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19.7"Page Object Model"

What they say: "Do you use the Page Object pattern?"

What they mean: A design pattern where each page/component has a corresponding class that encapsulates element selectors and interactions.

In agent-driven testing: The Page Object Model is less relevant because the agent doesn't need a class abstraction — it interacts with the page through fresh snapshots. However, the concept maps to:

What you should say: "We use a lighter version of the concept. Instead of page object classes, we have test plans with per-page hints, plus the seed-test pattern from Playwright's agents — seed.spec.ts encapsulates the shared context (auth, fixtures) every scenario inherits. It's more 'page guide' than 'page object': the agent uses hints when available and reasons from the snapshot when they're stale."