# coverage-analysis

Interpret .NET line, branch, and condition coverage, find gaps, and diagnose plateaus. Use it to examine Cobertura reports or assess project-wide refactoring risk.

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- Author: dotnet
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/dotnet/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dotnet-test/skills/coverage-analysis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill reads .NET coverage evidence and reconciles report totals. It can explain partially covered conditions, identify gaps behind a plateau, and work out the coverage needed to reach a target. When you provide a usable report, it analyzes that evidence directly rather than rerunning tests.

If coverage needs to be collected for an analysis, collection is delegated to `run-tests`. CRAP ranking is reserved for explicit requests about risk hotspots or refactoring safety; a named method, class, or file belongs to the `crap-score` skill. Default thresholds are 80% for line coverage and 70% for branch coverage. The CRAP threshold is 30 and applies only to explicit risk requests.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dotnet/skills coverage-analysis
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dotnet/skills --skill coverage-analysis -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/coverage-analysis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- explain gaps in line, branch, or condition coverage
- diagnose why coverage has plateaued
- calculate the coverage needed to meet a target
- assess project-wide refactoring risk using coverage evidence
- rank project risk hotspots by CRAP when requested

## Example prompts
- Analyze this Cobertura report and explain which gaps are driving the coverage result.
- Coverage has stopped improving. Find the causes in this report and calculate what is needed to reach the target.
- Collect .NET coverage and rank the project's risk hotspots using CRAP.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: coverage-analysis
description: >
  Activation requires either supplied .NET coverage reports/percentages/line,
  branch, or condition metrics, or an explicit request to collect .NET coverage
  for analysis. USE FOR: interpreting that evidence, including Cobertura data,
  partial conditions, plateaus, target arithmetic,
  project-wide coverage-backed CRAP, and coverage-backed refactoring safety.
  Analyze supplied reports directly without rerunning tests or installing
  tools. DO NOT USE FOR: requests with neither coverage evidence nor explicit
  coverage-collection intent, including hypothetical change-survival questions
  (use test-gap-analysis); CRAP or refactoring safety for one named target (use
  crap-score); or requests owned by test-tagging, find-untested-sources,
  test-anti-patterns, run-tests, or code-testing.
license: MIT
---

# Coverage Analysis

## Purpose

Explain what .NET coverage evidence proves, reconcile target arithmetic, and
identify the code blocking progress. Add complexity/CRAP ranking only when the
user explicitly asks for risk hotspots, CRAP, priorities by risk, or refactoring
safety.

## When to Use

Use this skill for interpreting supplied .NET line/branch/condition evidence,
coverage gaps and plateaus, target arithmetic, or explicit project-wide
coverage-backed risk analysis.

## When Not to Use

- **Named method, class, or file CRAP/refactoring-safety analysis** — use the `crap-score` skill instead
- **Static source-to-test pairing or listing files with no tests** — use `find-untested-sources`
- **Behavioral or pseudo-mutation gaps in existing tests** — use `test-gap-analysis`
- **Test trait/category distributions or coverage shape by test type** — use `test-tagging`
- **Writing or generating tests** — this skill identifies where tests are needed, not write them
- **General test execution** unrelated to coverage or CRAP analysis
- **Only collecting .NET coverage or printing a raw percentage with no diagnosis** — use `run-tests`; use native tooling for non-.NET coverage collection or analysis. Interpreting .NET line/branch gaps remains in scope here

## Inputs

| Input | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|----------|---------|-------------|
| Project/solution path | No | Current directory | Path to the .NET solution or project |
| Line coverage threshold | No | 80% | Minimum acceptable line coverage |
| Branch coverage threshold | No | 70% | Minimum acceptable branch coverage |
| Existing Cobertura path | No | Discover only if not supplied | Preferred input; never rerun tests when usable |
| CRAP threshold | No | 30 | Used only for explicit risk/CRAP requests |
| Hotspot count | No | 3 | Explicit risk requests only; cap at 10 unless the user asks for more |

Discover optional inputs from the workspace. Do not ask for a project path when
the current directory or a supplied report is sufficient.

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