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Determine which test suites are affected by recent code changes and run only the relevant ones. Avoids running the full test matrix when only specific areas changed.

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Targeted Test Runner

Analyze recent code changes to determine which test suites need to run, then execute only those.

Test Suite Map

Source Path PatternTest SuiteRun Command
src/indexer/**, src/indexer/adapter/**Adapter harnessnpm run test:harness
src/mcp/tools/**, src/server.tsGolden snapshotsnpm run test:golden
src/code/skeleton*Skeleton determinismnode --import tsx --test tests/skeleton-determinism.test.ts
src/graph/**, src/delta/**Slice/blast radiusnode --import tsx --test tests/slice-cache.test.ts tests/blastRadius.test.ts
src/mcp/**, src/db/**, src/config/**Unit testsnpm test
native/**Native paritynpm run test:native-parity
tests/property/**Property testsnode --import tsx --test tests/property/*.test.ts
Any *.ts in src/Typechecknpm run typecheck

Steps

  1. Detect changed files:

    git diff --name-only HEAD
    git diff --name-only --cached
    

    If no uncommitted changes, use git diff --name-only HEAD~1 instead.

  2. Map changes to test suites using the table above. A single change can trigger multiple suites.

  3. Always run typecheck if any .ts file in src/ changed.

  4. Report the plan before running:

    Changed files: 3
    Affected suites: typecheck, golden snapshots, unit tests
    Skipping: adapter harness, native parity, property tests, stress tests
    
  5. Execute the affected suites sequentially. Use sdl.workflow with runtimeExecute if SDL-MCP is running, otherwise use Bash directly.

  6. Report results with pass/fail status for each suite.

Rules

  • If changes touch package.json, tsconfig.json, or eslint.config.mjs, run the full suite (npm test)
  • If changes touch only .md, .json (non-package), or config files, skip all test suites and report "No code changes — tests not needed"
  • Never run test:stress or test:mutation automatically — those are opt-in only
  • Run npm run build:all before any test suite that reads from dist/