Official agent skill

Testing

by JetBrains in JetBrains/intellij-community

Run or troubleshoot IntelliJ tests.cmd tests and discovery. An agent skill from JetBrains/intellij-community.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Testing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add JetBrains/intellij-community --skill testing -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install JetBrains/intellij-community testing --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/JetBrains/intellij-community.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/testing .claude/skills/testing && 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
testing
GitHub stars
21k
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
796 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
38
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Run or troubleshoot IntelliJ tests.cmd tests and discovery. An agent skill from JetBrains/intellij-community.

  • Works in 3 steps: tests.cmd is a cross-platform script… → It takes --module and --test, maps them… → The test runner uses JUnit to execute…
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Separate Bazel Modules, How tests.cmd Works and tests.cmd Parameters, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls bazel

What it does

Testing is an agent skill from JetBrains/intellij-community, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Run or troubleshoot IntelliJ tests.cmd tests and discovery.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with JetBrains IDEs and PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform.

Example prompts

  • “/testing”

Workflow steps

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

  1. tests.cmd is a cross-platform script (works on Windows/Linux/macOS)
  2. It takes --module and --test, maps them to JVM properties, and calls bazel run //build:local_idea_ultimate_run_tests_build_target
  3. The test runner uses JUnit to execute the specified test classes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 562e3a2. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bazel

    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

Testing loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 17 tokens; SKILL.md has 796 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~17
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 796 words (~2,308 tokens).

“Simple class names like MyTest do NOT work — always use FQN or wildcard (*MyTest).”

— opening of SKILL.md by JetBrains, Custom licence
name
testing

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/testing of JetBrains/intellij-community.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 562e3a2

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ChangelogJetBrains/ideavim10k1 repos~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Testing

What does Testing do?

Run or troubleshoot IntelliJ tests.cmd tests and discovery. An agent skill from JetBrains/intellij-community. Testing is an agent skill from JetBrains/intellij-community, published by the product's own GitHub organization.cmd tests and discovery.

How do I install Testing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/intellij-community --skill testing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/testing in JetBrains/intellij-community) into .claude/skills/testing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Testing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/intellij-community --skill testing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/testing in JetBrains/intellij-community) into .agents/skills/testing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Testing 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 JetBrains/intellij-community --skill testing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/testing, .gemini/skills/testing, .github/skills/testing and .opencode/skills/testing in your project.

What does Testing need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Testing needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bazel).

Does Testing 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 Testing safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Testing use?

Testing has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Testing use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.2k 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 Testing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Testing: Pester Failure Analysis (PowerShell/PowerShell, 56k stars), Doc Sync (JetBrains/ideavim, 10k stars), Copilot Session Failure Analysis (dotnet/maui, 23k stars) and Evals Context (zgsm-ai/costrict, 4.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Testing?

JetBrains (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in JetBrains/intellij-community, which has 20,613 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: JetBrains/intellij-community on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.