Cypress Flake Fixer

Audit an existing Cypress suite for the code patterns that cause intermittent failures, then fix them without hiding the problem behind retries, longer timeouts, or force: true.

When to Use This Skill

• A Cypress spec passes locally and fails in CI, or fails once in every few runs
• The suite contains cy.wait(<number>), { force: true }, or tests that only pass in order
• Errors mention "detached from the DOM", "timed out retrying", or a subject that "is no longer attached"
• The project is upgrading Cypress across a major version (12 through 16)
• A review of Cypress test code is requested

For writing new Cypress tests from scratch, coding standards are enough. This skill is for diagnosing and repairing an existing suite.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or later to run the scanner (it has no dependencies and does not need Cypress installed)
• The Cypress version, read from package.json. Fixes differ by major version