| name | circleci-testsuite |
| description | Onboard a project onto CircleCI's testsuite (`.circleci/test-suites.yml` + `circleci testsuite run`), or migrate off legacy `circleci tests split`/raw test commands onto it. Initial setup for smarter testing features. Driven entirely by `circleci testsuite doctor`. Use for testsuite, test-suites YAML, discover/run commands, JUnit wiring, or migrating an existing test step. For test impact analysis, dynamic test splitting, or auto-rerun, use the circleci-smarter-testing skill instead once testsuite is set up. |
CircleCI Testsuite
Testsuite replaces a raw test command with .circleci/test-suites.yml + circleci testsuite run "<suite name>". This skill only gets a suite onboarded and doctor-clean โ it does not enable Smarter Testing's paid features (test impact analysis, dynamic test splitting). Hand those to circleci-smarter-testing once this finishes.
Always start with:
circleci testsuite doctor "<suite name>" --json
Doctor's action_items say exactly what's wrong and how to fix it. Apply the fix, rerun doctor, repeat until checks all pass. Never run the project's raw test command or the YAML's discover/run directly to validate โ always go through doctor.
- No config found โ use doctor's starter
test-suites.yml, adapted to the project's real test runner. If a test step already exists (raw npm test/pytest/go test, or legacy circleci tests split/circleci tests run), base discover/run on it rather than inventing a new one.
- JUnit atoms not matching results โ usually the reporter isn't emitting a
file attribute per test case. Fix at the source, e.g. JEST_JUNIT_ADD_FILE_ATTRIBUTE=true for jest-junit, or --override-ini=junit_family=xunit1 for pytest.
- Ignore any
next_steps about test impact analysis, dynamic test splitting, auto-rerun, or store-test-results โ paid features, out of scope here, owned by circleci-smarter-testing.
Once doctor is clean: replace the old test step in .circleci/config.yml with circleci testsuite run "<suite name>", and remove now-redundant legacy test-split steps. Leave any existing store_test_results job step as-is โ circleci-smarter-testing replaces it later with options: store-test-results: true. Tell the user testsuite is onboarded and that circleci-smarter-testing can add test impact analysis, dynamic test splitting, or auto-rerun on top.
Guardrails
- Do not add any
options: (store-test-results, test-impact-analysis, dynamic-test-splitting, max-auto-rerun) โ all Smarter Testing features, paid and free, are out of scope for this skill.
- No secrets in
test-suites.yml โ use contexts/env vars.
- Hand off CLI install/auth issues to
circleci-cli, other config/caching/workspace work to circleci-config, and CI failures after a doctor-clean config to circleci-builds.
Output Contract
Remove extraneous files created during setup. Report the runner, files changed, the final doctor output, and any blocked prerequisites.
