discoverylab

DiscoveryLab

AI-powered app testing, documentation & knowledge base. A plugin for Claude Code and Claude Desktop.

Quick Start

npm install -g @veolab/discoverylab
discoverylab install   # auto-detects Claude Code + Claude Desktop
discoverylab serve     # opens web UI at localhost:3847

applab works as an alias for discoverylab.

What It Does

Record app flows. AI analyzes every screen. Ask Claude about any flow in natural language.

flowchart LR
    subgraph Capture
        A[Mobile App] --> R[Record]
        B[Web App] --> R
        C[Video File] --> U[Upload]
    end

    subgraph Analyze
        R --> P[Process]
        U --> P
        P --> AI[AI Analysis]
        AI --> K[Knowledge Base]
    end

    subgraph Use
        K --> Q[Ask Claude]
        K --> E[Export Assets]
        K --> S[Share .applab]
    end

Features

Feature	Description
Screen Capture	Record iOS/Android emulators or web apps
AI Analysis	OCR, feature detection, smart summaries (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, Claude CLI)
Knowledge Brain	Ask Claude about any captured flow — visual answers with interactive infographics
Interactive Visualizations	Flow Diagram, Device Showcase, Metrics Dashboard, App Flow Map
Grid Assets	Infographic grids with AI annotations, step badges, flow arrows
Export	PNG, GIF, MP4, HTML infographic, .applab bundle
Document Composer	Build rich Notion pages with preview before export
Maestro Testing	Automated mobile app testing with screenshots
Playwright Testing	Web testing using your installed Chrome
Task Hub	Jira, Notion, Figma, GitHub integration
ESVP Protocol	Mobile sessions, replay, and network traces (docs)
Share	Export .applab bundles → import on another machine with full context

Claude Integration

Claude Code (CLI)

Skills available after install:

/discoverylab:open-ui        → Open web interface
/discoverylab:quick-capture  → Capture emulator screen
/discoverylab:mobile-test    → Mobile testing with Maestro
/discoverylab:web-test       → Web testing with Playwright
/discoverylab:generate-assets → Create marketing assets

Claude Desktop

Ask in natural language — Claude opens interactive visuals automatically:

"how does the login flow work?"     → opens infographic canvas
"what screens do we have captured?" → lists all projects
"show me the onboarding"            → visual flow map

MCP Tools

dlab.knowledge.open     → visual infographic of a flow (HTML canvas)
dlab.knowledge.search   → text search across all projects
dlab.knowledge.summary  → overview of all captured knowledge
dlab.export.infographic → export self-contained HTML file
dlab.project.import     → import shared .applab bundle

CLI Commands

discoverylab serve                              # start web UI
discoverylab install                            # auto-detect + configure MCP
discoverylab install --target desktop           # Claude Desktop only
discoverylab export <project-id> --format infographic --open
discoverylab import <file.applab>               # import shared project
discoverylab setup                              # check dependencies
discoverylab info                               # version info

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• FFmpeg (for video/GIF export)
• Maestro CLI (optional, for mobile testing)
• Playwright (optional, for web testing)

Platform Support

	macOS	Windows	Linux
Web UI	✓	✓	✓
iOS Capture	✓	—	—
Android Capture	✓	✓	✓
Web Recording	✓	✓	✓
Apple Vision OCR	✓	—	—
Claude Desktop	✓	✓	—

License

MIT