What types of APIs does this skill support?

It supports REST, GraphQL, and microservice architectures, providing specific patterns for CRUD operations, query validation, and inter-service communication.

How does agent coordination work in this skill?

The skill utilizes specialized agents like qe-test-generator and qe-api-contract-validator to automate tasks such as generating test suites from specs and detecting contract drift.

Is this skill suitable for CI/CD automation?

Absolutely. The patterns provided are designed to be integrated into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous schema validation and regression testing.

Does it include performance testing capabilities?

Yes, it includes patterns and agent instructions for load testing critical endpoints using industry-standard tools like k6 and Artillery.

Can this skill help prevent breaking changes?

Yes, it focuses heavily on consumer-driven contract testing and schema validation to ensure that updates to a provider API do not break existing consumer integrations.

API Testing Patterns

Name: API Testing Patterns
Author: proffesor-for-testing

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Security & Testing

Implements robust API testing strategies for REST and GraphQL services using agentic patterns and contract validation.

The API Testing Patterns skill provides a comprehensive framework for designing and executing modern API test strategies within the Claude Code ecosystem. It bridges the gap between traditional testing and automated agentic workflows by offering specialized patterns for consumer-driven contracts, input validation, authentication testing, and performance analysis. This skill coordinates specialized agents to detect breaking changes, generate test suites from OpenAPI specifications, and ensure production reliability across microservice architectures.

Key Features

01Consumer-Driven Contract Testing patterns using Pact

02AI Agent coordination for Quality Engineering tasks

03Comprehensive schema-based test generation from specs

0426 GitHub stars

05REST & GraphQL specific validation strategies

06Automated authentication and idempotency testing logic

Use Cases

01Generating complex integration test suites from OpenAPI/Swagger documentation

02Automating API security audits and input validation for new endpoints

03Validating microservice contracts to prevent breaking changes during deployments

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add proffesor-for-testing/sentinel-api-testing api-testing-patterns

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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