Local testing

Run Yoqa entirely on your Mac with local devices and BYO models.

Phase 1 is local-only. Everything — Appium, vision calls, catalog, reports — runs on your machine.

What works locally

Capability	Local
iOS Simulator / Android Emulator	Yes
Physical iOS / Android devices	Yes (with toolchain setup)
Local .ipa / .app / .apk builds	Yes
CLI device connector	Yes
Autonomous agent runs	Yes (BYO provider)
Manual Inspector	Yes
Cloud device farm	Not yet
GitHub Actions (your runner + sim/emulator)	GitHub Actions — HTML report + examples/expo-demo smoke
Hosted Yoqa CI / device farm	Not yet
Public API	Not yet

When local is the right choice

• Fast feedback while developing a feature.
• Hardware or OS versions you already own.
• Privacy — builds and screenshots stay on disk.
• Debugging WDA / Appium issues with full control.

Requirements

• macOS with the Yoqa desktop app / runner
• Device preparation for the platforms you use
• An AI provider for grounding and agent runs

You can also wire yoqa into GitHub Actions on macos-* with a simulator or emulator — see GitHub Actions. Cloud device farm and hosted Yoqa runners are still unshipped.

Desktop application

Local host UI

Device preparation

Xcode / adb / WDA