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- Generate emulate seed configs for stateful API emulation. Wraps Vercel's emulate tool for GitHub, Vercel, Google OAuth, Slack, Apple Auth, Microsoft Entra, AWS, Okta, Clerk, Resend, Stripe, and MongoDB Atlas APIs — full state machines, not mocks. Use when setting up test environments, CI pipelines, integration tests, or offline development.
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- {"category":"testing","upstream-package":"emulate","upstream-version-tested":"0.12.0","version":"1.3.0","author":"OrchestKit","complexity":"medium","tags":"emulate, testing, api-emulation, github, vercel, google, stripe, resend, okta, clerk, mongodb, seed, ci, stateful-testing"}
Upstream version reference: `emulate` 0.12.0 (2026-09-30).
# Emulate Seed Configs
Generate and manage seed configs for [emulate](https://github.com/vercel-labs/emulate) (Apache-2.0) — Vercel Labs' stateful API emulation tool. Each category has individual rule files in `rules/` loaded on-demand.
> **Paired agent:** This skill pairs with the [`emulate-engineer`](../../agents/emulate-engineer.md) subagent (`subagent_type: "ork:emulate-engineer"`). When a task involves generating a full emulate config from scratch, webhook HMAC setup, CI pipeline integration, or parallel-worker port isolation, spawn the agent rather than handling it inline — it has the full 13-emulator service-port matrix and seed-rules in context.
**Not mocks.** Emulate provides full state machines with cascading deletes, cursor pagination, webhook delivery, and HMAC signature verification. Create a PR via the API and it appears in `GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls`. Delete a repo and its issues, PRs, and webhooks cascade-delete.
## New in 2026-04 (emulate 0.4.x)
- **Modular `@emulators/*` packages** — each service is its own package (`@emulators/github`, `@emulators/stripe`, etc.); top-level `emulate` re-exports `createEmulator` and the CLI.
- **4 new services** (12 total): `mongoatlas:4007`, `okta:4008`, `resend:4009`, `stripe:4010` with drop-in seed YAML blocks.
- **Resend local inbox** — `GET http://localhost:4009/inbox` returns captured emails for assertions without hitting a real provider.
- **Stripe hosted checkout** — real session redirect flow + `checkout.session.completed`/`expired` webhook delivery, suitable for E2E payment tests.
- **MongoDB Atlas** — Admin API v2 (projects/clusters/DB users) + Data API v1 with full CRUD + aggregate.
- **Okta OIDC** — full discovery, JWKS, `authorize/token/userinfo/revoke/introspect` plus Users/Groups/Apps CRUD.
- **Entra / Apple / Slack expansions (v0.4.0)** — PKCE + refresh rotation (Entra), RS256 JWKS (Apple), OAuth v2 consent UI (Slack).
- **`@emulators/adapter-next`** — catch-all Next.js route handler runs emulators on the same origin as the app; fixes OAuth callback URL drift on Vercel preview deploys.
## Auto-Discovery (M125 #4)
`scripts/auto-discover.sh` scans the project's `package.json`, matches deps against `references/dep-to-emulator-map.json`, and either reports the matches or writes `emulate.config.yaml`. Three modes:
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| (default) | Report matched deps + emulator union on stderr; do not write |
| `--json` | Emit machine-readable JSON instead of human report |
| `--apply` | Write `emulate.config.yaml` (refuses to overwrite without `--force`) |
```bash
$ bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/auto-discover.sh"
emulate-seed --auto — scanning /path/to/package.json
Detected:
@octokit/rest → github · Any GitHub API client
next-auth → google-oauth, apple-auth, microsoft-entra · Default OAuth providers
stripe → stripe
@vercel/blob → aws · @vercel/blob is S3-compatible
Union: apple-auth, aws, github, google-oauth, microsoft-entra, stripe
$ bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/auto-discover.sh" --apply
…
✓ Wrote /path/to/emulate.config.yaml with 6 service(s)
```
Multi-emulator deps default to all reasonable providers; the user prunes the YAML afterwards. Unmapped deps are silently skipped — extending coverage is a docs PR (edit `references/dep-to-emulator-map.json`), not a code change.
`dev` reads the resulting `emulate.config.yaml` at boot — see `src/skills/dev/scripts/boot.sh`.
## Quick Reference
| Category | Rules | Impact | When to Use |
|----------|-------|--------|-------------|
| [Seed Config](#seed-config) | 1 | HIGH | Setting up emulate.config.yaml for test environments |
| [Service Selection](#service-selection) | 1 | MEDIUM | Choosing GitHub/Vercel/Google for your tests |
| [Webhook Setup](#webhook-setup) | 1 | MEDIUM | Testing webhook delivery with HMAC verification |
| [Parallel CI](#parallel-ci) | 1 | HIGH | Running tests in parallel without port collisions |
| [Auth Tokens](#auth-tokens) | 1 | MEDIUM | Seeding tokens mapped to emulated users |
**Total: 5 rules across 5 categories**
## Quick Start
```bash
# Install (packages published under @emulators/* scope)
npm install --save-dev emulate
# Start all services
npx emulate
# Start specific services with seed data
npx emulate --service github,stripe --seed ./emulate.config.yaml
# Generate a starter config
npx emulate init --service github
```
## Services (0.10.0 — 14 emulators)
> **New across releases:**
> - **0.5.0** — added Clerk, MongoDB Atlas, Stripe, Resend, and Okta emulators; portless integration (embedded emulators without dedicated ports); Google OAuth `hd` claim support; Stripe Checkout + Resend magic link examples; AWS S3 emulator now matches the official SDK wire format.
> - **0.6.0** — expanded Slack (OAuth v2 consent UI, conversations/reactions).
> - **0.6.1** — Vercel Blob store.
> - **0.7.0** — added Linear (13th provider): stateful orgs/teams/issues/cycles + webhooks.
> - **0.8.0** — added Twilio (14th provider): accounts, phone numbers, messages, calls, conversations, messaging services, Verify flows, and simulator endpoints, with a Next.js SMS-verification example.
> - **0.9.0** — added a Nuxt emulator adapter (alongside the Next.js adapter); provider count unchanged.
> - **0.10.0** — stateful GitHub repository contents and commit history (`GET /repos/:owner/:repo/readme`, `GET`/`PUT`/`DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/contents/:path` where writes produce real commits, `GET /repos/:owner/:repo/commits`, and `GET /repositories/:id` by numeric ID); a readonly `generatedSecrets` array on the Emulator object with a new exported `GeneratedSecret` type; GitHub App JWT verification now accepts PKCS#8 as well as PKCS#1 keys. Provider count unchanged.
>
> All backwards-compatible, with one behaviour change worth knowing: 0.10.0 switched
> Stripe webhook deliveries to Stripe's own `Stripe-Signature` header format. Upstream
> files it under bug fixes rather than breaking changes, but a test asserting the old
> GitHub-style `sha256=` header on a Stripe delivery will now fail. See Webhook Delivery
> below for both formats.
| Service | Default Port | Coverage |
|---------|-------------|----------|
| **Vercel** | `:4000` | Projects, deployments, domains, env vars, teams |
| **GitHub** | `:4001` | Repos, PRs, issues, comments, reviews, Actions, webhooks, orgs, teams |
| **Google OAuth** | `:4002` | OAuth 2.0 authorize, token exchange, userinfo |
| **Slack** | `:4003` | Chat, conversations, users, reactions, OAuth v2 with consent UI |
| **Apple Auth** | `:4004` | Sign in with Apple — OIDC discovery, JWKS (RS256), auth flow, token exchange |
| **Microsoft Entra** | `:4005` | OAuth 2.0/OIDC v2.0, authorization code + PKCE, refresh token rotation, v1 token endpoint, Graph `/users/{id}` |
| **AWS** | `:4006` | S3 buckets, SQS queues, IAM users/roles, STS identity |
| **MongoDB Atlas** *(0.4+)* | `:4007` | Admin API v2 (projects, clusters, DB users) + Data API v1 (full CRUD + aggregate) |
| **Okta** *(0.4+)* | `:4008` | OIDC discovery, JWKS, authorize/token/userinfo/revoke/introspect, Users/Groups/Apps CRUD |
| **Resend** *(0.4+)* | `:4009` | Send + batch (100/req), list/retrieve/cancel, domains, API keys, audiences, contacts, **local inbox** (`GET /inbox`) |
| **Stripe** *(0.4+)* | `:4010` | Customers, payment methods, customer sessions, payment intents, charges, products, prices, **hosted checkout session** w/ webhook delivery |
| **Clerk** *(0.5+)* | (on-demand) | Users, sessions, organizations |
| **Linear** *(0.7+)* | (on-demand) | Orgs, teams, issues, cycles, webhooks |
| **Twilio** *(0.8+)* | (on-demand) | Accounts, phone numbers, messages, calls, conversations, messaging services, Verify flows, simulator endpoints |
See `references/api-coverage.md` for full endpoint lists.
### Next.js Adapter (0.4+) — `@emulators/adapter-next`
Runs emulators **on the same origin** as your Next.js app via a catch-all route handler. Fixes the OAuth callback URL drift problem on Vercel preview deploys — no more `http://localhost:4001` redirect mismatches.
```typescript
// next.config.js
const { withEmulate } = require('@emulators/adapter-next')
module.exports = withEmulate({ /* your next config */ })
// app/api/[...emulate]/route.ts
import { createEmulateHandler } from '@emulators/adapter-next'
export const { GET, POST } = createEmulateHandler({
services: ['github', 'stripe', 'resend'],
persistence: { /* load(), save() or built-in filePersistence */ },
})
```
## Seed Config Structure
A seed config pre-populates the emulator with tokens, users, repos, and projects so tests start from a known state.
```yaml
# emulate.config.yaml
tokens:
dev_token:
login: yonatangross
scopes: [repo, workflow, admin:org]
ci_token:
login: ci-bot
scopes: [repo]
github:
users:
- login: yonatangross
name: Yonatan Gross
- login: ci-bot
name: CI Bot
repos:
- owner: yonatangross
name: my-project
private: false
default_branch: main
topics: [typescript, testing]
vercel:
users:
- username: yonatangross
email: yonaigross@gmail.com
projects:
- name: my-docs
framework: next
# NEW in 0.4.x — drop-in seed blocks
okta:
users:
- login: alice@example.com
firstName: Alice
lastName: Smith
groups: [{ name: Everyone }, { name: Admins }]
apps: [{ name: My Web App }]
authorization_servers:
- name: default
audiences: ["api://default"]
resend:
domains: [{ name: example.com }]
api_keys: [{ name: default }]
# In tests: GET http://localhost:4009/inbox to assert captured emails
stripe:
customers:
- name: Test Customer
email: customer@example.com
products: [{ name: Pro Plan }, { name: Starter Plan }]
prices:
- { product: Pro Plan, unit_amount: 4900, currency: usd, recurring: { interval: month } }
- { product: Starter Plan, unit_amount: 1900, currency: usd, recurring: { interval: month } }
# Webhook delivery fires on checkout.session.completed / expired
mongoatlas:
projects: [{ name: my-project }]
clusters: [{ project: my-project, name: my-cluster }]
database_users: [{ project: my-project, username: app-user }]
```
See `rules/seed-config.md` for full schema and best practices.
## Programmatic SDK
> Service packages live under the `@emulators/*` scope (e.g., `@emulators/github`, `@emulators/stripe`). The programmatic API (`createEmulator`) is exported from the top-level `emulate` package.
```typescript
import { createEmulator } from 'emulate'
const github = await createEmulator({ service: 'github', port: 4001 })
// github.url -> 'http://localhost:4001'
// State is real — create a PR and it appears in the list
const res = await fetch(`${github.url}/repos/org/repo/pulls`, {
method: 'POST',
headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer dev_token' },
body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'Test PR', head: 'feature', base: 'main' })
})
const prs = await fetch(`${github.url}/repos/org/repo/pulls`)
// -> includes the PR we just created
// Auto-generated credentials (0.10.0+): readonly GeneratedSecret[], each
// { service, kind, id, label, value }. A GitHub App emulator, for example,
// generates its own RSA key rather than making you supply one.
github.generatedSecrets
// Cleanup
github.reset() // Synchronous state wipe
await github.close() // Shut down server
```
`seed` here is a parsed object, not a path. Only the CLI `--seed` flag takes a filename.
For multi-service setup, lifecycle hooks, and the Vitest/Jest wiring, see
`references/upstream.md`. For the ork-side corrections to that API, see
`references/ork-delta.md`.
## Webhook Delivery
Emulate delivers real webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signatures when state changes. The
signature FORMAT is per-provider, so one generic verifier does not cover every service.
GitHub-format headers remain the default; Stripe has used its own format since 0.10.0.
```typescript
import crypto from 'crypto'
// GitHub format (the default for most services): sha256=<hmac over the raw body>
function verifyWebhook(payload: string, signature: string, secret: string): boolean {
const expected = 'sha256=' + crypto
.createHmac('sha256', secret)
.update(payload)
.digest('hex')
return crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected))
}
// Stripe format, as of emulate 0.10.0: Stripe-Signature: t=<timestamp>,v1=<hmac>,
// where the HMAC covers `<timestamp>.<raw body>`, NOT the body alone. Verifying a
// Stripe delivery with the GitHub helper above fails on both counts.
function verifyStripeWebhook(rawBody: string, header: string, secret: string): boolean {
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