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title: "Cursor browser testing and agent-qa: choose a QA workflow"
description: "Evaluate Cursor's browser verification alongside a repository-based agent-qa regression workflow using the same application, fixtures and expected outcomes."
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# Cursor browser testing and agent-qa: choose a QA workflow

Cursor documents an agent that can edit code, run terminal commands and control a browser to test applications and inspect visual changes. Browser verification is already part of that product's documented capabilities. [Cursor Agent documentation](https://cursor.com/docs/agent/overview) was consulted on September 6, 2026; check the current documentation before relying on a specific interface.

## Compare the workflow you need

Use direct browser verification when the immediate task is to inspect a changed screen or investigate a reproduction interactively. Evaluate an agent-qa workflow when you want a natural-language test definition in the repository, a separate execution runtime and repeatable run evidence that the coding agent can retrieve.

These are proposed workflow choices, not results from a comparative benchmark or a claim that one product cannot retain tests. The useful question is whether the chosen setup preserves your contract across subsequent changes.

## Try the same acceptance scenario

Choose one application flow with a known initial state and a specific outcome. For example, use a role change that must grant editing to one actor while leaving another actor denied. Prepare the same fixtures for both trials and identify the application revision before execution.

For the agent-qa trial, have the coding agent follow the [agent quickstart](/docs/agent-qa/agent-quickstart.md) in the application repository, then adapt the relevant [authorization recipe](/agent-library/authorization.md). Use the documented local CLI or local MCP to execute it. This is a workflow to validate in your environment, not a preverified Cursor-specific integration package.

## Assess the evidence

Compare whether both approaches detect the known failing condition, recover the decisive artifact and rerun against a fresh fixture. Record setup effort, human intervention, elapsed time and reported model usage. Inspect which test definitions and acceptance criteria remain reviewable after the session.

Use the approach that fits the task and evidence requirements. A separate runtime can complement the coding agent's browser work; its value should be demonstrated on the regression you need to preserve.

[Evaluation method](/docs/agent-qa/guides/evaluating-agent-qa.md) · [Coding-agent workflow](/docs/agent-qa/guides/coding-agent-workflow.md)