| name | parallel-qa-orchestra |
| description | Replaces the serial playtester → gap-checker chain with 4 concurrent QA workers: static analysis (no browser), golden-path scenario runner, dynamic fuzzer, and physics debug validator. Merges all results into a single failure list for the refiner. Cuts QA time from ~2 min to ~30s. |
Parallel QA Orchestra — Concurrent Validation
Orchestrates 4 independent QA checks that run simultaneously, each on its own dev-server port. The refiner gets a single merged failure report with every issue in one pass, cutting the number of refine-iterate cycles needed.
When to use
Replace the sequential playtester → gap-checker calls in the main pipeline with a single call to this skill. Use after codesmith and the manifest-auditor + mobile-compat-checker linting passes.
The 4 workers
| Worker | Browser? | What it catches |
|---|
| static | No | BFS reachability, border holes, jump-arc gaps, spawn collision |
| golden-path | Yes (port A) | Boot, walk, jump, attack scenarios; win-condition reachability |
| fuzzer | Yes (port B) | Stuck state, spawn-trap, no-progress, out-of-bounds, NaN state |
| physics-debug | Yes (port C) | Hitbox misalignment, body offset bugs |
All 4 run concurrently. Total wall-clock time ≈ max(individual times) ≈ 30–45s.
Output contract
{
"ts": "<ISO>",
"ok": false,
"failCount": 3,
"workers": {
"static": { "ok": true, "errors": 0, "warnings": 1, "issues": [...] },
"golden-path": { "ok": false, "passed": false, "failures": [...] },
"fuzzer": { "ok": true, "issues": [] },
"physics-debug": { "ok": true, "misalignedCount": 1, "bodies": [...] }
},
"merged": [
{ "kind": "border-hole", "source": "static", "severity": "error", "message": "..." },
{ "kind": "screenshot-diff", "source": "golden", "severity": "error", "message": "..." },
{ "kind": "hitbox-misaligned", "source": "physics", "severity": "warning", "message": "..." }
]
}
Written to qa/orchestra-report.json. Also appended to state.qa[] (keeping last 5).
Exit code 0 if ok, else 5.
Port allocation
Each browser worker gets its own vite dev-server port. The script finds 3 free ports automatically using Node's net module before launching workers.
Integration with the pipeline
Replace steps 7–8 in the gameforge orchestrator:
// Before:
playtester → refiner (loop) → playtester (loop)
// After:
manifest-auditor → mobile-compat-checker → parallel-qa-orchestra → refiner (loop) → parallel-qa-orchestra (loop)
Max 3 refiner iterations, same as before.
Process
- Run
scripts/orchestrate_qa.mjs <project-dir>
- Script allocates 3 free ports.
- Spawns 4 workers concurrently via
Promise.all + child_process.spawn.
- Collects stdout JSON from each worker as it finishes.
- Merges into
orchestra-report.json.
- Exits with combined pass/fail.
Scripts
scripts/orchestrate_qa.mjs <project-dir> [--no-physics] — run all 4 workers. --no-physics skips the physics-debug worker (faster, loses hitbox checks).
