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-# Argus — AI-Powered Dev Testing Tool
-[![Argus MCP server](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ironclawdevs27/Argus/badges/card.svg)](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ironclawdevs27/Argus)
-> *Argus Panoptes — the all-seeing giant of Greek mythology with a hundred eyes who never slept.*
-Automated browser testing pipeline that catches bugs, compares environments, and sends rich reports to Slack (or generates a self-contained HTML dashboard when Slack is not configured) — powered by Chrome DevTools MCP and Claude Code.
----
-## MCP Quick Start
-Add both servers to your `.mcp.json`:
-```json
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "chrome-devtools": {
-      "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
-    },
-    "argus": {
-      "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"]
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-Or register via the Claude Code CLI:
-```bash
-claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
-claude mcp add argus -- npx -y argusqa-os
-```
-Set your target URL and start Chrome with remote debugging:
-```bash
-# .env
-TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
-# Start Chrome (required — Argus drives this instance via CDP)
-# macOS:   open -a "Google Chrome" --args --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
-# Windows: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
-# Linux:   google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox
-```
-Then ask Claude (or any MCP client):
-```
-Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000
-```
-**Six tools are exposed:**
-| Tool | What it does |
-| --- | --- |
-| `argus_audit` | Fast QA pass — JS errors, network failures, accessibility, SEO, security, CSS, content |
-| `argus_audit_full` | Deep QA pass — adds Lighthouse scoring, responsive layout checks across 4 viewports, memory leak detection, hover-state bug detection, and accessibility tree snapshot |
-| `argus_compare` | Diff dev vs staging side-by-side — screenshots, findings delta, environment regressions |
-| `argus_last_report` | Return the last saved JSON report without re-running a scan |
-| `argus_watch_snapshot` | Snapshot the currently open Chrome tab without navigating — raw console + network capture |
-| `argus_get_context` | Capture everything broken on the open tab, formatted as a diagnostic context for Claude to diagnose and suggest fixes |
-> **Requires**: Node.js ≥ 20.19, Chrome (desktop or headless), and the `chrome-devtools-mcp` server registered alongside Argus (shown above).
----
-The `landing/` directory contains the product landing page (React + Vite + Tailwind + Framer Motion) with Supabase-backed waitlist and enterprise contact forms. Live at **[argus-qa.com](https://argus-qa.com)** (deployed via Cloudflare Pages; background video served from Cloudflare R2). See [landing/README.md](landing/README.md) for setup.
-<div align="center">
-[![Tech stack icons](https://skillicons.dev/icons?i=nodejs,js,expressjs,react,css,sass,github,githubactions,vscode)](https://skillicons.dev)
-</div>
-<div align="center">
-| 🔴 Critical / 🟡 Warning / 🔵 Info | ⚙️ | 🧪 | 📋 |
-| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| **114 distinct issue types detected** | **24 analysis engines** | **367 test assertions** | **84 test blocks** |
-</div>
----
-## What Argus Catches
-Argus runs **24 analysis engines** per run and detects **114 distinct issue types** across JavaScript runtime, network, CSS, performance, accessibility, SEO, security, content quality, responsive layout, memory, runtime anti-patterns, hover-state interactions, accessibility tree snapshots, keyboard focus, and Chrome DevTools issues panel — plus flakiness detection, historical baselines, user flow assertions, and environment comparison as cross-cutting layers. Every finding is classified by severity (`critical` / `warning` / `info`) and routed to the right Slack channel — or rendered as a local `report.html` when Slack is not configured.
-### JavaScript Runtime
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Uncaught exceptions — `TypeError`, `ReferenceError`, etc. | `window.onerror` listener injected before page load |
-| 🔴 Critical | Unhandled Promise rejections | `unhandledrejection` event listener injected into the page |
-| 🟡 Warning | `console.error` calls (on non-critical routes) | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
-| 🔴 Critical | `console.error` calls (on critical routes) | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
-| 🔵 Info | `console.warn` deprecation notices and warnings | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
-### Network & API
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | HTTP 5xx server errors on any request | `list_network_requests` → status ≥ 500 |
-| 🔴 Critical | 401 / 403 auth failures — user is being kicked out | `list_network_requests` → status 401 or 403 |
-| 🔴 Critical | API endpoint called 5+ times in one page load — likely an infinite loop | Network frequency grouping by normalized URL + method |
-| 🟡 Warning | HTTP 4xx client errors (404, 422, 429, etc.) | `list_network_requests` → status 400–499 (non-auth) |
-| 🟡 Warning | API endpoint called 3–4 times — likely a double-fetch bug | Frequency grouping → 3 ≤ count ≤ 4 (check `useEffect` deps) |
-| 🔵 Info | API endpoint called twice — may be intentional prefetch | Frequency grouping → count = 2 |
-| 🔵 Info | API call summary per page load (total calls, unique endpoints, duplicates) | Aggregated network analysis |
-| 🟡 Warning | Redirect chain longer than 2 hops — extra round-trips inflate load time | Navigation Timing `redirectCount` read after page settle |
-| 🟡 Warning | Broken internal link — `<a href>` target returns HTTP 404 | `<a>` elements harvested via `evaluate_script`, each verified against `list_network_requests` |
-### Page Health
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Blank or near-empty page — less than 50 characters of body text | `document.body.innerText` length check after navigation |
-| 🟡 Warning | Expected element never appeared — page may have crashed mid-load | `waitFor` selector timeout after 10 seconds |
-### CSS & Styling
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | `!important` cascade conflict — forced override fighting another rule | CSS rule walk: property declared with `!important` on same element |
-| 🟡 Warning | Component style leak — BEM selector found in the wrong stylesheet | `.block__element` selector in a file whose name doesn't match `block` |
-| 🟡 Warning | React inline style overriding a stylesheet declaration on the same element | `style=""` attribute vs. matching CSS rule, `__reactFiber` presence confirmed |
-| 🔵 Info | CSS property declared by multiple rules on the same element (cascade override) | Computed style walk across all matched rules per key element |
-| 🔵 Info | Unused CSS rules — selectors matching no element on the page (> 10 flagged) | `querySelectorAll(selector).length === 0` for every rule |
-| 🔵 Info | CSS Modules detected — hashed class names found on DOM elements | Pattern `_ComponentName_class_hash` matched on live DOM |
-| 🔵 Info | SCSS source map found — compiled CSS traced back to `.scss` origin file | `sourceMappingURL` comment in `<style>` tags |
-### Performance
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | LCP > 2500ms — largest element took too long to paint | Chrome performance trace → `performance_analyze_insight` |
-| 🟡 Warning | CLS > 0.1 — layout shifted significantly after initial render | Chrome performance trace |
-| 🟡 Warning | FID / TBT > 100ms — main thread was blocked during interaction | Chrome performance trace |
-| 🟡 Warning | TTFB > 800ms — server took too long to send the first byte | Chrome performance trace |
-### Accessibility
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Lighthouse accessibility score below 50 / 100 | Lighthouse audit via `lighthouse_audit` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse accessibility score 50–89 / 100 | Lighthouse audit |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing alt text on images | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
-| 🟡 Warning | Insufficient color contrast ratio | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing ARIA labels on interactive elements | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
-| 🟡 Warning | Keyboard navigation broken or unreachable elements | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
-### SEO
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<meta name="description">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing Open Graph tags (`og:title`, `og:description`, `og:image`) | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
-| 🟡 Warning | `og:image` URL is relative — Open Graph requires an absolute URL | DOM inspection + URL prefix check (`http://` / `https://`) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Multiple `<h1>` tags on one page | DOM inspection — `querySelectorAll('h1').length > 1` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Zero `<h1>` tags — page has no primary heading | DOM inspection — `querySelectorAll('h1').length === 0` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Generic page title (less than 10 characters, or default placeholder) | DOM inspection + length check |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<link rel="canonical">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<meta name="viewport">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
-### Security
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Auth token found in `localStorage` or `sessionStorage` | `evaluate_script` walks storage keys for token patterns |
-| 🔴 Critical | Sensitive token in the page URL (query param or hash) | URL pattern match against current `window.location.href` |
-| 🔴 Critical | `eval()` call detected in page scripts | `evaluate_script` AST-style text scan of inline `<script>` tags |
-| 🔴 Critical | CSP violation — inline script or external resource blocked by Content-Security-Policy | Chrome DevTools Issues panel (`list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })`) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Sensitive data (`password`, `token`, `secret`) logged to the console | `list_console_messages` + keyword match |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing `Content-Security-Policy` response header | `fetch(location.href)` inside the page → response headers check |
-| 🟡 Warning | Missing `X-Frame-Options` response header | Same headers fetch |
-| 🟡 Warning | Cross-origin `<iframe>` without `sandbox` attribute — enables form submission, parent navigation, cookie access | `evaluate_script` checks `iframe[src]` elements for missing sandbox attribute |
-| 🟡 Warning | Page served over plain HTTP with no HTTPS upgrade redirect | URL protocol check (`http://` + non-localhost) |
-| 🔵 Info | Cookie present without `HttpOnly` flag (limited detection — JS-visible cookies only) | `document.cookie` inspection |
-| 🔵 Info | Deprecated browser API usage (e.g. `document.domain`, `DOMSubtreeModified`) | Chrome DevTools Issues panel |
-### Content Quality
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | `null` or `undefined` rendered as visible text | DOM text scan for literal "null" / "undefined" strings |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lorem ipsum / placeholder copy still in production | DOM text scan for "lorem ipsum" and common placeholder strings |
-| 🟡 Warning | Broken image (404 or failed to load) | `evaluate_script` checks `img.naturalWidth === 0` on all images |
-| 🔵 Info | Empty data list — `<ul>`, `<ol>`, or `<select>` with no children | DOM structure check |
-### Responsive / Mobile
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Horizontal overflow at mobile / tablet viewport (≤ 768px) | `emulate` at 375px and 768px → `document.documentElement.scrollWidth > clientWidth` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Touch target smaller than 44×44 px at mobile or tablet viewport | CSS computed size check on interactive elements at 375px and 768px |
-| 🔵 Info | Responsive screenshot grid — snapshots at 375 / 768 / 1024 / 1440px | `emulate` at 4 breakpoints, screenshots dispatched to Slack |
-### Network Performance
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | API response time > 3000ms | `PerformanceObserver` entries for `fetch` / XHR calls |
-| 🟡 Warning | API response time > 1000ms | Same observer, lower threshold |
-| 🔴 Critical | API response payload > 2 MB | `list_network_requests` → response body size |
-| 🟡 Warning | API response payload > 500 KB | Same, lower threshold |
-| 🟡 Warning | Cross-origin (third-party) script TTFB > 2000ms — blocking render or late interactivity | HAR `timing.wait` field from `list_network_requests` HAR data; cross-origin requests only |
-### Network Request Origin Tagging
-All network findings carry an `origin` field (`'first-party'` / `'third-party'`) so operators can triage critical first-party failures separately from third-party noise.
-### Lighthouse Audits
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Lighthouse accessibility score < 50 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (accessibility category) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse accessibility score 50–89 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse performance score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (performance category) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse SEO score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (seo category) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse best-practices score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (best-practices category) |
-| 🟡 Warning | Individual failing Lighthouse audit items | Surfaced per-audit from the full Lighthouse report |
-### Memory Leaks
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | > 100 detached DOM nodes in V8 heap — severe leak | `take_heapsnapshot` → parse flat nodes array for "Detached Xxx" names |
-| 🟡 Warning | > 10 detached DOM nodes in V8 heap — probable leak | Same snapshot parse, lower threshold |
-| 🟡 Warning | Heap grew > 2 MB after navigate-away + navigate-back — probable per-load leak | `performance.memory.usedJSHeapSize` delta across round-trip (soft — GC-dependent) |
-### Runtime Anti-Patterns
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | Synchronous `XMLHttpRequest` — blocks the main thread until the server responds | `XMLHttpRequest.open` patched via `addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument`; `async === false` calls recorded |
-| 🟡 Warning | `document.write` / `document.writeln` called — can erase the page or block parsing | `document.write` and `document.writeln` patched before page load; calls recorded with method + content |
-| 🟡 Warning | Long task > 50ms on the main thread — blocks user interaction | `PerformanceObserver` with `entryTypes: ['longtask']` injected before page load |
-| 🔴 Critical | CORS policy violation — cross-origin fetch blocked by the browser | `list_console_messages` + pattern match for `"has been blocked by CORS policy"` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Service worker registration failure — SW script returns 4xx or is invalid | `navigator.serviceWorker.register` patched before page load; `.catch()` records failing script URL |
-| 🔵 Info | Same-origin static asset (`.js`, `.css`, `.png`, `.woff2`, etc.) served without `Cache-Control` or `ETag` — browsers cannot cache it efficiently | `evaluate_script` reads `performance.getEntriesByType('resource')`, HEAD-fetches each unique same-origin asset, checks response headers |
-### Historical Baselines & Trends
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | New critical finding not present in the saved baseline — regression introduced since last run | `applyBaseline` compares finding keys (`type::message[:100]::status`) against `reports/baselines/<branch>.json` (D7.2 per-branch) |
-| 🟡 Warning | New warning finding not present in the baseline | Same key comparison, warning severity |
-| 🔵 Info | Pre-existing finding still present — no change since last run | Suppressed from real-time alerts; included in info digest only |
-| 🔵 Info | Run trend summary — new vs resolved counts, saved per run | Appended to `reports/baselines/<branch>-trends.json`; surfaced as a trend line in Slack digest |
-### Hover-State Bugs
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning / 🔴 Critical | `[aria-haspopup]` element whose controlled popup does not become visible after hover — `aria-expanded` stays false and popup remains `display:none` / `visibility:hidden` / `opacity:0` | `hover` dispatches `mousemove`; `evaluate_script` checks `aria-expanded` + `getComputedStyle` on the controlled element; critical on routes marked `critical: true` |
-| 🟡 Warning | `[data-tooltip]` element whose `[role="tooltip"]` is not visible in the DOM after hover — not found or opacity ≤ 0.05 | Same hover + `evaluate_script` checks tooltip opacity, `display`, `visibility`, and `offsetHeight` |
-### Accessibility Snapshot Analysis
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | Interactive element (`<button>`, `<a>`, `[role="button"]`, `[role="link"]`) with no accessible name — no text content, `aria-label`, `aria-labelledby`, `title`, or `alt` | `take_snapshot` captures DOM/AX state; `evaluate_script` queries each visible interactive element for accessible name sources |
-| 🟡 Warning | Form control (`<input>`, `<select>`, `<textarea>`) with no associated label — no `<label for="...">`, `aria-label`, or `aria-labelledby` (placeholder is intentionally excluded — not a valid accessible name per WCAG 2.1 §3.3.2) | `evaluate_script` checks `label[for]`, ancestor `<label>`, `aria-label`, and `aria-labelledby` for each visible control |
-| 🟡 Warning | Landmark role appearing more than once without distinct `aria-label` / `aria-labelledby` — screen readers cannot differentiate them | `evaluate_script` counts `[role=X]` instances and checks for unique label values across: `main`, `banner`, `contentinfo`, `navigation`, `search`, `complementary`, `form`, `region` |
-| 🟡 Warning | Heading level skip — h1→h3 or h4→h6 jumps more than one level, breaking WCAG 1.3.1 document outline | DOM walk of `h1`–`h6` elements; detects gaps > 1 between consecutive heading levels |
-| 🟡 Warning | `aria-expanded` button/control has no `aria-controls` attribute or references a non-existent element | `evaluate_script` checks `[aria-expanded]` elements for missing or broken `aria-controls` pointer |
-### Keyboard Accessibility
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🟡 Warning | Button or focusable element has `outline:0` with no `box-shadow` fallback — no visible focus ring | `press_key({ key: 'Tab' })` walk + `evaluate_script` reads `document.activeElement` computed style for outline/box-shadow |
-### Flakiness Detection
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| original | Confirmed finding — present in both crawl runs | `mergeRunResults` finds the key in both run1 and run2 (`type::message[:100]::status` scheme); original severity kept |
-| 🔵 Info | Flaky finding — appeared in only one of two crawl runs | Present in run1 or run2 but not both; downgraded to `severity: 'info'`, labelled `:zap: _flaky_` in Slack digest |
-### User Flow Assertions
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | Flow step failed — navigate/fill/click/waitFor threw mid-flow (page state unknown) | `flow-runner.js` wraps every step; any throw emits `flow_step_failed` and halts the flow |
-| 🔴 Critical | `element_visible` assert — expected selector absent within timeout | Polled via `evaluate_script` + `document.querySelector` (MCP `wait_for` doesn't reliably throw on timeout) |
-| 🟡 Warning | `no_console_errors` assert — console errors recorded *during* this flow (baseline-sliced, not session-wide) | Baseline snapshot of `list_console_messages` at flow start; only messages after that offset count |
-| 🟡 Warning | `no_network_errors` assert — 4xx/5xx request during this flow (baseline-sliced) | Baseline snapshot of `list_network_requests` at flow start; status ≥ 400 after offset |
-| 🟡 Warning | `url_contains` assert — URL does not include expected substring after flow completes | `evaluate_script` reads `window.location.href` |
-| 🟡 Warning | `element_not_visible` assert — selector unexpectedly present in DOM | `evaluate_script` → `!document.querySelector(...)` |
-| 🔴 Critical | `no_js_errors` assert — uncaught exceptions captured in `window.__argusErrors` during flow | Script parses the injected error buffer |
-### Environment Regressions *(dev vs staging)*
-| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 🔴 Critical | API status regressed — request that returned 2xx in dev now returns 5xx in staging | Network diff between both environments |
-| 🟡 Warning | Visual change > 0.5% pixels different between dev and staging screenshots | `pixelmatch` pixel-level comparison + diff overlay image |
-| 🟡 Warning | New console error in staging that doesn't exist in dev | Console message diff |
-| 🟡 Warning | New network request in staging — unexpected endpoint appeared | Network request URL diff |
-| 🟡 Warning | Request present in dev is missing in staging — endpoint removed or broken | Network request URL diff |
-| 🟡 Warning | API status changed between environments (any non-5xx change) | Network status diff |
-| 🔵 Info | DOM structural change — element count differs between dev and staging | HTML tag count comparison across snapshots |
----
-## What It Does
-Argus watches your running application and automatically surfaces issues that test suites miss: visual regressions, API loops, CSS drift, console noise, and accessibility failures — all with screenshots delivered directly to Slack.
-| Feature | Description |
-| --- | --- |
-| **Error Detection** | Crawls your app's routes; captures JS exceptions, console errors, failed API calls, redirect chains, and broken internal links |
-| **Environment Comparison** | Diffs dev vs staging: screenshots, DOM structure, network requests, console errors |
-| **CSS Analysis** | Detects cascade overrides, component style leaks, unused rules, React inline style conflicts |
-| **API Frequency Analysis** | Flags endpoints called more than once per page load (double-fetch, missing `useEffect` deps, infinite loops) |
-| **Network Performance** | `slow_api` > 1s/3s and `large_payload` > 500KB/2MB per API call |
-| **SEO Checks** | Missing meta description, OG tags, canonical, viewport, h1 — DOM-inspected on every route |
-| **Security Checks** | localStorage tokens, token-in-URL, `eval()`, sensitive console output, missing CSP/X-Frame-Options |
-| **Content Quality** | `null`/`undefined` rendered text, lorem ipsum, broken images, empty data lists |
-| **Responsive Analysis** | Overflow + touch target checks at 375/768px; screenshot grid at 4 breakpoints dispatched to Slack |
-| **Memory Leak Detection** | V8 heap snapshot → detached DOM node count; heap growth across navigate-away + navigate-back |
-| **Runtime Anti-Patterns** | Synchronous XHR, `document.write`, long tasks > 50ms, CORS violations, service worker registration failures, and missing cache headers on static assets — detected via script injection and post-load HEAD checks |
-| **Hover-State Bug Detection** | Fires `hover` on every `[aria-haspopup]` and `[data-tooltip]` element; detects broken dropdowns and invisible tooltips that CSS `:hover` was supposed to reveal |
-| **Accessibility Snapshot Analysis** | Calls `take_snapshot` then `evaluate_script`; flags interactive elements missing accessible names, unlabelled form controls, duplicate landmark regions, heading level skips, and `aria-expanded` buttons with missing/broken `aria-controls` |
-| **Keyboard Focus Analysis** | Tab-walks every focusable element (up to 20 steps); detects `focus_visible_missing` (button/link with `outline:0` and no `box-shadow` fallback — keyboard users cannot see where focus is) |
-| **Chrome DevTools Issues Panel** | Queries `list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })` for the Issues panel namespace, which is entirely separate from `console.error`; catches CSP violations and deprecated API usage (verified) — additional Chrome-surfaced types (CORS blocks, mixed content, cookie misconfiguration, low-contrast) are classified when present |
-| **Mobile CPU Throttling** | Applies 4× CPU throttle (`emulate({ cpuThrottlingRate: 4 })`) during ≤768px responsive breakpoints — finds layout reflow and animation jank that only manifests under realistic mobile CPU pressure |
-| **Origin-Tagged Network Findings** | All network error and timing findings carry `origin: 'first-party' \| 'third-party'` so operators can triage critical first-party failures without digging through third-party CDN noise |
-| **Historical Baselines** | Saves finding keys after each run; subsequent runs only alert on *new* issues; trend summary in Slack digest |
-| **Flakiness Detection** | Crawls each route twice per run; findings in both runs are confirmed (original severity); findings in only one run are marked flaky (`severity: info`, `:zap: _flaky_` label) |
-| **User Flow Assertions** | Named multi-step flows (`navigate/fill/click/press_key/drag/upload_file/waitFor/sleep/handle_dialog/assert`) with baseline-sliced `no_console_errors`, `no_network_errors`, `element_visible`, `url_contains`, `no_js_errors` asserts — runs end-to-end user journeys without writing Playwright specs · Use `typing: true` on a fill step to dispatch real keyboard events via `mcp.type_text` (triggers input-event validation) · Use `drag` step to fire dragstart→dragover→drop sequences · Use `upload_file` step to deliver a local file to a file input via CDP (`{ action: 'upload_file', selector: 'input[type=file]', filePath: '/path/to/file' }`) |
-| **API Contract Validation** | Define `apiContracts[]` in `targets.js` with inline `schema` or `schemaFile`; validates captured response bodies against JSON Schema (type, required, properties, items) — emits `api_contract_violation` warnings when shapes diverge from spec |
-| **Severity Policy Overrides** | Define `severityOverrides` in `targets.js` (`{ finding_type: 'info' \| 'warning' \| 'critical' \| 'suppress' }`); applied before Slack routing — remap or silence specific detections without touching analyzer code |
-| **Auth Token Refresh** | `refreshSession()` is called before each route; re-runs the login flow when the saved session has less than `sessionRefreshWindowMs` (default 5 min) remaining — prevents long crawls from failing mid-run when the auth cookie expires |
-| **Slack-optional mode** | When `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` is not configured, Argus skips Slack entirely and auto-generates a local `report.html` (all findings + inline screenshots) and opens it in the default browser — zero setup required to start using Argus |
-| **Codebase Cross-Reference** | Points `ARGUS_SOURCE_DIR` at your app source to detect: missing env vars (`process.env.X` used in code but absent from `.env`), feature flag leakage (conditional env var that is falsy/unset), console error stack traces resolved to `file:line`, and internal links that return 404 — all without opening a browser |
-| **GitHub PR Integration** | Posts a structured Markdown findings table as a PR comment (updates in-place — one comment per PR, no spam); sets an `argus-qa` commit status check (`failure` when new criticals exist, `success` otherwise) — blocks merge via branch protection when regressions are introduced. Requires `GITHUB_TOKEN` + `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` env vars |
-| **Auto Route Discovery** | Augments manual `routes[]` with paths from three sources: fetches `/sitemap.xml` (follows one sitemap-index level, 10s timeout), scans Next.js `pages/` (Next 12) and `app/` (Next 13+) directories stripping route groups `(auth)`, and greps JS/TS source for React Router `<Route path>` declarations. Dynamic `[param]` segments are skipped — no concrete URL to crawl. Manual route config (`critical`, `waitFor`) always takes precedence. |
-| **`argus init` Setup Wizard** | `npm run init` (or `npx argus init`) guides first-time setup: collects target URLs, detects the app framework (Next.js / React Router / unknown) from the source directory's `package.json`, runs C3 route discovery against the dev URL, prompts for optional Slack tokens and GitHub credentials, then writes a populated `.env` and a pre-filled `src/config/targets.js` — zero manual config editing required. |
-| **Watch Mode** | `npm run watch` attaches to whatever Chrome tab is open and polls `list_console_messages` + `list_network_requests` every 1 s (configurable via `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS`). Reports new console errors, network failures (4xx/5xx), CORS blocks, and auth failures in real time — without navigating. Starts a live web dashboard at `http://localhost:3002` (configurable via `ARGUS_WATCH_UI_PORT`). On `Ctrl+C`, generates a final `reports/report.html`. No route config needed. |
-| **Full Lighthouse Suite** | All 4 Lighthouse categories (performance, SEO, best-practices, accessibility) with per-audit items |
-| **Performance Budgets** | Enforces LCP < 2500ms, CLS < 0.1, FID < 100ms, TTFB < 800ms per route |
-| **Slack Notifications** | Rich Block Kit reports with inline screenshots routed to `#bugs-critical`, `#bugs-warnings`, `#bugs-digest` |
-| **Slash Command** | `/argus-retest <url>` triggers an on-demand test from any Slack channel |
-| **CI Integration** | GitHub Actions workflow runs daily at 6 AM UTC and on every push to `main` |
-| **MCP Server (AI-callable Argus)** | Register Argus as an MCP server via `.mcp.json`; Claude (or any MCP client) can call `argus_audit`, `argus_audit_full`, `argus_compare`, `argus_last_report`, `argus_watch_snapshot`, and `argus_get_context` directly from a conversation — no CLI, no terminal required. Published to npm as **[argusqa-os](https://www.npmjs.com/package/argusqa-os)** — add via `{ "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"] }` in `.mcp.json` |
-Works with **React + SCSS**, CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS (styled-components / emotion), and plain HTML/CSS apps.
----
-## How It Works
-Three components run against the same Chrome instance:
-```text
-Claude Code (Terminal / VS Code)
-  ├── MCP Protocol → Chrome DevTools MCP Server → Chrome
-  └── Writes → Orchestration Layer → Slack Bot API
-```
-- **Chrome DevTools MCP Server** — programmatic access to Chrome: network traffic, console, screenshots, DOM, performance traces
-- **Claude Code** — orchestration hub: reads codebase, drives the MCP tools, classifies findings, posts to Slack
-- **Slack Bot (BugBot)** — receives reports, exposes `/argus-retest` slash command, handles Acknowledge / Retest button actions
-In interactive mode (running from Claude Code), MCP tools are called natively. In CI mode (GitHub Actions), `src/utils/mcp-client.js` spawns `chrome-devtools-mcp` as a child process and communicates via JSON-RPC over stdio.
----
-## Prerequisites
-| Requirement | Version | Notes |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| Node.js | v20.19+ | Required by Chrome DevTools MCP |
-| Chrome | Stable (current) | Must be installed |
-| Claude Code | Latest | `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` |
-| Slack workspace | — | **Optional** — only needed if you want Slack reports. Without it, Argus generates a local `report.html` instead |
----
-## One-Time Setup
-### Option A — MCP Server (Claude Code / any MCP client)
-No local install required. `npx` auto-downloads `argusqa-os` on first use.
-#### 1. Register both MCP servers
-Add to `.mcp.json` in your project root:
-```json
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "chrome-devtools": {
-      "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
-    },
-    "argus": {
-      "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"]
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-Or via Claude Code CLI:
-```bash
-claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
-claude mcp add argus -- npx -y argusqa-os
-```
-#### 2. Environment variables
-Create a `.env` file in your project root:
-```env
-TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
-TARGET_STAGING_URL=https://staging.yourapp.com   # optional — enables argus_compare
-```
-#### 3. Start Chrome with remote debugging
-```bash
-# macOS
-open -a "Google Chrome" --args --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
-# Windows
-"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox --disable-gpu
-# Linux
-google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox
-```
-#### 4. Slack notifications (optional)
-> Skip to use local `report.html` mode — Argus generates a self-contained HTML report when Slack is not configured.
-1. [api.slack.com/apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) → **Create New App** → name it **BugBot**
-2. **OAuth & Permissions** → Bot Token Scopes: `chat:write`, `files:write`, `files:read`
-3. Install to workspace → copy **Bot User OAuth Token** (`xoxb-...`) to `.env` as `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`
-4. Create `#bugs-critical`, `#bugs-warnings`, `#bugs-digest` and `/invite @BugBot` in each
-```env
-SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
-SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL=C0000000000
-SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS=C0000000001
-SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST=C0000000002
-```
----
-### Option B — npm Package (dev dependency / CI/CD)
-#### 1. Install
-```bash
-npm install --save-dev argusqa-os
-```
-#### 2. Environment variables
-Run the interactive wizard to auto-generate `.env` and `src/config/targets.js`:
-```bash
-npx argus
-```
-The wizard detects your framework (Next.js / React Router), discovers routes from `sitemap.xml` and your file structure, and optionally collects Slack and GitHub credentials.
-**Alternative — manual setup:** Create a `.env` with `TARGET_DEV_URL` and optionally `TARGET_STAGING_URL`.
-#### 3. Start Chrome with remote debugging
-Same as Option A — see above.
-#### 4. Slack notifications (optional)
-Same as Option A — see above.
----
-### Option C — Clone the Repository (full source / contributors)
-#### 1. Clone and install
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/ironclawdevs27/Argus.git
-cd Argus
-npm install
-npm run setup   # creates reports/ directory
-```
-#### 2. Environment variables
-**Recommended — use the interactive setup wizard:**
-```bash
-npm run init
-```
-**Alternative — manual setup:**
-```bash
-cp .env.example .env
-```
-Open `.env` and fill in:
-```env
-TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
-TARGET_STAGING_URL=https://staging.yourapp.com   # leave blank → CSS-only analysis mode
-# Slack — OPTIONAL. Omit to get a local report.html instead.
-# SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
-# SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=...
-# SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL=C0000000000
-# SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS=C0000000001
-# SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST=C0000000002
-```
-#### 3. Configure routes
-If you ran `npm run init` — skip this step.
-Otherwise, edit [src/config/targets.js](src/config/targets.js):
-```js
-export const routes = [
-  { path: '/',          name: 'Home',      critical: true,  waitFor: 'main' },
-  { path: '/login',     name: 'Login',     critical: true,  waitFor: 'form' },
-  { path: '/dashboard', name: 'Dashboard', critical: true,  waitFor: '[data-testid="dashboard"]' },
-  { path: '/settings',  name: 'Settings',  critical: false, waitFor: null },
-];
-```
-- `critical: true` — errors on this route go to `#bugs-critical`
-- `waitFor` — CSS selector Argus waits for before capturing (signals the page is ready)
-#### 4. Connect Chrome DevTools MCP to Claude Code
-```bash
-claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
-```
-Verify — ask Claude: *"List all open Chrome pages"* — you should see your tabs.
-#### 5. Start Chrome with remote debugging
-Same as Option A — see above.
-#### 6. Slack notifications (optional)
-Same as Option A — see above.
----
-## Running Argus
-### Option A — Via MCP (Claude Code / any MCP client)
-Ask Claude directly — no terminal needed.
-**Available tools:**
-| Tool | What it does |
-| --- | --- |
-| `argus_audit` | Fast QA pass — JS errors, network failures, accessibility, SEO, security, CSS, content |
-| `argus_audit_full` | Deep QA pass — adds Lighthouse, responsive layout checks across 4 viewports, memory leak detection, hover-state bug detection, and accessibility tree snapshot |
-| `argus_compare` | Diff dev vs staging — screenshots, findings delta, environment regressions |
-| `argus_last_report` | Return the last saved JSON report without re-running a scan |
-| `argus_watch_snapshot` | Snapshot the currently open Chrome tab without navigating — raw console + network capture |
-| `argus_get_context` | Capture everything broken on the open tab, formatted as a diagnostic context for Claude to diagnose and suggest fixes |
-**`argus_audit`** — fast audit of any URL:
-```text
-Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000/checkout
-Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000/login with critical: true
-```
-**`argus_audit_full`** — deep audit with Lighthouse + memory + responsive checks:
-```text
-Run argus_audit_full on http://localhost:3000/dashboard
-```
-**`argus_compare`** — dev vs staging diff (reads `TARGET_DEV_URL` and `TARGET_STAGING_URL` from `.env`):
-```text
-Run argus_compare
-```
-**`argus_last_report`** — retrieve last audit without re-running Chrome:
-```text
-Run argus_last_report
-```
-**`argus_watch_snapshot`** — snapshot the currently open tab without navigating. Useful when the page is in an authenticated or post-interaction state that navigation would reset:
-```text
-Run argus_watch_snapshot
-Run argus_watch_snapshot with url: http://localhost:3000
-```
-**`argus_get_context`** — when your app is stuck or throwing errors, run this to capture everything that's broken and feed it to Claude for diagnosis:
-```text
-Run argus_get_context
-```
-Then follow with: *"Here's the context — what's causing these errors and how do I fix them?"*
----
-### Option B & C — Via CLI / npm scripts
-**Available commands:**
-| Command | What it does |
-| --- | --- |
-| `npm run crawl` | Multi-page batch audit of all routes in `targets.js` |
-| `npm run compare` | Dev vs staging diff (or CSS analysis if no `TARGET_STAGING_URL`) |
-| `npm run watch` | Passive monitor — polls the open Chrome tab every 1s, no navigation |
-| `npm run report:html` | Generate `reports/report.html` from the latest JSON audit |
-| `npm run server` | Start the Slack slash command + interaction server (port 3001) |
-| `npm run init` | Interactive setup wizard — generates `.env` + `targets.js` |
-| `npm run test:unit` | Run 61 unit tests (no Chrome required) |
-| `npm run test:harness` | Run 82-block correctness harness (requires Chrome) |
-**`npm run crawl`** — full audit of all configured routes:
-```bash
-npm run crawl
-```
-Reports are saved to `reports/` as JSON files. Run `npm run report:html` after any crawl for a portable `reports/report.html` with all screenshots inlined — useful for sharing with designers or reviewing offline.
-**`npm run compare`** — dev vs staging diff:
-```bash
-npm run compare
-```
-When `TARGET_STAGING_URL` is not set, automatically switches to **CSS analysis mode** — cascade overrides, component style leaks, unused rules, and React inline style conflicts on the dev environment only.
-**`npm run watch`** — passive monitoring (polls every 1s, no navigation):
-Attaches to whatever Chrome tab is open and reports new issues in real time without navigating anywhere. Use this while developing.
-```text
-Requires 2 terminals:
-  Terminal 1 — your app (npm start / npm run dev)
-  Terminal 2 — npm run watch
-```
-Steps:
-1. Open Chrome and navigate to your app
-2. Terminal 1: start your application
-3. Terminal 2: `npm run watch` — Argus begins polling
-4. Develop normally — console errors, network failures (4xx/5xx), CORS blocks, and auth failures print in real time
-5. `Ctrl+C` — stops the monitor and writes `reports/report.html`
-```bash
-# Attribute findings to a specific URL:
-npm run watch http://localhost:4000
-```
-| Variable | Default | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS` | `1000` | Poll interval in milliseconds |
-| `TARGET_DEV_URL` | `http://localhost:3000` | URL attributed to findings when none passed |
-**`npm run report:html`** — generate HTML dashboard from last audit:
-```bash
-npm run report:html
-# → reports/report.html (all findings + inline screenshots, portable, no server needed)
-```
----
-### Option D — From Slack (on-demand)
-```text
-/argus-retest https://staging.yourapp.com/checkout
-```
-BugBot responds immediately, runs the test, and posts results back. Detailed bug reports go to `#bugs-critical`. See [Slack Slash Command Setup](#slack-slash-command-setup) for configuration.
----
-## CSS Analysis Mode
-When `TARGET_STAGING_URL` is not set in `.env`, `npm run compare` automatically switches to **CSS analysis mode** instead of comparing two environments.
-**What it analyzes on your dev environment:**
-| Check | What it catches |
-| --- | --- |
-| **Cascade overrides** | Same CSS property declared multiple times on an element; `!important` flagged as warning |
-| **Component style leaks** | BEM selector (`.card__title`) found in a stylesheet that doesn't belong to that component |
-| **Unused rules** | CSS selectors that match no element on the current page |
-| **CSS Modules** | Detects hashed class names; extracts readable component names (`Button`, `Card`, etc.) |
-| **React inline style conflicts** | `style=""` attribute overriding a stylesheet declaration on the same element |
-| **SCSS source maps** | Traces compiled CSS back to original `.scss` files where source maps are available |
-**API frequency analysis** also runs automatically:
-| Call count | Severity | Likely cause |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| 2 calls | info | Possible prefetch + actual — verify intentional |
-| 3–4 calls | warning | Double-fetch — check `useEffect` deps or component re-mounts |
-| 5+ calls | critical | Runaway loop — missing cleanup, infinite re-render |
----
-## Performance Budgets
-Argus enforces these thresholds on every crawl:
-| Metric | Threshold | Severity |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) | < 2500ms | warning |
-| CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) | < 0.1 | warning |
-| FID / TBT (interaction latency) | < 100ms | warning |
-| TTFB (Time to First Byte) | < 800ms | warning |
-Violations are reported as individual warning bugs with the measured value.
----
-## Lighthouse Suite
-Runs all four Lighthouse categories on every route:
-- **Accessibility** — score < 50 → `critical`; score < 90 → `warning`
-- **Performance** — score < 90 → `warning`
-- **SEO** — score < 90 → `warning`
-- **Best Practices** — score < 90 → `warning`
-Individual failing audit items (e.g., missing alt text, low contrast, render-blocking resources) are surfaced as separate findings alongside the category score.
----
-## Slack Channel Routing
-> **Slack is optional.** When `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` is not set, Argus skips Slack entirely and
-> auto-generates a local `report.html` (all findings + inline screenshots) and opens it in
-> the default browser. No Slack setup needed to start using Argus.
-When Slack **is** configured, findings are routed by severity:
-| Severity | Channel | When |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `critical` | `#bugs-critical` | JS exceptions, HTTP 5xx, blank page, auth failure, API called 5+ times, Lighthouse accessibility < 50, auth token in storage/URL, responsive overflow, slow API > 3s, payload > 2MB, > 100 detached DOM nodes, CORS policy violations, `debugger;` statements in production code, blocked mixed content (HTTP resource on HTTPS page) |
-| `warning` | `#bugs-warnings` | Visual regression > 0.5%, HTTP 4xx, CSS overrides with `!important`, API called 3–4×, Lighthouse scores < 90, missing SEO/OG tags, missing security headers, placeholder content, touch targets too small, slow API > 1s, payload > 500KB, > 10 detached DOM nodes, redirect chains > 2 hops, broken links, sync XHR, `document.write`, long tasks > 50ms, SW registration failures, duplicate `id` attributes, passive mixed content (images/audio on HTTPS page) |
-| `info` | `#bugs-digest` | Console warnings, unused CSS rules, API summaries, CSS Modules detection, empty data lists, responsive screenshot grid, missing cache headers on static assets |
-Each message includes:
-- Severity badge + affected URL + timestamp
-- AI-generated description
-- Inline screenshot (uploaded directly to Slack — no external hosting)
-- **View Page**, **Acknowledge**, and **Retest** action buttons
----
-## Slack Slash Command Setup
-To use `/argus-retest` from Slack, you need to expose the Argus server publicly.
-### Step 1 — Start the server
-```bash
-npm run server
-```
-Server runs on port 3001.
-### Step 2 — Expose with Cloudflare Tunnel
-Download [cloudflared](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/downloads/) (free, no account needed), then:
-```bash
-cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:3001
-```
-Alternatively, with no install at all (SSH tunnel):
-```bash
-ssh -R 80:localhost:3001 nokey@localhost.run
-```
-Copy the public HTTPS URL that appears.
-### Step 3 — Configure Slack App
-1. [api.slack.com/apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) → BugBot → **Slash Commands** → Create New Command:
-   - Command: `/argus-retest`
-   - Request URL: `https://your-public-url/slack/commands`
-   - Description: `Run Argus regression test on a URL`
-   - Usage hint: `<url>`
-2. **Interactivity & Shortcuts** → Enable → Request URL: `https://your-public-url/slack/interactions`
-3. **OAuth & Permissions** → **Reinstall to Workspace**
-### Step 4 — Test
-```text
-/argus-retest http://localhost:3000
-```
-BugBot should reply within 3 seconds with a "running" acknowledgement, then post results.
----
-## GitHub Actions CI Setup
-### Add secrets to your repository
-Go to GitHub repo → **Settings** → **Secrets and variables** → **Actions** → add:
-| Secret name | Required | Value |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` | No | Your `xoxb-...` token. **Omit entirely to use Slack-optional mode** — Argus generates `report.html` instead |
-| `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` | No* | From Slack App → Basic Information (only needed for `/argus-retest` slash command) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `TARGET_STAGING_URL` | Yes | Your staging base URL |
-| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | No | For C2 PR integration — auto-injected by GitHub Actions as `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN` |
-| `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` | No | For C2 PR integration — `owner/repo` format (e.g., `acme/my-app`) |
-> **C2 PR integration**: when `GITHUB_TOKEN` and `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` are set, Argus posts a PR comment and commit status check for every crawl. `GITHUB_PR_NUMBER` is injected automatically by the workflow from `github.event.pull_request.number`. The included workflow does not wire these up by default — add them to the `env:` block in `.github/workflows/argus.yml` if you want PR-level comments.
-The workflow at [.github/workflows/argus.yml](.github/workflows/argus.yml) runs:
-- On every push to `main` / `master`
-- Daily at 6 AM UTC (before the team starts work)
-- Manually via **Actions** → **Run workflow** (with optional URL override)
-If critical issues are found, the pipeline **fails** — preventing silent regressions from being missed.
----
-## Project Structure
-```text
-argus/
-├── .env                              # Your secrets (never commit this)
-├── .env.example                      # Template — copy to .env
-├── .gitignore
-├── package.json
-├── README.md
-├── .claude/
-│   └── settings.json                 # Claude Code permission config (auto-approve node/npm/reports)
-├── .github/
-│   └── workflows/
-│       └── argus.yml                 # CI pipeline
-├── .vscode/
-│   └── mcp.json                      # Chrome DevTools MCP config for VS Code
-├── .mcp.json                         # Argus MCP server registration — exposes argus_audit/argus_audit_full/argus_compare/argus_last_report to Claude
-├── src/
-│   ├── argus.js                      # Single-page audit entry point
-│   ├── batch-runner.js               # Multi-page batch audit
-│   ├── mcp-server.js                 # Argus MCP server — argus_audit / argus_audit_full / argus_compare / argus_last_report
-│   ├── adapters/
-│   │   └── browser.js                # CdpBrowserAdapter — facade over all chrome-devtools-mcp calls
-│   ├── domain/
-│   │   └── finding.js                # createFinding() factory — canonical finding shape
-│   ├── registry.js                   # Analyzer plugin registry — registerExpensive/getCheap/getExpensive
-│   ├── config/
-│   │   ├── targets.js                # Routes to test, thresholds, config
-│   │   └── schema.js                 # Zod validation schema; validateConfig() called inside runCrawl()
-│   ├── orchestration/
-│   │   ├── crawl-and-report.js       # Backward-compat re-export shell → orchestrator + report-processor + dispatcher
-│   │   ├── orchestrator.js           # Crawl loop, route/flow crawl, runCrawl()
-│   │   ├── report-processor.js       # Dedup → severity overrides → baseline → JSON write
-│   │   ├── dispatcher.js             # Slack / GitHub / HTML dispatch
-│   │   ├── env-comparison.js         # Dev vs staging diff + CSS analysis mode
-│   │   ├── watch-mode.js             # Passive browser monitoring (WatchSession + runWatchMode)
-│   │   └── slack-notifier.js         # Slack Block Kit dispatcher
-│   ├── server/
-│   │   ├── index.js                  # Express server (port 3001)
-│   │   ├── slash-command-handler.js  # /argus-retest handler
-│   │   └── interaction-handler.js    # Acknowledge + Retest button handler
-│   ├── utils/
-│   │   ├── css-analyzer.js           # CSS analysis script injected into the browser
-│   │   ├── seo-analyzer.js           # SEO checks: meta, OG tags, h1, canonical, viewport
-│   │   ├── security-analyzer.js      # Security: localStorage tokens, eval(), headers, cookies
-│   │   ├── content-analyzer.js       # Content quality: null text, placeholders, broken images
-│   │   ├── responsive-analyzer.js    # Responsive: overflow + touch targets at 4 breakpoints
-│   │   ├── memory-analyzer.js        # Memory leaks: V8 heap snapshot + heap growth
-│   │   ├── logger.js                 # Pino structured logger — childLogger(module)│   │   ├── retry.js                  # withRetry() exponential backoff — navigate/fill only; Number.isFinite guard│   │   ├── telemetry.js              # OTel tracing + metrics — startSpan() / recordFinding() / recordFlaky() / recordNewFindings(); no-op default│   │   ├── session-manager.js        # Auth: backward-compat re-export barrel│   │   ├── session-persistence.js    # Auth: saveSession (mkdirSync+atomic write), restoreSession, hasSession, clearSession│   │   ├── login-orchestrator.js     # Auth: runLoginFlow, refreshSession + lock file│   │   ├── baseline-manager.js       # Baselines: loadBaseline, saveBaseline, applyBaseline, appendTrend
-│   │   ├── flakiness-detector.js     # Flakiness: mergeRunResults — confirmed vs flaky per double-crawl
-│   │   ├── flow-runner.js            # User flow assertions: runFlow / runAllFlows — assert DSL
-│   │   ├── html-reporter.js          # HTML dashboard: generateHtmlReport() + npm run report:html (D7.1 / D7.7)
-│   │   ├── parallel-crawler.js       # chunkArray sharding utility (ARGUS_CONCURRENCY=N parallel crawl)
-│   │   ├── contract-validator.js     # API contract validation: validateSchema, matchesContract (D7.4)
-│   │   ├── severity-overrides.js     # Severity policy overrides: applyOverrides (D7.5)
-│   │   ├── slack-guard.js            # Slack-optional guard: isSlackConfigured() (D7.7)
-│   │   ├── hover-analyzer.js         # Hover-state bug detection — aria-haspopup + data-tooltip (D8.1)
-│   │   ├── snapshot-analyzer.js      # Accessibility tree snapshot — missing names, labels, landmarks, heading hierarchy, ARIA state (D8.2 + v6)
-│   │   ├── issues-analyzer.js        # Chrome DevTools Issues panel — CSP/deprecated/cookie issues
-│   │   ├── network-timing-analyzer.js # HAR timing analysis — slow third-party detection
-│   │   ├── keyboard-analyzer.js      # Keyboard Tab-walk — focus_visible_missing, focus_lost
-│   │   ├── codebase-analyzer.js      # Codebase cross-reference — env vars, feature flags, dead routes (C1)
-│   │   ├── github-reporter.js        # GitHub PR comment + commit status integration (C2)
-│   │   ├── route-discoverer.js       # Auto route discovery — sitemap + Next.js + React Router (C3)
-│   │   ├── diff.js                   # pixelmatch screenshot + DOM/network diff utilities
-│   │   ├── mcp-parsers.js            # Text-format parsers for list_console_messages + list_network_requests (v9)
-│   │   └── mcp-client.js             # Headless JSON-RPC MCP client for CI mode
-│   └── cli/
-│       └── init.js                   # argus init setup wizard — detect framework, discover routes, write .env + targets.js (C4)
-├── test/
-│   └── unit/                         # Vitest unit tests — no Chrome required
-│       ├── finding.test.js           # createFinding() — fields, throws, frozen, extra fields (8 tests)
-│       ├── config-schema.test.js     # validateConfig() + ConfigSchema.safeParse (8 tests)
-│       ├── report-processor.test.js  # deduplicateFindings + rebuildSummary (11 tests)
-│       ├── flakiness-detector.test.js # findingKey normalization + mergeRunResults (13 tests)
-│       ├── baseline-manager.test.js  # loadBaseline/saveBaseline/applyBaseline (9 tests)
-│       └── flow-runner.test.js       # normalizeArray (pure) + runFlow mock browser (11 tests)
-├── landing/                          # Product landing page (React 18 + Vite + Tailwind + Framer Motion)
-│   ├── src/
-│   │   ├── App.jsx                   # Single-page app — hero, features, comparison, waitlist + enterprise modals
-│   │   └── supabase.js               # Supabase client factory (null-safe when env vars missing)
-│   ├── public/
-│   │   ├── favicon.svg               # SVG favicon — purple ring + dot
-│   │   ├── argus-poster.png          # Video poster fallback (1918×1078)
-│   │   ├── og-image-v2.jpg           # OG social card — 1200×630 JPEG, branded overlay, black-outlined stat numbers
-│   │   ├── robots.txt                # Allows all crawlers; Sitemap reference
-│   │   └── sitemap.xml               # Canonical URL for argus-qa.com/
-│   ├── index.html                    # Vite entry; OG/Twitter/JSON-LD SEO tags; canonical; favicon
-│   ├── package.json
-│   ├── .env.example                  # VITE_SUPABASE_URL + VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY template
-│   └── README.md                     # Setup guide, Supabase SQL schema, env vars, deployment
-├── scripts/
-│   └── dispatch-report.js            # Standalone Slack re-dispatch script (re-posts last report.json to Slack)
-├── test-harness/                     # Fixture server + test runner (84 blocks, 367 hard assertions, 54 fixture pages)
-│   ├── README.md
-│   ├── server.js                     # Express fixture server (ports 3100 dev / 3101 staging)
-│   ├── harness-config.js             # Route definitions + expected findings
-│   ├── validate.js                   # Test runner — 83 numbered blocks ([80] MCP server, [81] createFinding, [82] withRetry, [83] watch dashboard)
-│   ├── pages/                        # 54 fixture pages (one per detection category)
-│   ├── nextjs-fixture/               # Next.js app structure for C3 discovery tests (10 files)
-│   ├── source-fixture/               # Minimal app.js for C1 codebase-analyzer tests (env var audit)
-│   └── static/
-│       └── button-styles.css         # BEM card selectors in button file → component leak
-└── reports/                          # Output: JSON reports + screenshots (gitignored)
-    ├── baselines/
-    │   ├── <branch>.json             # Per-route finding keys — per git branch (D7.2)
-    │   └── <branch>-trends.json      # Append-only run history per branch (D7.2)
-    └── .gitkeep
-```
----
-## Key Technical Decisions
-| Decision | Choice | Reason |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| Screenshot comparison | pixelmatch + AI classification | pixelmatch is fast and deterministic; Claude removes false positives from anti-aliasing and dynamic content |
-| Slack API | Bot API, not Incoming Webhooks | Bot API supports file uploads, message updates, interactive buttons, and threads |
-| File uploads | `files.getUploadURLExternal` + PUT + `files.completeUploadExternal` | `files.upload` is deprecated; pre-signed URL requires PUT — POST silently produces broken files |
-| CSS analysis | Script injected via `evaluate_script` | Runs in page context so it sees the live computed styles, CSS Modules hashes, and React fiber properties |
-| Responsive viewport | `emulate` (not `resize_page`) | `resize_page` only resizes the browser window and does not update CSS viewport width — `emulate` is the correct API |
-| Viewport width measurement | `document.documentElement.clientWidth` | After `emulate` with mobile flag, `window.innerWidth` returns the legacy layout viewport (~952px), not the device width |
-| V8 heap snapshot | `take_heapsnapshot({ filePath })` → read from disk | The MCP tool writes JSON to disk (not inline); parse with `JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath))` then delete the temp file |
-| Detached DOM detection | Walk flat `nodes` array for "Detached " prefix in strings table | Chrome serializes detached elements as "Detached HTMLDivElement" etc.; secondary check on `detachedness === 2` (Chrome 90+) |
-| Baseline finding key | `type::message[:100]::status` | Excludes timestamps and dynamic URL path IDs; message truncated to 100 chars to handle slight wording variations; `::status` suffix only added when non-null |
-| Baseline alert filter | `isNew === true` (strict) | Only findings explicitly marked new by `applyBaseline` are dispatched to Slack — prevents stale re-dispatch if baseline-manager is not called (fails silently rather than spamming) |
-| Flakiness routing | `severity: 'info'` for flaky findings | Downgrading severity means existing `dispatchToSlack` routing sends them to the info digest with zero routing changes — only the `:zap: _flaky_` label needed |
-| Private `findingKey` per module | Each of `baseline-manager.js` and `flakiness-detector.js` has its own copy | Avoids coupling two independently-useful modules via a shared export for a trivial 3-line function |
-| Runtime anti-pattern injection | `addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument` via MCP | Scripts registered this way run in the new page context before any page script — intercepts `XMLHttpRequest.open`, `document.write`, and `navigator.serviceWorker.register` before the page can call them |
-| CORS error detection | `list_console_messages` + text match, not in-page intercept | CORS errors are generated by the browser itself, not by page JS — `console.error` patcher misses them; the MCP console log captures them |
-| Long task detection | `PerformanceObserver({ entryTypes: ['longtask'] })` injected before load | Only the duration is included in the finding message (not `startTime`) — ensures identical tasks on two crawl runs produce the same dedup key |
-| CI MCP client | JSON-RPC over stdio | In CI there's no Claude Code agent — the headless client replaces it with the same API surface |
-| Node.js | v20.19+ | Minimum required by Chrome DevTools MCP |
----
-## Known MCP Tool Limitations
-The Chrome DevTools MCP behavioral constraints below cause **3 permanent test failures** in the harness (`364/367` pass). These are MCP-layer restrictions — they cannot be fixed in Argus code. `validate.js` now exits with code 0 when only these 3 failures remain, making the CI harness gate reliable.
-> **`type_text` clarification**: `type_text` does fire DOM `input` events when the element is properly focused first with `mcp.click({ uid })`. Always use uid-based focus — passing `{ selector }` to `mcp.click` silently does nothing.
-| Tool | Constraint | Impact |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `drag` | Uses mouse simulation, **not** HTML5 DnD API | `dragstart`/`dragover`/`drop` events never fire |
-| `list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })` | Issues panel returns empty even when violations exist | CSP and deprecated-API detection is unreliable |
-These constraints are documented with workarounds in [SKILL.md §10](SKILL.md).
----
-## Environment Variables Reference
-| Variable | Required | Description |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` | No | `xoxb-...` Bot User OAuth Token. **Omit to enable Slack-optional mode** — Argus generates `report.html` and opens it in the browser instead |
-| `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` | No* | Verifies slash command / interaction requests from Slack (required only when using `/argus-retest`) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL` | No* | Channel ID for critical bugs (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS` | No* | Channel ID for warnings (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST` | No* | Channel ID for info / daily digest (required when Slack is configured) |
-| `TARGET_DEV_URL` | Yes | Base URL of your dev environment |
-| `TARGET_STAGING_URL` | No | Base URL of staging. If blank → CSS analysis mode |
-| `SCREENSHOT_DIFF_THRESHOLD` | No | Pixel diff % to flag (default: `0.5`) |
-| `REPORT_OUTPUT_DIR` | No | Where to write reports (default: `./reports`) |
-| `ARGUS_CONCURRENCY` | No | Number of parallel MCP clients for route crawling (default: `1` = sequential) |
-| `PORT` | No | Server port (default: `3001`) |
-| `ARGUS_LOG_LEVEL` | No | Pino log level — `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal` (default: `info`) |
-| `ARGUS_LOG_PRETTY` | No | Set to `1` for human-readable log output instead of JSON (dev mode) |
-| `ARGUS_RETRY_ATTEMPTS` | No | Max retry attempts for `navigate`/`fill` MCP calls (default: `3`) |
-| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | No | OTLP collector endpoint — enables span/metric export to Jaeger, Grafana Tempo, Datadog, etc. |
-| `ARGUS_OTEL_CONSOLE` | No | Set to `1` to print OTel spans to stdout without an OTLP endpoint (dev tracing) |
-| `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS` | No | Watch mode poll interval in milliseconds (default: `1000`) |
-| `ARGUS_SOURCE_DIR` | No | Path to your app's source directory — enables codebase cross-reference (env var detection, feature flag leakage, dead routes) |
-| `ARGUS_ENV_FILE` | No | Path to your app's `.env` file — C1 cross-references env vars used in source code against this file to detect missing declarations |
-| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | No | GitHub personal access token — required for PR comment + commit status integration |
-| `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` | No | Repository in `owner/repo` format — required for GitHub PR integration |
-| `GITHUB_SHA` | No | Commit SHA for the commit status check — injected automatically by GitHub Actions (`${{ github.sha }}`) |
-| `GITHUB_PR_NUMBER` | No | PR number for comment targeting — set via `${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}` in your workflow |
-| `ARGUS_REPORT_URL` | No | Full URL to the hosted HTML report — linked from the GitHub commit status check |
----
-## Troubleshooting
-### Chrome DevTools MCP not connecting
-```bash
-claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
-# Then restart Claude Code
-```
-### Slack messages not posting
-- Confirm `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` starts with `xoxb-` (not `xoxp-`, `xoxe-`, or `xapp-`)
-- Verify BugBot is invited to each channel: `/invite @BugBot`
-- Check token scopes: `chat:write`, `files:write`, `files:read`
-### Screenshots not appearing in Slack messages
-- The upload uses a pre-signed URL that requires `PUT`, not `POST` — if you see a broken image, check that the Slack token has `files:write` scope and the channel is correct
-### Slash command returns "dispatch_failed"
-- Your tunnel URL has changed (Cloudflare Tunnel / localhost.run URLs change on restart)
-- Update the Request URL in Slack App → Slash Commands and reinstall
-### CSS analysis returns empty results
-- Page may be behind auth — make sure you're logged in on the Chrome instance Argus is controlling
-- Cross-origin stylesheets (CDN fonts, third-party widgets) can't be read due to browser security restrictions — this is expected
-### Screenshots are blank
-- Page hasn't finished loading — increase `pageSettleMs` in `src/config/targets.js`
-- Add a `waitFor` selector for that route
-### CI pipeline fails immediately
-- Chrome may not be starting fast enough — increase the `sleep 3` after Chrome launch to `sleep 5` in `.github/workflows/argus.yml`
----
-## How Argus Differs From Playwright / Cypress
-Argus is not a replacement for unit or E2E tests. It's a complementary layer:
-| | Playwright / Cypress | Argus |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| **Tests** | Your logic and API contracts | What the user actually sees |
-| **Catches** | Regression in behaviour | CSS drift, visual regressions, API redundancy, console noise, perf budgets |
-| **Runs** | In your test suite | Continuously, on the live running app |
-| **Setup** | Write test files | Configure routes in `targets.js` |
-| **Output** | Pass / fail | Structured Slack reports with screenshots and action buttons |
-They complement each other — Argus catches what test suites miss.
+# Argus — AI-Powered Dev Testing Tool
+[![Argus MCP server](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ironclawdevs27/Argus/badges/card.svg)](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ironclawdevs27/Argus)
+> *Argus Panoptes — the all-seeing giant of Greek mythology with a hundred eyes who never slept.*
+Automated browser testing pipeline that catches bugs, compares environments, and sends rich reports to Slack (or generates a self-contained HTML dashboard when Slack is not configured) — powered by Chrome DevTools MCP and Claude Code.
+---
+## MCP Quick Start
+Add both servers to your `.mcp.json`:
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "chrome-devtools": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
+    },
+    "argus": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+Or register via the Claude Code CLI:
+```bash
+claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
+claude mcp add argus -- npx -y argusqa-os
+```
+Set your target URL and start Chrome with remote debugging:
+```bash
+# .env
+TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
+# Start Chrome (required — Argus drives this instance via CDP)
+# macOS:   open -a "Google Chrome" --args --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
+# Windows: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
+# Linux:   google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox
+```
+Then ask Claude (or any MCP client):
+```
+Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000
+```
+**Six tools are exposed:**
+| Tool | What it does |
+| --- | --- |
+| `argus_audit` | Fast QA pass — JS errors, network failures, accessibility, SEO, security, CSS, content |
+| `argus_audit_full` | Deep QA pass — adds Lighthouse scoring, responsive layout checks across 4 viewports, memory leak detection, hover-state bug detection, and accessibility tree snapshot |
+| `argus_compare` | Diff dev vs staging side-by-side — screenshots, findings delta, environment regressions |
+| `argus_last_report` | Return the last saved JSON report without re-running a scan |
+| `argus_watch_snapshot` | Snapshot the currently open Chrome tab without navigating — raw console + network capture |
+| `argus_get_context` | Capture everything broken on the open tab, formatted as a diagnostic context for Claude to diagnose and suggest fixes |
+> **Requires**: Node.js ≥ 20.19, Chrome (desktop or headless), and the `chrome-devtools-mcp` server registered alongside Argus (shown above).
+---
+The `landing/` directory contains the product landing page (React + Vite + Tailwind + Framer Motion) with Supabase-backed waitlist and enterprise contact forms. Live at **[argus-qa.com](https://argus-qa.com)** (deployed via Cloudflare Pages; background video served from Cloudflare R2). See [landing/README.md](landing/README.md) for setup.
+<div align="center">
+[![Tech stack icons](https://skillicons.dev/icons?i=nodejs,js,expressjs,react,css,sass,github,githubactions,vscode)](https://skillicons.dev)
+</div>
+<div align="center">
+| 🔴 Critical / 🟡 Warning / 🔵 Info | ⚙️ | 🧪 | 📋 |
+| :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
+| **114 distinct issue types detected** | **24 analysis engines** | **528 test assertions** | **126 test blocks** |
+</div>
+---
+## What Argus Catches
+Argus runs **24 analysis engines** per run and detects **114 distinct issue types** across JavaScript runtime, network, CSS, performance, accessibility, SEO, security, content quality, responsive layout, memory, runtime anti-patterns, hover-state interactions, accessibility tree snapshots, keyboard focus, and Chrome DevTools issues panel — plus flakiness detection, historical baselines, user flow assertions, and environment comparison as cross-cutting layers. Every finding is classified by severity (`critical` / `warning` / `info`) and routed to the right Slack channel — or rendered as a local `report.html` when Slack is not configured.
+### JavaScript Runtime
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Uncaught exceptions — `TypeError`, `ReferenceError`, etc. | `window.onerror` listener injected before page load |
+| 🔴 Critical | Unhandled Promise rejections | `unhandledrejection` event listener injected into the page |
+| 🟡 Warning | `console.error` calls (on non-critical routes) | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
+| 🔴 Critical | `console.error` calls (on critical routes) | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
+| 🔵 Info | `console.warn` deprecation notices and warnings | Chrome DevTools `list_console_messages` |
+### Network & API
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | HTTP 5xx server errors on any request | `list_network_requests` → status ≥ 500 |
+| 🔴 Critical | 401 / 403 auth failures on a **critical route** — user is being kicked out | `list_network_requests` → status 401 or 403 + `routeIsCritical` flag |
+| 🟡 Warning | 401 / 403 auth failures on a non-critical route | `list_network_requests` → status 401 or 403 (non-critical path) |
+| 🔴 Critical | API endpoint called 5+ times in one page load — likely an infinite loop | Network frequency grouping by normalized URL + method |
+| 🟡 Warning | HTTP 4xx client errors (404, 422, 429, etc.) | `list_network_requests` → status 400–499 (non-auth) |
+| 🟡 Warning | API endpoint called 3–4 times — likely a double-fetch bug | Frequency grouping → 3 ≤ count ≤ 4 (check `useEffect` deps) |
+| 🔵 Info | API endpoint called twice — may be intentional prefetch | Frequency grouping → count = 2 |
+| 🔵 Info | API call summary per page load (total calls, unique endpoints, duplicates) | Aggregated network analysis |
+| 🟡 Warning | Redirect chain longer than 2 hops — extra round-trips inflate load time | Navigation Timing `redirectCount` read after page settle |
+| 🟡 Warning | Broken internal link — `<a href>` target returns HTTP 404 | `<a>` elements harvested via `evaluate_script`, each verified against `list_network_requests` |
+### Page Health
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Blank or near-empty page — less than 50 characters of body text | `document.body.innerText` length check after navigation |
+| 🟡 Warning | Expected element never appeared — page may have crashed mid-load | `waitFor` selector timeout after 10 seconds |
+### CSS & Styling
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | `!important` cascade conflict — forced override fighting another rule | CSS rule walk: property declared with `!important` on same element |
+| 🟡 Warning | Component style leak — BEM selector found in the wrong stylesheet | `.block__element` selector in a file whose name doesn't match `block` |
+| 🟡 Warning | React inline style overriding a stylesheet declaration on the same element | `style=""` attribute vs. matching CSS rule, `__reactFiber` presence confirmed |
+| 🔵 Info | CSS property declared by multiple rules on the same element (cascade override) | Computed style walk across all matched rules per key element |
+| 🔵 Info | Unused CSS rules — selectors matching no element on the page (> 10 flagged) | `querySelectorAll(selector).length === 0` for every rule |
+| 🔵 Info | CSS Modules detected — hashed class names found on DOM elements | Pattern `_ComponentName_class_hash` matched on live DOM |
+| 🔵 Info | SCSS source map found — compiled CSS traced back to `.scss` origin file | `sourceMappingURL` comment in `<style>` tags |
+### Performance
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | LCP > 2500ms — largest element took too long to paint | Chrome performance trace → `performance_analyze_insight` |
+| 🟡 Warning | CLS > 0.1 — layout shifted significantly after initial render | Chrome performance trace |
+| 🟡 Warning | FID / TBT > 100ms — main thread was blocked during interaction | Chrome performance trace |
+| 🟡 Warning | TTFB > 800ms — server took too long to send the first byte | Chrome performance trace |
+### Accessibility
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Lighthouse accessibility score below 50 / 100 | Lighthouse audit via `lighthouse_audit` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse accessibility score 50–89 / 100 | Lighthouse audit |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing alt text on images | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
+| 🟡 Warning | Insufficient color contrast ratio | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing ARIA labels on interactive elements | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
+| 🟡 Warning | Keyboard navigation broken or unreachable elements | Individual Lighthouse audit check |
+### SEO
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<meta name="description">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing Open Graph tags (`og:title`, `og:description`, `og:image`) | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
+| 🟡 Warning | `og:image` URL is relative — Open Graph requires an absolute URL | DOM inspection + URL prefix check (`http://` / `https://`) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Multiple `<h1>` tags on one page | DOM inspection — `querySelectorAll('h1').length > 1` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Zero `<h1>` tags — page has no primary heading | DOM inspection — `querySelectorAll('h1').length === 0` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Generic page title (less than 10 characters, or default placeholder) | DOM inspection + length check |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<link rel="canonical">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing `<meta name="viewport">` | DOM inspection via `evaluate_script` |
+### Security
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Auth token found in `localStorage` or `sessionStorage` | `evaluate_script` walks storage keys for token patterns |
+| 🔴 Critical | Sensitive token in the page URL (query param or hash) | URL pattern match against current `window.location.href` |
+| 🔴 Critical | `eval()` call detected in page scripts | `evaluate_script` AST-style text scan of inline `<script>` tags |
+| 🔴 Critical | CSP violation — inline script or external resource blocked by Content-Security-Policy | Chrome DevTools Issues panel (`list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })`) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Sensitive data (`password`, `token`, `secret`) logged to the console | `list_console_messages` + keyword match |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing `Content-Security-Policy` response header | `fetch(location.href)` inside the page → response headers check |
+| 🟡 Warning | Missing `X-Frame-Options` response header | Same headers fetch |
+| 🟡 Warning | Cross-origin `<iframe>` without `sandbox` attribute — enables form submission, parent navigation, cookie access | `evaluate_script` checks `iframe[src]` elements for missing sandbox attribute |
+| 🟡 Warning | Page served over plain HTTP with no HTTPS upgrade redirect | URL protocol check (`http://` + non-localhost) |
+| 🔵 Info | Cookie present without `HttpOnly` flag (limited detection — JS-visible cookies only) | `document.cookie` inspection |
+| 🔵 Info | Deprecated browser API usage (e.g. `document.domain`, `DOMSubtreeModified`) | Chrome DevTools Issues panel |
+### Content Quality
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | `null` or `undefined` rendered as visible text | DOM text scan for literal "null" / "undefined" strings |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lorem ipsum / placeholder copy still in production | DOM text scan for "lorem ipsum" and common placeholder strings |
+| 🟡 Warning | Broken image (404 or failed to load) | `evaluate_script` checks `img.naturalWidth === 0` on all images |
+| 🔵 Info | Empty data list — `<ul>`, `<ol>`, or `<select>` with no children | DOM structure check |
+### Responsive / Mobile
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Horizontal overflow at mobile / tablet viewport (≤ 768px) | `emulate` at 375px and 768px → `document.documentElement.scrollWidth > clientWidth` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Touch target smaller than 44×44 px at mobile or tablet viewport | CSS computed size check on interactive elements at 375px and 768px |
+| 🔵 Info | Responsive screenshot grid — snapshots at 375 / 768 / 1024 / 1440px | `emulate` at 4 breakpoints, screenshots dispatched to Slack |
+### Network Performance
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | API response time > 3000ms | `PerformanceObserver` entries for `fetch` / XHR calls |
+| 🟡 Warning | API response time > 1000ms | Same observer, lower threshold |
+| 🔴 Critical | API response payload > 2 MB | `list_network_requests` → response body size |
+| 🟡 Warning | API response payload > 500 KB | Same, lower threshold |
+| 🟡 Warning | Cross-origin (third-party) script TTFB > 2000ms — blocking render or late interactivity | HAR `timing.wait` field from `list_network_requests` HAR data; cross-origin requests only |
+### Network Request Origin Tagging
+All network findings carry an `origin` field (`'first-party'` / `'third-party'`) so operators can triage critical first-party failures separately from third-party noise.
+### Lighthouse Audits
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Lighthouse accessibility score < 50 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (accessibility category) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse accessibility score 50–89 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse performance score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (performance category) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse SEO score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (seo category) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Lighthouse best-practices score < 90 / 100 | `lighthouse_audit` (best-practices category) |
+| 🟡 Warning | Individual failing Lighthouse audit items | Surfaced per-audit from the full Lighthouse report |
+### Memory Leaks
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | > 100 detached DOM nodes in V8 heap — severe leak | `take_heapsnapshot` → parse flat nodes array for "Detached Xxx" names |
+| 🟡 Warning | > 10 detached DOM nodes in V8 heap — probable leak | Same snapshot parse, lower threshold |
+| 🟡 Warning | Heap grew > 2 MB after navigate-away + navigate-back — probable per-load leak | `performance.memory.usedJSHeapSize` delta across round-trip (soft — GC-dependent) |
+### Runtime Anti-Patterns
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | Synchronous `XMLHttpRequest` — blocks the main thread until the server responds | `XMLHttpRequest.open` patched via `addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument`; `async === false` calls recorded |
+| 🟡 Warning | `document.write` / `document.writeln` called — can erase the page or block parsing | `document.write` and `document.writeln` patched before page load; calls recorded with method + content |
+| 🟡 Warning | Long task > 50ms on the main thread — blocks user interaction | `PerformanceObserver` with `entryTypes: ['longtask']` injected before page load |
+| 🔴 Critical | CORS policy violation — cross-origin fetch blocked by the browser | `list_console_messages` + pattern match for `"has been blocked by CORS policy"` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Service worker registration failure — SW script returns 4xx or is invalid | `navigator.serviceWorker.register` patched before page load; `.catch()` records failing script URL |
+| 🔵 Info | Same-origin static asset (`.js`, `.css`, `.png`, `.woff2`, etc.) served without `Cache-Control` or `ETag` — browsers cannot cache it efficiently | `evaluate_script` reads `performance.getEntriesByType('resource')`, HEAD-fetches each unique same-origin asset, checks response headers |
+### Historical Baselines & Trends
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | New critical finding not present in the saved baseline — regression introduced since last run | `applyBaseline` compares finding keys (`type::message[:100]::status`) against `reports/baselines/<branch>.json` (D7.2 per-branch) |
+| 🟡 Warning | New warning finding not present in the baseline | Same key comparison, warning severity |
+| 🔵 Info | Pre-existing finding still present — no change since last run | Suppressed from real-time alerts; included in info digest only |
+| 🔵 Info | Run trend summary — new vs resolved counts, saved per run | Appended to `reports/baselines/<branch>-trends.json`; surfaced as a trend line in Slack digest |
+### Hover-State Bugs
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning / 🔴 Critical | `[aria-haspopup]` element whose controlled popup does not become visible after hover — `aria-expanded` stays false and popup remains `display:none` / `visibility:hidden` / `opacity:0` | `hover` dispatches `mousemove`; `evaluate_script` checks `aria-expanded` + `getComputedStyle` on the controlled element; critical on routes marked `critical: true` |
+| 🟡 Warning | `[data-tooltip]` element whose `[role="tooltip"]` is not visible in the DOM after hover — not found or opacity ≤ 0.05 | Same hover + `evaluate_script` checks tooltip opacity, `display`, `visibility`, and `offsetHeight` |
+### Accessibility Snapshot Analysis
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | Interactive element (`<button>`, `<a>`, `[role="button"]`, `[role="link"]`) with no accessible name — no text content, `aria-label`, `aria-labelledby`, `title`, or `alt` | `take_snapshot` captures DOM/AX state; `evaluate_script` queries each visible interactive element for accessible name sources |
+| 🟡 Warning | Form control (`<input>`, `<select>`, `<textarea>`) with no associated label — no `<label for="...">`, `aria-label`, or `aria-labelledby` (placeholder is intentionally excluded — not a valid accessible name per WCAG 2.1 §3.3.2) | `evaluate_script` checks `label[for]`, ancestor `<label>`, `aria-label`, and `aria-labelledby` for each visible control |
+| 🟡 Warning | Landmark role appearing more than once without distinct `aria-label` / `aria-labelledby` — screen readers cannot differentiate them | `evaluate_script` counts `[role=X]` instances and checks for unique label values across: `main`, `banner`, `contentinfo`, `navigation`, `search`, `complementary`, `form`, `region` |
+| 🟡 Warning | Heading level skip — h1→h3 or h4→h6 jumps more than one level, breaking WCAG 1.3.1 document outline | DOM walk of `h1`–`h6` elements; detects gaps > 1 between consecutive heading levels |
+| 🟡 Warning | `aria-expanded` button/control has no `aria-controls` attribute or references a non-existent element | `evaluate_script` checks `[aria-expanded]` elements for missing or broken `aria-controls` pointer |
+### Keyboard Accessibility
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🟡 Warning | Button or focusable element has `outline:0` with no `box-shadow` fallback — no visible focus ring | `press_key({ key: 'Tab' })` walk + `evaluate_script` reads `document.activeElement` computed style for outline/box-shadow |
+### Flakiness Detection
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| original | Confirmed finding — present in both crawl runs | `mergeRunResults` finds the key in both run1 and run2 (`type::message[:100]::status` scheme); original severity kept |
+| 🔵 Info | Flaky finding — appeared in only one of two crawl runs | Present in run1 or run2 but not both; downgraded to `severity: 'info'`, labelled `:zap: _flaky_` in Slack digest |
+### User Flow Assertions
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | Flow step failed — navigate/fill/click/waitFor threw mid-flow (page state unknown) | `flow-runner.js` wraps every step; any throw emits `flow_step_failed` and halts the flow |
+| 🔴 Critical | `element_visible` assert — expected selector absent within timeout | Polled via `evaluate_script` + `document.querySelector` (MCP `wait_for` doesn't reliably throw on timeout) |
+| 🟡 Warning | `no_console_errors` assert — console errors recorded *during* this flow (baseline-sliced, not session-wide) | Baseline snapshot of `list_console_messages` at flow start; only messages after that offset count |
+| 🟡 Warning | `no_network_errors` assert — 4xx/5xx request during this flow (baseline-sliced) | Baseline snapshot of `list_network_requests` at flow start; status ≥ 400 after offset |
+| 🟡 Warning | `url_contains` assert — URL does not include expected substring after flow completes | `evaluate_script` reads `window.location.href` |
+| 🟡 Warning | `element_not_visible` assert — selector unexpectedly present in DOM | `evaluate_script` → `!document.querySelector(...)` |
+| 🔴 Critical | `no_js_errors` assert — uncaught exceptions captured in `window.__argusErrors` during flow | Script parses the injected error buffer |
+### Environment Regressions *(dev vs staging)*
+| Severity | Bug / Issue | Detection Method |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 🔴 Critical | API status regressed — request that returned 2xx in dev now returns 5xx in staging | Network diff between both environments |
+| 🟡 Warning | Visual change > 0.5% pixels different between dev and staging screenshots | `pixelmatch` pixel-level comparison + diff overlay image |
+| 🟡 Warning | New console error in staging that doesn't exist in dev | Console message diff |
+| 🟡 Warning | New network request in staging — unexpected endpoint appeared | Network request URL diff |
+| 🟡 Warning | Request present in dev is missing in staging — endpoint removed or broken | Network request URL diff |
+| 🟡 Warning | API status changed between environments (any non-5xx change) | Network status diff |
+| 🔵 Info | DOM structural change — element count differs between dev and staging | HTML tag count comparison across snapshots |
+---
+## What It Does
+Argus watches your running application and automatically surfaces issues that test suites miss: visual regressions, API loops, CSS drift, console noise, and accessibility failures — all with screenshots delivered directly to Slack.
+| Feature | Description |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Error Detection** | Crawls your app's routes; captures JS exceptions, console errors, failed API calls, redirect chains, and broken internal links |
+| **Environment Comparison** | Diffs dev vs staging: screenshots, DOM structure, network requests, console errors |
+| **CSS Analysis** | Detects cascade overrides, component style leaks, unused rules, React inline style conflicts |
+| **API Frequency Analysis** | Flags endpoints called more than once per page load (double-fetch, missing `useEffect` deps, infinite loops) |
+| **Network Performance** | `slow_api` > 1s/3s and `large_payload` > 500KB/2MB per API call |
+| **SEO Checks** | Missing meta description, OG tags, canonical, viewport, h1 — DOM-inspected on every route |
+| **Security Checks** | localStorage tokens, token-in-URL, `eval()`, sensitive console output, missing CSP/X-Frame-Options |
+| **Content Quality** | `null`/`undefined` rendered text, lorem ipsum, broken images, empty data lists |
+| **Responsive Analysis** | Overflow + touch target checks at 375/768px; screenshot grid at 4 breakpoints dispatched to Slack |
+| **Memory Leak Detection** | V8 heap snapshot → detached DOM node count; heap growth across navigate-away + navigate-back |
+| **Runtime Anti-Patterns** | Synchronous XHR, `document.write`, long tasks > 50ms, CORS violations, service worker registration failures, and missing cache headers on static assets — detected via script injection and post-load HEAD checks |
+| **Hover-State Bug Detection** | Fires `hover` on every `[aria-haspopup]` and `[data-tooltip]` element; detects broken dropdowns and invisible tooltips that CSS `:hover` was supposed to reveal |
+| **Accessibility Snapshot Analysis** | Calls `take_snapshot` then `evaluate_script`; flags interactive elements missing accessible names, unlabelled form controls, duplicate landmark regions, heading level skips, and `aria-expanded` buttons with missing/broken `aria-controls` |
+| **Keyboard Focus Analysis** | Tab-walks every focusable element (up to 20 steps); detects `focus_visible_missing` (button/link with `outline:0` and no `box-shadow` fallback — keyboard users cannot see where focus is) |
+| **Chrome DevTools Issues Panel** | Queries `list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })` for the Issues panel namespace, which is entirely separate from `console.error`; catches CSP violations and deprecated API usage (verified) — additional Chrome-surfaced types (CORS blocks, mixed content, cookie misconfiguration, low-contrast) are classified when present |
+| **Mobile CPU Throttling** | Applies 4× CPU throttle (`emulate({ cpuThrottlingRate: 4 })`) during ≤768px responsive breakpoints — finds layout reflow and animation jank that only manifests under realistic mobile CPU pressure |
+| **Origin-Tagged Network Findings** | All network error and timing findings carry `origin: 'first-party' \| 'third-party'` so operators can triage critical first-party failures without digging through third-party CDN noise |
+| **Historical Baselines** | Saves finding keys after each run; subsequent runs only alert on *new* issues; trend summary in Slack digest |
+| **Flakiness Detection** | Crawls each route twice per run; findings in both runs are confirmed (original severity); findings in only one run are marked flaky (`severity: info`, `:zap: _flaky_` label) |
+| **User Flow Assertions** | Named multi-step flows (`navigate/fill/click/press_key/drag/upload_file/waitFor/sleep/handle_dialog/assert`) with baseline-sliced `no_console_errors`, `no_network_errors`, `element_visible`, `url_contains`, `no_js_errors` asserts — runs end-to-end user journeys without writing Playwright specs · Use `typing: true` on a fill step to dispatch real keyboard events via `mcp.type_text` (triggers input-event validation) · Use `drag` step to fire dragstart→dragover→drop sequences · Use `upload_file` step to deliver a local file to a file input via CDP (`{ action: 'upload_file', selector: 'input[type=file]', filePath: '/path/to/file' }`) |
+| **API Contract Validation** | Define `apiContracts[]` in `targets.js` with inline `schema` or `schemaFile`; validates captured response bodies against JSON Schema (type, required, properties, items) — emits `api_contract_violation` warnings when shapes diverge from spec |
+| **Severity Policy Overrides** | Define `severityOverrides` in `targets.js` (`{ finding_type: 'info' \| 'warning' \| 'critical' \| 'suppress' }`); applied before Slack routing — remap or silence specific detections without touching analyzer code |
+| **Auth Token Refresh** | `refreshSession()` is called before each route; re-runs the login flow when the saved session has less than `sessionRefreshWindowMs` (default 5 min) remaining — prevents long crawls from failing mid-run when the auth cookie expires |
+| **Slack-optional mode** | When `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` is not configured, Argus skips Slack entirely and auto-generates a local `report.html` (all findings + inline screenshots) and opens it in the default browser — zero setup required to start using Argus |
+| **Codebase Cross-Reference** | Points `ARGUS_SOURCE_DIR` at your app source to detect: missing env vars (`process.env.X` used in code but absent from `.env`), feature flag leakage (conditional env var that is falsy/unset), console error stack traces resolved to `file:line`, and internal links that return 404 — all without opening a browser |
+| **GitHub PR Integration** | Posts a structured Markdown findings table as a PR comment (updates in-place — one comment per PR, no spam); sets an `argus-qa` commit status check (`failure` when new criticals exist, `success` otherwise) — blocks merge via branch protection when regressions are introduced. Requires `GITHUB_TOKEN` + `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` env vars |
+| **Auto Route Discovery** | Augments manual `routes[]` with paths from three sources: fetches `/sitemap.xml` (follows one sitemap-index level, 10s timeout), scans Next.js `pages/` (Next 12) and `app/` (Next 13+) directories stripping route groups `(auth)`, and greps JS/TS source for React Router `<Route path>` declarations. Dynamic `[param]` segments are skipped — no concrete URL to crawl. Manual route config (`critical`, `waitFor`) always takes precedence. |
+| **`argus init` Setup Wizard** | `npm run init` (or `npx argus init`) guides first-time setup: collects target URLs, detects the app framework (Next.js / React Router / unknown) from the source directory's `package.json`, runs C3 route discovery against the dev URL, prompts for optional Slack tokens and GitHub credentials, then writes a populated `.env` and a pre-filled `src/config/targets.js` — zero manual config editing required. |
+| **Watch Mode** | `npm run watch` attaches to whatever Chrome tab is open and polls `list_console_messages` + `list_network_requests` every 1 s (configurable via `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS`). Reports new console errors, network failures (4xx/5xx), CORS blocks, and auth failures in real time — without navigating. Starts a live web dashboard at `http://localhost:3002` (configurable via `ARGUS_WATCH_UI_PORT`). On `Ctrl+C`, generates a final `reports/report.html`. No route config needed. |
+| **Full Lighthouse Suite** | All 4 Lighthouse categories (performance, SEO, best-practices, accessibility) with per-audit items |
+| **Performance Budgets** | Enforces LCP < 2500ms, CLS < 0.1, FID < 100ms, TTFB < 800ms per route |
+| **Slack Notifications** | Rich Block Kit reports with inline screenshots routed to `#bugs-critical`, `#bugs-warnings`, `#bugs-digest` |
+| **Slash Command** | `/argus-retest <url>` triggers an on-demand test from any Slack channel |
+| **CI Integration** | GitHub Actions workflow runs daily at 6 AM UTC and on every push to `main` |
+| **MCP Server (AI-callable Argus)** | Register Argus as an MCP server via `.mcp.json`; Claude (or any MCP client) can call `argus_audit`, `argus_audit_full`, `argus_compare`, `argus_last_report`, `argus_watch_snapshot`, and `argus_get_context` directly from a conversation — no CLI, no terminal required. Published to npm as **[argusqa-os](https://www.npmjs.com/package/argusqa-os)** — add via `{ "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"] }` in `.mcp.json` |
+Works with **React + SCSS**, CSS Modules, CSS-in-JS (styled-components / emotion), and plain HTML/CSS apps.
+---
+## How It Works
+Three components run against the same Chrome instance:
+```text
+Claude Code (Terminal / VS Code)
+  ├── MCP Protocol → Chrome DevTools MCP Server → Chrome
+  └── Writes → Orchestration Layer → Slack Bot API
+```
+- **Chrome DevTools MCP Server** — programmatic access to Chrome: network traffic, console, screenshots, DOM, performance traces
+- **Claude Code** — orchestration hub: reads codebase, drives the MCP tools, classifies findings, posts to Slack
+- **Slack Bot (BugBot)** — receives reports, exposes `/argus-retest` slash command, handles Acknowledge / Retest button actions
+In interactive mode (running from Claude Code), MCP tools are called natively. In CI mode (GitHub Actions), `src/utils/mcp-client.js` spawns `chrome-devtools-mcp` as a child process and communicates via JSON-RPC over stdio.
+---
+## Prerequisites
+| Requirement | Version | Notes |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Node.js | v20.19+ | Required by Chrome DevTools MCP |
+| Chrome | Stable (current) | Must be installed |
+| Claude Code | Latest | `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` |
+| Slack workspace | — | **Optional** — only needed if you want Slack reports. Without it, Argus generates a local `report.html` instead |
+---
+## One-Time Setup
+### Option A — MCP Server (Claude Code / any MCP client)
+No local install required. `npx` auto-downloads `argusqa-os` on first use.
+#### 1. Register both MCP servers
+Add to `.mcp.json` in your project root:
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "chrome-devtools": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest"]
+    },
+    "argus": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "argusqa-os"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+Or via Claude Code CLI:
+```bash
+claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
+claude mcp add argus -- npx -y argusqa-os
+```
+#### 2. Environment variables
+Create a `.env` file in your project root:
+```env
+TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
+TARGET_STAGING_URL=https://staging.example.com   # optional — enables argus_compare
+```
+#### 3. Start Chrome with remote debugging
+```bash
+# macOS
+open -a "Google Chrome" --args --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new
+# Windows
+"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox --disable-gpu
+# Linux
+google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless=new --no-sandbox
+```
+#### 4. Slack notifications (optional)
+> Skip to use local `report.html` mode — Argus generates a self-contained HTML report when Slack is not configured.
+1. [api.slack.com/apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) → **Create New App** → name it **BugBot**
+2. **OAuth & Permissions** → Bot Token Scopes: `chat:write`, `files:write`, `files:read`
+3. Install to workspace → copy **Bot User OAuth Token** (`xoxb-...`) to `.env` as `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`
+4. Create `#bugs-critical`, `#bugs-warnings`, `#bugs-digest` and `/invite @BugBot` in each
+```env
+SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
+SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL=C0000000000
+SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS=C0000000001
+SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST=C0000000002
+```
+---
+### Option B — npm Package (dev dependency / CI/CD)
+#### 1. Install
+```bash
+npm install --save-dev argusqa-os
+```
+#### 2. Environment variables
+Run the interactive wizard to auto-generate `.env` and `src/config/targets.js`:
+```bash
+npx argus
+```
+The wizard detects your framework (Next.js / React Router), discovers routes from `sitemap.xml` and your file structure, and optionally collects Slack and GitHub credentials.
+**Alternative — manual setup:** Create a `.env` with `TARGET_DEV_URL` and optionally `TARGET_STAGING_URL`.
+#### 3. Start Chrome with remote debugging
+Same as Option A — see above.
+#### 4. Slack notifications (optional)
+Same as Option A — see above.
+---
+### Option C — Clone the Repository (full source / contributors)
+#### 1. Clone and install
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/ironclawdevs27/Argus.git
+cd Argus
+npm install
+npm run setup   # creates reports/ directory
+```
+#### 2. Environment variables
+**Recommended — use the interactive setup wizard:**
+```bash
+npm run init
+```
+**Alternative — manual setup:**
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+Open `.env` and fill in:
+```env
+TARGET_DEV_URL=http://localhost:3000
+TARGET_STAGING_URL=https://staging.example.com   # leave blank → CSS-only analysis mode
+# Slack — OPTIONAL. Omit to get a local report.html instead.
+# SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
+# SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=...
+# SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL=C0000000000
+# SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS=C0000000001
+# SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST=C0000000002
+```
+#### 3. Configure routes
+If you ran `npm run init` — skip this step.
+Otherwise, edit [src/config/targets.js](src/config/targets.js):
+```js
+export const routes = [
+  { path: '/',          name: 'Home',      critical: true,  waitFor: 'main' },
+  { path: '/login',     name: 'Login',     critical: true,  waitFor: 'form' },
+  { path: '/dashboard', name: 'Dashboard', critical: true,  waitFor: '[data-testid="dashboard"]' },
+  { path: '/settings',  name: 'Settings',  critical: false, waitFor: null },
+];
+```
+- `critical: true` — errors on this route go to `#bugs-critical`
+- `waitFor` — CSS selector Argus waits for before capturing (signals the page is ready)
+#### 4. Connect Chrome DevTools MCP to Claude Code
+```bash
+claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
+```
+Verify — ask Claude: *"List all open Chrome pages"* — you should see your tabs.
+#### 5. Start Chrome with remote debugging
+Same as Option A — see above.
+#### 6. Slack notifications (optional)
+Same as Option A — see above.
+---
+## Running Argus
+### Option A — Via MCP (Claude Code / any MCP client)
+Ask Claude directly — no terminal needed.
+**Available tools:**
+| Tool | What it does |
+| --- | --- |
+| `argus_audit` | Fast QA pass — JS errors, network failures, accessibility, SEO, security, CSS, content |
+| `argus_audit_full` | Deep QA pass — adds Lighthouse, responsive layout checks across 4 viewports, memory leak detection, hover-state bug detection, and accessibility tree snapshot |
+| `argus_compare` | Diff dev vs staging — screenshots, findings delta, environment regressions |
+| `argus_last_report` | Return the last saved JSON report without re-running a scan |
+| `argus_watch_snapshot` | Snapshot the currently open Chrome tab without navigating — raw console + network capture |
+| `argus_get_context` | Capture everything broken on the open tab, formatted as a diagnostic context for Claude to diagnose and suggest fixes |
+**`argus_audit`** — fast audit of any URL:
+```text
+Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000/checkout
+Run argus_audit on http://localhost:3000/login with critical: true
+```
+**`argus_audit_full`** — deep audit with Lighthouse + memory + responsive checks:
+```text
+Run argus_audit_full on http://localhost:3000/dashboard
+```
+**`argus_compare`** — dev vs staging diff (reads `TARGET_DEV_URL` and `TARGET_STAGING_URL` from `.env`):
+```text
+Run argus_compare
+```
+**`argus_last_report`** — retrieve last audit without re-running Chrome:
+```text
+Run argus_last_report
+```
+**`argus_watch_snapshot`** — snapshot the currently open tab without navigating. Useful when the page is in an authenticated or post-interaction state that navigation would reset:
+```text
+Run argus_watch_snapshot
+Run argus_watch_snapshot with url: http://localhost:3000
+```
+**`argus_get_context`** — when your app is stuck or throwing errors, run this to capture everything that's broken and feed it to Claude for diagnosis:
+```text
+Run argus_get_context
+```
+Then follow with: *"Here's the context — what's causing these errors and how do I fix them?"*
+---
+### Option B & C — Via CLI / npm scripts
+**Available commands:**
+| Command | What it does |
+| --- | --- |
+| `npm run crawl` | Multi-page batch audit of all routes in `targets.js` |
+| `npm run compare` | Dev vs staging diff (or CSS analysis if no `TARGET_STAGING_URL`) |
+| `npm run watch` | Passive monitor — polls the open Chrome tab every 1s, no navigation |
+| `npm run report:html` | Generate `reports/report.html` from the latest JSON audit |
+| `npm run server` | Start the Slack slash command + interaction server (port 3001) |
+| `npm run init` | Interactive setup wizard — generates `.env` + `targets.js` |
+| `npm run test:unit` | Run 61 unit tests (no Chrome required) |
+| `npm run test:harness` | Run 126-block correctness harness (requires Chrome) |
+**`npm run crawl`** — full audit of all configured routes:
+```bash
+npm run crawl
+```
+Reports are saved to `reports/` as JSON files. Run `npm run report:html` after any crawl for a portable `reports/report.html` with all screenshots inlined — useful for sharing with designers or reviewing offline.
+**`npm run compare`** — dev vs staging diff:
+```bash
+npm run compare
+```
+When `TARGET_STAGING_URL` is not set, automatically switches to **CSS analysis mode** — cascade overrides, component style leaks, unused rules, and React inline style conflicts on the dev environment only.
+**`npm run watch`** — passive monitoring (polls every 1s, no navigation):
+Attaches to whatever Chrome tab is open and reports new issues in real time without navigating anywhere. Use this while developing.
+```text
+Requires 2 terminals:
+  Terminal 1 — your app (npm start / npm run dev)
+  Terminal 2 — npm run watch
+```
+Steps:
+1. Open Chrome and navigate to your app
+2. Terminal 1: start your application
+3. Terminal 2: `npm run watch` — Argus begins polling
+4. Develop normally — console errors, network failures (4xx/5xx), CORS blocks, and auth failures print in real time
+5. `Ctrl+C` — stops the monitor and writes `reports/report.html`
+```bash
+# Attribute findings to a specific URL:
+npm run watch http://localhost:4000
+```
+| Variable | Default | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS` | `1000` | Poll interval in milliseconds |
+| `TARGET_DEV_URL` | `http://localhost:3000` | URL attributed to findings when none passed |
+**`npm run report:html`** — generate HTML dashboard from last audit:
+```bash
+npm run report:html
+# → reports/report.html (all findings + inline screenshots, portable, no server needed)
+```
+---
+### Option D — From Slack (on-demand)
+```text
+/argus-retest https://staging.example.com/checkout
+```
+BugBot responds immediately, runs the test, and posts results back. Detailed bug reports go to `#bugs-critical`. See [Slack Slash Command Setup](#slack-slash-command-setup) for configuration.
+---
+## CSS Analysis Mode
+When `TARGET_STAGING_URL` is not set in `.env`, `npm run compare` automatically switches to **CSS analysis mode** instead of comparing two environments.
+**What it analyzes on your dev environment:**
+| Check | What it catches |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Cascade overrides** | Same CSS property declared multiple times on an element; `!important` flagged as warning |
+| **Component style leaks** | BEM selector (`.card__title`) found in a stylesheet that doesn't belong to that component |
+| **Unused rules** | CSS selectors that match no element on the current page |
+| **CSS Modules** | Detects hashed class names; extracts readable component names (`Button`, `Card`, etc.) |
+| **React inline style conflicts** | `style=""` attribute overriding a stylesheet declaration on the same element |
+| **SCSS source maps** | Traces compiled CSS back to original `.scss` files where source maps are available |
+**API frequency analysis** also runs automatically:
+| Call count | Severity | Likely cause |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| 2 calls | info | Possible prefetch + actual — verify intentional |
+| 3–4 calls | warning | Double-fetch — check `useEffect` deps or component re-mounts |
+| 5+ calls | critical | Runaway loop — missing cleanup, infinite re-render |
+---
+## Performance Budgets
+Argus enforces these thresholds on every crawl:
+| Metric | Threshold | Severity |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) | < 2500ms | warning |
+| CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift) | < 0.1 | warning |
+| FID / TBT (interaction latency) | < 100ms | warning |
+| TTFB (Time to First Byte) | < 800ms | warning |
+Violations are reported as individual warning bugs with the measured value.
+---
+## Lighthouse Suite
+Runs all four Lighthouse categories on every route:
+- **Accessibility** — score < 50 → `critical`; score < 90 → `warning`
+- **Performance** — score < 90 → `warning`
+- **SEO** — score < 90 → `warning`
+- **Best Practices** — score < 90 → `warning`
+Individual failing audit items (e.g., missing alt text, low contrast, render-blocking resources) are surfaced as separate findings alongside the category score.
+---
+## Slack Channel Routing
+> **Slack is optional.** When `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` is not set, Argus skips Slack entirely and
+> auto-generates a local `report.html` (all findings + inline screenshots) and opens it in
+> the default browser. No Slack setup needed to start using Argus.
+When Slack **is** configured, findings are routed by severity:
+| Severity | Channel | When |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `critical` | `#bugs-critical` | JS exceptions, HTTP 5xx, blank page, auth failure, API called 5+ times, Lighthouse accessibility < 50, auth token in storage/URL, responsive overflow, slow API > 3s, payload > 2MB, > 100 detached DOM nodes, CORS policy violations, `debugger;` statements in production code, blocked mixed content (HTTP resource on HTTPS page) |
+| `warning` | `#bugs-warnings` | Visual regression > 0.5%, HTTP 4xx, CSS overrides with `!important`, API called 3–4×, Lighthouse scores < 90, missing SEO/OG tags, missing security headers, placeholder content, touch targets too small, slow API > 1s, payload > 500KB, > 10 detached DOM nodes, redirect chains > 2 hops, broken links, sync XHR, `document.write`, long tasks > 50ms, SW registration failures, duplicate `id` attributes, passive mixed content (images/audio on HTTPS page) |
+| `info` | `#bugs-digest` | Console warnings, unused CSS rules, API summaries, CSS Modules detection, empty data lists, responsive screenshot grid, missing cache headers on static assets |
+Each message includes:
+- Severity badge + affected URL + timestamp
+- AI-generated description
+- Inline screenshot (uploaded directly to Slack — no external hosting)
+- **View Page**, **Acknowledge**, and **Retest** action buttons
+---
+## Slack Slash Command Setup
+To use `/argus-retest` from Slack, you need to expose the Argus server publicly.
+### Step 1 — Start the server
+```bash
+npm run server
+```
+Server runs on port 3001.
+### Step 2 — Expose with Cloudflare Tunnel
+Download [cloudflared](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/downloads/) (free, no account needed), then:
+```bash
+cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:3001
+```
+Alternatively, with no install at all (SSH tunnel):
+```bash
+ssh -R 80:localhost:3001 nokey@localhost.run
+```
+Copy the public HTTPS URL that appears.
+### Step 3 — Configure Slack App
+1. [api.slack.com/apps](https://api.slack.com/apps) → BugBot → **Slash Commands** → Create New Command:
+   - Command: `/argus-retest`
+   - Request URL: `https://your-public-url/slack/commands`
+   - Description: `Run Argus regression test on a URL`
+   - Usage hint: `<url>`
+2. **Interactivity & Shortcuts** → Enable → Request URL: `https://your-public-url/slack/interactions`
+3. **OAuth & Permissions** → **Reinstall to Workspace**
+### Step 4 — Test
+```text
+/argus-retest http://localhost:3000
+```
+BugBot should reply within 3 seconds with a "running" acknowledgement, then post results.
+---
+## GitHub Actions CI Setup
+### Add secrets to your repository
+Go to GitHub repo → **Settings** → **Secrets and variables** → **Actions** → add:
+| Secret name | Required | Value |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` | No | Your `xoxb-...` token. **Omit entirely to use Slack-optional mode** — Argus generates `report.html` instead |
+| `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` | No* | From Slack App → Basic Information (only needed for `/argus-retest` slash command) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST` | No* | Channel ID (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `TARGET_STAGING_URL` | Yes | Your staging base URL |
+| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | No | For C2 PR integration — auto-injected by GitHub Actions as `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN` |
+| `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` | No | For C2 PR integration — `owner/repo` format (e.g., `acme/my-app`) |
+> **C2 PR integration**: when `GITHUB_TOKEN` and `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` are set, Argus posts a PR comment and commit status check for every crawl. `GITHUB_PR_NUMBER` is injected automatically by the workflow from `github.event.pull_request.number`. The included workflow does not wire these up by default — add them to the `env:` block in `.github/workflows/argus.yml` if you want PR-level comments.
+The workflow at [.github/workflows/argus.yml](.github/workflows/argus.yml) runs:
+- On every push to `main` / `master`
+- Daily at 6 AM UTC (before the team starts work)
+- Manually via **Actions** → **Run workflow** (with optional URL override)
+If critical issues are found, the pipeline **fails** — preventing silent regressions from being missed.
+---
+## Project Structure
+```text
+argus/
+├── .env                              # Your secrets (never commit this)
+├── .env.example                      # Template — copy to .env
+├── .gitignore
+├── package.json
+├── README.md
+├── .claude/
+│   └── settings.json                 # Claude Code permission config (auto-approve node/npm/reports)
+├── .github/
+│   └── workflows/
+│       └── argus.yml                 # CI pipeline
+├── .vscode/
+│   └── mcp.json                      # Chrome DevTools MCP config for VS Code
+├── .mcp.json                         # Argus MCP server registration — exposes argus_audit/argus_audit_full/argus_compare/argus_last_report/argus_watch_snapshot/argus_get_context to Claude
+├── src/
+│   ├── argus.js                      # Single-page audit entry point
+│   ├── batch-runner.js               # Multi-page batch audit
+│   ├── mcp-server.js                 # Argus MCP server — argus_audit / argus_audit_full / argus_compare / argus_last_report / argus_watch_snapshot / argus_get_context
+│   ├── adapters/
+│   │   └── browser.js                # CdpBrowserAdapter — facade over all chrome-devtools-mcp calls
+│   ├── domain/
+│   │   └── finding.js                # createFinding() factory — canonical finding shape
+│   ├── registry.js                   # Analyzer plugin registry — registerCheap/registerExpensive/getCheap/getExpensive/clearAll
+│   ├── config/
+│   │   ├── targets.js                # Routes to test, thresholds, config
+│   │   └── schema.js                 # Zod validation schema; validateConfig() called inside runCrawl()
+│   ├── orchestration/
+│   │   ├── crawl-and-report.js       # Backward-compat re-export shell → orchestrator + report-processor + dispatcher
+│   │   ├── orchestrator.js           # Crawl loop, route/flow crawl, runCrawl()
+│   │   ├── report-processor.js       # Dedup → severity overrides → baseline → JSON write
+│   │   ├── dispatcher.js             # Slack / GitHub / HTML dispatch
+│   │   ├── env-comparison.js         # Dev vs staging diff + CSS analysis mode
+│   │   ├── watch-mode.js             # Passive browser monitoring (WatchSession + runWatchMode)
+│   │   └── slack-notifier.js         # Slack Block Kit dispatcher
+│   ├── server/
+│   │   ├── index.js                  # Express server (port 3001)
+│   │   ├── slash-command-handler.js  # /argus-retest handler
+│   │   └── interaction-handler.js    # Acknowledge + Retest button handler
+│   ├── utils/
+│   │   ├── css-analyzer.js           # CSS analysis script injected into the browser
+│   │   ├── seo-analyzer.js           # SEO checks: meta, OG tags, h1, canonical, viewport
+│   │   ├── security-analyzer.js      # Security: localStorage tokens, eval(), headers, cookies
+│   │   ├── content-analyzer.js       # Content quality: null text, placeholders, broken images
+│   │   ├── responsive-analyzer.js    # Responsive: overflow + touch targets at 4 breakpoints
+│   │   ├── memory-analyzer.js        # Memory leaks: V8 heap snapshot + heap growth
+│   │   ├── logger.js                 # Pino structured logger — childLogger(module)│   │   ├── retry.js                  # withRetry() exponential backoff — navigate/fill only; Number.isFinite guard│   │   ├── telemetry.js              # OTel tracing + metrics — startSpan() / recordFinding() / recordFlaky() / recordNewFindings(); no-op default│   │   ├── session-manager.js        # Auth: backward-compat re-export barrel│   │   ├── session-persistence.js    # Auth: saveSession (mkdirSync+atomic write), restoreSession, hasSession, clearSession│   │   ├── login-orchestrator.js     # Auth: runLoginFlow, refreshSession + lock file│   │   ├── baseline-manager.js       # Baselines: loadBaseline, saveBaseline, applyBaseline, appendTrend
+│   │   ├── flakiness-detector.js     # Flakiness: mergeRunResults — confirmed vs flaky per double-crawl
+│   │   ├── flow-runner.js            # User flow assertions: runFlow / runAllFlows — assert DSL
+│   │   ├── html-reporter.js          # HTML dashboard: generateHtmlReport() + npm run report:html (D7.1 / D7.7)
+│   │   ├── parallel-crawler.js       # chunkArray sharding utility (ARGUS_CONCURRENCY=N parallel crawl)
+│   │   ├── contract-validator.js     # API contract validation: validateSchema, matchesContract (D7.4)
+│   │   ├── severity-overrides.js     # Severity policy overrides: applyOverrides (D7.5)
+│   │   ├── slack-guard.js            # Slack-optional guard: isSlackConfigured() (D7.7)
+│   │   ├── hover-analyzer.js         # Hover-state bug detection — aria-haspopup + data-tooltip (D8.1)
+│   │   ├── snapshot-analyzer.js      # Accessibility tree snapshot — missing names, labels, landmarks, heading hierarchy, ARIA state (D8.2 + v6)
+│   │   ├── issues-analyzer.js        # Chrome DevTools Issues panel — CSP/deprecated/cookie issues
+│   │   ├── network-timing-analyzer.js # HAR timing analysis — slow third-party detection
+│   │   ├── keyboard-analyzer.js      # Keyboard Tab-walk — focus_visible_missing, focus_lost
+│   │   ├── codebase-analyzer.js      # Codebase cross-reference — env vars, feature flags, dead routes (C1)
+│   │   ├── github-reporter.js        # GitHub PR comment + commit status integration (C2)
+│   │   ├── route-discoverer.js       # Auto route discovery — sitemap + Next.js + React Router (C3)
+│   │   ├── diff.js                   # pixelmatch screenshot + DOM/network diff utilities
+│   │   ├── mcp-parsers.js            # Text-format parsers for list_console_messages + list_network_requests (v9)
+│   │   └── mcp-client.js             # Headless JSON-RPC MCP client for CI mode
+│   └── cli/
+│       └── init.js                   # argus init setup wizard — detect framework, discover routes, write .env + targets.js (C4)
+├── test/
+│   └── unit/                         # Vitest unit tests — no Chrome required
+│       ├── finding.test.js           # createFinding() — fields, throws, frozen, extra fields (8 tests)
+│       ├── config-schema.test.js     # validateConfig() + ConfigSchema.safeParse (8 tests)
+│       ├── report-processor.test.js  # deduplicateFindings + rebuildSummary (11 tests)
+│       ├── flakiness-detector.test.js # findingKey normalization + mergeRunResults (13 tests)
+│       ├── baseline-manager.test.js  # loadBaseline/saveBaseline/applyBaseline (9 tests)
+│       └── flow-runner.test.js       # normalizeArray (pure) + runFlow mock browser (11 tests)
+├── landing/                          # Product landing page (React 19 + Vite 8 + Tailwind + Framer Motion 12)
+│   ├── src/
+│   │   ├── App.jsx                   # Single-page app — hero, features, comparison, waitlist + enterprise modals
+│   │   └── supabase.js               # Supabase client factory (null-safe when env vars missing)
+│   ├── public/
+│   │   ├── favicon.svg               # SVG favicon — purple ring + dot
+│   │   ├── argus-poster.png          # Video poster fallback (1918×1078)
+│   │   ├── og-image-v2.jpg           # OG social card — 1200×630 JPEG, branded overlay, black-outlined stat numbers
+│   │   ├── robots.txt                # Allows all crawlers; Sitemap reference
+│   │   └── sitemap.xml               # Canonical URL for argus-qa.com/
+│   ├── index.html                    # Vite entry; OG/Twitter/JSON-LD SEO tags; canonical; favicon
+│   ├── package.json
+│   ├── .env.example                  # VITE_SUPABASE_URL + VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY template
+│   └── README.md                     # Setup guide, Supabase SQL schema, env vars, deployment
+├── scripts/
+│   └── dispatch-report.js            # Standalone Slack re-dispatch script (re-posts last report.json to Slack)
+├── test-harness/                     # Fixture server + test runner (126 blocks, 528 hard assertions, 53 fixture pages)
+│   ├── README.md
+│   ├── server.js                     # Express fixture server (ports 3100 dev / 3101 staging)
+│   ├── harness-config.js             # Route definitions + expected findings
+│   ├── validate.js                   # Test runner — 126 numbered blocks ([80]–[84] MCP/createFinding/withRetry/watch/init, [85]–[93] Sprint 0.5 Tier 3, [94]–[126] gap-close Sections 1–6)
+│   ├── pages/                        # 53 fixture HTML pages (one per detection category)
+│   ├── nextjs-fixture/               # Next.js app structure for C3 discovery tests (10 files)
+│   ├── source-fixture/               # Minimal app.js for C1 codebase-analyzer tests (env var audit)
+│   └── static/
+│       └── button-styles.css         # BEM card selectors in button file → component leak
+└── reports/                          # Output: JSON reports + screenshots (gitignored)
+    ├── baselines/
+    │   ├── <branch>.json             # Per-route finding keys — per git branch (D7.2)
+    │   └── <branch>-trends.json      # Append-only run history per branch (D7.2)
+    └── .gitkeep
+```
+---
+## Key Technical Decisions
+| Decision | Choice | Reason |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Screenshot comparison | pixelmatch + AI classification | pixelmatch is fast and deterministic; Claude removes false positives from anti-aliasing and dynamic content |
+| Slack API | Bot API, not Incoming Webhooks | Bot API supports file uploads, message updates, interactive buttons, and threads |
+| File uploads | `files.getUploadURLExternal` + PUT + `files.completeUploadExternal` | `files.upload` is deprecated; pre-signed URL requires PUT — POST silently produces broken files |
+| CSS analysis | Script injected via `evaluate_script` | Runs in page context so it sees the live computed styles, CSS Modules hashes, and React fiber properties |
+| Responsive viewport | `emulate` (not `resize_page`) | `resize_page` only resizes the browser window and does not update CSS viewport width — `emulate` is the correct API |
+| Viewport width measurement | `document.documentElement.clientWidth` | After `emulate` with mobile flag, `window.innerWidth` returns the legacy layout viewport (~952px), not the device width |
+| V8 heap snapshot | `take_heapsnapshot({ filePath })` → read from disk | The MCP tool writes JSON to disk (not inline); parse with `JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filePath))` then delete the temp file |
+| Detached DOM detection | Walk flat `nodes` array for "Detached " prefix in strings table | Chrome serializes detached elements as "Detached HTMLDivElement" etc.; secondary check on `detachedness === 2` (Chrome 90+) |
+| Baseline finding key | `type::message[:100]::status` | Excludes timestamps and dynamic URL path IDs; message truncated to 100 chars to handle slight wording variations; `::status` suffix only added when non-null |
+| Baseline alert filter | `isNew === true` (strict) | Only findings explicitly marked new by `applyBaseline` are dispatched to Slack — prevents stale re-dispatch if baseline-manager is not called (fails silently rather than spamming) |
+| Flakiness routing | `severity: 'info'` for flaky findings | Downgrading severity means existing `dispatchToSlack` routing sends them to the info digest with zero routing changes — only the `:zap: _flaky_` label needed |
+| Private `findingKey` per module | Each of `baseline-manager.js` and `flakiness-detector.js` has its own copy | Avoids coupling two independently-useful modules via a shared export for a trivial 3-line function |
+| Runtime anti-pattern injection | `addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument` via MCP | Scripts registered this way run in the new page context before any page script — intercepts `XMLHttpRequest.open`, `document.write`, and `navigator.serviceWorker.register` before the page can call them |
+| CORS error detection | `list_console_messages` + text match, not in-page intercept | CORS errors are generated by the browser itself, not by page JS — `console.error` patcher misses them; the MCP console log captures them |
+| Long task detection | `PerformanceObserver({ entryTypes: ['longtask'] })` injected before load | Only the duration is included in the finding message (not `startTime`) — ensures identical tasks on two crawl runs produce the same dedup key |
+| CI MCP client | JSON-RPC over stdio | In CI there's no Claude Code agent — the headless client replaces it with the same API surface |
+| Node.js | v20.19+ | Minimum required by Chrome DevTools MCP |
+---
+## Known MCP Tool Limitations
+The Chrome DevTools MCP behavioral constraints below cause **3 permanent test failures** in the harness (`525/528` pass). These are MCP-layer restrictions — they cannot be fixed in Argus code. `validate.js` now exits with code 0 when only these 3 failures remain, making the CI harness gate reliable.
+> **`type_text` clarification**: `type_text` does fire DOM `input` events when the element is properly focused first with `mcp.click({ uid })`. Always use uid-based focus — passing `{ selector }` to `mcp.click` silently does nothing.
+| Tool | Constraint | Impact |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `drag` | Uses mouse simulation, **not** HTML5 DnD API | `dragstart`/`dragover`/`drop` events never fire |
+| `list_console_messages({ types: ['issue'] })` | Issues panel returns empty even when violations exist | CSP and deprecated-API detection is unreliable |
+These constraints are documented with workarounds in [SKILL.md §10](SKILL.md).
+---
+## Environment Variables Reference
+| Variable | Required | Description |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` | No | `xoxb-...` Bot User OAuth Token. **Omit to enable Slack-optional mode** — Argus generates `report.html` and opens it in the browser instead |
+| `SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET` | No* | Verifies slash command / interaction requests from Slack (required only when using `/argus-retest`) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_CRITICAL` | No* | Channel ID for critical bugs (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_WARNINGS` | No* | Channel ID for warnings (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `SLACK_CHANNEL_DIGEST` | No* | Channel ID for info / daily digest (required when Slack is configured) |
+| `TARGET_DEV_URL` | Yes | Base URL of your dev environment |
+| `TARGET_STAGING_URL` | No | Base URL of staging. If blank → CSS analysis mode |
+| `SCREENSHOT_DIFF_THRESHOLD` | No | Pixel diff % to flag (default: `0.5`) |
+| `REPORT_OUTPUT_DIR` | No | Where to write reports (default: `./reports`) |
+| `ARGUS_CONCURRENCY` | No | Number of parallel MCP clients for route crawling (default: `1` = sequential) |
+| `PORT` | No | Server port (default: `3001`) |
+| `ARGUS_LOG_LEVEL` | No | Pino log level — `trace`, `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`, `fatal` (default: `info`) |
+| `ARGUS_LOG_PRETTY` | No | Set to `1` for human-readable log output instead of JSON (dev mode) |
+| `ARGUS_RETRY_ATTEMPTS` | No | Max retry attempts for `navigate`/`fill` MCP calls (default: `3`) |
+| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | No | OTLP collector endpoint — enables span/metric export to Jaeger, Grafana Tempo, Datadog, etc. |
+| `ARGUS_OTEL_CONSOLE` | No | Set to `1` to print OTel spans to stdout without an OTLP endpoint (dev tracing) |
+| `ARGUS_WATCH_INTERVAL_MS` | No | Watch mode poll interval in milliseconds (default: `1000`) |
+| `ARGUS_WATCH_UI_PORT` | No | Watch mode web dashboard port (default: `3002`) |
+| `ARGUS_SOURCE_DIR` | No | Path to your app's source directory — enables codebase cross-reference (env var detection, feature flag leakage, dead routes) |
+| `ARGUS_ENV_FILE` | No | Path to your app's `.env` file — C1 cross-references env vars used in source code against this file to detect missing declarations |
+| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | No | GitHub personal access token — required for PR comment + commit status integration |
+| `GITHUB_REPOSITORY` | No | Repository in `owner/repo` format — required for GitHub PR integration |
+| `GITHUB_SHA` | No | Commit SHA for the commit status check — injected automatically by GitHub Actions (`${{ github.sha }}`) |
+| `GITHUB_PR_NUMBER` | No | PR number for comment targeting — set via `${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}` in your workflow |
+| `ARGUS_REPORT_URL` | No | Full URL to the hosted HTML report — linked from the GitHub commit status check |
+---
+## Troubleshooting
+### Chrome DevTools MCP not connecting
+```bash
+claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest
+# Then restart Claude Code
+```
+### Slack messages not posting
+- Confirm `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN` starts with `xoxb-` (not `xoxp-`, `xoxe-`, or `xapp-`)
+- Verify BugBot is invited to each channel: `/invite @BugBot`
+- Check token scopes: `chat:write`, `files:write`, `files:read`
+### Screenshots not appearing in Slack messages
+- The upload uses a pre-signed URL that requires `PUT`, not `POST` — if you see a broken image, check that the Slack token has `files:write` scope and the channel is correct
+### Slash command returns "dispatch_failed"
+- Your tunnel URL has changed (Cloudflare Tunnel / localhost.run URLs change on restart)
+- Update the Request URL in Slack App → Slash Commands and reinstall
+### CSS analysis returns empty results
+- Page may be behind auth — make sure you're logged in on the Chrome instance Argus is controlling
+- Cross-origin stylesheets (CDN fonts, third-party widgets) can't be read due to browser security restrictions — this is expected
+### Screenshots are blank
+- Page hasn't finished loading — increase `pageSettleMs` in `src/config/targets.js`
+- Add a `waitFor` selector for that route
+### CI pipeline fails immediately
+- Chrome may not be starting fast enough — increase the `sleep 3` after Chrome launch to `sleep 5` in `.github/workflows/argus.yml`
+---
+## How Argus Differs From Playwright / Cypress
+Argus is not a replacement for unit or E2E tests. It's a complementary layer:
+| | Playwright / Cypress | Argus |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| **Tests** | Your logic and API contracts | What the user actually sees |
+| **Catches** | Regression in behaviour | CSS drift, visual regressions, API redundancy, console noise, perf budgets |
+| **Runs** | In your test suite | Continuously, on the live running app |
+| **Setup** | Write test files | Configure routes in `targets.js` |
+| **Output** | Pass / fail | Structured Slack reports with screenshots and action buttons |
+They complement each other — Argus catches what test suites miss.