# qp-regress

Re-runs QA test suites unchanged, calculates screen reach, and tracks status deltas per test case instead of relying on batch totals.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 30
- Author: chrono-meta
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-qp/skills/qp-regress/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/qp-regress

## What it does

The skill manages the regression step in the QP framework. It consumes a previous run directory `qp/run/<ts>/` alongside the baseline test plan in `qp/plan/tcs.tsv`. Every test case executes again via `qp-run` strictly without modifications, preserving the integrity of the regression check.

Next, the skill runs `plugins/fh-qp/scripts/qp_tools.sh` to measure `surface_reach`. This step verifies whether the test batch actually progressed past the initial view. If a broken deployment or auth wall holds back every test, the run gets flagged as `NOT_REACHED`, marking all failures as unmeasured rather than genuine code defects.

All artifacts land in `qp/regress/<ts>/`. The generated `delta.tsv` evaluates each test case on its own line: flag `changed=yes` triggers whenever a verdict flips or when validation downgrades from machine checks to judgment. The workflow fails immediately without `bash` and a properly formatted baseline run directory.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill qp-regress -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill qp-regress -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill qp-regress -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install chrono-meta/forge-harness qp-regress
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill qp-regress -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness --path plugins/fh-qp/skills/qp-regress
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill qp-regress -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/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-qp/skills/qp-regress/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- re-run existing test cases without altering input parameters
- detect whole-batch blockers at the entry view
- compare individual test verdicts against an earlier run
- spot test criteria that shifted from machine checks to judgment

## Example prompts
- Check whether anything regressed since the last run
- Re-run the previous QA pass and compare results
- Compare this execution against the baseline with qp-regress

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: qp-regress
description: Regression stage of QP — re-executes a previous run's test cases unchanged, computes surface_reach (how many TCs left the entry screen, as a ratio over ALL TCs), and reports the per-TC delta against the earlier run so a "no change" claim is per case, not an aggregate. Triggers on "did anything regress since last run", "re-run last week's QA pass", "compare this run with the previous one", "회귀 확인해줘", "지난 런이랑 비교해줘".
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Bash", "Write", "Glob", "Grep"]
model: sonnet
origin: chamber run fh-qa-generic (2026-09-05)
---

# qp-regress — Regression (re-run unchanged → surface_reach → delta)

Input: a baseline `qp/run/<ts>/` and the same `qp/plan/tcs.tsv`. Output: `qp/regress/<ts>/`.

## 1. Re-run unchanged
Execute the baseline's TCs with `qp-run` **without editing them**. Editing a TC to make it pass is a new run, not a regression — say so if the user asks for it.

## 2. surface_reach — did the batch leave the entry screen?
```
bash plugins/fh-qp/scripts/qp_tools.sh surface-reach qp/run/<new-ts>/evidence.tsv
```
| result | meaning |
|---|---|
| `REACHED n/n` | every TC observed a screen other than the modal (entry) one |
| `PARTIAL k/n` | some did — report **which** did not, by tc_id |
| `NOT_REACHED 0/n` | the whole batch sat on one screen (a login wall, a dead env). Every FAIL in that run is **unmeasured**, not a detection — write that sentence in the report |
| `UNMEASURED` (rc 10) | no evidence file / empty — not a zero |
Denominator is **all TCs**, including ones that never executed; write `surface_reach.txt` with the raw line.

## 3. Per-TC delta — `delta.tsv`
```
tc_id	baseline_status	new_status	changed	note
```
One row per TC. `changed=yes` on any status change **or** on a same-status verdict whose `closure` moved from MACHINE to JUDGMENT (the check got weaker). A run where every row is `changed=no` may say "no regression"; a run reported only as "12 PASS both times" may not — the aggregate hides a swap.

## 4. Report — `report.md`
First 8 lines: target · engine/adapter/evidence · `#mtm:` state · surface_reach line · counts PASS/FAIL/BLOCKED/AMBIGUOUS new vs baseline · number of `changed=yes` · the sentence for NOT_REACHED if it applies · what was **not** measured (unexecuted TCs, dropped screenshots).

## Done When
1. `surface_reach.txt` holds a `REACHED|PARTIAL|NOT_REACHED|UNMEASURED` line produced by the tool · **[mandatory-pass]**.
2. `delta.tsv` has one row per TC in the baseline · **[measured]** — row count equals distinct tc_ids.
3. A NOT_REACHED run's report contains the "FAILs are unmeasured" sentence · **[measured]** — grep.
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