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Tested in place byDeepQA TeamonArc Testnetatlinkcash.apponSep 17, 2026

Run #1model gemini-balanced (vertex)took 9m

11 of 12 scenarios passed, 1 failed, 1 high functional issue after the audit.

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LinkCash in the browser during the run

By the numbers

11 of 12
scenarios passed, 1 failed
141
browser actions
28
screenshots
137
model calls
8.6
minutes
12
scenarios
11
passed
1
failed
0
blocked
1
issues
high1

Walkthrough

Every scenario DeepQA drove in the browser, in plan order, with the 22 screenshots it captured along the way. A passing scenario is evidence too.

  1. S1
    Landing page loads and displays onchain feed

    2 steps, 1 screenshot

    pass
    S1-1.png
    S1 · Landing page loads and displays onchain feed
    • Landing page loaded successfully showing summary metrics (232+ gifts claimed, $7.3K+ USDC gifted) and the latest 10 onchain events with links to ArcScan.
    • The landing page loads cleanly without errors.
    • Summary metrics are displayed including time to first claim (<60s), gas for recipient ($0.00), gifts claimed (232+), and USDC gifted ($7.3K+).
    • The live onchain feed renders 10 recent transactions with event type tags (Claimed, Funded), shortened transaction hashes, and outbound links to the ArcScan testnet block explorer.
  2. S2
    Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /create

    3 steps, 2 screenshots

    pass
    S2-1.png
    S2 · Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /create
    S2-3.png
    S2 · Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /create
    • Navigated to home page and prepared to click Send USDC to test auth gating on /create.
    • Navigated to /create and verified that the page requires authentication with Sign in with Google and Continue with email options, hiding the creation form.
    • When visiting /create via 'Send USDC →', the application prompts the user with an authentication gate displaying 'Sign in with Google' and 'Continue with email'.
    • The gift creation form is not exposed to unauthenticated users.
  3. S3
    Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /request

    3 steps, 2 screenshots

    pass
    S3-1.png
    S3 · Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /request
    S3-4.png
    S3 · Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /request
    • Navigated to LinkCash home page and viewed landing options.
    • Navigated to /request and observed the auth gate requiring sign-in via Google or email before creating payment requests.
    • Unauthenticated visitors navigating to /request are presented with an authentication gate ('Sign in so we know where to send the payment.') offering Google and email sign-in options, successfully preventing access to the payment request creation form without an active session.
  4. S4
    Email sign-in form prevents empty submission

    4 steps, 2 screenshots

    pass
    S4-2.png
    S4 · Email sign-in form prevents empty submission
    S4-6.png
    S4 · Email sign-in form prevents empty submission
    • Navigated to /create and observed that the 'Continue with email' button is disabled when the email input field is empty.
    • Pressing Enter on the empty email textbox did not submit the form or dispatch an OTP, and the submit button remained disabled.
    • The email sign-in form at /create disables the 'Continue with email' submit button when the email input field is empty.
    • Attempting to submit or press Enter in the empty email input does not dispatch an OTP or navigate away.
  5. S5
    Email sign-in form rejects invalid email formats

    4 steps, 3 screenshots

    pass
    S5-2.png
    S5 · Email sign-in form rejects invalid email formats
    S5-5.png
    S5 · Email sign-in form rejects invalid email formats
    S5-7.png
    S5 · Email sign-in form rejects invalid email formats
    • Navigated to /create where the sign-in form is displayed with an email input and a disabled Continue with email button.
    • Entered 'invalid.email-format' into the email input field, which enabled the Continue with email button.
    • The email input field uses type='email' within a form element.
    • Entering 'invalid.email-format' and clicking 'Continue with email' or pressing Enter triggers HTML5 form email validation, cleanly preventing form submission and not attempting to send an OTP or proceed.
  6. S6
    Valid email submission initiates OTP dispatch

    4 steps, 2 screenshots

    fail
    S6-2.png
    S6 · Valid email submission initiates OTP dispatch
    S6-13.png
    S6 · Valid email submission initiates OTP dispatch
    • Navigated to /create page showing sign in options with Google and email.
    • Entered tester@example.com in the email input field.
    • Navigated to https://linkcash.app/create where email and Google authentication forms are displayed.
    • Entered 'tester@example.com' into the email input field and clicked 'Continue with email'.
    • Application displayed an error message: "Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead." and failed to dispatch an OTP or transition to an OTP entry screen.
    • Attempted with 'tester@example.com' as suggested, but the button showed 'Sending code…' temporarily before resetting back to 'Continue with email' without transitioning to an OTP screen.
  7. S7
    Verify 'How LinkCash works' modal functionality

    3 steps, 2 screenshots

    pass
    S7-1.png
    S7 · Verify 'How LinkCash works' modal functionality
    S7-3.png
    S7 · Verify 'How LinkCash works' modal functionality
    • Clicked 'How LinkCash works' button on the landing page header and observed the modal render with sections explaining sending, link architecture, claiming, gas payment, verification, wallet viewing, and sign-in.
    • Navigated to https://linkcash.app/ and clicked 'How LinkCash works' in the navigation bar.
    • The 'How LinkCash works' modal rendered properly with comprehensive explanations covering sending gifts, link structure and security, claiming process, gas relaying, transaction verification, wallet management, and authentication flow.
  8. S8
    Navigation menu opens and displays app sections

    3 steps, 4 screenshots

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    S8-1.png
    S8 · Navigation menu opens and displays app sections
    S8-3.png
    S8 · Navigation menu opens and displays app sections
    S8-5.png
    S8 · Navigation menu opens and displays app sections
    S8-8.png
    S8 · Navigation menu opens and displays app sections
    • Loaded the homepage at https://linkcash.app/ where header navigation displays How it works, Roadmap, Request, and Send USDC links.
    • Clicked the Menu button and verified the menu expanded displaying Send (Gift, Bulk gifts, Campaign, My campaigns), Receive (Request payment, My requests), and Account (My wallet, Dashboard, Product site) sections.
    • The application navigation menu opens properly upon clicking the Menu button.
    • The opened menu displays all expected sections including Send (Gift, Bulk gifts, Campaign, My campaigns), Receive (Request payment, My requests), and Account (My wallet, Dashboard, Product site), as well as a Home link.
    • Selecting an item from the menu successfully routes to the target destination (/request).
  9. S9
    Auth gate restricts access to bulk creation

    2 steps, 1 screenshot

    pass
    S9-2.png
    S9 · Auth gate restricts access to bulk creation
    • Navigated directly to /bulk and observed the authentication gate presenting 'Sign in to create bulk gifts' with Google and email options.
    • Navigating directly to /bulk displays an authentication gate requiring the user to sign in before accessing the bulk gift creation interface.
    • Sign-in options via Google and email are presented, and unauthenticated users cannot access bulk gift creation controls.
  10. S10
    Auth gate restricts access to new campaigns

    2 steps, 1 screenshot

    pass
    S10-2.png
    S10 · Auth gate restricts access to new campaigns
    • Navigated directly to /campaign/new without an active session and observed an authentication gate prompting to sign in with Google or email.
    • Navigating directly to /campaign/new without an active session displays the sign-in requirement screen with Google and email login options, successfully restricting unauthenticated campaign creation.
  11. S11
    Auth gate restricts access to sender dashboard

    2 steps, 1 screenshot

    pass
    S11-2.png
    S11 · Auth gate restricts access to sender dashboard
    • Navigated directly to /gifts while unauthenticated and observed the sign-in prompt (Google and email sign-in options) gating sender gift data.
    • Navigating directly to https://linkcash.app/gifts while unauthenticated presents the user with a sign-in screen offering Google and email authentication options before any user data can be accessed.
  12. S12
    Auth gate restricts access to wallet details

    2 steps, 1 screenshot

    pass
    S12-2.png
    S12 · Auth gate restricts access to wallet details
    • Navigated directly to /wallet while unauthenticated and observed a sign-in screen with Google and email login options, restricting access to wallet details.
    • Navigating directly to /wallet without an active session displays the sign-in screen requiring Google or email authentication before accessing any wallet details or balances.

Issues

Findings that survived the Critic's audit. Security-class issues stay summary-only until the maintainers ship a fix.

highconfirmed ✓functionalF1 · S6

Email OTP submission rejects standard email domain and fails to transition to verification screen

Navigated to https://linkcash.app/create, typed 'tester@example.com' into the email input field, and clicked the 'Continue with email' button. The application displayed the error message "Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead." rather than transitioning to the verification screen. The page reported 3 console errors during the scenario.

Expected

The application should dispatch an OTP verification code and transition to an OTP entry screen.

Actual

The application fails to proceed and displays 'Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead.'

Repro · 4 steps
  1. Navigate to https://linkcash.app/create
  2. Type 'tester@example.com' into the 'your@email.com' input field
  3. Click the 'Continue with email' button
  4. Observe the application state

Wallet activity

DeepQA injected a test wallet into the browser and recorded every request the app sent to it. Testnet funds only.

address
0x181568…0B2c27
chain
Arc Testnet
browsers opened
3
read requests forwarded
0
signing requests
0

Critic audit

An adversarial second pass over every finding before it reaches the report.

1
findings reviewed
3
re-verified live
0
withdrawn
  • F1confirmed ✓

    Navigated to https://linkcash.app/create, typed 'tester@example.com' into the email input field, and clicked the 'Continue with email' button. The application displayed the error message "Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead." rather than transitioning to the verification screen.

  • The failure of the OTP submission to progress even with a suggested Gmail account indicates a complete blockage of the authentication service rather than just a domain restriction.
  • React hydration errors and Datadog configuration warnings appear consistently in the console across multiple scenarios.
  • A possible defect in S8 ("React hydration mismatch error on load") was not promoted: the live replay came back not-reproduced.
  • A possible defect in S1 ("Missing Datadog Application ID configuration logs an error") was not promoted: the live replay came back inconclusive.

Report

QA report: external/linkcash.app at hosted

Email one-time passcode authentication is broken, preventing users from logging in with email addresses.

Testing covered public landing and marketing components, navigation menus, and client-side form validation, alongside authentication gates protecting transactional routes like creation, requests, campaigns, sender dashboards, and wallet details across twelve scenarios.

The primary failure occurred during authentication: submitting a standard email address to receive a one-time passcode fails with an error message and does not transition to the verification screen, completely blocking email-based user sign-in.

Because authentication is currently non-functional for email logins, all downstream authenticated features could not be exercised beyond verifying that route protection gates appropriately restrict unauthenticated visitors.

Run summary
MetricCount
Scenarios executed12
Passed11
Failed1
Blocked0
Findings raised1
Issues after the audit1
Withdrawn by the audit0
Critical / high / medium / low0 / 1 / 0 / 0

Target: https://linkcash.app · Testing level: deep_feature · Stack: unknown

Issues
High severity
F1 · Email OTP submission rejects standard email domain and fails to transition to verification screen

Severity: high · Type: functional · Verdict: confirmed · Scenario: S6

Navigated to https://linkcash.app/create, typed 'tester@example.com' into the email input field, and clicked the 'Continue with email' button. The application displayed the error message "Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead." rather than transitioning to the verification screen. The page reported 3 console errors during the scenario.

Expected: The application should dispatch an OTP verification code and transition to an OTP entry screen.

Actual: The application fails to proceed and displays 'Couldn't send a code to this email provider right now. Try Gmail, or sign in with Google instead.'

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Navigate to https://linkcash.app/create
  2. Type 'tester@example.com' into the 'your@email.com' input field
  3. Click the 'Continue with email' button
  4. Observe the application state

Evidence: screenshots/S6-2.png, screenshots/S6-13.png

Scenario results
ScenarioPriorityResultIssues
S1 Landing page loads and displays onchain feedhighpassnone
S2 Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /createhighpassnone
S3 Auth gate prompts for sign-in on /requesthighpassnone
S4 Email sign-in form prevents empty submissionhighpassnone
S5 Email sign-in form rejects invalid email formatshighpassnone
S6 Valid email submission initiates OTP dispatchhighfailF1
S7 Verify 'How LinkCash works' modal functionalitymediumpassnone
S8 Navigation menu opens and displays app sectionsmediumpassnone
S9 Auth gate restricts access to bulk creationmediumpassnone
S10 Auth gate restricts access to new campaignsmediumpassnone
S11 Auth gate restricts access to sender dashboardmediumpassnone
S12 Auth gate restricts access to wallet detailsmediumpassnone
The audit

The Critic reviewed 1 finding and re-verified 3 of them live in the browser, replaying the reported steps on a fresh page.

  • The failure of the OTP submission to progress even with a suggested Gmail account indicates a complete blockage of the authentication service rather than just a domain restriction.
  • React hydration errors and Datadog configuration warnings appear consistently in the console across multiple scenarios.
  • A possible defect in S8 ("React hydration mismatch error on load") was not promoted: the live replay came back not-reproduced.
  • A possible defect in S1 ("Missing Datadog Application ID configuration logs an error") was not promoted: the live replay came back inconclusive.
What to fix first
  1. F1: Fix the email OTP dispatch service and domain handling so users can receive verification codes and complete authentication.
Coverage and caveats

In scope: Landing page functionality and information display; Navigation menu interaction; Authentication gates for protected routes; Email sign-in form validation and submission.

Not covered: Authenticated core workflows (creating gifts, campaigns, requests); Wallet gas reservation checks.

  • The injected test wallet does not bypass the Email OTP or Google OAuth gates detected by the AppMap.
  • Since Email OTP requires an external inbox and Google OAuth requires live credentials, we cannot automate past the authentication gate.
  • Testing focuses on the deep functionality of the unauthenticated surface and auth gates.
By the numbers
MetricValue
Scenarios11 passed, 1 failed, 0 blocked of 12 (34 planned steps)
Browser actions141 (22 clicks, 9 inputs, 36 navigations, 74 snapshots)
Screenshots28 (4 explore, 22 scenario, 2 critic), 22 captioned
Coverage9 pages, 1 forms, 4 flows, 2 console errors
Audit1 findings, 3 re-verified live, 1 confirmed, 0 promoted, 0 withdrawn
Model calls137
Tokens688,801 input, 7,679 output, 14,411 thinking
Time9 min
Wallet0 transactions, 0 signatures, 0 refusals on chain 5042002
StageCallsInputOutputThinkingSeconds
explore29170,0851,7661,61097
plan13,4141,8781,94430
test89426,9082,8905,332290
critique1786,8899495,32692
report11,5051961994

Run log

stagecallstokenstime
Explore29173.5k1m 37s
Plan17.2k30s
Test89435.1k4m 50s
Critique1793.2k1m 32s
Report11.9k4s
Total137710.9k8m 34s
Intake
Explore
Plan
Test
Critique
Report
  • 16:55:20Zexploreexplore started
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored / (27 controls, 0 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /create (6 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /bulk (5 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /request (5 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /gifts (9 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /campaign (3 controls, 0 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /campaigns (5 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /campaign/new (5 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /requests (5 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreExplored /wallet (4 controls, 1 forms)
  • 17:03:54ZexploreMapped 9 pages, 1 forms, 4 flows in 29 turns.
  • 17:03:54Zexploreexplore completed in 97s.
  • 17:03:54Zplanplan started
  • 17:03:54ZplanPlanned 12 scenarios (6 high, 6 medium, 0 low).
  • 17:03:54Zplanplan completed in 30s.
  • 17:03:54Ztesttest started
  • 17:03:54ZtestS1 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS2 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS3 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS4 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS5 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS6 executed (fail), 1 finding
  • 17:03:54ZtestS7 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS8 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS9 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS10 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS11 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestS12 executed (pass)
  • 17:03:54ZtestExecuted 12 scenarios: 11 passed, 1 failed, 0 blocked, 1 finding.
  • 17:03:54Ztesttest completed in 290s.
  • 17:03:54Zcritiquecritique started
  • 17:03:54ZcritiqueReviewed 1 findings; 2 possible defects spotted in passed scenarios.
  • 17:03:54ZcritiqueRe-verified F1: reproduced.
  • 17:03:54ZcritiqueRe-verified a possible defect in S8: not-reproduced.
  • 17:03:54ZcritiqueRe-verified a possible defect in S1: inconclusive.
  • 17:03:54ZcritiqueAudit complete: 1 confirmed, 0 withdrawn, 0 promoted, 3 re-verified live.
  • 17:03:54Zcritiquecritique completed in 92s.
  • 17:03:54Zreportreport started
  • 17:03:54ZreportReported 1 issue (0 critical, 1 high, 0 medium, 0 low) from 1 finding.
  • 17:03:54Zreportreport completed in 4s.

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