VIP - Verified Installation of Posit

An open-source, extensible test suite that validates Posit Team deployments are installed correctly and functioning properly.

VIP uses BDD-style tests (pytest-bdd + Playwright) to verify Connect, Workbench, and Package Manager. Results are compiled into an HTML report that can be published to a Connect server.

Documentation: https://posit-dev.github.io/vip/

Quick start

uv pip install posit-vip
uv run playwright install chromium
vip verify --connect-url https://connect.example.com --interactive-auth

With a configuration file:

cp vip.toml.example vip.toml     # edit with your deployment details
vip verify --config vip.toml

CLI commands

Command	Description
vip verify	Run verification tests against a Posit Team deployment
vip status	Quick health check for each configured product
vip cleanup	Delete VIP test credentials and resources
vip report	Render the HTML report from test results (requires Quarto CLI)
vip app	Launch the Shiny GUI for interactive test running
vip auth	Authentication tools (e.g. mint Connect API keys)
vip cluster	Cluster connection tools for Kubernetes deployments

Run vip --help or vip <command> --help for full usage details.

Shiny app (graphical test runner)

VIP includes a Shiny for Python app that lets you select test categories, run tests, and view the report — all from a browser. This is especially convenient inside a Posit Workbench session (RStudio or Positron) where the app opens in the Viewer pane.

uv run vip app

See the Shiny App guide for details.

Development

See docs/development.md for dev setup, linting, and formatting.

For the test architecture and four-layer design, see docs/test-architecture.md.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.