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Spec-Driven Testing for mobile apps (preparing to open source)

Spec-Driven Testing for mobile apps (preparing to open source)

by arnold_laishram·Mar 16, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Interesting concept, but landing page is broken and nothing is actually open source yet.

Strengths
  • •Spec-driven approach avoids brittle XPath/ID locators that break in CI
  • •Vision-based agent mimics human interaction rather than DOM dependency
  • •Auto-generates edge-case specs from repo analysis with setup/cleanup
Weaknesses
  • •Vercel security checkpoint blocks access — can't verify the actual product exists
  • •Email collection form instead of working demo or code repository
Target Audience

Mobile app developers and QA engineers

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Post Description

UI tests are brittle because they rely on fragile locators (XPaths/IDs). Tests pass locally but break in CI when UI IDs change — leading to constant maintenance and lost dev time.

Finalrun replaces locators with human-readable specs. You write plain-English instructions (e.g., “Tap Settings, search ‘Spanish’, verify ‘Español’”), and a vision-based QA agent drives the app visually like a human — so renamed IDs don’t break tests.

With plain english agent for testing mobile apps, Spec driven approach works smoothly without much maintainance: 1. With skills, The agent can analyze your repo, 2. Auto-generate edge-case specs (with setup/cleanup), and export them as .md tests 3. Now you can run the test via CLI (./mobile-cli run ./test/search.md).

If you want early access or the code when it’s open-sourced, I’m collecting emails: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EwHjqK6t1pBQgsKWih1Z_hQqP83...

(Also demo: https://youtu.be/SsVHRDWk_ss)

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