Scaffold bats-core tests, helper libraries, and CI configuration in a repository.
npx skills add https://github.com/harleypig/dotfiles --skill bats-setup
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: bats-setup Source: https://github.com/harleypig/dotfiles/tree/main/config/claude/skills/bats-setup Command: npx skills add https://github.com/harleypig/dotfiles --skill bats-setup
This Skill scaffolds a bats-core testing setup into a repository that has little or no tests, creating the tests/ layout (suite/helpers/scaffold), wiring helper libraries via bats_load_library, installing the meta-test generator, adding a starter test, and configuring CI to validate the setup. Use when a repo has no tests yet or an outdated test setup: "set up bats", "add tests to this repo", "scaffold bats testing", "get bats working here", "stand up a test suite", "add a test harness", or when porting another repo to this repo's bats conventions. Follows rules/bats.md.
Run bats-setup in your repository to initialize a bats testing suite.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To set up bats-core testing, this scaffolding process creates the tests/ layout, wires helper libraries via bats_load_library, adds a starter test, and configures CI integration for automated validation.
Scaffolding a bats test suite for CI involves establishing the tests/ directory structure, installing helper libraries, adding a starter test, and wiring CI hooks to run the tests automatically.
Yes, bats and helper libraries are prerequisites before scaffolding the test workflow, as the process relies on these existing tools to wire libraries and generate the starter test layout.
Yes, you can use this scaffolding process to port another repository's bats conventions, aligning the new test setup with rules/bats.md for consistency across projects.
A bats testing scaffold creates a structured directory layout including tests/, suite/, and helpers/ folders, establishing a standardized workflow that follows bats conventions for deterministic testing.
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