ln-41-test-strategy-planner
Test Strategy Planner
Goal: Design a read-only test strategy that maximizes confidence in important local behavior. Select test levels by the boundary that must be crossed and the defect that must be detected, not by a fixed pyramid, coverage target, or scenario count.
Execution contract: Treat the ordered checkbox workflow below as this skill's Definition of Done. Work through every item in order, and mark it complete only when its action and required evidence are complete. N/A, skipped, unavailable, or delegated items remain incomplete.
Before returning, apply this skill's verdict, decision, and approval rules to every incomplete item and prepend Checklist: X/Y completeIncomplete: None | section/item — reason; outcome impact; exact next action; list every incomplete item.
Tool Routing
| Need | Preferred tool | Use it when | Fallback |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requirements and repository rules | Native file reads plus Git | Establishing scope, current work, acceptance criteria, and supported commands | User-provided requirements with explicit limitations |
| Existing test surface | File listing, search, manifests, runner configuration, and CI | Mapping test levels, fixtures, environments, and conventions | Repository tree and known test entrypoints |
| Behavior and boundaries | Language server or host-native code intelligence | Tracing entrypoints, consumers, trust boundaries, persistence, queues, and external contracts | Narrow search followed by direct inspection |
| Existing evidence | Safe repository-defined test and coverage commands | Determining what behavior is already proved and where confidence is weak | Inspect tests and CI; mark execution unavailable |
| Current external failure modes | Official documentation, specifications, advisories, and primary field evidence | An external contract or real user failure can change scenarios or priority | Mark the claim UNVERIFIED; do not invent risk |
Keep the run read-only. Do not create tests, fixtures, snapshots, tasks, or documentation, and do not update the reviewed implementation.