We’ve introduced the Member role to give you better control and clarity over permissions within your organization.

Now, different users can have the right access for their role ✅

• Restricted Access for Members: Members can view usage and consumption but cannot upgrade plans or access billing details. Project and organization fields are read-only, keeping sensitive information safe.
• Controlled Collaboration: Members can be invited to projects, but cannot invite admins or edit other users, ensuring that organizational changes remain under admin oversight.
• Manage Environment Secrets: Members can interact with environment secrets without seeing the actual values, keeping critical data secure.

Impact

→ With the Member role, we give you more secure, structured, and flexible team management.

You can confidently collaborate across projects while maintaining control over who can view, edit, or manage critical parts of your environment.

💡 Read the full article for more details on Inviting colleagues/ Adding users

We’ve upgraded Thunders Copilot to make test creation smarter, faster, and more intuitive for you. Whether you’re generating test cases from scratch or leveraging your existing tickets, Copilot now guides you through the process with AI-powered assistance.

• Unified Test Plan & Test Case Creation: You can now create both test plans and test cases from a single interface. Titles are generated automatically, so you focus on what to test, not formatting or naming.
• MCP Integration: Connect Jira or Linear directly to Copilot and generate tests from detailed tickets. Copilot interprets your tickets and creates structured tests, turning workflow items into ready-to-run automation in seconds.
• Improved Copilot Chat: You can now add, edit, or delete steps (even reusable test cases) without breaking hot reload. The AI now adapts more fluidly to changes, saving you time and keeping your workflow uninterrupted.

Impact

These updates make Copilot your intelligent co-pilot for testing, reducing friction in test creation, bridging project management and QA, and letting you focus on testing strategy instead of manual steps.

We’ve strengthened Thunders’ AI-driven testing intelligence so it works smarter and more reliably for you.

Every test you run is now more stable, flexible, and precise. From handling complex pages to interpreting dynamic UI elements, these improvements are designed to make your automated testing faster and more predictable.

• AI Rigidity in Assertions: We made assertions lenient by default, so minor differences in formatting, spaces, or symbols don’t break your tests. You still have the option to enforce strict checks whenever you need precision.
• Discovery Steps: We improved the stability and clarity of discovery steps, giving the Runner better understanding of page structure so it can reliably identify and interact with elements.
• Dropdown Selection: Selecting from dropdowns is now more flexible and robust, letting you choose by value, position, or relative order handling more real-world scenarios.
• Finding Page Elements: We added a guaranteed method for locating page elements in simple cases, helping you click, hover, or interact with confidence.

Impact:

→ These enhancements let you trust the Runner to execute complex workflows accurately, reduce test failures from minor UI quirks, and gain full visibility into every step.

We’ve made automation work smarter, so you can focus on what matters.

Manual tab switching is now available in the Runner, complementing the existing automatic tab switching.

Why It Matters:

Many workflows span multiple tabs. Testing these scenarios requires precise control over which tab is active.

How It Works:

Specify the tab index to switch to the previous, next, or any specific tab during execution. Automatic switching still works for new tabs opened by actions.

💡 Read the full article for more details on Switch tab - Control multi-tab workflows like a pro

Thunders now gives users more control, clarity, and insight in the app.

Understanding every test case detail to managing organizations and tracing execution step by step, these updates make the platform more intuitive and powerful.

Key UI and app improvements include:

• Test Case Properties: A dedicated panel showing runs, last edits, and test ownership, centralizing all essential details.
• Console Logs: Downloadable logs for every test run, giving full visibility into browser actions.
• Timestamps: Each test step now records the exact execution time, making debugging precise.
• Delete Organization: Admins who created an org can remove free or unused accounts, keeping environments clean.

Impact

These updates make test management more transparent, efficient, and user-friendly.

Users can quickly debug issues, maintain clean environments, and handle complex workflows without friction, improving productivity and confidence across the platform.

From URL to runnable test in seconds: no signup, no setup!

Getting started with a new testing tool often means creating an account, configuring a workspace, and learning the interface before you can even see it work.

The Thunders Mini App removes that friction entirely.

You can paste any public URL and instantly generate AI-powered test steps for that page.

The test opens in an interactive Test Case view where you can execute & inspect.

Before:

“Create account → setup → workspace → then try a test”

After:

“Paste URL → test runs instantly.”

Experience the core workflow immediately, then move to a full workspace when you’re ready.

Impact:

★ Curious users no longer have to read about Thunders: they see it in action.

Quick, tangible results spark engagement and create a direct path for simple wonderers into users enhancing their testing strategy 😁

What’s New

• The Copilot interface has moved from a drawer to a dedicated panel, giving users more space and a smoother, more natural experience when reviewing test runs.

Why It Matters

• Better UX: Expanded panel layout makes it easier to interact with test runs and Copilot suggestions.

Impact

Users now benefit from more intuitive interface, making Thunders Copilot easier to use and understand while giving them more control over their workflow.

What’s New

• Tickets created in integrations (e.g., Jira, Notion) now match the project language
• Test run reports include a direct link back to the run

Why It Matters

• Improves coherence between Thunders and external tools
• Makes it easier for teams to trace issues and reference results

Impact

Users now experience smoother, more consistent integration, reducing errors and improving collaboration.

What’s New

• Access test runs directly from the test case list
• Navigate to the last test run from the list
• Group test cases ran from the same test set
• Sort runs by title and resize columns

Why It Matters

• Improves visibility into past executions
• Simplifies navigation through test history

Impact

Teams can now track and analyze test runs more efficiently, making it easier to manage large test suites.

What’s New

Thunders now shows a banner when Hot Reload is unavailable, alerting users if they try to hot reload on a non-CDP browser.

Why It Matters

• Increases awareness of when Hot Reload can be used
• Encourages use of CDP-compatible browsers (Chromium, Chrome, Edge)
• Supports better test composition and reuse of test cases

How It Works

The banner appears next to execution settings when Hot Reload isn’t available and disappears after refresh or re-login, preventing unnecessary interruptions.

Impact

Users now get clear guidance on Hot Reload availability, improving workflow efficiency and reducing trial-and-error on unsupported browsers.