Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

AI has changed how software is written, but testing and quality haven’t kept up at the same pace. In the first episode of our "From the Bear Cave" discussion series, SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner and VP of Product, AI, Bridges Smith talk through the Levels of Autonomy in software development, why non-code-based testing must become more autonomous, and what it will take to close the gap between AI coding and ensuring trustworthy software.

Tired of manually updating your Pact contract tests? Learn how to automate the entire process using AI agents with SmartBear MCP tools and GitHub Copilot! In this video, we walk through how AI-assisted contract testing helps you automatically upgrade Pact tests when new features are added to your API.

Discover how to perform expert-level Pact contract testing reviews in seconds using SmartBear MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools directly in your IDE with GitHub Copilot (or any generative AI that supports MCP)! You’ll learn how to automatically identify and fix common issues in your Pact tests, including: Over-specified test contracts Incorrect HTTP client usage Missing provider states Overuse of matchers Tests not reflecting real API behavior.

Did you know you can automatically generate complete Pact test suites directly inside your IDE? No more writing boilerplate test code manually! In this video, we show how SmartBear MCP tools work with GitHub Copilot (or any MCP-compatible agent) to automatically create best-practice consumer contract tests tailored to your project.

Learn how to automate PDF testing and validation using TestComplete. In this demo, you'll see three scenarios where you can replace slow, error-prone manual PDF checks with fast, scalable automated tests. Perfect for QA teams working with invoices, reports, contracts, compliance documents, and any PDF containing dynamic or image-based content. Whether you test static PDFs, scanned documents, or complex reports with variable data, this video shows you how to automate the entire process in minutes.

Watch this demo to learn how SmartBear’s winning project at SAP’s 2025 ALMathon brings AI-powered testing directly into SAP Cloud ALM. At this hackathon, SAP challenged teams to build innovative extensions. The SmartBear team delivered a cloud-first, AI-native solution that eliminates manual testing bottlenecks while aligning seamlessly with existing workflows. In this demo, you’ll see how our integration enables.