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title: 'Interaction testing with Storybook'
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Stories are useful for verifying the known states of a component. But sometimes you need to test how a component changes in response to user interaction.

Stories are convenient **starting points** and **harnesses** for interaction tests using end-to-end tools like [Enzyme](https://enzymejs.github.io/enzyme/) and [Cypress](https://www.cypress.io/).

Luckily, this is straightforward. Point your interaction testing tool at Storybook’s isolated iframe [URL for a specific story](../configure/sidebar-and-urls.md#permalinking-to-stories) then execute the test script as usual. Here’s an example using Cypress:

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  paths={[
    'common/component-cypress-test.js.mdx',
  ]}
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