TL-001 · Top-of-funnel diagnostic
60-Second Bucket Test
Eight questions, one per readiness section. Answer honestly and we'll route you to one of the five AI-Native QE maturity buckets . With a recommended next step that actually matches where you are.
0 of 8 answered
~60 seconds
- 01
Code access
Your QA team has read + write access to all relevant repos (frontend, backend, infra, tests).
Including the ability to add data-testid attributes and modify backend behavior in preview environments.
- 02
Environment control
Your team can spin up an ephemeral environment (with seeded DB) without filing a ticket.
Self-service preview environments + reproducible seed data are the foundation.
- 03
Observability
An AI agent can read application logs, traces, network calls, and DB state during test runs.
Not through a separate UI. Directly, programmatically, in the same workspace.
- 04
AI tooling
Claude Code (or equivalent) is licensed and authorized to execute commands without per-step approval.
Run shell, edit files, execute tests, iterate. Without stopping every few seconds.
- 05
Test infrastructure
Playwright + a unit framework are installed; tests are runnable from CLI with machine-readable results.
Stable test IDs, page objects, programmatic auth setup. The foundation that lets AI write tests that compound.
- 06
Team capability
Your team has Playwright depth and can audit AI-generated code for correctness across the stack.
AI fluency without engineering depth produces test bloat. Both are required.
- 07
Organizational permissions
An engineering sponsor can clear blockers and authorize cross-stack changes without ticket queues.
The most common reason adoption stalls. Political, not technical.
- 08
Pipeline readiness
Your team has built (or can build) custom multi-stage AI pipelines. Not just a single prompt.
Orchestrators with planning, execution, verification, and review stages.
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Want the full version?
The 96-item readiness assessment.
The full assessment scores you on 96 items across 8 sections, and produces a section-by-section heat map. We use it inside the QA Leverage Audit. Drop your email and we'll send the editable PDF + scoring worksheet.
See the audit brief →