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robotframework

Name: robotframework
Author: robotframework

Generic automation framework for acceptance testing and RPA

11,940 stars+17★ this week2,572 forksPythonInstall verified Oct 5Updated 10/6/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Robot Framework lets you write readable, keyword‑driven test cases that can automate UI, API, and RPA workflows without writing code.

When to use it

•You need a maintainable acceptance test suite for a web or API product and want non‑programmers to edit the tests.
•You want to automate repetitive admin or data‑entry tasks (RPA) using the same test‑style syntax.
•Your team already uses Python and wants a single framework that works with Selenium, REST, databases, and custom libraries.

Ready-to-paste prompt

robot --variable BROWSER:firefox --output results.xml path/to/your/tests

Heads up: Robot Framework requires a supported Python version (≥3.8) and a matching Selenium driver (e.g., chromedriver.exe in your PATH); forgetting to place the driver executable will cause "WebDriverError: Message: 'chromedriver' executable needs to be in PATH".

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup✓ Install verified 10/5/2026

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ec455a11-3144-47a3-9405-0f7c38ecdd18 && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/ec455a11-3144-47a3-9405-0f7c38ecdd18/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/ec455a11-3144-47a3-9405-0f7c38ecdd18/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How robotframework works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Robotframework is a very large Python project (~118k lines across 804 code files, plus 14 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~118k lines · 804 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 63%RobotFramework 26%HTML 5%JavaScript 3%TypeScript 2%

Where to start reading

1
README.rst
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
atest/run.py
Where the program starts running
3
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
src/robot/__init__.py
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic328 files

doc/Documentation229 files

atest/testdata/Folder1163 files

atest/robot/Folder636 files

utest/Folder176 files

atest/testresources/Folder50 files

atest/resources/Folder6 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)6 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month