# API Test Pytest

> Use this skill when you need to parse multi-format API definitions and generate Pytest API automation; triggers include Pytest API tests and API automation with Pytest.

- Skill: `naodeng/api-test-pytest` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 30 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add naodeng/api-test-pytest`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/naodeng/api-test-pytest/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: naodeng (https://skillmd.com/u/naodeng)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/naodeng/api-test-pytest

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# api-test-pytest (EN)

**Chinese version：** See the corresponding Chinese skill.

## When to Use

- Need API outputs that should land in pytest-based automation.
- The project is already Python-first or wants pytest-style structure.

## Workflow

1. Read and follow the main prompt listed under Progressive disclosure (coverage, structure, quality bar).
2. Add only project context that changes the result: scope, environment, constraints, risks, dependencies, expected deliverable.
3. If input is incomplete, return a usable first draft and explicitly mark assumptions and gaps.
4. Default to Markdown; switch formats only when the user asks.

## Core Constraints

- Prioritize by risk / business impact — do not treat everything equally.
- Separate confirmed facts from current assumptions.
- Do not invent endpoints, fields, environments, or root causes the user did not provide.
- Use placeholders or env-var semantics for auth/secrets; never hardcode real credentials.
- Keep output executable: concrete scenarios, clear priority, clear next steps.

## Progressive Disclosure

- Before producing output, read and follow `prompts/api-test-pytest.md` (minimum coverage, output structure, quality bar).
- When a ready-made template fits: use matching files under `output-templates/`.
- When the user wants examples or alignment with existing assets: read relevant `examples/`.
- For deep framework/troubleshoot/schema notes: read only the relevant file(s) under `references/`, do not load the whole directory.
- For format conversion or helper checks: prefer existing `scripts/` over reinventing.
- For evaluating/regressing this skill: use `evals/` with skill-up.

## Pre-delivery Checklist

- [ ] Followed the main prompt's output structure
- [ ] Minimum coverage focus: module structure, fixture strategy, auth handling, priority endpoints, positive scenarios, negative and boundary scenarios, assertion focus, test data strategy, ... (details in main prompt)
- [ ] Covered the minimum checklist, or explained omissions
- [ ] High-risk items have explicit priority
- [ ] Did not invent details the user did not provide
- [ ] Assumptions and gaps are marked

## Common Pitfalls

- Do not pretend completeness when scope/context is missing.
- Do not treat every item as equally important.
- Do not skip assumptions and information gaps.
- Do not dump generic theory unrelated to the current toolchain.