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Now Available to Everyone: Write Cypress Tests in Natural Language with cy.prompt()

You've seen the previews. You’ve heard the buzz. And now it’s official: cy.prompt() is live and available to everyone as an experimental feature. Announced live on stage at CypressConf 2025 by founder Brian Mann, cy.prompt()’s entrance into the Cypress API marks a first step into the future of AI-assisted testing. Update: The recording of Brian Mann's CypressConf 2025 talk is now available. The Problem Modern AI has promised to make test automation easier, but until now, the reality has ofte Read more
Frequently asked questions for cy.prompt

cy.prompt frequently asked questions

cy.prompt() is now available to everyone. For full details on how cy.prompt() works and how to enable it, check out our docs. We’ve received a ton of excitement (and a bunch of questions) about cy.prompt, so we wanted to take a moment to share some answers and give a quick update on where things stand. If you haven’t already, check out Brian Mann’s full demo - it answers many of the early questions we’ve seen. So, let’s dive in. What's the difference between cy.prompt and an MCP server? Cy

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Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Kevin Ramirez

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? Cypress is my favorite testing tool and Im excited to learn more about testing, engage with the community, and share my knowledge! How do you currently help others that are either using Cypress or interested in using Cypress? At my company, we've adopted Cypress, and it's now widely used across many teams. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is helping others with their Cypress tests—whether it's troubleshooting issues, optimizing test st

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Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Paul Astorga

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? When I first started as a QA engineer, I was intimidated by automation. I didn’t feel confident and the complexity of existing frameworks made it even harder. However, after starting with Cypress, my confidence grew significantly. Now, I’m eager to share my knowledge and help other QAs transition into automation. How do you currently help others that are either using Cypress or interested in using Cypress? I encourage people to learn Cypress beca

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Automating Tests with Natural Language: Highlights from Frontend Nation 2025

cy.prompt() is now available to everyone. For full details on how cy.prompt() works and how to enable it, check out our docs. At Frontend Nation 2025, Cypress founder Brian Mann took the stage to explore the future of end-to-end testing using natural language. His talk, “Lessons from the AI Battlefield,” cut through the hype and showed what it actually takes to automate browsers with plain English and how Cypress is doing it differently. Update: The recording of Brian Mann's Frontend Nation ta

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Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Chijioke John Njoku

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? I am driven to become a Cypress Ambassador because of my strong passion for test automation and the transformative impact Cypress has on software quality. As a QA Engineer, I have witnessed how Cypress simplifies testing, enhances developer efficiency, and accelerates feedback loops. I enjoy mentoring others, sharing insights, and helping teams implement best practices in test automation. This role would allow me to contribute more to the community

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Add your missing tests faster, with Test Generation in UI Coverage

Today we are proud to launch AI-powered Test Generation in Cypress Cloud, to help you quickly add tests for the untested elements detected in UI Coverage reports, in a way that follows your existing practices and conventions. Test generation in UI Coverage is the first of a set of AI-powered test generation tools that Cypress will release this year, and it works in just three steps: 1. Select an interactive element in your UI Coverage report, from any state of your application 2. Click “Gene

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Making the Most of UI Coverage

UI Coverage quantifies how well your Cypress tests exercise your application by mapping interactive elements to those actually tested. The resulting insights expose gaps in critical user flows and can power quality gates that can be enforced in CI through our Results API. As a Technical Account Manager with extensive hands-on experience with configuring UI Coverage for users and in close collaboration with the product team, I’ve gathered some best practices for configuring UI Coverage to yield s

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Keeping up: Test coverage that works with AI-accelerated development

A 2024 GitHub survey found that nearly all enterprise developers (97%) are using Generative AI coding tools. The majority of companies surveyed actively encourage the use of AI. At the same time, GitClear reports declining code quality metrics, and more frequent revisions of existing code, when code is written with the help of AI assistants. All of this puts more pressure on the test automation pipeline as the gatekeeper for quality, and the early warning system for when code isn’t ready to rel

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Cypress Ambassador, Mohammed Nihal

Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Mohammed Nihal

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? I'm passionate about test automation and knowledge sharing. As a QA Lead, I've seen how Cypress simplifies testing and solves pain points efficiently. Over time, it has transformed my approach to automation, and I want to contribute back—helping teams adopt best practices, empowering QA engineers, and sharing knowledge globally to make test automation easier for everyone. How do you currently help others that are either using Cypress or interested

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