generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/automationcloud/client-javascript#creating-the-job
modes:
  description: Jobs are created with a category of live or test; the test category
    is used to filter test jobs out of live traffic in the Automation Cloud dashboard.
  values:
  - live
  - test
  example: |
    const job = await client.createJob({
        category: 'test',
        input: { ... },
    });
local_testing:
  description: The @automationcloud/local-robot package runs automation scripts locally
    against the same Robot API surface, allowing development and testing without
    consuming Automation Cloud jobs.
  package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@automationcloud/local-robot
notes: No hosted sandbox environment, magic test values, or test card numbers are
  published (docs.automationcloud.net is offline); the published test surface is
  the job test category and the local robot runner.