# vitest

Detects your project type and writes a working Vitest setup: config, test setup file, utilities and a sample test. Useful when a project has no tests yet.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 1075
- Author: jezweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/vitest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/jezweb-vitest

## What it does

The skill reads `package.json`, `tsconfig.json`, `wrangler.toml`, `vite.config.ts` and `jest.config.*` to figure out what it is looking at. Then it classifies the project: Cloudflare Workers, React on Vite, React with SSR, a Node/Hono API, or a library. The type decides the test environment — `jsdom` for components, `node` for server code.

From there it generates files instead of advice. You get `vitest.config.ts`, a `src/test/setup.ts` file for React, `vitest/globals` added to `tsconfig.json`, and `test`, `test:run`, `test:coverage`, `test:ui` scripts in `package.json`. Existing scripts are merged, not overwritten. If a `vite.config.ts` is already there, the `test` block goes into it, because Vitest reads Vite config natively.

Dependencies are installed with whichever package manager the lock file points to. React projects get `jsdom` and Testing Library, Workers projects get `@cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers`. Coming off Jest, the skill also removes packages like `ts-jest` and `babel-jest`. One thing to watch: the sample test lands next to the source file, not in a `__tests__` folder, so move it if your project follows a different layout.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill vitest -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill vitest -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill vitest -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jezweb/claude-skills vitest
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill vitest -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --path plugins/dev-tools/skills/vitest
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill vitest -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/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/dev-tools/skills/vitest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- get tests running in a project that has none
- pick the right test environment for React, Workers or a Node API
- migrate off Jest and drop the old packages
- turn on coverage without hand-editing the config
- get one working test as a pattern to copy

## Example prompts
- set up Vitest in this project
- add tests for my Hono API routes
- migrate the tests from Jest to Vitest

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: vitest
description: "Set up Vitest testing in any project — detects type (Cloudflare Workers, React, Node, library), generates vitest.config.ts, test setup, utilities, and a sample test. Covers mocking patterns, coverage config, workspace setup, Jest migration. Use whenever the user mentions adding tests, setting up Vitest, configuring tests, migrating from Jest, fixing testing infrastructure, or asks 'how do I test this'."
license: MIT
---

# Vitest Setup

Detect the project type, generate the right Vitest configuration, and produce working test infrastructure. Not a reference card — this skill creates files.

## Workflow

1. **Detect** — scan the project to determine type and existing setup
2. **Configure** — generate vitest.config.ts tailored to the environment
3. **Scaffold** — create test setup, utilities, and a sample test
4. **Wire up** — add package.json scripts and TypeScript config

## Step 1: Detect Project Type

Read these files to determine the project:

```
package.json          → dependencies, scripts, type field
tsconfig.json         → paths, compiler options
wrangler.toml         → Cloudflare Workers project
vite.config.ts        → existing Vite setup (extend, don't replace)
vitest.config.ts      → already configured? just fill gaps
jest.config.*         → migration candidate
src/                  → source structure
```

Classify as one of:

| Type | Signals | Environment |
|------|---------|-------------|
| **Cloudflare Workers** | wrangler.toml, @cloudflare/workers-types, cloudflare vite plugin | `node` with Workers-specific setup |
| **React (Vite)** | @vitejs/plugin-react, react-dom | `jsdom` or `happy-dom` |
| **React (SSR/TanStack Start)** | @tanstack/start, vinxi | Split: `node` for server, `jsdom` for client |
| **Node/Hono API** | hono, express, no react-dom | `node` |
| **Library** | exports field, no framework deps | `node` |

If a `vite.config.ts` already exists, extend it rather than creating a separate vitest.config.ts — Vitest reads Vite config natively.

## Step 2: Install Dependencies

Generate the install command based on detected type:

```bash
# Base (always)
pnpm add -D vitest

# React projects — add jsdom and Testing Library
pnpm add -D @vitest/coverage-v8 jsdom @testing-library/react @testing-library/jest-dom @testing-library/user-event

# Workers projects — add Cloudflare test utilities
pnpm add -D @vitest/coverage-v8 @cloudflare/vitest-pool-workers

# Node/Hono projects
pnpm add -D @vitest/coverage-v8

# If migrating from Jest, also remove:
pnpm remove jest ts-jest @types/jest jest-environment-jsdom babel-jest
```

Use the project's package manager (check for pnpm-lock.yaml, yarn.lock, bun.lockb, or package-lock.json).
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