Exploratory Test

Exploratory Test

Execute multi-level exploratory testing that goes beyond smoke testing to actively find bugs through escalating test scenarios.

Task Tracking

At the start, use TaskCreate to create a task for each step:

1. Load or create test plan
2. Determine testing approach
3. Run /user-experience skill (when user-facing)
4. Run /test-run-rules skill
5. Execute tests by level
6. Report

Step 1: Load or Create Test Plan

Resolve the test plan using these rules in order:

1. Explicit path — If a file path was passed, use it
2. Explicit slug — resolve to .turbo/test-plans/<slug>.md
3. Anchoring artifact — If the work under test is anchored to a plan, resolve to .turbo/test-plans/<that-slug>.md when that file exists
4. Single file — Glob .turbo/test-plans/*.md. If exactly one file exists, use it
5. Most recent — If multiple files exist, use the most recently modified
6. Legacy fallback — .turbo/test-plan.md if .turbo/test-plans/ does not exist
7. Nothing found — run the /create-test-plan skill first, then use the plan it writes

If multiple test plans exist and the most-recent choice is non-obvious, use AskUserQuestion to let the user pick from the candidates.

Read the resolved test plan and state its path.

Unless an explicit path or slug was passed, confirm the resolved plan still describes the work under test:

• Unavailable branch state — a scenario's steps require a branch that no longer resolves in the repository
• Completed prior run — every checkbox is already ticked and no recorded result is FAIL or PARTIAL
• Superseded context — the plan's Context section names work that changes merged since the plan was written have reversed or removed

When a signal fires, output the signal and the scenarios it affects as text. For a superseded Context, name the scenarios that exercise the reversed or removed work. Then use AskUserQuestion to offer:

• Regenerate — run the /create-test-plan skill with the resolved path, and use the plan it writes
• Execute anyway — the signal is a false positive
• Pick another plan — resolve to a different test plan file, then confirm that plan against these same signals

If the user specifies a narrower scope, filter the plan to relevant scenarios rather than executing all of them. Reserve filtering for that case: a superseded plan keeps scenarios that each look plausible alone, so trimming it preserves the wrong ones.

Step 2: Determine Testing Approach

Use the approach specified in the test plan. If the plan does not specify one, determine it using the same logic as /create-test-plan Step 2.

Step 3: Run /user-experience Skill (When User-Facing)

If the app has a user-facing surface (UI, screens, commands, messages, or any behavior a user sees or does), run the /user-experience skill to load the UX lens before executing tests, so usability concerns surface while interacting with the app. When it is unclear whether the surface is user-facing, use AskUserQuestion to ask rather than skipping silently. Skip this step for test targets with no user-facing behavior (internal library or infrastructure).

Step 4: Run /test-run-rules Skill

Run the /test-run-rules skill to load the rules for launching and driving the app.

Step 5: Execute Tests by Level

Work through each level sequentially. Complete all tests in a level before moving to the next.