
Kane CLI is a terminal-native AI testing tool from TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest) for software developers, QA engineers and teams building with AI coding agents. Users describe a browser flow in plain English; Kane CLI executes it in a real Chrome browser, verifies every step, and returns a deterministic pass or fail with a shareable evidence link. Its USP is filling the gap between three categories: AI coding agents write code but cannot verify it in a browser; general browser agents perform tasks but produce no pass/fail; and Playwright, Selenium and Cypress are powerful but require a dev team and ongoing maintenance. Kane CLI needs no selectors and no test code, while exporting any verified flow to native Playwright when teams want the code. Key capabilities: autoheal and vision-based dynamic waiting for stability across UI changes, viewport-only actions, shareable evidence links, Test.md for capturing sessions as replayable markdown, and Test Manager sync. Three modes cover every user: interactive TUI, headless CLI for CI/CD, and Agent Mode with structured NDJSON output. A single command, npx @testmuai/kane-cli-skill, installs it as a native skill for Claude Code, Codex CLI and Gemini CLI. Installs via npm or Homebrew, requires Node 18+, runs on macOS, Linux and Windows. Closed source with an Apache-2.0 public repo for docs, skills and integrations. Pricing: credit-based freemium. Free tier 200 credits/month, Starter $19/mo, Pro $99/mo, Enterprise custom.
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September 8, 2026