Configuration and preferences

Test Companion gives you full control over how the AI assistant behaves, how it interacts with your project files, and how it connects to BrowserStack’s cloud testing infrastructure.

This page provides a comprehensive overview of all available settings, allowing you to customize Test Companion to suit your testing environment and personal workflow. Whether you are a QA engineer setting up the tool for the first time or a team lead standardizing preferences across your organization, this guide explains the purpose of each setting, when to use it, and how different choices can influence the AI Agent’s behavior.

How to open settings

1. Click the gear icon (⚙) in the top-right corner of the Test Companion panel.

   

2. Make the necessary changes and click Save to apply them.

   

3. Click Cancel to discard any unsaved changes.

The Settings panel is organized into six tabs, which can be accessed from the left sidebar:

• General settings: Adjust language preferences, authentication settings, and telemetry options.
• Chat settings: Choose between interaction modes (Default or Guided) and set system instructions for your test automation environment.
• Feature settings: Manage checkpoints, notifications, and Electron testing support.
• Auto-Approve settings: Control the actions that Test Companion can perform without prompting for your permission.
• Browser settings: Define the viewport size for capturing screenshots and interacting with browser-based content.
• Terminal settings: Set the shell integration timeout and configure terminal reuse behavior.

Choose where to start

If you are new to Test Companion, start by exploring the Chat settings and Auto-Approve settings. These two tabs significantly influence how the AI interacts with you on a daily basis. The Chat settings determine whether the AI asks for confirmation at each step or operates independently, while the Auto-Approve settings control what the AI can do without your explicit approval.

Additionally, select the appropriate viewport size in the Browser settings for your target devices.