QA Patrol

Automated QA testing skill for web applications. Catches bugs that unit tests miss: cross-platform issues, auth state problems, data integrity failures, and integration breakages.

Security & Privacy

All tests run locally on your machine. Nothing is sent to external servers. The browser automation uses OpenClaw's built-in browser control — no cloud services involved.

Permissions by Level

The read permission is ONLY needed for Level 3 static analysis. Level 1 and Level 2 tests use browser automation exclusively. If you only run Level 1/2 tests, the skill never accesses local files.

Environment Variables (all optional)

⚠️ Use test credentials only — never supply production passwords or production DATABASE_URL.

Secrets Handling

• NEVER hardcode secrets in test plans — always use environment variable interpolation: ${env.ADMIN_PASSWORD}
• Credentials are read from your local environment at runtime
• Test plans in this skill's examples use only ${env.VAR} placeholders
• The skill does not persist, log, or transmit credentials

Security Pattern Detection (Not Exploitation)

The references/bug-patterns.md file contains regex patterns for detecting exposed secrets in codebases (e.g., sk_live_, api_key=). These are detection patterns used to help developers find and fix security issues — they are NOT exploitation tools. This is standard practice in security linters like ESLint, Semgrep, and GitHub's secret scanning.

No Install Scripts, No Code Files

This is an instruction-only skill — it contains no executable code, no install scripts, and no third-party dependencies. The entire security surface is the SKILL.md instructions and OpenClaw's built-in browser/read capabilities.

Quick Start

Level 1: Zero-Config Smoke Test

# Just provide a URL
qa-patrol https://example.com

Level 2: With Auth/Payments

# Use a test plan template
qa-patrol --plan auth-supabase.yaml --url https://example.com

Level 3: Full Config

# Custom test plan with data integrity checks
qa-patrol --plan my-app.yaml

Workflow

1. Load or Generate Test Plan

If a YAML test plan is provided, load it. Otherwise, generate a basic plan:

app:
  url: <provided URL>
  name: <extracted from page title>

tests:
  smoke:
    - name: Homepage loads
      navigate: /
      assert:
        - element_exists: main
        - no_console_errors: true

See assets/templates/ for test plan templates:

• basic.yaml - Zero-config smoke test
• auth-supabase.yaml - Supabase auth flows
• payments-stripe.yaml - Stripe checkout testing
• full-saas.yaml - Complete SaaS test plan

2. Execute Tests

Run tests in order: smoke → auth → payments → data_integrity → static_analysis.

For each test:

1. Navigate to the target URL
2. Execute steps (click, type, wait)
3. Capture snapshot and console logs
4. Evaluate assertions
5. Record PASS/FAIL/SKIP with evidence

Browser Automation Patterns

# Navigate and snapshot
browser(action="navigate", targetUrl="https://example.com/page")
browser(action="snapshot")

# Form interaction
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "click", "ref": "email_input"})
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "type", "ref": "email_input", "text": "user@test.com"})
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "click", "ref": "submit_button"})

# Check console for errors
browser(action="console", level="error")

See references/test-patterns.md for complete automation patterns.

3. Check for Known Bug Patterns

Scan codebase (if accessible) for anti-patterns across 10 categories:

See references/bug-patterns.md for the full catalog of 39+ patterns.

4. Data Integrity Checks (Level 3)

When data_integrity tests are defined:

1. Execute the DB query (requires DB access)
2. Navigate to the UI path
3. Extract the displayed value
4. Compare against query result
5. Flag mismatches with severity based on % difference

5. Generate Report

Output a structured report:

# QA Report: [App Name]
**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
**URL**: https://example.com
**Confidence**: 87%

## Summary
| Category | Pass | Fail | Skip |
|----------|------|------|------|
| Smoke    | 5    | 0    | 0    |
| Auth     | 3    | 1    | 0    |
| Payments | 0    | 0    | 2    |

## Failures

### [FAIL] Auth: Session persistence after refresh
**Steps**: Sign in → Refresh page → Check auth state
**Expected**: User remains signed in
**Actual**: Redirected to login page
**Evidence**: [screenshot]
**Severity**: High

## Recommendations
1. Fix session persistence (likely cookie/localStorage issue)
2. Add Platform.OS guards to Alert.alert calls

See references/report-format.md for the complete template.

Test Plan Reference

App Configuration

app:
  url: https://example.com      # Required: base URL
  name: My App                  # Optional: display name
  stack: expo-web               # expo-web | nextjs | spa | static

Auth Configuration

auth:
  provider: supabase            # supabase | firebase | auth0 | custom
  login_path: /auth             # Path to login page
  accounts:
    admin:
      email: admin@test.com
      password: ${ADMIN_PASSWORD}  # Use env vars for secrets
    free:
      email: free@test.com
      password: ${FREE_PASSWORD}
    guest: true                 # Test anonymous/guest mode

Test Types

Smoke Tests

tests:
  smoke:
    - name: Homepage loads
      navigate: /
      assert:
        - element_exists: main
        - no_console_errors: true
        - no_network_errors: true
    
    - name: Navigation works
      navigate: /
      steps:
        - click: { ref: nav_link }
        - assert: { url_contains: "/target" }

Auth Tests

tests:
  auth:
    - name: Sign in flow
      steps:
        - navigate: /auth
        - type: { ref: email_input, text: "${auth.accounts.free.email}" }
        - type: { ref: password_input, text: "${auth.accounts.free.password}" }
        - click: { ref: sign_in_button }
        - wait: { url_contains: "/home", timeout: 5000 }
        - assert: { element_exists: "user_avatar" }
    
    - name: Sign out flow
      requires: signed_in
      steps:
        - click: { ref: user_menu }
        - click: { ref: sign_out_button }
        - assert: { url_contains: "/auth" }
    
    - name: Session persistence
      requires: signed_in
      steps:
        - navigate: /home
        - refresh: true
        - assert: { element_exists: "user_avatar" }

Payment Tests

tests:
  payments:
    provider: stripe
    tests:
      - name: Checkout creation
        steps:
          - navigate: /pricing
          - click: { ref: pro_plan_button }
          - wait: { url_contains: "checkout.stripe.com", timeout: 10000 }
          - assert: { element_exists: "cardNumber" }

Data Integrity Tests

tests:
  data_integrity:
    - name: Card count matches
      query: "SELECT count(*) FROM cards WHERE country='CA'"
      ui_path: /settings
      ui_selector: "[data-testid='card-count']"
      tolerance: 0  # Exact match required
    
    - name: Points calculation
      query: "SELECT points_rate FROM tiers WHERE name='Gold'"
      ui_path: /calculator
      ui_selector: ".points-display"
      tolerance: 0.01  # 1% tolerance

Static Analysis

tests:
  static_analysis:
    scan_path: ./src
    patterns:
      - name: Alert.alert without Platform guard
        grep: "Alert\\.alert"
        exclude_grep: "Platform\\.OS"
        severity: high
        fix_hint: "Wrap in Platform.OS check or use cross-platform alert"
      
      - name: Hardcoded API keys
        grep: "(sk_live_|pk_live_|api_key.*=.*['\"][a-zA-Z0-9]{20,})"
        severity: critical

Assertions Reference

Variable Interpolation

Use ${...} for dynamic values:

• ${auth.accounts.free.email} - From test plan
• ${env.API_KEY} - From environment
• ${captured.user_id} - From previous step capture

Confidence Scoring

Calculate confidence based on test coverage and results:

base_confidence = 50
per_smoke_pass = +5 (max 20)
per_auth_pass = +8 (max 24)
per_payment_pass = +10 (max 20)
per_data_check_pass = +6 (max 18)
static_analysis_clean = +8
no_critical_failures = +10

final_confidence = min(base + bonuses - penalties, 100)

Penalties:

• Critical failure: -20
• High severity failure: -10
• Medium severity failure: -5
• Skipped critical test: -5

Files

References

• references/test-patterns.md - Browser automation patterns and examples
• references/bug-patterns.md - Known bug patterns to detect
• references/report-format.md - QA report template

Templates

• assets/templates/basic.yaml - Zero-config smoke test
• assets/templates/auth-supabase.yaml - Supabase auth testing
• assets/templates/payments-stripe.yaml - Stripe payment testing
• assets/templates/full-saas.yaml - Complete SaaS test plan

Examples

• assets/examples/rewardly.yaml - Real-world React Native Web app test plan

Tips

1. Start with smoke tests - Verify basic functionality before auth/payments
2. Use guest mode first - Test without auth to establish baseline
3. Check console early - Console errors often reveal root causes
4. Screenshot failures - Always capture evidence for debugging
5. Test cache states - Sign out and clear cache to expose hidden issues
6. Verify cross-platform - If React Native Web, test alert/linking patterns