Exploratory Testing

Purpose

Discover defects through simultaneous learning, test design, and test execution using structured heuristics, session-based management, and charter-driven exploration.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

User mentions exploratory testing, session-based test management (SBTM), test heuristics, charter design, or asks to "explore" an area of the application without existing test cases.

Input Context

• Feature under test (FUT) — area, module, or critical path
• Known risks, recent changes, or complexity hotspots
• Any existing test coverage data
• Session duration constraints (typically 60-90 minutes)