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Ruby Test Smells

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Review Ruby test suites (RSpec and Minitest) for test smells using Gerard Meszaros' xUnit Test Patterns, thoughtbot's "Let's Not", and Sandi Metz's "Magic Tricks of Testing". Use when asked to review tests/specs, check test quality, audit a spec file or test diff, reduce flaky/slow/fragile tests, or simplify RSpec. Detects smells like Obscure Test, Mystery Guest, Eager Test, General Fixture, Assertion Roulette, Conditional Test Logic, Erratic/Flaky Test, Fragile Test, Slow Tests, Test Code Duplication, and RSpec DSL overuse (let/subject/before), and names the matching fix for each.

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About this skill

Review Ruby test suites (RSpec and Minitest) for test smells using Gerard Meszaros' xUnit Test Patterns, thoughtbot's "Let's Not", and Sandi Metz's "Magic Tricks of Testing". Use when asked to review tests/specs, check test quality, audit a spec file or test diff, reduce flaky/slow/fragile tests, or simplify RSpec. Detects smells like Obscure Test, Mystery Guest, Eager Test, General Fixture, Assertion Roulette, Conditional Test Logic, Erratic/Flaky Test, Fragile Test, Slow Tests, Test Code Duplication, and RSpec DSL overuse (let/subject/before), and names the matching fix for each.

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Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
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