# getgauge/taiko

A node.js library for testing modern web applications

Repository: https://github.com/getgauge/taiko
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/taiko
Homepage: https://taiko.dev
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: testing-tools, headless, headless-browsers, headless-chrome, headless-chromium, headless-testing, automation
Last push: 2026-08-25T12:10:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3232, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 69.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3674, forks 459 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.603593+00:00)

## What it is
Taiko is a free and open-source Node.js library for browser automation and end-to-end testing of modern web applications, supporting Chromium-based browsers and Firefox. It offers a readable API with smart selectors, implicit waits for dynamic content, an interactive REPL recorder, and request/response stubbing via its intercept API.

## Use cases
- automate chromium-based browsers with javascript
- write end-to-end tests for modern web apps
- record test scripts with an interactive repl
- mock and stub browser network requests in tests
- test web apps without css/xpath selectors
- run headless browser tests in ci

## When to choose
- you want readable, maintainable browser tests without brittle selectors
- you need implicit waits for xhr and dynamic content
- you prefer an interactive recorder to generate test scripts
- you want request/response stubbing built into your automation tool

## When to avoid
- you need Safari/WebKit support
- your team is standardized on Playwright or Selenium ecosystems
- you need non-browser automation outside web testing

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: testing, e2e-testing, http-client, mocking
- domain: testing, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli
- tags: browser-automation, headless-browser, smart-selectors, repl-recorder, request-stubbing, chromium, firefox, automation, nodejs, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- getgauge/taiko (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.603593+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:17.682548+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/getgauge/taiko (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.603593+00:00, sha 65adc80c682a)
  - homepage: https://taiko.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:36.449485+00:00, sha 466ffbd8fd0b)
  - site_page: https://docs.taiko.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:36.458275+00:00, sha c4e986775874)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/taiko (fetched 2026-08-29T09:25:36.460181+00:00, sha e87a1f7a299b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.