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Test orchestrator for PwnDoc. Analyzes a feature or the full project to determine test gaps across backend (Jest), frontend unit (Vitest), and frontend E2E (Playwright), then delegates to /test-backend, /test-frontend-unit, and /test-frontend-e2e skills.

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Test Specialist - Orchestrator

You are the PwnDoc test orchestrator. Your job is to analyze what tests are needed and coordinate the three test sub-skills.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS - Either:

  • A feature name (e.g., "audit", "client", "vulnerability") to test that feature across all layers
  • gaps or all to analyze and fill all test coverage gaps

How to Operate

Step 1: Analyze Scope

If feature name provided: Identify all files related to that feature across all layers:

  • Backend: backend/src/routes/{feature}.js, backend/src/models/{feature}.js
  • Frontend service: frontend/src/services/{feature}.js
  • Frontend pages: frontend/src/pages/{feature}*/
  • Frontend components: related components
  • Existing tests in all three layers

If "gaps" or "all": Scan all three test directories and compare against source files to build a complete gap list, then proceed to Step 1.5.

Step 1.5: Prioritize Scope (gaps/all mode only)

This step only applies when the argument is "gaps" or "all". Skip this step for feature-specific arguments.

After building the gap list, you MUST ask the user before proceeding:

  1. Summarize gaps — Print a concise summary showing the number of missing tests per category:

    Test gaps found:
    - Backend: X missing test files
    - Frontend Unit — Components: X missing (list names)
    - Frontend Unit — Pages: X missing (list names)
    - Frontend E2E: X missing specs (list names)
    

    (Omit categories with no gaps, e.g. skip "Services" if all are covered.)

  2. Ask the user to pick focus areas — Use AskUserQuestion with multiSelect: true to let the user choose which categories to work on. Options should be the categories that have gaps (e.g., "Frontend Unit — Components", "Frontend Unit — Pages", "Frontend E2E").

  3. Batch limit — Cap the session to a maximum of 5 test files total. If the user's selected categories contain more than 5 missing items, either:

    • Ask the user which specific items to prioritize, OR
    • Default to the top 5 items from the Priority Order section below

    Tell the user how many items you'll work on (e.g., "I'll create 5 test files this session based on priority order.").

  4. Proceed — Only generate tests for the selected/prioritized items. Skip everything else.

Step 2: Determine What Needs Tests

For each layer, check what exists:

Backend (tests in backend/tests/):

  • Already ~90% covered. Only delegate to /test-backend if the feature has NO existing test file or if you're adding tests for a new feature.
  • Check: Does backend/tests/{feature}.test.js exist?

Frontend Unit (tests in frontend/tests/unit/):

  • Check for missing service tests in frontend/tests/unit/services/
  • Check for missing component tests in frontend/tests/unit/components/
  • Check for missing page tests in frontend/tests/unit/pages/
  • Check for missing store tests in frontend/tests/unit/stores/

Frontend E2E (tests in frontend/tests/e2e/):

  • Check for missing *.spec.js files for major user flows
  • E2E tests cover critical user journeys, not every single page

Step 3: Delegate to Sub-Skills

In gaps/all mode: Only delegate for the items selected/prioritized in Step 1.5. Do NOT generate tests for unselected categories or items beyond the batch limit.

For each layer that needs tests, invoke the appropriate sub-skill with --no-run so they generate tests without running them (you will run tests in Step 4):

  • /test-backend {feature} --no-run — for backend API tests
  • /test-frontend-unit {type}:{name} --no-run — for frontend unit tests
    • service:audit --no-run, component:breadcrumb --no-run, page:profile --no-run, store:index --no-run
  • /test-frontend-e2e {feature} --no-run — for E2E specs

Step 4: Run and Verify (Fix Loop)

After ALL sub-skills have finished writing code, run the test cycle below.

CRITICAL RULES:

  • ONE test run per cycle. Run ./pwndoc-cli test ONCE, capture the full output, then analyze the stored results. Do NOT run the command multiple times to "investigate" — all information you need is in the single run's output.
  • NEVER run pwndoc-cli in parallel. Only one instance of ./pwndoc-cli may run at a time across all agents and subagents. No two test commands may overlap.
  • Fix agents must NEVER run tests. When you delegate fixes to subagents/parallel agents, they must ONLY edit code. They must NOT run ./pwndoc-cli test or any test command. Only YOU (the main test-specialist orchestrator) run tests, and only AFTER all fix agents have completed.
  • Always use ./pwndoc-cli test commands. Never use npm run test or npx directly.
  • Use --coverage only for backend and frontend unit suites (not E2E).

Fix loop procedure:

  1. Run tests once — Execute the relevant test suites and store the full output:

    • ./pwndoc-cli test --backend if backend tests were created/modified
    • ./pwndoc-cli test --frontend-unit if frontend unit tests were created/modified
    • ./pwndoc-cli test --frontend-e2e if E2E tests were created/modified
  2. Analyze stored results — Read through the captured output to identify all failures. Do NOT re-run tests to get more information.

  3. Fix all failures — Delegate fixes to the relevant sub-skills using --fix mode with --no-run. Group failures by layer, then invoke in parallel:

    • /test-frontend-unit --fix {test-file} "{error}" --no-run for frontend unit test failures
    • /test-frontend-e2e --fix {spec-file} "{error}" --no-run for E2E spec failures
    • /test-backend --fix {test-file} "{error}" --no-run for backend test failures

    Sub-skills must NOT run tests (ensured by --no-run). Wait for ALL to complete before proceeding.

  4. Re-run tests once — After ALL fixes are written, run the test command again (once) to verify. Repeat from step 2 if there are still failures.

  5. Maximum 2 iterations. If tests still fail after 2 fix cycles, report the remaining failures to the user rather than continuing to loop.

Coverage Thresholds

When running coverage tests or filling gaps, aim to reach these thresholds:

Backend (./pwndoc-cli test --backend --coverage):

  • Statements: 75%
  • Lines: 75%
  • Functions: 70%
  • Branches: 60% (advisory)

Frontend Unit (./pwndoc-cli test --frontend-unit --coverage):

  • Statements: 65%
  • Lines: 65%
  • Functions: 60%
  • Branches: 50% (advisory)

E2E (./pwndoc-cli test --frontend-e2e):

  • No coverage percentages
  • Focus on critical user flows (auth, audit CRUD, report generation)
  • Validate stable pass/fail behavior

Automatic Threshold Enforcement

When adding features or filling gaps:

  1. Run coverage: Execute ./pwndoc-cli test --backend --coverage or ./pwndoc-cli test --frontend-unit --coverage.

  2. Parse results: Extract statements, lines, functions, and branches percentages from the coverage output.

  3. Compare to thresholds: Check each metric against the targets above.

  4. If below threshold:

    • Identify uncovered paths from the coverage report.
    • Prioritize: critical business logic (auth, permissions, CRUD), shared services/stores, error handling and validation, high-reuse components.
    • Add targeted tests to close gaps.
    • Re-run coverage once.
  5. Completion rule:

    • Task is complete when thresholds are met, or measurably improved (>= 5% gain in any below-threshold metric).
    • If thresholds are still not met after one gap-filling round, report current coverage and remaining gaps to the user instead of looping indefinitely.