Bug Magnet
Bug Magnet is an open-source exploratory testing assistant that adds problematic values, edge cases, and testing heuristics to browser context menus for editable fields. It also provides a command for applying more rigorous testing practices with AI coding agents such as Claude Code and Cursor.
Overview
7 featuresBug Magnet is a Testing & QA project. It focuses on finding edge-case bugs and applying exploratory testing heuristics during manual and AI-assisted software testing. Bug Magnet is an open-source project aimed at software testers and developers using AI coding assistants. Bug Magnet is open source under the MIT license. It ships for the web, embeddable surfaces, and the command line.
Behind Bug Magnet is Gojko Adzic, and it first shipped in 2015. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 280 stars. Key capabilities include edge-case values, testing heuristics, and context menu access.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Edge-case values
- Testing heuristics
- Context menu access
- Chrome extension
- Firefox extension
- AI agent command
- Exploratory testing
Built with & integrations
- AWS
- x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Bug Magnet
- What does Bug Magnet do?
- Bug Magnet focuses on finding edge-case bugs and applying exploratory testing heuristics during manual and AI-assisted software testing. It is catalogued under Testing & QA on PulseGate.
- Who is Bug Magnet for?
- Bug Magnet is an open-source project built for software testers and developers using AI coding assistants.
- Does Bug Magnet have a free plan?
- Yes — Bug Magnet is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Bug Magnet run on?
- Bug Magnet runs on the web, embeddable surfaces, and the command line.
- Is Bug Magnet still maintained?
- Unverified. Bug Magnet has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who makes Bug Magnet?
- Bug Magnet is developed by Gojko Adzic.
- When did Bug Magnet launch?
- Bug Magnet first shipped in 2015.
- Is Bug Magnet open source?
- Yes — Bug Magnet is open source under the MIT license, developed on GitHub.
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