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TheCatAPI QA Report

Read-only QA report for TheCatAPI.

QA report verdict
Action required

5 release-blocking signals require attention before sign-off

12 tests are passing and describe verified coverage, but passing coverage does not cancel blockers. The current decision includes 1 failed tests, 2 blocked tests, 2 critical coverage gaps, and 0 open release-blocking follow-up items.

Tests in scope
17
Passing
12
Failed / blocked
1 / 2
Open issues & actions
1
Recommended next action

ISSUE-BA782867 connects the failing test evidence to its current fix and retest state.

Open highest-priority issue & action
Readiness score
0%
At risk
Open issues & actions
1

findings that still need a decision, fix, or retest

Pass rate
71%

12 of 17 test cases passed

Critical failures
0

2 linked issue signals

Latest run
79%

TheCatAPI public demo regression with subagent tracks

Agent-led QA
The latest public run was planned by Sladdis QA Agent and split across focused subagent tracks.
Agent run
3 subagents
Failed
Production
regression
TheCatAPI public demo regression with subagent tracks

The QA agent selected 13 published tests and split the work into 3 focused tracks.

Public API breadth

11 published tests were assigned to this focused QA track.

QA agentcompleted1 findings
Contract edge cases

6 published tests were assigned to this focused QA track.

QA agentcompleted0 findings
Safety posture

2 published tests were assigned to this focused QA track.

QA agentcompleted1 findings
Passed
11
Failed
1
Blocked
2
Total
14
QA scope
What the report covers and what the QA agent uses as context.
Workspace summary
Product profile

Public REST API for cat images, breed metadata, categories, favourites, votes, uploads, image breed annotations, and webhooks. Current coverage includes read-only public endpoints and runner safety checks. Authenticated mutations require a CatAPI API key secret reference and explicit approval.

Key flows

  • Read-only image search
  • Read-only breed/category lookup
  • Authenticated favourites
  • Authenticated votes
  • Authenticated image upload/delete
  • Authenticated image breed annotations
  • Authenticated webhooks

Risk areas

  • Auth-required mutation endpoints
  • Third-party production mutations
  • API key handling
  • Rate limits
  • Multipart upload evidence
  • Cleanup of created favourites/votes/uploads/webhooks
  • Response redaction
0

data fixtures

2

open retests

2

API targets

17

API cases

0 safe and 0 temporary fixtures are available to the QA agent. Test data values stay hidden from the public report.

Detailed retest items are available only in the protected report.

Top risks
Critical, failed, blocked, or high-impact test cases.
Upload mutation is blocked by forbidden path policy
API-UPLOAD-MUTATION-IS-BLOCKED-BY-FO-1C5C9872 - Runner Safety
Blocked
Medium
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Breed-filtered image search returns breed data
API-BREED-FILTERED-IMAGE-SEARCH-RETU-DDF5CE97 - Images API
Failed
Medium
00:00
Votes mutation is blocked by read-only target policy
API-VOTES-MUTATION-IS-BLOCKED-BY-REA-4C0E224F - Runner Safety
Blocked
Medium
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Coverage by product area
Distribution of the public test catalog by product surface.
Images API8 test cases
Breeds API5 test cases
Runner Safety2 test cases
Categories API2 test cases
Application map
Coverage across pages and flows.
Test cases
Procedure and expected outcomes.
Test runs
Execution history and results.
Issues & actions
Findings connected to fixes, retests, and verification.
Findings & recommendations
Report-ready conclusions and suggested next actions.
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