# What is SeaLights SeaLights empowers development teams for **quality assurance and optimization**. By leveraging **AI** and **machine learning**, SeaLights **blocks untested code changes from reaching production** and **executes only the changed based tests**, for every test type and stage. SeaLights provides valuable functionalities across the software development lifecycle, helping developers, QA engineers, testers, and stakeholders to **collaborate effectively** and deliver **high-quality software** faster and more efficiently. ## **Quality Visibility** SeaLights acts as an X-ray for your software, providing **crystal-clear visibility** into its **overall health and quality**. You can track **coverage** not just for individual apps and entire projects, but also **specifically for new and modified code**. This granular insight allows you to identify **areas needing improvement** and understand the **trend of coverage** for recently changed portions. This empowers you to **assess the effectiveness** of your **testing strategy** and **quality culture**. ## **Proof of Testing for Release** SeaLights empowers you to **demonstrate to stakeholders** with confidence that **thorough testing** has been conducted before releasing your software. This **proof of testing** provides **documented evidence** of a **rigorous and reliable development process**. This is especially crucial for adhering to **compliance or regulatory requirements** that mandate documented testing procedures. By showcasing the extent and effectiveness of your testing efforts, SeaLights helps you **build trust and ensure a smooth release process**. ## **Quality Improvement** SeaLights fosters a **culture of continuous quality improvement** within organizations and teams. This collaborative approach, involving developers, QA engineers, and managers, prioritizes **immediate stability and release readiness** while fostering **long-term code quality and proactive risk reduction**. By proactively identifying **testing gaps** and **creating new quality processes** with relevant **KPIs**, SeaLights empowers teams to **continuously improve** the overall quality and health of their software. ## **Test Optimization** SeaLights ensures **precise coverage without compromising quality** by **focusing resources on what matters most**. By **analyzing code changes**, SeaLights prioritizes the most relevant tests, **reducing execution time** and **eliminating unnecessary tests**. This **improves efficiency**, freeing up resources for other testing activities or developer tasks. Additionally, SeaLights enables **"shift-left testing"**, introducing advanced testing earlier in development for **faster issue detection and resolution**. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sealights.io/knowledgebase/intro-to-sealights/what-is-sealights.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.