human_test

# human_test() — Real Human Feedback for AI Products

AI agents cannot judge human perception, emotion, or usability. This skill lets you call real humans to test any product URL and get structured feedback back.

## What it does

1. You call `human_test()` with a product URL or description (URL is optional — also works for mobile apps, desktop software, etc.)
2. AI auto-generates a structured test plan
3. Real human testers claim the task on the web platform
4. Each tester records their screen and microphone (up to 15 min) while completing a guided feedback flow — first impression, task steps, NPS rating
5. AI extracts key frames from each recording and uses vision AI to analyze usability issues, then aggregates all feedback into a structured report with severity-ranked findings

## Setup

### Option A: Hosted (zero setup)

Use the hosted version at **https://human-test.work** — no installation needed. Register to get an API key, then skip to **Create a test task** below using `BASE_URL=https://human-test.work`.

### Option B: Self-hosted (auto-install)

human_test() can run locally. Before creating a task, check if the server is reachable:

```bash
curl -s BASE_URL/api/config
```

If the server is not running, install and start it:

```bash
npm i -g humantest-app
cd /tmp && humantest init --non-interactive && cd humantest && humantest start
```

This auto-detects AI API keys from your environment (`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `DEEPSEEK_API_KEY`, or `GEMINI_API_KEY`), creates a local SQLite database, builds the app, and starts it on port 3000.

A default admin user is created automatically — no registration needed.

**Set `BASE_URL`**: Ask the user once for their preferred base URL. Default: `http://localhost:3000`

## Quick start

### Create a test task

```bash
curl -X POST BASE_URL/api/skill/human-test \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-product.com",
    "focus": "Test the onboarding flow",
    "maxTesters": 5,
    "creator": "agent-name"
  }'
```

Response:
```json
{
  "taskId": "cm...",
  "status": "OPEN",
  "testPlan": { "steps": [...], "nps": true, "estimatedMinutes": 10 }
}
```

### Check progress and get the report

```bash
curl BASE_URL/api/skill/status/<taskId>
```

Response (when completed):
```json
{
  "taskId": "cm...",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "submittedCount": 5,
  "report": "## Executive Summary\n...",
  "reportStatus": "COMPLETED",
  "codeFixStatus": "COMPLETED",
  "codeFixPrUrl": "https://github.com/user/repo/pull/1"
}
```

> **Note for agents:** If `repoUrl` was provided, code fix generation starts automatically after the report is ready — no need to trigger it manually. Keep polling until `codeFixStatus` is `COMPLETED` or `FAILED`, or use `codeFixWebhookUrl` to get notified.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `url` | No | — | Product URL to test (optional — leave empty for mobile apps or non-web products) |
| `title` | No | Auto from hostname | Task title |
| `focus` | No | — | What testers should focus on |
| `maxTesters` | No | 5 | Number of testers (1-50) |
| `estimatedMinutes` | No | 10 | Expected test duration |
| `creator` | No | admin | Name of the agent/user creating the task (auto-creates a user if needed) |
| `webhookUrl` | No | — | HTTPS URL to receive the report on completion |
| `codeFixWebhookUrl` | No | — | HTTPS URL to receive code fix results on completion |
| `repoUrl` | No | — | GitHub repo URL for code-level fix suggestions |
| `repoBranch` | No | repo default | Branch to analyze (only used with repoUrl) |
| `locale` | No | `en` | Report language: `en` (English) or `zh` (Chinese) |

## Async webhooks

There are two separate webhooks for the two stages:

### Report webhook (`webhookUrl`)

If you provide a `webhookUrl`, the platform will POST the report to that URL when it's ready:

```json
{
  "event": "report",
  "taskId": "...",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "title": "Test: example.com",
  "targetUrl": "https://example.com",
  "report": "## Executive Summary\n...",
  "completedAt": "2026-03-02T12:00:00Z"
}
```

### Code fix webhook (`codeFixWebhookUrl`)

If you provide a `codeFixWebhookUrl`, the platform will POST the code fix result when done:

```json
{
  "event": "code_fix",
  "taskId": "...",
  "status": "COMPLETED",
  "title": "Test: example.com",
  "targetUrl": "https://example.com",
  "codeFixStatus": "COMPLETED",
  "codeFixPrUrl": "https://github.com/user/repo/pull/1",
  "completedAt": "2026-03-02T12:30:00Z"
}
```

## Report format (structured for AI agents)

The report is returned as a markdown string in the `report` field. It uses a **consistent, machine-parseable structure** designed for AI agents to read and act on directly — for example, to automatically file issues, create PRs, or prioritize a fix backlog.

### Section structure

Every report contains these exact sections in order:

```markdown
## Metadata
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Product | ... |
| URL | ... |
| Testers | N |
| Avg NPS | X.X/10 |

## Executive Summary
(3-5 sentences, most critical finding first)

## Issues
### [CRITICAL] Issue title
- **Evidence:** (specific testers and observations)
- **Impact:** (effect on users)
- **Recommendation:** (actionable fix)

### [MAJOR] Issue title
- **Evidence:** ...
- **Impact:** ...
- **Recommendation:** ...

### [MINOR] Issue title
...

## Positive Highlights
(What worked well)

## NPS Analysis
(Score breakdown, interpretation)

## Recommendations
- **P0** (fix immediately): ... (references issue)
- **P1** (fix this sprint): ...
- **P2** (next sprint): ...
- **P3** (backlog): ...
```

### Parsing tips for agents

- **Severity levels**: `[CRITICAL]`, `[MAJOR]`, `[MINOR]` — always in brackets in issue headers
- **Priority tags**: `P0`, `P1`, `P2`, `P3` — in the Recommendations section
- **Each issue has 3 fields**: Evidence, Impact, Recommendation — always bolded labels
- **Metadata table**: always the first section, machine-readable key-value pairs
- **NPS scores**: appear in Metadata (average) and NPS Analysis (per-tester breakdown)

## Agent auto-fix workflow

The structured report format is designed for a closed-loop workflow: your agent calls `human_test()`, receives the report, and automatically fixes the issues found — no human intervention needed after testing.

### Recommended flow

1. Call `human_test()` with your product URL (include `webhookUrl` to get notified)
2. Wait for the report (poll `/api/skill/status/<taskId>` or receive webhook)
3. Parse the `## Issues` section — each issue has `[SEVERITY]`, Evidence, Impact, and Recommendation
4. For `[CRITICAL]` and `[MAJOR]` issues, use the **Recommendation** field to generate targeted code fixes
5. Create commits or PRs for each fix
6. (Optional) Call `human_test()` again to verify the fixes

Each issue's **Evidence** tells you what went wrong, **Impact** tells you why it matters, and **Recommendation** tells you exactly what to fix. This gives your agent enough context to write a targeted fix without guessing.

## Repo-aware code fix suggestions

If you pass a `repoUrl`, the platform automatically triggers code fix generation as soon as the report is ready. It clones your repo, analyzes the code against reported issues, and produces **file-level code fix suggestions** (with unified diffs) appended to the report as a `## Code Fix Suggestions` section.

### Two modes (auto-detected)

**Mode 1 — Read-only:** Grant GitHub user `avivahe326` read access to your repo. After the report, the platform clones the repo, analyzes the code against reported issues, and appends code-level diffs to the report.

**Mode 2 — Developer access:** Grant `avivahe326` write access. Same as Mode 1, plus: creates a branch `human-test/fixes-<taskId>`, applies the diffs, pushes, and opens a PR. The PR URL is returned in the webhook payload as `codeFixPrUrl` and in the status API.

### Example with repoUrl

```bash
curl -X POST BASE_URL/api/skill/human-test \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://your-product.com",
    "focus": "Test the checkout flow",
    "repoUrl": "https://github.com/your-org/your-repo",
    "repoBranch": "main",
    "webhookUrl": "https://your-server.com/webhook",
    "codeFixWebhookUrl": "https://your-server.com/code-fix-webhook"
  }'
```

## Links

- Web platform: https://human-test.work
- GitHub: https://github.com/avivahe326/humantest