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Chrome Extension

In brief: The TestChimp Chrome extension connects browser work to your project—recording manual sessions with steps, notes, and bugs, then feeding that context to agent-authored SmartTests.

The TestChimp Chrome Extension is a browser companion focused on manual execution capture while you work in your app. It does not replace your primary workflow in the Web IDE, Claude/Cursor with the TestChimp skill, or CI—it adds fast capture from the browser.

What the extension does today​

The extension provides manual test session capture:

  • Record a manual test session—linked to a test-planning scenario or run open-ended with an objective
  • Capture steps, screenshots, notes, and bugs as you exercise your app
  • Mark the run passed or failed with environment and release context
  • Use Copy test generate prompt after capture so your TestChimp-skilled agent authors a Playwright SmartTest in Git (creating SmartTests from the browser)

Standalone extension workflows for AI bug finding, bug analytics, scenario brainstorming, Script Gen (in-extension Playwright codegen), and visual vibe coding are no longer available in the current build. You can file bugs during manual capture (see Manual test session capture); those become first-class bug records in TestChimp when the session is saved.

Installation and setup​

  1. Visit the Chrome Web Store
  2. Click Add to Chrome and confirm installation
  3. Open the extension and sign in with your TestChimp account
  4. Select your project, environment, and release in the extension header

For a guided setup inside the product, open Set up Chrome Extension from the app (the in-product /record_guide page, available after sign-in).

Learn more​

FAQ

Who should install the extension?

QA engineers, developers, and founders doing in-browser validation who want flows to become SmartTests or tracked bugs in TestChimp.

Does it require a TestChimp account?

Yes—sign in to your project so captures, tests, and bugs sync to the same plans and Atlas views as CI.

How does it relate to ExploreChimp?

Extension-authored SmartTests and bugs feed the same screen-state and journey model ExploreChimp analyzes at scale.

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