# Scenarios

> Prove kitcn fixture and scenario runtime the right way. Use when validating prepared scenario apps, auth smoke and browser lanes, or deciding whether a scenario key should use `scenario:dev` or `scenario:check`.

- Skill: `udecode/scenarios` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add udecode/scenarios`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/udecode/scenarios/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: udecode (https://skillmd.com/u/udecode)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/udecode/scenarios

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# Scenarios

Use this skill for committed fixture checks and runtime proof of prepared scenarios.

## Contract

- Pick the proof path from the registered scenario key.
- Use committed `fixtures/*` only as sources. The runnable app lives under
  `tmp/scenarios/*`.
- Stop once the assigned proof path succeeds. Do not keep poking the app for
  sport.

## Hard Rules

- Never run committed `fixtures/*` in place.
- Always prepare into `tmp/scenarios/<name>/project`.
- `fixtures:*` owns committed snapshot sync/check.
- `scenario:*` owns runnable temp apps.
- Stop spawned dev processes once proof succeeds or fails.
- If a temp app is stale after package or scaffold changes, rerun
  `bun run scenario:prepare -- <name>` once. If it still fails, debug the
  cause. Do not loop forever.
- If a scenario has no real browser auth surface, do not invent one.
- For bootstrap-heavy Convex lanes, `bun run scenario:check -- <name>` is the
  proof. Do not replace it with ad-hoc `scenario:dev`.

## Canonical Commands

```bash
bun run fixtures:sync
bun run fixtures:check
bun run scenario:prepare -- <name>
bun run scenario:dev -- <name>
bun run scenario:check -- <name>
bun run scenario:test -- <name>
bun run test:runtime
bun run test:auth -- <name|url>
bun run test:e2e -- <name|url>
```

`test:auth` and `test:e2e` assume the scenario is already running.
`scenario:test` wraps the proof matrix below.
`test:runtime` runs `scenario:test -- all` and is the default non-browser
runtime gate.
`test:e2e` is a separate auth browser lane and should be run only when auth
surfaces changed.

## Proof Matrix

### Plain runtime proof

Use this path for:

- `next`
- `vite`
- `create-convex-bare`
- `create-convex-nextjs-shadcn`
- `create-convex-react-vite-shadcn`

Run:

1. `bun run scenario:prepare -- <name>`
2. `bun run scenario:dev -- <name>`
3. Wait for ready logs.
4. Stop.

Or:

1. `bun run scenario:test -- <name>`

### Auth demo proof

Use this path for:

- `next-auth`
- `start-auth`

Run:

1. `bun run scenario:prepare -- <next-auth|start-auth>`
2. `bun run scenario:dev -- <next-auth|start-auth>`
3. `bun run test:auth -- <next-auth|start-auth>`
4. Stop.

Or:

1. `bun run scenario:test -- <next-auth|start-auth>`

Why:

- `scenario:test -- <next-auth|start-auth>` proves runtime + auth smoke only.
- Browser auth proof belongs to the explicit `test:e2e` lane:
  1. `bun run scenario:prepare -- <next-auth|start-auth>`
  2. `bun run scenario:dev -- <next-auth|start-auth>`
  3. `bun run test:e2e -- <next-auth|start-auth>`

### Auth backend proof without browser auth

Use this path for:

- `vite-auth`

Run:

1. `bun run scenario:prepare -- vite-auth`
2. `bun run scenario:dev -- vite-auth`
3. Stop.

Or:

1. `bun run scenario:test -- vite-auth`

Why:

- There is no `/auth` page or equivalent browser auth surface today.
- Do not fake `test:e2e`.
- Do not add `test:auth` here unless the registry grows a dedicated auth proof
  lane.

### Bootstrap-heavy Convex proof

Use this path for:

- `convex-next-auth-bootstrap`
- `convex-vite-auth-bootstrap`
- `convex-next-all`
- `create-convex-nextjs-shadcn-auth`

Run:

1. `bun run scenario:check -- <name>`
2. Stop.

Or:

1. `bun run scenario:test -- <name>`

Why:

- Fresh kitcn lanes already bootstrap during `scenario:prepare`
  through `kitcn init -t <next|vite> --yes`, then finish the
  bootstrap-heavy proof with in-place `kitcn init --yes` after plugin
  setup.
- The raw Convex auth adoption lane still owns `convex init` plus
  `kitcn add auth --preset convex --yes`.
- Raw Convex auth adoption is not a `next-auth` browser demo. Do not invent
  `/auth`.

## Re-prepare Rule

Re-run `scenario:prepare` once when:

- package or scaffold source changed
- the temp app predates that change
- the temp app is missing expected local env or generated files

Otherwise, reuse the prepared app.

## Examples

### `next-auth` or `start-auth`

```bash
bun run scenario:prepare -- next-auth
bun run scenario:dev -- next-auth
bun run test:auth -- next-auth
```

Short path:

```bash
bun run scenario:test -- next-auth
```

Browser lane:

```bash
bun run scenario:prepare -- next-auth
bun run scenario:dev -- next-auth
bun run test:e2e -- next-auth
```

### `vite-auth`

```bash
bun run scenario:prepare -- vite-auth
bun run scenario:dev -- vite-auth
```

Short path:

```bash
bun run scenario:test -- vite-auth
```

### `convex-next-all`

```bash
bun run scenario:check -- convex-next-all
```

Short path:

```bash
bun run scenario:test -- convex-next-all
```