Dogfood

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Asked to dogfood
• Exploratory test
• Test this app on mobile

Example prompts

• “dogfood”
• “exploratory test”
• “find issues”
• “/dogfood”

Requirements

• Node.js
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(agent-device:*), Bash(npx agent-device:*)

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

1. 1Initialize
2. 2Launch/Auth
3. 3Orient
4. 4Explore
5. 5Document Issues (Repro-First)
6. 6Wrap Up

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 61e6e7d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Bash(agent-device:*)
  • Bash(npx agent-device:*)

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md.

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Dogfood loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 436 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~93

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.7k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~2.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from callstackincubator/agent-skills at commit 61e6e7d, republished under its MIT licence (© callstackincubator). 436 words, ~1,738 tokens.

name

dogfood

description

Systematically explore and test a mobile app on iOS/Android with agent-device to find bugs, UX issues, and other problems. Use when asked to "dogfood", "QA", "exploratory test", "find issues", "bug hunt", or "test this app" on mobile. Produces a structured report with reproducible evidence: screenshots, optional repro videos, and detailed steps for every issue.

allowed-tools

Bash(agent-device:*), Bash(npx agent-device:*)

1. Initialize    Set up session, output dirs, report file
2. Launch/Auth   Open app and sign in if needed
3. Orient        Capture initial snapshot and map navigation
4. Explore       Systematically test flows and states
5. Document      Record reproducible evidence per issue
6. Wrap up       Reconcile summary, close session

mkdir -p {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots {OUTPUT_DIR}/videos
cp {SKILL_DIR}/templates/dogfood-report-template.md {OUTPUT_DIR}/report.md

agent-device --session {SESSION} open {TARGET_APP} --platform {PLATFORM}
agent-device --session {SESSION} snapshot -i

agent-device --session {SESSION} snapshot -i
agent-device --session {SESSION} fill @e1 "{EMAIL}"
agent-device --session {SESSION} fill @e2 "{PASSWORD}"
agent-device --session {SESSION} press @e3
agent-device --session {SESSION} wait 1000
agent-device --session {SESSION} snapshot -i

agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/initial.png
agent-device --session {SESSION} snapshot -i

agent-device --session {SESSION} snapshot -i
agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/{screen-name}.png
agent-device --session {SESSION} appstate
agent-device --session {SESSION} logs path

agent-device --session {SESSION} record start {OUTPUT_DIR}/videos/issue-{NNN}-repro.mp4

agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/issue-{NNN}-step-1.png
sleep 1
# perform action
sleep 1
agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/issue-{NNN}-step-2.png

sleep 2
agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/issue-{NNN}-result.png

agent-device --session {SESSION} record stop

agent-device --session {SESSION} screenshot {OUTPUT_DIR}/screenshots/issue-{NNN}.png

agent-device --session {SESSION} close

© callstackincubator, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in plugins/vendored/.agents/skills/dogfood of callstackincubator/agent-skills.

• SKILL.md
• references/issue-taxonomy.md
• templates/dogfood-report-template.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 61e6e7d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in callstackincubator/agent-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• gronxb/codex-relay.agents/skills/dogfood