Click. Run. Validate. How to add self-service test execution to Backstage

Platform teams have built golden paths for provisioning and deployment, but testing is still scattered across CI pipelines, scripts, and team-specific setups. This session asks what would happen if developers could audit their tests alongside other service metrics directly from Backstage.

In this demo-heavy session, the speakers will show how to bring testing into Backstage, enabling developers to run, observe, and reason about tests without relying on CI pipelines.

Rather than focusing on how the underlying system is designed, this session highlights how testing can be exposed as a self-service platform capability within the developer workflow.

Attendees will see how platform teams can:
• Connect Backstage services to tests and test results
• Run tests across environments with minimal friction
• Surface results and feedback where developers already work
• Leverage AI for deep test troubleshooting and remediation

The session will walk through a practical approach to integrating testing into Backstage, with patterns attendees can adapt to their own platforms.