Changelog

Every new feature, improvement and fix we ship to Arqo.

v2.6.0

20 July 2026

Live Jira results & a much smarter agent 🤖

  • NewJira comments now update in place with live Pass/Fail results as your test runs complete — no more duplicate comments
  • NewPlaywright MCP got a major brain upgrade — it reads the full Jira ticket (description, acceptance criteria, comments), tells real defects from test mistakes, and suggests fixes for outdated tests
  • NewThe agent never guesses login credentials — it pauses and asks you, or uses the ones you save in the new per-project Agent context (stored securely, never shown again)
  • NewCustom test statuses are now shared across your whole workspace — everyone sees the statuses you create, not just you
  • NewSmoother sign-in with clearer error messages and stronger account protection
v2.5.0

12 July 2026

Playwright MCP & a whole lot more ✨

  • NewPlaywright MCP (Beta) — an AI agent runs your test cases in a real browser, live, with screenshots recorded straight to the run
  • NewLaunch Playwright MCP from any test run, take over for logins, and watch it work in full screen
  • NewBeautiful branded PDF report export with charts and your KPIs
  • NewNew Team plan with self-serve per-seat billing — every member gets full features
  • NewFaster, cleaner test-run pages with always-visible results and a report shortcut
v2.4.0

24 June 2026

Arqo just leveled up 🚀

  • NewTest Tools — a new tab with 9 built-in QA utilities
  • NewSmarter AI test generation that reads full ticket context & comments
  • NewRaise defects as Jira sub-tasks linked to the parent user story
  • NewRedesigned test-run cards with one-click run, edit & live status sync
  • NewCleaner Activity timeline and a guided product tour for new users
v1.4

15 June 2026

Test Tools — a built-in toolbox of QA utilities.

  • NewTest Tools tab with a Website Scanner (security headers, SEO & page health), Broken Link Checker, DNS Lookup (with WHOIS & IP location), Proofreader, and Bug Report Writer.
  • NewClient-side utilities: JSON Formatter, Test Data Generator (multi-field records → JSON/CSV), Encoder/Decoder (Base64/URL/HTML/JWT) and Regex Tester.
  • NewRaise a Jira defect directly from a scanner finding or a broken link.
  • ImprovedProject tabs now use a smooth sliding underline indicator.
  • FixedNew test sets now append to the bottom of the list instead of reordering it.
v1.3

May 2026

Test Plans, drag-to-reorder and design polish.

  • NewTest Plans — group test sets and suites into a release plan and track combined pass rates across runs.
  • ImprovedDrag-and-drop reordering for test sets, suites and plans, plus search across each sidebar.
v1.2

April 2026

An agentic AI assistant for your workspace.

  • NewAI assistant that can plan, confirm and act across your project — generating and applying test cases on request.
  • ImprovedVision generation: turn UI screenshots into test cases.
v1.1

March 2026

Richer Jira integration.

  • NewJira defects are created in Atlassian Document Format with rich, panel-based test result summaries.
  • ImprovedSlack notifications for run completion and defects via Block Kit.
v1.0

February 2026

Arqo launches.

  • NewProjects, test sets, test cases, suites and test runs with Pass/Fail/Blocked/Retest execution.
  • NewAI test-case generation from Jira tickets or pasted requirements.

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