QA via natural language AI tests

shortest.com

AI-powered natural language end-to-end testing framework.

• Natural language E2E testing framework
• AI-powered test execution using Anthropic Claude API
• Built on Playwright
• GitHub integration with 2FA support

npm install -D @antiwork/shortest
# or
pnpm add -D @antiwork/shortest
# or
yarn add -D @antiwork/shortest

Add .shortest/ to your .gitignore (where Shortest stores screenshots of each test run):

echo ".shortest/" >> .gitignore

npx shortest    # for npm
pnpm shortest   # for pnpm
yarn shortest   # for yarn

1. Determine your test entry and add your Anthropic API key in config file: shortest.config.ts

import type { ShortestConfig } from '@antiwork/shortest';

export default {
  headless: false,
  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
  testDir: 'app/__tests__',
  anthropicKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
} satisfies ShortestConfig; 

2. Write your test in your test directory: app/__tests__/login.test.ts

import { shortest } from '@antiwork/shortest'

shortest('Login to the app using email and password', { username: process.env.GITHUB_USERNAME, password: process.env.GITHUB_PASSWORD })

You can also use callback functions to add additoinal assertions and other logic. AI will execute the callback function after the test execution in browser is completed.

import { shortest } from '@antiwork/shortest';
import { db } from '@/lib/db/drizzle';
import { users } from '@/lib/db/schema';
import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';

shortest('Login to the app using username and password', {
  username: process.env.USERNAME,
  password: process.env.PASSWORD
}).after(async ({ page }) => {    
  // Get current user's clerk ID from the page
  const clerkId = await page.evaluate(() => {
    return window.localStorage.getItem('clerk-user');
  }); 

  if (!clerkId) {
    throw new Error('User not found in database');
  }

  // Query the database
  const [user] = await db
    .select()
    .from(users)
    .where(eq(users.clerkId, clerkId))
    .limit(1);

  expect(user).toBeDefined();
});

You can use lifecycle hooks to run code before and after the test.

import { shortest } from '@antiwork/shortest';

shortest.beforeAll(async ({ page }) => {
  await clerkSetup({
    frontendApiUrl: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_TEST_BASE_URL ?? "http://localhost:3000",
  });
});

shortest.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
  await clerk.signIn({
    page,
    signInParams: { 
      strategy: "email_code", 
      identifier: "iffy+clerk_test@example.com" 
    },
  });
});

shortest.afterEach(async ({ page }) => {
  await page.close();
});

shortest.afterAll(async ({ page }) => {
  await clerk.signOut({ page });
});

shortest                    # Run all tests
shortest login.test.ts     # Run specific test
shortest --headless        # Run in headless mode using cli

And you're done!

Shortest currently supports login using Github 2FA. For GitHub authentication tests:

1. Go to your repository settings
2. Navigate to "Password and Authentication"
3. Click on "Authenticator App"
4. Select "Use your authenticator app"
5. Click "Setup key" to obtain the OTP secret
6. Add the OTP secret to your .env.local file or use the Shortest CLI to add it
7. Enter the 2FA code displayed in your terminal into Github's Authenticator setup page to complete the process

shortest --github-code --secret=<OTP_SECRET>

Required in .env.local:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key
GITHUB_TOTP_SECRET=your_secret  # Only for GitHub auth tests

You can run shortest in your CI/CD pipeline by running tests in headless mode. Make sure to add your Anthropic API key to your CI/CD pipeline secrets.

This guide will help you set up the Shortest web app for local development.

• React >=19.0.0 (if using with Next.js 14+ or Server Actions)
• Next.js >=14.0.0 (if using Server Components/Actions)

⚠️ Known Issues

• Using this package with React 18 in Next.js 14+ projects may cause type conflicts with Server Actions and useFormStatus
• If you encounter type errors with form actions or React hooks, ensure you're using React 19

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/anti-work/shortest.git
   cd shortest

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install -g pnpm
   pnpm install

1. Run vercel env pull to get the latest environment variables

• https://vercel.com/docs/deployments/local-env#environment-variables-for-local-development

1. Run pnpm run setup to configure the environment variables.
2. The setup wizard will ask you for information. Refer to "Services Configuration" section below for more details.

pnpm drizzle-kit generate
pnpm db:migrate
pnpm db:seed # creates stripe products, currently unused

You'll need to set up the following services for local development. If you're not a Gumroad Vercel team member, you'll need to either run the setup wizard pnpm run setup or manually configure each of these services and add the corresponding environment variables to your .env.local file:

Once you have set up the environment variables and installed dependencies, run the development server:

pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to see the app in action.

pnpm build:pkg
pnpm install

# packages/shortest
cd packages/shortest
pnpm link --global

# root
cd ../..
pnpm link --global shortest

1. Create a temporary test directory outside your project:

cd ~/shortest-test

2. Pack shortest package locally:

cd /packages/shortest
pnpm pack

3. Install the packed tarball in your test directory:

cd ~/test-cli
npm init -y
npm install ../packages/shortest/antiwork-shortest-{version}.tgz
# or to run globally
npm install -g ../packages/shortest/antiwork-shortest-{version}.tgz

4. Try cli

npx shortest -h
# or
./node_modules/.bin/shortest -h
# or if you have installed shortest globally
shortest -h