# Test Scenarios

> Create comprehensive test scenarios from user stories with test objectives, starting conditions, user roles, step-by-step actions, and expected outcomes. Use when writing QA test cases, creating test plans, defining acceptance tests, or preparing for feature validation.

- Skill: `officebeats/test-scenarios` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add officebeats/test-scenarios`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/officebeats/test-scenarios/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: officebeats (https://skillmd.com/u/officebeats)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/officebeats/test-scenarios

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# Test Scenarios

Create comprehensive test scenarios from user stories with test objectives, starting conditions, user roles, step-by-step test actions, and expected outcomes.

**Use when:** Writing QA test cases, creating test plans, defining acceptance test scenarios, or validating user story implementations.

**Arguments:**
- `$PRODUCT`: The product or system name
- `$USER_STORY`: The user story to test (title and acceptance criteria)
- `$CONTEXT`: Additional testing context or constraints

## Step-by-Step Process

1. **Review the user story** and acceptance criteria
2. **Define test objectives** - What specific behavior to validate
3. **Establish starting conditions** - System state, data setup, configurations
4. **Identify user roles** - Who performs the test actions
5. **Create test steps** - Break down interactions step-by-step
6. **Define expected outcomes** - Observable results after each step
7. **Consider edge cases** - Invalid inputs, boundary conditions
8. **Output detailed test scenarios** - Ready for QA execution

## Scenario Template

**Test Scenario:** [Clear scenario name]

**Test Objective:** [What this test validates]

**Starting Conditions:**
- [System state required]
- [Data or configuration needed]
- [User setup or permissions]

**User Role:** [Who performs the test]

**Test Steps:**
1. [First action and its expected result]
2. [Second action and observable outcome]
3. [Third action and system behavior]
4. [Completion action and final state]

**Expected Outcomes:**
- [Observable result 1]
- [Observable result 2]
- [Observable result 3]

## Example Test Scenario

**Test Scenario:** View Recently Viewed Products on Product Page

**Test Objective:** Verify that the 'Recently viewed' section displays correctly and excludes the current product.

**Starting Conditions:**
- User is logged in or has browser history enabled
- User has viewed at least 2 products in the current session
- User is now on a product page different from previously viewed items

**User Role:** Online Shopper

**Test Steps:**
1. Navigate to any product page → Section should appear at bottom with previously viewed items
2. Scroll to bottom of page → "Recently viewed" section is visible with product cards
3. Verify product thumbnails → Images, titles, and prices are displayed correctly
4. Check current product → Current product is NOT in the recently viewed list
5. Click on a product card → User navigates to the corresponding product page

**Expected Outcomes:**
- Recently viewed section appears only after viewing at least 1 prior product
- Section displays 4-8 product cards with complete information
- Current product is excluded from the list
- Each card shows "Viewed X minutes/hours ago" timestamp
- Clicking cards navigates to correct product pages
- Performance: Section loads within 2 seconds

## Output Deliverables

- Comprehensive test scenarios for each acceptance criterion
- Clear test objectives aligned with user story intent
- Detailed step-by-step test actions
- Observable expected outcomes after each step
- Edge case and error scenario coverage
- Ready for QA team execution and documentation

## Engineering Test Generation (Unit/Integration)

When generating code-level tests (Unit or Integration), follow this workflow:
1. Identify the function/component to test
2. List the behaviors that need testing
3. Write tests for happy path scenarios
4. Add tests for edge cases and boundaries
5. Include error handling tests
6. Mock external dependencies appropriately
7. Verify tests are deterministic and isolated

### Quality Bar for Code Tests
- Test behavior, not implementation
- Use descriptive test names that explain what and why
- Follow Arrange-Act-Assert pattern
- Keep tests independent and isolated
- Don't test external libraries
- Mock at the boundary, not everywhere
- Aim for fast, reliable tests

## Resource Strategy
- Add `scripts/` only when the task is fragile, repetitive, or benefits from deterministic execution.
- Add `references/` only when details are too large or too variant-specific to keep in `SKILL.md`.
- Add `assets/` only for files that will be consumed in the final output.
- Keep extra docs out of the skill folder; prefer `SKILL.md` plus only the resources that materially help.