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Almost feels like a team member.

Hand it work with a message or a file. It reports every run, triages every failure, and keeps your team posted the way you ask.

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01 · Tag it with work

Drop a screen recording and ask for a test. It reads the whole thread, videos and images included, so skip the context.

Slack · #qa

  1. jake 14:02

    @Empirical new gift card flow, add a test for this

    gift-card-checkout.mov 0:48

    👀 1

  2. empirical APP 14:19

    Followed the recording on staging. New test: checkout › pays with a gift card, passed.

    Review PR #1271

    🙌 2

Or ask:

  • the login test keeps flaking, fix it
  • skip the Hotjar script on test runs
  • the invite flow changed in PR #412, update its tests

02 · Every run, one thread

Posted when the run ends. Each failure gets a verdict in the thread, app bug or test drift, unasked.

Slack · #releases

  1. empirical APP 09:31

    ■ Run #4812 failed for staging

    212 tests · 209 passed · 3 failed · 4m 12s

    • ✗ checkout › applies coupon code cc @maya
    • ✗ checkout › order summary
    • ✗ checkout › saved card

    feat/checkout-v2 · a1b2c3d · Open report

  2. empirical APP 09:34

    Triaged: one app bug, two drifted tests.

    BUG coupon code: /api/coupons returns 500 since a1b2c3d

    DRIFT 2 tests: checkout went from 3 steps to 1 page. Rewriting both.

    👍 2

  3. maya 09:36

    coupon bug is mine. @Empirical add a test for expired codes too

    👀 1🙏 1

  4. empirical APP 09:44

    PR #1260 rewrites 2 tests and adds 1. Re-run: 3 passed.

    Review PR

03 · Communicates your team's way

Tell it once: what to summarize, who to tag, where to post. It remembers.

Slack · #eng

  1. sam Fri 17:20

    @Empirical post a weekly summary here on Mondays. And if checkout fails on prod, tag @oncall-web

    👀 1💯 2

  2. empirical APP Fri 17:20

    Got it. Both saved for this project.

  3. empirical APP Mon 09:00

    Weekly summary · Oct 5–11

    • 38 runs · 97% passed, up from 94%
    • 2 app bugs caught: coupon 500 fixed, gift card tax total open
    • 9 tests fixed, 4 added (PRs #1255–#1271)
    • Flakiest: search › filters, 3 retries. Looking into it.

    🎉 3

04 · Setup

  1. 01 Install our Slack app
  2. 02 Mention @Empirical in a channel

Slack setup docs ↗