# crap-score

Calculates Change Risk Anti-Patterns (CRAP) scores for .NET methods, classes, and files. It highlights complex code that lacks adequate test coverage.

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- Author: dotnet
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- Source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-test/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill calculates the CRAP metric by combining cyclomatic complexity and test coverage into a single score: `comp^2 * (1 - cov)^3 + comp`. Scores above 30 indicate critical risk requiring urgent refactoring. Scores below 5 represent simple, well-tested code.

Data collection relies on Cobertura coverage reports generated by `coverlet.collector` or `Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage`. Complexity is pulled from report attributes, `msbuild /t:Metrics`, or derived directly by counting branching constructs such as `if`, `case`, and loops.

It never estimates coverage; missing or malformed coverage reports stop the analysis immediately. The skill focuses strictly on specific targets, so run different tools for repository-wide coverage audits.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill crap-score -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/crap-score/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill crap-score -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill crap-score -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dotnet/skills crap-score
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill crap-score -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dotnet/skills --path plugins/dotnet-test/skills/crap-score
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill crap-score -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-test/skills/crap-score/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- calculate the CRAP metric for a specific .NET method or class
- identify complex .NET code with insufficient test coverage
- prioritize which methods require unit tests first
- determine cyclomatic complexity from Cobertura reports or source code

## Example prompts
- Calculate the CRAP score for ProcessOrder in OrderService.cs
- Check coverage and complexity risk for the PaymentHandler class
- Prioritize which methods in UserService.cs need tests based on CRAP score

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: crap-score
description: >
  Calculates CRAP (Change Risk Anti-Patterns) for a named .NET method, class, or
  file. USE FOR: explicit CRAP calculation or coverage-and-complexity risk
  within that named target, including which tests to prioritize. DO NOT USE
  FOR: project-wide coverage/CRAP, plateaus, or project-wide blockers/priorities
  (coverage-analysis); behavioral/pseudo-mutation gaps (test-gap-analysis);
  writing tests; test runs without CRAP context.
license: MIT
---

# CRAP Score Analysis

Calculate CRAP (Change Risk Anti-Patterns) scores for .NET methods to identify code that is both complex and undertested.

## Background

The CRAP score combines **cyclomatic complexity** and **code coverage** into a single metric:

$$\text{CRAP}(m) = \text{comp}(m)^2 \times (1 - \text{cov}(m))^3 + \text{comp}(m)$$

Where:

- $\text{comp}(m)$ = cyclomatic complexity of method $m$
- $\text{cov}(m)$ = code coverage ratio (0.0 to 1.0) of method $m$

| CRAP Score | Risk Level | Interpretation |
|------------|------------|----------------|
| < 5        | Low        | Simple and well-tested |
| 5 to < 15  | Moderate   | Acceptable for most code |
| 15 to 30   | High       | Needs more tests or simplification |
| > 30       | Critical   | Refactor and add coverage urgently |

A method with 100% coverage has CRAP = complexity (the minimum). A method with 0% coverage has CRAP = complexity^2 + complexity.

## When to Use

- User wants to assess which methods are risky due to low coverage and high complexity
- User asks for CRAP score of specific methods, classes, or files
- User wants to prioritize what to test next within a named method, class, or file based on coverage-and-complexity risk
- User wants to evaluate test quality beyond simple coverage percentages

## When Not to Use

- User just wants to run tests (use `run-tests` skill)
- User wants to write new tests (use `code-testing`)
- User only wants a coverage percentage without complexity analysis
- User wants project-wide coverage/CRAP analysis or priorities (use `coverage-analysis`)

## Inputs

| Input | Required | Description |
|-------|----------|-------------|
| Target scope | Yes | Method name, class name, or file path to analyze |
| Test project path | No | Path to the test project. Defaults to discovering test projects in the solution. |
| Source project path | No | Path to the source project under analysis |

## Workflow

### Step 1: Collect code coverage data

If the user supplies a valid Cobertura report that contains the requested
target, use it directly and do not rerun tests. If the supplied report is
malformed, empty, internally contradictory, or missing the target, treat it as
failed input: regenerate it with a repository-compatible command when possible,
or request a valid report when collection is unavailable. Otherwise invoke
`run-tests` to classify the repository's test platform and confirm the
compatible command shape, then require a command that emits Cobertura:

| Coverage provider | Cobertura command |
|---|---|
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