Agent skill

DevSpace Manual QA Setup

by Waishnav in Waishnav/devspace

Prepares the current DevSpace checkout or worktree for isolated local manual QA, covering QA state seeding, UI asset builds and snapshot resets.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install DevSpace Manual QA Setup

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Waishnav/devspace --skill setup-qa -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Waishnav/devspace setup-qa --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/Waishnav/devspace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/setup-qa .claude/skills/setup-qa && 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
setup-qa
GitHub stars
5.2k
Token cost
~440 tokens
SKILL.md length
212 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Prepares the current DevSpace checkout or worktree for isolated local manual QA, covering QA state seeding, UI asset builds and snapshot resets.

  • Setting up a fresh worktree for manual QA
  • SKILL.md covers Prepare the checkout, Run QA and Reset the QA snapshot
  • Calls pnpm and tsx
  • Trying a change in ChatGPT against local DevSpace code

What it does

The skill uses the current checkout or worktree and keeps its QA state in `.devspace-dev/` instead of your normal DevSpace state. If the checkout has not been initialized, `pnpm dev:seed` forks your current config, auth, local skills and agents, and SQLite state into that folder. For ChatGPT app, widget, CSS or icon changes, `pnpm build:app` must run first, since the source server serves UI assets from `dist/ui` rather than `src/ui`.

QA itself runs with `pnpm dev`, which starts the source server under `tsx watch` using `.devspace-dev/config`, so server TypeScript changes reload on their own while frontend changes need another build. The seeded state usually lets ChatGPT keep its existing connector and tunnel, and a fresh tool result after a rebuild makes it load the new hashed Vite assets. When a clean copy of your normal state is needed, `pnpm dev:reset` runs with the dev server stopped, and a custom `DEVSPACE_CONFIG_DIR` is preserved.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up a fresh worktree for manual QA
  • Trying a change in ChatGPT against local DevSpace code
  • Resetting the local QA environment to a fresh copy of your normal state

Example prompts

  • “Set up QA in this worktree so I can try my widget change in ChatGPT.”
  • “I changed the CSS for the app widget. Rebuild the UI assets and tell me how to see the change.”
  • “Reset the local QA environment from my normal DevSpace state.”

Requirements

  • pnpm
  • A DevSpace checkout or worktree
  • A ChatGPT connector for testing app changes

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 531d3f9. 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:

    • pnpm
    • tsx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

DevSpace Manual QA Setup loads about 440 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 212 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~54
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~440

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 Waishnav/devspace at commit 531d3f9, republished under its MIT licence (© Waishnav). 212 words, ~440 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/setup-qa/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
setup-qa
description
Prepare the current DevSpace checkout or worktree for isolated local manual QA. Use when the user asks to set up QA, test a worktree locally, try an experiment in ChatGPT, or reset the local QA environment.

Set up DevSpace manual QA

Use the current checkout or worktree. DevSpace's repo-local QA state lives in .devspace-dev/ and should be used instead of the user's normal DevSpace state.

Prepare the checkout

If this checkout has not been initialized for QA yet:

bash
pnpm dev:seed

dev:seed forks the user's current DevSpace config, auth, local skills/agents, and SQLite state into this checkout's .devspace-dev/ directory.

For ChatGPT app, widget, CSS, or icon changes, build the UI assets before testing:

bash
pnpm build:app

The source server serves UI assets from dist/ui, not directly from src/ui.

Run QA

Start the source server from this checkout with:

bash
pnpm dev

It uses .devspace-dev/config and runs the source server under tsx watch, so server-side TypeScript changes reload automatically. Frontend changes still need another pnpm build:app.

The seeded QA state usually lets ChatGPT keep using the existing connector and tunnel while switching from the installed DevSpace server to this checkout's server.

For UI work, trigger a fresh tool result after rebuilding so ChatGPT loads the new hashed Vite assets.

Reset the QA snapshot

Only when a fresh fork of the normal DevSpace state is needed:

bash
pnpm dev:reset

Run this with pnpm dev stopped, then start pnpm dev again so the replaced snapshot is loaded. If the user's normal installation uses a custom DEVSPACE_CONFIG_DIR, preserve it while running dev:seed or dev:reset.

© Waishnav, 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 .agents/skills/setup-qa of Waishnav/devspace.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 531d3f9

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Questions about DevSpace Manual QA Setup

What does DevSpace Manual QA Setup do?

Prepares the current DevSpace checkout or worktree for isolated local manual QA, covering QA state seeding, UI asset builds and snapshot resets. devspace-dev/` instead of your normal DevSpace state. If the checkout has not been initialized, `pnpm dev:seed` forks your current config, auth, local skills and agents, and SQLite state into that folder.

When should I use DevSpace Manual QA Setup?

DevSpace Manual QA Setup fits situations like: setting up a fresh worktree for manual QA; trying a change in ChatGPT against local DevSpace code; resetting the local QA environment to a fresh copy of your normal state.

How do I install DevSpace Manual QA Setup in Claude Code?

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

How do I install DevSpace Manual QA Setup in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Waishnav/devspace --skill setup-qa -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/setup-qa in Waishnav/devspace) into .agents/skills/setup-qa in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use DevSpace Manual QA Setup 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 Waishnav/devspace --skill setup-qa -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/setup-qa, .gemini/skills/setup-qa, .github/skills/setup-qa and .opencode/skills/setup-qa in your project.

What does DevSpace Manual QA Setup need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, DevSpace Manual QA Setup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm and tsx). Our summary lists: pnpm; A DevSpace checkout or worktree; A ChatGPT connector for testing app changes.

Does DevSpace Manual QA Setup 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 DevSpace Manual QA Setup 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 DevSpace Manual QA Setup use?

DevSpace Manual QA Setup 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 DevSpace Manual QA Setup use?

About 440 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 DevSpace Manual QA Setup?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with DevSpace Manual QA Setup: Community Triage (roryeckel/wyoming_openai, 218 stars), Worktree Stack (LanternOps/breeze, 130 stars), OpenWork Desktop CDP Driver (different-ai/openwork, 24k stars) and Nagent (davidondrej/skills, 4.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains DevSpace Manual QA Setup?

Waishnav (a GitHub user) maintains it in Waishnav/devspace, which has 5,205 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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