> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tester.army/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick Start

> Sign up, create a project, and run your first AI-powered test in under 5 minutes - with a coding agent via the CLI or from the dashboard.

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  <Tab title="With Agent">
    Let your coding agent set up TesterArmy for you using the [CLI](/cli).

    ### 1. Create an account

    Sign up at [tester.army](https://tester.army/sign-in).

    ### 2. Install and authenticate the CLI

    ```bash theme={"theme":"vesper"}
    npm install -g testerarmy
    ta agent init
    ta auth
    ta status --json
    ```

    Generate a key in the [API Keys dashboard](https://tester.army/dashboard/profile/api-keys) and paste it when prompted. The CLI stores it locally for future commands.

    ### 3. Prompt your agent

    ```txt theme={"theme":"vesper"}
    Use TesterArmy CLI (`ta`) to set up QA for this project. Start with
    `ta docs --json`, create a project, create a saved test, run it, and report the
    commands, run ID, result, and artifacts. Use `--json` for automation.
    ```

    The agent will create the project, draft tests, and execute them - without you leaving your editor. See [Agentic Usage](/cli/agentic-usage) for the full workflow.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Manual">
    ### 1. Create an account

    Sign up at [tester.army](https://tester.army/sign-in).

    ### 2. Create a project

    Click **Add project** in the dashboard sidebar and pick **Website** or **Mobile app**. Enter a project name and website URL (e.g., `https://staging.myapp.com`), or an app name and app binary for mobile. Click **Create project**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tester-army/cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3/images/create-new-project.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3&q=85&s=af0cb5fadf4fd3f79519966afe75cd33" alt="Creating a new project" width="1446" height="766" data-path="images/create-new-project.png" />

    ### 3. Create a test

    Click on create a new test and type-in your prompt. This will generate a test plan that you can tweak. After approving the plan, click **Run**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tester-army/cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3/images/create-new-test.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3&q=85&s=36ed50d172ce0f79a2293e8c2bc12832" alt="Creating a new test" width="1488" height="682" data-path="images/create-new-test.png" />

    This will generate a step-by-step test plan that you can tweak before running:

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tester-army/cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3/images/step-definition.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3&q=85&s=4c95918c39810c8b4089c1ba6981fe4b" alt="TesterArmy step editor" width="1096" height="1106" data-path="images/step-definition.png" />

    After reviewing the steps, click **Run**.

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tester-army/cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3/images/test-run.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=cxPvc8T8okiKYoP3&q=85&s=a76cc721bbf5f79518891a419a7127b9" alt="TesterArmy test run" width="3278" height="1828" data-path="images/test-run.png" />

    This will open a cloud based browser and our agent will execute the steps and give you feedback if something goes wrong.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<b>Congrats! You successfully created and executed your very first test!</b>

Testing is all about consistency, you should set up [Production Monitoring](/run/production-monitoring) or [PR Testing](/run/pull-request-testing) to guarantee everything keeps working.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="PR Testing" icon="code-pull-request" iconType="duotone" href="/run/pull-request-testing">
    Automatically test every pull request on deploy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Production Monitoring" icon="clock-rotate-left" iconType="duotone" href="/run/production-monitoring">
    Monitor your production with recurring test runs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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