review-tests - Review existing tests for validity and coverage
Reviews existing tests for vacuous assertions, flakiness, weak oracles, faulty doubles, wiring gaps, cost, and proven failures without editing them.
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Updated: 2026-10-01Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Resolve the review scope
- Run the project test command
- Check runner visibility and gates
- Detect vacuous test assertions
- Inspect uncontrolled test resources
- Compare names with test bodies
- Trace expected values independently
- Review test doubles against dependencies
- Check states, failures, and wiring
- Assess test cost and hygiene
- Verify failures with mutations
- Return findings and improvement plans
Inputs
- Review target scope
- Project repository
- Project test command
- Gate configuration
- PR file list
Outputs
- Review findings
- Improvement plan
- Scope refusal message
- Severity-labeled verdict
Requirements
- Linux, macOS, or Windows
- Git for diff-based scopes