generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.bugster.dev/commands/overview
name: Bugster CLI
binary: bugster
description: >-
  Command-line interface for Bugster's autonomous QA agent. Generates, runs, and
  maintains AI-powered end-to-end browser tests directly from a project's codebase,
  and reports results in pull requests.
docs: https://docs.bugster.dev/commands/overview
repository: https://github.com/Bugsterapp/bugster-cli
install:
- method: homebrew
  command: brew install Bugsterapp/homebrew-tap/bugster
- method: npm
  command: npm install -g @bugster/bugster-cli
- method: script-unix
  command: curl -sSL https://bugster.dev/install.sh | bash
- method: script-windows
  command: irm https://bugster.dev/install.ps1 | iex
auth:
  style: api-key
  flow: >-
    Run `bugster auth` to configure the Bugster API key, then `bugster init` to
    set up the CLI in the project and connect it to your account.
commands:
- name: auth
  summary: Configure and manage your Bugster API key for CLI authentication.
- name: init
  summary: Set up Bugster CLI in your project and authenticate with your account.
- name: generate
  summary: Generate AI-powered tests from your codebase (supports --prompt for natural-language tests).
- name: run
  summary: Execute your test specifications with browser automation (supports --prompt and --quick).
- name: update
  summary: Keep your tests synchronized with code changes.
- name: destructive
  summary: Run AI-powered destructive agents to find potential bugs in changed pages (supports --output).
- name: shell
  summary: Interactive CLI session with smart autocomplete and instant testing.
- name: plugin
  summary: Install Bugster rules for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor) to generate tests in the editor.
key_flows:
- Set up a project - bugster auth then bugster init
- Generate a suite from the codebase - bugster generate
- Run tests with browser automation - bugster run
- Keep tests in sync as the app changes - bugster update
- Find bugs proactively - bugster destructive