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Workflow overview
Reference · liveworkflow:visual-regression-testing
Visual Regression Testing overview
Captures and compares UI screenshots across browsers and viewports to detect unintended visual changes — running headless browsers against Storybook or page routes, generating pixel-diff reports, managing baseline image approval workflows, and tracking flaky visual comparisons. Excludes accessibility and functional testing.
Attributes
displayName
Visual Regression Testing
workflowKind
development
triggerType
event-driven
typicalCadence
per-pull-request
complexity
single-team
description
Captures and compares UI screenshots across browsers and viewports to
detect unintended visual changes — running headless browsers against
Storybook or page routes, generating pixel-diff reports, managing baseline
image approval workflows, and tracking flaky visual comparisons. Excludes
accessibility and functional testing.
Outgoing edges
applies_to_domain2
- domain:web-development·DomainWeb Development
- domain:software-engineering·DomainSoftware Engineering
involves_role3
- role:test-writer·RoleTest Writer
- role:product-designer·RoleProduct Designer
- role:implementer·RoleImplementer
performed_by_org_unit2
- org-unit:quality-engineering·OrgUnitQuality Engineering
- org-unit:frontend-team·OrgUnitFrontend Team
requires_skill_area2
- skill-area:visual-regression-testing·SkillAreaVisual Regression Testing
- skill-area:e2e-testing·SkillAreaEnd-to-End Testing
triggers_responsibility2
- responsibility:review-prs-merge-decisions·ResponsibilityReview PRs and make merge decisions
- responsibility:code-review-coverage·ResponsibilityCode review coverage
Incoming edges
follows_workflow2
- stack-profile:e2e-testing-platform·StackProfileE2E Testing Platform (Playwright, Vitest, Docker, GitHub Actions, TypeScript)
- stack-profile:visual-regression-testing·StackProfileVisual Regression Testing (Chromatic, Storybook, Playwright, React, TypeScript)