Agent skill

API Platform Tests

by dev-toolings in dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony

Test API Platform resources with ApiTestCase; assert collections, items, filters, JSON schema, and authentication

MITAuto-check: notesTesting & QA

Install API Platform Tests

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony --skill api-platform-tests -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony api-platform-tests --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/content/skills/api-platform-tests .claude/skills/api-platform-tests && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
api-platform-tests
GitHub stars
222
Token cost
~519 tokens
SKILL.md length
227 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
44
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Test API Platform resources with ApiTestCase; assert collections, items, filters, JSON schema, and authentication

  • Works in 6 steps: Extend ApiTestCase and seed data with… → Reset state with #[ResetDatabase] and… → Call static::createClient()->request()… → …
  • Testing & QA work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Use when, Default workflow, Guardrails and Progressive disclosure, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

API Platform Tests is an agent skill from dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony. Test API Platform resources with ApiTestCase; assert collections, items, filters, JSON schema, and authentication

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `reference.md`).

It sits in Testing & QA. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code plugin for Symfony 7.4 LTS & 8.x — 44 skills, 7 AI subagents & 13 commands for API Platform v4, Doctrine ORM 3, TDD (Pest/PHPUnit), Messenger, security & DDD. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Testing & QA work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/api-platform-tests”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Bash

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Extend ApiTestCase and seed data with Foundry factories (createOne, createMany).
  2. Reset state with #[ResetDatabase] and the Factories trait, with DAMA rolling back each test.
  3. Call static::createClient()->request() and assert the status code, content type, and assertJsonContains().
  4. Authenticate with auth_bearer and cover the anonymous, owner, and other-user cases.
  5. Assert member and totalItems for filters and pagination (hydra:-prefixed only with hydra_prefix: true).
  6. Assert the shape with assertMatchesResourceItemJsonSchema() and assertMatchesResourceCollectionJsonSchema().

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 459bcd0. 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:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

API Platform Tests loads about 519 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 227 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~519

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

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Bash

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 dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony at commit 459bcd0, republished under its MIT licence (© dev-toolings). 227 words, ~519 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/api-platform-tests/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
api-platform-tests
description
Test API Platform resources with ApiTestCase; assert collections, items, filters, JSON schema, and authentication
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Bash
capabilities
read, search, edit, shell
tags
api-platform, testing

Api Platform Tests (Symfony)

Use when

  • Writing functional tests for API Platform endpoints: collection, item, create, update, delete.
  • Asserting validation errors (422) and access control (401, 403).
  • Checking filters, pagination, or the JSON schema of responses.
  • Setting up a clean database and test data for API tests.

Default workflow

  1. Extend ApiTestCase and seed data with Foundry factories (createOne, createMany).
  2. Reset state with #[ResetDatabase] and the Factories trait, with DAMA rolling back each test.
  3. Call static::createClient()->request() and assert the status code, content type, and assertJsonContains().
  4. Authenticate with auth_bearer and cover the anonymous, owner, and other-user cases.
  5. Assert member and totalItems for filters and pagination (hydra:-prefixed only with hydra_prefix: true).
  6. Assert the shape with assertMatchesResourceItemJsonSchema() and assertMatchesResourceCollectionJsonSchema().

Guardrails

  • Send PATCH with the application/merge-patch+json content type.
  • #[ResetDatabase] needs PHPUnit 10+ and Foundry 2.9: use the ResetDatabase trait on PHPUnit 9.
  • Cover the failure paths too: 404, 422, 401, 403. A type error on a constrained property is 422 in 5.0 but 400 in 4.4 and earlier.
  • Read the configured items per page rather than hardcoding a page size in assertions.

Progressive disclosure

  • Use this file for execution posture and risk controls.
  • Open references when deep implementation details are needed.

Output contract

  • The test classes added and the endpoints they cover.
  • Factories and reset strategy used.
  • Test run output, including the failure paths.

References

  • reference.md

© dev-toolings, 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 1 other file in content/skills/api-platform-tests of dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony.

  • SKILL.md
  • reference.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 459bcd0

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Questions about API Platform Tests

What does API Platform Tests do?

Test API Platform resources with ApiTestCase; assert collections, items, filters, JSON schema, and authentication. API Platform Tests is an agent skill from dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony.

When should I use API Platform Tests?

API Platform Tests fits situations like: testing & QA work in your project.

How do I install API Platform Tests in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony --skill api-platform-tests -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (content/skills/api-platform-tests in dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony) into .claude/skills/api-platform-tests in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install API Platform Tests in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony --skill api-platform-tests -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (content/skills/api-platform-tests in dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony) into .agents/skills/api-platform-tests in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use API Platform Tests in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony --skill api-platform-tests -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/api-platform-tests, .gemini/skills/api-platform-tests, .github/skills/api-platform-tests and .opencode/skills/api-platform-tests in your project.

What does API Platform Tests need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: API Platform Tests is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, Edit, Bash.

Does API Platform Tests access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is API Platform Tests safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does API Platform Tests use?

API Platform Tests is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does API Platform Tests use?

About 519 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to API Platform Tests?

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Who maintains API Platform Tests?

dev-toolings (a GitHub organization) maintains it in dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony, which has 222 GitHub stars. The repository holds 44 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: dev-toolings/superpowers-symfony on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.