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plugin-build-smoke-regression

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Catch packaging-script regressions by asserting the real script exit path and current overlay surface.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-excel/blob/HEAD/.squad/skills/plugin-build-smoke-regression/SKILL.md

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Context

Use this when a packaging or publish script has a real smoke-path failure that synthetic file assertions missed.

Patterns

  • Add at least one test that runs the real script entry point and asserts exit code 0 plus the final human summary/output block.
  • Keep synthetic template fixtures aligned with the current shipped overlay names, not historical file names.
  • Assert current assets are present and legacy bootstrap files are absent, so stale template content cannot make tests pass accidentally.
  • Prefer ASCII summary assertions for PowerShell smoke tests when prior failures involved parser/host issues around fancy status output.

Examples

  • tests/ExcelMcp.SkillGeneration.Tests/PluginBootstrapBuildTests.cs: BuildPlugins_SmokeRun_ExitsZeroAndPrintsAsciiSummary
  • tests/ExcelMcp.SkillGeneration.Tests/PluginBootstrapBuildTests.cs: current bootstrap assets use bin\download.ps1 and reject legacy download-mcp.ps1 / download-cli.ps1 / packaged bootstrap-state.json

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not validate only copied files when the real failure happened in script shutdown/status output.
  • Do not let synthetic fixtures carry obsolete helper names that the shipped overlay no longer uses.