Roadmap
Current Observer roadmap themes and target windows
Observer Roadmap
This page captures the current product direction for Observer. Targets are approximate and may shift as implementation details firm up.
Status Legend
- Planned
- In Progress
- Blocked
- Released
Now
| Item | Target | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pytest support | Q3 2026 | Planned | Prioritize parity with the existing Playwright reporter flow before expanding framework coverage. |
Next
| Item | Target | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCP Server | Q3 2026 | Planned | Focus on a minimal, stable interface that can expose Observer data and actions safely. |
| Manager View | Q4 2026 | Planned | Tailor the experience for higher-level run summaries and team-level reporting. |
| JUnit 5 support | Q4 2026 | Planned | Align the reporter model with JUnit 5 lifecycle events and metadata. |
| GitHub Actions integration | Q4 2026 | Planned | Keep setup lightweight so it is easy to adopt in existing CI workflows. |
Later
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Executive Summary View | High-level reporting for stakeholders |
| OpenTelemetry integration | Future observability export path |
| JUnit XML importer | Broader test result ingestion support |
| .NET ecosystem | Potential new reporter surface |
| Prometheus / Grafana | Metrics export and dashboarding |
| Datadog integration | Third-party observability compatibility |
| Slack integration | Alerting and notifications |
| Cypress | Additional test framework support |
| AI-assisted failure clustering | Failure root-cause inference |
| AI-assisted test health assessment | Analyze tests in detail to produce optimization an improvement suggestions |
| Duration-based shard balancing | TS Playwright-specific: receive an input of tests that are intended to be run and a desired number of shards, return shard test files balanced by execution time and not count |
| CI/CD cost optimization | Provide recommendations on CI/CD configuration to reduce execution time and save on infra costs |
Cross-Cutting Themes
- Reliability and correctness
- Developer experience
- Deployment and operations
- Performance and scale
- Security and hardening
Dependencies and Risks
Dependency: External reporter and framework support maturity
- Impact: May affect target dates for new integrations
- Mitigation: Keep roadmap items modular and independently shippable
Risk: Scope growth in cross-framework support
- Impact: Can delay core Observer improvements
- Mitigation: Prioritize the smallest useful integration slice first