Temporal Python Testing

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Implementing Temporal workflow tests
• Debugging test failures

Example prompts

• “/temporal-python-testing”

Requirements

• Python 3
• Docker

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Unit: Workflows with time-skipping, activities with ActivityEnvironment
2. 2Integration: Workers with mocked activities
3. 3End-to-end: Full Temporal server with real activities (use sparingly)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46891e7. 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

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

  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

Temporal Python Testing loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 383 words of instructions outside code blocks.

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

~65

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

~1.2k

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 wshobson/agents at commit 46891e7, republished under its MIT licence (© wshobson). 383 words, ~1,233 tokens.

name

temporal-python-testing

description

Test Temporal workflows with pytest, time-skipping, and mocking strategies. Covers unit testing, integration testing, replay testing, and local development setup. Use when implementing Temporal workflow tests or debugging test failures.

import pytest
from temporalio.testing import WorkflowEnvironment
from temporalio.worker import Worker

@pytest.fixture
async def workflow_env():
    env = await WorkflowEnvironment.start_time_skipping()
    yield env
    await env.shutdown()

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_workflow(workflow_env):
    async with Worker(
        workflow_env.client,
        task_queue="test-queue",
        workflows=[YourWorkflow],
        activities=[your_activity],
    ):
        result = await workflow_env.client.execute_workflow(
            YourWorkflow.run,
            args,
            id="test-wf-id",
            task_queue="test-queue",
        )
        assert result == expected

from temporalio.testing import ActivityEnvironment

async def test_activity():
    env = ActivityEnvironment()
    result = await env.run(your_activity, "test-input")
    assert result == expected_output

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Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in plugins/backend-development/skills/temporal-python-testing of wshobson/agents.

• SKILL.md
• resources/integration-testing.md
• resources/local-setup.md
• resources/replay-testing.md
• resources/unit-testing.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46891e7

Used in 11 other repositories

We found 22 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 11 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in wshobson/agents, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• HermeticOrmus/LibreUIUX-Claude-Codeplugins/backend-development/skills/temporal-python-testing
• Microck/ordinary-claude-skillsskills_all/temporal-python-testingskills_categorized/testing/temporal-python-testing
• aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/sickn33/temporal-python-testingskills/wshobson/temporal-python-testing
• benchflow-ai/skillsbenchtasks/fix-build-agentops/environment/skills/temporal-python-testing
• sickn33/agentic-awesome-skillsskills/temporal-python-testingplugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/temporal-python-testing+1 more
• rmyndharis/antigravity-skillsskills/temporal-python-testing
• agent-skills-hub/agent-skills-hubskills/temporal-python-testing
• lingxling/awesome-skills-cnantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/temporal-python-testingantigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/temporal-python-testing+1 more
• benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/temporal-python-testing
• henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/temporal-python-testing.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/temporal-python-testing+4 more
• infometa/workbuddyskillsplugins/codebuddy-plugins-official/external_plugins/backend-development/skills/temporal-python-testing