Unified team skill for testing team. Progressive test coverage through Generator-Critic loops, shared memory, and dynamic layer selection. Triggers on "team testing".
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tessl review fix ./.codex/skills/team-testing/SKILL.mdOrchestrate multi-agent test pipeline: strategist -> generator -> executor -> analyst. Progressive layer coverage (L1/L2/L3) with Generator-Critic loops for coverage convergence.
Skill(skill="team-testing", args="task description")
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SKILL.md (this file) = Router
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no --role flag --role <name>
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Coordinator Worker
roles/coordinator/role.md roles/<name>/role.md
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+-- analyze -> dispatch -> spawn workers -> STOP
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v v v v
[strat] [gen] [exec] [analyst]
team-worker agents, each loads roles/<role>/role.md| Role | Path | Prefix | Inner Loop |
|---|---|---|---|
| coordinator | roles/coordinator/role.md | — | — |
| strategist | roles/strategist/role.md | STRATEGY-* | false |
| generator | roles/generator/role.md | TESTGEN-* | true |
| executor | roles/executor/role.md | TESTRUN-* | true |
| analyst | roles/analyst/role.md | TESTANA-* | false |
Parse $ARGUMENTS:
--role <name> -> Read roles/<name>/role.md, execute Phase 2-4--role -> roles/coordinator/role.md, execute entry routerCoordinator is a PURE ORCHESTRATOR. It coordinates, it does NOT do.
Before calling ANY tool, apply this check:
| Tool Call | Verdict | Reason |
|---|---|---|
spawn_agent, wait_agent, close_agent, send_message, followup_task | ALLOWED | Orchestration |
list_agents | ALLOWED | Agent health check |
request_user_input | ALLOWED | User interaction |
mcp__ccw-tools__team_msg | ALLOWED | Message bus |
Read/Write on .workflow/.team/ files | ALLOWED | Session state |
Read on roles/, commands/, specs/ | ALLOWED | Loading own instructions |
Read/Grep/Glob on project source code | BLOCKED | Delegate to worker |
Edit on any file outside .workflow/ | BLOCKED | Delegate to worker |
Bash("ccw cli ...") | BLOCKED | Only workers call CLI |
Bash running build/test/lint commands | BLOCKED | Delegate to worker |
If a tool call is BLOCKED: STOP. Create a task, spawn a worker.
No exceptions for "simple" tasks. Even a single-file read-and-report MUST go through spawn_agent.
TST.workflow/.team/TST-<date>-<slug>/testingccw cli --mode analysis (read-only), ccw cli --mode write (modifications)mcp__ccw-tools__team_msg(session_id=<session-id>, ...)Coordinator spawns workers using this template:
spawn_agent({
agent_type: "team_worker",
task_name: "<task-id>",
fork_turns: "none",
message: `## Role Assignment
role: <role>
role_spec: <skill_root>/roles/<role>/role.md
session: <session-folder>
session_id: <session-id>
requirement: <task-description>
inner_loop: <true|false>
Read role_spec file (<skill_root>/roles/<role>/role.md) to load Phase 2-4 domain instructions.
## Task Context
task_id: <task-id>
title: <task-title>
description: <task-description>
pipeline_phase: <pipeline-phase>
## Upstream Context
<prev_context>`
})After spawning, use wait_agent({ timeout_ms: 1800000 }) to collect results. If result.timed_out, send STATUS_CHECK via followup_task (wait 3 min), then FINALIZE with interrupt (wait 3 min), then mark timed_out and close agents. Use close_agent({ target }) each worker.
| Role | model | reasoning_effort | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategist (STRATEGY-*) | (default) | high | Test strategy requires deep code understanding |
| Generator (TESTGEN-*) | (default) | high | Test code generation needs precision |
| Executor (TESTRUN-*) | (default) | medium | Running tests and collecting results, less reasoning |
| Analyst (TESTANA-*) | (default) | high | Coverage analysis and quality assessment |
Override model/reasoning_effort in spawn_agent when cost optimization is needed:
spawn_agent({
agent_type: "team_worker",
task_name: "<task-id>",
fork_turns: "none",
model: "<model-override>",
reasoning_effort: "<effort-level>",
message: "..."
})| Command | Action |
|---|---|
check / status | View pipeline status graph |
resume / continue | Advance to next step |
revise <TASK-ID> | Revise specific task |
feedback <text> | Inject feedback for revision |
| Intent | API | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Send strategy to running generators | send_message | Queue test strategy findings to TESTGEN-* workers |
| Not used in this skill | followup_task | No resident agents -- all workers are one-shot |
| Check running agents | list_agents | Verify parallel generator/executor health |
Comprehensive pipeline spawns multiple generators (per layer) and executors in parallel:
// Spawn parallel generators for L1 and L2
const genNames = ["TESTGEN-001", "TESTGEN-002"]
for (const name of genNames) {
spawn_agent({ agent_type: "team_worker", task_name: name, ... })
}
wait_agent({ timeout_ms: 1800000 }) // 30 min — apply timeout cascade if timed_outGenerator-Critic loops create dynamic TESTGEN-fix and TESTRUN-fix tasks. The coordinator tracks gc_rounds[layer] and creates fix tasks dynamically when coverage is below target.
Use list_agents({}) in handleResume and handleComplete:
// Reconcile session state with actual running agents
const running = list_agents({})
// Compare with tasks.json active_agents
// Reset orphaned tasks (in_progress but agent gone) to pendingWorkers are spawned with task_name: "<task-id>" enabling direct addressing:
send_message({ target: "TESTGEN-001", message: "..." }) -- queue strategy context to running generatorclose_agent({ target: "TESTRUN-001" }) -- cleanup by name after wait_agent returnsWhen pipeline completes, coordinator presents:
functions.request_user_input({
questions: [{
question: "Testing pipeline complete. What would you like to do?",
header: "Completion",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Archive & Clean (Recommended)", description: "Archive session, clean up team" },
{ label: "Keep Active", description: "Keep session for follow-up work" },
{ label: "Deepen Coverage", description: "Add more test layers or increase coverage targets" }
]
}]
}).workflow/.team/TST-<date>-<slug>/
├── .msg/messages.jsonl # Team message bus
├── .msg/meta.json # Session metadata
├── wisdom/ # Cross-task knowledge
├── strategy/ # Strategist output
├── tests/ # Generator output (L1-unit/, L2-integration/, L3-e2e/)
├── results/ # Executor output
└── analysis/ # Analyst output| Scenario | Resolution |
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| Unknown --role value | Error with available role list |
| Role not found | Error with expected path (roles//role.md) |
| CLI tool fails | Worker fallback to direct implementation |
| GC loop exceeded | Accept current coverage with warning |
| Fast-advance conflict | Coordinator reconciles on next callback |
| Completion action fails | Default to Keep Active |
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