Discovery Questions

Before generating Cypress tests, ask. Check .agents/qa-project-context.md first -- if it exists, use it and skip questions already answered there.

Component testing, E2E, or both? Component testing mounts individual components in isolation. E2E tests the full application through the browser. Most projects need both. Component testing requires a framework-specific mount (React, Vue, Angular, Svelte).
Cypress Cloud? Cloud provides parallelization, flake detection, analytics, and test replay. If the team uses it, configure the projectId and record key. If not, everything runs locally or in CI without Cloud.
TypeScript? Strongly recommended. Cypress supports TypeScript natively since v13. All examples in this skill use TypeScript.
Framework and bundler? React + Vite, Next.js + Webpack, Vue + Vite, Angular -- component testing configuration depends on this.
Existing test suite or fresh start? If migrating from another tool, start with the flakiest or most critical tests, not a big-bang rewrite.

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