snapshot-test-cleanup

A structured refactoring skill for replacing snapshot tests with targeted, meaningful assertions — so tests catch real regressions instead of rubber-stamping every render.

Why Snapshots Become Brittle

Snapshot tests fail for two reasons: real bugs and irrelevant changes. The problem is they can't tell which is which. A snapshot fails when:

• A classname was renamed
• A dependency bumped its version and changed whitespace
• A dev ran --updateSnapshot to silence CI without reading the diff
• An actual regression occurred