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1# QA your app with Computer Use | Codex use cases1---

2 2name: QA your app with Computer Use

3Codex use cases3tagline: Click through real product flows and log what breaks.

4 4summary: Use Computer Use to exercise key flows, catch issues, and finish with a

5![](/assets/OpenAI-black-wordmark.svg)5 bug report.

6 6bestFor:

7![Codex](/assets/OAI_Codex-Lockup_Fallback_Black.svg)

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9Codex use case

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11# QA your app with Computer Use

12 

13Click through real product flows and log what breaks.

14 

15Difficulty **Intermediate**

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17Time horizon **30m**

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19Use Computer Use to exercise key flows, catch issues, and finish with a bug report.

20 

21## Best for

22 

23 - Teams validating real user flows before a release7 - Teams validating real user flows before a release

24- QA loops that should end with severity, repro steps, and a short triage summary8 - QA loops that should end with severity, repro steps, and a short triage

25 9 summary

26# Contents10starterPrompt:

27 11 title: Run a Structured QA Pass

28[← All use cases](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases)12 body: |-

29 13 @Computer Test my app in [environment].

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32Use Computer Use to exercise key flows, catch issues, and finish with a bug report.

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34Intermediate

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3630m

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38Related links

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40[Computer Use](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/computer-use) [Codex skills](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills)

41 

42## Best for

43 

44 - Teams validating real user flows before a release

45- QA loops that should end with severity, repro steps, and a short triage summary

46 

47## Starter prompt

48 

49 @Computer Use Test my app in [environment].

50 Test these flows:15 Test these flows:

51 - [hero use case 1]16 - [hero use case 1]

52 - [hero use case 2]17 - [hero use case 2]

53 - [hero use case 3]18 - [hero use case 3]

54 For every bug you find, include:

55 - repro steps

56 - expected result

57 - actual result

58 - severity

59 Keep going past non-blocking issues and end with a short triage summary.

60 19 

61[Open in the Codex app](codex://new?prompt=%40Computer+Use+Test+my+app+in+%5Benvironment%5D.%0A%0ATest+these+flows%3A%0A-+%5Bhero+use+case+1%5D%0A-+%5Bhero+use+case+2%5D%0A-+%5Bhero+use+case+3%5D%0A%0AFor+every+bug+you+find%2C+include%3A%0A-+repro+steps%0A-+expected+result%0A-+actual+result%0A-+severity%0A%0AKeep+going+past+non-blocking+issues+and+end+with+a+short+triage+summary. "Open in the Codex app")

62 

63 @Computer Use Test my app in [environment].

64 Test these flows:

65 - [hero use case 1]

66 - [hero use case 2]

67 - [hero use case 3]

68 For every bug you find, include:20 For every bug you find, include:

69 - repro steps21 - repro steps

70 - expected result22 - expected result

71 - actual result23 - actual result

72 - severity24 - severity

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73 Keep going past non-blocking issues and end with a short triage summary.26 Keep going past non-blocking issues and end with a short triage summary.

27relatedLinks:

28 - label: Computer Use

29 url: /codex/app/computer-use

30 - label: Codex skills

31 url: /codex/skills

32---

74 33 

75## Introduction34## Introduction

76 35 

87 46 

88You can keep this broad:47You can keep this broad:

89 48 

90- `@Computer Use Test my app. Find any major issues and give me a report.`49- `@Computer Test my app. Find any major issues and give me a report.`

91 50 

92Or make it more explicit:51Or make it more explicit:

93 52 

94- `@Computer Use Test my app in staging. Cover signup, invite a teammate, and upgrade billing. Log every bug with repro steps, expected result, actual result, and severity.`53- `@Computer Test my app in staging. Cover signup, invite a teammate, and upgrade billing. Log every bug with repro steps, expected result, actual result, and severity.`

95 54 

96If you already maintain a test-plan file in the repo, attach it to the thread or point Codex at it so the QA pass follows your existing flows.55If you already maintain a test-plan file in the repo, attach it to the thread or point Codex at it so the QA pass follows your existing flows.

97 56 

116## Suggested prompt75## Suggested prompt

117 76 

118**Run a Structured QA Pass**77**Run a Structured QA Pass**

119 

120 @Computer Use Test my app in [environment].

121 Test these flows:

122 - [hero use case 1]

123 - [hero use case 2]

124 - [hero use case 3]

125 For every bug you find, include:

126 - repro steps

127 - expected result

128 - actual result

129 - severity

130 Keep going past non-blocking issues and end with a short triage summary.

131 

132## Related use cases

133 

134[![](/images/codex/codex-wallpaper-3.webp)

135 

136### Automate bug triage

137 

138Ask Codex to check recent alerts, issues, failed checks, logs, and chat reports, tune the...

139 

140Automation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/automation-bug-triage)[![](/images/codex/codex-wallpaper-2.webp)

141 

142### Debug in iOS simulator

143 

144Use Codex to discover the right Xcode scheme and simulator, launch the app, inspect the UI...

145 

146iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-simulator-bug-debugging)[![](/images/codex/codex-wallpaper-2.webp)

147 

148### Deploy an app or website

149 

150Use Codex with Build Web Apps and Vercel to turn a repo, screenshot, design, or rough app...

151 

152Front-end Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deploy-app-or-website)