# Browse by Role

Different people use ContextQA for different reasons. This section takes you directly to the workflows, tools, and concepts that matter most for your job.

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## Choose Your Role

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{% tab title="🧪 Tester" %}
**You want to:** Write automated tests without coding. Create, run, and review tests using natural language.

**Your quick wins:**

* Create a test in 5 minutes using plain English
* Run it on a real browser with full video evidence
* Let AI repair your tests when the UI changes

[**→ Documentation for Testers**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-testers.md)
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{% tab title="⚙️ SDET" %}
**You want to:** Integrate ContextQA into your automation framework, use the MCP API, export to Playwright, and plug into CI/CD pipelines.

**Your quick wins:**

* Connect ContextQA to Claude/Cursor via MCP in 10 minutes
* Export any test as Playwright TypeScript
* Trigger test plans via REST from any CI system

[**→ Documentation for SDETs**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-sdets.md)
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{% tab title="📋 QA Manager" %}
**You want to:** Manage test plans, track coverage metrics, analyze flaky tests, and communicate quality to leadership.

**Your quick wins:**

* Run a full regression suite and get a shareable report
* Identify flaky tests vs true regressions
* Set up nightly runs with Slack alerts

[**→ Documentation for QA Managers**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-qa-managers.md)
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{% tab title="💻 Developer" %}
**You want to:** Generate tests from your tickets, add a quality gate to your PRs, and get root cause analysis without leaving your terminal.

**Your quick wins:**

* Generate tests from a Jira ticket before writing code
* Add a GitHub Actions quality gate in 15 minutes
* Get AI root cause in your terminal when tests fail

[**→ Documentation for Developers**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-developers.md)
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{% tab title="🗺️ Product Manager" %}
**You want to:** Turn acceptance criteria into tests, track feature coverage, and get release readiness reports.

**Your quick wins:**

* Paste a Jira ticket URL → get automated test cases from your AC
* View release readiness as a pass/fail test plan summary
* Share quality reports with stakeholders (no login required)

[**→ Documentation for Product Managers**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-product-managers.md)
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{% tab title="🏗️ Eng Manager" %}
**You want to:** Configure CI/CD quality gates, manage team access, measure engineering productivity, and reduce testing toil.

**Your quick wins:**

* Add parallel test execution to your CI pipeline
* Configure SSO and role-based access for your team
* Measure self-healing rate (= manual work avoided)

[**→ Documentation for Engineering Managers**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-engineering-managers.md)
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{% tab title="🚀 VP/CTO" %}
**You want to:** Understand the business case, architecture, security posture, and ROI for AI test automation at scale.

**Your quick wins:**

* Read the executive summary of business outcomes
* Review the build-vs-buy analysis
* See the enterprise implementation timeline

[**→ Documentation for VPs & CTOs**](/documentation-by-role/by-role/for-vp-engineering.md)
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## Role Matrix: Features by Persona

\| Feature | Tester | SDET | QA Mgr | Developer | PM | Eng Mgr | VP/CTO | |---------|--------|------|--------|-----------|----|---------|----|n| Natural language test creation | ✅ | ✅ | | | | | | | MCP Server (67 tools) | | ✅ | | ✅ | | | | | Playwright code export | | ✅ | | ✅ | | | | | Test Plans & scheduling | | ✅ | ✅ | | | ✅ | | | Analytics dashboard | | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | AI test generation | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ | | | | Jira integration | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ | | | | CI/CD integration | | ✅ | | ✅ | | ✅ | | | Roles & SSO | | | | | | ✅ | ✅ | | ROI & coverage metrics | | | ✅ | | | ✅ | ✅ | | Mobile testing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | | | | | Self-healing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | | | |

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## Not Sure Where to Start?

→ [Quickstart Guide](/getting-started/quickstart.md) — Create your first test in 5 minutes, regardless of role.

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**Talk to a human.** [**Book a Demo →**](https://contextqa.com/book-a-demo/) — Tell us your role and current testing challenges. We'll show you the exact features that matter most for your situation.
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