workflow-write-integration-test

name	workflow-write-integration-test
version	1.0.0
description	[Workflow] Use when activating the Write Integration Tests workflow for spec-first integration test authoring. Also covers converting existing test specs into integration test code and verifying integration test stability (repeat-run verification).
disable-model-invocation	false

Quick Summary

Goal: [Workflow] Trigger Write Integration Tests workflow — spec-first test authoring: investigate domain logic → write/update specs → generate test code → 7-gate review (incl. change coverage) → run and verify.

Absorbed use cases: converting existing TC specs into integration test code (former test-to-integration — specs already exist, so /spec [mode=tests] runs in UPDATE/verify mode instead of authoring from scratch) and stability verification of existing suites (former test-verify — the /integration-test-verify step's 3-consecutive-run gate). For spec-only authoring with no test code, use the /spec [mode=tests] skill directly.

Workflow:

1. Detect — classify request scope and target artifacts.
2. Execute — apply required steps with evidence-backed actions.
3. Verify — confirm constraints, output quality, and completion evidence.

Key Rules:

• MUST ATTENTION keep claims evidence-based (file:line) with confidence >80% to act.
• MUST ATTENTION keep task tracking updated as each step starts/completes.
• MUST ATTENTION when creating/reviewing specs or tests, name Business Intent / Invariant Guarded or the protected business intent/invariant and ensure the test would fail if that intent breaks.
• MUST ATTENTION define success criteria before execution and loop until observable verification passes.
• MUST ATTENTION require integration tests to protect a named business rule/invariant and fail if that intent breaks.
• MUST ATTENTION arrange integration-test data through real use cases or valid seeded fixtures; never create impossible state through repository hacks.
• MUST ATTENTION verify integration suites with 3 consecutive passing runs without DB reset before declaring done.
• NEVER skip mandatory workflow or skill gates.

IMPORTANT MANDATORY Steps: /scout -> /investigate -> /spec [mode=tests] -> /why-review -> /review-artifact --type=spec-tests -> /integration-test -> /integration-test-review -> /integration-test-verify -> /spec [mode=sync] -> /docs-update -> /workflow-end -> /watzup

[BLOCKING] Each step MUST ATTENTION invoke its Skill tool — marking a task completed without skill invocation is a workflow violation. NEVER batch-complete validation gates.

[CRITICAL] Understand Domain First Gate: The /investigate step is MANDATORY before /spec [mode=tests] and /integration-test. You MUST read the handler/entity/event source to understand WHAT fields change, WHAT entities are created/updated/deleted, WHAT event handlers fire. Assertions written without reading the handler source are guaranteed to be wrong or smoke-only.

Goal Contract propagation (workflow-owned): At workflow start, resolve the active Goal Contract per SYNC:goal-contract-satisfaction-loop (active plan goal.md → plans/goals/{YYMMDD-HHmm}-{slug}/goal.md → create from the test request). Each generated test maps to a saved goal invariant/criterion — a test protecting NO saved invariant needs a recorded justification. After /integration-test-verify, append the verification evidence (pass/fail counts, runner command, report path) to the goal file's Iteration Log and emit the Goal Satisfaction matrix (PASS/FAIL/BLOCKED) before /workflow-end.

Activate the workflow-write-integration-test workflow. Run /start-workflow workflow-write-integration-test with the user's prompt as context.

Steps: /scout → /investigate → /spec [mode=tests] → /why-review → /review-artifact --type=spec-tests → /integration-test → /integration-test-review → /integration-test-verify → /spec [mode=sync] → /docs-update → /workflow-end → /watzup

[STEP PURPOSES] Every step has a distinct purpose — NEVER deduplicate or batch:

/scout — Find target command/handler files; locate existing integration tests in the same service for pattern matching. Output: list of target files + existing test examples. /investigate — Read handler/entity/event source. Map: fields written, entities created/updated/deleted, event handlers fired, validation rules. Output: domain logic summary to use as assertion blueprint. /spec [mode=tests] — Write/update TC-{FEATURE}-{NNN} specs in feature doc Section 8. CREATE mode for new tests, UPDATE mode for changed behavior. Output: TC mapping list (TC code -> covering test method name(s) or annotation filter). /review-artifact --type=spec-tests — Validate spec quality: GIVEN/WHEN/THEN completeness, happy path + validation failure + auth paths covered, no collisions with existing TC codes. /integration-test — Generate test files from TC specs using FROM-PROMPT or FROM-CHANGES mode. Non-negotiable: real use-case/valid-seeder data setup, async polling/retry for all DB assertions, unique data generators for all test data, test-spec annotation on every test method (adapt annotation syntax to your framework). /integration-test-review — 7-gate quality check (assertion value, data state, repeatability, domain logic, traceability, three-way sync, change coverage). Gate 7: every behavior-changing production file in the change set maps to a covering test (integration-first; unit fallback needs justification) AND a spec TC. Validate findings, fix only validated issues, then restart the full integration-test review after fixes. NEVER proceed with CRITICAL/HIGH issues outstanding. /integration-test-verify — Run tests via quickRunCommand from docs/project-config.json for 3 consecutive runs without DB reset. Report exact pass/fail counts with test runner output. NEVER mark complete without real output. /spec [mode=sync] — Sync §8 TCs ↔ integration test code (docs/specs/). Update each TC's IntegrationTest field with all covering {File}::{MethodName} links (one TC → many tests, 1:N; a test-filter expression when the set is large). Coverage = ≥1 annotation-tagged test; never force one test per TC. /docs-update — Update feature doc evidence fields, version history, and changelog if test coverage changed materially. + — Close workflow state, then summarize and run the final handoff.

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IMPORTANT MANDATORY Steps: /scout -> /investigate -> /spec [mode=tests] -> /why-review -> /review-artifact --type=spec-tests -> /integration-test -> /integration-test-review -> /integration-test-verify -> /spec [mode=sync] -> /docs-update -> /workflow-end -> /watzup

AI Mistake Prevention — Failure modes to avoid on every task:

Re-read files after context changes. Context compaction, resume, or long-running work can make memory stale; verify current files before acting. Verify generated content against source evidence. AI hallucinates APIs, names, claims, and document facts. Check the relevant source before documenting or referencing. Check downstream references before deleting or renaming. Removing an artifact can stale docs, generated mirrors, configs, and callers; map references first. Trace the full impact chain after edits. Changing a definition can miss derived outputs and consumers. Follow the affected chain before declaring done. Verify ALL affected outputs, not just the first. One green check is not all green checks; validate every output surface the change can affect. Assume existing values are intentional — ask WHY before changing. Before changing a constant, limit, flag, wording, or pattern, read nearby context and history. Surface ambiguity before acting — don't pick silently. Multiple valid interpretations require an explicit question or stated assumption with risk. Keep shared guidance role-relevant. Universal guidance must help every receiving skill or agent; code-specific obligations belong only in code-specific protocols.

Nested Task Expansion Contract — For workflow-step invocation, the [Workflow] ... row is only a parent container; the child skill still creates visible phase tasks.

1. Call TaskList first. If a matching active parent workflow row exists, set nested=true and record parentTaskId; otherwise run standalone.
2. Create one task per declared phase before phase work. When nested, prefix subjects [N.M] $skill-name — phase.
3. When nested, link the parent with TaskUpdate(parentTaskId, addBlockedBy: [childIds]).
4. Orchestrators must pre-expand a child skill's phase list and link the workflow row before invoking that child skill or sub-agent.
5. Mark exactly one child in_progress before work and completed immediately after evidence is written.
6. Complete the parent only after all child tasks are completed or explicitly cancelled with reason.

Blocked until: TaskList done, child phases created, parent linked when nested, first child marked in_progress.

Project Reference Docs Gate — Run after task-tracking bootstrap and before target/source file reads, grep, edits, or analysis. Project docs override generic framework assumptions.

1. Identify scope: file types, domain area, and operation.
2. Required docs by trigger: always docs/project-reference/lessons.md; doc lookup docs-index-reference.md; review code-review-rules.md; backend/CQRS/API backend-patterns-reference.md; domain/entity domain-entities-reference.md; frontend/UI frontend-patterns-reference.md; styles/design scss-styling-guide.md + design-system/design-system-canonical.md; integration tests integration-test-reference.md; E2E e2e-test-reference.md; feature docs/specs feature-spec-reference.md + spec-system-reference.md + spec-principles.md; behavior/public-contract/spec-test-code sync workflow-spec-test-code-cycle-reference.md; derived spec index/ERD/reimplementation guides spec-system-reference.md + source Feature Specs under docs/specs/; architecture/new area project-structure-reference.md.
3. Read every required doc. If docs/project-config.json, the docs index, lessons.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or any task-required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run /project-init or the narrow lower-level route (/project-config, /docs-init, /scan-all, /scan --target=<key>, /claude-md-init) before ordinary project-specific work. If Codex mirrors or AGENTS.md are missing/stale, ask the user to run /sync-codex; do not auto-run it.
4. Before target work, state: Reference docs read: ... | Not applicable: ....

Ready when: scope evaluated, required docs checked/read or setup route completed, lessons.md confirmed, citation emitted.

Task Tracking & External Report Persistence — Bootstrap this before execution; then run project-reference doc prefetch before target/source work.

1. Create a small task breakdown before target file reads, grep, edits, or analysis. On context loss, inspect the current task list first.
2. Mark one task in_progress before work and completed immediately after evidence; never batch transitions.
3. For plan/review work, create plans/reports/{skill}-{YYMMDD}-{HHmm}-{slug}.md before first finding.
4. Append findings after each file/section/decision and synthesize from the report file at the end.
5. Final output cites Full report: plans/reports/{filename}.

Blocked until: task breakdown exists, report path declared for plan/review work, first finding persisted before the next finding.

Critical Thinking Mindset — Apply critical thinking, sequential thinking. Every claim needs traced proof, confidence >80% to act. Anti-hallucination: Never present guess as fact — cite sources for every claim, admit uncertainty freely, self-check output for errors, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence — certainty without evidence root of all hallucination.

Incremental Result Persistence — MANDATORY for all sub-agents or heavy inline steps processing >3 files.

1. Before starting: Create report file plans/reports/{skill}-{date}-{slug}.md
2. After each file/section reviewed: Append findings to report immediately — never hold in memory
3. Return to main agent: Summary only (per SYNC:subagent-return-contract) with Full report: path
4. Main agent: Reads report file only when resolving specific blockers

Why: Context cutoff mid-execution loses ALL in-memory findings. Each disk write survives compaction. Partial results are better than no results.

Report naming: plans/reports/{skill-name}-{YYMMDD}-{HHmm}-{slug}.md

Sub-Agent Return Contract — When this skill spawns a sub-agent, the sub-agent MUST return ONLY this structure. Main agent reads only this summary — NEVER requests full sub-agent output inline.

## Sub-Agent Result: [skill-name]

Status: ✅ PASS | ⚠️ PARTIAL | ❌ FAIL
Confidence: [0-100]%

### Findings (Critical/High only — max 10 bullets)

- [severity] [file:line] [finding]

### Actions Taken

- [file changed] [what changed]

### Blockers (if any)

- [blocker description]

Full report: plans/reports/[skill-name]-[date]-[slug].md

Main agent reads Full report file ONLY when: (a) resolving a specific blocker, or (b) building a fix plan. Sub-agent writes full report incrementally (per SYNC:incremental-persistence) — not held in memory.

Context budget — the return payload is a SUMMARY, not a transcript: ≤10 finding bullets, no raw file contents / full diffs / verbatim logs inline, no re-pasted source. Everything beyond the summary lives in the Full report on disk. A sub-agent that would exceed the summary shape MUST write the detail to its report and return only the pointer — the orchestrator's context is the scarce resource the whole map-reduce protects.

MUST ATTENTION apply critical + sequential thinking — every claim needs appropriate traced evidence (file:line for repo/code claims; source URL or artifact section for research, product, content, and docs claims); confidence >80% to act, <60% DO NOT recommend. Anti-hallucination: never present guess as fact, admit uncertainty freely, cross-reference independently, stay skeptical of own confidence.

MUST ATTENTION apply AI mistake prevention — verify generated content against evidence, trace downstream references before deleting or renaming, verify all affected outputs, re-read files after context loss, and surface ambiguity before acting.

• MANDATORY Bootstrap task tracking before target work; transition one task at a time.
• MANDATORY Persist plan/review findings to plans/reports/ incrementally and synthesize from disk.

• MANDATORY After task-tracking bootstrap and before target/source work, read required project-reference docs and cite Reference docs read: ....
• MANDATORY Always include lessons.md; project conventions override generic defaults.
• MANDATORY If project config, root instruction files, or any required reference doc is missing or stale, auto-run /project-init or the narrow lower-level route before ordinary project-specific work.

• MANDATORY Parent workflow rows do not replace child phase tracking; expand phases and link the parent when nested.
• MANDATORY Orchestrators pre-expand child skill phases before invocation; use [N.M] $skill-name — phase prefixes and one-in_progress discipline.

• MANDATORY Resolve the active Goal Contract BEFORE work (active plan goal.md → plans/goals/{YYMMDD-HHmm}-{slug}/goal.md → create from current request) and read saved success criteria before editing.
• MANDATORY Append iteration evidence after execution; emit a Goal Satisfaction matrix (PASS/FAIL/BLOCKED) before reporting PASS; loop on validated FAIL; escalate repeated no-progress or blockers. NEVER store secrets in goal files.

Closing Reminders

Protocols in force (concise digest of the SYNC/shared blocks this skill carries): MUST ATTENTION honor every protocol below — each is a signpost to its canonical body above.

• AI Mistakes: holistic-first debug, fix at responsible layer, surgical diff, verify all outputs.
• Nested Tasks: expand child phases, link parent workflow row when nested.
• Project Reference Docs: read required docs first, cite, lessons.md always.
• Task Tracking: bootstrap tasks; persist plan/review findings to disk incrementally.
• Critical Thinking: traced file:line proof, confidence >80%, never guess.
• Incremental Persistence: append findings per file to report; never hold in memory.
• Sub-Agent Return Contract: sub-agents return summary-only with Full report: pointer.

IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION break work into small todo tasks using TaskCreate BEFORE starting IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION read handler source BEFORE writing ANY assertion — domain logic first, test code second IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION NEVER write smoke-only tests — every test MUST assert specific field values in the database IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION ALWAYS wrap DB assertions in the project's async polling helper — no exceptions IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION cite file:line evidence for every claim (confidence >80% to act) IMPORTANT MUST ATTENTION add a final review todo task to verify work quality

[TASK-PLANNING] Before acting, analyze task scope and systematically break it into small todo tasks and sub-tasks using TaskCreate.

[IMPORTANT] Analyze how big the task is and break it into many small todo tasks systematically before starting — this is very important.