Master end-to-end testing with Playwright and Cypress to build reliable test suites that catch bugs, improve confidence, and enable fast deployment. Use when implementing E2E tests, debugging flaky tests, or establishing testing standards.
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Discovery
89%Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.
This is a solid skill description that clearly identifies its niche (E2E testing with Playwright and Cypress) and includes an explicit 'Use when' clause with good trigger terms. The main weakness is that the capability description leans slightly toward aspirational language ('catch bugs, improve confidence, enable fast deployment') rather than listing more concrete specific actions the skill teaches.
Suggestions
Replace aspirational phrases like 'catch bugs, improve confidence, and enable fast deployment' with more concrete actions such as 'write page object models, configure test retries, set up parallel execution, handle selectors and waits'.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (end-to-end testing) and tools (Playwright, Cypress), and mentions some actions like 'build reliable test suites', 'debugging flaky tests', and 'establishing testing standards', but these are somewhat high-level rather than listing multiple concrete specific actions (e.g., writing page objects, handling selectors, configuring retries, parallel execution). | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both 'what' (build reliable test suites with Playwright and Cypress) and 'when' with an explicit 'Use when' clause covering implementing E2E tests, debugging flaky tests, and establishing testing standards. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Includes strong natural keywords users would say: 'Playwright', 'Cypress', 'E2E tests', 'flaky tests', 'testing standards', 'end-to-end testing'. These cover common variations of how users would describe their needs in this domain. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | The combination of specific tools (Playwright, Cypress) and specific testing type (E2E/end-to-end) creates a clear niche that is unlikely to conflict with unit testing skills, API testing skills, or general coding skills. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
22%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill is overly verbose with general testing knowledge Claude already possesses (testing pyramid, what to test vs not, generic best practices) while lacking the concrete, executable patterns that would make it valuable. It claims to cover both Playwright and Cypress but provides minimal Cypress-specific content and includes incorrect API usage (cy.getByRole). The most useful content—detailed patterns and worked examples—is deferred to a referenced file that doesn't exist in the bundle.
Suggestions
Remove the testing pyramid, 'What to Test/What NOT to Test', and 'When to Use This Skill' sections—Claude already knows these concepts. Replace with concrete, copy-paste-ready test templates for both Playwright and Cypress.
Fix the Cypress selector examples: cy.getByRole and cy.getByLabel are not standard Cypress commands. Use cy.findByRole (from @testing-library/cypress) or the correct Cypress API.
Add a clear workflow for setting up E2E tests from scratch with validation steps: install → configure → write first test → run → debug → CI integration, with explicit checkpoints at each stage.
Either provide the referenced `references/details.md` bundle file or inline the essential patterns. Currently the most valuable content is deferred to a file that doesn't exist.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | Significant verbosity throughout. The 'When to Use This Skill' list, 'Core Concepts' section explaining the testing pyramid, and 'What to Test / What NOT to Test' sections all explain concepts Claude already knows well. The 'Best Practices' section largely repeats the 'Common Pitfalls' section in positive framing. Much of this content is general testing wisdom that doesn't earn its token cost. | 1 / 3 |
Actionability | The selector examples and Playwright debugging commands are concrete and useful. However, the skill lacks complete, executable test examples for either Playwright or Cypress (despite claiming to cover both). The Cypress examples use non-standard APIs (cy.getByRole, cy.getByLabel don't exist in vanilla Cypress). Most guidance is advisory rather than executable. | 2 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is no clear multi-step workflow for setting up or running E2E tests. No validation checkpoints, no feedback loops for debugging flaky tests (just a list of commands), and no sequenced process for establishing a test suite. The debugging section is a list of commands without a clear decision tree or sequence. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | References `references/details.md` for detailed patterns, which is good structure, but no bundle files are provided so we can't verify this exists. The main file contains too much general knowledge inline (testing pyramid, what to test lists) while deferring the actually useful detailed patterns to another file. The balance of what's inline vs. referenced is inverted. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 12 Passed |
Validation
100%Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.
Validation — 11 / 11 Passed
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