Ae ltd mutation gate

Skill aegntic/cldcde/skills/ae-ltd-mutation-gate

Use when unit tests look green but confidence is low and mutation testing is needed to expose weak assertions. AE.LTD workflow for targeted mutation runs and actionable test hardening.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add aegntic/cldcde --skill ae-ltd-mutation-gate

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AE.LTD Mutation Gate

What This Skill Does

Measures test quality beyond line coverage using mutation testing. Exposes weak assertions and generates actionable test hardening recommendations. Niche gem source: mutation-tester plugin from awesome-claude-code-toolkit.

Detect appropriate mutation tool (Stryker/mutmut/PIT)
Run targeted mutation tests on critical modules
Convert survived mutants into hardened tests
Track mutation score to threshold (target: 80%+)

Quick Start

User: "My tests pass but I'm not confident"
→ Detect stack → Run mutations → Report survivors → Harden tests

Workflow

Detect stack and tool.

JS/TS: Stryker
Python: mutmut
Java: PIT

Start narrow. Run mutation testing on one critical module first to keep runtime bounded.
Measure score and survivors. Capture killed/survived/timed-out mutants and mutation score.
Convert survivors into tests. For each top survived mutant, specify the exact missing assertion and test case.
Re-run until stable threshold. Target at least 80% mutation score unless user/project standard says otherwise.

Guardrails

Exclude generated files and non-business logic.
Use per-mutant timeouts to control runaway test runs.
Report equivalent-mutant risk explicitly.
Prioritize critical-path business logic over utility files.