QA: Shared State (Read + Write) — Mastra

Prerequisites

• Demo is deployed and accessible
• Agent backend is healthy (check /api/health)

Test Steps

1. Basic Functionality

• Navigate to the shared-state-read-write demo page
• Verify the preferences card loads (data-testid="preferences-card")
• Verify the notes card loads (data-testid="notes-card")
• Verify the empty notes message renders (data-testid="notes-empty"): "No notes yet. Ask the agent to remember something."
• Verify the chat panel is visible with placeholder "Chat with the agent..."
• Send a basic message (e.g. "Say hi.") and verify the agent responds.

2. UI -> Agent (Write) — preferences

• Type a name into the Name input (data-testid="pref-name").
• Verify the JSON state preview (data-testid="pref-state-json") reflects the new name.
• Change the Tone select (data-testid="pref-tone") to "playful".
• Change the Language select (data-testid="pref-language") to "Spanish".
• Toggle two interests (e.g. "Cooking", "Travel"). Verify both buttons render in the selected style.
• Verify the JSON state preview now reads: { "name": "...", "tone": "playful", "language": "Spanish", "interests": ["Cooking", "Travel"] }
• Send a message: "Greet me, then suggest a quick recipe." Verify the agent: - addresses the user by the name from preferences - replies in Spanish - uses a playful tone - leans on the Cooking interest

3. Agent -> UI (Read) — notes

• Click the "Remember something" suggestion. The chat sends the message: "Remember that I prefer morning meetings and that I don't eat dairy."
• Verify the agent calls the set_notes tool.
• Verify the notes card switches from the empty state to a bulleted list (data-testid="notes-list" with one or more data-testid="note-item" entries).
• Verify each note is < ~120 chars and each preference the user mentioned is reflected.
• Send another message: "Also remember that I like long walks." Verify the notes list grows (existing notes preserved + the new one).

4. UI -> Agent (Write back) — clear notes

• Click the "Clear" button (data-testid="notes-clear-button").
• Verify the notes list disappears and the empty state reappears.
• Send a follow-up: "What did I tell you to remember?". Verify the agent acknowledges the empty notes state (it may re-populate notes if it remembers from chat history — this is acceptable).

5. Suggestions

• Verify "Greet me", "Remember something", and "Plan a weekend" suggestion buttons are visible.

6. Error Handling

• Send an empty message — should be ignored or handled gracefully.
• Verify no console errors during normal usage.

Expected Results

• Preferences and notes cards load within 3 seconds.
• Agent replies within 10 seconds for simple turns.
• Preferences edits propagate into agent state (JSON preview updates instantly, agent reply on next turn reflects them).
• set_notes tool calls visibly populate the notes card without a page refresh.
• The Clear button removes notes from agent state, surfaced via the empty state.
• No UI errors or broken layouts.