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Midscene: Automated UI Testing

Automate UI testing with midscene, a tool for founders and developers, with 14k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “AI-powered, vision-driven UI automation for every platform.”

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free + LLM API costs
15,359 stars+76★ this week1,197 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jun 29Install verified Sep 28Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Uses AI to automate things you'd normally do on a computer screen, like a robot that clicks buttons.

Real use case example

"A solo developer could use Midscene to automate the task of updating their website's database whenever a new customer is registered on Stripe by following these steps: First, connect their Stripe account to Midscene; then, set up an action to add the new customer details to Notion; finally, configure an action to send a welcome email to the new customer via Resend. This lets them focus on more critical aspects of their project."

Best insideCursorClaude Desktop
When to use it
  • •When you need to test complex user interfaces that are difficult to automate with traditional testing tools
  • •When you want to reduce the time and effort required for UI testing and maintenance
  • •When you need to ensure consistent UI testing across multiple platforms and browsers
Ready-to-paste prompt
npx midscene run tests/example.test.js --platform=web --browser=chromium
Heads up: Make sure you have the correct version of Node.js (14 or higher) and npm installed, as Midscene requires these to function properly
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup✓ Install verified 9/28/2026

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/midscene && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/midscene/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/midscene/SKILL.md
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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Midscene: Automated UI Testing works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Midscene: Automated UI Testing is a very large TypeScript project (~134k lines across 843 code files, plus 687 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~134k lines · 843 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Node.js
No API keys detected
TypeScript 81%MDX 10%JavaScript 3%Less 2%CSS 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
What's in each folder
packages/Sub-packages / plugins1484 files
apps/Sub-packages / plugins724 files
scripts/Helper scripts18 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)27 files
.husky/Tool / agent settings2 files
.vscode/Editor / agent settings1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
web-infra-dev
Language
TypeScript
Category
devtools
Published
7/23/2024

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