[docs-noob-tester] 📚 Documentation Noob Test Report - 2026-10-15

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Intended labels: documentation, user-experience, automated-testing (tool does not accept labels).

Summary

• Date: 2026-10-15
• Pages: /gh-aw/, /gh-aw/setup/quick-start/, /gh-aw/setup/cli/
• Impression: Docs are well structured and the quick start is short, but beginners still hit jargon and assumed knowledge. Testing was limited: the prompt's Playwright commands (browser_navigate, etc.) do not exist in the installed CLI (open/goto/screenshot do), so I relied on page HTML plus screenshots.

Critical Issues Found

• None blocking. All 3 pages returned 200.
• Tooling: the workflow prompt references nonexistent playwright-cli browser_* commands.

Confusing Areas

• Quick start uses "frontmatter", "lock file", "engine", "compile" with little context; lock file is not explained where first mentioned.
• Prerequisites mention an AI account, but it is unclear whether a paid Copilot/API key is needed.
• The 10-minute estimate may not include secret/auth setup in the wizard.
• Assumes you are a maintainer of an existing repo; no hint if you have none.
• The CLI page is long; no short "top 5 commands" summary.

What Worked Well

• One concrete goal (Daily Repo Status Report) via gh aw add-wizard.
• Demo video and clear time estimate.
• Fast site, logical sidebar.

Recommendations

1. Quick wins: glossary/tooltips (frontmatter, lock file, engine, safe outputs); troubleshooting link; state clearly which engines need paid accounts.
2. Add a CLI cheat sheet (add-wizard, compile, run, audit).
3. Longer term: a "no repo yet" path and a "you should now see X" verification step.
4. Fix the workflow prompt Playwright command names.

Screenshots

📎 home.png — https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/assets/Documentation-Noob-Tester/ae711962ce064f509c1581f276d8fb6940ed9986913336b43d0528c73569393d.png?raw=true
📎 quick-start.png — https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/assets/Documentation-Noob-Tester/1b5357e53a7045e2f080a6e87bfb033d31cdaecc41f9a97d488e579e889ecef1.png?raw=true
📎 cli.png — https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/assets/Documentation-Noob-Tester/766cc7c3419266cea397667b8609c908a8773444e1e39a6bc50f3f12b3c331e6.png?raw=true

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