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The same page after the change, with two regions boxed: A on the table of contents, which gained a new entry, and B on a new section headed The Takeaway inserted partway down. Everything else is unchanged.
An article page before the change, with its table of contents alongside the body copy.
AfterBefore

“A new ‘The Takeaway’ summary section was inserted above ‘The Sensory Input: Development Logs’, pushing all subsequent content down.”

“The table of contents gained a new ‘The Takeaway’ entry at the top, shifting all other entries down slightly.”

Real output — two of the three regions found on this page are in frame. Drag to compare.

MCP in Agentic IDELive
user "Run visual regression on my PR"
run_regression_job
testOrigin : "https://pr-47.preview.app"
baseOrigin : "https://production.app"
AI-Powered Summaries

Stop squinting at red pixels.

When a layout changes, RegressionBot doesn't just throw a broken test and a red box at you. It uses vision models to understand the DOM and explain exactly what changed—and whether it matches your intent.

AI VerdictACCOUNTED_FOR

Changes detected:

  • The hero icon was updated from a square to a checkmark (A).
  • A new "Admin Dashboard" navigation item was added to the sidebar (B).
  • Text phrasing in the configuration paragraph was modified (C, D).
  • A new "Project Configuration Locking" section was inserted (E).
  • The active state indicator in the Table of Contents was shifted (F).

✓ These changes match the provided PR description: "Add Admin Dashboard to sidebar and document configuration locking."

pulse.com/docs/storage
Diff View
Pulsev2.4.1
A

Storage Configuration

Learn how to configure Pulse to preserve visual snapshot records and perform comparisons across pipeline runs.

Configure Pulse to preserve visual snapshot records securely in Csecure cloud storage and comparing from Dstored baseline images on future pipeline runs.

pulse.config.ts
const config = {
storage: "cloud",
baseline: "s3://my-baselines",
}
E
Project Configuration Locking

Lock parameters during a run to prevent visual baseline regression drift across environments.

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Overview
F
How to Configure
Reference
Examples

Visual Testing Features Built for Developers

Everything you need to automate visual regression testing in your CI pipeline without the headache of managing infrastructure.

Blazing Fast

Parallel screenshot capture across cloud workers. Process URL and device combinations concurrently instead of managing a serial browser farm.

Zero Infrastructure

No browsers to maintain, no servers to provision. Just a simple API call from your CI pipeline.

Git-Native Workflow

Compare preview deployments against production or managed baselines, then approve intentional changes through the dashboard, SDK, or MCP tools.

Intelligent Diffs with AI

Get a plain-English summary of exactly what changed on each page — what it was, what it became, and where — without manually scanning diff images. When a single insertion shifts everything below it, other tools flag every shifted element as a separate regression. RegressionBot reports only the insertion.

Dynamic Element Masking

Avoid false positives on highly dynamic content using custom CSS selectors or the native data-vr-mask HTML attribute during capture.

Agentic Workflows (MCP)

Natively supports the Model Context Protocol. Expose RegressionBot directly to your LLM agents for natural language testing.

Compare RegressionBot vs Alternatives

FeatureRegressionBotPercyChromaticArgos
Setup ModelURL / sitemap crawlerCLI, SDK or sitemapStorybook pluginCLI or test-run upload
Test Code RequiredNoneOptionalStorybook storiesOptional
Plain-English change summariesEvery runNoNoNo
Typed change regions (added / removed / moved)YesNoNoNo
Starting Price (Paid)$9/moQuote-based$179/mo$100/mo

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Integrate in minutes, not days

Add visual regression testing to any CI system with just a few lines of code. Our official integrations handle authentication, caching, and result reporting automatically.

  • Works with any public web app
  • Managed or live-vs-live baselines
  • Diff URLs and AI summaries
  • Parallel screenshot capture
import { RegressionBot } from '@regressionbot/sdk';

const client = new RegressionBot(process.env.REGRESSIONBOT_API_KEY);

const job = await client
.test('https://preview.myapp.com')
.against('https://myapp.com')
.forProject('my-app-web')
.on(['Desktop Chrome', 'iPhone 13'])
.mask(['.ad-banner', '#cookie-popup']) // Hide volatile elements
.scan('/blog/**', { limit: 10 })
.autoApprove(process.env.IS_MAIN_BRANCH === 'true')
.run();

await job.waitForCompletion();
const { overallScore } = await job.getSummary();
console.log(`Stability: $${overallScore}/100`);

Visual Regression Testing Use Cases

Verifying AI-Generated UI

Give AI agents the ability to visually verify their own frontend code changes via MCP, distinguishing intended redesigns from actual CSS regressions.

How agentic visual regression testing works

E-commerce Visual Testing

Ensure product pages, checkout flows, and promotional banners render correctly across all devices before Black Friday deployments.

SaaS Dashboard Testing

Catch CSS bugs in complex data visualizations, charts, and admin interfaces before users report them.

Marketing Website QA

Validate landing pages, hero sections, and responsive layouts across the device profiles you configure.

Component Library Validation

Test design system components for visual consistency across different states and themes.

How it works

Get visual regression testing running in your pipeline in under 5 minutes.

01

Add the CLI or SDK

Install RegressionBot in CI, a script, or your local workflow with an API key.

02

Define your tests

Specify origins, sitemap scans, selected paths, device profiles, and optional masks.

03

Capture and Compare

Screenshots are captured in parallel across our cloud infrastructure.

04

Review & approve

Inspect diff URLs and AI summaries, then approve intentional changes when you want to update baselines.

Simple, transparent pricing

AI regression summaries are included in every planned paid tier.

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2,000 comparisons included

  • 2,000 comparisons / month
  • AI summary on every changed page
  • Pixel-level diff reports
  • Multi-device & viewport testing
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  • MCP server support
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  • 30-day screenshot history
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