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name: test-evidence-review
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description: "Quality review of test files and manual evidence documents. Goes beyond existence checks — evaluates assertion coverage, edge case handling, naming conventions, and evidence completeness. Produces ADEQUATE/INCOMPLETE/MISSING verdict per story. Run before QA sign-off or on demand."
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argument-hint: "[story-path | sprint | system-name]"
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user-invocable: true
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allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write
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---
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# Test Evidence Review
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`/smoke-check` verifies that test files **exist** and **pass**. This skill
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goes further — it reviews the **quality** of those tests and evidence documents.
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A test file that exists and passes may still leave critical behaviour uncovered.
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A manual evidence doc that exists may lack the sign-offs required for closure.
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**Output:** Summary report (in conversation) + optional `production/qa/evidence-review-[date].md`
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**When to run:**
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- Before QA hand-off sign-off (`/team-qa` Phase 5)
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- On any story where test quality is in question
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- As part of milestone review for Logic and Integration story quality audit
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---
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## 1. Parse Arguments
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**Modes:**
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- `/test-evidence-review [story-path]` — review a single story's evidence
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- `/test-evidence-review sprint` — review all stories in the current sprint
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- `/test-evidence-review [system-name]` — review all stories in an epic/system
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- No argument — ask which scope: "Single story", "Current sprint", "A system"
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---
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## 2. Load Stories in Scope
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Based on the argument:
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**Single story**: Read the story file directly. Extract: Story Type, Test
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Evidence section, story slug, system name.
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**Sprint**: Read the most recently modified file in `production/sprints/`.
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Extract the list of story file paths from the sprint plan. Read each story file.
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**System**: Glob `production/epics/[system-name]/story-*.md`. Read each.
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For each story, collect:
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- `Type:` field (Logic / Integration / Visual/Feel / UI / Config/Data)
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- `## Test Evidence` section — the stated expected test file path or evidence doc
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- Story slug (from file name)
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- System name (from directory path)
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- Acceptance Criteria list (all checkbox items)
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---
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## 3. Locate Evidence Files
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For each story, find the evidence:
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**Logic stories**: Glob `tests/unit/[system]/[story-slug]_test.*`
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- If not found, also try: Grep in `tests/unit/[system]/` for files
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containing the story slug
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**Integration stories**: Glob `tests/integration/[system]/[story-slug]_test.*`
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- Also check `production/session-logs/` for playtest records mentioning the story
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**Visual/Feel and UI stories**: Glob `production/qa/evidence/[story-slug]-evidence.*`
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**Config/Data stories**: Glob `production/qa/smoke-*.md` (any smoke check report)
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Note what was found (path) or not found (gap) for each story.
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---
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## 4. Review Automated Test Quality (Logic / Integration)
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For each test file found, read it and evaluate:
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### Assertion coverage
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Count the number of distinct assertions (lines containing assert, expect,
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check, verify, or engine-specific assertion patterns). Low assertion count is
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a quality signal — a test that makes only 1 assertion per test function may
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not cover the range of expected behaviour.
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Thresholds:
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- **3+ assertions per test function** → normal
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- **1-2 assertions per test function** → note as potentially thin
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- **0 assertions** (test exists but no asserts) → flag as BLOCKING — the
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test passes vacuously and proves nothing
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### Edge case coverage
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For each acceptance criterion in the story that contains a number, threshold,
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or "when X happens" conditional: check whether a test function name or
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test body references that specific case.
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Heuristics:
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- Grep test file for "zero", "max", "null", "empty", "min", "invalid",
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"boundary", "edge" — presence of any is a positive signal
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- If the story has a Formulas section with specific bounds: check whether
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tests exercise at minimum/maximum values
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### Naming quality
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Test function names should describe: the scenario + the expected result.
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Pattern: `test_[scenario]_[expected_outcome]`
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Flag functions named generically (`test_1`, `test_run`, `testBasic`) as
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**naming issues** — they make failures harder to diagnose.
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### Formula traceability
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For Logic stories where the GDD has a Formulas section: check that the test
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file contains at least one test whose name or comment references the formula
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name or a formula value. A test that exercises a formula without mentioning
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it by name is harder to maintain when the formula changes.
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---
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## 5. Review Manual Evidence Quality (Visual/Feel / UI)
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For each evidence document found, read it and evaluate:
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### Criterion linkage
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The evidence doc should reference each acceptance criterion from the story.
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Check: does the evidence doc contain each criterion (or a clear rephrasing)?
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Missing criteria mean a criterion was never verified.
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### Sign-off completeness
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Check for three sign-off lines (or equivalent fields):
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- Developer sign-off
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- Designer / art-lead sign-off (for Visual/Feel)
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- QA lead sign-off
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If any are missing or blank: flag as INCOMPLETE — the story cannot be fully
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closed without all required sign-offs.
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### Screenshot / artefact completeness
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For Visual/Feel stories: check whether screenshot file paths are referenced
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in the evidence doc. If referenced, Glob for them to confirm they exist.
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For UI stories: check whether a walkthrough sequence (step-by-step interaction
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log) is present.
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### Date coverage
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Evidence doc should have a date. If the date is earlier than the story's
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last major change (heuristic: compare against sprint start date from the sprint
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plan), flag as POTENTIALLY STALE — the evidence may not cover the final
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implementation.
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---
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## 6. Build the Review Report
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For each story, assign a verdict:
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| Verdict | Meaning |
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|---------|---------|
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| **ADEQUATE** | Test/evidence exists, passes quality checks, all criteria covered |
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| **INCOMPLETE** | Test/evidence exists but has quality gaps (thin assertions, missing sign-offs) |
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| **MISSING** | No test or evidence found for a story type that requires it |
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The overall sprint/system verdict is the worst story verdict present.
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```markdown
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## Test Evidence Review
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> **Date**: [date]
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> **Scope**: [single story path | Sprint [N] | [system name]]
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> **Stories reviewed**: [N]
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> **Overall verdict**: ADEQUATE / INCOMPLETE / MISSING
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---
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### Story-by-Story Results
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#### [Story Title] — [Type] — [ADEQUATE/INCOMPLETE/MISSING]
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**Test/evidence path**: `[path]` (found) / (not found)
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**Automated test quality** *(Logic/Integration only)*:
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- Assertion coverage: [N per function on average] — [adequate / thin / none]
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- Edge cases: [covered / partial / not found]
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- Naming: [consistent / [N] generic names flagged]
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- Formula traceability: [yes / no — formula names not referenced in tests]
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**Manual evidence quality** *(Visual/Feel/UI only)*:
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- Criterion linkage: [N/M criteria referenced]
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- Sign-offs: [Developer ✓ | Designer ✗ | QA Lead ✗]
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- Artefacts: [screenshots present / missing / N/A]
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- Freshness: [dated [date] — current / potentially stale]
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**Issues**:
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- BLOCKING: [description] *(prevents story-done)*
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- ADVISORY: [description] *(should fix before release)*
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---
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### Summary
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| Story | Type | Verdict | Issues |
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|-------|------|---------|--------|
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| [title] | Logic | ADEQUATE | None |
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| [title] | Integration | INCOMPLETE | Thin assertions (avg 1.2/function) |
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| [title] | Visual/Feel | INCOMPLETE | QA lead sign-off missing |
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| [title] | Logic | MISSING | No test file found |
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**BLOCKING items** (must resolve before story can be closed): [N]
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**ADVISORY items** (should address before release): [N]
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```
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---
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## 7. Write Output (Optional)
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Present the report in conversation.
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Ask: "May I write this test evidence review to
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`production/qa/evidence-review-[date].md`?"
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This is optional — the report is useful standalone. Write only if the user
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wants a persistent record.
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After the report:
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- For BLOCKING items: "These must be resolved before `/story-done` can mark the
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story Complete. Would you like to address any of them now?"
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- For thin assertions: "Consider running `/test-helpers [system]` to see
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scaffolded assertion patterns for common cases."
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- For missing sign-offs: "Manual sign-off is required from [role]. Share
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`[evidence-path]` with them to complete sign-off."
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Verdict: **COMPLETE** — evidence review finished. Use CONCERNS if BLOCKING items were found.
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---
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## Collaborative Protocol
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- **Report quality issues, do not fix them** — this skill reads and evaluates;
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it does not modify test files or evidence documents
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- **ADEQUATE means adequate for shipping, not perfect** — avoid nitpicking
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tests that are functioning and comprehensive enough to give confidence
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- **BLOCKING vs. ADVISORY distinction is important** — only flag BLOCKING when
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the gap leaves a story criterion genuinely unverified
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- **Ask before writing** — the report file is optional; always confirm before writing
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