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title: "Introduction to Agentic testing | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Learn what Agentic testing is, when to use it, and how it compares to other Grafana Cloud testing options."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# Introduction to Agentic testing

**Agentic testing** helps you validate critical user flows with functional browser tests in Grafana Cloud. You describe what should happen in plain language, and Grafana Cloud runs the journey in a browser and reports step-level pass/fail results with logs and a session recording.

Agentic testing sits alongside [Performance testing](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/) and [Synthetic Monitoring](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/synthetic-monitoring/) under **Testing & synthetics**. Use it when you want to confirm that important journeys work after a change without hand-writing browser test scripts.

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> **Agentic testing** is an [experimental feature](/docs/release-life-cycle/). Engineering and on-call support is not available. Functionality, UI, and availability may change.

## When to use Agentic testing

Agentic testing targets single-session functional checks: validating that critical user paths work after a change. Because you describe intent rather than implementation details, tests stay useful when button labels, layouts, or frontend frameworks change.

Agentic testing complements [scripted browser tests in Performance testing](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/get-started/run-your-first-browser-tests/), [k6 Script Authoring mode](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/author-run/k6-script-authoring-mode/), and [Synthetic Monitoring checks](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/synthetic-monitoring/).

## Compare testing options

Use the approach that fits your goal:

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| Goal                                                       | Recommended approach                                                                                                                                                             |
|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Validate a user journey without writing browser code       | **Agentic testing**                                                                                                                                                              |
| Write or generate k6 scripts for load or protocol testing  | [k6 Script Authoring mode](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/author-run/k6-script-authoring-mode/) or the [script editor](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/author-run/script-editor/) |
| Monitor endpoints continuously from global probe locations | [Synthetic Monitoring](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/synthetic-monitoring/)                                                                                                        |
| Record or hand-write k6 browser scripts with full control  | [Run your first browser tests](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/get-started/run-your-first-browser-tests/)                                                                         |

## Limitations

Keep the following in mind while Agentic testing is experimental:

- Availability may be limited to specific Grafana Cloud stacks or accounts.
- UI labels, workflows, and supported journey types may change.
- Agentic testing targets functional browser journeys, not high-VU load tests or Synthetic Monitoring uptime checks.

## Next steps

- [Create browser tests from plain-language user journeys](./create-browser-tests-from-plain-language-user-journeys/)