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testland/manual-test-script-author

Builds stakeholder-readable scripted manual test cases from a feature spec - emits either a step-table format (preconditions / steps / expected result / actual / pass-fail / notes) for spreadsheet review or a Gherkin Given/When/Then format for BDD-aware teams. Each script is self-contained (no implicit team knowledge), single-scenario (one happy + N edge per script), and includes the data setup the tester needs without being a developer. Use when a feature can't be (or shouldn't be) fully automated and a human tester needs an executable script - UAT, regression baselines, certification testing, exploratory follow-up scripts.

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Content

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A highly actionable, well-structured manual-test-scripting skill whose templates, anti-patterns, and output format are copy-paste ready. Its only weakness is conciseness: the Overview and the Wikipedia quote explain testing concepts Claude already knows.

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Trim the Overview's 'Not every test should (or can) be automated. Some need a human:' preamble and rely on the When-to-use section already covering motivation.

Remove or shorten the Wikipedia blockquote on exploratory-vs-scripted testing; cite the distinction in one line instead of quoting it.

Consider folding the exploratory-testing reference into the When-to-use pointer to charter-driven sessions rather than a standalone References entry.

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Conciseness

The body is mostly lean and action-dense, but it spends tokens on concepts Claude already knows — the Overview framing ('Not every test should (or can) be automated. Some need a human:') and the Wikipedia blockquote on exploratory-vs-scripted testing — which could be trimmed.

2 / 3

Actionability

Fully copy-paste-ready templates: a populated step-table with concrete SKUs/promo codes/test cards/emails, a complete Gherkin Background+Scenario pair, a defect-raising table, and a concrete output-format skeleton.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Steps 1–6 are explicitly sequenced (read input → pick format → single-scenario discipline → self-contained data → defect-raising), with the Anti-patterns and Limitations sections acting as guardrails; no destructive/batch loop is required here.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

A single well-sectioned file with clearly signaled one-level references (sibling skills 'acceptance-criteria-extractor' and 'uat-script-author', plus the exploratory-testing Wikipedia link); no bundle files exist to split, and organization is clean.

3 / 3

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Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, third-person description that names both output formats, enumerates concrete script properties, and gives an explicit Use-when trigger with the specific testing contexts (UAT, regression, certification, exploratory follow-up). It is distinguishable from upstream automated-test skills.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions and formats: 'emits either a step-table format (preconditions / steps / expected result / actual / pass-fail / notes)... or a Gherkin Given/When/Then format', plus 'self-contained', 'single-scenario', and 'includes the data setup'.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers what ('Builds... scripted manual test cases... emits either a step-table... or a Gherkin... format') and when via an explicit 'Use when a feature can't be (or shouldn't be) fully automated and a human tester needs an executable script' clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Natural user-facing terms appear throughout: 'UAT, regression baselines, certification testing, exploratory follow-up scripts' plus 'manual test cases' and 'feature spec' — the vocabulary a requester would actually use.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Clear niche (human-run scripts for irreducibly-manual testing) with triggers explicitly excluding fully-automatable features, distinguishing it from automated-test and pure Gherkin-generation skills.

3 / 3

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Validation

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Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

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