Argos

Changelog · Argos New updates and improvements to Argos.

Read more in our changelog: argos-ci.com/changelog/

Argos just got self-healing visual tests.

If the same screenshot diff appears repeatedly, the Argos bot automatically ignores it.

No more reviewing the same flaky diff again and again.

◆ Less noise.
◆ Faster reviews.
◆ More trust in visual testing.

Migrating Argos from Heroku to AWS Lessons and technical details from Argos’ move off of Heroku Postgres onto Amazon EC2 and RDS, and a playbook others can follow for large‑scale PostgreSQL migrations.

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Cloud servers, a rocket launching, and a paper plane symbolize the migration from Heroku Postgres to AWS with PostgreSQL icons.

We migrated Argos from Heroku Postgres → AWS.

◆ 300GB database
◆ 250M rows
◆ 1 minute maintenance windows

In this post we share the full migration playbook and lessons learned.

For anyone planning a large Postgres migration 👇

Changelog · Argos New updates and improvements to Argos.

See what we’ve shipped: argos-ci.com/changelog

🔐 SAML SSO is now available on Argos Enterprise.

• Configure SAML in Team Settings
• Auto-add users on first login
• Enforce SAML authentication
• Share a SAML-only login URL

Enterprise teams can set it up today.

From AI generated prototype to production Rust algorithm We asked an AI agent to design a diff mask fingerprinting algorithm, validated the approach, and turned it into a fast Rust module running in the core of Argos.

We let an AI agent design a core algorithm for our visual testing engine.

Not a demo. Not a toy. A real diff fingerprinting algorithm now running in production.

AI wrote the first version and ported it to Rust
Result: ~3x faster on large diffs
argos-ci.com/blog/ai-gen...

Changelog · Argos New updates and improvements to Argos.

Read more in our changelog
argos-ci.com/changelog

New in Argos: Subset builds.

Run Argos on a partial test suite.
Mark the build as subset.
Removed screenshots are ignored.
You focus only on what actually ran.

Changelog · Argos New updates and improvements to Argos.

Read more in our changelog: argos-ci.com/changelog

We have just released the new Tests Dashboard 🎉

This is a project-wide list of all tests, sorted by flakiness. Quickly identify unstable tests and address the issues that actually create noise.

Shipping fast at scale without breaking production Pivot uses Argos from day one to ship fast with confidence, relying on visual testing with Playwright to protect their product with low test maintenance.

Pivot built their testing stack around Argos + Playwright from day one.
Screenshots over brittle assertions. Visual baselines as the contract.

Result: stable tests, regressions caught early, faster confidence to ship.

Story 👇
argos-ci.com/customers/p...

Visual Testing High-Precision Financial Charts with Playwright and Argos Finviz uses Argos visual testing on top of Playwright E2E tests to detect pixel-level regressions in high-definition stock charts across desktop and mobile.

For Finviz, a single pixel difference in a chart can mean a real regression. So they added Argos on top of Playwright. Now pixel-level visual diffs run in CI, show up in PRs, and give confidence that charts render correctly across all viewports.

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Scaling Visual Regression Testing for the Component Ecosystem of MUI MUI uses Argos to protect the visual integrity of the most widely used React UI library, processing millions of screenshots per month across their component ecosystem.

How does the team behind one of the biggest React UI libs protect visual quality at scale? 👀

MUI runs 2.5M+ screenshots/mo in Argos, catches regressions in PRs and gives maintainers fast visual feedback without slowing CI.

Read their story 👉 argos-ci.com/customers/mui

GitHub Merge Queue support — Changelog Run Argos visual tests inside GitHub Merge Queue with correct merge bases and required checks.

GitHub Merge Queue support is live!

Argos now runs inside the merge queue so visual checks keep protecting your main branch even after rebases and batched merges.

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Argos · Visual Regression for Playwright & Storybook Argos helps product teams ship faster without sacrificing quality by catching visual regressions early with reliable visual testing for Storybook and Playwright.

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We redesigned the Argos website ✨

A clearer take on what we do: keep product quality high while shipping fast.

✦ Visual testing for Storybook and Playwright
✦ Flaky management at the source
✦ Fast test debugging and feedback

🚀 Great news for frontend teams!

Argos now supports Storybook v10 and Vitest 🎉
Run visual tests on your latest Storybook:

✅ Catch regressions in PRs
📸 Take screenshots in play()
🧠 Review diffs in a clean UI

Start now 👉 argos-ci.com/docs/quicks...

ARIA Snapshots in Playwright — Changelog Capture accessibility trees alongside your screenshots with Argos Playwright SDK.

🚀 New in Argos: ARIA Snapshots for @playwright.dev

Capture accessibility trees with your screenshots to spot text changes and detect accessibility regressions, all in one visual testing workflow.

Changelog 👉 argos-ci.com/changelog/20...

Visual Testing in Storybook with Vitest — Changelog Run visual tests directly inside Storybook play functions with Vitest.

🚀 New in Argos: Storybook + Vitest

• Screenshots on your CI
• Screenshot inside the play function
• No time limit on play execution

Changelog 👉 argos-ci.com/changelog/2...

Email Management — Changelog Add and manage notification email addresses to receive Argos build alerts where you need them.

Read more in our changelog

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New: Email Management ✉️

Add multiple email addresses to your Argos account and notifications where you need them.

Learn more in our changelog

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Focus on real regressions, not noise.

Argos now lets you ignore a set of changes, so the same flakiness won’t trigger alerts again.

Learn more in our changelog

argos-ci.com/changelog

Flaky Test Detection is live in Argos 🎉
Spot unstable tests at a glance and view detailed history plus a flaky score on the test page. Ready to tame flaky tests?

Read more in our changelog argos-ci.com/changelog

Argos now supports Slack notifications 🚀
Get build alerts right in your channels when a build completes or is reviewed.

→ Custom rules
→ Targeted channels
→ Real-time sync

Stay in the loop, without leaving Slack.

How to Choose the Right Playwright Locators Best practices for writing stable and accessible tests in Playwright by selecting the most effective locators.

Flaky tests often start with weak locators.
We just published a short guide on making the right choices in @playwrightweb.
Clear, practical, effective.

argos-ci.com/blog/playwr...

Argos is now SOC 2 Type II compliant Argos is now SOC 2 Type II compliant

Argos is now SOC 2 Type II certified 🎉

Another step forward in making visual testing secure and reliable.
Audit by Prescient Security.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen!

argos-ci.com/blog/soc-2