# The Artefacts Toolkit (beta) > Using the Artefacts Toolkit --- Site [llms.txt](/llms.txt) --- > [!NB] _The Artefacts Toolkit is under constant development, improving and adding new features. Please check back often!_ The Artefacts Toolkit is a Python package designed to improve developer productivity. It provides a collection of helper functions that simplify common testing tasks and integrate with the Artefacts platform. The toolkit is organized into the following modules: * [Configuration Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/config) - Simplify parametric testing and bring in configurations from the `artefacts.yaml` file * [Chart Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/charts) - Generate visualisations from test data * [Gazebo Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/gazebo) - Interact with Gazebo simulations during tests * [Rosbag Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/rosbag) - Record, extract, and analyze data from ROS bag files * [Rerun Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/rerun) - Record Rerun `.rrd` files during simulation and make test assertions against them * [Navigation Helpers](/artefacts-toolkit/navigation) - Record a route in RViz, spawn the robot at its start, drive it through Nav2 and assert on the result ## Installation ```bash pip install artefacts-toolkit ``` > [!NOTE] > The Artefacts Toolkit is designed to be used together with the Artefacts CLI, `artefacts.yaml`, and the Artefacts Dashboard. Some functions may work without it, but cannot be guaranteed. ## Example Projects using the Artefacts Toolkit: * Nav2 - An example project using the Nav2 navigation stack and Gazebo. --- Section pages: - [Configuration Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/config/) - [Chart Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/charts/) - [Gazebo Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/gazebo/) - [Rosbag Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/rosbag/) - [Rerun Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/rerun/) - [Navigation Helpers in the Artefacts Toolkit](/artefacts-toolkit/navigation/)