Getting Started with Aurora

Aurora is an AI-powered test generation and monitoring desktop app for QA managers. It takes a plain-English description of what you want to test, runs a live probe of your application, and produces a working Playwright spec — ready to run, version-control, and schedule as a synthetic monitor.

System requirements

PlatformMinimum version
Windows10 (64-bit)
macOS10.15 Catalina

Installation

macOS

  1. Download Aurora_1.0.0_aarch64.dmg from the download page or your purchase confirmation email.
  2. Open the DMG and drag Aurora into your Applications folder.
  3. Launch Aurora from Applications — no security prompt required (Aurora is code-signed and notarized by Select Red Ltd).

Windows

  1. Download Aurora_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe from the download page or your purchase confirmation email.
  2. Run the installer — if Windows SmartScreen appears, click More info → Run anyway.
  3. Aurora appears in your Start Menu.

First launch — setup wizard

On first launch, Aurora runs a short setup wizard:

  1. Manager name and email — identifies you as the app owner.
  2. AI API key (optional) — enter an Anthropic Claude or OpenAI API key to enable AI test generation. You can skip this and add it later in Settings → System → AI Provider.
  3. First feature — create your first product area (e.g. "Checkout", "User Portal") to organise your tests.

After the wizard, Aurora opens the main dashboard.

> Adding your API key later: Go to Settings → System → AI Provider, select your provider, paste your API key, and click Save.

Activating your license

Aurora starts on the Free tier automatically. To activate a paid license:

  1. Go to Settings → System → License.
  2. Paste your license key (format: AURORA-PRO-XXXXXX or AURORA-UNLIMITED-XXXXXX).
  3. Click Activate. The tier badge updates immediately.

See the Activation Guide for full details.

Generating your first test

Aurora's pipeline has five stages: Probe → Plan → Generate → Run → Heal.

  1. Go to Test Generator.
  2. Select a Feature and optionally an Initiative.
  3. Enter a plain-English description of what you want to test — e.g. "User logs in with valid credentials and lands on the dashboard".
  4. Enter the Target URL.
  5. Click Run Pipeline.

Aurora probes the URL, plans a set of test scenarios, generates a Playwright spec, runs it, and — if it fails — attempts to heal the spec automatically. The finished spec is saved as a test pack entry.

What's next

Once your first test is generated, you can:

  • Schedule it as a synthetic monitor — go to Synthetics to run it on a schedule and get alerted on failure.
  • Organise tests into packs — group related specs in Test Packs for batch runs.
  • Track quality across initiatives — link tests to strategic initiatives and see pass rates on the Overview dashboard.
  • Customise AI behaviour — on Starter and Pro tiers, edit the system prompts Aurora uses at each pipeline stage.

Full documentation is available in your account at aurora.selectred.com/account/docs/aurora.

Troubleshooting

If something isn't working after setup, see Troubleshooting or contact support@selectred.com.