You MUST use this skill before writing any test cases or adding test coverage. Use when the goal is to verify code behavior through tests — new tests, missing coverage, or a reproduction test after a bug fix. Stronger signals: "write tests", "add tests", "unit test", "integration test", "test coverage", "TDD", "test this function", "add a regression test". Also apply automatically after completing sextant:fix-bug, before marking the bug as resolved.
How to install write-tests?
hellotern/sextant/write-tests
$npx -y skills add hellotern/sextant --skill write-testsInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/hellotern/sextant" --skill "hellotern/sextant/write-tests"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/hellotern/sextant" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/hellotern/sextant"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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