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Match the situation to a charter pattern and the reference section to open.
| Situation | Charter pattern | Open in references |
|---|---|---|
| New feature — learn it, find requirement gaps | "Explore [feature] with various roles/data to discover requirement gaps and unexpected behaviors" | Charter examples + session flow in session-templates.md; boundary/"what if" banks in heuristics-and-automation.md |
| Regression — a change just landed | "Explore [area] after [change] to discover regressions at integration points" | State-transition heuristics in heuristics-and-automation.md |
| Bug investigation — vague report ("sometimes slow") | "Explore [area] with [reported conditions] to discover exact reproduction steps" | Session flow + session-log template in session-templates.md; error-handling heuristics in heuristics-and-automation.md |
Full time splits for each row are in Session Planning by Context below.
Before designing a session, gather context. Check .agents/qa-project-context.md first -- if it exists, use it as the foundation and skip questions already answered there.
risk-based-testing for risk data.)Exploratory testing is not "click around and see what happens." It is guided by a charter that defines the target, resources, and information goal. Within that charter, the tester has freedom to follow leads, investigate anomalies, and change direction based on discoveries. The structure makes it repeatable; the freedom makes it effective.
Observations not recorded are observations lost. Take notes during the session, not after. Record what you did, what you saw, and what questions arose. The session log is the deliverable -- it replaces a test script.
Heuristics are thinking tools that guide exploration without dictating exact steps. HICCUPS and FEW HICCUPS (below) provide systematic lenses for examining software. They help testers ask better questions and notice things they would otherwise miss.
Open-ended exploration suffers from diminishing returns. After 90 minutes, fatigue reduces bug-finding effectiveness. Time-box sessions to 45-90 minutes, then debrief. Short focused sessions outperform long unfocused ones.
An exploratory session that finds a bug has only done half its job. The other half is: Could this bug have been caught by an automated test? If yes, write that test. Exploratory testing feeds the automation pipeline.
SBTM gives exploratory testing a management layer: charters define intent, sessions are the unit of work, debriefs extract learnings.
Canonical references:
- SBTM PDF (Jon Bach / James Bach, satisfice.com) — https://www.satisfice.com/download/session-based-test-management
- Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach (Bach & Bolton, Wiley 2025) — current authoritative RST/SBTM book.
- HTSM v6.3 (Bach, last updated Dec 2024) — emphasizes state-based testing and boundary heuristics. Pair with HICCUPS below.
A charter is a one-sentence mission statement following this pattern:
Explore [target]
with [resources]
to discover [information]
Charter quality checklist:
See references/session-templates.md for five worked charter examples (checkout, profile, search, data export, multi-user collaboration).
The full session lifecycle — pre-session setup steps, environment preparation checklist, the minute-by-minute session flow, the "when you find something interesting" loop, and the structured debrief template — lives in references/session-templates.md. Pull it up at the start of a session and keep it open.
Key timing guardrails to remember without opening the reference: orient and survey in the first 15 minutes, explore for ~40, wrap up and debrief at the end. Always debrief, even solo.
Heuristics are mental models that guide exploration. They are not checklists to exhaustively complete -- they are lenses to look through.
A mnemonic for seven oracles that reveal bugs. An oracle is a principle for recognizing problems.
| Letter | Oracle | What to Check | Example Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | History | Does current behavior match past behavior? | Did this work in the last release? Has the behavior changed subtly? |
| I | Image | Does it match the product's brand and quality bar? | Does this look polished? Does it feel consistent with the rest of the app? |
| C | Comparable | How do similar products handle this? | What does the competitor do here? What is the industry standard? |
| C | Claims | Does it match what was promised? | Does it match the spec? The marketing page? The tooltip text? |
| U | User expectations | Would a real user find this confusing or frustrating? | Would my mother understand this? Would a power user be annoyed by this? |
| P | Product | Is it consistent with other parts of the same product? | Does this error message match the style of other error messages? |
| S | Standards | Does it comply with applicable standards? | WCAG for accessibility, RFC for protocols, GDPR for data handling? |
Adds three lenses to the base HICCUPS model:
| Letter | Oracle | What to Check |
|---|---|---|
| F | Familiarity | Would a first-time user understand this without help? |
| E | Explainability | Can you explain the behavior to someone else? If not, it might be a bug. |
| W | World | Does it work in the real world? (different locales, time zones, network conditions, screen sizes) |
The detailed test-idea lists for boundary, state-transition, error-handling, and "what if" exploration are in references/heuristics-and-automation.md. Reach for them when you need concrete prompts:
Use a session log to capture observations in real time. The session-log table format and the observation tags (BUG, QUESTION, IDEA, RISK, NOTE) are in references/session-templates.md. Tag every observation consistently so the debrief can sort findings without re-reading the whole log.
Not all testing should be exploratory, and not all testing should be automated. Use this decision framework:
Every reproducible bug found through exploration should become an automated regression test, so future sessions focus on new areas instead of re-checking old bugs. See references/heuristics-and-automation.md for the full pipeline diagram, the conversion steps, and a worked Playwright regression example (BUG-456 email validation).
When an exploratory smoke charter stabilizes ("the happy path still works at all"), graduate it in two steps rather than one: first hand the charter to agentic-browser-testing as a natural-language goal run to confirm the flow is stable without writing a script, then promote the stabilized flow to a scripted playwright-automation test once it earns a maintained selector.
| Context | Focus | Charter Pattern | Time Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| New feature | Learning, requirement gaps, UX | "Explore [feature] with various roles/data to discover requirement gaps and unexpected behaviors" | 15 min orient + 40 min heuristics + 20 min boundaries/errors + 15 min document |
| Regression | Changes and their side effects | "Explore [area] after [change] to discover regressions at integration points" | 10 min review diff + 20 min changed area + 20 min integrations + 15 min smoke + 15 min document |
| Bug investigation | Reproducing and minimizing | "Explore [area] with [reported conditions] to discover exact reproduction steps" | 10 min read report + 15 min reproduc |
name: exploratory-testing description: >- Design and execute structured exploratory testing sessions. Covers Session-Based Test Management (SBTM), charter writing, heuristic-based exploration (HICCUPS, FEW HICCUPS), bug discovery patterns, note-taking templates, and conversion of findings to automated tests. Use when: "exploratory testing," "SBTM," "manual testing," "bug hunting," "test charter," "heuristic testing." Not for: an AI browser agent autonomously exploring the app from a natural-language goal — use agentic-browser-testing. Not for: testing your product's own AI/LLM features — use ai-system-testing. Related: test-planning, ai-bug-triage, risk-based-testing, agentic-browser-testing. license: MIT metadata: author: kindlmann version: "2.0" category: strategy
---
name: exploratory-testing
description: >-
Design and execute structured exploratory testing sessions. Covers Session-Based
Test Management (SBTM), charter writing, heuristic-based exploration (HICCUPS,
FEW HICCUPS), bug discovery patterns, note-taking templates, and conversion of
findings to automated tests. Use when: "exploratory testing," "SBTM," "manual testing,"
"bug hunting," "test charter," "heuristic testing."
Not for: an AI browser agent autonomously exploring the app from a natural-language
goal — use agentic-browser-testing. Not for: testing your product's own AI/LLM
features — use ai-system-testing.
Related: test-planning, ai-bug-triage, risk-based-testing, agentic-browser-testing.
license: MIT
metadata:
author: kindlmann
version: "2.0"
category: strategy
---
<objective>
Structured exploration that finds bugs scripted tests miss. Exploratory testing is simultaneous learning, test design, and execution -- the tester adapts in real time based on what the application reveals. This skill provides the frameworks to make that exploration systematic, repeatable, and documentable.
</objective>
---
## Quick Route
Match the situation to a charter pattern and the reference section to open.
| Situation | Charter pattern | Open in references |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------|
| **New feature** — learn it, find requirement gaps | "Explore [feature] with various roles/data to discover requirement gaps and unexpected behaviors" | Charter examples + session flow in `session-templates.md`; boundary/"what if" banks in `heuristics-and-automation.md` |
| **Regression** — a change just landed | "Explore [area] after [change] to discover regressions at integration points" | State-transition heuristics in `heuristics-and-automation.md` |
| **Bug investigation** — vague report ("sometimes slow") | "Explore [area] with [reported conditions] to discover exact reproduction steps" | Session flow + session-log template in `session-templates.md`; error-handling heuristics in `heuristics-and-automation.md` |
Full time splits for each row are in **Session Planning by Context** below.
---
## Discovery Questions
Before designing a session, gather context. Check `.agents/qa-project-context.md` first -- if it exists, use it as the foundation and skip questions already answered there.
### Target Area
- What feature, module, or flow is the exploration target?
- Is this a new feature (discovery mode) or existing feature (regression mode)?
- What is the most recent change to this area?
- Are there known risk areas or previous bug clusters here? (See `risk-based-testing` for risk data.)
### Hypotheses and Suspicions
- What do you think might break? (Hunches are valid starting points.)
- What did the developer say was tricky or uncertain?
- Are there areas the automated suite does not cover?
- Have users reported issues in this area before?
### Time and Scope
- How much time is available for this session? (45-90 minutes is optimal.)
- Is this a broad survey (casting a wide net) or deep dive (focused attack on one area)?
- What environments and data sets are available?
- Are there specific platforms, browsers, or device types to focus on?
### Team Context
- Who built the feature? (Pairing with the developer during exploration can be powerful.)
- Is there a tester who has domain expertise in this area?
- Who should receive the session report?
---
## Core Principles
### 1. Structured Freedom
Exploratory testing is not "click around and see what happens." It is guided by a charter that defines the target, resources, and information goal. Within that charter, the tester has freedom to follow leads, investigate anomalies, and change direction based on discoveries. The structure makes it repeatable; the freedom makes it effective.
### 2. Document As You Go
Observations not recorded are observations lost. Take notes during the session, not after. Record what you did, what you saw, and what questions arose. The session log is the deliverable -- it replaces a test script.
### 3. Heuristics Over Scripts
Heuristics are thinking tools that guide exploration without dictating exact steps. HICCUPS and FEW HICCUPS (below) provide systematic lenses for examining software. They help testers ask better questions and notice things they would otherwise miss.
### 4. Time-Boxed Sessions
Open-ended exploration suffers from diminishing returns. After 90 minutes, fatigue reduces bug-finding effectiveness. Time-box sessions to 45-90 minutes, then debrief. Short focused sessions outperform long unfocused ones.
### 5. Bugs Found Are the Beginning, Not the End
An exploratory session that finds a bug has only done half its job. The other half is: Could this bug have been caught by an automated test? If yes, write that test. Exploratory testing feeds the automation pipeline.
---
## Session-Based Test Management (SBTM)
SBTM gives exploratory testing a management layer: charters define intent, sessions are the unit of work, debriefs extract learnings.
> **Canonical references:**
> - SBTM PDF (Jon Bach / James Bach, satisfice.com) — https://www.satisfice.com/download/session-based-test-management
> - *Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach* (Bach & Bolton, Wiley 2025) — current authoritative RST/SBTM book.
> - HTSM v6.3 (Bach, last updated Dec 2024) — emphasizes state-based testing and boundary heuristics. Pair with HICCUPS below.
### Charter Template
A charter is a one-sentence mission statement following this pattern:
```
Explore [target]
with [resources]
to discover [information]
```
**Charter quality checklist:**
- Target is specific enough to guide exploration (not "explore the app")
- Resources name specific tools, data, or conditions to use
- Information goal describes what you want to learn, not what you want to prove
- A single session can reasonably cover the charter in 45-90 minutes
See `references/session-templates.md` for five worked charter examples (checkout, profile, search, data export, multi-user collaboration).
### Session Setup, Flow, and Debrief
The full session lifecycle — pre-session setup steps, environment preparation checklist, the minute-by-minute session flow, the "when you find something interesting" loop, and the structured debrief template — lives in `references/session-templates.md`. Pull it up at the start of a session and keep it open.
Key timing guardrails to remember without opening the reference: orient and survey in the first 15 minutes, explore for ~40, wrap up and debrief at the end. Always debrief, even solo.
---
## Bug Discovery Heuristics
Heuristics are mental models that guide exploration. They are not checklists to exhaustively complete -- they are lenses to look through.
### HICCUPS
A mnemonic for seven oracles that reveal bugs. An oracle is a principle for recognizing problems.
| Letter | Oracle | What to Check | Example Questions |
|--------|--------|--------------|-------------------|
| **H** | History | Does current behavior match past behavior? | Did this work in the last release? Has the behavior changed subtly? |
| **I** | Image | Does it match the product's brand and quality bar? | Does this look polished? Does it feel consistent with the rest of the app? |
| **C** | Comparable | How do similar products handle this? | What does the competitor do here? What is the industry standard? |
| **C** | Claims | Does it match what was promised? | Does it match the spec? The marketing page? The tooltip text? |
| **U** | User expectations | Would a real user find this confusing or frustrating? | Would my mother understand this? Would a power user be annoyed by this? |
| **P** | Product | Is it consistent with other parts of the same product? | Does this error message match the style of other error messages? |
| **S** | Standards | Does it comply with applicable standards? | WCAG for accessibility, RFC for protocols, GDPR for data handling? |
### FEW HICCUPS (Extended)
Adds three lenses to the base HICCUPS model:
| Letter | Oracle | What to Check |
|--------|--------|--------------|
| **F** | Familiarity | Would a first-time user understand this without help? |
| **E** | Explainability | Can you explain the behavior to someone else? If not, it might be a bug. |
| **W** | World | Does it work in the real world? (different locales, time zones, network conditions, screen sizes) |
### Heuristic Test-Idea Banks
The detailed test-idea lists for boundary, state-transition, error-handling, and "what if" exploration are in `references/heuristics-and-automation.md`. Reach for them when you need concrete prompts:
- **Boundary heuristics** — numeric, string, time, and collection boundaries (zero/one/many, max±1, Unicode, DST, page-size edges).
- **State transition heuristics** — skipping steps, going backward, interrupting, repeating, concurrent transitions, post-error state.
- **Error handling heuristics** — network loss, malformed responses, rate limits, expired sessions, invalid uploads.
- **"What if" scenarios** — back button, duplicate tabs, ad blockers, pasted formatting, accessibility features, unfamiliar locales, hostile users.
---
## Note-Taking Template
Use a session log to capture observations in real time. The session-log table format and the observation tags (BUG, QUESTION, IDEA, RISK, NOTE) are in `references/session-templates.md`. Tag every observation consistently so the debrief can sort findings without re-reading the whole log.
---
## When to Explore vs. When to Automate
Not all testing should be exploratory, and not all testing should be automated. Use this decision framework:
### Explore When:
- The feature is new and requirements are still evolving
- You are investigating a vague bug report ("sometimes it is slow")
- You want to assess the overall quality of an area (quality survey)
- The area is complex with many state combinations that are hard to script
- You need to evaluate subjective qualities (UX, intuitiveness, visual polish)
- You are trying to find bugs, not confirm behavior
### Automate When:
- The behavior is stable and well-defined
- The test needs to run on every commit/PR (regression)
- The scenario has a clear pass/fail criterion
- The test involves data combinations that are tedious to explore manually
- You need cross-browser or cross-device coverage at scale
- You found a bug through exploration and want to prevent regression
### The Exploration-to-Automation Pipeline
Every reproducible bug found through exploration should become an automated regression test, so future sessions focus on new areas instead of re-checking old bugs. See `references/heuristics-and-automation.md` for the full pipeline diagram, the conversion steps, and a worked Playwright regression example (BUG-456 email validation).
When an exploratory *smoke* charter stabilizes ("the happy path still works at all"), graduate it in two steps rather than one: first hand the charter to `agentic-browser-testing` as a natural-language goal run to confirm the flow is stable without writing a script, then promote the stabilized flow to a scripted `playwright-automation` test once it earns a maintained selector.
---
## Session Planning by Context
| Context | Focus | Charter Pattern | Time Split |
|---------|-------|----------------|-----------|
| **New feature** | Learning, requirement gaps, UX | "Explore [feature] with various roles/data to discover requirement gaps and unexpected behaviors" | 15 min orient + 40 min heuristics + 20 min boundaries/errors + 15 min document |
| **Regression** | Changes and their side effects | "Explore [area] after [change] to discover regressions at integration points" | 10 min review diff + 20 min changed area + 20 min integrations + 15 min smoke + 15 min document |
| **Bug investigation** | Reproducing and minimizing | "Explore [area] with [reported conditions] to discover exact reproduction steps" | 10 min read report + 15 min reproducSkill source recorded
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