scoutqa-test Skill (awesome-copilot) for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude launch ScoutQA, a third-party AI testing service, to explore a website or web app and report the bugs it finds.

Installs: 10K; on skills.sh
Stars: 40.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

Ask Claude to test a website, or let it run a test on its own after it finishes a web feature, and it starts the scoutqa command-line tool with a URL and a plain-language prompt describing what to check. ScoutQA then explores the site on its own infrastructure, remotely, and Claude reports back the execution ID, a browser link to watch it live, and the issues it finds with severity, category and location.

This skill is from the awesome-copilot community collection, not from ScoutQA; it is a third-party integration with ScoutQA's own CLI and cloud service, which needs its own account and sign-in. The CLI can also test localhost URLs directly, and Claude can run several tests in parallel by starting multiple scoutqa commands at once.

Good for

Developers who want an exploratory test run right after shipping a feature
Teams running accessibility or smoke tests on a site or local dev server
Anyone verifying an e-commerce checkout or SaaS workflow end to end

Install scoutqa-test

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the scoutqa-test skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npm i -g @scoutqa/cli@latest

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

This skill drives the third-party scoutqa command, not a GitHub tool. Install the CLI and sign in to your own ScoutQA account first; without both, scoutqa commands fail.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

This skill should be used when the user asks to "test this website", "run exploratory testing", "check for accessibility issues", "verify the login flow works", "find bugs on this page", or requests automated QA testing. Triggers on web application testing scenarios including smoke tests, accessibility audits, e-commerce flows, and user flow validation using ScoutQA CLI. Use this skill proactively after implementing web application features to verify they work correctly.

Sections in SKILL.md

When to Use This Skill
Running Tests
Testing Workflow
Command Options
Local Testing Support
When to Use Each Command
Writing Effective Prompts
Common Test Scenarios
Listing Issues
Presenting Results
Immediate Presentation (After Starting Test)
Final Results (After Completion)
Following Up on Stuck Executions
Checking Test Results
Troubleshooting

Key facts

Author: github/awesome-copilot, a community collection; the skill is unaffiliated with ScoutQA
License: MIT for the awesome-copilot repo; the SKILL.md has no license line
Installs on skills.sh: 9,985 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 40,666 for the whole awesome-copilot repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
What it includes: 1 file: SKILL.md (no scripts)
Needs: The ScoutQA CLI (npm i -g @scoutqa/cli@latest) and a ScoutQA account you sign in to with scoutqa auth login

What it includes

Runs scoutqa with a URL and a plain-language prompt
Describes what to explore, not the exact steps; ScoutQA figures out how to test it and returns an execution ID and a browser link within the first few seconds.
Try: “Explore the registration flow and check accessibility compliance on https://example.com.”
Runs code · Start a test
Tests a localhost or 127.0.0.1 URL directly
SKILL.md says ScoutQA can test a locally running app with no extra setup.
Runs code · Local testing
Several scoutqa runs started at once for different test areas
Claude can launch multiple tests, for example one each for authentication, core features and accessibility, in a single message.
Runs code · Parallel tests
Finds past issue IDs and re-checks a specific one
scoutqa list-issues shows issues from a past execution; scoutqa issue-verify re-runs a check for one issue ID.
Try: “Verify that issue 019c-abc1 from the last run is actually fixed.”
Network · List and verify issues
Sends the running test more information
scoutqa send-message answers a question the remote agent asked mid-test, such as test credentials or which flow to focus on next.
Network · Follow up on a stuck test
Reads a completed execution’s findings
scoutqa get-execution reads back the issues ScoutQA found, with severity, category, impact and location.
Network · Fetch results

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

Starting a test sends the site URL and your prompt to ScoutQA’s cloud service, which then actively interacts with the site under your account. Only point it at sites and test data you are allowed to probe.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

Claude may start tests without being asked
SKILL.md has a proactive mode: after Claude implements a web feature it is told to start a ScoutQA test in the background, including against http://localhost URLs. Each run sends a URL and a prompt to a third-party service under your account, so decide up front whether you want that. github.com
It sends your site and prompt to a third party
scoutqa --url and --prompt go to ScoutQA’s remote infrastructure under your account. Do not point it at a site or data you cannot share with ScoutQA. github.com
Test credentials can be passed to the remote agent
SKILL.md's send-message example hands the remote agent a username and password when it is stuck at a login. Use throwaway test accounts, never real ones. github.com
It actively submits forms and clicks through the site
SKILL.md describes ScoutQA exploring login flows, checkout and form validation, which can create test accounts, orders or submissions on the target site. github.com

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only mode; ScoutQA explores by interacting with the site, including filling forms.
Talks to	ScoutQA's remote infrastructure, via the scoutqa CLI. app.scoutqa.ai, the browser link for watching an execution
Sign-in and keys	scoutqa auth login signs you in to ScoutQA. SKILL.md does not say where the CLI keeps that sign-in, and names no other key.
Scopes	Sends the target URL and your test prompt to ScoutQA's cloud service ScoutQA's agent interacts with the site under your ScoutQA account SKILL.md tells Claude to start tests on its own after finishing a web feature Can act on a live site, not only a staging or local one, if you point it there

Questions

What does the scoutqa-test skill do?

It makes Claude launch ScoutQA, a third-party testing service, against a website URL with a plain-language prompt, then report back the bugs ScoutQA finds.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. Install the ScoutQA CLI with npm and sign in with scoutqa auth login, then add the skill.

Is this an official ScoutQA skill?

No. It is community-maintained in github/awesome-copilot, not published or endorsed by ScoutQA.

Does it need a ScoutQA account?

Yes. The CLI needs scoutqa auth login, and SKILL.md’s troubleshooting table points to that command when auth has expired.

Where does the test actually run?

On ScoutQA's infrastructure, remotely, per SKILL.md: the test keeps running there while the command returns control to Claude after 5 seconds. SKILL.md says localhost and 127.0.0.1 URLs work with no manual setup but does not explain how the remote service reaches them.

Can it test localhost?

Yes. SKILL.md says ScoutQA supports testing localhost and 127.0.0.1 URLs with no manual setup.

Is it safe?

Testing a site sends the URL and your prompt to ScoutQA's cloud service under your account, and ScoutQA's agent interacts with the site, including login flows, checkout and forms (SKILL.md). SKILL.md also tells Claude to start tests on its own after finishing a web feature, and its send-message example passes test credentials to the remote agent. Point it only at sites and throwaway test accounts you are allowed to probe.

How is this different from a browser-automation MCP server?

ScoutQA runs the exploration itself on its own remote infrastructure and returns a report; it is not a tool that gives Claude direct, step-by-step browser control.

Does it cost anything?

SKILL.md says nothing about pricing or limits, only that the CLI needs a ScoutQA account. Check ScoutQA's own site before running many parallel tests (our note, not from the source).

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: github/awesome-copilot
Folder: skills/scoutqa-test

github/awesome-copilot skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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scoutqa-test SKILL.md · github.com