Platform overview

What Total Shift Left is

Total Shift Left is a spec-first API quality platform. It helps teams convert an OpenAPI/Swagger contract into:

• repeatable test runs
• coverage visibility
• CI/CD-friendly workflows

The goal is simple: catch contract drift and breaking behavior early—before it reaches production.

Core building blocks

API specifications

Your OpenAPI/Swagger spec is the source of truth for:

• endpoints, parameters, and schemas
• expected status codes and shapes
• coverage expectations (what’s tested vs what exists)

Test generation

Generate a baseline suite quickly, then iterate:

• start with safe, read-only endpoints
• scope by tags/paths to keep early runs fast
• expand to write endpoints once auth and test data are ready

Configuration

Stable runs depend on predictable inputs:

• base URL per environment (dev → stage → prod)
• authentication strategy
• timeouts/retries that reduce flaky failures

See the Configuration section for fundamentals.

Runs and results

A run produces:

• pass/fail outcomes
• failure evidence you can reproduce
• coverage insights aligned to the spec

Recommended workflow

1. Connect a spec
2. Generate a baseline suite
3. Run against a dev/stage environment
4. Stabilize auth + test data
5. Integrate into CI as a quality gate

What to read next

• Getting started
• Configuration fundamentals
• Initial configuration
• Release notes