Testing

hob doesn't replace your test runner — it gives you a better place to use it. Run tests in a terminal tiled next to your agent, save them as reusable automations, or ask an agent to analyze failures.

Running tests in a terminal

Press Alt+T to open a terminal next to your agent pane. Both tile side by side — run your tests while the agent works.

npm test

Each command is captured as a block — a self-contained card with the command, its working directory, duration, exit status, and full output. Hover a block for actions: replay, copy, bookmark, or Save as automation.

Saving a test command as an automation

The fastest way to make a test command reusable: run it, hover its block, and click the Save as automation icon. No YAML editing.

For commands you want to commit and share, build one in the Automations view: open the Automations panel (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+X) and click +, then set a name, command, and scope and save. Or initialize a canonical UUID bundle (all bundle files reload on save):

version: 1
id: 3f6f6a52-0000-4000-8000-000000000001
name: Run tests
command: npm test
category: Testing

Multi-step automations can build first, then test:

version: 1
id: 3f6f6a52-0000-4000-8000-000000000002
name: CI check
category: Testing
steps:
  - name: Type check
    run: npx tsc --noEmit
  - name: Lint
    run: npm run lint
  - name: Test
    run: npm test

See Automations for the full schema, inputs, and scheduling.

Agent-assisted testing

Ask an agent to run and analyze your tests:

Run the test suite and fix any failures. Show me what you changed.

The agent runs your test command, reads the output, identifies failing tests and their root cause, makes fixes, re-runs to verify, and explains what went wrong.

Bookmarking test output

When a test run produces output worth keeping — a failure to revisit, a baseline to compare against — bookmark it:

1. Hover the command block and click the bookmark icon to save it.
2. To add a color and note, right-click the bookmark icon and pick from the popover.

Open Saved → Bookmarks with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+B to see every bookmark across panes. See Saved for the full triage process.