# revenuecat-testing-setup

Sets up a RevenueCat testing environment: Test Store, StoreKit config, sandbox, Google Play internal testing. No real charges.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 886 installs · ★ 76
- Author: RevenueCat
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/revenuecat/skills/revenuecat-testing-setup/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/revenuecat-testing-setup

## What it does

This skill walks through testing RevenueCat purchases without charging real money. It inspects the working directory and picks the first platform match: a `react-native-purchases` entry in `package.json`, a `pubspec.yaml`, a `kotlin { … }` block in `build.gradle.kts`, `com.android.application`, or Xcode files and a `Podfile`. Then it opens the matching platform file and follows it step by step.

The testing channels are ranked by iteration speed. RevenueCat Test Store is a synthetic store: the SDK is configured with a `test_` key, a purchase opens a dialog where you pick the outcome, and records still land in `CustomerInfo` and on the dashboard. Test Store keys must never ship to production, so gate them behind your build configuration. Above that sit the StoreKit Configuration File, a real sandbox Apple ID, and Internal Testing with a license tester — real receipts, but slower builds and product propagation.

One thing the skill insists on: confirm the result on the dashboard, not the device. A success screen does not mean the transaction was recorded — check the Sandbox view, the owning `appUserID`, and the active entitlement. For first purchase and trial flows, use a fresh test account, because purchase history sticks to the old one.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill revenuecat-testing-setup -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill revenuecat-testing-setup -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill revenuecat-testing-setup -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install RevenueCat/ai-toolkit revenuecat-testing-setup
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill revenuecat-testing-setup -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --path revenuecat/skills/revenuecat-testing-setup
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add RevenueCat/ai-toolkit --skill revenuecat-testing-setup -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/RevenueCat/ai-toolkit/tree/HEAD/revenuecat/skills/revenuecat-testing-setup/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- set up RevenueCat testing without real charges
- choose between Test Store, StoreKit and sandbox by iteration speed
- verify a transaction reached the dashboard and flipped the entitlement
- test first purchase and trial flows on a clean account
- exercise subscription renewals quickly in sandbox

## Example prompts
- Set up RevenueCat purchase testing for my Flutter project
- How do I test the paywall without real money in this project?
- Configure sandbox purchases for iOS here

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: revenuecat-testing-setup
description: Set up a testing environment for RevenueCat purchases without charging real money. Use when the user says test RevenueCat purchases, sandbox setup, StoreKit configuration file, license tester, how do I test purchases without real money, set up sandbox account, internal testing track, or test paywall on iOS, Android, Kotlin Multiplatform, Flutter, or React Native.
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# revenuecat-testing-setup: set up a testing environment for RevenueCat purchases

Use this skill when the user wants to test purchases against RevenueCat without charging real money. Each store has its own testing channel, and each channel has different fidelity and iteration cost.

## 1. Detect the platform

Inspect the working directory and pick the **first** match, from top to bottom:

1. **React Native**: `package.json` has a `react-native-purchases` entry, or `react-native` as a dependency → read `platforms/react-native.md`. If `expo` is also a dependency, note it as an Expo project.
2. **Flutter**: `pubspec.yaml` exists at the project root → read `platforms/flutter.md`.
3. **Kotlin Multiplatform**: `build.gradle.kts` contains a `kotlin { … }` multiplatform source sets block, or depends on `com.revenuecat.purchases:purchases-kmp*` → read `platforms/kmp.md`.
4. **Android (native)**: `build.gradle(.kts)` applies `com.android.application` (and is not KMP) → read `platforms/android.md`.
5. **iOS (native)**: `Package.swift`, `*.xcodeproj`, `*.xcworkspace`, or `Podfile` at the project root → read `platforms/ios.md`.

If several match (e.g. an `ios/` folder inside a Flutter project), pick the **outermost** project, the one that owns the build. If still ambiguous, ask the user which platform they want to configure.

## 2. Shared concepts (all platforms)

### You cannot charge real money during development

Each store has a dedicated testing channel. Choosing the right channel depends on what you want to test.

### Testing channels by fidelity vs iteration cost

Higher fidelity exercises more of the real purchase pipeline. Lower fidelity iterates faster.
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