Agent skill

Testing Patterns

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Cross-language testing strategies and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

No licenceAuto-check: notesTesting & QA

Install Testing Patterns

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill testing-patterns -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace testing-patterns --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/0xdarkmatter/testing-patterns .claude/skills/testing-patterns && 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-patterns
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
195 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Cross-language testing strategies and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • Integration test
  • SKILL.md covers The Test Pyramid, Test Types, Test Naming Convention and Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA), plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder
  • Mocking strategy

What it does

Testing Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Cross-language testing strategies and patterns. Triggers on: test pyramid, unit test, integration test, e2e test, TDD, BDD, test coverage, mocking strategy, test doubles, test isolation.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/ci-testing.md`, `references/mocking-strategies.md` and `references/tdd-workflow.md`). Compatibility notes: Language-agnostic patterns. Framework-specific details in references.

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Test strategy, Unit testing and Integration testing. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Integration test
  • Mocking strategy

Example prompts

  • “/testing-patterns”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A Bash shell
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Language-agnostic patterns. Framework-specific details in references.
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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
    • Write
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    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.

  • Compatibility

    Language-agnostic patterns. Framework-specific details in references.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Testing Patterns loads about 1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.6k

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, Write, 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 195 words (~1,048 tokens).

“Universal testing strategies and patterns applicable across languages.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
testing-patterns
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Bash
compatibility
Language-agnostic patterns. Framework-specific details in references.

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts, references) in skills/0xdarkmatter/testing-patterns of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/ci-testing.md
  • references/mocking-strategies.md
  • references/tdd-workflow.md
  • references/test-data-patterns.md
  • scripts/coverage-check.sh
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Testing Patterns

What does Testing Patterns do?

Cross-language testing strategies and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Testing Patterns is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Cross-language testing strategies and patterns.

When should I use Testing Patterns?

Testing Patterns fits situations like: integration test; mocking strategy.

How do I install Testing Patterns in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill testing-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/0xdarkmatter/testing-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/testing-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Testing Patterns in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill testing-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/0xdarkmatter/testing-patterns in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/testing-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Testing Patterns 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill testing-patterns -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-patterns, .gemini/skills/testing-patterns, .github/skills/testing-patterns and .opencode/skills/testing-patterns in your project.

What does Testing Patterns need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Testing Patterns needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3; A Bash shell. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Bash. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Language-agnostic patterns. Framework-specific details in references..

Does Testing Patterns 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 Patterns 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Testing Patterns use?

No licence was found for Testing Patterns or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Testing Patterns use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 6.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Testing Patterns?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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