ascp-conformance-mock-server

name	ascp-conformance-mock-server
description	Use when building ASCP compatibility levels, schema fixtures, validators, golden examples, conformance tests, or a mock protocol server.

ASCP Conformance And Mock Server

Overview

Use this skill when turning the written protocol into something another team can test against. A protocol is only real when independent implementations can validate behavior consistently.

Output Types

• compatibility matrix
• schema-valid fixtures
• golden request, response, and event examples
• replay test cases
• auth failure tests
• extension ignore-behavior tests
• mock server behavior notes

Compatibility Targets

• ASCP Core Compatible
• ASCP Interactive
• ASCP Approval-Aware
• ASCP Artifact-Aware
• ASCP Replay-Capable

Working Rules

• Publish concrete fixtures, not only prose.
• Validate examples against schemas.
• Test replay ordering and snapshot boundaries explicitly.
• Verify unknown extensions are ignored safely.
• Keep the mock server aligned with the detailed spec rather than runtime-specific shortcuts.

Common Failure Modes

• claiming compatibility without listing supported methods and events
• omitting replay retention behavior
• building a mock server that invents undocumented payload fields
• treating conformance as a future concern

Done Criteria

The work is complete when another implementer can run fixtures and tests against an ASCP surface and determine compatibility level without informal interpretation.