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Slash command that runs the smallest meaningful macOS test scope first and explains failures by category. Invoke explicitly with /test-macos-app — this skill never self-triggers.

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Test macOS App

Run the smallest meaningful macOS test scope first and explain failures by category.

Arguments

  • scheme: Xcode scheme name (optional)
  • target: test target or product name (optional)
  • filter: test filter expression (optional)
  • configuration: Debug or Release (optional, default: Debug)

Workflow

  1. Detect whether the repo uses xcodebuild test or swift test.
  2. Prefer focused test execution when a target or filter is provided.
  3. Classify failures as compile, assertion, crash, env/setup, or flake.
  4. Summarize the top blocker and the narrowest sensible next step.

Guardrails

  • Avoid rerunning the full suite if a focused rerun is possible.
  • Distinguish build failures from actual failing tests.
  • Note when host app setup or simulator-only test assumptions leak into a macOS run.