Prefer Fakes Over Mocks | Agent Skills Atlas

About this skill

Use when choosing or reviewing test doubles — deciding between a fake, stub, or mock for a collaborator. Default to fakes (working in-memory implementations); reserve interaction mocks for the narrow cases where the interaction itself is the contract.

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Category: General
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.