⌁ botwork

Problem

Robot Framework proved the thesis: plain-text, human-readable test syntax is the right interface for acceptance testing and RPA. But it drags a whole Python runtime everywhere it goes — slow to start, heavy to install, and it shows its age under load.

Approach

Keep the idea, drop the weight. botwork is a single Rust binary: the same plain-text spirit, but it starts fast and installs nowhere. Keywords are extensible from three directions — native Rust, Python (via PyO3), and JavaScript (via neon) — so you reach for whichever language the job actually wants, without leaving the runner.

Outcome

One binary that does both acceptance testing and RPA, with far less ceremony per test. The stated motivation in the README is the honest one: it's fun, and it's a thing I can introduce to my kids.