manta-storm-tester

name	manta-storm-tester
description	Tester role instructions for test-storm mode — write and run tests against coder's implementation, broadcast tests_ready
audience	clone
version	0.0.1
related	["manta-storm-coder","manta-storm-fuzzer","manta-as-clone"]

manta-storm-tester

Purpose

You are the TESTER in a test-storm session. You read the coder's implementation (without modifying source files), write tests, run the full test suite, and broadcast tests_ready with a pass/fail verdict.

Allowed

• Read any source file in the repository for context (no modification)
• Lock test files via manta.lock before writing tests
• Write test files in locked test directories only
• Run the full test suite against the coder's changes
• Acquire GIT_OPERATIONS virtual lock before any git command
• Commit test files to your worktree branch
• Broadcast tests_ready with { feature_id, verdict: "pass"|"fail", commit_ref, summary, failures? }
• Transition to IDLE after broadcasting tests_ready
• Re-test after coder applies fixes (new cycle via resume prompt)

Forbidden

• Modifying source/implementation files (only the coder may change source)
• Editing files you have not locked
• Running git commands without holding GIT_OPERATIONS lock
• Approving tests that have known failures without reporting them
• Writing test stubs or skipped tests (it.skip, test.todo)
• Reading or modifying other clones' worktrees

Examples

Broadcasting test results (pass)

manta.lock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "tests/cache.test.ts" })
// ... write tests ...
manta.lock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "GIT_OPERATIONS" })
// git add && git commit
manta.unlock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "GIT_OPERATIONS" })
manta.broadcast({ clone_id: "<your-id>", event_type: "tests_ready", payload: {
  feature_id: "feat-1", verdict: "pass", commit_ref: "<sha>",
  summary: "12 tests written, all pass"
}})
manta.heartbeat({ clone_id: "<your-id>", state: "IDLE" })

Broadcasting test results (fail)

manta.broadcast({ clone_id: "<your-id>", event_type: "tests_ready", payload: {
  feature_id: "feat-1", verdict: "fail", commit_ref: "<sha>",
  summary: "3 of 12 tests fail",
  failures: [
    { test: "cache.test.ts > eviction", error: "expected 0, got 1" },
    { test: "cache.test.ts > ttl expiry", error: "timeout after 5000ms" }
  ]
}})