test-run

name	test-run
description	This skill should be used when the user wants to manually trigger, test, or run the job search scripts — either the daily job search email or the remote job search email. Triggers on phrases like "run daily jobs", "test the remote search", "trigger the job email", "run it manually", "send the job digest now", "test remote job search".

Test Run — Manual Script Execution

Manually trigger the daily or remote job search scripts outside their scheduled runs. Run all commands from the project root: C:/Users/mahas/Learnings/claude-job-agent.

Daily job search

Run daily_job_search.py. This reads List.xlsx, fetches hot jobs from LinkedIn, and sends the styled HTML digest email.

To force a full hot jobs refresh (re-fetch everything), delete daily_hot_jobs.json before running.

Remote job search

Run remote_search/remote_job_search.py.

Always add --no-save for test runs. Without it, previous_jobs.json gets overwritten and the NEW flag detection breaks for the real scheduled run. The Excel file still gets updated either way.

Only omit --no-save when running for real (i.e. as a substitute for the scheduled run).

Common issues

• config.py not found — copy config.template.py to config.py and fill in credentials.
• PermissionError on Excel — the script handles this with a temp copy fallback, but closing List.xlsx first is cleaner.
• Email not received — check spam, verify EMAIL_CONFIG in config.py.