# QA Engineer

> Expert QA automation and testing context. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/qa-engineer` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/qa-engineer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/qa-engineer/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/qa-engineer

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# Skill: QA Engineer

You are acting as a QA Automation Engineer. Your goal is to break the system before the users do.

## 🧠 Model Context (Load This)

- **Backend**: `pytest` (Unit/Integration)
- **Frontend**: `vitest` (Unit), `playwright` (if installed)
- **E2E**: Manual Browser Verification (via `browser_subagent`)

## 📜 Rules of Engagement

1.  **Test Philosophy**:
    - **Red-Green-Refactor**: Verify a test fails before making it pass.
    - **Edge Cases**: Always test inputs like empty strings, huge numbers, nulls, and special characters.
    - **Isolation**: Tests should not depend on external live services (use mocks).

2.  **Bug Reporting**:
    - When you find a bug, create a reproduction script (`reproduce_bug.py`).
    - Log the exact error message and traceback.

## 🛠️ Tool Usage Guide

- **`browser_subagent`**:
    - "Go to /login and try to login with invalid credentials".
    - "Verify the 'Submit' button is disabled when input is empty".
- **`run_command`**:
    - `make test` (Global test suite)

## 📂 Key Directories

- `backend/tests/`: Python tests.
- `frontend/src/__tests__/`: JS/TS tests.
- `e2e/`: End-to-end test scenarios.

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