pierce shadow dom in cypress tests using the includeshadowdom configuration option
domain: docs.cypress.io · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
add includeShadowDom: true at the top level of the object passed to defineConfig() in cypress.config.js to enable it globally
use standard cy.get() or cy.find() commands afterward; Cypress will automatically traverse open shadow roots to locate matching elements
alternatively pass { includeShadowDom: true } as an options argument to an individual command when only specific tests need shadow-piercing behavior
use the dedicated .shadow() command on a known shadow host element as an alternative when only that subtree needs to be pierced, without the global config flag
verify selectors resolve correctly against components using open shadow roots, since closed shadow roots remain inaccessible regardless of this setting
Known gotchas
includeShadowDom only pierces open shadow roots; components using closed-mode shadow DOM cannot be reached by any Cypress selector strategy
enabling it globally can change which element cy.get() resolves to if both a light-DOM and a shadow-DOM element match the same selector
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