Agentic Testing: Where Agents Fit in the E2E Testing Stack

Abstract

Agent-driven end-to-end (E2E) tests add a new exploratory layer to testing, but should they replace traditional deterministic tests? We ran more than 200 agentic E2E workflows using the Playwright MCP, Playwright CLI, and agent-generated Playwright tests in test workspaces using non-production data to find out how agentic testing could fit into both our and your testing stacks.

1. From Journeys to Goals

Traditional end-to-end tests validate a specific journey through the UI.