[docs-noob-tester] 📚 Documentation Noob Test Report - 2026-10-17

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Summary

• Date: 2026-10-17
• Pages: /gh-aw/, /gh-aw/setup/quick-start/, /gh-aw/setup/cli/
• Impression: Pages load fine (HTTP 200) and the quick start is short and structured. Testing was limited: I checked screenshots and page structure/HTML, and did not execute the install steps.

Critical Issues Found

• None found in the pages visited.

Confusing Areas

• The task prompt uses playwright-cli browser_navigate/browser_take_screenshot, but the installed CLI uses open/goto/screenshot. This is a tooling-instructions issue, not a docs issue.
• Quick start Step 2 uses gh aw add-wizard githubnext/agentics/repo-status. A beginner won't know what githubnext/agentics is, or what "engine" and "frontmatter" mean (Step 4 mentions both without definitions in-line).
• Authentication has its own "Configuring authentication" subsection nested under Step 2. A beginner may miss it. Consider a prerequisites note about which secrets or tokens are needed.
• Step 4 says to run gh aw compile and commit both the .md and .lock.yml files. It doesn't explain why a lock file exists.

What Worked Well

• A clear "10 minutes" quick start with numbered steps and a Prerequisites section.
• A single-command wizard path.
• A "What's next?" section.

Recommendations

1. Quick win: add one-line glossary links for engine, frontmatter, lock file, and compile.
2. Quick win: state expected output and troubleshooting for the wizard.
3. Quick win: mark the 3-5 essential commands (install, add-wizard, compile, run) at the top of the CLI page.
4. Longer term: add a screenshot or GIF of the wizard and of the resulting issue.

Screenshots

📎 home.png — https://github.com/github/gh-aw/blob/assets/Documentation-Noob-Tester/be8e58016b46db1ad2b70b6c8acf984f72d88e970f2a93a6975453397b9170c3.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/709fc378d608d7ceb96797903a62ae096db30a1fe86faba57979308fc915e473.png?raw=true

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