testing-strategies · akillness — Claude Code skill: what it does, install
This skill turns unclear test policy into a focused validation brief. Use it to choose the gate, risk level, and evidence a change needs.
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a claude-codeWhat testing-strategies does
testing-strategies takes a change, gate-design, flaky-suite, release-readiness, or incident packet and turns it into a testing decision. It identifies whether the real question concerns merge blocking, release proof, or scheduled coverage. It then picks one policy mode, classifies the change risk, and selects the smallest convincing mix of validation layers.
The skill separates local, PR, release, and scheduled expectations. It also gives structure to decisions about noisy or costly suites and routes implementation, debugging, review, accessibility, deployment, or performance work to a more suitable skill. It fits CLI/dev workflow and backend, frontend, or fullstack repositories. It is not for writing stack-specific tests, isolating a failing test, or reviewing a line-by-line diff.
What it helps with
- choose validation for an API change or database migration
- separate local, PR, release, and scheduled checks
- decide whether a flaky suite should block or move
- define lasting regression coverage after an incident
- route test implementation away from policy design
Example prompts for the agent
- Create a validation brief for this API change and database migration.
- Decide which checks should block the PR and which belong to release or scheduled runs.
- Review this flaky suite and classify what should block, move, or become informational.
How to install testing-strategies
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/testing-strategies/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install akillness/jeo-skills testing-strategies2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/akillness/jeo-skills --path .agent-skills/testing-strategiesManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about testing-strategies
How do I install testing-strategies in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill testing-strategies -a claude-code, then check ~/.claude/skills/testing-strategies/SKILL.md.
What does testing-strategies do?
It turns a change or test-policy dispute into a validation brief with a named gate, one primary policy mode, a risk tier, and a focused evidence plan.
Is testing-strategies meant to write tests?
No. It handles policy and validation choices, while stack-specific test implementation, failure debugging, and line-by-line review belong elsewhere.
Similar skills
All skills for Testing and QA →testing-strategies by other authors comes first.