Guide · Cursor testing
How to test a Cursor-built website before release
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Short answer
Treat Cursor as the builder, not the release record. Deploy a URL you control, write one visitor claim, run it in a real browser, keep blocked rows open, paste a fix brief back into Cursor, redeploy, and retest the same claim.
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Context and limits
Cursor helps you write and change code quickly. Shipping still needs a check of the site visitors open. This guide turns that check into a short, repeatable loop you can run with or without a test suite. We make Sybqa. This page does not inventory Cursor product features; read Cursor’s own docs for the editor and agents.
Have a site ready to check? Test my site free. Add your URL and review a test plan before starting a run. See a sample report first.
Split coding from release proof
An agent that writes a page can also claim the page works. That claim is a lead until a browser run with a written expected outcome says otherwise. Keep coding chat separate from the release record: URL, plan, result, evidence.
If you already use Playwright from Cursor, keep owning that suite. Sybqa is for the first independent read and for teams that are not ready to maintain selectors yet. See Playwright vs Sybqa and Playwright vs Selenium.
A Cursor → check → fix → retest loop
- Deploy to a URL you control. Preview protection and app login are separate problems; see authenticated preview testing if you need both.
- Approve a plan. Paste the URL and a goal into Sybqa, or write the steps yourself. Nothing should run until the expected outcomes look right.
- Read failed and blocked rows. Needs-review and model leads stay open until browser evidence confirms them.
- Paste a fix brief into Cursor. Use approved synthetic test data. Do not paste real customer credentials.
- Redeploy and retest the same claim. A different URL or assertion is a new check, not a retest.
To wire the same plan into CI after each push, use the GitHub Action guide.
What Sybqa contributes
Reviewed plans, real-browser runs at 1440, 390 and 320 px, axe-core checks, evidence reports, fix briefs, Playwright export from an approved plan, and optional AI review on the paid plan. Free plan: 10 runs a month after signup without AI review. Sybqa does not edit your repository or deploy for you.
What this guide does not claim
Common questions
Can Cursor replace website QA?
Cursor helps you change code. A release still needs a defined claim, a browser result and evidence. An agent summary alone is not a pass.
Should I export Playwright from Sybqa into Cursor?
You can. Review selectors, fixtures and assertions before you commit the file. You maintain the exported spec.
Does the free plan include AI review?
No. The free plan after signup includes 10 runs a month without AI review. AI review uses paid credits.
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- How to QA a vibe-coded app before you share the link
- Playwright Codegen vs a reviewed QA plan
- Playwright vs Sybqa: write your own tests or get a report?
- How to smoke-test a published website and retest a fix
Try Sybqa on your site
Explore bugs, UI consistency and user journeys from a reviewed plan. Inspect browser evidence and visual review leads in the report. The free plan gives 10 runs a month without AI review after you sign up. See pricing.
Add your site link here and it will be waiting in the console after you create an account. Then describe one journey to check and review the test plan before any run starts.