# What is agentic test & development?

Agentic Test & Development



Traditional test automation runs a fixed script: the same steps, in the same order, against the same fixture, every time. Agentic test & development is a different approach: an AI agent reads the current state of a real system and takes the next bounded, pre-approved action, rather than following a script that breaks the moment reality doesn't match it exactly.

## Traditional automation vs. an agentic workflow

### Traditional automation

- A fixed script runs the same steps in the same order, every time

- A test written for one fixture revision breaks silently when the fixture changes

- An unexpected state (a fault, a retry, a slow response) usually just fails the run

- Adding a new check means writing new script from scratch

### The agentic approach

- An agent reads the current state and decides the next bounded, approved action

- The same acquire → act → gate → release shape adapts to what the interface actually reports

- An unexpected state is something the agent can reason about within its bounds, not just fail on

- Extending coverage means pointing the same bounded operations at a new workflow

## Explore by workflow

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### See the bounded-operation model in practice.

Plotune Nexus is the runtime this whole approach is built on.

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Source: https://www.plotune.net/solutions/agentic-test-development