Agent skill

Test Writer

by vstorm-co in vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents

Generate comprehensive test suites for existing code. An agent skill from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Test Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents --skill test-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents test-writer --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/vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/cli/skills/test-writer .claude/skills/test-writer && 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
test-writer
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~306 tokens
SKILL.md length
139 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate comprehensive test suites for existing code. An agent skill from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents.

  • Works in 4 steps: Read the source code to understand all… → Identify the testing framework already… → Follow existing test patterns and… → …
  • Tasks that involve Test generation
  • SKILL.md covers Process, Coverage Strategy and Guidelines
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Test Writer is an agent skill from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents. Generate comprehensive test suites for existing code

Its SKILL.md is about 310 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Test generation. The repository describes itself as: Open-source, self-hosted Claude Code - a terminal AI assistant and the Python framework behind it. Tool-calling, sandboxed execution, multi-agent teams, skills, checkpoints… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Test generation

Example prompts

  • “/test-writer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the source code to understand all public functions/methods
  2. Identify the testing framework already used in the project (pytest, unittest, etc.)
  3. Follow existing test patterns and conventions in the project
  4. Write tests covering all categories below

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 650b592. 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.

    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

Test Writer loads about 306 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 139 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~306

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

The full file from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents at commit 650b592, republished under its MIT licence (© vstorm-co). 139 words, ~306 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/test-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
test-writer
description
Generate comprehensive test suites for existing code
tags
testing, code-quality
version
1.0.0

Test Writer

Generate comprehensive tests for the target code.

Process

  1. Read the source code to understand all public functions/methods
  2. Identify the testing framework already used in the project (pytest, unittest, etc.)
  3. Follow existing test patterns and conventions in the project
  4. Write tests covering all categories below

Coverage Strategy

Happy Path
  • Normal inputs with expected outputs
  • All public methods/functions
Edge Cases
  • Empty inputs (empty string, empty list, None)
  • Boundary values (0, -1, max int)
  • Single element collections
Error Cases
  • Invalid input types
  • Missing required arguments
  • Network/IO failures (mock external calls)
Integration
  • Multiple functions working together
  • State changes across calls

Guidelines

  • One test function per behavior, not per method
  • Descriptive test names: test_<what>_<condition>_<expected>
  • Use fixtures for shared setup
  • Mock external dependencies (APIs, databases, filesystem)
  • Assert specific values, not just truthiness
  • Test both return values and side effects

© vstorm-co, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in apps/cli/skills/test-writer of vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 650b592

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Categories

Questions about Test Writer

What does Test Writer do?

Generate comprehensive test suites for existing code. An agent skill from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents. Test Writer is an agent skill from vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents.

When should I use Test Writer?

Test Writer fits situations like: tasks that involve Test generation.

How do I install Test Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents --skill test-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/cli/skills/test-writer in vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents) into .claude/skills/test-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Test Writer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents --skill test-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/cli/skills/test-writer in vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents) into .agents/skills/test-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Test Writer 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 vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents --skill test-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/test-writer, .gemini/skills/test-writer, .github/skills/test-writer and .opencode/skills/test-writer in your project.

What does Test Writer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Test Writer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Test Writer 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 Test Writer 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 Test Writer use?

Test Writer 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 Test Writer use?

About 306 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Test Writer?

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Who maintains Test Writer?

vstorm-co (a GitHub organization) maintains it in vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents, which has 1,077 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: vstorm-co/pydantic-deepagents on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.