# wiremock-standalone-docker

Runs WireMock as its own Docker container and writes stub mappings for external APIs: success, 5xx, timeouts and rate limits.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3400 installs · ★ 363
- Author: giuseppe-trisciuoglio
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/wiremock-standalone-docker/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/wiremock-standalone-docker

## What it does

The skill lays out a working sequence. First the agent writes `docker-compose.yml` around the `wiremock/wiremock:3.5.2` image with port 8080 and a bind mount for `./wiremock`. Then it creates `mappings/` and `__files/`, then fills in a JSON stub for every scenario you need. File edits run through Read, Write and Edit, while startup and checks go through Bash.

Delays are expressed with `fixedDelayMilliseconds` inside a response. For a rate limit the stub returns 429 plus a Retry-After header. Loaded stubs are listed at `curl http://localhost:8080/__admin/mappings`, the `/__admin/requests` endpoint shows what actually arrived, and `/__admin/reset` clears state between runs. Your app points at `http://localhost:8080`, or at `http://wiremock:8080` when both live in the same Docker network.

Port 8080 has to be free; if something else holds it, remap the port. Stub files also vanish on container restart, so keep them in git. Dynamic bodies need the `--global-response-templating` flag at startup, and without it template placeholders stay as plain text.

## Requirements
- Works with: Docker

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill wiremock-standalone-docker -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill wiremock-standalone-docker -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill wiremock-standalone-docker -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit wiremock-standalone-docker
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill wiremock-standalone-docker -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --path plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/wiremock-standalone-docker
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit --skill wiremock-standalone-docker -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/giuseppe-trisciuoglio/developer-kit/tree/HEAD/plugins/developer-kit-java/skills/wiremock-standalone-docker/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stand up a fake external API without touching the real service
- replay a 500 or 429 and exercise the error path
- check client retry behaviour against an artificial delay
- pin an API contract before the real implementation exists
- keep a reproducible test environment in docker-compose

## Example prompts
- Add a stub in `wiremock/mappings` for `GET /api/users/123` that answers 200 with a JSON user.
- Create a stub for `/api/slow` with a 5000 ms delay so I can test the client timeout.
- Run `curl http://localhost:8080/__admin/mappings` and show me which stubs are loaded.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: wiremock-standalone-docker
description: Provides patterns and configurations for running WireMock as a standalone Docker container. Generates mock HTTP endpoints, creates stub mappings for testing, validates integration scenarios, and simulates error conditions. Use when you need to mock APIs, create a mock server, stub external services, simulate third-party APIs, or fake API responses for integration testing.
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# WireMock Standalone Docker Skill

## Overview

Provides patterns for running WireMock as a standalone Docker container to mock external APIs during integration and end-to-end testing. Runs WireMock as a separate service that simulates real API behavior for testing HTTP clients, retry logic, and error handling.

## When to Use

Use when you need to:
- Mock external APIs during integration or end-to-end testing
- Simulate error conditions (timeouts, 5xx, rate limiting) without real services
- Test HTTP client configurations, retry logic, and error handling
- Create portable, reproducible test environments
- Validate API contracts before implementing the real service

## Instructions

### Step 1: Set Up Docker Compose

Create a `docker-compose.yml` with WireMock 3.5.2, port mapping, and volume mounts for mappings and files:

```yaml
version: "3.8"
services:
  wiremock:
    image: wiremock/wiremock:3.5.2
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ./wiremock:/home/wiremock
    command: ["--global-response-templating"]
```

### Step 2: Create Directory Structure

Create the WireMock configuration directories:

```
wiremock/
├── mappings/   # JSON stub definitions
└── __files/   # Response body files
```

### Step 3: Define API Mappings

Create JSON stub files in `wiremock/mappings/` for each scenario:

- **Success**: Return 200 with JSON body
- **Not Found**: Return 404
- **Server Error**: Return 500
- **Timeout**: Use `fixedDelayMilliseconds`
- **Rate Limit**: Return 429 with Retry-After header

### Step 4: Start WireMock

```bash
docker compose up -d
```

### Step 5: Verify WireMock is Running

```bash
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