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# AI Test Automation

Explore planned AI Test Automation capabilities and enhancements.

This page tracks planned capabilities and enhancements for AI Test Automation.

SaaS release status: GA, SMP release status: Not yet planned

### Now

Q2 2026

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-search="true"><thead><tr><th>Tag<select multiple><option value="integration" label="Integration" color="blue"></option><option value="authoring" label="Authoring" color="blue"></option><option value="execution" label="Execution" color="blue"></option></select></th><th>Title</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="integration">Integration</span></td><td><strong>Harness Platform - Tunnels / Delegate Integration</strong></td><td>Connects test execution to private environments securely through Harness Tunnels and Delegates.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="integration">Integration</span></td><td><strong>Harness UI Integration</strong></td><td>Migrates the entire codebase to Harness UI standards for a unified, consistent experience across the platform.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>Natural Language Based Test Creation</strong></td><td>Ability to create end to end tests from Natural language prompts.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Playwright Executor for AIT tests</strong></td><td>Replaces Taiko with Playwright as the default test executor for AIT tests, providing improved performance, reliability, and broader browser support.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Playwright Execution Service</strong></td><td>Allows customers to bring their own Playwright scripts and execute them within the platform, enabling reuse of existing test assets.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>API Testing</strong></td><td>Enables automated, UI-independent validation of backend APIs using headless test execution.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Next

Q3 2026

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-search="true"><thead><tr><th>Tag<select multiple><option value="authoring" label="Authoring" color="blue"></option><option value="execution" label="Execution" color="blue"></option></select></th><th>Title</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>AI Test Case Generation</strong></td><td>Automatically generates end-to-end test cases using AI from user flows or high-level descriptions.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>Data Driven Testing - Reading from CSV and XLS</strong></td><td>Enables dynamic test execution by ingesting test data directly from CSV and Excel files.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>Test Generation from the command line</strong></td><td>Build a plug-in that lets users create tests directly from their command line or IDE, bringing test authoring into the developer's existing workflow.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Native Mobile App Testing</strong></td><td>Provides support for automated testing of native mobile applications on real or virtual devices.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Later

Q4 2026

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-search="true"><thead><tr><th>Tag<select multiple><option value="integration" label="Integration" color="blue"></option><option value="collaboration" label="Collaboration" color="blue"></option><option value="execution" label="Execution" color="blue"></option></select></th><th>Title</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="integration">Integration</span></td><td><strong>Harness Platform - Audit Trails Integration</strong></td><td>Integrates test activity logs into Harness audit trails for better traceability and compliance.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="collaboration">Collaboration</span></td><td><strong>Branching Support</strong></td><td>Enables users to create and manage test branches for isolated development and parallel test evolution.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Cross Browser Testing</strong></td><td>Supports execution of tests across multiple browsers to ensure consistent application behavior.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Autonomous Testing</strong></td><td>Point Harness to an application and it autonomously generates, authors, executes, and reports on tests end-to-end — no human intervention required.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Released

Q1 2026

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-search="true"><thead><tr><th>Tag<select multiple><option value="integration" label="Integration" color="blue"></option><option value="authoring" label="Authoring" color="blue"></option><option value="collaboration" label="Collaboration" color="blue"></option><option value="execution" label="Execution" color="blue"></option><option value="reporting" label="Reporting" color="blue"></option></select></th><th>Title</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span data-option="integration">Integration</span></td><td><strong>Harness Platform Integration</strong></td><td>Delivers seamless UI integration with the Harness platform, including authentication support and a unified user experience for managing and accessing test automation features.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="integration">Integration</span></td><td><strong>Harness Pipeline Studio Integration</strong></td><td>Add test suite execution as a native step in Harness pipelines for tight feedback loops and continuous quality.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>Improve Usability of Authoring AI Steps (AI Command)</strong></td><td>Enhances the AI Command interface to make AI-generated test steps more intuitive and efficient to use.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="collaboration">Collaboration</span></td><td><strong>Export and Import of Tests</strong></td><td>Allows exporting and importing of tests across projects and accounts for better collaboration and portability.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="authoring">Authoring</span></td><td><strong>In-line Parameterizations</strong></td><td>Supports direct insertion and management of parameterized data within test steps for better flexibility.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Enhanced Test Suite Run Scalability</strong></td><td>Improves infrastructure support to run large test suites efficiently across distributed systems.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="execution">Execution</span></td><td><strong>Enhanced Tests Retry</strong></td><td>Adds smarter and more configurable retry mechanisms to reduce noise and improve test reliability.</td></tr><tr><td><span data-option="reporting">Reporting</span></td><td><strong>Enhanced Reporting - Overview Dashboard</strong></td><td>Introduces a centralized dashboard for summarizing key test execution metrics and trends at a glance.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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