli -s=links-internal tracing-start
Test Cases:
| TC | Test | How to Check |
|---|
| TC-L1 | All internal links resolve (no 404s) | run-code to collect all internal hrefs, fetch each with HEAD request, check for 200/301/302 |
| TC-L2 | Internal links use correct paths | run-code to verify links are well-formed (no double slashes, no broken relative paths) |
| TC-L3 | Navigation menu links work | Find nav element, click each link, verify page loads (no error) |
| TC-L4 | Footer links work | Find footer element, check all links resolve |
| TC-L5 | Sidebar links work | If sidebar exists: check all links resolve |
| TC-L6 | In-content links work | Find links within main content area, verify they resolve |
| TC-L7 | CTA buttons link to correct targets | Find primary CTA elements (buttons with href or onclick navigation), verify targets exist |
| TC-L8 | Logo links to homepage | Find logo/brand link, verify it links to / or homepage URL |
playwright-cli -s=links-internal tracing-stop
playwright-cli -s=links-internal close
Agent 2: External Links (-s=links-external)
Tests external link behavior and security.
playwright-cli -s=links-external open "$URL"
playwright-cli -s=links-external tracing-start
Test Cases:
| TC | Test | How to Check |
|---|
| TC-L9 | External links open in new tab | run-code to find external links, verify target="_blank" attribute |
| TC-L10 | External links have rel="noopener noreferrer" | run-code to find external links with target="_blank", verify rel includes noopener and noreferrer |
| TC-L11 | External links not broken (HEAD check) | run-code to fetch external URLs with HEAD request, check for non-error status codes |
| TC-L12 | Social media links correct | run-code to find links to known social platforms (twitter, facebook, linkedin, etc.), verify they point to valid profiles |
| TC-L13 | No links to HTTP (should be HTTPS) | run-code to find any links starting with http:// (not https://), flag as insecure |
playwright-cli -s=links-external tracing-stop
playwright-cli -s=links-external close
Agent 3: Link Behavior (-s=links-behavior)
Tests link semantics, visual states, and special link types.
playwright-cli -s=links-behavior open "$URL"
playwright-cli -s=links-behavior tracing-start
Test Cases:
| TC | Test | How to Check |
|---|
| TC-L14 | Links have descriptive text | run-code to find links with generic text: "click here", "here", "read more", "link", "more" |
| TC-L15 | Links visually distinguishable from text | run-code to compare link styles (color, underline) vs paragraph text — must be distinct |
| TC-L16 | Visited links have different style | run-code to check if :visited styles are defined (different color from unvisited) |
| TC-L17 | Links have hover state | hover over links, run-code to check style changes on hover |
| TC-L18 | Links have focus state | Tab to links, run-code to check focus outline/indicator is visible |
| TC-L19 | Anchor links scroll to correct section | Find anchor links (href="#...") , click them, verify scroll position targets correct element |
| TC-L20 | Download links have download attribute | run-code to find links to downloadable file types (.pdf, .zip, .doc), check for download attribute |
| TC-L21 | Email links use mailto: | run-code to find links containing email addresses, verify they use mailto: protocol |
| TC-L22 | Phone links use tel: | run-code to find links containing phone numbers, verify they use tel: protocol |
| TC-L23 | No orphan pages | Navigate all internal links discovered, build a page graph, check all pages are reachable from main nav |
playwright-cli -s=links-behavior tracing-stop
playwright-cli -s=links-behavior close
Report Generation
After all 3 agents complete, merge results into $OUTDIR/report.md.
Include a link inventory:
- Total links found: N
- Internal: N (N broken)
- External: N (N broken)
- Special: N mailto, N tel, N download
Group results by category:
- Internal Links (TC-L1 through TC-L8)
- External Links (TC-L9 through TC-L13)
- Link Behavior (TC-L14 through TC-L23)
Cleanup
playwright-cli -s=links-discovery close 2>/dev/null
playwright-cli -s=links-internal close 2>/dev/null
playwright-cli -s=links-external close 2>/dev/null
playwright-cli -s=links-behavior close 2>/dev/null
