# vitest

Configures, runs, and audits Vitest suites in JavaScript and TypeScript projects. It inspects project settings and sets up runners without manual API lookups.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2600 installs · ★ 6
- Author: sentimony
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sentimony/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/skills/skills/vitest/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sentimony-vitest

## What it does

This skill manages Vitest execution in Vite setups or Node.js libraries. It includes two helper tools: `scripts/inspect_vitest.py` for reading configurations and `scripts/run_vitest.py` for launching test runs. The agent first inspects project scripts and test patterns, then chooses the right environment such as `node` or `jsdom`.

It focuses strictly on runner mechanics, handling mocks and configuration files. Package script execution uses a restricted allowlist of environment variables to block arbitrary shell substitutions. Vitest must be installed in your target project beforehand, otherwise tests will fail to run. Python is only required if you invoke the optional helper scripts.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sentimony/skills --path plugins/skills/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 sentimony/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/sentimony/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/skills/skills/vitest/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure Vitest for a new Vite or Node.js project
- debug flaky test runs and isolate mutated state
- audit an existing test suite for local and CI parity
- set up component testing environments with jsdom

## Example prompts
- Inspect our Vitest setup and run the failing auth test
- Configure a jsdom environment for component tests
- Audit the test suite for flaky runs and mock leaks

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: vitest
description: You MUST use this when configuring, writing, debugging, running, migrating, or auditing Vitest tests in JavaScript/TypeScript projects - Vite, Vue, Nuxt, React, Next.js, Node libraries, workspaces, coverage, mocks, snapshots, flaky tests, CI parity, or Jest migration.
metadata:
  version: "1.4.2"
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires a JavaScript package manager; Vitest must be installed in the target project before tests can run. Python is needed only for the optional helper scripts.
---

# Vitest

Use this skill to add, fix, or run Vitest tests without turning the task into a Vitest API reference lookup.

**Helper Scripts Available**:
- `scripts/inspect_vitest.py` - Reports normalized package, runtime, configuration, framework, filesystem-candidate, and diagnostic signals without exposing repository-controlled text
- `scripts/run_vitest.py` - Runs Vitest through the detected package manager with useful defaults

`<skill>` means the path to this local skill folder. Run helper scripts with `--help` when usage is unclear or before first use in a session. Prefer using helper scripts as black-box tools. Read or modify their source only when debugging the skill itself or when behavior is unclear.

## Decision Tree

```
User task -> Is this an existing project?
    - Audit -> Read: references/audit.md
               Run: python <skill>/scripts/inspect_vitest.py --root <project>
               Collect evidence before proposing changes.
    - Yes -> Run: python <skill>/scripts/inspect_vitest.py --root <project>
             Use detected framework, config, aliases, and package manager.
    - No / new setup -> Inspect package.json manually if present, then create the
                        smallest Vitest setup that matches the runtime.

Next -> What is under test?
    - Node/library logic -> environment: node
    - React/Vue/Svelte component -> environment: jsdom or happy-dom
    - Nuxt/Vue app code -> prefer existing Nuxt/Vite test utilities and config
    - Edge/Workers code -> match the project's existing worker test setup
    - Browser-specific behavior -> consider Vitest browser mode only if already used

Then -> Write or fix one focused test, run it directly, then broaden only as needed.
```

## Core Workflow

1. Inspect first: discover existing scripts, config files, setup files, aliases, and test conventions.
2. Match the project: use its package manager, test naming, setup file, mock style, and import aliases.
3. Keep tests behavioral: assert public outcomes instead of private implementation details.
4. Isolate state: reset mocks, timers, DOM, environment variables, and module state when the test mutates them.
5. Verify narrowly first: run one file or name pattern before running the whole suite.

`tdd` owns the test-first behavioral methodology - what to assert and in which order to write
it. This skill owns runner mechanics: configuration, environments, mocks, and framework
integration. They compose; neither replaces the other.

## Auditing an Existing Suite
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