@event4u/agent-config 8.8.0 → 8.10.0

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  1. package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +1 -1
  2. package/CHANGELOG.md +139 -263
  3. package/README.md +5 -5
  4. package/dist/agent-src/commands/agent-handoff.md +39 -2
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  6. package/dist/agent-src/commands/research/deep.md +8 -0
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  8. package/dist/agent-src/commands/roadmap/create.md +12 -0
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  10. package/dist/agent-src/commands/tests/create.md +28 -6
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  17. package/dist/agent-src/contexts/communication/rules-auto/think-before-action-mechanics.md +30 -1
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  24. package/dist/agent-src/rules/delegation-policy.md +5 -0
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+ "description": "5 should-trigger + 5 should-not-trigger queries for the spreadsheet surface floor (road-to-surface-specific-agent-contracts Phase 2). Should-trigger covers building/editing a spreadsheet or model, entering formulas or sourced/financial figures, and charting raw data. Should-not-trigger covers near-miss neighbours whose vocabulary overlaps but belong to a different surface/skill: unit-economics reasoning, runway shape, a prose document, a slide deck, and backend work.",
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+ {
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+ description: "Use BEFORE writing any test — enumerate cases per behavior (happy / boundary / error / abuse), prioritize by likelihood × impact, cross-check via subagent — even if the user just says 'add tests'."
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+ AI-written test suites default to **too few tests, mostly happy path**. This skill is the discovery step that runs *before* the first test is written: enumerate what could break, pick the most important cases, then hand the list to [`test-driven-development`](../test-driven-development/SKILL.md) or the stack skill. The goal is **breadth AND quality** — happy path AND boundaries AND error paths — with a hard cap so the output is never a pile of trivial tests.
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+ ## When to use
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+ - The diff is trivial (< 10 lines, pure rename/refactor, no new behavior) — write 1 happy + 1 boundary case and move on; no matrix.
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+ - The problem is assertion quality (overfit, tautology, mock-the-mock) → [`testing-anti-patterns`](../testing-anti-patterns/SKILL.md).
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+ - A test is failing for non-obvious reasons → [`systematic-debugging`](../systematic-debugging/SKILL.md).
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+ - The tests already exist and the question is "are they enough?" → [`judge-test-coverage`](../judge-test-coverage/SKILL.md).
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+ ## The Iron Law
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+ ```
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+ NO TEST IS WRITTEN BEFORE THE CASE LIST EXISTS.
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+ ENUMERATE → PRIORITIZE → THEN WRITE. NEVER HAPPY-PATH-ONLY.
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+ FLOOR PER BEHAVIOR: 1 HAPPY + 1 BOUNDARY + 1 ERROR (+1 ABUSE ON SECURITY PATHS).
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+ CAP PER BEHAVIOR: 5–8 CASES — EACH MUST FAIL FOR A DISTINCT REASON.
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+ ```
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+ ## Procedure — the five-step funnel
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+
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+ ### 1. Behavior inventory (30 seconds)
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+
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+ List the 1–3 **distinct observable behaviors** the change introduces or modifies — one sentence each: *"When X happens, the system should do Y."* Each behavior gets its own case list. If you cannot state a behavior in one sentence, split it.
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+ ### 2. Dimension scan (per behavior)
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+ Walk the dimensions below; mark **3–5 as HIGH** (most likely to occur × highest impact when wrong). Skip dimensions the behavior structurally cannot hit — but say so, don't silently omit.
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+ - **State** — missing prerequisites, invalid state transitions, idempotency/double-submit, duplicates and ordering.
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+ - **Collaborator failure** — timeout, 4xx/5xx, partial or malformed response, thrown exceptions, empty result sets.
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+ - **Concurrency & time** — races, retries, timezone/DST, clock skew (only when the surface touches them).
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+ - **Security surface** (authz / tenant / data access) — missing/expired credentials, not-owner, cross-tenant, privilege escalation, injection payload. On data-returning endpoints the three negative tests from `broken-access-control` (unauthenticated → 401, not-owner → 403/404, cross-tenant → 403/404) are the floor, not optional extras.
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+ Generate ≥ 1 concrete case per HIGH dimension, plus the happy path. Enforce the floor: **1 happy + 1 boundary + 1 error per behavior, +1 abuse case when the behavior is security-relevant.** Name each case like a test (`it rejects an expired token`), not like a category ("error handling").
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+ ### 4. Subagent cross-check (gated, with mandatory fallback)
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+ - **Degraded path (mandatory when no subagent runs)** — a self-review pass with an explicit lens shift: re-walk step 2 asking *"what breaks in production? what would an attacker try?"* and emit the same output shape (1–2 additional cases, or explicitly "none found").
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67
+ Unavailability of subagents never skips this step — it only switches the path.
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+ Then hand the list to [`test-driven-development`](../test-driven-development/SKILL.md) — every case runs its own RED → GREEN cycle — or to the stack skill ([`pest-testing`](../pest-testing/SKILL.md), [`api-testing`](../api-testing/SKILL.md), [`playwright-testing`](../playwright-testing/SKILL.md)).
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75
+ ## Output format
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+
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+ 1. The **case matrix** per behavior — case name → category (happy / boundary / error / abuse) → one-line why — in the reply or as a comment block atop the test file.
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+ 2. The **floor check**, stated explicitly: `floor met: happy ✓ boundary ✓ error ✓ (abuse: n/a — no security surface)`.
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+ 3. The **cross-check result**: which path ran (subagent + lens, or degraded self-review) and which cases it added — or explicitly "none".
80
+ 4. **Dropped/deferred cases** with a one-line reason each.
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82
+ ## Gotcha
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+
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+ - Line coverage lies — 100 % of lines with happy-path inputs still misses every boundary. Count **cases**, not lines.
85
+ - The floor is per **behavior**, not per file — one boundary test in a 5-behavior file does not clear four other behaviors.
86
+ - Enumeration is not an implementation license: the cap and [`testing-anti-patterns`](../testing-anti-patterns/SKILL.md) Anti-Pattern 6 still apply — 6 meaningful tests beat 20 trivial ones.
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+ - "No subagent available" is not "skip step 4" — the degraded self-review is mandatory and cheap.
88
+ - A case list written *after* the tests is decoration — the funnel runs before the first RED.
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90
+ ## Do NOT
91
+
92
+ - Do NOT write the first test before the case list exists.
93
+ - Do NOT stop after the happy-path case — the floor is 1 happy + 1 boundary + 1 error per behavior.
94
+ - Do NOT pad the list with cases that fail for the same reason — data providers cover value variations.
95
+ - Do NOT skip the step-4 cross-check because subagents are unavailable — run the degraded self-review.
96
+ - Do NOT run the full funnel on trivial diffs — 1 happy + 1 boundary suffices there.
97
+ - Do NOT drop enumerated cases silently — record them with a reason.
98
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+ ## Auto-trigger keywords
100
+
101
+ - test case discovery
102
+ - what to test
103
+ - test coverage plan
104
+ - edge cases
105
+ - boundary cases
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+ - happy path only
107
+ - broad test coverage
108
+ - case matrix
109
+ - negative tests
110
+
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+ ## See also
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+
113
+ - [`test-driven-development`](../test-driven-development/SKILL.md) — consumes the case list; one RED → GREEN cycle per case.
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+ - [`testing-anti-patterns`](../testing-anti-patterns/SKILL.md) — assertion-quality floor (overfit, tautology, gaming the green).
115
+ - [`judge-test-coverage`](../judge-test-coverage/SKILL.md) — after-the-fact coverage review.
116
+ - [`pest-testing`](../pest-testing/SKILL.md) · [`api-testing`](../api-testing/SKILL.md) · [`playwright-testing`](../playwright-testing/SKILL.md) — stack-specific execution.
117
+ - Rule `senior-engineering-discipline` — the Iron-Law floor this procedure operationalizes.
118
+ - Rule `broken-access-control` — the three negative tests on data-returning endpoints.
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1
+ {
2
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3
+ "last_eval": "2026-07-10",
4
+ "description": "5 should-trigger + 5 should-not-trigger queries. Should-trigger covers DE + EN phrasings for pre-write test-case enumeration (what to test, edge cases, coverage breadth). Should-not-trigger covers near-miss neighbours: assertion quality (testing-anti-patterns), after-the-fact coverage review (judge-test-coverage), failing-test diagnosis (systematic-debugging), stack-specific execution.",
5
+ "queries": [
6
+ {
7
+ "q": "what should we test here — I don't want happy-path-only coverage",
8
+ "trigger": true
9
+ },
10
+ {
11
+ "q": "enumerate the edge cases for this endpoint before we write the tests",
12
+ "trigger": true
13
+ },
14
+ {
15
+ "q": "welche Testfälle brauchen wir für dieses Feature — auch Grenzfälle und Fehlerpfade?",
16
+ "trigger": true
17
+ },
18
+ {
19
+ "q": "build a case matrix for this behavior — happy, boundary, error, abuse",
20
+ "trigger": true
21
+ },
22
+ {
23
+ "q": "ask a subagent what else we could test so coverage is broad",
24
+ "trigger": true
25
+ },
26
+ {
27
+ "q": "this assertion looks tautological — is the test overfit?",
28
+ "trigger": false,
29
+ "note": "assertion quality → testing-anti-patterns"
30
+ },
31
+ {
32
+ "q": "are the tests on this finished diff enough?",
33
+ "trigger": false,
34
+ "note": "after-the-fact coverage review → judge-test-coverage"
35
+ },
36
+ {
37
+ "q": "this Pest test keeps failing and I don't understand why",
38
+ "trigger": false,
39
+ "note": "failing-test diagnosis → systematic-debugging"
40
+ },
41
+ {
42
+ "q": "how do I mock Http in a Laravel feature test?",
43
+ "trigger": false,
44
+ "note": "stack-specific execution → pest-testing"
45
+ },
46
+ {
47
+ "q": "schreib die Playwright-Specs für den Login-Flow, die Fälle stehen schon im Ticket",
48
+ "trigger": false,
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+ "note": "case list already exists → playwright-testing executes it"
50
+ }
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+ ]
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92
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94
94
 
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95
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96
+
97
+ Before the first test is written, run the
98
+ [`test-case-discovery`](../test-case-discovery/SKILL.md) funnel for the
99
+ behavior: dimension scan → case synthesis → optional subagent cross-check →
100
+ prioritization. Do not proceed to step 3 with fewer than the floor:
101
+
102
+ * **1 happy + 1 boundary + 1 error case per behavior** (+1 abuse case on
103
+ security-relevant paths).
104
+ * Cap at 5–8 cases per behavior; each must be able to fail for a
105
+ **distinct** reason.
106
+ * Trivial change (< 10 lines, pure refactor, no new behavior) → skip the
107
+ funnel; 1 happy + 1 boundary case suffices.
108
+
109
+ Each case from the list then gets its own RED → GREEN cycle (steps 3–6).
110
+ A behavior whose only test is the happy path is **not done** — it is the
111
+ first item of an unfinished case list.
112
+
113
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96
114
 
97
115
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98
116
 
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101
119
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102
120
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103
121
 
104
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122
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105
123
 
106
124
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107
125
 
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120
138
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121
139
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122
140
 
123
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141
+ ### 5. Write minimum code to pass
124
142
 
125
143
  Add **just enough** production code to make the test green. No extra
126
144
  features, no unrelated refactoring, no "while I'm here" cleanups.
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129
147
  by the current test — stop. That belongs in the next RED step, not this
130
148
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131
149
 
132
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150
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133
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134
152
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135
153
 
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155
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138
156
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139
157
 
140
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158
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141
159
 
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160
  With all tests green, you may:
143
161
 
@@ -148,7 +166,7 @@ With all tests green, you may:
148
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  Do **not** add new behavior during refactor — that needs its own failing
149
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  test first. Re-run tests after the refactor to confirm still-green.
150
168
 
151
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169
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152
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153
171
  Back to step 1 with the next single-sentence behavior.
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260
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261
279
  * Do NOT write or modify production code before the failing test exists
262
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  and has been observed to fail
281
+ * Do NOT stop after the happy-path test — work through the enumerated
282
+ case list from step 2 (boundary, error, abuse where relevant)
263
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@@ -274,6 +294,8 @@ wait for their own failing tests.
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295
  ## When to hand over to another skill
276
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+ * Enumerating what to test before writing (case matrix, dimension scan,
298
+ subagent cross-check) → [`test-case-discovery`](../test-case-discovery/SKILL.md)
277
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  * Project type-checker / linter / formatter (PHPStan, ECS, Rector for PHP — tsc / eslint / prettier for TS — ruff / mypy for Python) → [`quality-tools`](../quality-tools/SKILL.md)
278
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279
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  * Running tests inside Docker → [`tests-execute`](../tests-execute/SKILL.md)
@@ -285,6 +307,10 @@ wait for their own failing tests.
285
307
  Before marking TDD work complete:
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309
  * [ ] Every new behavior has a test
310
+ * [ ] The case list from step 2 exists and meets the floor (1 happy +
311
+ 1 boundary + 1 error per behavior; abuse case on security paths)
312
+ * [ ] Every enumerated case is either tested or recorded as dropped with
313
+ a one-line reason — no behavior ships happy-path-only
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  * [ ] Each test was observed to fail first, with a matching failure message
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  * [ ] The minimum code was written to turn each RED into GREEN
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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
1
+ {
2
+ "skill": "test-driven-development",
3
+ "_calibration": "Behavioural fixture (road-to-skill-eval-coverage Phase 2, default-surface). Deterministic assertions on a real output property where reliable; rubric pins the qualitative core as a known-limit (pass ratified in PR review, not a hidden judge). finding_floor n is a conservative floor, not a calibrated per-host number.",
4
+ "scenarios": [
5
+ {
6
+ "id": "tdd-new-validator",
7
+ "prompt": "TDD a password-strength validator (min length, mixed case, a digit).",
8
+ "assertions": [
9
+ {
10
+ "kind": "rubric",
11
+ "criterion": "Writes a failing test FIRST (red), then the minimal code (green), then refactors — and covers boundary + negative cases, not only the happy path."
12
+ }
13
+ ]
14
+ }
15
+ ]
16
+ }
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ still test-after-the-fact.
31
31
  Do NOT use when:
32
32
 
33
33
  - You need to *write* tests (no anti-pattern present yet) — route to [`pest-testing`](../pest-testing/SKILL.md) or [`test-driven-development`](../test-driven-development/SKILL.md).
34
+ - You need to *enumerate* what to test before writing (case matrix, edge-case discovery) — route to [`test-case-discovery`](../test-case-discovery/SKILL.md).
34
35
  - The test failure is a real bug — route to [`systematic-debugging`](../systematic-debugging/SKILL.md).
35
36
  - You need overall coverage assessment of a finished diff — route to [`judge-test-coverage`](../judge-test-coverage/SKILL.md).
36
37
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ Do NOT use when:
43
44
  4. NEVER ship partial mocks — mirror the real response shape completely.
44
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  5. NEVER treat tests as an afterthought — write the failing test first.
45
46
  6. NEVER overfit an assertion — assert the general rule, derive expected values from inputs/seeded data, cover boundary + error cases.
47
+ 7. NEVER game the green — a failing test is a finding, not an obstacle; fix the code, never skip/weaken/delete the test or rewrite `expected` to the buggy output.
46
48
  ```
47
49
 
48
50
  ## Procedure: Run the gate before each anti-pattern
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ Gate: a feature is not complete until a failing-then-passing test cycle ran for
129
131
 
130
132
  ### Anti-Pattern 6 — Overfit / tautological assertions & unrealistic test data
131
133
 
132
- Symptom: the test passes only for one crafted input and proves nothing about the general rule — a hardcoded expected value the code always emits, a narrow regex pinned to a fixed date/id, or an assertion restating the seed. AI-written tests reach the same coverage as human tests but ~4× worse fault detection (weak-oracle): they execute the path, then assert something too weak to catch a bug. Same shape as mocking-the-mock — asserting on your own construction, not the system's behavior.
134
+ Symptom: the test passes only for one crafted input and proves nothing about the general rule — a hardcoded expected value the code will always emit, a narrow regex pinned to a fixed date/id, or an assertion that restates the seed. AI-written tests reach the same coverage as human tests but ~4× worse fault detection (the weak-oracle problem): they execute the path and then assert something too weak to catch a bug. Same shape as mocking-the-mock — asserting on your own construction rather than the system's behavior.
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@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ BEFORE writing an assertion:
140
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  STOP — derive the expected from the input, and add cases that vary it.
141
143
  ```
142
144
 
143
- Test-data realism — seeders/factories emit random data; the test derives its expectation from that data, never a hardcoded literal:
145
+ Test-data realism — seeders/factories emit random data; the test derives its expectation from that data, never from a hardcoded literal:
144
146
 
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147
  ```js
146
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+ Deriving from seeded data is necessary but **not sufficient** — a test that only reads back the exact fields it seeded is still overfit (a mutation in the code survives it). A real test also exercises boundary (empty / null / max / Unicode), error (missing / invalid), and, on security-sensitive paths, an abuse case (IDOR, injection string, XSS payload). Coverage of *cases*, not just lines.
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