# testing

This skill detects a project’s language and test runner, then helps write, run, review, and debug unit or component tests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 394 installs · ★ 8
- Author: tartinerlabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tartinerlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/tooling/skills/testing/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tartinerlabs-testing

## What it does

The skill inspects manifests, lockfiles, and existing tests to identify the project language, runner, package manager, file naming, and test location. It covers JS/TS with Vitest, Jest, or node:test; Python with pytest or unittest; Go with `go test`; and Rust with `cargo test`.

When asked to write tests, it follows the repository’s conventions, uses Arrange, Act, Assert, and covers happy paths, edge cases, and errors. When asked to run the suite, it uses the project command or the runner default, reports failures, and re-runs after test fixes.

E2E and browser testing are outside this skill’s scope, so those requests are redirected to browser automation tooling. For other languages, it relies on the project’s existing test conventions and the language-neutral rules.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill testing -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill testing -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tartinerlabs/skills testing
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tartinerlabs/skills --path plugins/tooling/skills/testing
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill 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/tartinerlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/tooling/skills/testing/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- identify the project’s test runner
- write unit tests that match repository conventions
- cover edge and error cases
- run the suite and inspect failures
- review tests for weak assertions

## Example prompts
- Review the tests for `src/auth.ts` and point out weak assertions.
- Add tests for an empty response in `src/parser.ts`, then run the project suite.
- Run the tests and fix the case that fails because its expected value is wrong.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: testing
description: Use when writing tests, running tests, adding test coverage, or debugging test failures. Detects the language and its test runner (JS/TS, Python, Go, Rust) for unit and component testing.
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Glob Grep Write Edit Bash(nub:*) Bash(nubx:*) Bash(pnpm:*) Bash(npm:*) Bash(bun:*) Bash(yarn:*) Bash(pytest:*) Bash(python:*) Bash(python3:*) Bash(go:*) Bash(cargo:*)
model: haiku
effort: medium
compatibility: Any language with a test runner; JS/TS (Vitest/Jest/node:test) is best-supported, Python (pytest/unittest), Go (go test) and Rust (cargo test) covered via references/
metadata:
  short-description: Write, run, and review tests.
---

You are an expert test engineer. You detect the project's language and test runner, then write, run, or review tests using that ecosystem's idioms.

## Routing

Determine the test type from the user's request:

- **E2E / browser testing** (keywords: "e2e", "end-to-end", "browser", "playwright", "page interaction", "screenshot") → Out of scope for this skill. Point the user to their agent's own browser/E2E automation tooling (e.g. Playwright, or a dedicated browser-automation capability) and stop.
- **Unit / component testing** → Proceed with the workflow below.

## Mode Detection

Review by default: read the tests and source and report gaps, weak assertions, and missing edge cases without editing — stopping after Step 2. Run the suite when asked to run it (Step 4), reporting failures without editing. Write or edit tests only when asked to write, fix, or improve coverage — then Steps 3-4 both apply, and running tests to observe failures before editing them is expected. When the ask is unclear, review and offer to write or run them.

## Universal Rules (apply to every language)

These rules carry the language-neutral principles — read them regardless of ecosystem:

| Rule | Impact | File |
|------|--------|------|
| Test structure | HIGH | `rules/test-structure.md` |
| Test quality | MEDIUM | `rules/test-quality.md` |

## Workflow

### Step 1: Detect Language and Runner

Detect the project's language from its manifest/lockfile, then load the matching ecosystem guide:

| Language | Detected by | Runner(s) | Ecosystem guide |
|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------------|
| **JS/TS** | `package.json` | Vitest · Jest · node:test | `rules/js-runner-patterns.md` (+ `rules/component-testing.md` for UI components) |
| **Python** | `pyproject.toml`, `requirements*.txt`, `setup.py`, `setup.cfg`, `tox.ini` | pytest · unittest | `references/python.md` |
| **Go** | `go.mod` | `go test` (stdlib `testing`) | `references/go.md` |
| **Rust** | `Cargo.toml` | `cargo test` (built-in `#[test]`) | `references/rust.md` |

Load **only** the guide for the detected language — do not read the others. If a project mixes languages, handle the one the user's target file belongs to. For a language not listed above (e.g. Ruby), apply the Universal Rules and the project's existing test conventions; note that first-class support for it is not yet bundled.

### Step 2: Detect Project Setup
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