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coverage

Use when analyzing test coverage gaps across a codebase.

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Use when analyzing test coverage gaps across a codebase.

SKILL.md

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SKILL.md
---
name: coverage
description: Use when analyzing test coverage gaps across a codebase.
category: Engineering
version: 1.0.0
tools: []
---

# Analyze Test Coverage Gaps

Map all testable surfaces in the application and identify what's tested vs. what's missing.

## Steps

### 1. Map Application Surface

Use the `Explore` subagent to catalog:

**Routes/Pages:**
- Scan route definitions (Next.js `app/`, React Router config, Vue Router, etc.)
- List all user-facing pages with their paths

**Components:**
- Identify interactive components (forms, modals, dropdowns, tables)
- Note components with complex state logic

**API Endpoints:**
- Scan API route files or backend controllers
- List all endpoints with their methods

**User Flows:**
- Identify critical paths: auth, checkout, onboarding, core features
- Map multi-step workflows

### 2. Map Existing Tests

Scan all `*.spec.ts` / `*.spec.js` files:

- Extract which pages/routes are covered (by `page.goto()` calls)
- Extract which components are tested (by locator usage)
- Extract which API endpoints are mocked or hit
- Count tests per area

### 3. Generate Coverage Matrix

```
## Coverage Matrix

| Area | Route | Tests | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auth | /login | 5 | ✅ Covered |
| Auth | /register | 0 | ❌ Missing |
| Auth | /forgot-password | 0 | ❌ Missing |
| Dashboard | /dashboard | 3 | ⚠️ Partial (no error states) |
| Settings | /settings | 0 | ❌ Missing |
| Checkout | /checkout | 8 | ✅ Covered |
```

### 4. Prioritize Gaps

Rank uncovered areas by business impact:

1. **Critical** — auth, payment, core features → test first
2. **High** — user-facing CRUD, search, navigation
3. **Medium** — settings, preferences, edge cases
4. **Low** — static pages, about, terms

### 5. Suggest Test Plan

For each gap, recommend:
- Number of tests needed
- Which template from `templates/` to use
- Estimated effort (quick/medium/complex)

```
## Recommended Test Plan

### Priority 1: Critical
1. /register (4 tests) — use auth/registration template — quick
2. /forgot-password (3 tests) — use auth/password-reset template — quick

### Priority 2: High
3. /settings (4 tests) — use settings/ templates — medium
4. Dashboard error states (2 tests) — use dashboard/data-loading template — quick
```

### 6. Auto-Generate (Optional)

Ask user: "Generate tests for the top N gaps? [Yes/No/Pick specific]"

If yes, invoke `/pw:generate` for each gap with the recommended template.

## Output

- Coverage matrix (table format)
- Coverage percentage estimate
- Prioritized gap list with effort estimates
- Option to auto-generate missing tests

Install

Syntic App

  1. 1Create a dedicated folder for this skill in your local skills library.
  2. 2Place SKILL.md into that folder.
  3. 3Restart Syntic and invoke this skill on matching tasks.

Syntic Code (CLI)

  1. 1Save SKILL.md in your local Syntic Code skills directory.
  2. 2Keep related files in the same skill folder.
  3. 3Run in a safe environment and validate outputs.