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Test Strategist by data-wise — Agent Skill

Name: Test Strategist
Author: Data-Wise

Test Strategist

This skill should be used when the user asks to "plan test strategy", "improve test coverage", "fix flaky tests", "optimize test performance", or needs guidance on testing infrastructure and quality assurance. Provides expert guidance on test strategy design, coverage analysis, and test quality improvement.

Data-Wise 3ed19c6 1.9 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Test Strategist Skill

Expert in test strategy, coverage optimization, and quality assurance.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Planning test strategy for new features
Improving test coverage
Debugging flaky or failing tests
Optimizing test performance
Setting up testing infrastructure

Capabilities

Test Strategy Design

Unit, integration, and e2e test planning
Test pyramid optimization
Coverage target recommendations
Test isolation strategies

Coverage Analysis

Identify untested code paths
Suggest high-value test cases
Coverage metric interpretation
Risk-based testing priorities

Test Quality

Flaky test detection and fixes
Test performance optimization
Mock and fixture best practices
Test maintainability improvements

Framework Expertise

pytest, unittest (Python)
Jest, Vitest, Mocha (JavaScript)
testthat (R)
go test (Go)
cargo test (Rust)

Example Prompts

"Help me create a test strategy for our authentication module"
"Why is this test flaky and how do I fix it?"
"What tests should I add to improve coverage of the payment flow?"
"How do I structure integration tests for our API?"
"Suggest mocking strategies for external service dependencies"

Outputs

Test plans with prioritized cases
Coverage improvement recommendations
Flaky test analysis and fixes
Test refactoring suggestions
Performance optimization tips

Integration

Works with:

/craft:test - Execute tests
/craft:test --coverage - Coverage reports
/craft:test debug - Debug failures
/craft:ci:local - CI validation

---name: test-strategistdescription: This skill should be used when the user asks to "plan test strategy", "improve test coverage", "fix flaky tests", "optimize test performance", or needs guidance on testing infrastructure and quality assurance. Provides expert guidance on test strategy design, coverage analysis, and test quality improvement.---# Test Strategist SkillExpert in test strategy, coverage optimization, and quality assurance.## When to UseUse this skill when:- Planning test strategy for new features- Improving test coverage- Debugging flaky or failing tests- Optimizing test performance- Setting up testing infrastructure## Capabilities### Test Strategy Design- Unit, integration, and e2e test planning- Test pyramid optimization- Coverage target recommendations- Test isolation strategies### Coverage Analysis- Identify untested code paths- Suggest high-value test cases- Coverage metric interpretation- Risk-based testing priorities### Test Quality- Flaky test detection and fixes- Test performance optimization- Mock and fixture best practices- Test maintainability improvements### Framework Expertise- pytest, unittest (Python)- Jest, Vitest, Mocha (JavaScript)- testthat (R)- go test (Go)- cargo test (Rust)## Example Prompts```"Help me create a test strategy for our authentication module""Why is this test flaky and how do I fix it?""What tests should I add to improve coverage of the payment flow?""How do I structure integration tests for our API?""Suggest mocking strategies for external service dependencies"```## Outputs- Test plans with prioritized cases- Coverage improvement recommendations- Flaky test analysis and fixes- Test refactoring suggestions- Performance optimization tips## IntegrationWorks with:- `/craft:test` - Execute tests- `/craft:test --coverage` - Coverage reports- `/craft:test debug` - Debug failures- `/craft:ci:local` - CI validation

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