> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.watchtower.systems/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Watchtower?

> Watchtower is a QA command center, a live view of your Playwright and Cypress test suite, its results, and its health.

Watchtower is a **QA command center** for teams that run Playwright or Cypress tests. It reads the tests that already exist in your connected repository, organizes them into a browsable dashboard, runs them on demand, and turns the results into a clear picture of what's passing, what's failing, and what needs attention.

Your test repository stays the source of truth, and Watchtower doesn't ask you to move test ownership anywhere else. It syncs from your codebase, runs what you ask it to run, and gives your team a shared, readable view of the outcome.

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  <Card title="Get Started" icon="rocket" href="/v0.5.0/getting-started">
    Sign in, connect a repository, and run your first Patrol.
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  <Card title="Navigating Watchtower" icon="compass" href="/v0.5.0/navigating-watchtower">
    Learn the layout: Dashboard, Test Center, Patrol, Watchman, and Trash.
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    Browse your test inventory, triage failures, and track priority.
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  <Card title="Running Patrol" icon="play" href="/v0.5.0/patrol">
    Start test runs and watch results stream in live.
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## What you can do with Watchtower

| Area                  | What it gives you                                                                                                 |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Test Center**       | A full inventory of your tests, organized by folder, with priority, status, tags, comments, and bug ticket links. |
| **Patrol**            | On-demand test runs. Pick a suite, a project, or a filter, and watch pass/fail results stream in live.            |
| **Dashboard**         | Pass-rate trends, release-readiness status, and a per-folder breakdown of test health.                            |
| **Reports & Compare** | A shareable, printable QA report, and a side-by-side comparison between any two past runs.                        |
| **Watchman**          | AI-assisted analysis that reviews pull requests and commits against your test suite.                              |
| **Trash**             | Recover deleted test cases for 30 days before they're permanently purged.                                         |

## Problems it solves

* Test coverage is hard to audit from file names alone. Watchtower gives you a browsable, organized view instead.
* Recent failures get buried in CI logs. Patrol and the Dashboard surface them immediately.
* Manual QA notes and automated results often live in separate places. Watchtower keeps comments, bug tickets, and run history on the same test.
* Renamed or removed test files can make an external dashboard drift from reality. Sync keeps your inventory matched to what's actually in the repository.

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  This documentation covers **v0.5.0**, the current released version of Watchtower.
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