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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 Read more
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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

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. Why Natural Language? Natural language isn’t just a gimmick. It's a powerful tool for: * Non-developers and QA teams to write tests faster * Reducing brittleness with “self-heali

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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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UI Coverage interface showing tested and untested elements in list form on the left had side, represented visually on the right hand side.

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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UI Coverage, stylized interface showing tested and untested elements on the left in a list, and red/green highlights on DOM nodes on the right

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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Cypress Ambassador, Abhishek Singh

Cypress Ambassador Spotlight: Abhishek Singh

What motivates you to be a Cypress Ambassador? Cypress redefines web testing—blending speed, simplicity, and intelligence in a way no other tool does. Empowering developers with real-time debugging, automatic waits, and a seamless testing experience is a game-changer, and I want to be part of that revolution How do you currently help others that are either using Cypress or interested in using Cypress? I help others with Cypress by breaking down complex testing into simple, actionable insights

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The European Accessibility act

The European Accessibility Act and Cypress Accessibility

The European Accessibility Act (EAA) takes effect in June 2025, introducing harmonized accessibility standards across all 27 EU member states. As this regulatory milestone approaches, companies need efficient ways to identify and address accessibility issues in their applications. This is top of mind for many Cypress Accessibility customers, and we are often asked just where test automation fits in, and can this sort of system make you compliant? The answer is that no test automation setup will

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Abstract illustration of cy.press() command with text: Introducing cy.press()

Press tab in your tests: Introducing cy.press()

Tab key testing is here with cy.press()! This long-requested feature gives you the ability to trigger real native keyboard events in your tests, starting with support for the Tab key. This is a big step toward improving accessibility testing and ensuring smooth keyboard navigation experiences in your application. Why we built cy.press() Historically, Cypress users have relied on cy.type() to simulate keyboard input. While cy.type() is great for typing characters in typeable elements, it does

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