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Quick Start

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1 — Score a user story

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Open a work item

Navigate to any User Story in your ADO backlog. Click the TestForge tab. The heuristic INVEST score appears immediately — offline, no LLM required.
2

Read the score

  • ≥ 70 — Ready: story can enter the sprint
  • 40–69 — Needs work: one or more criteria are weak
  • < 40 — Critical: story needs significant rework
The I N V E S T grid shows ✓ / ⚠ / ✗ per criterion. Click any criterion cell to expand inline suggestions.
3

Run the LLM analysis (optional)

Click Analyse (INVEST) for a deep analysis with justifications and actionable suggestions per criterion.

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2 — Improve the user story

1

Choose your AC format

Toggle Bullet list or Gherkin per AC above the Analyse button.
2

Improve and review

Click Improve the US. A side-by-side diff shows exactly what changed before anything is saved.
3

Write back to ADO

Click Write back to ADO to update the work item instantly.

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3 — Generate manual tests

1

Open the QA Hub

Go to Boards → TestForge in the project sidebar.
2

Set typologies and count

Select Nominal, Boundary, Equivalence, and/or Negative. Use the slider to set the total test count (2–32).
3

Generate and push

Select a user story, click Generate test cases, review the results, then click Push to ADO. No Test Plans licence required.

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4 — Generate automated test code

1

Switch to Automated Tests tab

In the QA Hub, click Automated Tests.
2

Choose a framework

Playwright TS/Python/.NET, Selenium Java, Cypress JS, or Cucumber (JS/Java/Python).
3

Generate, review quality score, push

Click Generate code. Review the 5-dimension quality score. Click Regenerate if needed — warnings are automatically sent to the LLM. Then push to Repos.
You’ve completed the full TestForge workflow: score → improve → manual tests → automated test code.