I’ve been exploring a few open source MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers recently. TL:DR Here’s a youtube video with how I got on with the Axe-MCP server:- The latest one that caught my eye was Axe MCP – an MCP compatible plugin for automated accessibility scanning. Shout out to Joe Colantonio’s Test Guild for hisContinue reading “Exploring MCP Servers: Axe-MCP, cursor and Playwright for AI-Driven Accessibility Testing”
Category Archives: AI
Experimenting with AI Agents: sending Mailinator emails with Zapier MCP, Goose and CursorAI
So in my recent posts, I’ve been exploring AI and agentic AI:- I heard on the LinkedIn grapevine the news that workflow automation specialists Zapier have embraced the MCP bandwagon and decided to serve up all of their integrations via the MCP route. Thanks for the heads up Angie. This will allow AI Agents toContinue reading “Experimenting with AI Agents: sending Mailinator emails with Zapier MCP, Goose and CursorAI”
Exploring Agentic AI with Block’s Goose and Selenium MCP: Tips and Demos
When I’m not spending my weekends on such life affirming tasks as taking son to football practice, watching Gladiators or drinking wine, I like to indulge in some hands on learning. At the moment its been focussed on chipping away at the ever expanding pool of knowledge surrounding AI and test automation. Here are someContinue reading “Exploring Agentic AI with Block’s Goose and Selenium MCP: Tips and Demos”
Exploring AI with GitHub Browser: Tips and Demos
Intro This article discusses how to install and setup a GitHub Browser Use Agent to perform a basic test task. TLDR: Video of how to setup and run GitHub Browser Use Recently, I’ve been knocking around some of the newer tools on the market for AI such as Claude computer use https://beththetester.wordpress.com/2024/11/17/exploring-ai-tools-and-their-applications/. Setup and overviewContinue reading “Exploring AI with GitHub Browser: Tips and Demos”
Exploring AI Tools and their Applications
The learning never really stops does it. I’m actually enjoying having a go at different tools at the moment, and trying to make it all make sense in my head. Strategically, I want to be able to articulate how AI can support those in quality engineering, particularly around test automation. Here are a few thingsContinue reading “Exploring AI Tools and their Applications”
Good Things I Read or Saw This Week 07.01.2024
I’ve heard recently that a lot of folks use blog posts as a bit of a memory aid 🤔 🧠They link to stuff they’ve read or perhaps want to read later while its fresh in their mind so they can go back and look later down the line. I’m going to try this outContinue reading “Good Things I Read or Saw This Week 07.01.2024”
Postman’s Postbot: AIs for your APIs
Beth reviews the current 4 AI implementations within API Testing and Development platform Postman
5 Ways Postman’s Postbot AI Can Help Your Testing
In this post, Beth shows 5 ways Postman’s beta feature AI assistant “Postbot” can help testers to improve their testing in Postman.
ChatGPT for Bespoke Test Data Generation
In this blog post Beth Marshall outlines a process she has created for using ChatGPT to generate bespoke test data.
OpenAI : The-Tool-That-Must-Not-Be-Named âš¡
“No, I don’t want to hear what ChatGPT thinks, I want to hear what you think” Said a software testing friend recently, when in answer to a question I responded that I’d researched this very topic on OpenAI for an upcoming interview and wrote down the salient bits on my notepad. It stung a bit,Continue reading “OpenAI : The-Tool-That-Must-Not-Be-Named âš¡”
Beth The Tester's Tales 