powertoys-module-verification

When to use this skill

Use this skill when you need to verify every checklist item for a single PowerToys module for a release sign-off — e.g. "verify all 18 Color Picker items", "verify all 88 Command Palette items". Each item produces a PASS / FAIL / BLOCKED verdict with evidence (UIA enumeration, log line, settings.json diff, screenshot, etc.).

The checklist to verify is supplied with the task (the calling prompt points you at the module's checklist file). This skill is the how — the drive techniques, helpers, taxonomy, and reporting format — independent of any specific checklist.

Required reads (in order)

1. references/winapp-ui-testing.md — the prerequisite UIA mechanics doc (winapp ui verbs, scripted batch testing, file pickers, accessibility audits, screenshots, click-vs-invoke, PostMessage, SendInput cb=40, stunted-UIA recovery, settings-mutation safety contract). Read this first — this skill assumes you know its content and only adds PT-specific extensions.
2. This SKILL.md — the PT-specific playbook: the 3-bucket drive-technique selector (Step 2), classification taxonomy, critical pitfalls, helper-script catalog.
3. references/modules/<module>.md IF IT EXISTS — per-module entry-paths, item-by-item recipes, common BLOCKED traps, fixture lists, source citations. Always check references/modules/ first. If no profile exists, fall back to this SKILL.md and create one after you finish (template in references/modules/README.md).
4. references/explorer-context-menu-flow.md IF your module registers an Explorer right-click entry (PowerRename, File Locksmith, Image Resizer, New+, Preview Pane, RegistryPreview) — shared synthetic-right-click + UIA-invoke + multi-file-selection flow + module-caption table. Helper: scripts/pt-explorer-contextmenu.ps1.
5. references/pre-flight.md — pre-flight checks, bootstrap snippet, state-hygiene cleanup, final wrap-up, hard rules.
6. references/reporting-format.md — per-item table template, top-of-report summary, step-table rules, anti-patterns, worked example.
7. references/environment-setup.md — RDP/sleep/screensaver/session-attachment gotchas. Cite in BLK-ENV verdicts.
8. references/release-checklist/<module>.md — the checklist for the module under test (one file per module; see references/release-checklist/index.md for the full list). Each item carries [ADMIN: …] + [CLARITY: …] metadata. This file IS the set of items to verify.

Helper scripts shipped with this skill