How Torch Mouse Works

A step-by-step guide to how Torch Mouse monitors your website health, detects issues, and helps you catch problems before users experience them.

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1

Enter Your Website URL

Getting started is simple. Enter your website URL into Torch Mouse—no installation, code changes, or server setup required. You can scan any publicly accessible website.

Torch Mouse works with any website, whether it's a marketing site, e-commerce store, SaaS application, or web app. Just provide the URL and click "Start Scan."

2

Crawl with Browser Automation

Torch Mouse uses browser automation technology (Playwright) to crawl your website. It launches a real browser, navigates to your site, and follows links just like a user would.

During crawling, Torch Mouse:

  • Discovers all pages by following links and sitemaps
  • Renders pages with full JavaScript execution
  • Captures screenshots for visual evidence
  • Monitors network requests and responses
  • Records browser console errors and warnings
  • Tests multiple viewport sizes (desktop, tablet, mobile)
3

Detect Issues Automatically

As Torch Mouse crawls your website, it automatically detects a wide range of issues:

Broken Links

Detects 404 errors, broken internal links, and dead external links that frustrate users.

JavaScript Errors

Captures console errors, exceptions, and JavaScript failures that break functionality.

Security Issues

Identifies security vulnerabilities, missing HTTPS, insecure forms, and other security concerns.

Performance Problems

Monitors page load times, resource sizes, slow network requests, and performance bottlenecks.

Mobile Issues

Tests responsive design, mobile layouts, touch targets, and mobile-specific problems.

Accessibility Problems

Detects missing alt text, poor contrast, keyboard navigation issues, and other accessibility concerns.

4

Analyze Impact and Priority

Each detected issue is analyzed for severity and impact. Issues are:

  • Categorized by type (security, performance, UX, accessibility, etc.)
  • Assigned severity levels (critical, high, medium, low)
  • Linked to specific pages where they occur
  • Provided with screenshots and evidence
  • Included with recommended fixes when available

This analysis helps you prioritize which issues to fix first and understand their impact on users.

5

Visualize Site Structure

Torch Mouse creates an interactive visual site map showing:

  • Your website's page structure and hierarchy
  • Links between pages and navigation paths
  • Where issues are located
  • Page relationships and dependencies

This visualization helps you understand your site's architecture, identify problem areas, and see the big picture of your website's health.

6

Calculate Health Score

Torch Mouse calculates an overall health score based on detected issues. The score:

  • Provides a quick overview of website health
  • Weights issues by severity and type
  • Helps track improvements over time
  • Makes it easy to communicate status to stakeholders
7

Monitor Regressions Over Time

With scheduled scans, Torch Mouse continuously monitors your website health:

  • Runs automatic scans on a schedule you set
  • Compares scans to detect new issues and regressions
  • Sends alerts when things break
  • Tracks health score trends over time
  • Helps verify that fixes actually resolved issues

This ongoing monitoring ensures you catch problems quickly, whether they're introduced by deployments, third-party updates, or gradual degradation.

Ready to Get Started?

See how Torch Mouse works for your website. Start with a free scan today.

No credit card required. 14-day free trial.