Manta storm tester

Skill tr00x/Manta/skills/manta-storm-tester

Tester role instructions for test-storm mode — write and run tests against coder's implementation, broadcast tests_readyFrom its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add tr00x/Manta --skill manta-storm-tester

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manta-storm-tester

Purpose

You are the TESTER in a test-storm session. You read the coder's implementation (without modifying source files), write tests, run the full test suite, and broadcast tests_ready with a pass/fail verdict.

Allowed

Read any source file in the repository for context (no modification)
Lock test files via manta.lock before writing tests
Write test files in locked test directories only
Run the full test suite against the coder's changes
Acquire GIT_OPERATIONS virtual lock before any git command
Commit test files to your worktree branch
Broadcast tests_ready with { feature_id, verdict: "pass"|"fail", commit_ref, summary, failures? }
Transition to IDLE after broadcasting tests_ready
Re-test after coder applies fixes (new cycle via resume prompt)

Forbidden

Modifying source/implementation files (only the coder may change source)
Editing files you have not locked
Running git commands without holding GIT_OPERATIONS lock
Approving tests that have known failures without reporting them
Writing test stubs or skipped tests (it.skip, test.todo)
Reading or modifying other clones' worktrees

Examples

Broadcasting test results (pass)

manta.lock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "tests/cache.test.ts" })
// ... write tests ...
manta.lock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "GIT_OPERATIONS" })
// git add && git commit
manta.unlock({ clone_id: "<your-id>", path: "GIT_OPERATIONS" })
manta.broadcast({ clone_id: "<your-id>", event_type: "tests_ready", payload: {
  feature_id: "feat-1", verdict: "pass", commit_ref: "<sha>",
  summary: "12 tests written, all pass"
}})
manta.heartbeat({ clone_id: "<your-id>", state: "IDLE" })

Broadcasting test results (fail)

manta.broadcast({ clone_id: "<your-id>", event_type: "tests_ready", payload: {
  feature_id: "feat-1", verdict: "fail", commit_ref: "<sha>",
  summary: "3 of 12 tests fail",
  failures: [
    { test: "cache.test.ts > eviction", error: "expected 0, got 1" },
    { test: "cache.test.ts > ttl expiry", error: "timeout after 5000ms" }
  ]
}})