Data Contract Testing With Schema Registry

Overview

Use this skill when contracts must be tested through registry-backed compatibility rules, not only by convention. It helps agents make event contract validation a blocking part of build and release behavior with automated testing, consumer impact analysis, and evidence-driven release gates.

When to Use

• testing event contract changes before production release
• validating schema compatibility as part of CI/CD pipelines
• coordinating producer and consumer schema evolution across teams
• enforcing registry-backed contract quality gates before deployment
• building release evidence that proves schema safety

Do not use this when schemas are not managed through a registry or when the system has no shared event contracts.

Workflow