MVP Roadmap with Bugster: Your First E2E Suite

Goal: 3-5 critical flows tested. Running locally. Ready for CI.

Step 1: Define Your Critical Paths

Get your team together for 30 minutes. Ask:

What do users pay for? → #1 critical path
What blocks users from value? → Usually auth
What wakes you up at 3am? → That’s critical

Priority	Flow Type	Example
P0	Auth gate	Login, Signup
P0	Core value	Create project, Make purchase
P1	Conversion	Upgrade plan, Invite team

Write down 3-5 flows. No more. If you can’t pick 5, pick 3.

Step 2: Setup Bugster

Install

macOS / Linux
Windows

curl -sSL https://bugster.dev/install.sh | bash

irm https://bugster.dev/install.ps1 | iex

See Installation Guide for troubleshooting.

Authenticate and initialize

bugster auth
bugster init

See Auth and Init command reference.

Step 3: Configure Authentication

Create a test user in your app, then add credentials:

config.yaml

credentials:
  - id: user
    username: ${BUGSTER_USERNAME}
    password: ${BUGSTER_PASSWORD}

Store secrets in .env (add to .gitignore):

.env

BUGSTER_USERNAME=test@yourcompany.dev
BUGSTER_PASSWORD=TestPassword123!

See Credentials and Roles for multiple roles and advanced setup.

Step 4: Write Your First Test

AI Agent
Manual

bugster plugin --agent cursor  # or --agent claude

Then: @bugster-generate Create a test for user loginSee Plugin Command for details.

.bugster/tests/auth/login.yaml

name: User login
page: /login
credential_id: user
task: Log in to the application
steps:
  - Enter credentials and submit
expected_result: User sees the dashboard

Run it:

bugster run .bugster/tests/auth/login.yaml

See Run Command for all options.

Step 5: Cover Critical Paths

Write one test per critical path. Organize in folders:

.bugster/tests/
├── auth/login.yaml
├── core/create-project.yaml
└── billing/upgrade-plan.yaml

bugster run  # Run all tests

Checklist

3-5 critical paths identified
Bugster installed and initialized
Test user created with credentials in .env
All critical path tests passing locally

What’s Next

CI Integration

Run tests on PRs

Configuration

Customize settings

Test Management

Expand coverage

GETTING STARTED

GUIDES

USING THE CLI

HOSTING AND CI/CD

MVP Roadmap with Bugster

Step 1: Define Your Critical Paths

Step 2: Setup Bugster

Step 3: Configure Authentication

Step 4: Write Your First Test

Step 5: Cover Critical Paths

Checklist

What’s Next

CI Integration

Configuration

Test Management

​Step 1: Define Your Critical Paths

​Step 2: Setup Bugster

​Step 3: Configure Authentication

​Step 4: Write Your First Test

​Step 5: Cover Critical Paths

​Checklist

​What’s Next

CI Integration

Configuration

Test Management

Step 1: Define Your Critical Paths

Step 2: Setup Bugster

Step 3: Configure Authentication

Step 4: Write Your First Test

Step 5: Cover Critical Paths

Checklist

What’s Next