# guide-swift-testing

Provides patterns and review rules for Swift Testing. Helps write and audit test suites targeting Swift 6.2 concurrency.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 427 installs · ★ 349
- Author: Prisma-Labs-Dev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/guide-swift-testing/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/guide-swift-testing

## What it does

This skill guides coding agents through modern Swift Testing conventions targeting Swift 6.2. It enforces using structs over classes, `@Suite` containers, parallel test execution, and `#expect` or `#require` checks.

The review workflow relies on reference guides located in `references/`. They cover async handling via `confirmation()`, actor isolation, exit tests, and attachments. The instructions explicitly tell the agent to report genuine issues only and avoid nitpicking.

Swift Testing does not support UI testing. UI tests require XCTest. The guide also instructs agents never to convert existing XCTest suites unless explicitly requested.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --skill guide-swift-testing -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --skill guide-swift-testing -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --skill guide-swift-testing -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills guide-swift-testing
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/guide-swift-testing/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --skill guide-swift-testing -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --path skills/guide-swift-testing
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills --skill guide-swift-testing -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/Prisma-Labs-Dev/apple-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/guide-swift-testing/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- migrate test suites from XCTest to modern Swift Testing
- validate async tests with confirmation() and actor isolation
- review test suites against Swift 6.2 concurrency standards
- implement exit tests and test attachments correctly

## Example prompts
- Review this test suite against modern Swift Testing concurrency rules
- Help me migrate this XCTest class to a Swift Testing struct
- Add an exit test and attachment using Swift Testing patterns

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: guide-swift-testing
description: Swift Testing patterns — structs over classes, async confirmations, parameterized tests, exit tests, attachments, common agent mistakes. Use when writing, reviewing, or migrating Swift Testing code.
type: guide
origin: https://github.com/twostraws/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill
license: MIT
---

> **Guide Skill** — This is an expert workflow/pattern guide, not API reference documentation.
> Originally from [twostraws/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill](https://github.com/twostraws/Swift-Testing-Agent-Skill) by Paul Hudson. MIT License.

# Swift Testing Patterns

Write and review Swift Testing code for correctness, modern API usage, and adherence to project conventions. Report only genuine problems — do not nitpick or invent issues.

## Core Instructions

- Target Swift 6.2 or later, using modern Swift concurrency.
- Swift Testing does *not* support UI tests — XCTest must be used there.
- Do not rewrite existing XCTest to Swift Testing unless requested.

## Review Process

1. Ensure tests follow core conventions using `references/core-rules.md`.
2. Validate structure, assertions, dependency injection, and best practices using `references/writing-better-tests.md`.
3. Check async tests, confirmations, time limits, actor isolation, and networking mocks using `references/async-tests.md`.
4. Ensure new features like raw identifiers, exit tests, and attachments are used correctly using `references/new-features.md`.
5. If migrating from XCTest, follow `references/migrating-from-xctest.md`.

If doing partial work, load only the relevant reference files.

## References

| Topic | Reference |
|-------|-----------|
| Structs over classes, `@Suite`, parallel execution, `withKnownIssue`, tags | `references/core-rules.md` |
| Test hygiene, structure, DI, `#expect` vs `#require`, `Issue.record()`, verification methods | `references/writing-better-tests.md` |
| Serialized tests, `confirmation()`, time limits, actor isolation, mocking networking | `references/async-tests.md` |
| Raw identifiers, exit tests, attachments, test scoping traits, range-based confirmations | `references/new-features.md` |
| XCTest-to-Swift Testing conversion, assertion mappings, floating-point tolerance | `references/migrating-from-xctest.md` |
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